Indian Polity & Constitution

1.Which among the following are included in nagar panchayat?

(A)Notified Area Committee only
(B)Town Area Committee only
(C)Both Notified Area Committee & Town Area Committee

2.Which of the following articles is related to amendment of the Indian Constitution?

(A)article 320
(B)article 368
(C)article 358

3.Which of the following states in India established Panchayati Raj in 1956?

(A)Rajasthan & Maharastra
(B)Rajasthan & Andhra Pradesh
(C)Rajasthan Only

4.Among Sindhi, Sanskrit, Kashmiri & Urdu which are the languages that are in VIII
schedule of the Indian Constitution but not official language of any state in India?
(A) Sindhi, Sanskrit,
(B)Sindhi, Sanskrit, Kashmiri
(C)Sanskrit only

5.In which year National Commission for Minorities was established?

(A)1990
(B)1989

(C)1992

6.A political party in India acquires the status of registered party if it secures what
fraction of votes in a state?
(A)1%
(B)2%
(C)3%

7.The power to decide an election petition in India is vested in the ________ ?

(A)Parliament
(B)Supreme Court
(C)Administrative Tribunal

8.Which among the following are not given a right to cast their vote by postal
ballot?
(A)Foreign Service Personnel while at abroad & Officers on Election duty
(B)Members of the Armed Forces
(C)Indian Nationals settled abroad

9.Which of the following funds in charged for the salary and other allowances of the
Judges of the High Courts?
(A)Consolidated Fund of India
(B)Consolidated Fund of State
(C)both of them in 1:1 ratio

10.Supreme Court of India was created by _________?

(A)Constitution

(B)an Act of Parliament

(C)a Presidential Order

11.In 1965, the head of Jammu & Kashmir was regurgitated as Governor previously
called as _________?
(A)Premier
(B)Vajeer-i-aalam
(C)Sadr -i-riyasat

12.Which among the following statements regarding the legislative powers of the
state council of ministers is wrong?
(A)The council of ministers can summon and prorogue the session of either of both
the houses of legislature
(B)The council of ministers can determine the business and timetable of the state
legislature
(C)The council of ministers can introduce the important bills in the state legislature

13.In the parliament terminology, what is the meaning of "Closure"?

(A)end of session of parliament
(B)end of proceedings of a day
(C)end of debate on a motion

14.Section 28 A of the Representation of the People Act provides for registration of

Political parties by the election commission of India. This act was enacted in which
year ?
(A)1949
(B)1951
(C)1955

15.Which among the following is not a National party ?

(A)Bahujan samaj Party
(B)Communist Party of India
(C)Dravida Munetra kadgam DMK

16.Which of the following has more than One seat in Lok Sabha?
(A)Nagaland
(B)Tripura
(C)Sikkim

17.Article 326 of Indian Constitution originally granted electoral franchise to every

Indian Citizen who has not been declared a bankrupt, criminal, insane, or a non
resident and has attained age of ____________?
(A)18 years
(B)20 years
(C)21 years

18." There shall be a President of India" which article says this?

(A)Article 52
(B)Article 53
(C)Article 55

19.No amount from the "Consolidated Fund of India" can be withdrawn without the
authorization from _________?
(A)President of India
(B)Parliament of India
(C)Comptroller & Auditor General of India

20.The " Contingency Fund of India" was constituted by an act called " Contingency
Fund of India Act ___________?
(A)1950
(B)1959
(C)1960

21. Assertion: Every constitution of the world categorically speaks of procedures for
its amendment
Reason: The constitution of a nation cant work on the principle of absolute rigidity
as it has to adapt to the changes that keep changing pace in the life of that nation

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C)

A is true but R is false

(D)R is true but A is false