More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. The maximum number of elected members of Lok Sabha can be-
A)545
B)530
C)540
D)550
Answer: 550
- Q. Which one of the following Committees is described as the twin sister of the Estimates Committee?
A)Committee on Public Undertakings
B)Public Accounts Committee
C)Departmental Standing Committee
D)Privilege Committee
Answer: Public Accounts Committee
- Q. The write which literally means ‘by what authority or warrant’ and is issued by the court to enquire the legality of a claim of a person to public office is called
A)Quo Warranto
B)Ad hoc
C)Statute
D)Sub judice
Answer: Quo Warranto
- Q. Which State was formed after the amendment of Articles-239(A) and 240?
A)Uttrakhand
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Sikkim
D)Chhattisgarh
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. Chief Justic of the Supreme Court is appointed by the-
A)Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
B)Speaker of the Lok Sabha
C)Prime Minister
D)President
Answer: President
- Q. There are total parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Odisha-
A)19
B)11
C)10
D)1
Answer: 10
- Q. What was the exact constitutional position of the Indian Republic when the Constitution was brought into force with effect from 26th January, 1950?
A)A Sovereign Democratic Republic
B)A Democratic Republic
C)Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic
D)A Sovereign Secular Soicalist Democratic Republic
Answer: A Sovereign Democratic Republic
- Q. Under which of the following jurisdiction can any individual, whose fundamental right has been violated, can directly move the Supreme Court for remedy?
A)Writ Jurisdiction
B)Original Jurisdiction
C)Appellate Jurisdiction
D)Advisory Jurisdiction
Answer: Writ Jurisdiction
- Q. The law framed by Judiciary is called-
A)Case law
B)Ordinary law
C)Rule of law
D)Administrative law
Answer: Case law
- Q. Separation of the judiciary from the executive has been provided in one of the following parts of the Indian Constitution-
A)The Fundamental Right
B)The Preamble
C)The Directive Principles of State Policy
D)The Seventh Schedule
Answer: The Directive Principles of State Policy
- Q. Which type of federalism is seen in India?
A)Holding together federation
B)Coming together federation
C)Coming together federation and Holding together federation both
D)None of these
Answer: Holding together federation
- Q. Which of the following parliamentary constituency is the largest in terms of area-
A)Arunachal West (Arunachal Pradesh)
B)Barmer (Rajasthan)
C)Laddakh (Jammu and Kashmir)
D)Uttaranchal East (Uttaranchal)
Answer: Laddakh (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Q. The new committee system constitutes an improvement over the earlier committee system in so far as
A)it enables the Parliament to examine the grants of all the ministries and departments in detail
B)it assures representation to all the political parties in proportion to their strength in the Parlia
C)it enables the Parliament to accept the demands of various ministries without scrutiny
D)None of the above
Answer: it enables the Parliament to examine the grants of all the ministries and departments in detail
- Q. Which article authorizes the Parliament to form a new state by separation of territory from any state?
A)Articles 3
B)Articles 13
C)Articles 23
D)Articles 33
Answer: Articles 3
- Q. The committee which was appointed to identify the creamy layer among the OBCs was :
A)Sardar Swaran Singh Committee
B)M K Lodha Commitee
C)Ram Nandan Committee
D)None of these
Answer: Ram Nandan Committee
- Q. What is the total number of members in Rajya Sabha from States and Union Territories?
A)228
B)218
C)238
D)248
Answer: 238
- Q. “Relief of the disabled and unemployable” is listed in the ________ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.
A)State
B)Union
C)Global
D)Concurrent
Answer: State
- Q. What is the minimum number of members required to be present in any one of the two houses of Parliament for its functioning?
A)One sixth of total members
B)One fifth of total members
C)One seventh of total members
D)One tenth of total members
Answer: One tenth of total members
- Q. _______can give the Union parliament power to make lawson matters included in the State list.
A)Prime Minister's Office
B)Ministry of Defence
C)Securities and Exchange Board of India
D)Rajya Sabha
Answer: Rajya Sabha
- Q. Which of the following does not come under Fundamental Duty?
A)To protect and improve the natural environment
B)To safe guard public property
C)To promote harmony
D)To protect freedom of speech and Expression
Answer: To protect freedom of speech and Expression
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