Indian Polity PYQs

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1. Prelims 2006Q17Judiciary

   Assertion (A): In India, every State has a High Court in its territory.

   Reason (R): The Constitution of India provides for a High Court in each State.

   aBoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of AbBoth A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of AcA is true but R is falsedA is false but R is true
2. Prelims 2006Q23Amendment & Basic Structure

   What does the 104th Constitution Amendment Bill relate to?

   aAbolition of Legislative Councils in certain StatesbIntroduction of dual citizenship for persons of Indian origin living outside IndiacProviding quota to socially and educationally backward classes in private educational institutions.dProviding quota for religious minorities in the services under the Central Government.
3. Prelims 2006Q50Constitutional Bodies

   Which one among the following commissions was set up in pursuance of a definite provision under an Article of the Constitution of India?

   aUniversity Grants CommissionbNational Human Rights CommissioncElection CommissiondCentral Vigilance Commission
4. Prelims 2006Q51Political Concepts & Other Constitutions

   Who among the following wrote “The Communist Manifesto” along with Karl Marx?

   aEmile DurkheimbFriedrich EngelscRobert OwendMax Weber
5. Prelims 2006Q55Judiciary

   Consider the following statements:

   1.A person who has held office as a permanent Judge of a High Court cannot plead or act in any court or before any authority in India except the Supreme Court.

   2.A person is not qualified for appointment as a Judge of a High Court in India unless he has for at least five years held a judicial office in the territory of India.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
6. Prelims 2006Q93Statutory & Non-Constitutional Bodies

   Which one of the following is not a Central University?

   aPondicherry UniversitybMaulana Azad National Urdu University, HyderabadcVisva Bharati, Shanti NiketandUniversity of Madras, Chennai
7. Prelims 2006Q94Fundamental Rights

   Consider the following statements:

   1.Free and compulsory education to the children of 6-14 years age group by the State was made a Fundamental Right by the 76th Amendment to the Constitution of India.

   2.Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan seeks to provide computer education even in rural areas.

   3.Education was included in the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment, 1976 to the Constitution of India.

   Which of the statements given above are correct?

   a1, 2 and 3b1 and 2, onlyc2 and 3, onlyd1 and 3, only
8. Prelims 2006Q124JudiciaryAnswer disputed

   Who was the Chief Justice of India when public interest litigation (PIL) was introduced to the Indian Judicial System?

   aM. HidayatullahbA. M. AhmadicA. S. AnanddP. N. Bhagwati
9. Prelims 2005Q3Judiciary

   Consider the following statements :

   1.There are 25 High Courts in India

   2.Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh have a common High Court.

   3.National Capital Territory of Delhi has a High Court of its own.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   a2 and 3b1 and 2c1, 2 and 3d3 only
10. Prelims 2005Q9Political Concepts & Other Constitutions

    Match items in the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

    List I (Country)

    A.Netherlands

    B.Ukraine

    C.Poland

    D.Japan

    List II (Name of Parliament)

    1.Diet

    2.States General

    3.Supreme Council

    4.Sejm

    aA-4, B-1, C-2, D-3bA-2, B-3, C-4, D-1cA-4, B-3, C-2, D-1dA-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
11. Prelims 2005Q47Judiciary

    Consider the following statements:

    1.The Parliament cannot enlarge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India as its jurisdiction is limited to that conferred by the Constitution.

    2.The officers and servants of the Supreme Court and High Courts are appointed by the concerned Chief Justice and the administrative expenses are charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
12. Prelims 2005Q48Fundamental Rights

    Consider the following statements:

    1.Article 301 pertains to the Right to Property.

    2.Right to Property is a legal right but not a Fundamental Right.

    3.Article 300 A was inserted in the Constitution of India by the Congress Government at the Centre by the 44th Constitutional Amendment.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a2 onlyb2 and 3c1 and 3d1, 2 and 3
13. Prelims 2005Q50Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

    Consider the following statements:

    1.Articles 371A to 371I were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa.

    2.Constitution of India and the United States of America can envisage a dual policy (the Union and the States) but a single citizenship.

    3.A naturalized citizen of India can never be deprived of his citizenship.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1, 2 and 3b1 and 3c3 onlyd1 only
14. Prelims 2005Q51Panchayati Raj & Municipalities

    Consider the following statements:

    1.Part IX of the Constitution of India contains provisions for Panchayats and was inserted by the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992.

    2.Part IX A of the Constitution of India contains provisions for municipalities and Article 243Q envisages two types of municipalities – a Municipal Council and a Municipal Corporation – for every state.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
15. Prelims 2005Q67Judiciary

    Consider the following:

    1.Disputes with mobile cellular companies

    2.Motor accident cases

    3.Pension cases For which of the above are Lok Adalats held?

    a1 onlyb1 and 2 onlyc2 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
16. Prelims 2005Q69Political Concepts & Other Constitutions

    Consider the following statements :

    1.The Parliament of Russia is called Federal Assembly.

    2.The Council of the Federation in the Russian Parliament is the lower house

    3.The name of the upper house in the Russian Parliament is State Duma.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1, 2 and 3b1 and 2c2 and 3d1 only
17. Prelims 2005Q104Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

    Consider the following statements:

    1.The Constitution of India has 20 parts.

    2.There are 390 Articles in the Constitution of India in all.

    3.Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Schedules were added to the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Amendments) Acts.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 and 2b2 onlyc3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
18. Prelims 2005Q105Historical Background & Making of the Constitution

    Who among the following was the Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly?

    aB. R. AmbedkarbJ. B. KripalanicJawaharlal NehrudAlladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
19. Prelims 2005Q129Political Concepts & Other Constitutions

    Consider the following statements:

    1.The Constitution of the United States of America came into force in the year 1810.

    2.All revenue bills must originate in the House of Representatives of the US Congress.

    3.George W. Bush is the only President in the history of the United States of America whose father was also the President of the United States of America.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 onlyb2 onlyc1 and 2d2 and 3
20. Prelims 2005Q131Statutory & Non-Constitutional Bodies

    Under which one of the Ministries of the Government of India does the Food and Nutrition Board work?

    aMinistry of AgriculturebMinistry of Health and Family WelfarecMinistry of Human Resource DevelopmentdMinistry of Rural Development