Indian Polity PYQs

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1. Prelims 2003Q11Judiciary

   Under which Article of the Indian Constitution did the President make a reference to the Supreme Court to seek the Court’s opinion on the constitutional validity of the Election Commission’s decision on deferring the Gujarat Assembly elections (in the year 2002)?

   aArticle 142bArticle 143cArticle 144dArticle 145
2. Prelims 2003Q18Parliament

   Consider the following statements:

   1.While members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings, Members of Committee on Estimates are drawn entirely from Lok Sabha.

   2.The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.

   3.The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs nominates members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Boards and Commissions set up by the Government of India in the various ministries.

   Which of these statements are correct?

   a1 and 2b2 and 3c1 and 3d1, 2 and 3
3. Prelims 2003Q20Union Executive

   As per Indian Protocol, who among the following ranks highest in the order of precedence?

   aDeputy Prime MinisterbFormer PresidentcGovernor of a State within his statedSpeaker of Lok Sabha
4. Prelims 2003Q33Statutory & Non-Constitutional Bodies

   Which one of the following statements is not correct?

   aThe Press Council of India is an autonomous quasi-judicial body established under an Act of Parliament.bThe Press Information Bureau provides accreditation to media persons so as to have easy access to information from government sourcescAmong all the states of India, Maharashtra publishes the largest number of newspapersdPress Trust of India is the largest news agency in the country
5. Prelims 2003Q47Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

   Which one of the following statements is not correct?

   aThe National Song Vande Mataram was composed by Bankimchandra Chatterji originally in BengalibThe National Calendar of India based on Saka era has its 1st Chaitra on 22nd March normally and 21st March in a leap yearcThe design of the National Flag of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 22nd July 1947dThe song ‘Jana-gana-mana’, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly on 24th January 1950 as the National Anthem of India
6. Prelims 2003Q48Centre-State Relations & Emergency

   Which one of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution provides that ‘It shall be the duty of the Union to protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance’?

   aArticle 215bArticle 275cArticle 325dArticle 355
7. Prelims 2003Q52Historical Background & Making of the Constitution

   Match List I (Item in the Indian Constitution) with List II (Country from which it was derived) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list.

   List I (Item in the Indian Constitution)

   A.Directive Principles of State Policy

   B.Fundamental Rights

   C.Concurrent List in Union-State Relations

   D.India as a Union of States with greater powers to the Union

   List II (Country from which it was derived)

   1.Australia

   2.Canada

   3.Ireland

   4.United Kingdom

   5.USA

   aA-5, B-4, C-1, D-2bA-3, B-5, C-2, D-1cA-5, B-4, C-2, D-1dA-3, B-5, C-1, D-2
8. Prelims 2003Q66Amendment & Basic Structure

   Which one of the following Bills must be passed by each House of the Indian Parliament separately, by special majority?

   aOrdinary BillbMoney BillcFinance BilldConstitution Amendment Bill
9. Prelims 2003Q73Constitutional Bodies

   Consider the following statements: The function(s) of the Finance Commission is/are

   1.To allow the withdrawal of money out of the Consolidated Fund of India.

   2.To allocate between the States the shares of proceeds of taxes.

   3.To consider applications for grants-in-aid from States.

   4.To supervise and report on whether the Union and State governments are levying taxes in accordance with the budgetary provisions.

   Which of these statements is/are correct?

   aOnly 1b2 and 3c3 and 4d1, 2 and 4
10. Prelims 2003Q84Parliament

    Which one of the following statements is correct?

    aOnly the Rajya Sabha and not the Lok Sabha can have nominated membersbThere is a constitutional provision for nominating two members belonging to the Anglo-Indian community to the Rajya SabhacThere is no constitutional bar for a nominated member to be appointed Union ministerdA nominated member can vote both in the Presidential and Vice Presidential elections
11. Prelims 2003Q88Parliament

    Consider the following statements:

    1.The joint sitting of the two Houses of the Parliament in India is sanctioned under Article 108 of the Constitution.

    2.The first joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha was held in the year 1961.

    3.The second joint sitting of the two Houses of Indian Parliament was held to pass the Banking Service Commission (Repeal) Bill.

    Which of these statements are correct?

    a1 and 2b2 and 3c1 and 3d1, 2 and 3
12. Prelims 2003Q94Union Executive

    Under which Article of the Indian Constitution did the President give his assent to the ordinance on electoral reforms when it was sent back to him by the Union Cabinet without making any changes (in the year 2002)?

    aArticle 121bArticle 122cArticle 123dArticle 124
13. Prelims 2003Q122Union ExecutiveAnswer disputed

    Consider the following statements: In the electoral college for Presidential Election in India.

    1.The value of the vote of an elected Member of Legislative Assembly equals State Population / (Number of elected MLAs of the State × 100)

    2.The value of the vote of an elected Member of Parliament equals Total value of the votes of all elected MLAs / Total number of elected MPs

    3.There were more than 5000 members in the latest election

    Which of these statements is/are correct?

    a1 and 2bOnly 2c1 and 3dOnly 3
14. Prelims 2003Q124Amendment & Basic Structure

    Which of the following Constitutional Amendments are related to raising the number of Members of Lok Sabha to be elected from the States?

    a6th and 22ndb13th and 38thc7th and 31std11th and 42nd
15. Prelims 2003Q139Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

    Which one of the following schedules of the Indian Constitution lists the names of states and specifies their territories?

    aFirstbSecondcThirddFourth
16. Prelims 2003Q148Amendment & Basic Structure

    The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by

    aFirst AmendmentbEighth AmendmentcNinth AmendmentdForty second Amendment
17. Prelims 2002Q18Fundamental Rights

    Match List I (Article of Indian Constitution) with List II (Provisions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

    List I (Article)

    A.Article 16(2)

    B.Article 29(2)

    C.Article 30(1)

    D.Article 31(1)

    List II (Provisions)

    1.No person shall be deprived of his property save by the authority of law

    2.No person can be discriminated against in the matter of public appointment on the ground of race, religion or caste

    3.All minorities whether based on religion or language shall have the fundamental right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice

    4.No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State, or receiving State aid, on grounds of religion, race, caste, language or any of them

    aA-2, B-4, C-3, D-1bA-3, B-1, C-2, D-4cA-2, B-1, C-3, D-4dA-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
18. Prelims 2002Q31Judiciary

    The salaries and allowances of the Judges of the High Court are charged on the

    aConsolidated Fund of IndiabConsolidated Fund of the StatecContingency Fund of IndiadContingency Fund of the State
19. Prelims 2002Q33Historical Background & Making of the Constitution

    The members of the Constituent Assembly which drafted the Constitution of India were

    anominated by the British Parliamentbnominated by the Governor Generalcelected by the Legislative Assemblies of various provincesdelected by the Indian National Congress and Muslim League
20. Prelims 2002Q44DPSP & Fundamental Duties

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

    apolitical democracybsocial democracycGandhian democracydsocial and economic democracy