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Indian Polity GK - 1

Test your knowledge of Indian Polity including the Constitution, political system, fundamental rights, and governance principles. Ideal for competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, and banking exams.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following has been borrowed from Ireland by the framers of the Indian Constitution?

  1. Preamble
  2. Nomination of the members of Rajya Sabha
  3. Directive principles of states policy
  4. Supreme Court
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the demerit of a federation?

  1. It encourages regionalism.
  2. It creates unity in diversity.
  3. It gives considerable measure of autonomy to the states.
  4. It prevents the central government from being despotic in behaviour.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is wrong about Parliamentary Democracy?

  1. It does not adjust easily according to the changed circumstances.
  2. Ministers get more opportunities to show their abilities under this system of government.
  3. The President gives impartial advice.
  4. There is close co-operation between the executive and the legislature.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a Presidential type of government, we find that

  1. the Chief Executive is always elected
  2. the term of the Chief Executive is fixed for certain period
  3. the Secretaries are fully subordinate to the President
  4. All of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A representative government is not possible without

  1. political parties
  2. impartial election
  3. political consciousness among the people
  4. all the above
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In India there is

  1. one party system
  2. bi-party system
  3. multi party system
  4. none of the above
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A political party consists of a group of citizens more or less organised, who act as a political unit and who, by the use of their voting power, aim to control the government and carry out their general policies. Whose words are these?

  1. Garner
  2. Gilchrist
  3. Gettell
  4. MacIver
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The real work of opposition party in a democratic country is

  1. to make delays in legislation
  2. to put obstacles in the way of the government of rival parties
  3. to topple down the government of rival parties
  4. to offer healthy criticism to the government of rival parties
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a demerit of the party system?

  1. It creates awakening among the masses who starts struggling for their demands.
  2. It compels the government to work according to public opinion.
  3. It leads government to introduce reforms.
  4. It divides the nation into several groups.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A coalition government in a country is generally formed where there is

  1. two party system
  2. one party system
  3. multi party system dominated by one party
  4. no party system
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Ultimate object of a political party is

  1. to contest election
  2. to expose the weakness of rival political parties
  3. to form and run their own government according to their own policies
  4. to increase their strength or membership
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following conditions is necessary to make party system successful?

  1. Political parties should be organised on caste basis.
  2. Political parties should give more importance to the local problems than national issues.
  3. Political parties should try to solve the economic and political problems.
  4. Political parties should not allow the people to take active interest in the politics.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Political equality means

  1. every citizen should be given political education
  2. every citizen should be given a chance to work in the government turn by turn
  3. every citizen should be given right to vote and contest election
  4. every citizen should be a member of any political party
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Adult franchise is disadvantageous

  1. if the people cast their votes in favour of those candidates who give them money
  2. if the votes caste their votes to the candidates belonging to their own castes or religion and not to the able candidates
  3. if the people caste their votes thoughtlessly
  4. in all the above cases
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Some articles of the Constitution of India were enforced even before 26th January, 1950. When were they enforced?

  1. December 24, 1949
  2. October 26, 1949
  3. November 26, 1949
  4. December 26, 1949
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

President of the Constituent Assembly with whose signature the Indian constitution was adopted was

  1. Dr. Ambedkar
  2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  3. Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
  4. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Indian constitution was prepared in

  1. 2 years and 11 months
  2. 2 years and 18 months
  3. 2 years and 18 days
  4. 2 years 11 months and 18 days
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The idea of Fundamental Rights was taken from

  1. England
  2. America
  3. Iran
  4. Ancient India
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The ultimate authority according to the preamble of the Indian constitution vests in

  1. the President
  2. the Prime Minister
  3. the President, Prime Minister and rulers of native states
  4. people of India as a whole
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The parliamentary set up in the Indian constitution has been adopted from

  1. U.S.A
  2. Russia
  3. England
  4. All of the above
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Indian Constitution is

  1. very flexible
  2. very rigid
  3. more rigid then flexible
  4. more flexible than rigid
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not included in the preamble to the Indian constitution?

  1. Justice --- social, economic and political
  2. Education to men, women and children
  3. Liberty of thought, expression, faith and worship
  4. To promote equality of status and opportunity to all
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Indian Constitution after its completion was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on

  1. 26th January, 1950
  2. 26th November , 1949
  3. 15th August, 1947
  4. 2nd October, 1948
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The idea of concurrent list in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from

  1. England
  2. America
  3. Australia
  4. Russia
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