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Q61.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

According to the Election Commission of India, in order to be recognized as a 'National Party', a political party must be treated as a recognized political party in how many States?

  1. A.At least two States
  2. B.At least three States
  3. C.At least four States
  4. D.At least five States
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Correct answer: C. At least four States

Under the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, a party recognised as a state party in four or more states qualifies as a national party.

Q62.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKEasy

The 11th Schedule of the Constitution of India distributes powers between

  1. A.the Union and the State Legislatures
  2. B.the State Legislatures and the Panchayat
  3. C.the Municipal Corporation and the Panchayat
  4. D.the Gram Sabha and the Panchayat
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Correct answer: B. the State Legislatures and the Panchayat

The Eleventh Schedule lists 29 subjects on which the state legislature may give powers and responsibilities to the Panchayats. The Eleventh Schedule was added by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, along with Part IX on Panchayats.

Q63.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

A person is disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a Member of either House of the Parliament if the person

1. holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State other than an office declared by the Parliament by law not to disqualify its holder

2. is an undischarged insolvent

3. is so disqualified under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India

4. is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent Court

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Every ground listed is a disqualification for membership of Parliament under Article 102 of the Constitution.

Q65.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATHard

Which of the following provision(s) of the Constitution of India became effective from 26th November 1949? 1. Elections 2. Citizenship 3. Emergency provisions 4. Appointment of the Judges Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

The provisions on citizenship and elections came into force on 26 November 1949, the day the Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution.

Q66.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Which of the following are the functions of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)? 1. Inquiry at its own initiative on the violation of human rights 2. Inquiry on a petition presented to it by a victim 3. Visit to jails to study the condition of the inmates 4. Undertaking and promoting research in the field of human rights Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Section 12 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 gives the NHRC every one of these four functions. The NHRC is a statutory body, not a constitutional one, set up on 12 October 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.

Q67.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKHard

As per the State List under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, the States have jurisdiction over agricultural land in connection with which of the following subjects? 1. Taxes on agricultural income 2. Duties in respect of succession of agricultural land 3. Estate duty in respect of agricultural land Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

All three are State List subjects: taxes on agricultural income, duties on succession to agricultural land and estate duty on agricultural land.

Q68.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKMedium

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. First Law Commission recommended Indian Penal Code, 1860. 2. Indian Penal Code, 1860 has been completely replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Select the answer using the code given below :

  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: C. Both 1 and 2

The Indian Penal Code was drafted on the recommendation of the First Law Commission, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 repealed and replaced it.

Q69.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

Through the Forty Second Amendment to the Constitution of India, which of the following was/were inserted into its Preamble? 1. 'Liberty of thought, expression and belief' was substituted by 'Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship'. 2. The expression 'Unity of the Nation' was substituted by 'Unity and Integrity of the Nation'. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  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: B. 2 only

The 42nd Amendment of 1976 changed 'unity of the Nation' to 'unity and integrity of the Nation', but it did not touch the words on liberty.

Q70.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

The Superintendence, direction and control of elections in India is vested in

  1. A.The Supreme Court of India
  2. B.The Parliament of India
  3. C.The Election Commission of India
  4. D.The Chief Election Commissioner
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Correct answer: C. The Election Commission of India

Article 324(1) vests the superintendence, direction and control of elections in the Election Commission, as a body. Under Article 324 the Commission conducts elections to Parliament, the State legislatures and the offices of President and Vice-President.

Q71.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATEasy

Article 352 of the Constitution of India contains provisions related to

  1. A.financial emergency
  2. B.failure of constitutional machinery in States
  3. C.suspension of the enforcement of rights conferred in Part III of the Constitution
  4. D.general emergency
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Correct answer: D. general emergency

Article 352 lets the President proclaim a national (general) emergency when the security of India or any part of it is threatened by war, external aggression or armed rebellion.

Q72.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

Which one of the following statements with regard to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is NOT correct ?

  1. A.He is appointed by the President of India
  2. B.He can be removed from office in the same way as the judge of the Supreme Court of India
  3. C.The CAG is eligible for further office under the Government of India after he has ceased to hold his office
  4. D.The salary of the CAG is charged upon the Consolidated Fund of India
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Correct answer: C. The CAG is eligible for further office under the Government of India after he has ceased to hold his office

This is the incorrect statement: Article 148(4) bars the CAG from any further office under the Government of India or of any State after leaving the post.

Q73.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKEasy

Who among the following filed the Writ Petition that led to the famous verdict of the Supreme Court of India recognising the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right?

  1. A.Justice P. N. Bhagwati
  2. B.Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman
  3. C.Justice K. S. Puttaswamy
  4. D.Justice Anil R. Dave
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Correct answer: C. Justice K. S. Puttaswamy

Retired Karnataka High Court judge K. S. Puttaswamy challenged the Aadhaar scheme in 2012, and his petition led to the 2017 ruling that privacy is a Fundamental Right.

Q74.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GKMedium

Which one of the following is not a part of Article 51 of the Constitution of India?

  1. A.Promote international peace and security
  2. B.Maintain just and honourable relations between nations
  3. C.Use of UN peacekeeping force for resolution of international disputes
  4. D.Encourage settlement of international disputes by arbitration
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Correct answer: C. Use of UN peacekeeping force for resolution of international disputes

Article 51 says nothing about UN peacekeeping forces; it is a Directive Principle on the promotion of international peace and security.

Q76.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATMedium

Which one among the following Departments is not under the Ministry of Home Affairs?

  1. A.The Department of States
  2. B.The Department of Official Language
  3. C.The Department of Border Management
  4. D.The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
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Correct answer: D. The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation

This department belongs to the Ministry of Jal Shakti, not to the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Ministry of Jal Shakti was formed in 2019 by merging the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation with the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.

Q77.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATEasy

Which one of the following is included in Article 51A (Part IV A) of the Constitution of India?

  1. A.Fundamental Duties
  2. B.Suspension of Fundamental Rights
  3. C.Special Powers of Governors
  4. D.Writs
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Correct answer: A. Fundamental Duties

Article 51A, the only article in Part IV-A, lists the Fundamental Duties of every citizen of India. The Fundamental Duties were added by the 42nd Amendment of 1976 on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee, and the idea was borrowed from the Constitution of the former USSR.

Q79.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATMedium

Which one of the following is not a power of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha ?

  1. A.Speaker shall preside over the House of the People.
  2. B.Speaker will cast vote in the first instance in the House.
  3. C.Speaker will have power to maintain order within the House of the People.
  4. D.Speaker can adjourn the House or suspend the meeting till there is a quorum.
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Correct answer: B. Speaker will cast vote in the first instance in the House.

The Speaker does not vote in the first instance; under Article 100 the Speaker has only a casting vote when there is a tie.

Q80.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATEasy

As per Article 324 of the Constitution of India, the Chief Election Commissioner shall not be removed from his office except in like manner and on the like grounds as

  1. A.a Judge of the Supreme Court
  2. B.a Judge of a High Court
  3. C.the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  4. D.the Governor of a State
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Correct answer: A. a Judge of the Supreme Court

Article 324(5) gives the Chief Election Commissioner the same protection against removal as a Supreme Court judge.