General Knowledge : India Political

India Political General Knowledge question and answer

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1. Which of the following is/are listed among the Directive Principles in part-IV.
i. Equal pay for equal work.
ii.Uniform civil code
iii.Small family norm
iv. Education through mother tongue at primary level.

A. i,ii and iii
B. i and ii
C. ii and iii
D. iii and iv

B. i and ii

2. If the state government fails to comply with the directions of the centre in the exercise of administrative power.

A. The President can declare federal structure into a unitary one.
B. The Governor may be directed by the President to dismiss the ministry.
C. A constitutional emergency can be declared in the state government and the President can assume all powers of the state government.
D. The supreme court may be asked to intervene.

C. A constitutional emergency can be declared in the state government and the President can assume all powers of the state government.

3. Regarding military powers of the Presidentit would not be true to state that

A. The supreme command of the Defence Force rests in the President.
B. As Commander-in-Chief of India, the President is independent of legislative control.
C. The President's power to declare war or peace is subject to regulation by parliament.
D. The President needs the sanction of Parliament to expend on training and maintaining the defence force.

B. As Commander-in-Chief of India, the President is independent of legislative control.

4. India had borrowed the idea of incorporating Fundamental Rights in the Constitution from the Constitution of __________.

A. USSR
B. USA
C. UK
D. South Africa

B. USA

5. The Preamble of Constitution of India was amended by which Amendment ?

A. 7th Constitutional Amendment
B. 24th Constitutional Amendment
C. 42nd Constitutional Amendment
D. Never amended

C. 42nd Constitutional Amendment

6. Which one of the following first mooted the idea of a Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution for India ?

A. Swaraj Party in 1934
B. Congress Party in 1930
C. Muslim League in 1916
D. All Parties Conference in 1946

A. Swaraj Party in 1934

7. Which one of the following was not proposed by the constitutional amendment in the area of Panchayati Raj ?

A. The States will constitute their Finance Commission to allocate resources to Panchayati Raj Institutions.
B. The Panchayati Raj elected functionaries will be qualified to hold their office if they have more than two children.
C. The elections will be held in 6 months time if Panchayati Raj bodies are suspended or dissolved by the State Government.
D. Thirty percent seats in all elected rural area bodies to be reserved for women candidates at all levels.

B. The Panchayati Raj elected functionaries will be qualified to hold their office if they have more than two children.

8. Which one of the following is correct .

A. A nominated Member of Parliament cannot be made a minister.
B. The leader of the largest party in the Lok Sabha is necessarily the head of the government.
C. A person appointed as a Minister has to become a member of one of the Houses of Parliament within 6 months, if he is not already one.
D. The President of India cannot hold office for more than one term.

C. A person appointed as a Minister has to become a member of one of the Houses of Parliament within 6 months, if he is not already one.

9. 'Economic Justice' as one of the objectives of Indian Constitution has been provided in the

A. Preamble and Directive Principles
B. Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
C. Preamble and Fundamental Rights
D. Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles

A. Preamble and Directive Principles

10. Which of the following are wrongly matched .
i. Habeas corpus - literally means 'to have a body'
ii.Mandamus- command a person to perform a public duty.
iii. Quo Warranto- issued to a lower court to stop proceeding in a case.
iv. Prohibition- issued to a lower court quashing a decision or order.

A. i and ii
B. ii and iii
C. iii and iv
D. i, ii and iv

C. iii and iv