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Indian Polity and Constitution (GK) | Set 18
1. Which Lok Sabha constituency had the highest number of voters during the 13th Lok Sabha Elections?
A. Uttarahalli
B. Outer Delhi
C. North Bombay
D. Amethi
Correct : B. Outer Delhi
2. Who from the following was a member of the Rajya Sabha at the time of appointment as Prime Minister?
A. Choudhary Charan Singh
B. Mrs. Indira Gandhi
C. Lai Bahadur Shastri
D. P.V. Narasimha Rao
Correct : B. Mrs. Indira Gandhi
3. The Prime Minister who was voted out of power by the Parliament was –
A. Indira Gandhi
B. Morarji Desai
C. V.P. Singh
D. Chandrasheichar
Correct : C. V.P. Singh
4. A national political party is one which received 4% of the total votes polled in-
A. Two or more States
B. The capital city
C. Four or more States
D. In all the States
Correct : C. Four or more States
5. Under which Article of the Constitution of India, can the fundamental rights of the members of the Armed Forces be specifically restricted?
A. Article 33
B. Article 19
C. Article 21
D. Article 25
Correct : A. Article 33
6. “The Federal System with Strong Centre" has been borrowed by the Indian Constitution from
A. United States of America
B. Canada
C. United Kingdom
D. France
Correct : A. United States of America
7. On which data did the Rajya Sabha pass "The Marriage Laws" (Amendment) Bill 2012?
A. 18th August, 2013
B. 5th August, 2013
C. 26th August, 2013
D. 23rd August, 2013
Correct : C. 26th August, 2013
8. Which country is following One Party System?
A. Mongolia
B. Spain
C. Chile
D. China
Correct : D. China
9. The Anti-Defection Law was passed by the Indian Parliament in the year –
A. 1986
B. 1988
C. 1984
D. 1985
Correct : D. 1985
10. In which house is the presiding officer not a member of that house?
A. Lok Sabha
B. Rajya Sabha
C. Vidhan-Sabha
D. Vidhan parishad
Correct : B. Rajya Sabha
11. In which of the Indian Provinces the first Communist Government was established?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. West Bengal
Correct : C. Kerala
12. Which Article of the Indian Constitution defines the duties of the Chief Minister?
A. Article 166
B. Article 163
C. Article 167
D. Article 164
Correct : C. Article 167
13. Which amendment of t he constitution lowered the voting age from 21 years to 18 years?
A. 64th Amendment
B. 60th Amendment
C. 61st Amendment
D. 63rd Amendment
Correct : C. 61st Amendment
14. The allocation of seats in the present Lok Sabha is based on which one of the following census?
A. 1971
B. 1981
C. 1991
D. 2001
Correct : A. 1971
15. Who among the following was not elected for two terms as the Speaker of Lok Sabha?
A. G.M.C. Balayogi
B. N. Sanjiva Reddy
C. Balram Jakhar
D. Qaliram Bhagat
Correct : D. Qaliram Bhagat
16. ‘Zero Hour’ in political jargon refers to
A. Suspended motion
B. Question hour
C. Adjourned time
D. Question-answer session
Correct : D. Question-answer session
17. The speaker can ask a member of the House to stop speaking and let another member speak. This phenomenon is known as?
A. Decorum
B. Crossing the floor
C. Interpolation
D. Yielding the floor
Correct : D. Yielding the floor
18. Which of the following is protected under Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972?
A. Porcupine
B. Gerbil
C. Bandicoot rat
D. Squirrel
Correct : A. Porcupine
19. Who had proposed partyless democracy in India?
A. Jaya Prakash Narayan
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Vinoba Bhave
D. S.A. Dange
Correct : A. Jaya Prakash Narayan
20. Who said, "A good citizen makes a good State and a bad citizen makes a bad State"?
A. Plato
B. Rousseau
C. Aristotle
D. Laski
Correct : C. Aristotle
21. The concept of political sovereignty was advocated by –
A. Plato
B. John Locke
C. Rousseau
D. Austin
Correct : C. Rousseau
22. 'Local government' as a subject, is mentioned in which of the following parts of the Constitution of India?
A. State list under the 7th schedule
B. Concurrent list under the 7th schedule
C. 11th Schedule
D. 12th schedule
Correct : A. State list under the 7th schedule
23. Which one of the following is incorrect in respect of local government in India?
A. According to the Indian constitution, local government is not an independent tier in the federal system.
B. 30% of the seats in local bodies are reserved for women.
C. Local government finances are to be provided by a commission.
D. Elections to local bodies are to be determined by a commission.
Correct : B. 30% of the seats in local bodies are reserved for women.
24. Who is the Chairman of the Planning Commission?
A. President of India
B. Finance Minister
C. Prime Minister
D. Minister for Planning
Correct : C. Prime Minister
25. The objectives of Indian Planning are –
A. increasing national income
B. reducing inequalities in income and wealth
C. elimination of poverty
D. all of the above
Correct : D. all of the above
26. In an election, electioneering has to be stopped in a constituency –
A. 24 hours before the poll commences
B. 24 hours before the closing hour of polling
C. 48 hours before the hour of commencement of polling
D. 48 hours before the closing hour of polling
Correct : C. 48 hours before the hour of commencement of polling
27. Which of the following high dignitaries, who are not members of Parliament, has the right to address it?
A. Chief Justice of India
B. Attorney General of India
C. Solicitor General of India
D. Chief Election Commissioner of India
Correct : B. Attorney General of India
28. For which one of the following commissions, there is no provision in the Indian Constitution?
A. Election Commission
B. Finance Commission
C. Planning Commission
D. Union Public Service Commission
Correct : C. Planning Commission
29. The Sarkaria Commission was appointed to review the question of –
A. centre/state relations
B. Legislative problems
C. Union territories problems
D. Tribal areas
Correct : A. centre/state relations
30. What is the category in which the negtotiating strategy of a strike by the Government employees falls?
A. Fundamental Rights of freedom of association and expression
B. Legal Right
C. Trade Union right as common law
D. There is no right
Correct : B. Legal Right
31. Which of the following is at the apex of the subordinate criminal courts?
A. Supreme Court
B. High Court
C. Court of Sessions Judge
D. Court of District Judge
Correct : C. Court of Sessions Judge
32. The Election Commissioner can be removed by the -
A. Chief Election Commissioner
B. Prime Minister
C. President on the recommendation of the chief Election Commissioner
D. Chief Justice of India
Correct : C. President on the recommendation of the chief Election Commissioner
33. Article -1 of the Indian Constitution declares "India that is Bharat" is a:
A. Union of States
B. Federal State with Unitary features
C. Unitary State with federal features
D. Federal State
Correct : A. Union of States
34. Which Government agency is responsible for the mapping and exploration of minerals in India?
A. Survey of India
B. Geological Survey of India
C. Minerals Development Corporation
D. School of Mines
Correct : B. Geological Survey of India
35. The Mandal Commission Report refers to –
A. the Other Backward Classes
B. the Scheduled Tribes
C. the Minorities
D. the Scheduled Castes
Correct : A. the Other Backward Classes
36. Which of these statements is correct with regard to appointment of the Chairperson, of the National Human Rights Commission?
A. He/She has to be a retired Chief Justice of India
B. He/She has to be a retired Supreme Court, Judge
C. He/She has to be a serving/ retired Chief Justice of a High Court
D. He/She should have demonstrated experience as a Human Rights activist
Correct : A. He/She has to be a retired Chief Justice of India
37. In the Rajya Sabha, the states have been given seats -
A. in accordance with their population
B. equally
C. on the basis of population and economic position
D. on the basis of present economic status
Correct : C. on the basis of population and economic position
38. The National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) has been declared unconstitutional by -
A. The Supreme Court of India
B. The High Court
C. The High Court and the Supreme Court both
D. The President of India
Correct : A. The Supreme Court of India
39. Which has become a legal right under 44th Amendment?
A. Right to Education
B. Right to Property
C. Right to Judicial Remedies
D. Right to Work
Correct : B. Right to Property
40. In which one of the following Ministries the census organisation has been functioning on a permanent footing since 1961?
A. Health and Family Welfare
B. Home Affairs
C. Social Justice and Empowerment
D. Human Resource Development
Correct : B. Home Affairs
41. In India the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces is, vested in the President. This means that in the exercise of this power -
A. he/she cannot be regulated by law
B. he/she shall be regulated by law
C. during war, the President seeks advice only from the Chiefs of the Armed Forces
D. during war the President can suspended the Fundamental Rights of citizens
Correct : B. he/she shall be regulated by law
42. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A. The President cannot pardon a person sentenced by a Court Martial.
B. The supreme command of the defence forces of the Union vests in the President, but its exercise has to be regulated by law.
C. A person awarded rigorous imprisonment cannot be compelled to do hard work as this would amount to violation of Article 23 of the Constitution of India.
D. The Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 excludes the powers of the High Courts under Article 226 of the Constitution of India in relation to service matters of persons in the armed forces.
Correct : A. The President cannot pardon a person sentenced by a Court Martial.
43. The Council of Ministers has to resign if a no - confidence motion is passed by a majority of members of -
A. Lok Sabha
B. Rajya Sabha
C. Both the Houses separately
D. Both the House in joint sitting
Correct : A. Lok Sabha
44. State Governor is appointed by -
A. Central cabinet
B. Chief Justice of Supreme Court
C. Speaker of Lok Sabha
D. President of India
Correct : D. President of India
45. Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Indian Constitution on the recommendation of
A. Santhanam Committee
B. Swaran Singh Committee
C. Shah Commission
D. Administrative Reforms Commission
Correct : B. Swaran Singh Committee
46. Which of the following is not true of Article 32 of the Indian Constitution?
A. It gives the Supreme Court and the High Courts the power to issue writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights.
B. It is included in Part III of the Indian Constitution and is therefore itself a Fundamental Right.
C. Dr. Ambedkar called it the 'very soul of the Indian Constitution'.
D. An aggrieved person has no right to complain under Article 32 where a Fundamental Right has not been violated.
Correct : D. An aggrieved person has no right to complain under Article 32 where a Fundamental Right has not been violated.
47. Which one of the following pairs of the Schedule in the Constitution of India and its Content is not correctly matched?
A. Eighth Schedule : Languages
B. Second Schedule : The forms of oaths and affirmations
C. Fourth Schedule : Allocation of seats in the Council of States
D. Tenth Schedule : Provisions as to disquialification on the ground of defection
Correct : B. Second Schedule : The forms of oaths and affirmations
48. Power of the Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between centre and state falls under
A. advisory jurisdiction
B. original jurisdiction
C. appellate jurisdiction
D. constitutional jurisdiction
Correct : B. original jurisdiction
49. Electoral disputes arising out of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections are settled by -
A. Election Commission of India
B. Joint Committee of Parliament
C. Supreme Court of India
D. Speaker of Lok Sabha
Correct : C. Supreme Court of India
50. If budget is disclosed before introducing in the Legislative Assembly, what will happen?
A. Council of Ministers will have to resign
B. Chief Minister will have to resign
C. Finance Minister will have to resign
D. All of the above
Correct : C. Finance Minister will have to resign
51. How many members of the Rajya Sabha retire from the house every 2 years?
A. 1/6 of the total members
B. 1/3 of the total members
C. 1/12 of the total members
D. 5/6 of the total members
Correct : B. 1/3 of the total members