More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. Who is the constitutional head of the Indian government?
A)Prime Minister
B)President
C)Chief justice of India
D)Attorney general
Answer: President
- 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 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. Which of the following pair is correctly matched-
A)ADM Jabalpur - rights ofcitizens in emergency
B)Indra Sawhney case - rights ofwomen at work place
C)Kartar singh case - rights of minorities
D)Vishakha case - centre state relation
Answer: ADM Jabalpur - rights ofcitizens in emergency
- 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. From where did India adopted the federal system with a strong centre?
A)Canada
B)United States of America
C)United Kingdom
D)France
Answer: Canada
- Q. The term ‘Fraternity’ in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution means a sense of-
A)Statehood
B)Friendliness
C)Love and affection
D)Brotherhood
Answer: Brotherhood
- Q. Article 14 of the Indian Constitution guarantees Indian citizens-
A)Equality before law
B)Equal protection of laws
C)Equal distribution of economic resources
D)Equality before law and equal protection of the laws
Answer: Equality before law and equal protection of the laws
- Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of West Bengal is-
A)16
B)12
C)18
D)31
Answer: 16
- Q. Three Tier Panchayati Raj System includes-
A)District Panchayat, SubDistrict Panchayat and Zone Level Panchayat
B)Village Level Panchayat, Zone Level Panchayat and Panchayat committee
C)Village Level Panchayat, Block Level Panchayat and District Level Panchayat
D)Village Level Panchayat, Panchayat Committee and District Council
Answer: Village Level Panchayat, Block Level Panchayat and District Level Panchayat
- Q. Article 1 describes India that is Bharat as :
A)federal state with unitary features
B)union of states
C)unitary state with federal features
D)federal state
Answer: union of states
- Q. Where is the word “Federal” used in the constitution of India?
A)Part 3
B)Preamble
C)Article 368
D)Nowhere in constitution
Answer: Nowhere in constitution
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are CORRECT? I. In federal government, power is distributed among the legislature, executive and judiciary. II. Due to political competition in a democracy, social divisions get reflected in politics. III. Communal politics is based on the belief that one religion is superior to that of others.
A)I, II and III
B)I and II
C)I and III
D)II and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. “Public health and sanitation; hospitals and dispensaries” 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 occurs under direct democracy in Switzerland-
A)Disorganized growth
B)Natural growth
C)Artificial growth
D)None of these
Answer: Natural growth
- Q. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar described Directive Principles of state Policy as :
A)novel features of the constitution
B)heart of the constitution
C)conscience of the constitution
D)backbone of the constitution
Answer: novel features of the constitution
- Q. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by
A)Lok Sabha
B)the people
C)elected members of the legislative assembly
D)elected members of the legislative council
Answer: elected members of the legislative assembly
- Q. Which year did President declare National emergency on internal dispute-
A)1965
B)1962
C)1971
D)1975
Answer: 1975
- Q. By which Amendment were ‘Fundamental Duties’ added to the Constitution?
A)42nd Amendment
B)40th Amendment
C)44th Amendment
D)45th Amendment
Answer: 42nd Amendment
- Q. There are total parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Maharashtra-
A)19
B)11
C)10
D)1
Answer: 19
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