More Questions on Indian Politics
- 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. What is the maximum number of members in Lok Sabha?
A)542
B)512
C)552
D)532
Answer: 552
- Q. Which of the following body was not set up by constitutional provisions-
A)Planning Commission
B)Finance Commission
C)Union Public Service Commission
D)Election Commission
Answer: Planning Commission
- Q. Under which pardoning power of the President, one form of punishment is substituted by a lighter from?
A)Remission
B)Commutation
C)Respite
D)Reprieve
Answer: Commutation
- Q. The President of USA appoints the judges of Supreme Court, how-
A)At his discretion
B)Approval of Senate
C)Approval of House of Representatives
D)None of these
Answer: Approval of Senate
- Q. The Citizen Act 1955, prescribes the way of losing citizenship acquired under the Act prior to it under the constitution viz. :
A)Renunciation
B)Deprivation.
C)Termination
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Under which article, President of India can proclaim constitutional emergency?
A)Article 349
B)Article 32
C)Article 356
D)Article 360
Answer: Article 356
- Q. Which of the following language was given the status of “Classical language” by the central government-
A)Tamil
B)Gujarati
C)Marathi
D)Bengali
Answer: Tamil
- Q. The persons, who can speak in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha being a member of Rajya Sabha, are-
A)Leader of Rajya Sabha
B)Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
C)Nominated members of Rajya Sabha
D)The Ministers who are members in Rajya Sabha
Answer: The Ministers who are members in Rajya Sabha
- Q. Which of the following High Court had, legalized the homosexual relations in India in 2009-
A)Goa
B)Mizoram
C)Delhi
D)Chandigarh
Answer: Delhi
- Q. Part XVIII of the Constitution deals with
A)Fundamental Duties
B)Directive Principal
C)Fundamental Rights
D)Emergency Provisions
Answer: Emergency Provisions
- Q. How many subjects are there in union list-
A)66
B)52
C)97
D)99
Answer: 97
- Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha) of Kerala is-
A)13
B)2
C)20
D)25
Answer: 20
- Q. The members of Parliament can express themselves in the House in
A)Hindi only
B)English only
C)English or Hindi
D)English, Hindi or mother tongue
Answer: English, Hindi or mother tongue
- Q. The position of a chief minister is
A)identical to that of the president
B)similar to that of the prime minister
C)a combination of the position of the prime minister and president
D)not constitutional
Answer: similar to that of the prime minister
- Q. Which amendment act raised the age of retirement for judges of High Court to 62 from 60?
A)15th
B)12th
C)10th
D)252th
Answer: 15th
- Q. A system of rules that takes effect when a military authority takes control of the normal administration of justice is called as-
A)Strike
B)Coup
C)Martial law
D)Political prisoner
Answer: Martial law
- Q. The winning candidate in the Election of President of India should secure-
A)Sixty six percent of votes polled
B)Majority number of votes polled
C)Fifty percent of votes polled
D)More than fifty percent and majority of the total votes polled
Answer: More than fifty percent and majority of the total votes polled
- Q. Which of the followings issues a writ?
A)Any Court
B)Any High Court and Supreme Court
C)District Court
D)Administrative Tribunal
Answer: Any High Court and Supreme Court
- Q. Who was the chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India-
A)Dr.Rajendra Prasad
B)Dr. B.Rambedkar
C)Dr. B.N. Rao
D)Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Dr.Rajendra Prasad
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