More Questions on Indian Politics
- 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. The Inter State Council was established in 1990 in pursuance of the recommendation made by :
A)Sarkaria Commission (1983-87).
B)Mukherjee Commission (1999)
C)Mandal Commission (1980).
D)Khosla Commission (1990)
Answer: Sarkaria Commission (1983-87).
- Q. When was the Lokpal bill passed in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha with more strict provisions-
A)2013
B)2012
C)2009
D)2011
Answer: 2013
- Q. Which among the following Articles came into force on 26th November 1949, the day the Indian Constitution was adopted?
A)Article 390
B)Article 388
C)Article 387
D)Article 386
Answer: Article 388
- Q. Who among the following proposed the suggestion for a Constituent Assembly first in 1935?
A)Gandhi
B)Nehru
C)J.P. Narayan
D)M.N. Roy
Answer: M.N. Roy
- Q. What is the meaning of “Public Interest Litigation”?
A)A case brought by victim to court, involving public interest
B)Anything of public interest
C)A case brought by anyone to court involving public interest
D)A directive issued by Supreme Court involving public interest
Answer: A case brought by anyone to court involving public interest
- Q. Which Lok Sabha speaker has authored the book ‘Matoshree’?
A)Meira Kumar
B)Sumitra Mahajan
C)Sornnath Chatterjee
D)Manohar Joshi
Answer: Sumitra Mahajan
- Q. Cultural and Education Rights as enshrined in the Constitution of India are covered by :
A)Article 29 and Article 30
B)Article 28
C)Article 25
D)Article 27
Answer: Article 29 and Article 30
- Q. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a term
A)determined by the state legislative assembly of a state
B)of six years
C)of four years
D)None of the above
Answer: of six years
- Q. Which commission made the recommendations which formed the basis for the Punjab Reorganisation Act which created the states Punjab and Haryana?
A)Dass Commission
B)Dhar Commission
C)Shah Commission
D)Mahajan Commission
Answer: Shah Commission
- Q. Under the Directive Principles of State Policy up to what age of the children they are expected to be provided free and compulsory education?
A)15 years
B)14 years
C)16 years
D)18 years
Answer: 14 years
- Q. Who made this statement that “the Directive Principles of State Policy are like Bank Cheque whose payment is done by bank at his own will”?
A)K.M.Munshi
B)K.T.Shah
C)B.R.Ambedkar
D)Austin
Answer: K.T.Shah
- Q. Who said this “Good citizen makes good state and bad citizen makes bad state”-
A)Rousseau
B)Plato
C)Aristotle
D)Laski
Answer: Plato
- Q. On the recommendations of which of the followings, the Grants-in-aid is provided to States by Centre-
A)Finance Minister
B)Planning Commission
C)Finance Commission
D)National Development Council
Answer: Finance Commission
- Q. The salary and allowances of judges of Supreme Court are charged on-
A)Contingency Fund of India
B)Reserve Bank of India
C)Consolidated Fund of India
D)Finance Commission
Answer: Consolidated Fund of India
- Q. How many states are there in the Indian Union?
A)28
B)27
C)30
D)29
Answer: 28
- Q. Which of the following is CORRECT about coalition form of government?
A)Sharing of power by different social groups
B)Sharing of power at different levels
C)Sharing of power by two or more political parties
D)None of these
Answer: Sharing of power by two or more political parties
- Q. Who was in favour of a democracy without parties-
A)Bhupendra Nath Dutta
B)Jay Prakash Narayan
C)M.N.Roy
D)Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Jay Prakash Narayan
- Q. Preamble enshrines the ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity – ideals inspired by the
A)Irish Revolution
B)Russian Revolution
C)French Revolution
D)US Constitution
Answer: French Revolution
- Q. Which of the following constitutional Amendments gave a constitutional status to Urban Bodies-
A)72nd
B)71st
C)73rd
D)74th
Answer: 74th
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