Political GK
Questions and Answers
Q.1
Constitution of India was adopted by constituent assembly on?
(A) 25
October, 1948
(B) 25
October, 1949
(C) 26
November, 1948
(D) 26
November, 1949
Ans . (D) 26 November, 1949
Q.2
Constitution of India came into effect from?
(A) 15
January, 1950
(B) 26
January, 1950
(C) 15
August, 1950
(D) 15 January, 1950
Ans . (B) 26 January, 1950
Q.3 Setting
a supreme court was Calcutta is a part of?
(A)
Regulating Act of 1773
(B) Pitts
India Act of 1784
(C) Charter
Act of 1793
(D) Charter
Act of 1893
Ans . (B) Pitts India Act
of 1784
Q.4 Which
Act is associated with "Courts can interpret the rules and
regulations."?
(A)
Regulating Act of 1773
(B) Pitts
India Act of 1784
(C) Charter
Act of 1793
(D) Charter
Act of 1893
Ans . (C) Charter Act of 1793
Q.5 The
Christian Missionaries were allowed to spread their religion in India, under
the Act?
(A) Pitts
India Act of 1784
(B) Charter
Act of 1813
(C) Charter
Act of 1833
Ans . (B) Charter Act of
1813
Q.6 A
separate Governor for Bengal to be appointed under the act?
(A) Pitts
India Act of 1784
(B) Charter
Act of 1793
(C) Charter
Act of 1733
(D) Charter
Act of 1753
Ans . (D) Charter Act of
1753
Q.7 The
first statute for the governance of India, under the direct rule of the British
Government, was the
(A)
Government of India Act, 1858
(B)
Government of India Act, 1861
(C)
Government of India Act, 1892
(D)
Government of India Act, 1915
Ans . (A) Government of
India Act, 1858
Q.8 Which
Act enabled the Governor General to associate representatives of the Indian
People with the work of legislation by nominating them to his expanded council?
(A)
Government of India Act, 1858
(B)
Government Act of India Act, 1861
(C)
Government of India Act, 1892
(D)
Government of India Act, 1915
Ans . (B) Government Act of
India Act, 1861
Q.9 Under
which Act, The councils were having the power to discuss the budget and
addressing questions to the executive.
(A)
Government of India Act, 1858
(B)
Government of India Act, 1861
(C)
Government of India Act, 1892
(D)
Government of India Act, 1915
Ans . (C) it enjoys the
fixity of tenure
Q.10 Which
Act was passed to consolidate the provisions of the preceding Government of
India Acts?
(A)
Government of India Act, 1858
(B)
Government of India Act, 1861
(C)
Government of India Act, 1892
(D)
Government of India Act, 1915
Ans . (D) Government of
India Act, 1915
Q.11 The
powers of the Indian Parliament to amend Fundamental Rights was established by
(A) 21st
Amendement
(B) 25th
Amendement
(C) 90th
Amendement
(D) 42nd
Amendement
Ans . (B) 25th Amendement
Q.12 The
First Constitutional Amendment was made in the year
(A)
1950
(B) 1951
(C)
1952
(D) 1955
Ans . (B) 1951
Q.13 The
electoral list with the photograph is introduced in Tamil Nadu during the year
(A)
2004
(B) 2006
(C)
2005
(D) 2000
Ans . (B) 2006
Q.14 Which
is the first country in the world guaranteed right to information?
(A)
America
(B) France
(C)
England
(D) Sweeden
Ans
. (D) Sweeden
Q.15 Who is
the Governor of Reserve Bank of India at present?
(A)
Rangarajan
(B) Bimal
Jalan
(C) Y.
Reddy
(D) Urjit
Patel
Ans . (D) Urjit Patel
Q.16 The
inquiry of Centre-State relation is conducted by
(A)
Santhanam committee
(B) Sarkaria
committee
(C) Ashok
Mehta committee
(D) None of
these
Ans . (B) Sarkaria
committee
Q.17 When
was the constituent assembly established to frame the constitution of India?
(A) 6th
December, 1946
(B) 26th
November, 1949
(C) 26th
December, 1949
(D) 10th
June, 1946
Ans. (A) 6th December, 1946
Q.18 The
Indian constitution is a
(A) a brief
constitution
(B) very
brief constitution
(C) medium
constitution
(D) bulkiest
constitution
Ans . (D) bulkiest
constitution
Q.19 The
constitution of India is
(A) flexible
(B) rigid
(C) partly
rigid and partly flexible
(D) none of
these
Ans . (C) partly rigid and
partly flexible
Q.20 How
many items the concurrent list comprises in the Indian Constitution?
(A) 47
items
(B) 66 items
(C) 96
items
(D) 99 items
Ans . (A) 47 items
Q.21 The
theory of Natural Rights holds that—
(A) Rights
are a divine creation
(B) Rights
came from the pre-civil society
(C) Rights
were granted by the king
(D) Rights
are granted by the Constitution
Ans . (B) Rights came from
the pre-civil society
Q.22 Who
among the following supports the principle of natural inequality?
(A)
Polybius
(B) Cicero
(C)
Rousseau
(D) Plato
Ans . (D) Plato
Q.23 The
idea of ‘positive liberty’ was first conceived by—
(A)
Aristotle
(B) Hegel
(C)
Green
(D) Laski
Ans . (C) Green
Q.24 Which
one is not the principle of Parliamentary government in a democracy?
(A)
Collective responsibility of Executive
(B) Fixed
Tenure
(C) Prime
Minister as Primes inter pares
(D) Judicial
guarantee of Fundamental Rights
Ans . (B) Fixed Tenure
Q.25 The
Executive in Presidential form of government is powerful because—
(A) the
Legislature is weak
(B) judges
are appointed by the President
(C) it
enjoys the fixity of tenure
(D) the
procedure of impeachment is cumbersome
Ans . (C) it enjoys the
fixity of tenure
Q.26
Presidential form of government is based on the principle of—
(A)
accountability of Executive to Judiciary
(B)
independence of the Executive
(C)
separation of powers
(D) the
sovereignty of the Legislature
Ans . (B) independence of
the Executive
Q.27 Which
one of the following thinkers proposed the criterion of falsifiability as the
measure of scientific truth?
(A)
Levi-Strauss
(B) Max
Weber
(C) Karl
Popper
(D) Karl
Marx
Ans
. (C) Karl Popper
Q.28 For
Aristotle, the State should be governed by a political statesman having which
one of the following virtues?
(A) Reason
(B)
Knowledge
(C)
Prudence
(D) Wealth
Ans . (C) Prudence
Q.29 Who
among the following has coined the term power elite?
(A) Robert
Dahl
(B) Wright
Mills
(C) Karl
Marx
(D) V.
Pareto
Ans . (B) Wright Mills
Q.30 Which
one of the following is suggested by the concept of universal citizenship?
(A)
Identical rights for all persons
(B)
Identical rights for all citizens
(C) Common
rights for all with some special rights for minorities
(D) Single
citizenship in the world
Ans . (D) Single
citizenship in the world
Q.31 The
Parliament of India cannot be regarded as a sovereign body because
(A) it can
legislate only on subjects entrusted to the Centre by the Constitution
(B) it has
to operate within the limits prescribed by the Constitution
(C) the
Supreme Court can declare laws passed by parliament as unconstitutional if they
contravene the provisions of the Constitution
(D) All of
the above
Ans . (D) All of the above
Q.32 The
name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi islands was changed to Lakshadweep
by an Act of Parliament in
(A)
1970
(B) 1971
(C)
1972
(D) 1973
Ans . (D) 1973
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