More Questions on Indian Politics
- 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. Which of the following can be amended by special majority?
A)Rules of Procedure in Parliament
B)Directive Principles of State Policy
C)Admission of new state
D)Use of English language in Parliament
Answer: Directive Principles of State Policy
- Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha) of Kerala is-
A)13
B)2
C)20
D)25
Answer: 20
- Q. Cabinet system’ and ‘Collective responsibility’ are the contributions of-
A)United State
B)Ireland
C)India
D)Britain
Answer: Britain
- Q. Universal adult franchise shows that India is a country which is-
A)Socialist
B)Secular
C)Democratic
D)Sovereign
Answer: Democratic
- Q. What Constitutional provision enables the Central Government to provide reservations in jobs and educational institutions for the weaker sections of the society?
A)Article-16
B)Article-14
C)Article-46
D)Article-19
Answer: Article-16
- Q. “Population control and family planning” is listed in the list given in the________Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.
A)State
B)Union
C)Global
D)Concurrent
Answer: Concurrent
- Q. In which form of government the rulers are elected by the people?
A)Democratic
B)Autocratic
C)Martial law
D)Aristocratic
Answer: Democratic
- Q. Reservation for the Scheduled Castes andScheduled Tribes in the services has been provided in the Indian Constitution under-
A)Article-315
B)Article-375
C)Article-335
D)Article-365
Answer: Article-335
- Q. How many members of the Rajya Sabha are elected every two years ?
A)One fourth
B)All
C)Half
D)One third
Answer: One third
- Q. What is meant when the Constitution declare India “Secular State”?
A)Religions are patronised by the State
B)Religious worship is not allowed
C)The state regards religions as a private affairs of the citizen and does not discriminate on this basis
D)None of these
Answer: The state regards religions as a private affairs of the citizen and does not discriminate on this basis
- Q. The members of the Rajya Sabha are
A)elected by the members of the state legislative assemblies
B)directly elected by the people on the basis of universal adult franchise
C)elected by the members of the state legislative councils
D)elected by the members of the state legislative councils and state legislative assemblies
Answer: elected by the members of the state legislative assemblies
- Q. Who can initiate the process of removal of the President before the expiry of his term?
A)Supreme Court
B)Lok Sabha
C)Common man
D)Member of Parliament
Answer: Lok Sabha
- Q. The First Finance Commission was constituted in-
A)1951
B)1950
C)1952
D)1954
Answer: 1951
- Q. The three words which were added in the preamble to the Constitution of India by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act 1976 are :
A)sovereign, secular and socialist
B)socialist, secular and integrity
C)sovereign, republic and democratic
D)sovereign, secular and republic
Answer: socialist, secular and integrity
- Q. Who was the first Speaker of Lok Sabha?
A)Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
B)G. V. Mavalankar
C)M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
D)Dr. P.V. Cherian
Answer: G. V. Mavalankar
- Q. In which case did the Supreme Court hold that the preamble is not the part of the constitution?
A)Golak Nath case
B)The Berubari union case
C)Kesavananda Bharati case
D)none of the above
Answer: The Berubari union case
- Q. The Preventive Detention Act curtailed-
A)Right to Equality
B)Right to Freedom
C)Right to Property
D)Educational Right
Answer: Right to Freedom
- Q. Bureaucarcy performs-
A)Only Judicial Acts
B)Only Administrative Acts
C)Only Legislative Acts
D)Administrative, Quasi-Judicial and Quasi-Legislative Acts
Answer: Administrative, Quasi-Judicial and Quasi-Legislative Acts
- Q. How can a new All India Service be introduced-
A)By Legislative Command
B)By doing Amendment in the Constitution
C)By passing a Resolution under Article-312
D)By Law
Answer: By passing a Resolution under Article-312
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