Indian Polity - Objective GK Questions

Indian Polity - Objective Questions

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31. To be officially recognised by the speaker of the Lok Sabha as an opposition Group, a party or coalition of parties must have at least—
(A) 55 members
(B) 60 members
(C) 80 members
(D) 1/3 of total members of the Lok Sabha

32. Which of the following is not included in the directive principles of state policy ?
(A) Prohibition of liquor
(B) Right to work
(C) Equal wage for equal work
(D) Right to information

33. Right to education to all children between the age of 6 to 14 years is—
(A) Included in the directive principles of state policy
(B) A Fundamental Right
(C) A Statutory Right
(D) None of these

34. How many times has financial emergency been declared in India so far ?
(A) 5 times
(B) 4 times
(C) Once
(D) Never

35. Which of the following Motions can the Council of Ministers in India move ?
(A) No confidence Motion
(B) Censure Motion
(C) Adjournment Motion
(D) Confidence Motion

36. Which one of the following expenditures is not charged on the consolidated fund of India?
(A) Salary and allowances of the President of India
(B) Salary and allowances of the Governor of a State of India
(C) Salary and allowances of the justice of the Supreme Court of India
(D) Salary and allowances of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha

37. Which one of the following is the time limit for the ratification of an emergency period by the
Parliament ?
(A) 14 days
(B) 1 Month
(C) 3 Months
(D) 6 Months

38. Who among the following is constitutionally empowered to declare a geographic area as a scheduled area ?
(A) Governor
(B) Chief Minister
(C) Prime Minister
(D) President

39. Given below are two statements—
Assertion (A) : Powers for conducting elections to the Parliament and state legislatures in a free and fair manner have been given to an independent body i.e. the Election Commission.
Reason (R) : Power of removal of Election Commissioners is with the executive.
In the context of above, which one of the following is correct ?
Codes :
(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) A is false but R is true

40. Who has given this statement ?
“Man is born free but he is always in chains.”
(A) Locke
(B) Rousseaue
(C) Benthan
(D) Robert Mill

41. A member of the Union Public Service Commission can be removed by the—
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(D) Chairman of the UPSC

42. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists—
List-I (Names)
(a) Hobbes
(b) Rouseau
(c) Locke
(d) Hitler
List-II (Events)
1. French Revolution
2. Glorious Revolution
3. Execution of Charles I
4. Second World War
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 1 4 2 3
(D) 1 2 4 3

43. The bureaucracy performs—
(A) Only administrative functions
(B) Only judicial functions
(C) Only legislative functions
(D) Administrative as well as quasi-judicial and quasi-legislative functions

44. The President of the Union of India has the same constitutional authority as the—
(A) British Monarch
(B) President of USA
(C) President of Pakistan
(D) President of France

45. Which organ is the custodian of the National purse ?
(A) Executive
(B) Judiciary
(C) Legislature
(D) Civil Servants

46. Which one of the following is not a constitutional body ?
(A) Election Commission
(B) Finance Commission
(C) Planning Commission
(D) Union Public Service Commission

47. Who can be the member of the Rajya Sabha but can speak both in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha ?
(A) The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
(B) Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha
(C) Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha
(D) Ministers who are members of the Rajya Sabha

48. Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India ?
(A) Morarji Desai
(B) Vallabhbhai Patel
(C) G. B. Pant
(D) Devi Lal

49. The right to vote in elections to a Parliament is a—
(A) Fundamental Right
(B) Political Right
(C) Legal Right
(D) Natural Right

50. Under which constitution amendment, 10 fundamental duties of the citizens were included in the constitution ?
(A) 24th
(B) 38th
(C) 42nd
(D) 44th

51. ‘Right to constitutional remedy’ has been mentioned in which article of the constitution ?
(A) 30
(B) 31
(C) 35
(D) 32

52. A motion of no confidence against the Council of Ministers can be moved in Lok Sabha if it is
supported by at least—
(A) 50 members
(B) 55 members
(C) 100 members
(D) One-fifth of total number

53. The function of the Protem Speaker is to—
(A) Conduct the proceedings of Houses in absence of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker
(B) Officiate as Speaker when the Speaker is unlikely to be elected
(C) Swear-in members and hold charge till a regular Speaker is elected
(D) Checks if the election certificates of the members are in order

54. The Comptroller and Auditor General acts as—
(A) The guardian of people’s liberties
(B) The guardian of public money
(C) The chief financial adviser of Govt. of India
(D) All of the above

55. ‘Vote on Account’ is a grant voted/passed by Parliament—
(A) After the budget and grant has been voted/passed by Lok Sabha
(B) Grant to manage the administrative work in Interim period till budget and grant for financial year are passed
(C) Passage of account of expenditure is actually done during last year
(D) Approval of account of public undertakings

56. The defeat of Government in Rajya Sabha leads to—
(A) Its dismissal by the President
(B) Resignation by Prime Minister
(C) Advice by President to Prime Minister to relinquish office
(D) None of these

57. The Parliament or a state legislature can declare a seat vacant if a member absents himself without permission from the sessions for—
(A) 30 days
(B) 60 days
(C) 90 days
(D) Does not has this power

58. The tenth schedule of Indian constitution deals with—
(A) Anti-defection legislation
(B) Panchayati Raj
(C) Land Reforms
(D) Distribution of powers between the Union and States

59. The 84th Amendment Act has frozen the total number of existing seats in the Lok Sabha on the basis of 1971 census. They shall remain unaltered till the first census to be taken after the year—
(A) 2010
(B) 2015
(C) 2021
(D) 2026

60. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List-I
(a) Public Accounts committee
(b) Committee on petitions
(c) Joint committee on stock market scan
(d) Department committees
List-II
1. Adhoc committee
2. Standing committees
3. Financial committee
4. Functional committee
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 2 1 3

Answers with Hints
31. (A) The number of members of the opposition party should be at least one-tenth of the total membership of the Lok Sabha.
32. (D)
33. (B) The Right to Education to all children between the age of 6 to 14 years has been included as a fundamental right in the Article—21A of the constitution through the Constitution Amendment Act, 86 of the year 2002.
34. (D) 35. (D) 36. (B) 37. (B) 38. (D) 39. (B) 40. (B) 41. (A) 42. (B) 43. (D)
44. (A) 45. (C) 46. (C) 47. (D) 48. (B) 49. (B) 50. (C) 51. (D) 52. (A) 53. (C)
54. (B) 55. (B) 56. (D) 57. (B) 58. (A)59. (D) 60. (C)