More Questions on Indian Politics
- 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 discretionary powers of a Governor is limited in-
A)Dismissal of the Ministry
B)Appointment of Chief Minister
C)Dissolution of the Legislative Assembly
D)Assent to Bills
Answer: Assent to Bills
- Q. Under which ministry, Central Pollution Control Bureau werks-
A)Oil and petroleum
B)Health and family welfare
C)Social welfare
D)Environment and forest
Answer: Environment and forest
- Q. Which is the last appellate court-
A)District court
B)High court
C)Civil court
D)Supreme court
Answer: Supreme court
- Q. Why did one of the High Courts inIndian decree that “bandhs are unconstitutional and punitive”?
A)It is not in exercise of a fundamental freedom
B)It infringes on the fundamental rights of some groups of people
C)It adversely affectsproduction
D)It is not part of a right to protest
Answer: It is not in exercise of a fundamental freedom
- 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 idea of Directive Principles of state policy in the constitution of India has been borrowed from
A)The French Constitution
B)The Irish constitution
C)The Japanese Constitution
D)The Canadian Constitution
Answer: The Irish constitution
- Q. How many subjects are there in union list-
A)66
B)52
C)97
D)99
Answer: 97
- Q. Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers the Parliament to regulate right of citizenship?
A)Article-9
B)Article-8
C)Article-10
D)Article-11
Answer: Article-11
- Q. Article-60 of the Indian Constitution refers to-
A)Oath of the President
B)Election of the president of India
C)Impeachment of the President
D)Vice President of India
Answer: Oath of the President
- Q. The Judges of High Court are administered oath of office by-
A)The President of India
B)The Chief Justice of High Court
C)The Chief Justice of India
D)Governor of the State
Answer: Governor of the State
- Q. The Article-343 of the Indian Constitution is about-
A)Number of seats for the Rajya Sabha
B)Number of seats for the Lok Sabha
C)Hindi as official language
D)Special status to Kashmir
Answer: Hindi as official language
- Q. Indian federalism is closer to-
A)Australia
B)Nigeria
C)Canada
D)USA
Answer: Canada
- Q. Who described Constitution of India as ‘quasi-federal’?
A)Ione Jennings
B)Granville Austin
C)Morris Jones
D)K. C. Wheare
Answer: K. C. Wheare
- Q. The most important feature of Indian Parliament is-
A)It includes the President
B)It is the union legislature in India
C)It is bicameral
D)Its Upper house never dissolves
Answer: It includes the President
- Q. Howmany members can be nominated for both houses of parliament by the president?
A)10
B)16
C)12
D)14
Answer: 12
- Q. A government rules within limits set by constitutional law and citizen right-
A)Democratic
B)Autocratic
C)Monarchic
D)Authoritarian
Answer: Democratic
- Q. Article-173 of the Indian Constitution “Qualification for membership of the State Legislature” deals with?
A)The State Government
B)The Directive Principles of State Policy
C)The Union Government
D)The fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen
Answer: The State Government
- Q. A federal structure for India was first put forward by the-
A)Act of 1919
B)Act of 1909
C)Act of 1935
D)Act of 1947
Answer: Act of 1935
- 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
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