More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. What is the term of office of Chief Election Commissioner of India?
A)Six years
B)five years
C)Five years or 60 years of age
D)Six years or 65 years of age
Answer: Six years or 65 years of age
- Q. How many members are nominated by Governor in legislative council?
A)6
B)12
C)1/6th of total strength of house
D)1/12th of total strength of house
Answer: 1/6th of total strength of house
- Q. The purpose of the inclusion of Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution is to establish :
A)Social Democracy
B)Political Democracy
C)Gandhian Democracy
D)Social and Economic Democracy
Answer: Social and Economic Democracy
- Q. Which of the following fundamental right can be controlled by preventive detention act-
A)Right to constitutional remedies
B)Right to religion
C)Right to freedom
D)Right to equality
Answer: Right to freedom
- Q. Which among the following is not appointed by the President of India?
A)Judge of Supreme Court
B)Vice President of India
C)Attorney General of India
D)Chief Justice of India
Answer: Vice President of India
- Q. Which of the following committee is not a permanent committee of the Parliament-
A)Estimates committee
B)Public accounts committee
C)Committee on public undertaking
D)Advisory committee of finance ministry
Answer: Advisory committee of finance ministry
- Q. Which are the two forms of Democracy-
A)Direct and Indirect
B)Parliamentary and Presidential
C)Monarchical and Republican
D)Parliamentary and King
Answer: Direct and Indirect
- Q. The president can be impeached for
A)disregarding Parliament
B)violating the constitution
C)for not taking the prime minister's advice
D)All of the above
Answer: violating the constitution
- Q. If Parliament has to legislate with respect to a matter in the state list, the proposal for such is to be approved by-
A)Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha both
B)Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Legislature of related State
C)Rajya Sabha
D)Lok Sabha
Answer: Rajya Sabha
- Q. The power to prorogue the Lok Sabha rests with
A)the president
B)the speaker
C)the prime minister
D)the minister for parliamentary affairs
Answer: the president
- Q. Who appoints and dismisses the gazetted officials of the Union Government?
A)The Prime Minister of India
B)The President of India
C)The Home Minister of India
D)The Finance Minister of India
Answer: The President of India
- Q. What is a voluntary uion of sovereign and independent states called?
A)Unitary state
B)Federation
C)Confederation
D)None of these
Answer: Confederation
- Q. Prohibitation of traffic in human being and forced labour is laid down in:
A)Article 33
B)Article 23
C)Article 63
D)Article 83
Answer: Article 23
- Q. Which Article of the constitution empowers the High court to issue writs including habeas corpus, mandamus, certiorari, prohibition and quo warranto for the enforcement of fundamental rights of the citizens and for any other purpose ?
A)Article 227
B)Article 226
C)Article 228
D)Article 229
Answer: Article 226
- Q. Which commission made the recommendations which formed the basis for the Punjab Reorganisation Act which created the states Punjab and Haryana?
A)Dass Commission
B)Dhar Commission
C)Shah Commission
D)Mahajan Commission
Answer: Shah Commission
- Q. Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions is enshrined in :
A)Article 20
B)Article 22
C)Article 29
D)Article 30
Answer: Article 30
- Q. When was National Commission for Minorities established-
A)1989
B)1980
C)1990
D)1992
Answer: 1992
- Q. Since Independence, India has been ruled by the Indian National Congress for how many years?
A)26
B)18
C)39
D)49
Answer: 49
- Q. Indian National Congress is a part of which political group?
A)National Democratic Alliance
B)United Progressive Alliance
C)Janata Parivar
D)Rashtra Parivar
Answer: United Progressive Alliance
- Q. The states of Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya were formed in :
A)The year 1975.
B)The year 1972.
C)The year 1976
D)The year 1977.
Answer: The year 1972.
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