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Indian Polity and Constitution (GK) | Set 8

1. Who is the Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog?

Correct : C. Dr. Arvind Panagariya

2. The concept of 'Right of service' originated in —

Correct : C. Great Britain

3. Name the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir?

Correct : B. Mehbooba Mufti

4. Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?

Correct : D. Sucheta Kriplani

5. Who administers the oath of office to the President?

Correct : A. Chief Justice of India

6. How many members are nominated by the President to Rajya Sabha?

Correct : B. 12

7. The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament is appointed by

Correct : A. Speaker of Lok Sabha

8. Which of the following items is under the State List?

Correct : A. Agriculture

9. A joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament may be convened to consider a bill Which was passed by one House and kept pending by the other for –

Correct : B. six months

10. Which one of the following is not the tool of good governance?

Correct : D. Judicial Activism

11. Which among the following States did record the formation of maximum Coalitation Governments in between 1967 to 1971?

Correct : C. Bihar

12. Who was the Speaker of the First Elected Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand?

Correct : D. Yashpal Arya

13. A candidate, to become a member of the Rajya Sabha, should not be less than–

Correct : C. 30 years of age

14. Provision for the representation of Anglo - Indian Community in the Lok sabha has been made in the Constitution under the article -

Correct : A. 331

15. Which part of our Constitution envisages a three tier system of Panchayat?

Correct : A. Part IX

16. Which one of the following articles of the Indian Constitution provides for All India Services?

Correct : C. Article 312

17. Which article of the Indian Constitution empowers the president to consult the Supreme Court?

Correct : C. Article 143

18. Which of the following expressions does not figure in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?

Correct : D. Federal

19. Under the Directive Principles of State Policy, up to what age of the children, they are expected to be provided free and compulsory education?

Correct : A. 14 years

20. The term `secular' was added in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution by –

Correct : B. 42nd Amendment

21. Which one of the following judgements stated that 'Secularism' and 'Federalism' are the basic features of the Indian ConstantLion?

Correct : B. S.R. Bommai case

22. Which one of the following is not an element of the State?

Correct : C. Army

23. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?

Correct : A. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

24. How many members of Lok Sabha are elected from Uttarakhand?

Correct : B. 5

25. Who among the following doesn't take oath of the office?

Correct : D. Speaker

26. A proclamation of emergency must be placed before the Parliament for its approval

Correct : A. Within 1 month

27. Who acts as the Chairman of the State Planning Board?

Correct : B. Chief Minister

28. Which one of the following is a human right as well as a Fundamental Rights under the Constitution of India?

Correct : B. Right to Education

29. An ordinance issued by the Governor has to be passed by the Assembly within -

Correct : D. 6 weeks

30. The Panchayati Raj is included in the -

Correct : B. State list

31. Who was the president of the committee on whose recommendation was the Panchayati Raj established in India?

Correct : A. Balwant Rai Mehta

32. The Panchayati Raj system was first started in India in the states of Rajasthan and.

Correct : A. Andhra Pradesh

33. The concept of Concurrent List in Indian Constitution is borrowed from the Constitution of –

Correct : C. Australia

34. The Parliament and the Constitution are the instruments of –

Correct : C. Economic Justice

35. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the –

Correct : C. Lok Sabha

36. The first High/Supreme Court judge, who voluntarily made his assets public is -

Correct : C. Justice K. Kannan

37. The following article of the Indian Constitution abolished the practice of untouchability.

Correct : C. Article 17

38. After how many days of absence from Parliament without permission can a M.P. be disqualified?

Correct : B. 60 days

39. Which of the following countries enjoys a federal form of government?

Correct : B. USA

40. Rashtrapati Bhawan was designed by –

Correct : C. Edwin Lutyens

41. Governance through trade union organisations is known as :

Correct : C. Syndicalism

42. In the 13th Lok Sabha elections in which of the following states did the ruling alliance winn all the seats?

Correct : C. Haryana

43. Which Article of the Constitution deals with fundamental duties?

Correct : C. Aritcle 51 A

44. The Twentieth Law Commission was constituted through a government order with effect from 1st Sep. 2012. It has a three year term ending on 31st Aug. 2015. Who is the chairman of the commission?

Correct : A. Justice D.K. Jain

45. Which Article of the Indian constitution provides for the employer to give maternity benefits to its employees?

Correct : B. Article-42

46. Which among the following Articles of the Indian Constitution provides for State emergency and suspends constitutional arrangement in a State?

Correct : B. Article-356

47. Recommendations to the President of India on the specific Union state fiscal relation are made by the-

Correct : D. Finance Commission

48. Financial distribution between the Union and the State takes place on the basis of the recommendations of which one of the following?

Correct : D. The Finance Commission

49. Under which one of the following Articles is the formation of Finance Commission laid down?

Correct : A. Article 280

50. Which state was formed after the amendment of articles 239A and 240?

Correct : A. Arunachal Pradesh

51. Which among the following Articles came into force on 26th November 1949, the day the Indian Constitution was adopted?

Correct : A. Article 388

52. Which Constitutional Amendment Act deals with the disqualification of MPs and MLAs? (1)

Correct : B. (2) 52nd Amendment Act

53. Which of the following schedules contains special provisions for the administration of tribal areas in the four northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram –

Correct : D. Sixth schedule

54. How many languages are recognised in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

Correct : A. 22

55. What is the maximum time interval permissible between two successive sessions of the parliament?

Correct : C. 6 months

56. To be a regional party the minimum percentage of votes, that a party needs to secure in any election is

Correct : B. 3%

57. The chairman of the Lok Sabha is designated as -

Correct : B. Speaker

58. Which among the following was NOT constituted as per mandate of Constitution of India?

Correct : B. NITI Aayog

59. In terms of Parliamentary terminology, What do we call a rule of legislative procedure under which a further debate on a motion can be stopped?

Correct : A. Closure

60. The bill of which of the following categories can be initiated only in Lok Sabha?

Correct : C. Money Bill

61. The Planning Commission has been abolished by the Prime Minister -

Correct : A. Narendra Modi

62. The first woman judge to be appointed to Supreme Court was –

Correct : C. M. Fathima Beevi

63. The Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir came into force on :

Correct : D. January 26, 1957

64. Who appoints the members of the State Public Service Commission?

Correct : B. Governor

65. Age of a candidate to contest Parliamentary election should not be lesser than–

Correct : C. 25 years

66. The term of a Governor is – (1)

Correct : B. (2) 5 Years

67. Postal voting is otherwise called –

Correct : B. proxy voting

68. A Unitary form of government is that in which all the powers are concentrated in the hands of –

Correct : B. Central government

69. Which type of emergency has been imposed only one time in India so far?

Correct : A. Internal Emergency

70. Which of the folowing motion is related with the Union Budget?

Correct : C. Cut

71. How many persons can be nominated by the President to the Rajya Sabha from among those who have distinguished themselves in art, literature, social service, etc.?

Correct : A. 12

72. What is the term of a Member of the Rajya Sabha?

Correct : D. Six years

73. Every member of the Commission, State Commission and every officer appointed or authorized by the Commission or State Commission to exercise functions under the Protection of Human Rights Act is to be deemed -

Correct : A. Public Officer

74. The President of India enjoys emergency powers of –

Correct : D. three types

75. The fundamental duties are mentioned in the following part of the Constitution of India -

Correct : C. Part IV A

76. If a new state of the Indian Union is to be created, which one of the following schedules of the constitution must be amended?

Correct : A. First

77. How many types of writs can be issued by the Supreme Court?

Correct : C. Five

78. Of the following words in the Preamble of the Constitution of India, which was not inserted through the Constitution (Forty Second Amendment) Act, 1976?

Correct : C. Dignity

79. When was the Indian Constitution adopted?

Correct : B. 26th November, 1949

80. Which Schedule of the Constitution deals with the disqualification of elected members on the ground of defection?

Correct : C. 10th

81. According to Article 75 (3) of the Constitution of India the Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the –

Correct : B. Parliament

82. Which article of the Constitution deals with money bills :

Correct : B. Article 110

83. Which one of the following schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding antidefection Act?

Correct : D. Tenth Schedule

84. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides free legal aid and equal justice?

Correct : C. 39-A

85. Fabianism is closely related to:

Correct : C. Democratic socialism

86. The minimum number of workers who can form a Trade Union and get it registered under Trade Union Act?

Correct : A. 7

87. Despotism is possible in a –

Correct : A. One party state

88. The Preamble of the Indian Constitution was for the first time amended by the -

Correct : B. 42nd Amendment

89. The Constitution of India came into force on –

Correct : A. 26 January, 1950

90. Who is the custodian of Indian Constitution?

Correct : D. Supreme Court

91. The system of judicial review originated in –

Correct : D. U.S.A.

92. All the executive powers in Indian Constitution are vested with -

Correct : A. Prime Minister

93. Which one of the following kinds of equality is not compatible with the liberal notion of equality?

Correct : D. Economic Equality

94. Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution were taken from the Constitution of –

Correct : B. Ireland

95. As per Indian Constitution, the Right to property is a –

Correct : C. Legal Right

96. Which one of the following Writs is issued to courts, corporations, government servants or persons directing them to perform their public duty?

Correct : C. Mandamus

97. In India, the right to property is now recognised as –

Correct : B. a legal right

98. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution deals with the Fundamental Duties?

Correct : B. Article 51 A

99. Which of the following articles of the Indian constitution deals with citizenship in India?

Correct : C. Article 05 to 11

100. Under which article the parliament provides financial assistance to states?

Correct : C. Article 275