More Questions on Indian Politics
- 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. Who appoints Governor of a State in India?
A)Council of Minister
B)Prime Minister of India
C)Judge of Supreme Court
D)President of India
Answer: President of India
- Q. Article-370 of constitution is applicable on which state-
A)Mizoram
B)Nagaland
C)Manipur
D)Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
- Q. There are total parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Sikkim-
A)19
B)11
C)10
D)1
Answer: 1
- Q. What is the age limit to contest for the post of the president of India?
A)30 years
B)25 years
C)35 years
D)18 years
Answer: 35 years
- Q. Concurrent list freedom of trade commerce and joint sitting of the two houses of parliament are the provisions mentioned in Indian constitution. They have been borrowed from:
A)American constitution
B)Australian constitution
C)Irish constitution
D)Japanese constitution
Answer: Australian constitution
- Q. The new committee system constitutes an improvement over the earlier committee system in so far as
A)it enables the Parliament to examine the grants of all the ministries and departments in detail
B)it assures representation to all the political parties in proportion to their strength in the Parlia
C)it enables the Parliament to accept the demands of various ministries without scrutiny
D)None of the above
Answer: it enables the Parliament to examine the grants of all the ministries and departments in detail
- Q. The pardoning power of the president in India as enshrined in the Article 72 of the constitution of India includes :
A)pardon, commutation
B)remission, respite, reprieve
C)pardon, commutation, remission, respite, reprieve
D)commutation
Answer: pardon, commutation, remission, respite, reprieve
- Q. The idea of Directive Principles of state policy in the constitution of India has been borrowed from
A)The French Constitution
B)The Irish constitution
C)The Japanese Constitution
D)The Canadian Constitution
Answer: The Irish constitution
- Q. The Residuary powers of legislation under Indian Constitution rests with-
A)Prime Minister
B)President
C)Parliament
D)States
Answer: Parliament
- Q. Which of the following is necessary for the development of Democratic Institutions-
A)Single-Party System
B)Agricultural Economy
C)Armed Forces
D)Respect to Individual Rights
Answer: Respect to Individual Rights
- Q. Who among the following is the executive head of state in India?
A)President
B)Prime Minister
C)Cabinet Secretary
D)Finance Secretary
Answer: President
- 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. What is the full form of the Indian Political Party “NCP”?
A)National Congress Party
B)Nationalist Congress Party
C)National Communist Party
D)Nationalist Communist Party
Answer: Nationalist Congress Party
- Q. What is multiple voting system-
A)Only high officials vote for more than once
B)Every citizen votes three different votes
C)Candidates vote more than one
D)Registered voter votes once and other special eligible voters vote more than once
Answer: Registered voter votes once and other special eligible voters vote more than once
- Q. A proceeding under Article-226 in case of detention of a person is a-
A)Criminal proceeding
B)Civil proceeding
C)Judicial proceeding
D)Statutory proceeding
Answer: Criminal proceeding
- Q. The parliament can legislate on the subject in the state list
A)if the Supreme Court of India gives authority to the Parliament of India in this regard
B)if the President issues an order authorizing it to do so
C)if the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by two-third of its to legislate on a state matter in the nat
D)None of the above
Answer: if the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by two-third of its to legislate on a state matter in the nat
- Q. In Indian parliamentary functioning, “Zero Hour” means-
A)First hour of the session
B)Time before question hour
C)Time immediately following question hour
D)Acceptance of privilege motion
Answer: Time immediately following question hour
- Q. Who is the father of ‘Utilitarian School of Thought’?
A)Bentham
B)Hegel
C)James Mill
D)Locke
Answer: Bentham
- Q. Which part of the constitution relates with the directive principles of the state policy?
A)Part-IV
B)Part-III
C)Part-I
D)Part-II
Answer: Part-IV
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