More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. What is the term of nonpermanent members of United Nations Security Council-
A)2 year
B)1 year
C)3 year
D)6 year
Answer: 2 year
- Q. The last session of the existing Lok Sabha after a new Lok Sabha has been elected is called :
A)Outer Duck Session.
B)Under Duck Session.
C)Lame Duck Session.
D)None of Above.
Answer: Lame Duck Session.
- Q. What is the maximum gap period between two sessions of Parliament-
A)6 months
B)4 months
C)8 months
D)9 months
Answer: 6 months
- Q. Which act provides for the disqualification of members of the Parliament or State Legislature for indulging in corrupt practices?
A)Government of India Act, 1935
B)Quo Warranto
C)The Representation of People Act, 1951
D)None of these
Answer: The Representation of People Act, 1951
- Q. Which writ is issued by a High Court or the Supreme Court to compel an authority to perform a function that it was not performing?
A)Writ of Habeas Corpus
B)Writ of Certiorari
C)Writ of Mandamus
D)Writ of Quo Warranto
Answer: Writ of Mandamus
- Q. What is the literal meaning of ‘Certiorari’?
A)To have the body of
B)We command
C)To forbid
D)To be certified (or) to be informed
Answer: To be certified (or) to be informed
- Q. The order of the following words seen in Preamble is- 1. DEMOCRATIC, 2. SOCIALIST, 3. SOVEREIGN, 4. SECULAR, 5. REPUBLIC
A)2,3,4,1,5
B)3,2,4,1,5
C)3,2,1,4,5
D)3,1,2,5,4
Answer: 3,2,4,1,5
- Q. The President’s Rule is imposed on a State in India, when-
A)The Governor of the State dies
B)The State Cabinet' of Ministers resigns
C)The elections are announced
D)There is a Constitutional breakdown
Answer: There is a Constitutional breakdown
- Q. Which Parliamentary Committee in India is normally chaired by a prominent member of the opposition?
A)Estimates Committee
B)Committee on Government Assurances
C)Privileges Committee
D)Public Accounts Committee
Answer: Public Accounts Committee
- Q. Which article declares that a constitutional amendment is not a law and hence cannot be challenged?
A)Article 14
B)Article 13
C)Article 15
D)Article 16
Answer: Article 13
- Q. Which of the following forms are/is described for India in the preamble of constitution-
A)A Socialist, Democratic, Republic
B)A Sovereign, Democratic, Republic
C)A Sovereign, Socialist, Secular Democratic Republic
D)A Republic
Answer: A Sovereign, Socialist, Secular Democratic Republic
- Q. What is the category in which the negotiating strategy of a strike by the Government employees falls?
A)Legal Right
B)Fundamental Rights of freedom of association and expression
C)Trade Union right as common law
D)There is no right
Answer: There is no right
- Q. The Council of Ministers does not include-
A)State Minister
B)Cabinet Minister
C)Cabinet Secretary
D)Minister without ministry
Answer: Cabinet Secretary
- Q. The 3-tier of the Panchayati Raj System consists of-
A)Janapad Panchayat, Taluka Panchayat, Anchal Panchayat
B)Gram Sabha, Anchal Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti
C)Gram Panchayat,Block and Panchayat Samiti, Zilla Parishad
D)Gram Sabha, Panchayat Samiti, Zilla Parishad
Answer: Gram Panchayat,Block and Panchayat Samiti, Zilla Parishad
- Q. Under which ministry, Central Pollution Control Bureau werks-
A)Oil and petroleum
B)Health and family welfare
C)Social welfare
D)Environment and forest
Answer: Environment and forest
- Q. What is Popular Sovereignty-
A)Domination of representative of people
B)Domination of people
C)Domination of Judiciary
D)Domination of Legislative
Answer: Domination of representative of people
- Q. In which of the following cases the Supreme Court held that fundamental rights are unamendable?
A)Keshavananda Bharti's case
B)A.K.Gopalan's case
C)M.C. Mehta's case
D)Golak Nath's case
Answer: Golak Nath's case
- Q. President constftutea which of the folloWing bodies for the distribution of resources between Centre and States-
A)Planning Commission
B)Finance Commission
C)Taxation Commission
D)Tariff Commission
Answer: Finance Commission
- Q. Ideas of welfare state are contained in-
A)Directive Principles of State Policy
B)Fundamental Rights
C)Preamble of the constitution
D)Part-VIII
Answer: Directive Principles of State Policy
- Q. The right to acquire, hold and dispose of property was deleted from the chapter of fundamental right by
A)The 42th Constitutional Amendment Act
B)The 44th Constitutional Amendment Act
C)The 88th Constitutional Amendment Act
D)The 48th Constitutional Amendment Act
Answer: The 44th Constitutional Amendment Act
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