Indian Politics MCQs Set – 1

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Question 1.

Article 359 of the Constitution authorizes the president of India to suspend the right to move any court for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights during :

A. A National Emergency
B. A failure of constitutional machinery in States
C. A financial emergency
D. None of Above

Ans: A. A National Emergency

Question 2.

The disqualification of the Members of Parliament and state legislatures on the ground of defection has been provided in :

A. Tenth schedule of the Constitution.
B. Eleventh schedule of the Constitution.
C. Seventh schedule of the Constitution.
D. Twelfth schedule of the Constitution.

Ans: A. Tenth schedule of the Constitution.

Question 3.

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India can be removed from office in like manner and on like grounds as :

A. High Court Judge
B. Prime Minister
C. Supreme Court Judge
D. None of Above

Ans: C. Supreme Court Judge

Question 4.

Sikkim was made the full fledged state of Union of India by :

A. The 35th constitutional Amendment Act (1975).
B. The 37th constitutional Amendment Act (1975).
C. The 38th constitutional Amendment Act (1975).
D. The 36th constitutional Amendment Act (1975).

Ans: D. The 36th constitutional Amendment Act (1975).

Question 5.

The correct chronological order of the formation of Haryana, Sikkim, Arunanchal Pradesh and Nagaland as full states of Indian Union is :

A. Haryana-Sikkim-Arunachal Pardesh-Nagaland
B. Nagaland-Arunachal Pradesh- Haryana-Sikkim
C. Nagaland-Haryana-Arunachal Pradesh-Sikkim
D. Nagaland-Haryana-Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh

Ans: D. Nagaland-Haryana-Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh

Question 6.

The provisions of Concurrent List, freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse and joint sitting of two Houses of Parliament are borrowed from :

A. UK Constitution
B. Australian Constitution.
C. US Constitution
D. Irish Constitution

Ans: B. Australian Constitution.

Question 7.

A procedure whereby a proposed legislation is referred to the electorates for settlement by their direct votes is called :

A. Referendum
B. Repatriation
C. Representative democracy
D. Republic

Ans: A. Referendum

Question 8.

Fazl Ali Commission appointed in December 1953 to consider the question of state reorganization accepted :

A. Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth
B. Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment
C. Language as the basis of reorganization of states
D. None of Above

Ans: C. Language as the basis of reorganization of states

Question 9.

The speaker of the Lok Sabha can ask a member of the house to stop speaking and let another member speak. This phenomenon is known as :

A. Crossing the floor
B. Yielding the floor
C. Point of Order
D. Calling Attention Motion

Ans: B. Yielding the floor

Question 10.

Article 169 of the Constitution makes the provision for the abolition or creation of :

A. Specifies the number of seats for the Lok Sabha
B. Specifies the number of seats for the Rajya Sabha
C. Specifies Fundamental Duties
D. Legislative Councils in States

Ans: D. Legislative Councils in States

Question 11.

By which Constitutional Amendment Act was the elementary education made a fundamental right under Article 21-A?

A. The 81th Constitutional Amendment Act 2000
B. The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act 2002
C. The 88th Constitutional Amendment Act 2004
D. The 96th Constitutional Amendment Act 2011

Ans: B. The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act 2002

Question 12.

The states of Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya were formed in :

A. The year 1972.
B. The year 1975.
C. The year 1976
D. The year 1977.

Ans: A. The year 1972.

Question 13.

By which Constitutional Amendment Act was the number of Lok sabha seats increased from 525 to 545 ?

A. The Twentieth Amendment Act, 1966.
B. The Forty-second Amendment Act, 1976.
C. The Forty-fourth Amendment Act, 1978.
D. Thirty-first Constitutional Amendment Act, 1973.

Ans: D. Thirty-first Constitutional Amendment Act, 1973.

Question 14.

Which part of the Constitution of India deals with special provisions to SCs, STs, OBCs and Anglo-Indians ?

A. Part 16 (Article 330 to 342).
B. Part 6 (Article 152 to 237).
C. Part 18 (Article 352 to 360).
D. Part 14A (Article 323A to 323B).

Ans: A. Part 16 (Article 330 to 342).

Question 15.

Under the Chapter Fundamental Rights, rights under Article 15, 16, 19, 29 and 30 have been denies the same to :

A. The NRI
B. The Aliens
C. Children under age 18 years
D. None of Above

Ans: B. The Aliens

Question 16.

When was the second Backward Class Commission under the Chairmanship of B.P. Mandal appointed ?

A. The year 1953
B. The year 1967
C. The year 1979
D. The year 1990

Ans: C. The year 1979

Question 17.

The first Backward Class commission was appointed in 1953 under the chairmanship of :

A. Deepak Katole
B. S.K.Kharventhan
C. Kaka Kalelkar
D. Shakeel-uz-Zaman Ansari

Ans: C. Kaka Kalelkar

Question 18.

The Inter State Council was established in 1990 in pursuance of the recommendation made by :

A. Mukherjee Commission (1999)
B. Sarkaria Commission (1983-87).
C. Mandal Commission (1980).
D. Khosla Commission (1990)

Ans: B. Sarkaria Commission (1983-87).

Question 19.

Which Article of the Constitution provides freedom to manage religious affairs ?

A. Article 25.
B. Article 26.
C. Article 27.
D. Article 28.

Ans: B. Article 26.

Question 20.

When was reservation of 27% government jobs for other Backward Classes declared for the first time in Independent India?

A. In the year 1990
B. In the year 1988
C. In the year 1985
D. In the year 1982

Ans: A. In the year 1990

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