More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. The governor of a state is empowered to grant pardons etc. and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases under:
A)Article 161.
B)Article 167.
C)Article 151.
D)Article 163.
Answer: Article 161.
- Q. The unification of Karnataka was achieved in the year-
A)1957
B)1956
C)1958
D)1560
Answer: 1956
- 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 Constituion of which country is the longest written constitution of any sovereign country in the world?
A)United Kingdom
B)Russia
C)USA
D)India
Answer: India
- Q. The Speaker’s vote in the Lok Sabha is called-
A)Sound vote
B)Casting vote
C)Direct vote
D)Indirect vote
Answer: Casting vote
- Q. Who said about “Ram rule through village rule”?
A)Vinobha bhave
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Jayaprakash Narayan
D)Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. The minimum age required to become the prime minister of India is
A)30 years
B)25 years
C)40 years
D)35 years
Answer: 25 years
- Q. The Secretary General of the Lok Sabha is the Chief of its Secretariat and is-
A)Elected by both Houses of Parliament
B)Elected by the Lok Sabha
C)Appointed by the Speaker
D)Appointed by the President
Answer: Appointed by the Speaker
- Q. What is meant by ‘defection’?
A)Changing party before winning election
B)Changing party after winning election
C)Changing party after losing election
D)Changing party before losing election
Answer: Changing party after winning election
- Q. Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for the institution of Panchayati Raj?
A)Article-39
B)Artilce-36
C)Article-40
D)Article-48
Answer: Article-40
- Q. By which of the following constitutional amendment act the Right to property ceases to be a fundamental right?
A)42th
B)44th
C)43th
D)45th
Answer: 44th
- Q. The oath of office is administered to the members of state council of ministers by
A)the chief minister
B)the governor
C)chief justice of the state high court
D)speaker of legislative assembly
Answer: the governor
- Q. Article 20 of the Indian Constitution “Protection inrespect of conviction for offences” 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. In which of the following form, India has been described in the constitution?
A)Unitary
B)Confederation
C)Union of states
D)Federation
Answer: Union of states
- Q. A Presidential Ordinance can remain in force-
A)For six months
B)For three months
C)For nine months
D)Indefinitely
Answer: For six months
- Q. In how many ways Indian citizenship can be lost?
A)Two
B)One
C)Three
D)Four
Answer: Three
- Q. The most important feature of Cabinet system of Government is-
A)Collective responsibility
B)Individual responsibility
C)Responsibility to none
D)Non-responsibility
Answer: Collective responsibility
- Q. Sikkim was granted statehood in the year-
A)1974
B)1973
C)1975
D)1976
Answer: 1975
- Q. The power of Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between the centre and states falls under its
A)appellate jurisdiction
B)advisory jurisdiction
C)original jurisdiction
D)constitutional jurisdiction
Answer: original jurisdiction
- Q. The success of Democracy depends on-
A)Right to unity
B)The right to oppose
C)Right to individual liberty
D)Right to property
Answer: The right to oppose
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