Indian Politics

Q. The major writs as enshrined in the Constitution of India are :

A
habeas corpus and mandamus
B
habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, certiorari and quo warranto
C
certiorari and quo warranto
D
Habeas corpus, mandamus and prohibition

Correct Answer

habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, certiorari and quo warranto

More Questions on Indian Politics

  • Q. Emergency provisions in Indian Constitution has been taken from-
    A)Government of India Act 1935
    B)British constitution
    C)Irish constitution
    D)Japanese constitution
    Answer: Government of India Act 1935
  • Q. The provisions as covered by Article 343 to 351 under Part XVII of the constitution of India deals with
    A)Official Language
    B)Religion
    C)President
    D)Emergency
    Answer: Official Language
  • Q. Under which article is the right to freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion mentioned?
    A)Article 25
    B)Article 24
    C)Article 26
    D)Article 27
    Answer: Article 25
  • Q. The term “Gram Sabha” denotes-
    A)Population of a Village
    B)Senior citizens of a Village
    C)Electoral college for Panchayat
    D)Elected members of Panchayat
    Answer: Electoral college for Panchayat
  • Q. How many Schedules are there in the Constitution of India?
    A)10
    B)9
    C)11
    D)12
    Answer: 12
  • Q. Which item out of the following is contained in the concurrent list?
    A)Agriculture
    B)Trade Unions
    C)Tolls
    D)Markets and Fairs
    Answer: Trade Unions
  • Q. The Indian Constitution declares India as all of the following, except-
    A)Democratic republic
    B)Communist
    C)Socialist
    D)Secular
    Answer: Communist
  • Q. Under the Directive Principles of State Policy up to what age of the children they are expected to be provided free and compulsory education?
    A)15 years
    B)14 years
    C)16 years
    D)18 years
    Answer: 14 years
  • Q. By which Constitutional Amendment Bill, did the Parliament lower the voting age from 21 to 18 years?
    A)44th
    B)42nd
    C)61st
    D)73rd
    Answer: 61st
  • Q. Which of the following statement is not correct?
    A)Vice-President of India acts as President at the time of a vacancy is occurred suddenly
    B)Vice-President is the chairman of Rajya Sabha
    C)While acting as President, Vice-president does not perform the duties of the office of
    D)When Vice-President acts as the President, the duties of President are performed by a person nominated by President in consultation with Prime Minister
    Answer: When Vice-President acts as the President, the duties of President are performed by a person nominated by President in consultation with Prime Minister
  • Q. The minimum age of the voter in India is
    A)18 years
    B)15 years
    C)21 years
    D)25 years
    Answer: 18 years
  • Q. Who among the following was the Chairman of Fundamental Rights sub-Committee of the Constitutent Assembly?
    A)Rajendra Prasad
    B)J. B. Kripalani
    C)B. R. Arnbedkar
    D)Gopinath Bardoloi
    Answer: J. B. Kripalani
  • Q. In which of the form, composite India has been described in the constitution?
    A)Semi Federal
    B)A Union State
    C)Federation of States and Territories
    D)Partly Unitary and Partly Federal
    Answer: A Union State
  • Q. Who was the first deputy Prime Minister of India?
    A)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
    B)Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
    C)Jawaharlal Nehru
    D)Guljari Lal Nanda
    Answer: Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
  • Q. The unification of Karnataka was achieved in the year-
    A)1957
    B)1956
    C)1958
    D)1560
    Answer: 1956
  • Q. Whose remarks are these – the Preamble is the horoscope of our sovereign democratic republic?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Indra Gandhi
    C)Granville Austin
    D)K.M. Munshi
    Answer: K.M. Munshi
  • Q. The power to decide an election petition is vested in the
    A)Supreme Court
    B)Parliament
    C)High courts
    D)Election Commission
    Answer: High courts
  • Q. State Highways are maintained by-
    A)Private companies preferred by state government
    B)Centre and state governments jointly
    C)Individual state
    D)Central government
    Answer: Individual state
  • Q. The citizenship Act 1955 prescribes way of losing citizenship whether acquired under the Act or prior to it under the Constitution, viz :
    A)Termination
    B)Renunciation
    C)Deprivation
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. What Constitutional provision enables the Central Government to provide reservations in jobs and educational institutions for the weaker sections of the society?
    A)Article-16
    B)Article-14
    C)Article-46
    D)Article-19
    Answer: Article-16

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