Civics Polity

Indian Polity and Governance

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Indian Polity and Governance outlines the constitutional framework, administrative structure, and political system of India. This page provides practice questions on executive appointments, the role of councils of ministers, and disaster management. These topics are fundamental for civil services and state level exams.

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Indian Polity and Governance Questions

Multiple choice

The Mayor to the Municipal Corporation is elected by

  1. all the elected representatives of the Corporation.

  2. the elected representatives together with Eldermen who are elected by these representatives.

  3. the voters of all the constituencies in the city directly.

  4. elected representatives of the Corporation and the elected members of State Legislative Assemblies.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Mayor to the Municipal Corporation is elected by all the elected representatives of the Corporation.

Multiple choice

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage.

According to the paragraph, the word “ incorruptible" means

Narendra Damodardas Modi (born September 17, 1950) is the longest-serving chief minister of Gujarat. He has held the office since 2001 and has been successfully re-elected three times. Widely seen as a protégé of LK Advani, a senior BJP leader and its former president, Modi is known for his astute administrative skills and has a record for being incorruptible. He is credited with turning around Gujarat's economy and making it an attractive investment destination for industrialists. Modi's nemesis though has been the Gujarat riots that broke out after the Godhra train burning incident in 2002. Allegedly, while Hindu rioters went on a rampage against the Muslims, killing people and destroying property. The state administration under Modi's charge turned a blind eye and failed to control the violence. Modi himself has been accused of watering down the seriousness of the situation, implicitly justifying the killings of Muslims and failing to condemn the attacks on them. A sum of Rs five per person was charged from the audience during Modi's rally in Hyderabad this year. Nearly a lakh people turned up by paying the fee.The entire sum was donated to Uttarakhand relief works.

  1. immortal

  2. unbribable

  3. strict

  4. straightforward

  5. Dummy
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Because these words are synonyms.

Multiple choice

Who is the head of the ‘State Executive’?

  1. The State Legislature Assembly

  2. The State Cabinet

  3. The Chief Minister

  4. The Governor

  5. The Lieutenant Governor
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: The State Legislature Assembly is not the head of the ‘State Executive’. Option (2) is incorrect: The State Cabinet is not the head of the ‘State Executive’. Option (3) is incorrect: The real executive power rests with the Chief Minister who heads the Council of Ministers. Option (4) is correct: In the states, the Governor, as the representative of the President, is the head of the ‘State Executive’. 

Multiple choice

There is no provision in the Constitution for the impeachment of

  1. the Chief Justice of a High Court

  2. the Chief Justice of India

  3. the Governor

  4. the Vice President
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: There is a specific provision in the Constitution for the impeachment of the Chief Justice of a High Court. Option (2) is incorrect: There is a specific provision in the Constitution for the impeachment of the Chief Justice of India. Option (3) is correct: There is no provision in the Constitution for the impeachment of the Governor. Option (4) is incorrect: There is a specific provision in the Constitution for the impeachment of the Vice President.

Multiple choice

Every appointment of district forum shall be made by the state government on the recommendation of a selection committee in which

  1. President of the state commission shall be a chairman

  2. Secretary (law department of the state) shall be a member

  3. Secretary (in charge of department dealing with consumer affair) shall be a member

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

(4) Every appointment of district forum shall be made by the state government on the recommendation of a selection committee in which President of the state commission shall be a chairman, Secretary (law department of the state) shall be a member and Secretary (in charge of department dealing with consumer affair) shall be another member.

Multiple choice

Who appoints the Chairman of the State Public Service Commission in India?

  1. The President of India

  2. The President of India in consultation with the Governor of the State

  3. The Governor of the State

  4. The Chairman of Union Public Service Commission in consultation with the Governor
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: The Chairman and other members of a Public Service Commission shall be appointed, in the case of the Union Commission, by the President. Option (2) is incorrect: The Chairman of Union Public Service Commission shall be appointed by the President without consultation of the Governor. Option (3) is correct: The Chairman and other members of a Public Service Commission shall be appointed, in the case of the State Commission, by the Governor of the State. Option (4) is incorrect: The Chairman of Union Public Service Commission shall be appointed by the President without consultation of the Governor.

Multiple choice

The members of the UPSC are appointed by the

  1. Cabinet

  2. Chief Justice of India

  3. Prime Minister of India

  4. President of India

  5. Speaker of Lok Sabha
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: The Cabinet cannot appoint the chairman and members of the UPSC. Option (2) is incorrect: The Chief Justice of India cannot appoint the chairman and members of the UPSC. Option (3) is incorrect: The Prime Minister of India cannot appoint the chairman and members of the UPSC. Option (4) is correct: The chairman and members of the UPSC are appointed by the President of India.

Multiple choice

On whose recommendation does the financial distribution between the 'Union' and 'States' take place?

  1. The Finance Commission

  2. The National Development Council

  3. The Planning Commission

  4. The Inter-State Council

  5. The President of India
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Finance Commission constituted under Article 280 of the Constitution, which is mainly to give its recommendations on distribution of tax revenues between the Union and the States and amongst the States themselves.

Multiple choice

The central consumer protection council shall consist of

  1. minister in charge of consumer affairs in the central government, who shall be its chairman

  2. member of other official or non-official members representing such interest as may be prescribed

  3. Chief Justice of High Court

  4. Both (1) and (2)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

(4) The central consumer protection council shall consist of minister in charge of consumer affairs in the central government, who shall be its chairman and member of other official or non-official members representing such interest as may be prescribed.