More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. The decision on procedural matters in United Nations will be taken by positive votes-
A)10
B)11
C)8
D)9
Answer: 9
- Q. ___ means that the Supreme Court will reconsider the case and the legal issues involved in it.
A)Writ Jurisdiction
B)Original Jurisdiction
C)Appellate Jurisdiction
D)Advisory Jurisdiction
Answer: Appellate Jurisdiction
- Q. Which item out of the following is contained in the concurrent list?
A)Agriculture
B)Trade Unions
C)Tolls
D)Markets and Fairs
Answer: Trade Unions
- Q. The Supreme Court of India was set up-
A)By the law of parliament
B)By the Constitution
C)By a Presidential Order
D)By the Act of 1947
Answer: By the Constitution
- Q. The system of Budget was introduced in India during the Viceroyalty of-
A)Dalhousie
B)Canning
C)Ripon
D)Elgin
Answer: Canning
- Q. The oath of office is administered to the members of state council of ministers by
A)the chief minister
B)the governor
C)chief justice of the state high court
D)speaker of legislative assembly
Answer: the governor
- Q. Which of the following term is not used in the preamble of the constitution-
A)Socialist
B)Sovereign Democratic Republic
C)Secular
D)Union
Answer: Union
- Q. The write which literally means ‘by what authority or warrant’ and is issued by the court to enquire the legality of a claim of a person to public office is called
A)Quo Warranto
B)Ad hoc
C)Statute
D)Sub judice
Answer: Quo Warranto
- Q. The minimum number of members that must be present to hold the meeting of the Lok Sabha is
A)one-tenth of the total membership of the Houses
B)one-fourth of the total membership
C)50 percent strength of the Lok Sabha
D)at least 100 members
Answer: one-tenth of the total membership of the Houses
- Q. A writ of Mandamus can be issued by the Supreme Court to-
A)The Prime Minister to dissolve the Cabinet
B)An official to perform public duty
C)The company to raise wages
D)The Government to pay the salaries to employees
Answer: An official to perform public duty
- Q. Who elects the members of Rajya Sabha?
A)The People
B)Elected members of the Legislative Council
C)Elected members of the Legislative Assembly
D)Lok Sabha
Answer: Elected members of the Legislative Assembly
- Q. The Articles-17 and 18 of constitution provide-
A)Economic equality
B)Social equality
C)Political equality
D)Religious equality
Answer: Social equality
- 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. The number of parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha) of Chandigarh is-
A)6
B)1
C)11
D)15
Answer: 1
- Q. The Basic Structure of our Constitution was proclaimed by the Supreme Court in-
A)Golaknath case
B)Keshavananda Bharti case
C)Minerva Mills case
D)Gopalan case
Answer: Keshavananda Bharti case
- Q. In which year was the First Five Year Plan launched in India?
A)1931
B)1921
C)1941
D)1951
Answer: 1951
- 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. Which of the following exercised the most profound inference in framing of Indian constitution?
A)U.S. constitution
B)British constitution
C)Irish constitution
D)GOI act, 1935
Answer: GOI act, 1935
- Q. From which of the following nations,we have taken the provision of judicial review?
A)USA
B)England
C)Canada
D)Australia
Answer: USA
- Q. What is the minimum number of members required to be present in any one of the two houses of Parliament for its functioning?
A)One sixth of total members
B)One fifth of total members
C)One seventh of total members
D)One tenth of total members
Answer: One tenth of total members
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