Indian Polity - General Knowledge Questions

A)
1951
B)
1955
C)
1957
D)
1960

Correct Answer :   1951

General elections were held in India between 25 October 1951 and 21 February 1952. They were the first elections to the Lok Sabha after independence in August 1947. It was conducted under the provisions of the Indian Constitution, which was adopted on 26 November 1949. Elections to most of the state legislatures took place simultaneously.

A)
Madras High Court
B)
Bombay High Court
C)
Gauhati High Court
D)
Delhi High Court

Correct Answer :   Madras High Court

The Madras High Court is the second oldest High Court of India after the Calcutta High Court in Kolkata. It is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The court is one of the three High Courts in India established in the three Presidency Towns of Madras, Bombay and Calcutta by letters patent granted by Queen Victoria, bearing date 26 June 1862. It exercises original jurisdiction over the city of Chennai and appellate jurisdiction over the entire state of Tamil Nadu and Union territory of Puducherry, as well as extraordinary original jurisdiction, civil and criminal, under the letters patent and special original jurisdiction for the issue of writs under the Constitution of India. Covering 107 acres, the court complex is one of the largest in the world, next only to Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, London.

A)
SR Das
B)
Chand Mahajan
C)
H J Kania
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   H J Kania

Sir Harilal Jekisundas Kania (3 November 1890 – 6 November 1951) was the first Chief Justice of India.

A)
62 years
B)
65 years
C)
67 years
D)
70 years

Correct Answer :   65 years

Supreme Court Judges retire upon attaining the age of 65 years.

A)
1948
B)
1950
C)
1951
D)
1953

Correct Answer :   1951

The first general elections to elect members of Lok Sabha were held between October 25, 1951 and March 27, 1952. The result was election of India’s first Lok Sabha. The election was won by Indian National Congress and consequently, Jawaharlal Nehru became India’s first democratically elected Prime Minister.

A)
Sardar Patel
B)
Guljari Lal Nanda
C)
Jawahar Lal Nehru
D)
Govind Ballabh Pant

Correct Answer :   Sardar Patel

Sardar Patel was the first Home Minister of India. He presided over the post on 15 August 1947and remained there till 12 December 1950.

A)
First
B)
Second
C)
Third
D)
Fourth

Correct Answer :   Second

A)
if the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by two-third majority declaring the subject in state list of national importance
B)
if the legislatures of two or more states recommend to the Parliament to legislate on such a subject with regard to those states
C)
for the implementation of treaties and agreements with foreign powers
D)
All the above

Correct Answer :   All the above

A)
directly elected by the people
B)
indirectly elected
C)
nominated
D)
partly elected and partly nominated

Correct Answer :   directly elected by the people

Lok Sabha is composed of representatives of the people chosen by direct election on the basis of the adult suffrage.

The maximum strength of the House envisaged by the Constitution is 552, which is made up by election of upto 530 members to represent the States, upto 20 members to represent the Union Territories and not more than two members of the Anglo-Indian Community to be nominated by the Hon'ble President, if, in his/her opinion, that community is not adequately represented in the House. The total elective membership is distributed among the States in such a way that the ratio between the number of seats allotted to each State and the population of the State is, so far as practicable, the same for all States.

A)
advisory jurisdiction
B)
appellate jurisdiction
C)
original jurisdiction
D)
constitutional jurisdiction

Correct Answer :   original jurisdiction