More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. The pardoning power of the president in India as enshrined in the Article 72 of the constitution of India includes :
A)pardon, commutation
B)remission, respite, reprieve
C)pardon, commutation, remission, respite, reprieve
D)commutation
Answer: pardon, commutation, remission, respite, reprieve
- Q. Which of the following ensures economic justice to Indian citizens?
A)Fundamental duties
B)Fundamental rights
C)Preamble
D)Directive principles of state policy
Answer: Directive principles of state policy
- 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. Which of the following committee had recommended a report for forming the institution of Lokpal and Lokayukta-
A)Gorwala Report
B)First Administrative Reform Commission
C)Ashok Mehta Committee
D)The Appleby Report
Answer: First Administrative Reform Commission
- Q. Which State enjoys the distinction of being the first linguistic state of India?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)West Bangal
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Kerala
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. Who was the leader of Russia at the time of signing of The Indo-Soviet Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation-
A)Leonid Brezhnev
B)Nikita Khrushchev
C)Yuri Andropov
D)Mikhail gorbachev
Answer: Leonid Brezhnev
- Q. Sikkim was made the full fledged state of Union of India by :
A)The 37th constitutional Amendment Act (1975).
B)The 35th constitutional Amendment Act (1975).
C)The 38th constitutional Amendment Act (1975).
D)The 36th constitutional Amendment Act (1975).
Answer: The 36th constitutional Amendment Act (1975).
- Q. The retired judge of High Court is not permitted to practice as a lawyer in-
A)Any court in India
B)Supreme Court
C)High Courts
D)The High Court where he retired from
Answer: The High Court where he retired from
- Q. Which Article of the Indian constitution defines the duties of the Chief Minister?
A)Article-163
B)Article-166
C)Article-167
D)Article-164
Answer: Article-167
- Q. Indian Citizenship is granted by-
A)The Prime Minister
B)The President of India
C)The Ministry of Home Affairs
D)The Ministry of External Affairs
Answer: The Ministry of Home Affairs
- Q. Which body decides the conditions for getting the citizenship of India?
A)President
B)Election commission
C)Parliament
D)Parliament and legislative assemblies
Answer: Parliament
- Q. What is the meaning of “Public Interest Litigation”?
A)A case brought by victim to court, involving public interest
B)Anything of public interest
C)A case brought by anyone to court involving public interest
D)A directive issued by Supreme Court involving public interest
Answer: A case brought by anyone to court involving public interest
- Q. _______ amends the Constitution.
A)Prime Minister's Office
B)Ministry of Defence
C)Parliament
D)Securities and Exchange Board of India
Answer: Parliament
- Q. The president convenes and prorogues all sessions of Parliament in consultation with
A)the prime minister
B)the speaker
C)the prime minister and the leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
D)None of the above
Answer: the prime minister
- Q. Which of the following is not an eligibility of the judge of Supreme Court in India?
A)Age should be 35 years
B)Citizen of India
C)Should have practiced at least 10 years in any High court
D)Should be a jurist
Answer: Age should be 35 years
- Q. The constituent Assembly was set up in-
A)1946
B)1945
C)1947
D)1949
Answer: 1946
- Q. The concept of Procedure established by Law as incorporated in the constitution of India is borrowed from :
A)American constitution
B)Irish constitution
C)English constitution
D)Japanese constitution.
Answer: Japanese constitution.
- Q. Is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the people-
A)Monarchic
B)Autocratic
C)Democratic
D)Authoritarian
Answer: Democratic
- Q. Which of the following elements are necessary for a democratic system-
A)Equality of opportunity
B)Free and unbiased election
C)Protection of rights
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Right to property was deleted from the list fundamental rights in the regime of which of the followings-
A)Morarji Desai government
B)Indira Gandhi government
C)Narsimha Rao government
D)Vajpayee government
Answer: Morarji Desai government
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