More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. In a ____ government, the final decision making power must rest with those elected by the people.
A)Autocratic
B)Authoritarian
C)Monarchic
D)Democratic
Answer: Democratic
- Q. Lok Sabha is the House of the________ Parliament of India-
A)Upper
B)Lower
C)Left
D)Right
Answer: Lower
- Q. The first Backward Class commission was appointed in 1953 under the chairmanship of :
A)S.K.Kharventhan
B)Deepak Katole
C)Kaka Kalelkar
D)Shakeel-uz-Zaman Ansari
Answer: Kaka Kalelkar
- Q. Who appoints the members of Union Public Service Commission-
A)President
B)Law Minister
C)Prime Minister
D)Chief Justice
Answer: President
- Q. Which among the following in our constitution is called ” Magna carta”?
A)Fundamental Duties
B)Directive principles of state policy
C)Preamble
D)Fundamental Rights
Answer: Fundamental Rights
- Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of Tamil Nadu is-
A)16
B)12
C)18
D)31
Answer: 18
- Q. How many fundamental rights were there in the beginning?
A)Seven
B)Six
C)Four
D)Five
Answer: Seven
- Q. “The state does not owe loyalty to any particular religion as such; it is not irreligious or anti-religious; it gives equal freedom to all religious.” The definition as given by P. B. Gajendra-Gadkara – former Chief Justice of India is of :
A)Socialism
B)Sovereignty
C)Democracy
D)Secularism
Answer: Secularism
- 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 folloWingwrits is called Bulwark of personal freedom?
A)Habeas corpus
B)Mandamus
C)Quo warranto
D)Certiorari
Answer: Habeas corpus
- Q. The civil affairs like marriage, divorce, inheritance etc. which has been authorised by the constitution to make legal laws?
A)States, by the State List of the Constitution
B)Centre, by the Union List of the Constitution
C)Centre and States, by the Concurrent List of the Constitution
D)Religious authorities which have relation to individual affairs
Answer: Centre and States, by the Concurrent List of the Constitution
- Q. When was reservation of 27% government jobs for other Backward Classes declared for the first time in Independent India?
A)In the year 1988
B)In the year 1990
C)In the year 1985
D)In the year 1982
Answer: In the year 1990
- Q. Who is the Chairman of National Integration Council-
A)Finance Minister
B)Prime Minister
C)Home Minister
D)President of India
Answer: Prime Minister
- Q. Which of the following judgements stated that ‘Secularism’ and ‘Federalism are the basic features of the Indian Constitution?
A)S.R. Bommai case
B)Keshavanada Bharati case
C)Indira Sawhney case
D)Minerva Mills case
Answer: S.R. Bommai case
- Q. The Preventive Detention Act curtailed-
A)Right to Equality
B)Right to Freedom
C)Right to Property
D)Educational Right
Answer: Right to Freedom
- 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. Which of the following is not a feature of Indian Constituion?
A)Independence of Judiciary
B)Parliamentary form of Government
C)Presidential form of Government
D)Federal Government
Answer: Presidential form of Government
- Q. Which Article of the Constitution of India lays down that any section of the citizens shall have the right to conserve its distinct language, script or culture?
A)Article 29
B)Article 21
C)Article 39
D)Article 49
Answer: Article 29
- Q. How many members of Anglo-Indian community can be nominated for the Parliament by the President-
A)4
B)2
C)8
D)Depends on President's will
Answer: 2
- Q. Judge of the Superme Court and High Court can be removed by-
A)Parliament
B)The President
C)Union Council of Minister
D)Chief Justice of the Supreme court
Answer: The President
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