More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. Who appoints the members of Union Public Service Commission-
A)President
B)Law Minister
C)Prime Minister
D)Chief Justice
Answer: President
- 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 president can advance money to meet unforeseen expenses, pending authorization by Parliament, from
A)the Contingency Fund
B)the Consolidated Fund of India
C)both the above funds
D)None of the above
Answer: the Contingency Fund
- Q. Which of the following is a Political right-
A)Right to education
B)Right to work
C)Right to expression
D)Right to vote
Answer: Right to vote
- Q. Which of the following committee is not a permanent committee of the Parliament-
A)Estimates committee
B)Public accounts committee
C)Committee on public undertaking
D)Advisory committee of finance ministry
Answer: Advisory committee of finance ministry
- Q. Evaluate the following statements- I. The legal interpretation of equality is chiefly influenced by equality before law and equal protection of law II. Equality before law means rule of law
A)II is correct but I is incorrect
B)I is correct but II is incorrect
C)Both are correct
D)Both are incorrect
Answer: Both are correct
- Q. Who appoints and dismisses the gazetted officials of the Union Government?
A)The Prime Minister of India
B)The President of India
C)The Home Minister of India
D)The Finance Minister of India
Answer: The President of India
- 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. The President can dismiss a member of the Council of Ministers-
A)only under emergency conditions
B)with the consent of the Speaker
C)on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
D)on his own
Answer: on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
- Q. Which part of the constitution relates with the directive principles of the state policy?
A)Part-IV
B)Part-III
C)Part-I
D)Part-II
Answer: Part-IV
- Q. Which of the following state has 4 legislative council-
A)Tamilnadu
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Kerala
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. Which directive principle has the direct impact of the moral philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi?
A)Free Legal Aid and Advice
B)Equal pay for equal work
C)Ban on Cow Slaughter
D)Conservation of Historical Monuments
Answer: Ban on Cow Slaughter
- Q. In India, no government expenditure can be made without approval of –
A)Prime Minister
B)Parliament
C)President
D)Supreme court
Answer: Parliament
- Q. Participatory Notes are associated with:
A)Foreign Institutional Investors
B)Consolidated Fund of India
C)United Nations Development Programme
D)Kyoto Protocol
Answer: Foreign Institutional Investors
- Q. The second most senior office in the country is of-
A)Office of the Prime Minister of India
B)Office of the President of India
C)Office of the Vice President of India
D)Office of the Chief Justice of India
Answer: Office of the Vice President of India
- Q. Which Article of the Constitution of India has defined the term ‘State’?
A)Article 19
B)Article 12
C)Article 51
D)Article 77
Answer: Article 12
- Q. The power to prorogue the Lok Sabha rests with
A)the president
B)the speaker
C)the prime minister
D)the minister for parliamentary affairs
Answer: the president
- Q. Which Article of the Indian Constitution did Dr. B.R. Ambedkar term as the “Heart and Soul of the Indian Constitution”?
A)Article 19
B)Article 14
C)Article 356
D)Article 32
Answer: Article 32
- Q. Who among the following gave the concept of ‘Distributive Justice’?
A)Plato
B)Aristotle
C)Hegel
D)Ritchie
Answer: Aristotle
- Q. Which are the two forms of Democracy-
A)Direct and Indirect
B)Parliamentary and Presidential
C)Monarchical and Republican
D)Parliamentary and King
Answer: Direct and Indirect
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