Indian Polity - General Knowledge Questions

1 .
The preamble to our constitution provided that India is
A)
a sovereign, socialist and democratic republic
B)
a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic
C)
a sovereign republic with a socialist pattern of society
D)
a socialist, secular and democratic republic

Correct Answer :   a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic

2 .
The president demand for further reforms, attended with the dislocation caused by the non-cooperation movement, led the British government to appoint a Statutory Commission in 1927. This commission was headed by
A)
Sri John Simon
B)
Lord Chelmsford
C)
Lord Minto
D)
E.S. Montague

Correct Answer :   Sri John Simon

3 .
The president convenes and prorogues all sessions of Parliament in consultation with
A)
the speaker
B)
the prime minister
C)
the prime minister and the leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   the prime minister

4 .
The president can dismiss a member of the council of ministers
A)
on his own
B)
on the recommendation of the prime ministers
C)
only under emergency conditions
D)
with the consent of the speaker

Correct Answer :   on the recommendation of the prime ministers

5 .
The national flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 22 July 1947 and was presented to the nation at the midnight session of the Assembly on 14th August 1947 on behalf of
A)
the minorities of India
B)
the National Integration Council
C)
the women of India
D)
the people of India

Correct Answer :   the women of India

6 .
The office of the president can fall vacant due to
A)
resignation
B)
death
C)
removal
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   All of the above

7 .
The Nagaland State of India cannot be termed as a state because it lacks
A)
bicameral legislature
B)
sovereignty
C)
a high court exclusively of its own
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   sovereignty

8 .
The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a term
A)
of six years
B)
determined by the state legislative assembly of a state
C)
of four years
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   of six years

9 .
The preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelt out in
A)
the speech by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of Ravi when he called for Purana Swaraj
B)
the Nehru report
C)
a resolution adopted at the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress
D)
the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly

Correct Answer :   the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly

10 .
The position of a chief minister is
A)
similar to that of the prime minister
B)
identical to that of the president
C)
a combination of the position of the prime minister and president
D)
not constitutional

Correct Answer :   similar to that of the prime minister

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