Civics Polity

Indian Polity and Governance

1,708 Questions

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 President can proclaim a state of emergency in case of

  1. external aggression or internal disturbances threatening the security of the country

  2. failure of Constitutional machinery in a particular state

  3. threat to the financial stability of the country

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The President can proclaim a state of emergency in case of- a) external aggression or internal disturbances threatening the security of the country. b) failure of Constitutional machinery in a particular state. c) threat to the financial stability of the country.

Multiple choice

Who appoints the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir?

  1. The Chief Minister of the state

  2. The Chief Justice of the High Court

  3. The President

  4. The Prime Minister
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The President of India appoints the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.

Multiple choice

The Chairman of Public Accounts Committee is

  1. elected by the Union Cabinet

  2. appointed by the Speaker

  3. appointed by the President

  4. elected by the members of PAC
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Chairman of Public Accounts Committee is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

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.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
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.

How many times Modi got re-elected as Chief Minister of Gujarat?

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. Two

  2. Four

  3. Three

  4. Five

  5. Dummy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

He was chosen three consecutive times.

Multiple choice

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

Narendra Modi has made Gujarat’s economy________

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. a personal investment destination for industrialists

  2. a high risk investment destination for industrialists

  3. a smart investment destination for industrialists

  4. a low risk investment destination for industrialists

  5. Dummy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A smart investment means a profitable and an attractive investment.