Q. The state which is neutral in matter of religion and dies not uphold any particular region as the state religion is called

Correct Answer

Secular state

More Questions on Indian Politics

  • Q. Article 359 of the Constitution authorizes the president of India to suspend the right to move any court for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights during :
    A)A failure of constitutional machinery in States
    B)A National Emergency
    C)A financial emergency
    D)None of Above
    Answer: A National Emergency
  • Q. The Constituion of which country is the longest written constitution of any sovereign country in the world?
    A)United Kingdom
    B)Russia
    C)USA
    D)India
    Answer: India
  • Q. The members of the state legislature exercise control over the council of the ministers through
    A)criticism of its policies
    B)questions and supplementary questions
    C)adjournment motion
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. During an emergency all of the fol.owing fundamental rights are suspended, except-
    A)Freedom of speech and Expression
    B)Freedom of association
    C)Personal liberty
    D)Freedom of assembly without arms
    Answer: Personal liberty
  • Q. The Parliament enjoys legislative power over subjects in
    A)the concurrent list only
    B)the union list only
    C)both union and concurrent list
    D)all the three lists, viz. union list, state list and the concurrent list
    Answer: both union and concurrent list
  • Q. The nature of the anti-imperialist struggle was
    A)initially constitutional and by large non-violent
    B)always peaceful and constitutional
    C)based on continuous armed resistance
    D)largely supported by foreign powers
    Answer: initially constitutional and by large non-violent
  • Q. Which of the following law is in favour of the betterment of women-
    A)Protection of civil rights act
    B)Equal pay act
    C)Human trafficking (prevention) act
    D)None of these
    Answer: Human trafficking (prevention) act
  • Q. In which year, the name of Laccadive, Minicoy and Aminidivi Islands was changed in Lakshadweep by parliamentary act?
    A)1971
    B)1973
    C)1970
    D)1972
    Answer: 1973
  • Q. English is the official language of-
    A)Dadra and Nagar Haveli
    B)Chandigarh
    C)Daman and Diu
    D)Delhi.
    Answer: Chandigarh
  • Q. The Indian Constitution declares India as all of the following, except-
    A)Democratic republic
    B)Communist
    C)Socialist
    D)Secular
    Answer: Communist
  • Q. Whose remarks are these – the Preamble is the horoscope of our sovereign democratic republic?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Indra Gandhi
    C)Granville Austin
    D)K.M. Munshi
    Answer: K.M. Munshi
  • Q. Which commission made the recommendations which formed the basis for the Punjab Reorganisation Act which created the states Punjab and Haryana?
    A)Dass Commission
    B)Dhar Commission
    C)Shah Commission
    D)Mahajan Commission
    Answer: Shah Commission
  • Q. Who described Constitution of India as ‘quasi-federal’?
    A)Ione Jennings
    B)Granville Austin
    C)Morris Jones
    D)K. C. Wheare
    Answer: K. C. Wheare
  • Q. Which house of the Indian parliament is a house elected by the people-
    A)Lok Sabha
    B)Rajya Sabha
    C)Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha both
    D)None of these
    Answer: Lok Sabha
  • 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. Which of the following article describes India also as Bharat?
    A)Article-2
    B)Article-1
    C)Article-3
    D)Article-4
    Answer: Article-1
  • Q. “Population control and family planning” is listed in the list given in the________Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.
    A)State
    B)Union
    C)Global
    D)Concurrent
    Answer: Concurrent
  • 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 suppression of Immoral Traffic in women and Girls Act was passed in :
    A)The year 1958
    B)The year 1950
    C)The year 1956
    D)The year 1962
    Answer: The year 1956
  • Q. Which was the first state in India to conduct the Election during delimitation-
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Tamilnadu
    C)Kerala
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: Karnataka

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