More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. Where is the Constitutional power located enabling the Central Government to legislate on cow slaughter?
A)Residuary Powers under Article 248
B)Entry 17, List III in Schedule VII Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
C)Emergency Powers
D)Article-48 in the Directive Principles
Answer: Article-48 in the Directive Principles
- Q. An Ordinary bill passed by the State Assembly can be delayed by the Legislative Counell for maximum period of-
A)6 month
B)1 month
C)3 month
D)4 month
Answer: 4 month
- Q. The Parliament of India cannot be regarded as a sovereign body because
A)it has to operate within the limits prescribed by the Constitution
B)it can legislate only on subjects entrusted to the Centre by the Constitution
C)the Supreme Court can declare laws passed by parliament as unconstitutional if they contravene the provisions of the Constitution
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Which of the following judgements stated that ‘Secularism’ and ‘Federalism are the basic features of the Indian Constitution?
A)S.R. Bommai case
B)Keshavanada Bharati case
C)Indira Sawhney case
D)Minerva Mills case
Answer: S.R. Bommai case
- Q. Local governance is the foundation of-
A)Secular state
B)Elite system
C)Democracy
D)Reservation
Answer: Democracy
- Q. By which Constitutional Amendment Bill, did the Parliament lower the voting age from 21 to 18 years?
A)44th
B)42nd
C)61st
D)73rd
Answer: 61st
- Q. Who has served maximum time as the Prime Minister of India?
A)Indira Gandhi
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Manmohan Singh
D)Lal Bahadur Shastri
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. The writ issued by the court to enquire into the legality of claim of a person to a public office (and thereby preventing illegal usurpation of that office) is known as :
A)Quo warranto
B)Mandamus
C)Prohibition
D)Habeas Corpus
Answer: Quo warranto
- Q. Who was the first Non-Political President of India?
A)A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
B)Jakir Hussain
C)S.Radhakrishanan
D)Rajendra Prasad
Answer: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- Q. The Indian’Judiciary headed’ by-
A)The Prime Minister
B)The President
C)The Supreme Court
D)The Parliament
Answer: The Supreme Court
- Q. The interpreter of Indian constitution is-
A)President
B)Central Cabinet
C)High Court
D)Supreme Court
Answer: Supreme Court
- Q. How many times, the tenure of Lok Sabha was increased for 6 years-
A)2
B)1
C)3
D)Never
Answer: 1
- Q. For what duration, the election of member of Rajya Sabha is done?
A)Four years
B)Two years
C)Five years
D)Six years
Answer: Six years
- 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. What does the wheel in the National Flag represent?
A)Truth
B)Speed
C)Growth
D)Future
Answer: Truth
- Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha) of Kamataka is-
A)26
B)10
C)28
D)48
Answer: 28
- Q. Where do we find the ideals of Indian democracy in the constitution?
A)Part III
B)The Preamble
C)Part IV
D)Part I
Answer: The Preamble
- Q. The Philosophy and values of the makers of constitution are reflected in-
A)Directive principles of state policy
B)Fundamental rights
C)The preamble
D)Fundamental duties
Answer: The preamble
- 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. The function of Protem Speaker is to-
A)Officiate as Speaker when a Speaker is unlikely to be elected
B)Conduct the Proceedings of the House in the absence of the Speaker
C)Swearing in members and hold charge till a regular Speaker is elected
D)Check if the election certificates of members are in order
Answer: Swearing in members and hold charge till a regular Speaker is elected
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