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Indian Polity and Constitution (GK) | Set 4

1. 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?

Correct : C. Writ of Mandamus

2. Which one of the following types of bureaucracy exhibits a bias towards party interests?

Correct : C. Patronage bureaucracy

3. The President of India, who granted his consent, to the Bill of Creation of Uttarakhand State was

Correct : B. K. R. Narayanan

4. "Not to destroy the Government property" is a –

Correct : C. Civil duty

5. Who proposed the Preamble before the drafting committee of the Constitution?

Correct : A. Jawaharlal Nehru

6. 'Dual citizenship' is a feature of –

Correct : B. Federal government

7. Who can impose reasonable restrictions over fundamental rights?

Correct : B. Parliament

8. Provisions of citizenship in Indian Constitution, became applicable in –

Correct : A. 1950

9. In which part of the Indian Constitution, the fundamental duties are enshrined?

Correct : A. IV A

10. Parliamentary form of Government is also known as :

Correct : B. Responsible Governmeat

11. The minimum age of the member of Rajya Sabha is :

Correct : C. 30 years

12. In which year was the Collegium System for the appointment of Judges adopted by the Supreme Court of India?

Correct : A. 1993

13. Who among the following has not been the acting Governor of Madhya Pradesh?

Correct : C. Justice G.D.Dixit

14. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? State Allocation of Seats in the Rajya Sabha

Correct : A. Andhra Pradesh 18

15. For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of –

Correct : C. 35 years

16. A member of Parliament will lose his membership of Parliament if he is continuously absent from Sessions for –

Correct : B. 60 days

17. A proclamation of emergency caused by war or external aggression must be approved by both the Houses of Parliament within –

Correct : B. 1 month

18. Which one of the following states does not have its High Court?

Correct : D. Goa

19. Which of the following does not come under ligislative control over administration?

Correct : C. Budget session

20. The vacancy of the office of the President must be filled within :

Correct : A. 6 months

21. Who decides a 'bill' is a money bill?

Correct : B. Speaker of Lek-Sabha

22. Which one of the following states started the Panchayati Raj institution soon after the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act was passed?

Correct : A. Karnataka

23. The Ashok Mehta Committee laid greater emphasis on -

Correct : D. Zila Parishad

24. The Panchayati Raj institution at the block level is known as:

Correct : B. Panchayat Samiti

25. What is the middle unit in the three tier Panchayati Raj System?

Correct : B. Panchayat Samiti

26. If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within:

Correct : C. Six months

27. Which among the following state has Vidhan Parishad?

Correct : D. Andhra Pradesh

28. Which of the following writs literally means 'we command"?

Correct : B. Mandamus

29. When was the First Gerneral Election to the Lok Sabha held?

Correct : B. 1951 - 52

30. How many states are there in the Indian Union?

Correct : D. 29

31. How many types of emergencies have been envisaged under the Indian Constitution?

Correct : B. Three

32. How many times has Financial Emergency been declared in India so far?

Correct : D. Never

33. Which one of the following is the time limit for the ratification of an emergency period by parliament?

Correct : B. 1 month

34. The Indian Judiciary is headed by :

Correct : C. The supreme court

35. Who appoints the judges of the Indian Supreme Court?

Correct : A. President

36. The "Recall Provision" to remove the elected office bearers from the local Self Government institution has been executed in

Correct : D. Madhya Pradesh

37. A proceeding under Article 226 in case of detention of a person is a –

Correct : B. Criminal proceeding

38. The Election Commission is established under the Article –

Correct : C. Article-324

39. Which Article of the Constitution enjoins the State to eastablish Village Panchayat?

Correct : B. Article 40

40. Reservation for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the service has been provided in the Indian Constitution under –

Correct : C. Article 335

41. The ‘Panchsheel Agreement’ for peaceful coexistence was signed between -

Correct : C. India and China

42. How many members are nominated by the president in the Rajya Sabha?

Correct : C. 12

43. Right to Education became a fundamental right on –

Correct : B. April 1, 2010

44. Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution by –

Correct : C. 42nd Amendment

45. How many types of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity in that order has been mentioned in the preamble of constitution of India?

Correct : A. 3,5,2,1

46. are essential for liberty.

Correct : B. Rights

47. Which one of the following is issued by the court in case of an illegal detention of a person?

Correct : A. Habeas Corpus

48. To which category right to vote belongs?

Correct : D. Political Rights

49. Which part of the Constitution envisages a three tier system of panchayats?

Correct : A. Part IV

50. A money bill passed by the Lok Sabha is deemed to have been passed by the Rajya Sabha also when no action is taken by the Upper House within :

Correct : B. 14 days

51. What can be the maximum interval between two Sessions of Parliament?

Correct : C. Six months

52. The maximum permissible gap between two sessions of the Parliament is –

Correct : D. 6 months

53. Under which Article of Indian Constitution, President of India enjoys power to withhold his assent on any Bill?

Correct : D. Article 111

54. Members of Parliament enjoy the Privilege of freedom from arrest in —

Correct : B. Civil Cases

55. The phrase "equality before law" used in Article-14 of Indian Con-stitution has been borrowed from

Correct : C. Britain

56. Bills of which of the following categories can be initiated only in Lok Sabha?

Correct : C. Money Bill

57. Which of the following can a court issue for enforcement of Fundamental Rights?

Correct : C. A writ

58. A writ issued by the Supreme Court compelling a quasi-judicial/public authority to petiomi its manciatoly dusty is –

Correct : C. Certiorari

59. In case a President dies while in office, the Vice - President can act as President for a maximum period of -

Correct : C. 6 months

60. Which part of the Constitution deals with the Directive Principles of State Policy?

Correct : B. Part-IV

61. Under which one of the following articles of Indian Constitution, provision of creation or abolition of Legislative Councils in States are made?

Correct : B. Article 169

62. Provision for appointment of National Commission for SC's and ST'S has been made in the Constitution under article -

Correct : A. 338 and 338 A

63. No Government Expenditure can be incurred in India except with the sanction of

Correct : A. the Parliament

64. In our Constitution, Economic Planning is included in –

Correct : C. Concurrent list

65. Education as a subject of legislation figures in the -

Correct : C. Concurrent List

66. How many High Courts in India have jurisdiction over more than one state (Union territories not included)?

Correct : B. 3

67. Which writ is issued by the High court to the lower courts to stop legal action?

Correct : B. Prohibition

68. In which year was the "House of the People" named as "Lok Sabha"?

Correct : A. 1954

69. Nomination of Rajya Sabha Members by the President was taken from the Constitution of:

Correct : B. Iraland

70. How many members can be nominated to both the Houses of the Parliament by the President?

Correct : D. 14

71. The name of the upper house of the Indian Parliament is :

Correct : B. Rajya Sabha

72. Who was the first speaker of the LokSabha :

Correct : B. G.V. Mavalankar

73. Who among the following is the first woman Chief Minister of Punjab?

Correct : D. Rajinder Kau Bhattal

74. The minimum age limit for the membership of the Vidhan Parishad is

Correct : C. 30 years

75. Which one among the following writs literally means you many have the body?

Correct : B. Habeas Corpus

76. Who is the Chairman of Planning Commission?

Correct : B. Prime Minister

77. Finance Commission is appointed by the President of India after every –

Correct : A. 5 years

78. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?

Correct : B. President

79. The Members and Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission, are appointed by the:

Correct : A. President of India

80. Who holds the highest law office in India?

Correct : A. Attorney General

81. Which of the following is not provided in the constitution?

Correct : D. Planning Commission

82. Which one of the following cannot be the ground for proclamation of Emergency under the Constitution of India?

Correct : D. Internal disturbance

83. The Judges of the Supreme court retire at the age of :

Correct : B. 65 years

84. Chief Justices of the Supreme Court hold office till they attain the age of –

Correct : A. 65 Years

85. From the following languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution pick out the one which is the official language of a State :

Correct : A. Kashmiri

86. Who was the first Chairman of the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission?

Correct : A. N. P. Navani

87. Who was the first President of India to make use of `Pocket Veto'?

Correct : D. Gyani Zail Singh

88. Which Article of the Indian Con- stitution deals with Election Commission?

Correct : D. Article 324

89. The 73rd Constitutional amendment act is related to :

Correct : C. Panchayat Raj

90. The first speaker against whom a motion of non-confidence was moved in the Lok Sabha was -

Correct : B. G.V. Mavalankar

91. Who amongst the following has become the Chief Minister of a State in India third time consecutively?

Correct : A. Tarun Gogoi

92. Who founded the Republican Party of India?

Correct : C. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar

93. One of the following is the smallest (area-wise) Lok Sahha constituency in India

Correct : A. Chandni Chowk

94. The Tenure of which Lok Sabha was about 6 years?

Correct : A. 5th Lok Sabha

95. Sitting of Lok Sabha can be terminated by                of the house.

Correct : C. Dissolution

96. A federal structure for India was first put forward by the –

Correct : D. Act of 1939

97. The concept of Sovereign Parliament originated in :

Correct : A. England

98. Who is considered the Architect of the Indian Constitution?

Correct : B. B.R. Ambedkar

99. The concurrent list in the Indian Constitution is adopted from the Constitution of –

Correct : D. Australia

100. Universal adult franchise shows that India is a country which is –

Correct : C. Democratic