Indian Polity

GK Indian Polity Test - General Knowledge Indian Polity Practice and Preparation Test for UPSC, B.Ed and M.Ed and Bank PO Exams

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A state of emergency can be declared in India by

  1. the Prime Minister
  2. the President
  3. the Parliament
  4. the Government of a state
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The right to freedom of movement in India is a

  1. legal right
  2. natural right
  3. moral right
  4. fundamental right
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Indian federation is similar to that of

  1. United States of America
  2. Switzerland
  3. Australia
  4. Canada
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following agencies selects the officers of the All India Service?

  1. Home Ministry
  2. National Defence Academy
  3. Union Public Service Commission
  4. National Development Committee
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following persons was associated with the promotion of local self-government in India?

  1. Minto
  2. Morley
  3. Ripon
  4. Wavell
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following persons was the chairman of the Drafting Committee which drafted the Constitution of India?

  1. Shri K. M. Munshi
  2. Mahatma Gandhi
  3. Shri Alladi Krishnaswamy
  4. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following countries are direct democratic checks such as Referendum, Initiative and Recall provided for?

  1. U.S.S.R.
  2. U.K.
  3. Australia
  4. Switzerland
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The 61st Constitution (Amendment) Act 1989 relates to

  1. the grant of special states to the Union Territory of Delhi
  2. deletion of the right to property from the list of fundamental rights
  3. the establishment of autonomous District Council in Tripura
  4. the lowering of minimum voting age from 21 to 18
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mahatma Gandhi often stressed the importance of villages and wanted the establishment of 'Gram Raj' in India. It was because

  1. Gandhiji was born in a village
  2. village administration is easy
  3. village people are good and hard working
  4. villages are the backbone of the nation and help for the welfare of all people
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The right to vote is given to Indian citizen on attaining the age of

  1. 18
  2. 21
  3. 28
  4. 30
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which article of the constitution is the freedom of the Press implied

  1. 19(i) B
  2. 19(i) C
  3. 19(i) A
  4. 19(i) D
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the head of the State in India?

  1. The President
  2. The Prime Minister
  3. The Parliament
  4. The Queen of England
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following persons advocate the Social Contract Theory of the origin of the State?

  1. John Austin
  2. Thomas Hobbes
  3. Montesquieu
  4. Karl Marx
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following presides over the Rajya Sabha meetings?

  1. The Speaker
  2. The President of India
  3. The Deputy Speaker
  4. The Vice-President of India
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following countries has the presidential form of Government?

  1. India
  2. Britain
  3. Canada
  4. U.S.A.
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A citizen of India is arrested and detained without trial. Which of the following writs should he invoke in the Court to secure freedom?

  1. Quo Warranto
  2. Certiorari
  3. Mandamus
  4. Habeas Corpus
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Governor of a state is appointed by

  1. the Chief Minister of the State
  2. the President of India
  3. the Prime Minister
  4. the Chief Justice of India
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Government of the Union of India is parliamentary in character. One of the characteristics of a parliamentary system of Government is

  1. The Ministry is collectively responsible to both Houses of Parliament
  2. The Ministry is not responsible to the parliament
  3. The Ministry is responsible to the Head of the State
  4. The Ministry is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha