Indian Politics

Q. Under which of the following writs, a person is restricted to perform any duties for which he does not have the authority?

A
Quo warranto
B
Mandamus
C
Certiorari
D
Habeas corpus

Correct Answer

Quo warranto

More Questions on Indian Politics

  • Q. The power of Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between the centre and states falls under its
    A)appellate jurisdiction
    B)advisory jurisdiction
    C)original jurisdiction
    D)constitutional jurisdiction
    Answer: original jurisdiction
  • Q. Indian Constitution can be amended according to the procedure laid down in the following Article-
    A)Article 345
    B)Article 368
    C)Article 351
    D)Article 333
    Answer: Article 368
  • Q. Who was the first Indian president of Central Legislature’?
    A)G.V.Mavalanker
    B)Sacchidanand Sinha
    C)Vitthal Bhai Patel
    D)Rajendra Prasad
    Answer: Vitthal Bhai Patel
  • Q. The order of the following words seen in Preamble is- 1. DEMOCRATIC, 2. SOCIALIST, 3. SOVEREIGN, 4. SECULAR, 5. REPUBLIC
    A)2,3,4,1,5
    B)3,2,4,1,5
    C)3,2,1,4,5
    D)3,1,2,5,4
    Answer: 3,2,4,1,5
  • Q. The Constitutional Advisor of the Constituent Assembly was :
    A)B. N. Rau
    B)Sachchidananda Sinha
    C)Gopalaswamy Ayyangar
    D)H. N. Kunzru
    Answer: B. N. Rau
  • Q. In single transferable voting system, each member can Express its verdict by-
    A)Only one option
    B)Two options
    C)One less than the filled members
    D)Voting for all
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  • Q. The Indian Constitution declares India as all of the following, except-
    A)Democratic republic
    B)Communist
    C)Socialist
    D)Secular
    Answer: Communist
  • Q. The Look East Policy in India was started by which of the following Prime Minister?
    A)Atal Bihari Vajpayee
    B)Rajiv Gandhi
    C)P.V. Narasimha Rao
    D)Manmohan Singh
    Answer: P.V. Narasimha Rao
  • Q. The members of the Rajya Sabha are
    A)elected by the members of the state legislative assemblies
    B)directly elected by the people on the basis of universal adult franchise
    C)elected by the members of the state legislative councils
    D)elected by the members of the state legislative councils and state legislative assemblies
    Answer: elected by the members of the state legislative assemblies
  • Q. Who was the first Woman Judge of the supreme court?
    A)Ruma Pal
    B)Sujata Manohar
    C)M.S.Fathima Beevi
    D)None of these
    Answer: M.S.Fathima Beevi
  • Q. Who described Constitution of India as ‘quasi-federal’?
    A)Ione Jennings
    B)Granville Austin
    C)Morris Jones
    D)K. C. Wheare
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  • Q. What is the salary per month of the President of India in 2015?
    A)Rs 1,00,000
    B)Rs 1,50,000
    C)Rs 75,000
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  • Q. Which article of Indian constitution has the provision for National Emergency?
    A)Article 352
    B)Article 350
    C)Article 312
    D)Article 280
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  • Q. 73rd Constitutional amendment is related to-
    A)Currency Exchange
    B)Panchayati Raj
    C)Finance Commission
    D)RBI
    Answer: Panchayati Raj
  • Q. Which Article of the constitution empowers the High court to issue writs including habeas corpus, mandamus, certiorari, prohibition and quo warranto for the enforcement of fundamental rights of the citizens and for any other purpose ?
    A)Article 227
    B)Article 226
    C)Article 228
    D)Article 229
    Answer: Article 226
  • Q. There are total parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Punjab-
    A)1
    B)7
    C)18
    D)10
    Answer: 7
  • Q. Which of the following is not correct-
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    B)Person should have completed age of 30 years to elect as a member of Rajya Sabha
    C)Person should have completed age of 21 years to elect as member of Legislative Council
    D)Person eligible to vote in panchayat election should have completed age of 18 years
    Answer: Person should have completed age of 21 years to elect as member of Legislative Council
  • Q. ____ goverment is better than other forms of government because it allows us to correct its own mistake.
    A)Monarchic
    B)Democratic
    C)Authoritarian
    D)Autocratic
    Answer: Democratic
  • Q. An appeal to the High Court lies in case the Session Court has awarded the punishment of-
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    B)One year or more
    C)Three years or more
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  • Q. The national anthem was written by
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    B)Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
    C)Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
    D)Aurobindo Ghosh
    Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

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