Indian Polity Quiz

1. Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution provides for endeavour of every State to arrange adequate facility for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage of education ?
(A) Article 349
(B) Article 350
(C) Article 351
(D) Article 350-A
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2. Which Constitutional Amendment accorded position of primacy to the Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights ?
(A) 42nd Amendment
(B) 16th Amendment
(C) 44th Amendment
(D) 25th Amendment
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3. The constitution is the supreme law of the land. It is protected by—
(A) The Supreme Court
(B) The Cabinet
(C) The Parliament
(D) The Constituent Assembly
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4. Which Constitutional Amendment provides for reservation in admission in private unaided institutions for members of scheduled castes/tribes and other backward classes ?
(A) 92nd Constitutional Amendment
(B) 93rd Constitutional Amendment
(C) 91st Constitutional Amendment
(D) 90th Constitutional Amendment
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5. How many times was Atal Bihari Vajpayee sworn in as the Prime Minister of India ?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
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6. 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) Interpellation
(D) Yielding the floor
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7. Who is the first woman President of India ?
(A) Indira Gandhi
(B) Pratibha Patil
(C) Sonia Gandhi
(D) None of these
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8. The primary function of the Finance Commission in India is to—
(A) Distribute revenue between the centre and the states
(B) Prepare the Annual Budget
(C) Advise the President on financial matters
(D) Allocate the funds to various ministries of the union and the state governments
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9. Which of the following is not a constitutional body ?
(A) Election Commission
(B) Finance Commission
(C) Inter-state Council
(D) National Advisory Council
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10. Central Board of Film Certification comes under which of the following Ministries of the Government of India ?
(A) Ministry of Tourism and Culture
(B) Ministry of Human Resource Development
(C) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
(D) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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11. A college student desires to get elected to the Municipal Council of his city. The validity of his nomination would depend on the important condition, among others, that—
(A) He obtains permission from the Principal of his college
(B) He is a member of a political party
(C) His name figures in the voter's list
(D) He files a declaration owing allegiance to the Constitution of India
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12. In the Centre State financial relations in India, Gadgil Formula is used in—
(A) Division of tax revenue
(B) Formulating the policy for fresh borrowings
(C) Writing off states' indebtedness to the Centre
(D) Allocating Central Plan assistance between states
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13. Who among the following has been elected Chief Minister of Uttarakhand ?
(A) Prakash Singh Badal
(B) Sunil Kumar Singh
(C) Prafull Patel
(D) Bhuvanchandra Khanduri
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14. The Indian National Congress got split up in Kerala. The veteran Congress politician K. Karuna Karan formed a new party with the name of—
(A) New Kerala Congress
(B) Progressive Congress
(C) Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran)
(D) Nationalist Congress Party
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15. Parliament can make any law for the whole or any part of India for implementing international treaties—
(A) With the consent of all the states
(B) With the consent of the majority of states
(C) With the consent of the states concerned
(D) Without the consent of any state
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16. Which one of the following statements about a Money Bill is not correct ?
(A) A Money Bill can be tabled in either House of Parliament
(B) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the final authority to decide whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not
(C) The Rajya Sabha must return a Money Bill passed by the Lok Sabha and send it for consideration within 14 days
(D) The President cannot return a Money Bill to the Lok Sabha for reconsideration
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17. The 73rd Constitution Amendment Act, 1992 refers to the—
(A) Generation of gainful employment for the unemployed and the under employed men and women in rural areas
(B) Generation of employment for the ablebodied adults who are in need and desirious of work during the lean agricultural season
(C) Laying the foundation for strong and vibrant Panchayati Raj institutions in the country
(D) Guarantee of right to life, liberty and security of persons, equality before law and protection without discrimination.
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18. Which part of the Constitution proposes to establish a welfare state in India ?
(A) Part III and IV
(B) Part IV only
(C) Part I and II
(D) Part III, IV and XI
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19. Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India at present ?
(A) M. S. Gill
(B) S. Y. Qureshi
(C) B. B. Tandon
(D) T. N. Seshan
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20. How many seats did INC-NCP win in Goa Assembly elections held in June 2007?
(A) 15
(B) 19
(C) 23
(D) 29
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