More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. Which of these is not a language in India?
A)Sikh
B)Sindhi
C)Kannada
D)Konkani
Answer: Sikh
- Q. Rajya Sabha is assisted by the Secretary General, who holds the rank equivalent to?
A)Member of Parliament
B)Cabinet Minister of the Government of India
C)Member of Legislature
D)Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India
Answer: Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India
- Q. What is meant by ‘defection’?
A)Changing party before winning election
B)Changing party after winning election
C)Changing party after losing election
D)Changing party before losing election
Answer: Changing party after winning election
- Q. Who constitutes the Finance Commission-
A)Prime Minister
B)Finance Minister
C)Speaker of Lok Sabha
D)President
Answer: President
- Q. How many members of Anglo-Indian community can be nominated for the Parliament by the President-
A)4
B)2
C)8
D)Depends on President's will
Answer: 2
- Q. The minimum age to qualify for election to the Lok Sabha is
A)21 years
B)25 years
C)18 years
D)35 years
Answer: 25 years
- Q. A Presidential Ordinance can remain in force-
A)For six months
B)For three months
C)For nine months
D)Indefinitely
Answer: For six months
- Q. Which article declares that a constitutional amendment is not a law and hence cannot be challenged?
A)Article 14
B)Article 13
C)Article 15
D)Article 16
Answer: Article 13
- Q. Who chairs the meeting of Council of Ministers?
A)President
B)Prime Minister
C)Cabinet Secretary
D)Speaker of Lok Sabha
Answer: Prime Minister
- Q. Which among the following Article of the Indian Constitution provides for State emergency and suspends constitutional arrangement in a State?
A)Article-356
B)Article-352
C)Article-389
D)Article-392
Answer: Article-356
- Q. Which of the following writ is issued by a higher court to a lower court?
A)Quo-Warranto
B)Habeas Corpus
C)Prohibition
D)None of these
Answer: Prohibition
- Q. “Foreign jurisdiction” is listed in the ______ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.
A)State
B)Union
C)Global
D)Concurrent
Answer: Union
- Q. Who supported the concept of “Public desire”-
A)Hegal
B)Hume
C)Kant
D)Rousseau
Answer: Rousseau
- Q. Which of the following has the power to form new states or to change the borders of the states?
A)Parliament
B)President
C)Election Commission
D)None of these
Answer: Parliament
- Q. From where have we borrowed the parliamentary form of government?
A)Ireland
B)Russia
C)Britain
D)America
Answer: Britain
- Q. The directive principle of state policy has been adopted from which constitution?
A)British Constitution
B)U.S. Constitution
C)Irish Constitution
D)French Constitution
Answer: Irish Constitution
- 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 not a good argument in favour of democracy? 1. Democracy enhances the dignity of citizens II. Democracies are more prosperous than others III. Democracies resolve conflicts in a better way
A)Only III
B)I and II
C)Only II
D)II and III
Answer: Only II
- Q. The questions asked in the Lok Sabha by the member during question hour requiring written answer are :
A)Starred questions
B)Unstarred questions
C)short notice
D)none of the above
Answer: Unstarred questions
- Q. Which of the following is not an essential element of the state?
A)Administration
B)Population
C)Sovereignty
D)Territory
Answer: Administration
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