More Questions on Indian Politics
- 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. A unitary form of government is that in which all the powers are concentrated in the hands of-
A)Central government
B)Local government
C)Provincial government
D)Panchayats
Answer: Central government
- Q. How many seats are reserved for representatives of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha?
A)85
B)39
C)109
D)131
Answer: 131
- Q. What is the retirement age of the Prime Minister of India?
A)70 years
B)60 years
C)80 years
D)No Limit
Answer: No Limit
- Q. To whom, “The Union Public Service Commission presents its report”-
A)Parliament
B)President
C)Lok Sabha
D)Rajya Sabha
Answer: President
- Q. Of the various grounds below which discrimination by the State is not prohibited in ArticleIS of the Constitution?
A)Race
B)Place of birth
C)Language
D)Caste
Answer: Language
- Q. Who is the former body builder, who became a film star and a Governor?
A)Dwayne Johnson
B)Sylvester Stallone
C)Arnold Schwarzenegger
D)Steve Austin
Answer: Arnold Schwarzenegger
- 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. From where have we borrowed the parliamentary form of government?
A)Ireland
B)Russia
C)Britain
D)America
Answer: Britain
- Q. Which of the following is the first woman speaker of Lok Sabha-
A)Sonia Gandhi
B)Meera Kumar
C)Sushma Swaraj
D)Margret Alva
Answer: Meera Kumar
- 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. Which was the first state in India to conduct the Election during delimitation-
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Tamilnadu
C)Kerala
D)Karnataka
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. In which of the following American President had visited to China in 1972 to strengthen diplomatic relations-
A)George Bush (senior)
B)Richard Nixon
C)D.Eisenhower
D)J.F. Kennady
Answer: Richard Nixon
- Q. Which State has the highest Lok Sabha seats in India?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Maharashtra
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Bihar
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. Right to Privacy comes under-
A)Article-20
B)Article-19
C)Article-21
D)Article-18
Answer: Article-21
- Q. _____ means cases that can be directly considered by the Supreme Cour’t without going to the lower courts before that.
A)Writ Jurisdiction
B)Original Jurisdiction
C)Appellate Jurisdiction
D)Advisory Jurisdiction
Answer: Original Jurisdiction
- Q. Name of qountry from which the consititution features of procedures for amendment was borrowed by India-
A)America
B)Britain
C)South Africa
D)Germany
Answer: South Africa
- Q. What is the name of two chambers of Swiss federal chambers-
A)House of Lords and House of Commons
B)Senate and House of representatives
C)National Council and Council of States
D)None of these
Answer: National Council and Council of States
- 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. The inclusion of a separate chapter on fundamental duties in the Constitution was recommended by
A)Ram Nandan Committee
B)Sardar Swaran Singh Committee
C)Mondal Commitee
D)None of the above
Answer: Sardar Swaran Singh Committee
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