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Indian Polity multiple choice questions with answers and explanations, 20 per page, for SSC, Banking, UPSC, Railway and state exams.

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Q721.Indian PolityHard

Which group of Articles was amended by the Constitution (Fifty-second Amendment) Act, 1985 along with the insertion of the Tenth Schedule?

  1. A.Articles 101, 102, 190 and 191
  2. B.Articles 102, 103, 191 and 192
  3. C.Articles 100, 101, 189 and 190
  4. D.Articles 105, 106, 194 and 195
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Correct answer: A. Articles 101, 102, 190 and 191

Articles 101 and 102 deal with the vacation of seats and the disqualifications for membership of Parliament, and Articles 190 and 191 do the same for the State Legislatures.

Q722.Indian PolityMedium

The Ninety-first Amendment Act, 2003 limited the total number of ministers in the Council of Ministers to what share of the total strength of the House?

  1. A.Ten per cent
  2. B.Twelve per cent
  3. C.Fifteen per cent
  4. D.Twenty per cent
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Correct answer: C. Fifteen per cent

Article 75(1A) says that the total number of ministers, including the Prime Minister, shall not exceed fifteen per cent of the total number of members of the Lok Sabha, and Article 164(1A) lays down the same ceiling for a state with reference to the Legislative Assembly, with a floor of…

Q723.Indian PolityHard

Which Article, inserted by the Ninety-first Amendment, 2003, bars a member disqualified for defection from holding any remunerative political post?

  1. A.Article 361A
  2. B.Article 361B
  3. C.Article 371J
  4. D.Article 350B
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Correct answer: B. Article 361B

It provides that a member of either House of Parliament or of a State Legislature who is disqualified on the ground of defection is also disqualified from holding any remunerative political post, from the date of disqualification until the date on which the term of office would expire or until…

Q724.Indian PolityMedium

Under the Tenth Schedule, a nominated member of a House may join a political party without attracting disqualification within what period of taking the seat?

  1. A.Three months
  2. B.Six months
  3. C.One year
  4. D.A nominated member may never join a party
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Correct answer: B. Six months

Paragraph 2(3) provides that a nominated member who joins a political party after the expiry of six months from the date on which the member takes the seat is disqualified.

Q725.Indian PolityMedium

A member who votes against the direction of the party in the House escapes disqualification if the party condones the act within how many days?

  1. A.Seven days
  2. B.Fifteen days
  3. C.Thirty days
  4. D.Three months
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Correct answer: B. Fifteen days

Paragraph 2(1)(b) of the Tenth Schedule disqualifies a member who votes or abstains from voting contrary to any direction issued by the party, but the proviso saves the member in two situations: where prior permission was obtained, and where the party condones the act within fifteen days from the date…

Q727.Indian PolityEasy

Who decides the question whether a member of a House has become subject to disqualification under the Tenth Schedule?

  1. A.The President of India
  2. B.The Election Commission of India
  3. C.The Chairman or the Speaker of the House concerned
  4. D.The Supreme Court of India
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Correct answer: C. The Chairman or the Speaker of the House concerned

Paragraph 6 of the Tenth Schedule gives that power to the presiding officer, and where the question is about the presiding officer, it is decided by a member of the House elected for the purpose.

Q729.Indian PolityMedium

Under Paragraph 4 of the Tenth Schedule, a merger of a legislature party is protected from disqualification only if it is agreed to by what proportion of its members?

  1. A.One-third
  2. B.One-half
  3. C.Two-thirds
  4. D.Three-fourths
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Correct answer: C. Two-thirds

Paragraph 4 says that where the original political party of a member merges with another party, the member is not disqualified if not less than two-thirds of the members of the legislature party concerned have agreed to the merger.

Q731.Indian PolityEasy

The anti-defection law is contained in which Schedule of the Constitution of India?

  1. A.Ninth Schedule
  2. B.Tenth Schedule
  3. C.Eleventh Schedule
  4. D.Twelfth Schedule
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Correct answer: B. Tenth Schedule

The Tenth Schedule was added by the Constitution (Fifty-second Amendment) Act, 1985, and it lays down the grounds on which a member of Parliament or of a State Legislature is disqualified for defection, the exemption for a merger, the exemption for the presiding officers and the authority who decides the…

Q732.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKEasy

Which one of the following features is correct about the 'First Past the Post System' of election ?

  1. A.A candidate who wins may not get the majority of votes
  2. B.More than one representative may be elected from one constituency
  3. C.Voters vote for the party, not the candidate
  4. D.Every party gets seats in the legislature in proportion to percentage of votes that it gets
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Correct answer: A. A candidate who wins may not get the majority of votes

Under First Past the Post, the candidate with the most votes wins, even if that is far less than half of all votes cast.

Q733.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IMedium

Which of the following pairs of list and contents is/are correctly matched ? 1. State list : Public health and sanitation 2. Union list : Citizenship, naturalisation and aliens 3. Concurrent list : Legal, medical and other professions Select the correct answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.1,2 and 3
  3. C.2 and 3 only
  4. D.3 only
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Correct answer: B. 1,2 and 3

All three subjects sit in the list named against them in the Seventh Schedule. The Seventh Schedule, read with Article 246, divides law-making powers into three lists.

Q734.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IHard

Consider the following statements relating to short notice questions asked in the Legislature : 1. These relate to matters of urgent public importance and can be asked for oral answer at a notice less than 10 days 2. Short notice questions can be admissible if the Minister concerned agrees to answer to it 3. Short notice questions are asked during question hour Which of the statements given above are correct ?

  1. A.1,2 and 3
  2. B.1 and 2 only
  3. C.2 and 3 only
  4. D.1 and 3 only
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Correct answer: B. 1 and 2 only

A short notice question is an urgent oral question taken up only with the Minister's consent, and it is answered after Question Hour, not during it.

Q736.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2017, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements :

1. A private member's bill is a bill presented by a Member of Parliament who is not elected but only nominated by the President of India.

2. Recently, a private member's bill has been passed in the Parliament of India for the first time in its history.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: D. Neither 1 nor 2

A private member's bill is one introduced by any MP who is not a minister, whether elected or nominated, and such bills have become law in the past.

Q737.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements :

1. In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was the Swatantra Party.

2. In the Lok Sabha, a "Leader of the Opposition" was recognised for the first time in 1969.

3. In the Lok Sabha, if a party does not have a minimum of 75 members, its leader cannot be recognised as the Leader of the Opposition.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.1 and 3 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.2 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: B. 2 only

The first Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha was recognised in 1969, when Ram Subhag Singh of the Congress (O) was given the post.

Q738.Indian PolityHard

How many members does the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament have?

  1. A.15 members
  2. B.22 members
  3. C.30 members
  4. D.31 members
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Correct answer: B. 22 members

The Public Accounts Committee consists of twenty-two members, fifteen elected by the Lok Sabha and seven by the Rajya Sabha, all by proportional representation through the single transferable vote, and its chairman is appointed by the Speaker; by a convention followed since 1967 the chairman is from the opposition.

Q740.Indian PolityMedium

The guillotine in Indian parliamentary practice refers to

  1. A.the Speaker putting all outstanding demands for grants to the vote on the last allotted day
  2. B.the President returning a bill for reconsideration
  3. C.the dissolution of the Lok Sabha before its term ends
  4. D.the suspension of a member for the rest of the session
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Correct answer: A. the Speaker putting all outstanding demands for grants to the vote on the last allotted day

The Speaker, in consultation with the Leader of the House, fixes the number of days available for the demands for grants, and on the last of those days all the demands still pending are put to the vote together, discussed or not.