More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. The three words which were added in the preamble to the Constitution of India by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act 1976 are :
A)sovereign, secular and socialist
B)socialist, secular and integrity
C)sovereign, republic and democratic
D)sovereign, secular and republic
Answer: socialist, secular and integrity
- Q. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India acts as the chief accountant and auditor for the-
A)State Government
B)Union Government
C)Union and State Governments
D)Neither Union nor State Governments
Answer: Union and State Governments
- Q. Under which pardoning power of the President, duration of sentence is reduced without changing its character?
A)Remission
B)Commutation
C)Respite
D)Reprieve
Answer: Remission
- Q. Who was the first Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha?
A)Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
B)G. V. Mavalankar
C)M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
D)Dr. P.V. Cherian
Answer: M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
- Q. The term of members of Union Public Service Commission is-
A)5 years or up to the age of 60
B)3 years or upto the age of 58
C)6 years or upto the age of 65
D)6 years
Answer: 6 years or upto the age of 65
- Q. In case State emergency is declared, it needs Parliamentary approval after every-
A)1 year
B)6 months
C)2 years
D)5 years
Answer: 6 months
- Q. Who will be elected as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha-
A)Any member who is working as a member of Rajya Sabha
B)Any person who is eligible for member of Rajya Sabha
C)Any member of the Parliament
D)A person nominated to Rajya Sabha by the President
Answer: Any member who is working as a member of Rajya Sabha
- 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. The number of parliamentary seats (Jok Sabha) of Gujarat is-
A)26
B)10
C)28
D)48
Answer: 26
- Q. The power of mitigation of dispute between centre and state falls in ______ of the supreme court of India-
A)Constitutional Jurisdiction
B)Original Jurisdiction
C)Consulting Jurisdiction
D)Appellate Jurisdiction
Answer: Original Jurisdiction
- Q. The assumption of concurrent list of Indian constitution has been borrowed from-
A)Canada
B)Japan
C)Australia
D)USA
Answer: Australia
- Q. The item ‘Education’ belongs to the-
A)State List
B)Union List
C)Concurrent List
D)Residuary Subjects
Answer: Concurrent List
- Q. Indian Parliament can rename or redefine the boundary of a State by-
A)Absolute majority
B)A simple majority
C)2/3rd majority of the members voting
D)2/3rd majority of the members voting and an absolute majority of its total membership
Answer: A simple majority
- Q. Preamble enshrines the ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity – ideals inspired by the
A)Irish Revolution
B)Russian Revolution
C)French Revolution
D)US Constitution
Answer: French Revolution
- Q. Fundamental Rights of Indian constitution have been adopted from which of the following nation-
A)UK
B)America
C)Soviet Russia
D)None of these
Answer: America
- Q. Where can we see the values of Indian democracy in the constitution?
A)Part-3
B)Preamble
C)Part-4
D)Part-1
Answer: Preamble
- Q. Which one of the following statements about the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is not correct?
A)The CJI administers 'the oath'of office 'to the President.
B)He appoints the Chief Justice of all High Courts.
C)When both the office of the President and Vice President fall vacant simultaneously, the CJI discharges the duties of the President .
D)The CJI can hold his office till he attains the age of 65 years.
Answer: He appoints the Chief Justice of all High Courts.
- Q. Sikkim was granted statehood in the year-
A)1974
B)1973
C)1975
D)1976
Answer: 1975
- Q. In order to put a check on terrorist activities in India, Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) was passed in :
A)1989
B)1985
C)1995
D)1998
Answer: 1985
- Q. Article-370 of constitution is applicable on which state-
A)Mizoram
B)Nagaland
C)Manipur
D)Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
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