Q. What is the meaning of “Public Interest Litigation”?

Correct Answer

A case brought by anyone to court involving public interest

More Questions on Indian Politics

  • Q. The procedure for the amendment of the Constitution is laid down in:
    A)Article 262
    B)Article 368.
    C)Article 351
    D)Article 332
    Answer: Article 368.
  • Q. The committee which Examines the audit report of Comptroller and Auditor General of India, is-
    A)Consultative committee
    B)Estimates committee
    C)Public Accounts Committee
    D)None of these
    Answer: Public Accounts Committee
  • Q. Who said that “I don’t accept a politics without religion”-
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Jawahar Lal Nehru
    C)Vinoba Bhave
    D)Jaiprakash Narayan
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. Under which Article of the Constitution can an individual move to the Supreme Court directly in case of any violation of Fundamental Rights?
    A)Article-28
    B)Article-32
    C)Article-29
    D)Article-31
    Answer: Article-32
  • Q. The convention that “once a speaker always a speaker” is followed in-
    A)USA
    B)UK
    C)France
    D)India
    Answer: UK
  • Q. Which of the following is an essential element of the State?
    A)Government
    B)Sovereignty
    C)Territory
    D)All these
    Answer: All these
  • Q. Who organizes the election process for the post of President of India?
    A)Election Commission of India
    B)Vice-President of India
    C)Chief Justice of India
    D)Attorney General of India
    Answer: Election Commission of India
  • Q. The Preventive Detention Act curtailed-
    A)Right to Equality
    B)Right to Freedom
    C)Right to Property
    D)Educational Right
    Answer: Right to Freedom
  • Q. Which type of federalism is seen in India?
    A)Holding together federation
    B)Coming together federation
    C)Coming together federation and Holding together federation both
    D)None of these
    Answer: Holding together federation
  • Q. Which of the following can be amended by special majority?
    A)Rules of Procedure in Parliament
    B)Directive Principles of State Policy
    C)Admission of new state
    D)Use of English language in Parliament
    Answer: Directive Principles of State Policy
  • Q. Which directive principle has the direct impact of the moral philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi?
    A)Free Legal Aid and Advice
    B)Equal pay for equal work
    C)Ban on Cow Slaughter
    D)Conservation of Historical Monuments
    Answer: Ban on Cow Slaughter
  • Q. In parliamentary democracy “he is the first among all”. Who is he-
    A)Prime Minister
    B)President
    C)Leader of opposition
    D)Chairman of lower house
    Answer: Prime Minister
  • Q. What kind of right is “Right to vote”-
    A)Civil right
    B)Human right
    C)Natural right
    D)Political right
    Answer: Political right
  • Q. What is the structure of panchayati Raj?
    A)Khap Panchayat + Zilla Panchayat t Block Panchayat + Gram Panchayat + Gram Sabha
    B)Zilla Panchayat t Block Panchayat + Gram Panchayat Gram Sabha
    C)Khap Panchayat + Zilla Panchayat + Block Panchayat t Gram Panchayat
    D)Nagar Panchayat + Zilla Panchayat t Block Panchayat + Gram Panchayat + Gram Sabha
    Answer: Zilla Panchayat t Block Panchayat + Gram Panchayat Gram Sabha
  • Q. Which of the following feature as been adopted from the constitution of USA by the maker of Indian constitution?
    A)Fundamental Rights
    B)Judicial Review
    C)Removal of the Judges of Supreme Court
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • 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. What is the basis of recognition of minorities in Indian constitution?
    A)Caste
    B)Religion
    C)Ratio of the community to total population
    D)Colour
    Answer: Religion
  • Q. Who administers the oath of office to the President?
    A)Speaker of Lok Sabha
    B)Chief Justice of India
    C)Vice-President
    D)Prime Minister
    Answer: Chief Justice of India
  • Q. The preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelt out in
    A)the Nehru report
    B)the speech by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of Ravi when he called for Purana Swaraj
    C)a resolution adopted at the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress
    D)the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly
    Answer: the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly
  • 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

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