Indian Polity and Political Science

Non-alignment was a policy adopted by India during the Cold War, meaning it chose not to formally align with or against any major power bloc (like the US or USSR).

Aristotle described the family as the primary association formed by nature to meet the daily needs of human beings, which then evolves into larger communities and the state.

Correct Answer: both the Central and the State Governments

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution and is widely recognized as its principal architect.

A money bill or supply bill is a bill that solely concerns taxation or government spending, as opposed to changes in public law. Money bills passed by the Lok Sabha are sent to the Rajya Sabha. A money bill must be returned to the Lok Sabha within 14 days or the bill is deemed to have been passed by both houses in the form it was originally passed by the Lok Sabha. 

The rest of the India voted only in February–March 1952 for the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections. Polling was held between 25 October, 1951 and 27 March, 1952. The very first votes of the election were cast in the tehsil (district) of Chini in Himachal Pradesh.

The state is a secular entity responsible for governance, law, and public welfare. Compelling citizens to be religious is a violation of secular principles and not a function of the state.

The Panchsheel Treaty, or the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, was signed between India and China in 1954.

The primary purpose of a state is to maintain order and protect the lives and property of its citizens through the rule of law.

The Home Rule Movement in India was led by Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak, who sought self-government for India within the British Empire.

Taking political shelter in a foreign country often implies renouncing one's allegiance to their home state, which is a common ground for the loss of citizenship.

Thomas Hobbes, in his work Leviathan, famously described the state of nature as solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

Correct Answer: To be communal-minded

This famous opening line is from Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contract, highlighting his view on human freedom and societal constraints.

While a state provides services, protects, and promotes welfare, it is not a duty to simply command the people for the sake of power; its authority is meant to be exercised for the common good.

A citizen is defined by their legal status, allegiance to the state, enjoyment of rights, and participation in the community.

Correct Answer: France

A welfare state is characterized by government intervention to protect the economic and social well-being of its citizens, specifically targeting issues like poverty, unemployment, and health.

The three traditional organs of government are the Legislature, the Executive, and the Judiciary. Political parties are organizations that influence the government but are not formal organs of it.

Sovereignty is the defining characteristic of a modern state, representing its supreme authority and independence from external control.

A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city.

The executive wing of the government consists of the President, Prime Minister, and the Council of Ministers. Judges of the courts belong to the judiciary, which is a separate branch of government.

Correct Answer: Preaching of the morals

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, as the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India, played the pivotal role in the integration of over 500 princely states into the Indian Union.