Q. Which of the following has the power to form new states or to change the borders of the states?

Correct Answer

Parliament

More Questions on Indian Politics

  • Q. The constitution of India deals with the organization, composition, duration, officers, procedures, privileges, power of the parliament under:
    A)Article 36 to 51 in Part IV
    B)Article 79 to 122 in Part V
    C)Article 152 to 237 in Part VI
    D)Article 239 to 242 in Part VII
    Answer: Article 79 to 122 in Part V
  • Q. M’ in BIMARU stands for which state?
    A)Manipur
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Mizoram
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. First Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha was-
    A)A. K. Gopalan
    B)B. R. Ambedkar
    C)S. Radhakrishnan
    D)Vallabhbhai Patel
    Answer: A. K. Gopalan
  • Q. When was the second Backward Class Commission under the Chairmanship of B.P. Mandal appointed ?
    A)The year 1967
    B)The year 1953
    C)The year 1979
    D)The year 1990
    Answer: The year 1979
  • Q. Which Article of the constitution defines the term state in Indian context?
    A)Article 12
    B)Article 15
    C)Article 17
    D)Article 20
    Answer: Article 12
  • Q. Which of the following judgements stated that ‘Secularism’ and ‘Federalism are the basic features of the Indian Constitution?
    A)S.R. Bommai case
    B)Keshavanada Bharati case
    C)Indira Sawhney case
    D)Minerva Mills case
    Answer: S.R. Bommai case
  • Q. In single transferable voting system, each member can Express its verdict by-
    A)Only one option
    B)Two options
    C)One less than the filled members
    D)Voting for all
    Answer: Voting for all
  • Q. “Prevention of cruelty to animals” 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. Constitution Day of India is on-
    A)23rd June
    B)26th January
    C)15th August
    D)26th November
    Answer: 26th November
  • Q. Which constitutional amendment has made Directive principles of state policy more important than fundamental rights?
    A)44rd
    B)42nd
    C)52th
    D)56th
    Answer: 42nd
  • Q. Who said that “I don’t accept a politics without religion”-
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Jawahar Lal Nehru
    C)Vinoba Bhave
    D)Jaiprakash Narayan
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. When was the Planning Commission set up-
    A)1951
    B)1950
    C)1952
    D)1949
    Answer: 1950
  • Q. The president can dismiss a member of the council of ministers
    A)on the recommendation of the prime ministers
    B)on his own
    C)only under emergency conditions
    D)with the consent of the speaker
    Answer: on the recommendation of the prime ministers
  • Q. Which of the sets of Articles deal with ‘Emergency Provision’?
    A)Articles 350 and 351
    B)Articles 32 and 226
    C)Articles 352, 356 and 360
    D)Articles 335, 336 and 337
    Answer: Articles 352, 356 and 360
  • Q. Which of the following is not a feature of centralized government?
    A)Judicial Review
    B)Dependent State
    C)Single Government
    D)Flexible Constitution
    Answer: Judicial Review
  • Q. Who is the first law officer of the country?
    A)Attorney General
    B)Chief Justice of India
    C)Law Minister
    D)Solicitor General
    Answer: Attorney General
  • Q. Who said “Adolf Hitler is Germany and Getmany is Adolf Hitler. He who is committed to Hitler is committed to Germany”-
    A)Mussolini
    B)R.Hess
    C)Hitler
    D)Communist international
    Answer: R.Hess
  • Q. Panchayati Raj system is based on the principle of-
    A)Decentralisation
    B)Centralisation
    C)Both of these
    D)None of these
    Answer: Decentralisation
  • Q. Who among the following is not a member of any of the two houses of our country?
    A)Finance Minister
    B)Prime Minister
    C)President
    D)Railway Minister
    Answer: President
  • Q. How is the President of India elected?
    A)By single transferable vote
    B)Directly by public voting
    C)By secondary voting system
    D)All options are correct
    Answer: By single transferable vote

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