MCQ - Indian Polity and Constitution

Indian Polity and Constitution(Part-V)

 

151. Which one of the following has not been created by the Constitution of India?

a) Union Public Service Commission
b) Election Commission of India
c) Finance Commission
d) Planning Commission

152. Who among the following can preside over a joint sitting of the two Houses of the Indian Parliament?

a) President of India
b) Prime Minister
c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
d) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

153. Which one of the following is not one of the qualifications for appointment of the judges of the Supreme Court of India?

a) The person must be a citizen of India
b) The person should have attained the age of 45 years
c) The person must be a distinguished jurist or must have been a High Court Judge for at least five years or an advocate of a High Court for at least 10 years
d) The person should not have attained the age of 65 years

154. How many languages have been originally listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India?

a) 18
b) 14
c) 25
d) 15

155. Which one of the following is not correct with regard to the powers of the President of India?

a) He is the Supreme Commander of the armed forces
b) He can declare war or peace
c) He presents the annual Defence Budget before Parliament
d) He has the power to issue Ordinances

156. Who among the following has the exclusive power to grant pardon in case of death sentences?

a) Prime Minister of India
b) Chief Justice of India
c) President of India
d) A Special Bench of the Supreme Court

157. The provision for organising village Panchayats exists in

a) The Preamble to the Constitution
b) Chapter on Fundamental Rights

c) Chapter on Directive Principles of State Policy

d) An Act of Parliament passed in 1950

158. A Bill presented in Parliament becomes an Act after

a) it is passed by both the Houses and assented to by the President
b) it is passed by both the Houses and assented to by the Prime Minister
c) the Speaker assents to the Bill
d) the Prime Minister and the Speaker have signed the Bill

159. Which of the two words among the following were added to the Preamble to the Constitution of India by the Constutution (Forty- Second Amendment) Act, 1976?

a) Sovereign and Socialist
b) Socialist and Democratic

c) Socialist and Secular

d) Secular and Democratic

160. According to Article 1 of the Constitution of India,

a) India that is Bharat, shall be a Federation of States
b) India shall be a Federal Republic
c) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of State
d) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Unitary State

161. Who among the following, has the power to summon or prorogue both the Houses of Parliament?

a) President of India
b) Prime Minister of India

c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha

d) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

162. Which one of the following Committees examines the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?

a) Committee of Estimates
b) Committee on Public Accounts
c) Joint Select Committee
d) Rules Committee

163. Who among the following can be rightly called the guardian of the Public Purse in India?

a) Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
b) Chariman of the State Bank of India
c) President of India

d) Comptroller and Auditor General of India

164. Which one of the following was introduced by the Constitution of India?

a) Uniform Civil Code
b) Universal Adult Suffrage

c) Separate Electorate for Women

d) Separate Electorate for Muslims

165. The upper age limit for remaining a President in India is

a) 60 years
b) 65 years
c) 70 years
d) There is no upper age limit

166. The Speaker Protem of the Lok Sabha is appointed by the

a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
d) Outgoing Speaker of the Lok Sabha

167. Which of the following has the power to inquire into the proceedings of any House of a State Legislature?

a) The High Court
b) The Supreme Court

c) Parliament

d) None

168. A device to obtain the opinoin of the people on an important public issue, when that issue has not been passed by the Legislature of the State, is known as

a) Plebiscite
b) Referendum
c) Self-determination
d) Mandate

 

169. The salary and perquisites of the President of India are determined by the

a) Prime Minister
b) Supreme Court
c) Central Cabinet
d) Union Parliament

170. Freedom of religion is guaranteed by

a) the Preamble
b) Convention
c) Fundamental Rights
d) Directive Principles

171. The absolute minimum number of times that Parliament must meet every year is

a) 4 times
b) twice
c) once
d) 3 times

172. _____ led the nation’s first non-Congress government.

a) Morarji Desai
b) Charan Singh
c) VP Singh

d) Chandrasekhar

173. In the Indian political system, supremacy lies with the

a) Armed Froces
b) Constitution
c) Parliament
d) Supreme Court

174. Who among the former RBI Governors was a Presidential candidate in 1969?

a) PC Bhattacharya
b) HVR Iengar
c) Dr IG Patel
d) Dr CD Deshmukh

175. The question whether an Indian citizen had acquired the citizenship of a foreign country is determined by

a) Central Government
b) Supreme Court of India
c) Attorney General for India
d) President of India

ANSWER

151. d	152. c	153. b	154. b	155. c
156. c	157. c	158. a	159. c	160. c
161. a	162. b	163. d	164. b	165. d
166. a	167. d	168. a	169. d	170. c
171. b	172. a	173. b	174. d	175. a