GK - Indian polity 10

1. Who was the chairman of the first official language commission constituted by the President in 1955?

a) KM Munshi
b) BG Kher
c) MC Chhagla
d) Humayun Kabir

2. What are the constituents of the Indian parliament as mentioned in the constitution?

a) President, Lok Sabha and the Council of Ministers
b) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
c) President, Vice President and the two houses of Parliament
d) President and the two houses of parliament

3. Who is the Chairman of Lok Sabha?

a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Speaker
d) Home Minister

4. In 1921, the Congress session was held when its President was in Jail. Who was the President then?

a) CR Das
b) Subhash Chandra Bose
c) Pattabhi Ramayyah
d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

5. Which of the following was the objective of the Minto-Morley Reforms?

a) Extension of Provincial Assemblies
b) Giving more power to local government
c) Abolishing the post of secretary of state for India
d) Establishing diarchy on provinces

6. Who formed the Indian National Union in 1854?

a) AO Hume
b) Henry Cotton
c) Dadabhai Naoroji
d) Badruddin Tyabji

7. Who headed the Cabinet Mission to India?

a) AV Alexander
b) Hugh Gaitskell
c) Stafford Cripps
d) Lord Penthick Lawrence

8. Which article empowers the High Courts to issue writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights?

a) Article 226
b) Article 214
c) Article 256
d) Article 318

9. Which one of the following is not a Financial Committee of Parliament in India?

a) Public Accounts Committee
b) Estimates Committee
c) Finance Commission
d) Committee on Public Undertakings

10. By which of the following writs can the High Court or Supreme Court secure the body of a person who has been imprisoned to be brought before it?

a) Mandamus
b) Habeas Corpus
c) Certiorari
d) Prohibition

11. Which of the following is the competent authority to verify the validity of an Act of Parliament?

a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Supreme Court
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha

12. Who was responsible for the passing of Hindu Widows Remarriage Act?

a) Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar
b) Radha Kant Deb
c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
d) Kesab Chandra Sen

13. According to BR Amdedkar which article of the constitution is its ‘heart and soul’?

a) Article 32
b) Article 28
c) Article 35
d) Article 47

14. In a particular case, the advice tendered by the Council of Ministers is sent back by the President for reconsideration. If the Council of Ministers adhere to their earlier advice what is the option before the President?

a) President can ask for reconsideration of the advice once more
b) President can ask for reconsideration of the advice any number of times
c) President can reject the advice
d) President has no option but to accept such advice

15. Which of the following is not a statutory body?

a) Election Commission
b) Finance Commission
c) Planning Commission
d) UPSC

16. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Dr Rajendra Prasad
c) Dr BR Ambedkar
d) Dr Radhakrishnan

17. Can a person be appointed as the Governor of more than one state?

a) yes
b) no
c) yes, but for only six months
d) yes, but for only 12 months

18. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?

a) Dr BR Amdedkar
b) C Rajagopalachari
c) Dr Rajendra Prasad
d) Jawaharlal Nehru

19. What is the minimum age required for a person to become the Prime Minister of India?

a) 21 years
b) 25 years
c) 30 years
d) 35 years

20. Which of the following states and/or union territories have a common High Court?

a) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
b) Delhi and Haryana
c) Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh
d) Karnataka and Kerala

21. The Constitution of India was adopted on

a) January 26, 1950
b) January 26, 1949
c) November 26, 1949
d) August 15, 1947

22. What can be the maximum duration of the ‘zero hour’ in the Lok Sabha?

a) one hour
b) 30 minutes
c) Two hours
d) Not specified

23. When was the Panchayati Raj introduced?

a) 1952
b) 1957
c) 1959
d) 1961

24. Name the first state where Panchayati Raj was introduced?

a) Gujarat
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Rajasthan

25. When did the Constitution of India come into force?

a) January 26, 1950
b) November 26, 1949
c) January 26, 1949
d) August 15, 1947

Answers

1. BG Kher
2. President and the two houses of parliament
3. Speaker
4. CR Das
5. Extension of Provincial Assemblies
6. AO Hume
7. Stafford Cripps
8. Article 226
9. Finance Commission
10. Habeas Corpus
11. Supreme Court
12. Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar
13. Article 32
14. President has no option but to accept such advice
15. Planning Commission
16. Dr Rajendra Prasad
17. yes
18. Dr BR Amdedkar
19. 25 years
20. Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh
21. November 26, 1949
22. Not specified
23. 1959
24. Rajasthan
25. January 26, 1950