More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. The members of the State Public Service Commission are appointed by the
A)chief justice
B)chief minister
C)governor
D)vice-president
Answer: governor
- Q. Which type of democracy do we follow in India?
A)Presidential
B)Direct
C)Representative
D)Dictatorship
Answer: Representative
- Q. Which Article of the Constitution of India has defined the term ‘State’?
A)Article 19
B)Article 12
C)Article 51
D)Article 77
Answer: Article 12
- Q. According to Article-75(3) of the Constitution of India the Council of Ministers are collectively responaible to the-
A)Parliament
B)President
C)Lok Sabha
D)Rajya Sabha
Answer: Lok Sabha
- Q. The lengthiest Constitution of the world is :
A)the constitution of Ireland
B)the constitution of India
C)the constitution of Australia
D)the constitution of Japan
Answer: the constitution of India
- Q. Which Schedule contains provisions regarding allocation of seats in Rajya Sabha?
A)Fifth Schedule
B)Fourth Schedule
C)Ninth Schedule
D)Eleventh Schedule
Answer: Fourth Schedule
- Q. What is the maximum number of members in Lok Sabha?
A)542
B)512
C)552
D)532
Answer: 552
- Q. Who was the first woman Chif Justice of a High Court of a state if India?
A)Fathima Beevi
B)Sunanda Bhandare
C)Leila Seth
D)Anna Chandy
Answer: Leila Seth
- Q. Under which Article was Emergency in India declared in 1975?
A)Article-152
B)Article-1
C)Article-286
D)Article-352
Answer: Article-352
- 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. What is the maximum period upto which a proclamation issued by the President under Article-356 of the Constitution and approved/extended by the Parliament may, normally, remain in force?
A)One year
B)Six months
C)Two years
D)Untill it is repealed by the Parliament
Answer: Six months
- Q. The Vice President of India is elected by-
A)Members of Rajya Sabha
B)The members of Parliament
C)Elected members of Parliament
D)Members of State Legislature and Parliament
Answer: The members of Parliament
- Q. As per the Preamble of the Constitution of India, the nature of Indian State is of :
A)Socialist
B)Sovereign
C)Republic
D)A sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic and republican polity
Answer: A sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic and republican polity
- Q. The initial tenure of member of Lok Sabha was 5 years, it was changed by 42nd amendment to-
A)7 years
B)9 years
C)6 years
D)8 years
Answer: 6 years
- Q. Which one of the following is related to Advisory Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court-
A)Election Commission seeking opinion from th Supreme Court
B)Speaker of the Parliament' seeking opinion from the Supreme Court
C)State'. seeking pinion. rrom the Supreme Court
D)President of the India seeks opinion onlaw or facts
Answer: President of the India seeks opinion onlaw or facts
- Q. The “Rule of law” is the speciality of which of the following-
A)USA
B)Britain
C)France
D)Switzerland
Answer: Britain
- Q. The winning candidate in the Election of President of India should secure-
A)Sixty six percent of votes polled
B)Majority number of votes polled
C)Fifty percent of votes polled
D)More than fifty percent and majority of the total votes polled
Answer: More than fifty percent and majority of the total votes polled
- Q. The provision to separate the judiciary from the executive in the public services of the state has been given in :
A)Fundamental Duties
B)Fundamental Rights
C)Directive Principles of State Policy
D)None of the above
Answer: Directive Principles of State Policy
- Q. Separation of the judiciary from the executive has been provided in one of the following parts of the Indian Constitution-
A)The Fundamental Right
B)The Preamble
C)The Directive Principles of State Policy
D)The Seventh Schedule
Answer: The Directive Principles of State Policy
- Q. There are total parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Maharashtra-
A)19
B)11
C)10
D)1
Answer: 19
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