Political GK Questions
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)
(B) 26 January, 1950
(C) 15 August, 1950 (D)
(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
(D) Charter Act of 1853
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) Government of India Act, 1892
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)
(B) 25th Amendement
(C) 90th Amendement (D)
(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
Q.33 The members of the Rajya
Sabha are elected by
(A) the people
(B) Lok Sabha
(C) elected members of the
legislative assembly
(D) elected members of the
legislative council
Ans . (C) elected members of the legislative
assembly
Q.34 The members of the panchayat
are
(A) nominated by the district
officer
(B) the electorates of the
respective territorial constituencies
(C) nominated by local
self-government minister of the state
(D) nominated by the block
development organization
Ans . (B) the electorates of the respective
territorial constituencies
Q.35 The power to decide an
election petition is vested in the
(A) Parliament
(B) Supreme Court
(C) High courts
(D) Election Commission
Ans . (C) High courts
Q.36 The Parliament of India can
make use of the residuary powers
(A) at all times
(B) only during national
emergency
(C) during a national emergency
as well as a constitutional emergency as well in a state
(D) None of the above
Ans . (A) at all times(A)
at all times
Q.37 The members of Lok Sabha
hold office for a term of
(A) 4 years
(B) 5 years
(C) 6 years
(D) 8 years
Ans . (B) 5 years
Q.38 The Parliament exercises
control over the council of ministers, the real executive, in several ways.
Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a method of control over
executive?
(A) Questions
(B) Supplementary questions
(C) Adjournment motions
(D) None of the above
Ans . (D) None of the above
Q.39 The number of writs that can
be prayed for and issued by the Supreme Court and/or a High Court is
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
Ans . (C) 5
Q.40 The minimum age to qualify
for election to the Lok Sabha is
(A) 25 years
(B) 21 years
(C) 18 years
(D) 36 years
Ans . (A) 25 years
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