More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. “Betting and gambling” 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. The Constitution of India has divided the powers between the Centre and the States in terms of:
A)State list
B)Concurrent list
C)The Union List, State List and Concurrent List
D)Union list
Answer: The Union List, State List and Concurrent List
- Q. The major writs as enshrined in the Constitution of India are :
A)habeas corpus and mandamus
B)habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, certiorari and quo warranto
C)certiorari and quo warranto
D)Habeas corpus, mandamus and prohibition
Answer: habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, certiorari and quo warranto
- Q. What is the maximum period for which the Vice President can act as the President in case of vacancy in the the President’s office?
A)6 months
B)3 months
C)1 year
D)2 year
Answer: 6 months
- Q. The right to equal opportunity for all citizens in matter of public employment has been enshrined in :
A)Article 17
B)Article 16
C)Article 18
D)Article 19
Answer: Article 16
- Q. How many maximum terms, a person can serve as Prime Minister of India?
A)5
B)3
C)7
D)No Limit
Answer: No Limit
- 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. For how much time Financial Emergency can be proclaimed?
A)24 months
B)6 months
C)12 months
D)No maximum period
Answer: No maximum period
- Q. The phrase ‘bicameral legislature’ means
A)an elected legislature
B)a single assembly
C)a legislature consisting of a lower and an upper chamber
D)parliamentary system of government
Answer: a legislature consisting of a lower and an upper chamber
- Q. The retired judge of High Court is not permitted to practice as a lawyer in-
A)Any court in India
B)Supreme Court
C)High Courts
D)The High Court where he retired from
Answer: The High Court where he retired from
- Q. In which of the following cases the Supreme Court held that fundamental rights are unamendable?
A)Keshavananda Bharti's case
B)A.K.Gopalan's case
C)M.C. Mehta's case
D)Golak Nath's case
Answer: Golak Nath's case
- Q. From which of the following nations,we have taken the provision of judicial review?
A)USA
B)England
C)Canada
D)Australia
Answer: USA
- Q. Preventive detention means-
A)Detention after interrogation
B)Detention for interrogation
C)Detention without interrogation
D)Detention for cognizable offence
Answer: Detention without interrogation
- Q. Indian Parliament is-
A)Bicameral
B)Unicameral
C)Tricameral
D)None of these
Answer: Bicameral
- Q. In which country, there is federal government-
A)USA
B)Ghina
C)Cuba
D)Belgium
Answer: USA
- Q. The president can dissolve the Lok Sabha on
A)advice of the chief justice of India
B)advice of the prime minister
C)recommendation of Lok Sabha
D)recommendation of the Rajya Sabha
Answer: advice of the prime minister
- Q. What is the period within which a proclamation of national emergency made by the President is to be placed before each house of the Parliament for approval?
A)Within two months
B)Within one month
C)Within four months
D)Within six months
Answer: Within one month
- Q. Article-19 of the Indian Constitution “Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech etc” deals with?
A)The State Government
B)The Union Government
C)The directive principles of state policy
D)The fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen
Answer: The fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen
- Q. Which type of democracy do we follow in India?
A)Presidential
B)Direct
C)Representative
D)Dictatorship
Answer: Representative
- Q. What does the wheel in the National Flag represent?
A)Truth
B)Speed
C)Growth
D)Future
Answer: Truth
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