GK on Indian Polity and GK on Constitution General Knowledge Questions and theirs Answers for various Competitive Exams
GK on Indian Polity and GK on Constitution General Knowledge Questions and theirs Answers for various Competitive Exams UPSC, STATE PSC, SSC, CDS, RAILWAY etc.
1Q. Schedule nine of the Indian Constitution deals with-
A) subjects contained in the Union List, State List and Concurrent List
B) certain acts and regulation of State Legislature dealing with land reforms and abolition of zamindari
C) the territories of State and Union Territories
D) the recognition of languages
Answer: B) certain acts and regulation of State Legislature dealing with land reforms and abolition of zamindari
2Q. When a bill is referred to a joint sitting of both the Houses of Indian Parliament, it has to be passed by
A) a simple majority of members present and voting
B) three-fourth majority of members present and voting
C) two-thirds majority of the Houses
D) absolute majority of the total membership of the Houses
Answer: A) a simple majority of members present and voting
3Q. In India which one of the following acts was enacted in the year 1995?
A) The Environment (Protection) Act
B) The Forest (Conservation) Act
C) The National Environment Tribunal Act
D) The Wildlife (Protection) Act
Answer: C) The National Environment Tribunal Act
4Q. In India, the Chief Election Commissioner can be removed from his office by-
A) the Comptroller and Auditor General
B) th e Attorney General of India
C) the Chief Justice of High Court
D) a judges of the Supreme Court
Answer: D) a judges of the Supreme Court
5Q. In India, the authorised strength of the Supreme Court Judges including the chief justice is
A) 25
B) 26
C) 27
D) 28
Answer: B) 26
6Q. Who among the following was the first lady Prime Minister
A) Indira Gandhi
B) Mary Eugenia Charles
C) Sirimavo Bandarnaike
D) Golda Meir
Answer: C) Sirimavo Bandarnaike
7Q. The first general election in India on the basis of adult suffrage were held in
A) 1953-54
B) 1951-52
C) 1949-50
D) 1947-48
Answer: B) 1951-52
8Q. The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio chairman of
A) joint session of both the houses of Parliament to transact very important legislative business
B) planning commission
C) Rajya Sabha
D) interstate Council
Answer: C) Rajya Sabha
9Q. The constitution of India does not maintain the post of:
A) the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
B) the Deputy Prime Minister
C) the Deputy Speaker of the State Legislative Assemblies
D) the Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
Answer: B) the Deputy Prime Minister
10Q. The Lower House of the Russian Legislature is known as
A) the Federal Assembly
B) the Duma
C) the Federation Council
D) the Constitutional Council
Answer: B) the Duma
11Q. The Social Democratic Party and the Christian Democratic Party are two major political parties in
A) Australia
B) Canada
C) France
D) Germany
Answer: B) Canada
12Q. The Chief Election Commissioner according to a recent judgement of the Supreme Court is
A) the final authority in matters to be decided by the Election Commission
B) to share his authority with members of Election Commission
C) to go by majority opinion prevailing among the members of the Election Commission
D) not bound by the representation of people Act which is amendable by Parliament
Answer: A) the final authority in matters to be decided by the Election Commission
13Q. Election to the House of the People and Legislative Assemblies of States in India are conducted on the basis of
A) Single Transferable Vote
B) Limited suffrage
C) proportional representation
D) adult Franchise
Answer: D) adult Franchise
14Q. The power to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court of India is vested in
A) the President
B) Chief Justice of India
C) Parliament
D) the Law Commission
Answer: A) the President
15Q. The Anti-copying act has been repealed in
A) Bihar
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Haryana
D) Punjab
Answer: B) Uttar Pradesh
16Q. The Attorney General of India is appointed by
A) the Chief Justice of the supreme court
B) the Minister of Law
C) the Comptroller and Auditor General
D) the President
Answer: D) the President
17Q. In which year the Rail Budget was separated from the General Budget
A) 1920
B) 1921
C) 1924
D) 1926
Answer: C) 1924
18Q. The number of seats in Lok Sabha allotted to different states is determined on the basis of the state's
A) population
B) size
C) resources
D) location
Answer: D) location
19Q. Who among the following is referred to as the "Father of Local Self Government in India"?
A) Lord Curzon
B) Lord Rippon
C) Lord Harding
D) Lord Dalhousie
Answer: C) Lord Harding
20Q. The Supreme Court gave its interpretation of 'Hindutva' in the
A) kesavananda Bharti case
B) Minerva Mill's case
C) Manohar Joshi case
D) Babri Masjid case
Answer: C) Manohar Joshi case
21Q. Which of the following can a court issue for enforcement of Fundamental Rights?
A) A degree
B) An ordinance
C) A writ
D) A notification
Answer: C) A writ
22Q. The Constitution of India describes India as:
A) A federation of States
B) Union of States
C) Confederation of India
D) A Unitary State
Answer: B) Union of States
23Q. Which one of the following has used the term Depressed Classes for the first time in India?
A) Constitution of India
B) Government of India Act 1935
C) Kelkar Commission
D) Mandal Commission
Answer: C) Kelkar Commission
24Q. The interim government set up under the Cabinet Mission Plan assumed office on
A) 2nd September, 1946
B) 16th August, 1946
C) 26th January, 1947
D) 15th August, 1947
Answer: A) 2nd September, 1946
25Q. Which of the following political parties is a recognized All India Party?
A) Tamil Manila Congress
B) Assam Gana Parishad
C) Bahujan Samaj Party
D) Akali Dal
Answer: C) Bahujan Samaj Party
26Q. Which one of the following is not related to the development of education in modern India?
A) Charter Act of 1813
B) Resolution of 1835
C) Regulating Act
D) Wood's Despatch
Answer: C) Regulating Act
27Q. In which one of the following countries is the Head of the State Hereditary?
A) Pakistan
B) Japan
C) Canada
D) Bangladesh
Answer: B) Japan
28Q. Who of the following became Prime Minister of India without becoming a Union Cabinet Minister?
A) Chaudhary Charan Singh
B) H. D Deve Gowda
C) Morarji Desai
D) I. K Gujral
Answer: C) Morarji Desai
29Q.The princely state of Manipur merged with the Indian Union in
A) 1947
B) 1949
C) 1948
D) 1950
Answer: B) 1949
30Q. The salaries and other emoluments of the Member of Parliament in India are decided by the
A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
D) Parliament itself
Answer: D) Parliament itself
31Q. The Constitutional Amendment that sought to dilute the right to property from the status of fundamental right to that of legal right in India is
A) 14th
B) 15th
C) 42nd
D) 44th
Answer: D) 44th
32Q. In India the proclamation of emergency is made under
A) Article 352
B) Article 356
C) Article 359
D) Article 360
Answer: B) Article 356
33Q. In the Rajya Sabha, the states have been provided
A) equal representation
B) representation on the basis of size
C) representation on the basis of population
D) representation on the basis of population and size
Answer: C) representation on the basis of population
34Q. When the office of the President of India falls vacant, it must be filled by an election within
A) eight months
B) six months
C) two months
D) ten weeks
Answer: B) six months
35Q. What can be maximum period of gap between any two sessions of the Indian parliament?
A) 6 month
B) 3 months
C) 1 year
D) 10 weeks
Answer: A) 6 month
36Q. The salaries of the judges of the Supreme Court are charged on the consolidated fund of India because
A) they may get salaries regularly every month
B) their salaries may be free from legislative vote
C) there may not be any cut in their salaries D) their financial position may be secure to enable them to dispense impartial justice
Answer: B) their salaries may be free from legislative vote
37Q. Article 356 of the Constitution of India deals with
A) the proclamation of President's Rule in a state
B) the appointment of a Governor
C) the removal of Chief Minister
D) autonomy of States
Answer: A) the proclamation of President's Rule in a state
38Q. Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments gives a constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj Institutions?
A) 72nd
B) 73rd
C) 74th
D) 75th
Answer: B) 73rd
39Q. The number of schedules in the Constitution of India is
A) 9
B) 10
C) 11
D) 12
Answer: D) 12
40Q. Writs under Article 32 of Indian Constitution can be issued by
A) The Supreme Court
B) The Prime Minister
C) The President
D) Lok Sabha
Answer: A) The Supreme Court
