More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. Union public service commission ______ employees of All India Services-
A)Elects
B)Suspends
C)Selects
D)Appoints
Answer: Selects
- Q. The winning candidate in the Election of President of India should secure-
A)Sixty six percent of votes polled
B)Majority number of votes polled
C)Fifty percent of votes polled
D)More than fifty percent and majority of the total votes polled
Answer: More than fifty percent and majority of the total votes polled
- Q. Which writ is issued by a High Court or the Supreme Court to compel an authority to perform a function that it was not performing?
A)Writ of Habeas Corpus
B)Writ of Certiorari
C)Writ of Mandamus
D)Writ of Quo Warranto
Answer: Writ of Mandamus
- Q. The president of India has the same constitution powers which have-
A)President of USA
B)British crown
C)President of Pakistan
D)President of France
Answer: British crown
- Q. “Person, who do not live in any state is either a Saint or an Animal” whose statement is this-
A)Angles
B)Montesquieu
C)Sophists
D)Aristotle
Answer: Aristotle
- Q. How many seats are reserved for representatives of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha?
A)85
B)39
C)109
D)131
Answer: 131
- Q. Which Article of the Constitution provides freedom to manage religious affairs ?
A)Article 26.
B)Article 25.
C)Article 27.
D)Article 28.
Answer: Article 26.
- Q. Which of these is not a language in India?
A)Sikh
B)Sindhi
C)Kannada
D)Konkani
Answer: Sikh
- Q. The following article of tbe Indian Constitution abolished the practice of untouchability-
A)Article-18
B)Article-14
C)Article-17
D)Article-19
Answer: Article-17
- Q. The number of Union Territories in India is-
A)8
B)5
C)9
D)6
Answer: 8
- Q. The tenure of the members of Lok Sabha is for how many years?
A)9
B)11
C)7
D)5
Answer: 5
- Q. The ordinance by the Governor are subject to approval of-
A)State Legislature
B)President
C)Council of Ministers of State
D)Parliament
Answer: State Legislature
- Q. The provisions as covered by Article 343 to 351 under Part XVII of the constitution of India deals with
A)Official Language
B)Religion
C)President
D)Emergency
Answer: Official Language
- Q. A writ of ____ means that the court orders that the arrested person should be presented before it.
A)Mandamus
B)Habeas Corpus
C)Prohibition
D)Quo-Warranto
Answer: Habeas Corpus
- Q. What Constitutional provision enables the Central Government to provide reservations in jobs and educational institutions for the weaker sections of the society?
A)Article-16
B)Article-14
C)Article-46
D)Article-19
Answer: Article-16
- Q. An amendment of the constitution may be initiated-
A)By introduction of a Bill in Rajya Sabha
B)By introduction by the President of India
C)By the Governors of States
D)By the introduction of a bill in either House of Parliament
Answer: By the introduction of a bill in either House of Parliament
- Q. Under which of the following articles, president can make the proclamation of emergency in failure of constitutional machinery in any state-
A)356
B)352
C)360
D)350
Answer: 356
- 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. Under which pardoning power of the President, one form of punishment is substituted by a lighter from?
A)Remission
B)Commutation
C)Respite
D)Reprieve
Answer: Commutation
- Q. The term of members of Union Public Service Commission is-
A)5 years or up to the age of 60
B)3 years or upto the age of 58
C)6 years or upto the age of 65
D)6 years
Answer: 6 years or upto the age of 65
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