Indian Politics

Q. The right to equal opportunity for all citizens in matter of public employment has been enshrined in :

A
Article 17
B
Article 16
C
Article 18
D
Article 19

Correct Answer

Article 16

More Questions on Indian Politics

  • 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. The Citizen Act 1955, prescribes the way of losing citizenship acquired under the Act prior to it under the constitution viz. :
    A)Renunciation
    B)Deprivation.
    C)Termination
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • 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. Which of the following article of Indian constitution is related with the declaration of a welfare state?
    A)Article-39
    B)Article-99
    C)Article-59
    D)Article-69
    Answer: Article-39
  • Q. The division of power and Independence of judiciary are two important features of-
    A)Federal character of government
    B)Democratic character of government
    C)Socialist character of government
    D)Unitary character of government
    Answer: Federal character of government
  • Q. Under which Article of the constitution can an Emergency be declared in India on account of war or external aggression?
    A)Article-353
    B)Article-356
    C)Article-352
    D)Article-354
    Answer: Article-352
  • Q. Which of the followings issues a writ?
    A)Any Court
    B)Any High Court and Supreme Court
    C)District Court
    D)Administrative Tribunal
    Answer: Any High Court and Supreme Court
  • Q. Who was the first deputy Prime Minister of India?
    A)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
    B)Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
    C)Jawaharlal Nehru
    D)Guljari Lal Nanda
    Answer: Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
  • Q. _______ makes laws on matters included in Union List and Concurrent List.
    A)Ministry of Defence
    B)Lok Sabha
    C)Prime Minister's Office
    D)Securities and Exchange Board of India
    Answer: Lok Sabha
  • Q. The Preventive Detention Act curtailed-
    A)Right to Equality
    B)Right to Freedom
    C)Right to Property
    D)Educational Right
    Answer: Right to Freedom
  • Q. Who can send a matter to Supreme Court for consultation under Article-143?
    A)Governor
    B)President of India
    C)Deputy governor
    D)President and governor
    Answer: President of India
  • Q. To become a member of the Rajya Sabha a person must be at least_____ years old.
    A)30
    B)18
    C)36
    D)24
    Answer: 30
  • Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of West Bengal is-
    A)16
    B)12
    C)18
    D)31
    Answer: 16
  • 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. The Article 40 which requires the state to organize village panchayats and authority to enable them to function as units of self government is part of
    A)Right to Constitutional Remedies
    B)Directive Principles of States Policy
    C)Right to Freedom of Conscience
    D)None of these
    Answer: Directive Principles of States Policy
  • Q. A Secular State is one which-
    A)Is irreligious
    B)Has no religion of its own
    C)Is anti-religion
    D)Takes into consideration the religious sentiments of the people
    Answer: Has no religion of its own
  • Q. Lok Sabha is the House of the________ Parliament of India-
    A)Upper
    B)Lower
    C)Left
    D)Right
    Answer: Lower
  • Q. What is the maximum number of Members of the Rajya Sabha?
    A)200
    B)150
    C)250
    D)300
    Answer: 250
  • Q. Which part of the Constitution of India deals with special provisions to SCs, STs, OBCs and Anglo-Indians ?
    A)Part 6 (Article 152 to 237).
    B)Part 16 (Article 330 to 342).
    C)Part 18 (Article 352 to 360).
    D)Part 14A (Article 323A to 323B).
    Answer: Part 16 (Article 330 to 342).
  • Q. What is the period within which a proclamation of national emergency made by the President is to be placed before each house of the Parliament for approval?
    A)Within two months
    B)Within one month
    C)Within four months
    D)Within six months
    Answer: Within one month

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