Indian Polity PYQs

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1. Prelims 1999Q34Statutory & Non-Constitutional Bodies

   Consider the following statements regarding the National Human Rights Commission of India:

   I.Its Chairman must be a retired Chief Justice of India.

   II.It has formations in each state as State Human Rights Commission.

   III.Its powers are only recommendatory in nature.

   IV.It is mandatory to appoint a woman as a member of the Commission.

   Which of the above statements are correct?

   aI, II, III and IVbII and IVcI and IIIdI and II
2. Prelims 1998Q59Elections & Political Parties

   Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding the Anti-Defection Act?

   aSecond SchedulebFifth SchedulecEighth ScheduledTenth Schedule
3. Prelims 1998Q62Political Concepts & Other Constitutions

   The Indian parliamentary system is different from the British parliamentary system in that India has

   aBoth a real and a nominal executivebA system of collective responsibilitycBicameral legislaturedThe system of judicial review
4. Prelims 1998Q64Panchayati Raj & Municipalities

   Panchayati Raj was first introduced in India in October 1959 in

   aRajasthanbTamil NaducKeraladKarnataka
5. Prelims 1998Q100Elections & Political Parties

   Which of the following Parties were not a part of the United Front which was in power during 1996-97?

   I.Bahujan Samaj Party

   II.Samata Party

   III.Haryana Vikas Party

   IV.Asom Gana Parishad

   Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

   aI, II, III and IVbI, II and IIIcIII and IVdI and II
6. Prelims 1997Q16Political Concepts & Other Constitutions

   In which of the following countries will the no-confidence motion to bring down the government passed by the legislature be valid only when the legislature is able to find simultaneously a majority to elect a successor government?

   aFrancebGermanycItalydPortugal
7. Prelims 1997Q20Panchayati Raj & Municipalities

   Which one of the following was NOT proposed by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment in the area of Panchayati Raj?

   aThirty per cent seats in all elected rural local bodies will be reserved for women candidates at all levelsbThe States will constitute their Finance Commissions to allocate resources to Panchayati Raj InstitutionscThe Panchayati Raj elected functionaries will be disqualified to hold their offices if they have more than two childrendThe elections will be held in six months’ time if Panchayati Raj bodies are super-ceded or dissolved by the State government
8. Prelims 1997Q24Governance, Rights & Welfare Laws

   Which one of the following States of India has passed a legislation (in 1996) making the maintenance of one’s parents mandatory?

   aKeralabWest BengalcMaharashtradHimachal Pradesh
9. Prelims 1997Q28Elections & Political Parties

   Proportional representation is NOT necessary in a country where

   athere are no reserved constituenciesba two-party system has developedcthe first-past-the-post system prevailsdthere is a fusion of Presidential and Parliamentary forms of governments
10. Prelims 1997Q34Political Concepts & Other Constitutions

    The Prime Minister of which one of the following countries is chosen by the ruling prince from a slate of three candidates put up to him by the President of France?

    aSan MarinobLiechtensteincMaltadMonaco
11. Prelims 1997Q49Elections & Political PartiesAnswer disputed

    State Funding of elections takes place in

    aUSA and CanadabBritain and SwitzerlandcFrance and ItalydGermany and Austria
12. Prelims 1997Q54Judiciary

    The concept of Public Interest Litigation originated in

    athe United KingdombAustraliacthe United StatesdCanada
13. Prelims 1997Q55Union Executive

    If the Prime Minister of India belonged to the Upper House of Parliament

    ahe will not be able to vote in his favour in the event of a no confidence motionbhe will not be able to speak on the Budget in the Lower Houseche can make statements only on the Upper Housedhe has to become a member of the Lower House within six months after being sworn in as the Prime Minister
14. Prelims 1997Q58Elections & Political Parties

    Assertion (A): The reservation of thirty-three per cent of seats for women in Parliament and State Legislatures does not require Constitutional amendment.

    Reason (R): Political parties contesting elections can allocate thirty-three per cent of seats they contest to women candidates without any Constitutional amendment.

    In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?

    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
15. Prelims 1997Q66Union Executive

    In the Presidential election in India, every elected member of the Legislative Assembly of a State shall have as many votes as there are multiples of one thousand in the quotient obtained by dividing the population of the State by the total number of the elected members of the Assembly. As at present (1997) the expression "population" here means the population as ascertained by the

    a1991 Censusb1981 Censusc1971 Censusd1961 Census
16. Prelims 1997Q71Parliament

    Which one of the following are/is stated in the Constitution of India?

    I.The President shall not be a member of either House of Parliament.

    II.The Parliament shall consist of the President and two Houses.

    Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

    aNeither I nor IIbBoth I and IIcI alonedII alone
17. Prelims 1997Q75Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

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

    List I (Functionaries)

    I.President of India

    II.Judges of the Supreme Court

    III.Members of Parliament

    IV.Ministers for the Union

    List II (Oaths or affirmations)

    A) Secrecy of Information

    B) Faithful Discharge of Duties

    C) Faith and Allegiance to the Constitution of India

    D) Upholding the Constitution and the Law

    aI-C, II-D, III-A, IV-BbI-D, II-C, III-B, IV-AcI-C, II-D, III-B, IV-AdI-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
18. Prelims 1997Q78Political Concepts & Other Constitutions

    In which one of the following countries are 75 per cent of seats in both Houses of Parliament filled on the basis of first-past-the-post system and 25 per cent on the basis of Proportional Representation system of elections?

    aGermanybItalycFrancedRussia
19. Prelims 1997Q83Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

    In the following quotation, “WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens:

    JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all; FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation; In our Constituent Assembly this ‘X’ ………. do hereby adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution.” ‘X’ stands for

    atwenty-sixth day of January, 1950btwenty-sixth day of November, 1949ctwenty-sixth day of January, 1949dNone of the above
20. Prelims 1997Q84Governance, Rights & Welfare Laws

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

    List I

    I.Rashtriya Mahila Kosh

    II.Mahila Samriddhi Yojana

    III.Indira Mahila Yojana

    IV.Mahila Samakhya Programme

    List II

    A) Empowerment of women

    B) Education for Women’s Equality

    C) Promotion of savings among rural women

    D) Meeting credit needs of the poor women

    Codes:

    aI-C, II-B, III-A, IV-DbI-A, II-C, III-D, IV-BcI-D, II-C, III-A, IV-BdI-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C