Latest Indian Politics General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Of the following, the town does not come within the National Capital Region(NCR) is

A)

Khurja

B)

Rohtak

C)

Panipat

D)

Mathura

Correct Answer : Mathura

2 .

The question of disqualification of a member of a State Legislature shall be decided by the Governor after consultation with the

A)

Election Commission

B)

Public Service Commission

C)

Chief Minister

D)

Supreme Court

Correct Answer : Election Commission

Article 192

3 .

A bill presented in Parliament becomes an Act after

A)

The Supreme Court has declared it to be within the competence of the Union Parliament

B)

The Prime Minister has signed it

C)

It is passed by both the Houses

D)

The President has given her/his assent

Correct Answer : The President has given her/his assent

4 .

During which of the following periods did the Constituent Assembly delibrate upon and finalise the Constitution of India?

A)

December,1947 - November, 1949

B)

December,1946 - November, 1949

C)

November,1947 - November, 1949

D)

November,1946 - November, 1949

Correct Answer : December,1946 - November, 1949

5 .

The Legislature of the USA is known as the

A)

Parliament

B)

Commons

C)

Congress

D)

Senate

Correct Answer : Congress

The US Congress consists of two bodies

a) the Senate and b) the House of Representatives. The Senate, composed of 100 members (two Senators from each State), is a powerful body and exercises a very real influence in national affairs.

6 .

A power that is vested in the president is

A)

Subject to approval by the Senate

B)

legally guaranteed by the Supreme Court

C)

Legally guaranteed by the Constitution

D)

Subject to approval by the House

Correct Answer : legally guaranteed by the Constitution

7 .

Which state become the second state to accept online applications by launching e-RTI portal ?

A)

Delhi

B)

Telangana

C)

Maharashtra

D)

Haryana

Correct Answer : Delhi

1. Filing an RTI application with the Delhi government is now just a click away. Delhi became the second state to launch e-RTI portal that will enable citizens to file online Right to Information (RTI). Maharashtra is the first state to launch the online RTI platform.

2. The portal launched recently will enable citizens to file RTI and seek information related to 172 departments of the Delhi government including the office of the CM and his ministers.

3. The e-RTI portal, which has been designed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), includes filling of application, payment of fees and getting replies online.

8 .

The purpose of the inclusion of Directive Principle of State Policy in the Indian Constitution is to establish

A)

Social democracy

B)

Political democracy

C)

Gandhian democracy

D)

Social and economic democracy

Correct Answer : Social and economic democracy

The purpose of the inclusion of Directive Principle of State Policy in the Indian Constitution is to establish:

9 .

Can a citizen approach a court for the enforcement of a Directive Principle?

A)

Yes

B)

No

C)

Yes, on the fulfilment of certain conditions

D)

The Government can move the courts but the citizen cannot

Correct Answer : No

Directive principles are non-justiciable, while the Fundamental Rights are enforceable by the Courts, the Directives are not so enforceable by any court (Article 37). The courts cannot declare any law as void on the ground that it contravenes any of the directive Principles. Further, the courts are not competent to complete the Government to carry out any Directive.

10 .

Consent of the People means

A)

A few People

B)

All the People

C)

Leader of the People

D)

Majority of People

Correct Answer : Majority of People

Consent of the People means the Majority of People, as expressed by votes in elections. Consent of the governed refers to the idea that a government's legitimacy and moral right to use state power is only justified and lawful when consented to by the people or society over which that political power is exercised.