Indian Polity - General Knowledge Questions

A)
10 Lakh
B)
20 Lakh
C)
30 Lakh
D)
50 Lakh

Correct Answer :   20 Lakh

The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 makes the following salient provisions: To provide 3-tier system of Panchayati Raj for all the States having population of over 20 Lakhs. To hold Panchayat Elections regularly every 5 years.

A)
1960
B)
1970
C)
1985
D)
1993

Correct Answer :   1985

The anti-defection law in India, technically the Tenth Schedule to the Indian Constitution, was enacted to address the perceived problem of instability caused by democratically elected legislators in India's Parliamentary System of Government shifting allegiance from the parties they supported at the time of election, or disobeying their parties' decisions at critical times such as during voting on an important resolution. 
 
A law was sought to limit such frequent defections in India. In 1985, the Tenth Schedule of the 52nd amendment to the Constitution of India was passed by the Parliament of India to achieve this.

A)
Article 148
B)
Article 248
C)
Article 266
D)
Article 343

Correct Answer :   Article 148

The Constitution of India [Article 148] provides for an independent office to the CAG of India. He or she is the head of Indian Audit and Accounts Department.

A)
Rajiv Meharshi
B)
Amitabh Kant
C)
Arvind Mayaram
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Amitabh Kant

Mr. Amitabh Kant is presently CEO of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI). He is a member of the Indian Administrative Service, IAS (Kerala Cadre: 1980 batch).

A)
President
B)
Prime Minister
C)
Vice-President
D)
Governor

Correct Answer :   Prime Minister

There is a very high co-relation in the way Prime Minister's role is defined for the country and in the way in which a Chief Minister's role is defined for his state. The Governor of the state can be said to be analogous to the President of the country.

A)
28-48
B)
30-49
C)
42-56
D)
36-51

Correct Answer :   36-51

Articles 36-51 under Part-IV of Indian Constitution deal with Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP). They are borrowed from the Constitution of Ireland, which had copied it from the Spanish Constitution. This article will solely discuss the Directive Principles of State Policy, its importance in the Indian Constitution and the history of its conflict with Fundamental Rights. 

A)
NITI Shashan
B)
NITI dharma
C)
NITI Aayog
D)
NITI Vakya

Correct Answer :   NITI Aayog

The Government of India constituted NITI Aayog to replace the Planning Commission, which had been instituted in 1950.

A)
Communal Electorate
B)
Universal Adult Franchise
C)
Secret Voting
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Communal Electorate

A)
War
B)
External aggression
C)
Armed rebellion
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   All of the above

Under Article 352, the President can declare a national emergency when the security of India or a part of it is threatened by war or external aggression or armed rebellion that can be proclaimed by the President of India, when the president perceives grave threats to the nation from internal and external sources or from financial situations of crisis under the advice of the cabinet ministers.

A)
40th Amendment Act
B)
42nd Amendment Act
C)
43rd Amendment Act
D)
44th Amendment Act

Correct Answer :   42nd Amendment Act

Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Indian Constitution by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976.