More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. The Indian Constitution declares India as all of the following, except-
A)Democratic republic
B)Communist
C)Socialist
D)Secular
Answer: Communist
- Q. Fazl Ali Commission appointed in December 1953 to consider the question of state reorganization accepted :
A)Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment
B)Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth
C)Language as the basis of reorganization of states
D)None of Above
Answer: Language as the basis of reorganization of states
- Q. The parliament works through committees which
A)exercise effective control over government on a regular and continuing basis
B)help the government in the formulation of policy
C)ensure that the parliament strictly adheres to the provision of the constitution and the prescribed
D)both (a) and (b)
Answer: exercise effective control over government on a regular and continuing basis
- Q. The number of High Courts in India is :
A)22
B)21
C)25
D)24
Answer: 25
- Q. Who is the custodian of Consolidated Fund of India-
A)Judiciary
B)Executive
C)Legislature
D)Civil officers
Answer: Legislature
- 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. National Democratic Alliance was founded in?
A)1998
B)1951
C)2004
D)1980
Answer: 1998
- Q. Who among the following presides over the Lok Sabha in the absence of Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
A)Amember nominated by the members of the Parliament present in the House
B)Amember appointed by the President
C)A person from the panel formed by: the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
D)A senior most member of the House
Answer: A person from the panel formed by: the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- Q. The members of the committees of Parliament are
A)nominated by the prime minister
B)nominated by the leaders of the various parties in the Parliament
C)appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst persons who are not members of Parliam
D)appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst its own members
Answer: appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst its own members
- Q. In which year,”House of People” was named as Lok Sabha-
A)1964
B)1954
C)1974
D)1984
Answer: 1954
- Q. President can forward his resignation to whom?
A)Prime Minister
B)Speaker of Lok Sabha
C)Vice-president
D)Chief justice of supreme court
Answer: Vice-president
- Q. No person shall be a citizen of India if he has-
A)Been convicted by a foreign court of law
B)Lived in a foreign country for more than five years
C)Voluntarily acquired citizenship of another country
D)Accepted employment in another country
Answer: Voluntarily acquired citizenship of another country
- Q. In Indian parliamentary functioning, “Zero Hour” means-
A)First hour of the session
B)Time before question hour
C)Time immediately following question hour
D)Acceptance of privilege motion
Answer: Time immediately following question hour
- Q. Article 14 of the Indian Constitution guarantees Indian citizens-
A)Equality before law
B)Equal protection of laws
C)Equal distribution of economic resources
D)Equality before law and equal protection of the laws
Answer: Equality before law and equal protection of the laws
- Q. “Judicial Review” in Indian constitution is based on-
A)Due process of law
B)On the rule of law
C)On the procedure established by law
D)On former decisions and conventions
Answer: On the procedure established by law
- Q. _______can give the Union parliament power to make lawson matters included in the State list.
A)Prime Minister's Office
B)Ministry of Defence
C)Securities and Exchange Board of India
D)Rajya Sabha
Answer: Rajya Sabha
- Q. Article 24 of the Indian Constitution “Prohibition of employment of children in factories etc” deals with?
A)The Union Government
B)The fundamental rights of the Indian citizen
C)The State Government
D)The Directive Principles of State Policy
Answer: The fundamental rights of the Indian citizen
- Q. Which of the following writs/ orders of the High Court/Supreme Court is sought to get an order of an authority quashed?
A)Certiorari
B)Mandamus
C)Quo Warranto
D)Habeas corpus
Answer: Certiorari
- Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of Karnataka is –
A)16
B)12
C)18
D)31
Answer: 12
- Q. The speaker of the Lok Sabha can ask a member of the house to stop speaking and let another member speak. This phenomenon is known as :
A)Yielding the floor
B)Crossing the floor
C)Point of Order
D)Calling Attention Motion
Answer: Yielding the floor
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