More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. The Ninth Schedule to the Indian constitution was added by-
A)Eighth Amendment
B)First Amendment
C)Ninth Amendment
D)Forty Second Amendment
Answer: First Amendment
- Q. For which one of the following judgements of Supreme Court of India, the Kesavananda Bharti Vs State of India case is considered a landmark?
A)Abolishing untouchability from the country
B)The religion cannot be mobilised for political ends
C)Right of life and liberty cannot be suspended under any circumstance
D)The basic structure of the Constitution, as defined in the Preamble, cannot be changed
Answer: The basic structure of the Constitution, as defined in the Preamble, cannot be changed
- Q. The number of Union Territories in India is-
A)8
B)5
C)9
D)6
Answer: 8
- Q. Which period below depicts internal emergency in India under article 352?
A)25th June, 1975 to 21st March, 1977
B)26th June, 1974 to 23rd March, 1976
C)20th June, 1975 to 20th March, 1977
D)21st June, 1976 to 21st March, 1974
Answer: 25th June, 1975 to 21st March, 1977
- Q. Who is the father of Idealism-
A)Hegal
B)Plato
C)Berkeley
D)Grein
Answer: Plato
- Q. Who has served maximum time as the Prime Minister of India?
A)Indira Gandhi
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Manmohan Singh
D)Lal Bahadur Shastri
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. President of India can be removed from his office by-
A)Chief Justice of India
B)Prime Minister of India
C)Parliament
D)Lok Sabha
Answer: Parliament
- Q. A Member of Parliament will be suspended from his membership, if he absents the house continuously for-
A)60 days
B)45 days
C)90 days
D)365 days
Answer: 60 days
- Q. Under which of the following writs, a person is restricted to perform any duties for which he does not have the authority?
A)Quo warranto
B)Mandamus
C)Certiorari
D)Habeas corpus
Answer: Quo warranto
- Q. The power of mitigation of dispute between centre and state falls in ______ of the supreme court of India-
A)Constitutional Jurisdiction
B)Original Jurisdiction
C)Consulting Jurisdiction
D)Appellate Jurisdiction
Answer: Original Jurisdiction
- Q. In which house, the chairman of that house is not a member of house-
A)Rajya Sabha
B)Lok Sabha
C)Legislative Assembly
D)Legislative Council
Answer: Rajya Sabha
- Q. The following article of tbe Indian Constitution abolished the practice of untouchability-
A)Article-18
B)Article-14
C)Article-17
D)Article-19
Answer: Article-17
- Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha) of Maharashtra is-
A)26
B)10
C)28
D)48
Answer: 48
- Q. How many times have the President declared National emergency-
A)Twice
B)Once
C)Thrice
D)Never
Answer: Thrice
- Q. Indian Parliament can rename or redefine the boundary of a State by-
A)Absolute majority
B)A simple majority
C)2/3rd majority of the members voting
D)2/3rd majority of the members voting and an absolute majority of its total membership
Answer: A simple majority
- Q. The state operates through-
A)Party President
B)Political Party
C)Government
D)President
Answer: Government
- Q. Which state assembly has the maximum number of members-
A)Maharashtra
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)West Bengal
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. Who generally presents the Finance Budget in Indian Parliament?
A)Budget Minister
B)RBI Governor
C)Finance Minister
D)Finance Secretary
Answer: Finance Minister
- Q. Urdu is the official language of-
A)Arunachal Pradesh
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)West Bengal
D)Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: Jammu & Kashmir
- Q. In India, which kind of emergency has been imposed only once-
A)President's rule
B)Internal disturbance emergency
C)External situation emergency
D)Financial emergency
Answer: Internal disturbance emergency
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