More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. The Supreme Court is empowered to settle election disputes of President and Vice-President. This is its-
A)Appellate Jurisdiction
B)Original Jurisdiction
C)Advisory Jurisdiction
D)Miscellaneous Jurisdiction
Answer: Original Jurisdiction
- Q. Which period below depicts internal emergency in India under article 352?
A)25th June, 1975 to 21st March, 1977
B)26th June, 1974 to 23rd March, 1976
C)20th June, 1975 to 20th March, 1977
D)21st June, 1976 to 21st March, 1974
Answer: 25th June, 1975 to 21st March, 1977
- Q. Concurrent list freedom of trade commerce and joint sitting of the two houses of parliament are the provisions mentioned in Indian constitution. They have been borrowed from:
A)American constitution
B)Australian constitution
C)Irish constitution
D)Japanese constitution
Answer: Australian constitution
- Q. What is the meaning of “Judicial Review” of Supreme Court-
A)Review of the functioning of judiciary in country
B)Review of its own verdict
C)Review of constitutional validity of laws
D)Timely review of constitution
Answer: Review of constitutional validity of laws
- Q. Under which article of the constitution does the governor of state possess the pardoning power?
A)Article 162
B)Article 161.
C)Article 163
D)Article 164
Answer: Article 161.
- Q. Which of the following is not a Panchayati Raj Institution?
A)Gram Panchayat
B)Gram Sabha
C)Gram Cooperative society
D)Nyaya Panchayat
Answer: Gram Cooperative society
- Q. The name of the union given in the Constitution is
A)India or Hindustan
B)Hindustan or Bharatavarsha
C)India or Bharat
D)Bharatadesh or India
Answer: India or Bharat
- Q. What is the literal meaning of ‘Certiorari’?
A)To have the body of
B)We command
C)To forbid
D)To be certified (or) to be informed
Answer: To be certified (or) to be informed
- Q. Which of the following is an essential element of the State?
A)Government
B)Sovereignty
C)Territory
D)All these
Answer: All these
- Q. The Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly has a tenure –
A)Five years
B)Six years
C)Four years
D)Seven years
Answer: Five years
- Q. The foremost basic features of the Constitution of India include
A)Independence of Judiciary
B)Supremacy of the Constitution
C)Rule of Law, Principal of Equality
D)Judicial Review and Secularism
Answer: E
- Q. Articles-74 and 75 ofIndian Constitution deal with matters of-
A)Speaker of Lok Sabha
B)Council of Ministers
C)President of India
D)Cabinet Ministers
Answer: Council of Ministers
- Q. What is the minimum age to qualify for Lok Sabha Elections?
A)30
B)25
C)21
D)18
Answer: 25
- Q. Sikkim was made the full fledged state of Union of India by :
A)The 37th constitutional Amendment Act (1975).
B)The 35th constitutional Amendment Act (1975).
C)The 38th constitutional Amendment Act (1975).
D)The 36th constitutional Amendment Act (1975).
Answer: The 36th constitutional Amendment Act (1975).
- Q. The provision of suspension of Fundamental Rights is borrowed from :
A)Australian constitution
B)Weimer Constitution of Germany.
C)American constitution
D)Canadian constitution
Answer: Weimer Constitution of Germany.
- 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. The members of the state legislative assemblies are elected for a period of
A)6 years
B)2 years
C)5 years
D)3 years
Answer: 5 years
- Q. Which article of Constitution declares that the council of ministers is collectively responsible to state legislative assembly?
A)Article 168
B)Article 164
C)Article 188
D)Article 189
Answer: Article 164
- Q. The Linguistic Provinces commission appointed under the chairmanship of S.K. Dhar in 1948 recommended the reorganization of states on the basis of
A)Religious convenience rather than linguistic factor.
B)Demographic convenience rather than linguistic factor.
C)Administrative convenience rather than linguistic factor.
D)None of these
Answer: Administrative convenience rather than linguistic factor.
- Q. A big difference is there in between principle and behavior-
A)Fascist Form of Government
B)Presidential Form of Government
C)Parliamentary Form of Government
D)Socialist Form of Government
Answer: Parliamentary Form of Government
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