More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. Emergency provisions in Indian Constitution has been taken from-
A)Government of India Act 1935
B)British constitution
C)Irish constitution
D)Japanese constitution
Answer: Government of India Act 1935
- Q. What is the minimum age to become the Prime Minister of India if he or she is a member of Rajya Sabha?
A)25
B)18
C)30
D)35
Answer: 30
- Q. Who is the Supreme Commander in Chief of Defence Forces of the country?
A)Prime Minister
B)Defence Minister
C)Senior of all three forces
D)President
Answer: President
- Q. The division of power and Independence of judiciary are two important features of-
A)Federal character of government
B)Democratic character of government
C)Socialist character of government
D)Unitary character of government
Answer: Federal character of government
- Q. Which constitutional amendment has made Directive principles of state policy more important than fundamental rights?
A)44rd
B)42nd
C)52th
D)56th
Answer: 42nd
- Q. In which year was the Prevention of terrorism Act (POTA)enacted?
A)2001
B)2000
C)2002
D)2003
Answer: 2002
- Q. Formation of a new state in India is done by Citizenship-
A)Simple Majority
B)Special Majority
C)Without Majority
D)None of these
Answer: Simple Majority
- Q. Which of the following is the first woman speaker of Lok Sabha-
A)Sonia Gandhi
B)Meera Kumar
C)Sushma Swaraj
D)Margret Alva
Answer: Meera Kumar
- Q. The power to prorogue the Lok Sabha rests with
A)the president
B)the speaker
C)the prime minister
D)the minister for parliamentary affairs
Answer: the president
- Q. Which of the following is not a feature of centralized government?
A)Judicial Review
B)Dependent State
C)Single Government
D)Flexible Constitution
Answer: Judicial Review
- Q. Under which of the following article of Indian constitution, the fundamental rights of defence forces’ personnel can be restricted specially?
A)Article-25
B)Article-21
C)Article-33
D)Article-19
Answer: Article-33
- Q. When were the fundamental duties inserted in Indian constitution?
A)1972
B)1971
C)1975
D)1976
Answer: 1976
- Q. The provision of adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-state rivers or river valleys is laid down in
A)Article 268
B)Article 237
C)Article 272
D)Article 262.
Answer: Article 262.
- Q. The term “Gram Sabha” denotes-
A)Population of a Village
B)Senior citizens of a Village
C)Electoral college for Panchayat
D)Elected members of Panchayat
Answer: Electoral college for Panchayat
- Q. Under which pardoning power of the President, one form of punishment is substituted by a lighter from?
A)Remission
B)Commutation
C)Respite
D)Reprieve
Answer: Commutation
- Q. Match the followings- Union Territory – Jurisdiction (High Court) A. Puducherry – 1. Kerala B. Andaman and Nicobar Islands – 2. Mumbai C. Lakshadweep – 3. Madras d. Daman and Diu – 4. Calcutta
A)A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
B)A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
C)A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
D)A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2
Answer: A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
- Q. By wich of the following Amendment act of the Indian Constitution, the Panchayati Raj System got the constitutional status-
A)72nd
B)71st
C)73rd
D)74th
Answer: 73rd
- Q. Who appoints the Attorney General of India?
A)President of India
B)Chief Minister of India
C)Law Minister
D)Prime Minister of India
Answer: President of India
- Q. Who appoits the judges of the Supreme Court of India?
A)Chief Justice
B)President
C)Prime Minister
D)Council of Ministers
Answer: President
- Q. Which of the following is the inalienable attribute of the parliamentary system of government?
A)Fusion of Executive and Legislature
B)Flexibility of the Constitution
C)Judicial Supremacy
D)Parliamentary Sovereignty
Answer: Fusion of Executive and Legislature
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