Polity Important Questions

Indian Constitution

01. The constitution of India was adopted on which date?

02. The constitution of India came into force on which date?

03. The constitution of India contains (Articles, Parts, Schedules)?

04. The constituent Assembly of India held its first meeting on _________?

05. The idea of a Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution for India was first mooted by ?

06. The famous Dandi March laid by Gandhiji was against?

07. India is secular state because?

08.Centralization of power is an important feature in ?

09. The Constitution of India describes India as__________?

10. The preamble of Indian Constitution has been amended so far _____?

11. The words "Socialist Secular" were?

12. A Felxible Constitution______

13. Centralisation of power is an important feature in ______?

14. The Parliamentary system of Government in India is based on the pattern of __________?

15. The Indian Constitution came into force on 26.01.1950, hence this day is celebrated because_______

16. "Sovereignty" in a democracy rests with the_____?

17. Amend means?

18. "Enact" means  ___________

19. The Constituent Assembly was set up to under the _______plan?

20. Morley-Minto Reforms were implemented by the Indian Councils Act?

21. Our Constitution prohibits?

22. The Indian Federal system is modeled on the Federal system of ?

23. The States were reorganized on linguistic basis in which year?

24. The Ninth Schedule -

25."Poornaswarajya" was declared as the goal of the Congress December 1929 in the ______ Session?

Answers

01. 26 Nov. 1949

02. 26 Jan 1950

03. 444, 24, 12

04. 09.12.1946

05. Jawaharlal Nehru

06. Salt tax

07. It is described so in the preamble of the Constitution

08. Federal Constitution

09. A Union of States

10. Once.

11. Added by the 42nd Amendment

12. can be amended easily

13. Federal Constitution

14. Great Britain

15. Republic Day

16. People

17. Remove the difficulties

18. pass a law

19. Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946

20. 1909

21. Untouchability

22. Canada

23. 1956

24. added to the Constitution by the first Amendment

25. Lahore 

Evolution of Indian Constitution

Indian Constitution

01. Who is the person fondly know as the Chief Architect of the Indian Constitution?

02. Which Act created for the first time in India Government of India"?

03. The first attempt by Indians to write a Constitution to India was done by a Committee headed by Motilal Nehru, which is known as?

04. The East India Company was established in the year?

05. Who started Dual Government in Bengal?

06. Which Act created for the first "The Supreme Court"?

07. The idea of the Constitution of India was flashed for the first time by?

08.Who is the first Governor General of Bengal?

09.The members of the Constituent Assembly were_______?

10. In which year did the Cripps Mission come to India?

11. The Constituent of India is ________?

12. How many Committees were set up by the Constituent Assembly for framing the Constitution?

13. The Constituent Assembly set up under the Cabinet Mission Plan had a strength of ____________?

14. Gandhiji gave a call to all Indians "Do or Die", which is popularly known as ______?

15. Which proposal was referred as "Post Dated Cheque" ?

Answers

01. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

02. Charter Act of 1833

03. Nehru Report

04. 1600

05. Robert Clive

06. The Regulating Act, 1773

07. M.N.Roy

08. Warren Hasting

09.  Elected by Provincial Assemblies

10. 1942

11. written and bulky document

12. 13

13. 389

14. Quit India Movement

15. The Cripps Proposal

Indian Polity and Constitution Questions

Indian Constitution

01. The idea of concurrent list is borrowed in the Indian Constitution from the Constitution of ?

02. Name four important subjects in state list?

03. Eleventh schedule of the Constitution of India is related to ________?

04. In India, "Right to Information" is a ____________?

05. "National Voters Day" is celebrated on which date?

06. Which Article prohibits the practice of child labour?

07. Who is known as the "Father of Local Self Government in India"?

08. L.M. Singvi Committee was appointed by ?

09. On what basis, Election to Lok sabha and state legislature shall be conducted by?

10. Rajya Sabha can delay the money bill sent for its consideration by the lok sabha for the maximum period of ___?

11. The president of India can nominate ______ members in Lok Sabha and ________ members in Rajya Sabha?

12. Judicial Review is dealt with under Article?

13. A national emergency remains in operation, with the approval of the parliament, for the maximum period of ____________ months?

14. Who holds the power to increase the number of judges in the supreme court?

15. The Asiatic Society of Bengal was set up in 1784 in Calcutta by whom?

16. Muslim League decided to observe the "Direct Action Day" on __________ ?

17. An Old Man's Hope was a pamphlet published by whom?

18. The Government of India, Act 1935 was based on the report of ___________?

19. Member of the UPSC can be removed removed from the office before the expiry of their term by ?

20. What is the other name of India given in the constitution and in what Art..?

21. Which is the competent constitutional body to prescribe conditions for acquisition of citizenship India?

22. Which Act is known as the Prime Charter of Indian Legislature?

23. Which amendment declares Delhi as the National Capital of Territory of India?

24. Who was the first CAG of India?

25. Which Article gave special status to Delhi?

26. The prime minister who is known as the "Father of Indian Economic Reforms"?

27. Who was the chairman of Union Constitution Committee?

28. In India, the Vice-President is elected by an electoral college consisting of ___?

29. Primary function of the Finance Commission of India is _______?

30. Which Article of the Indian Constitution abolished untouchability?

31. Who was the first woman president of Indian National Congress?

Answers

01. Australia

02. (a) Land Revenue (b) Law and Order (c) Local Government 

(d) Education upto the secondary level

03. Panchayati Raj

04. Legal right

05. January 25th

06. Article 24

07. Lord Rippon

08. Rajiv Gandhi

09. Adult suffrage

10. 14 days

11. 2, 12

12. Judicial Review Aticle incorporated in Article 226, 227 of the constitution and integrated to Supreme Court Article 32, 136 of the constitution.

13. Six months

14. Parliament

15. Sir William Jones

16. August 16, 1946

17. A.O. Hume

18. Simon Commission

19. The president on the recommendation of the Supreme court

20. Bharat and Art..1 of the Constitution

21. Parliament

22.  Council Act of 1861

23. 69th 

24. V. Narahari Rao

25. Article 239 AA

26. P.V. Narasimha Rao

27. Jawaharlal Nehru

28. Members of both the Houses of Parliament

29. To distribute revenue between the Centre and the States.

30. Article 17
31. Annie Besant

Polity Questions

Polity (social)

1. Banjara Needle crafts are the traditonal hand made fabrics made by
(a) Banjaras    
(b) Chenchus   
(c) Nagas   
(d) Mizo 
2.Child sex Ratio (Female per 1000 males) in Telangana state        
(a) 933                    
(b) 934      
(c) 935
(d) 936 
3.Which article of the constitution of India prohibits the states  from granting any titles    
(a) Article 17    
(b) Article 16     
(c) Article 18       
(d) Article 19
4. Harijan was the newspaper established by    
(a) Gandhi        
(b) Nehru      
(c) Tilak            
(d) Indira Gandhi
5.The minimum wages Act was enacted in    
(a) 1947          
(b) 1948                    
(c)1949                    
(d) 1950
6.Which tribe practiced human sacrifice was a part of their agricultural and war rites  
(a) Khonds
(b) Savara   
(c) Godaba 
(d) koya
7. The infant mortality rate of Kerala is
(a) 12      
(b) 13
(c) 14
(d) 15
8. Dowry Prohibition Act, came into force in  the year
(a) 1961 
(b) 1972
(c) 1982
(d) 1999
9. The right of children  to free and compulsory education act was passed in the year  
(a) 2007
(b) 2008
(c) 2009
(d) 2010   
10. One of the prominent chipko leaders is Gandhian
(a) Sunderlal Bahuguna
(b) Ram Ahuja
(c) Siddarth Malhotra
(d) Akhil yadav
11. According to Mckinsey Global Institute by 2025. How many Indians middle class?
(a) 6.0 million
(b) 9.5 million
(c) 7.6 million
(d) 8.4 million    
12. Sc population in Telangana state
(a) 53.33 lakhs 
(b) 54.33 lakhs      
(c) 55.33 lakhs    
(d)  56.33 lakhs
13. Br. Ambedkar Wrote
(a) Caste system                              
(b)Annihilation of case   
(c) Demerits of Caste                        
(d) Abolition of Cast in India
14 The Nirbhaya Act came into force in
(a) 2012
(b) 2013
(c) 2014
(d) 2015
15. Dedicating girls as Jogini has been  illegal since                          
(a) 1988 
(b)1989
(c) 1990
(d)1991
16. Labour Bureau under the ministry of labour and employment is responsible for.       
(a) The collation and publication of statistics.  
(b) Related information on wages earnings. 
(c) Related information on productivity absent  
(d) All the above
17. Employee’s deposit Linked insurance scheme was enacted in?
(a) 1975                  (b) 1976              (c) 1977             (d)  1978
18. Patidar reservation agitation was held in
(a) Bhopal              (b) Gujarat          (c) Delhi                 (d) Bihar
19.The Women’s vocational training program me was designed and launched in.
(a) 1977                    (b)1976            (c) 1981               (d) 1980
20.  The aim of skill development initiative in the country is to support achieving rapid and inclusive growth through.
(a) Enhancing individuals employ-ability [wage gets employment] and ability to adapt to changing technologies and labour market demands.
(b) Improving productivity and living standards of the people.
(c) Strengthening competitiveness of the country.
(d) All the above.
21. Constitution of India came into effect from?
(a) 26 january 1950
(b) 26 june 1945
(c) 28 january 1905
(d) 24 march 1954
22. The number of languages recognized by the Indian constituted is
(a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 22 (d) 28
23. Which language is known as the "Italian of the East"?
(a) Tamil (b) Hindi (c) Telugu (d) Marati
24. According which Act fist supreme court was set?
(a) Regulating Act of 1773
(b) Pits India Act of 1784
(c) Charter Act of 1793
(d) Charter Act of 1893
25. In which year, Punjab was divided into Punjab and Haryana?
(a) 1966
(b) 1906
(c) 1965
(d) 1916

Answers

01. (a) 02. (a) 03. (c) 04. (a) 05. (b) 06. (a) 07. (c) 08. (a) 09. (c) 10. (a)

11. (b) 12. (b) 13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (a) 16. (d) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (d)

21. (a) 22. (c) 23. (c) 24. (a) 25. (a)

Polity Questions with Answers

1. In which State was Panchayath Raj first introduced?
(a) Gujarat,  
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Bihar  
(d) Andhra Pradesh
2. The committee, on whose recommendation Panchayath Raj was introduced in India,was headed by 
(a) Ashok Mehta      
(b) Acharya Kripalani
(c) Balwantrai Mehta
(d) Jaya Prakash Narain
3.The Panchayat is a accountable for all its action to the    
(a) Sarpanch
(b) Panchayat Samiti  
(c) District officer
(d) Gram Sabha
4. To  function  successfully, Panchayat Raj needs the full cooperation of the
(a) Central Government
(b) Bureaucracy        
(c) Politicians  
(d) Local people
5. Panchayath Raj is                                                                  
(a) Administrative structure
(b) Physical Structure
(c) Financial Structure
 (d) State Structure
6.The Amendment procedure of the Indian constitution is modeled on that of  
(a) The U.S.A
(b) South Africa
(c) Ireland
(d) Canada
7.The Panchayat Raj Institutions in India get their funds mainly from.  
(a) Voluntary Contributions                      
(b) Property tax
(c) Local taxes                                      
(d) Government grants
8. Who expressed the view that the emergency powers of the Indian president is a fraud on the constitution  
(a) K.M Munshi
(b) K.M Nambiar
(c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(d) B.N. Rao
9. National emergency has been declared  go  far
(a) Once (b) Twice ( c) Thrice (d) Four times
10. In the Minerva Mills case the Supreme court has further reaffirmed its decision
(a) Golak Nath case              
(b) Keshavanand Bharati case
(c) Sajan singh case                      
(d) Gopalan  case
11. Judicial Review means
(a) The right of the judiciary to advise the president on constitutional matters.
(b) The power of judiciary to pronounce upon the constitutionally of laws passed by the legislature and orders issued by the executive.
(c) A high courts review of a lower courts or an administrative body’s factual or legal findings.
(d) None of the above
12. The advisory opinion tendered by the supreme court
(a) IS binding on the president          
(b) Is not made public at ale
(c) Is binding on the president only if it is unanimously made
(d) Is not binding on the president
13. Which of the following states does not have high court of its own?      
 (a) Sikkim   (b) Bihar   (c) Himachal Pradesh  (d) Manipur
14.The power to extend or restrict the jurisdiction of the high court rests with  
(a) The President
(b) The parliament
(c) The concerned state Legislature  
(d) None of  the above
15.The Legislative council can delay the enactment of a bill passed by the legislative assembly for a maximum period of       
(a) One month   (b) Four months  (c) Six months  (d) One year
16. The Ashoka Mehta Committee recommended the 
(a) Introduction of three tier system of Panchayati Raj
(b) Replacement of the existing three- tier system by a two tier system.
(c) Replacement of the three tier system by a four tier system.
(d) Continuation of the three tier system of Panchayat Raj
17. Which of the following is not a tier of Panchayati Raj
(a) Gram sabha
(b) Gram Panchayat
(c) Panchayat samiti
(d) Zilla parishad
18. The local MPS and MLAs are ex officio members of the
(a) Panchayat Samiti
(b) Zilla Parishad
(c) Gram Panchayat
(d) All these bodies
19. The minority commission as a non-statutory body was set up for the first time in
(a)1978 (b) 1981 (c) 1992 (d) 1994
20. The human Rights commission has been formed by.
(a) The constitution itself        
(b) The Government of India Act. 1935
(c) The presidents ordinance of September 1992
(d) None of the above
21. A  proclamation of emergency must be placed before the parliament for it’s approval
(a) Within one month
(b) Within two months
(c) Within one year
(d) Within six months
 22. Which one of the following categories of emergency has been declared maximum number of times?
(a) National Emergency
(b) Emergency due to break down of constitutional machinery in a state.
(c) Financial Emergency
(d) All of them have been declared simultaneously
23. The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 added a chapter on
(a)The preamble of the constitution  
(b) The Fundamental duties.
(c) The Fundamental rights
(d) The directive principles of state policy
24. The Governor can reserve
(a) All bills passed by state legislature for the assent of the president
(b) Certain types of bills passed by state legislature for the approval of the president
(c) No bill passed by the state legislature for the approval of the president
(d) Only Financial bills for the approval of the president.
25. Dissolution of the state Legislative Assembly before the expiry of its term can be brought about by
(a) The speaker of he assembly
(b) The chief minister
(c) The Governor
(d) Two thirds majority vote of the members of legislative. Assembly.
 26. The Governor of state exercises his discretionary powers
(a) On the advice of the chief minister
(b) On the advice of the chief secretary of the state.
(c) On the advice of the state council of ministers
(d) On his own
27. The Legislative council of a state
I)  Is not subject to dissolution
II) Can be abolished by the state legislative assembly.
III) Can be abolished by the president on the Governor’s  recommendation.
(a) I only, (b) II only, (c) Both I and II, (d) III only
 28. A proclamation of emergency by the president
(a) Can not apply to Jammu and Kashmir.
(b) Shall have effect in Jammu and Kashmir only on the concurrence  of the state legislature.
 (c) Shall apply to Jammu and Kashmir only on endorsement by its Governor.
 (d) Has to be separately issued for Jammu and Kashmir.
 29. Which one of the following parties was not represented on the constituent assembly of India
(a) Indian National Congress
(b) The Communist Party of India
(c) Hindu Mahasabha
(d) Scheduled castes federation
 30. President’s rule can be imposed in a state for a maximum period of
(a) 6 Months      
(b) 1 year
(c) 3 years
(d) Indefinite period
31. The original scheme of Panchayat Raj, introduced in 1959, operates at
(a) Samiti and block levels
(b) Taluka and district levels
(c) Village and samiti levels
(d) Village block and district levels
32.Which part of the Indian constitution directs the state to establish Panchayat Raj institutions in the country.
(a) The fundamentals rights
(b) The directive principles of state policy
(c) Part IV A
(d) Preamble
33. Panchayat Raj is based on the ideology of
(a) Democratic decentralization
(b) Community co-operation and development
(c) Peoples participation in Government
(d) Cultivation political awareness in the rural masses.
34. In the Minerva Mills case the Supreme court has further reaffirmed its decision
(a) Golak Nath case              
(b) Keshavanand Bharati case
(c) Sajan singh case                      
(d) Gopalan  case
35. The decision of he supreme court in the Golak Nath case was that
(a) Judiciary is independent of the parliament
(b) Fundamental rights could not be amended or abridged
(c) The constitution is supreme
(d) The basic structure of the constitution should not be changed
36. How many states are required to ratify certain amendments of constitution
(a) Not less than half the number
(b) Three- fourths of the number
(c)At least 10 states
(d) All states in some cases
37. An amendment of the constitution can be initiated in I. Lok Sabha, II. Rajya Sabha, III. State Legislature 
(a) I only        
(b) I or II
(c) II only
(d) All of them
38. Which amendment of the constitution gave priority to the directive principles over the fundamental rights
(a) 24th Amendment                                      
(b) 39th Amendment
(c) 42nd Amendment                            
(d) 44th Amendment
39. The residuary power of legislation in the case of Jammu and Kashmir belongs to
(a) Parliament
(b) The State legislature
(c) Governor
(d) Both (a) and (b)
40. The Finance Commission is constituted by the President?
(a) Every Five years
(b) Every Four years
(c) Every Six years
(d) Whenever he deems it necessary

Answers

01. (b) 02. (c) 03. (d) 04. (d) 05. (d) 06. (b) 07. (d) 08. (b) 09. (c) 10. (b) 

11. (c) 12. (d)  13. (d) 14 (d) 15. (b) 16. (b) 17. (a) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (c)  

21. (a)  22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (d) 27. (a) 28. (b) 29. (b) 30. (c)

31. (d) 32. (b) 33. (a) 34. (b) 35. (b) 36. (a) 37. (b) 38. (c) 39. (b) 40. (a)