More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. The writ issued by the court to enquire into the legality of claim of a person to a public office (and thereby preventing illegal usurpation of that office) is known as :
A)Quo warranto
B)Mandamus
C)Prohibition
D)Habeas Corpus
Answer: Quo warranto
- Q. Who appoints Governor of a State in India?
A)Council of Minister
B)Prime Minister of India
C)Judge of Supreme Court
D)President of India
Answer: President of India
- Q. Article 359 of the Constitution authorizes the president of India to suspend the right to move any court for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights during :
A)A failure of constitutional machinery in States
B)A National Emergency
C)A financial emergency
D)None of Above
Answer: A National Emergency
- Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha) of Maharashtra is-
A)26
B)10
C)28
D)48
Answer: 48
- Q. Indian Constitution can be amended according to the procedure laid down in the following Article-
A)Article 345
B)Article 368
C)Article 351
D)Article 333
Answer: Article 368
- Q. The Certain fundamental rights are not given to-
A)Foreigner
B)Insolvent persons
C)Deceased person
D)Political victims
Answer: Foreigner
- Q. Who is the chairman of planning commission?
A)Prime Minister
B)President
C)Finance Minister
D)Vice President
Answer: Prime Minister
- Q. “Forests” is listed in the ________ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.
A)State
B)Union
C)Global
D)Concurrent
Answer: Concurrent
- Q. Under the citizenship act of 1955 the ways prescribed for acquiring citizenship are
A)By registration and by naturalization
B)By birth and by descent
C)by incorporation of territory
D)All of above
Answer: All of above
- Q. Governor is sworn by-
A)President
B)Chief Justice of High Court
C)Speaker of assembly
D)Chief Justice of India
Answer: Chief Justice of High 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. The preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelt out in
A)the Nehru report
B)the speech by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of Ravi when he called for Purana Swaraj
C)a resolution adopted at the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress
D)the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly
Answer: the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly
- Q. Which of the following committee had recommended a report for forming the institution of Lokpal and Lokayukta-
A)Gorwala Report
B)First Administrative Reform Commission
C)Ashok Mehta Committee
D)The Appleby Report
Answer: First Administrative Reform Commission
- Q. Which Lok Sabha speaker has authored the book ‘Matoshree’?
A)Meira Kumar
B)Sumitra Mahajan
C)Sornnath Chatterjee
D)Manohar Joshi
Answer: Sumitra Mahajan
- Q. The parliament of India has bassed the environment (conservation) bill in-
A)1984
B)1972
C)1981
D)1986
Answer: 1986
- Q. Which one of the following statements about the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is not correct?
A)The CJI administers 'the oath'of office 'to the President.
B)He appoints the Chief Justice of all High Courts.
C)When both the office of the President and Vice President fall vacant simultaneously, the CJI discharges the duties of the President .
D)The CJI can hold his office till he attains the age of 65 years.
Answer: He appoints the Chief Justice of all High Courts.
- Q. Whose statement is this “Man is born free but always in shackles”-
A)Rousseau
B)Locke
C)Bentham
D)Robert mill
Answer: Rousseau
- Q. Under the Chapter Fundamental Rights, rights under Article 15, 16, 19, 29 and 30 have been denies the same to :
A)The Aliens
B)The NRI
C)Children under age 18 years
D)None of Above
Answer: The Aliens
- Q. Which is an example of direct democracy in India?
A)Nagar Panchayat
B)Zila Panchayat
C)Gram Sabha
D)Kshetra Panchayat
Answer: Gram Sabha
- Q. The speaker of the Lok Sabha can ask a member of the house to stop speaking and let another member speak. This phenomenon is known as :
A)Yielding the floor
B)Crossing the floor
C)Point of Order
D)Calling Attention Motion
Answer: Yielding the floor
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