More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. Article-187 of the Indian constitution “Secretariat of State Legislature” deals with?
A)The Directive Principles of State Policy
B)The State Government
C)The Union Government
D)The fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen
Answer: The State Government
- Q. Which of the following is exercised by Local Government in relation with state government?
A)Higher Authority
B)Delegated Authority
C)Independent Authority
D)Equivalent Authority
Answer: Delegated Authority
- Q. What is the minimum age to qualify for Lok Sabha Elections?
A)30
B)25
C)21
D)18
Answer: 25
- Q. Which of the following is not a branch of federal form of government?
A)Executive
B)Judiciary
C)Legislative
D)Media
Answer: Media
- Q. The convention that “once a speaker always a speaker” is followed in-
A)USA
B)UK
C)France
D)India
Answer: UK
- Q. When power is shared among different organs of government, then it known as-
A)Separation of powers
B)Community Government
C)Coalition Government
D)Amalgamation of powers
Answer: Separation of powers
- Q. The president can be impeached for
A)disregarding Parliament
B)violating the constitution
C)for not taking the prime minister's advice
D)All of the above
Answer: violating the constitution
- Q. Which of the following is not a feature of Indian Constituion?
A)Independence of Judiciary
B)Parliamentary form of Government
C)Presidential form of Government
D)Federal Government
Answer: Presidential form of Government
- Q. Howmany members can be nominated for both houses of parliament by the president?
A)10
B)16
C)12
D)14
Answer: 12
- Q. ______ writ is issued by a higher court (High Court or Supreme Court) when a lower court has considered a case going beyond its jurisdiction.
A)Mandamus
B)Habeas Corpus
C)Prohibition
D)Quo-Warranto
Answer: Prohibition
- Q. Which of the following statements is correct about the President of India?
A)Addresses first session of Parliament at the beginning of each year
B)Addresses first session of Parliament after each General Election
C)Addresses every session of Parliament
D)Never addresses Parliament
Answer: E
- Q. Which of the followings is a Political right-
A)Right to contest election
B)Right to freedom
C)Right to equality before law
D)Right to life
Answer: Right to contest election
- 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. The president can advance money to meet unforeseen expenses, pending authorization by Parliament, from
A)the Contingency Fund
B)the Consolidated Fund of India
C)both the above funds
D)None of the above
Answer: the Contingency Fund
- Q. Under which one of the following writs anofficial can be prevented from taking an action which he is offlcially not entitled?
A)Quo Warranto
B)Mandamus
C)Certiorari
D)Habeas Corpus
Answer: Quo Warranto
- Q. Which of the following ensures grassroot democracy in India-
A)Interstate council
B)Panchayati raj
C)President
D)CAG
Answer: Panchayati raj
- 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 Model Code of Conduct, issued by the Election Commission of India for conduct of political parties and candidates during elections, is-
A)Agreement between all registered political parties
B)A command by the Supreme Court of India
C)Stipulated in Constitution
D)Specified in the Representation of the People Act, 1951
Answer: Agreement between all registered political parties
- Q. In which schedule to the constitution of India is the division of powers between the union and the states in terms of the union list and the state list laid down?
A)Sixth schedule
B)Fifth schedule
C)Seventh schedule
D)Fourth schedule
Answer: Seventh schedule
- Q. Communist Party of India was founded in-
A)1885
B)1835
C)1925
D)1964
Answer: 1925
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