More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. Which of the following body was not set up by constitutional provisions-
A)Planning Commission
B)Finance Commission
C)Union Public Service Commission
D)Election Commission
Answer: Planning Commission
- Q. The form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a faction of persons or families is called-
A)Fascism
B)Tyranny
C)Oligarchy
D)Plutocracy
Answer: Oligarchy
- Q. Who on recommendations made by both houses of parliament can oust the judges of high court before completion of their tenure on the basis of misconduct or incapability?
A)Chief Justice of High Court
B)Chief Justice of India
C)President on recommendations made by both houses of Parliament
D)Special majority in both houses of Parliament
Answer: President on recommendations made by both houses of Parliament
- Q. The Committee appointed in 1977 to review working of the Panchayati Raj was chaired by-
A)Ashok Mehta
B)Balwant Rai Mehta
C)K.N. Katju
D)Jagjivan Ram
Answer: Ashok Mehta
- Q. By which of the following method, Prime Minister of India is selected?
A)Appointment
B)Election
C)Nomination
D)Selection
Answer: Appointment
- Q. The speaker of the Lok Sabha can ask a member of the house to stop speaking and let another member speak. This phenomenon is known as :
A)Yielding the floor
B)Crossing the floor
C)Point of Order
D)Calling Attention Motion
Answer: Yielding the floor
- Q. What is the maximum number of Members of the Rajya Sabha?
A)200
B)150
C)250
D)300
Answer: 250
- Q. The preamble to our constitution provided that India is
A)a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic
B)a sovereign, socialist and democratic republic
C)a sovereign republic with a socialist pattern of society
D)a socialist, secular and democratic republic
Answer: a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic
- Q. Who among the following is not a member of any of the two houses of our country?
A)Finance Minister
B)Prime Minister
C)President
D)Railway Minister
Answer: President
- Q. Which of the following is not an essential element of the state?
A)Administration
B)Population
C)Sovereignty
D)Territory
Answer: Administration
- Q. The preamble declares India as a sovereign state which implies
A)India is free to conduct her external affairs
B)India is free to conduct her internal affairs
C)India is free to conduct her internal as well as external affairs
D)None of the above
Answer: India is free to conduct her internal as well as external affairs
- Q. In India, Prime Minister can hold his post till, he has-
A)Confidence of Rajya Sabha
B)Support of armed forces
C)Confidence of Lok Sabha
D)Support of people
Answer: Confidence of Lok Sabha
- Q. Which of the following High Court declared 1st that “Shutdown” is Unconstitutional-
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Kerala
D)Odissa
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Who made this statement that “the Directive Principles of State Policy are like Bank Cheque whose payment is done by bank at his own will”?
A)K.M.Munshi
B)K.T.Shah
C)B.R.Ambedkar
D)Austin
Answer: K.T.Shah
- Q. The members of the Rajya Sabha are
A)elected by the members of the state legislative assemblies
B)directly elected by the people on the basis of universal adult franchise
C)elected by the members of the state legislative councils
D)elected by the members of the state legislative councils and state legislative assemblies
Answer: elected by the members of the state legislative assemblies
- Q. The Certain fundamental rights are not given to-
A)Foreigner
B)Insolvent persons
C)Deceased person
D)Political victims
Answer: Foreigner
- Q. When any House of Parliament (Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha ) is adjourned without naming a day for reassembly it is known as :
A)Adjournment of Debate
B)Demand for Grants
C)Adjournment of the sitting of the House
D)Adjournment Sine die
Answer: Adjournment Sine die
- Q. When was National Commission for Minorities established-
A)1989
B)1980
C)1990
D)1992
Answer: 1992
- Q. What is the minimum age for becoming a Governor of state in India?
A)25 years
B)30 years
C)35 years
D)45 years
Answer: 35 years
- Q. All legislative subject are mentioned in three lists union list, concurrent list and state list. Any subject is not mentioned in all three list, the law on that particular subject can be framed by-
A)State Legislature only
B)Parliament only
C)1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Parliament only
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