More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. Which type of emergency has not been declared so far in India?
A)External emergency caused due to external threat
B)Internal emergency caused due to internal disturbances
C)State emergency caused due to failure of constitutional machinery in the state
D)Financial Emergency
Answer: Financial Emergency
- Q. Which are the two forms of Democracy-
A)Direct and Indirect
B)Parliamentary and Presidential
C)Monarchical and Republican
D)Parliamentary and King
Answer: Direct and Indirect
- Q. Which of the sets of Articles deal with ‘Emergency Provision’?
A)Articles 350 and 351
B)Articles 32 and 226
C)Articles 352, 356 and 360
D)Articles 335, 336 and 337
Answer: Articles 352, 356 and 360
- Q. In which form of government the rulers are elected by the people?
A)Democratic
B)Autocratic
C)Martial law
D)Aristocratic
Answer: Democratic
- Q. The Union Executive consists of
A)The Prime Minister
B)The President, and the Council of Ministers
C)Attorney General of India
D)All of above
Answer: All of above
- 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
- Q. ___ means that the Supreme Court will reconsider the case and the legal issues involved in it.
A)Writ Jurisdiction
B)Original Jurisdiction
C)Appellate Jurisdiction
D)Advisory Jurisdiction
Answer: Appellate Jurisdiction
- Q. Which articles of the Constitution of India explicitly confer the power of judicial review on a High Court ?
A)Article 336
B)Article 335
C)Article 13 and Article 226
D)Article 35
Answer: Article 13 and Article 226
- Q. Since Independence, India has been ruled by the Indian National Congress for how many years?
A)26
B)18
C)39
D)49
Answer: 49
- Q. The president can advance money to meet unforeseen expenses, pending authorization by Parliament, from
A)the Contingency Fund
B)the Consolidated Fund of India
C)both the above funds
D)None of the above
Answer: the Contingency Fund
- Q. In which Amendment, the words ‘Socialist’, Secular’ and ‘Unity and Integrity of the Nation wereadded to the Premable of constitution of India?
A)44th
B)42nd
C)52nd
D)None of them
Answer: 42nd
- Q. Who has propounded term “Rainbow Coalition” originated from politics and policies-
A)Barack Obama
B)Pranav Mukharji
C)Mitt Romney
D)A.B.Vajpayee
Answer: Barack Obama
- Q. In which of the following matter the Supreme Court upheld the importance of fundamental rights over directive principles of state policy?
A)Keshavananda Bharti case
B)Golaknath case
C)Minerava Mills Case
D)All of these
Answer: Minerava Mills Case
- Q. A law can be enacted, or executive order issued, even contrary to Article-19, during proclamation of emergency-
A)Caused by internal armed rebellion
B)Casued by war or external aggression
C)Casued by constitutional breakdown
D)Caused by financial crisis
Answer: Casued by war or external aggression
- Q. Which Article grants protection to persons who are arrested or detained?
A)Article 24
B)Article 23
C)Article 25
D)Article 22
Answer: Article 22
- Q. The tenure of the members of Lok Sabha is for how many years?
A)9
B)11
C)7
D)5
Answer: 5
- 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
- Q. From which of the following are the Fundamental duties adopted?
A)Indian Constitution
B)French Constitution
C)Spanish Constitution
D)USSR Constitution
Answer: USSR Constitution
- 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. Article-60 of the Indian Constitution refers to-
A)Oath of the President
B)Election of the president of India
C)Impeachment of the President
D)Vice President of India
Answer: Oath of the President
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