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Indian Polity questions asked in previous year papers of SSC, Banking, Railway and other exams, with the exam and year, answers and explanations.

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Q161.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CHSL · 03 Jul, 2024, Shift 3Hard

Which Section of the Representation of People's Act (RPA), 1951 deprives the prisoners of their right to vote?

  1. A.Section 72 (5)
  2. B.Section 10 (4)
  3. C.Section 15 (3)
  4. D.Section 62 (5)
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Correct answer: D. Section 62 (5)

Section 62(5) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 says that no person shall vote at any election while he is confined in a prison, whether under a sentence of imprisonment or transportation or otherwise, or is in the lawful custody of the police.

Q162.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CPO · 28 Jun, 2024, Shift 2Hard

Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions that 'The Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the state'?

  1. A.Article 164(3)
  2. B.Article 164(4)
  3. C.Article 164(2)
  4. D.Article 164(1)
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Correct answer: C. Article 164(2)

Article 164(2) says that the Council of Ministers in a state shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of that state, which is the rule that keeps a state government in office only while it holds the confidence of the Assembly and is the ground on which a no…

Q163.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 28 Feb, 2024, Shift 1Medium

Article 163 of the Indian Constitution is related to which of the following?

  1. A.Conduct of Business of the Government of a State
  2. B.Constitution of Legislatures in States
  3. C.Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor
  4. D.Advocate-General for the State
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Correct answer: C. Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor

Article 163 says there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at its head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his functions, except in the few matters where the Constitution requires him to act in his own discretion.

Q165.Indian PolityAsked in: Delhi · DSSSB Asst. Supdt., 14 Jul 2024, S3Medium

Under which of the following writs in the Indian Constitution, the court orders a lower court or any other authority to transfer a case pending before it to a higher authority or court?

  1. A.Prohibition
  2. B.Mandamus
  3. C.Quo warranto
  4. D.Certiorari
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Correct answer: D. Certiorari

Certiorari means 'to be certified' or 'to be informed'. By this writ a higher court orders a lower court or tribunal to send up a case pending before it, or quashes an order it has already passed, when there is lack of jurisdiction, excess of jurisdiction or an error of…

Q166.Indian PolityAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC Pre GS, 23 Jun 2024Hard

An amendment of the Constitution will require ratification by the legislatures of not less than one-half of the States:

  1. A.If such amendment seeks to make any change in Article 53.
  2. B.If such amendment seeks to make any change in Article 239-A.
  3. C.If such amendment seeks to make any change in Article 243-A.
  4. D.If such amendment seeks to make any change in Article 279-A.
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Correct answer: D. If such amendment seeks to make any change in Article 279-A.

Article 279A creates the GST Council, and the 101st Amendment of 2016 added it to the proviso to Article 368(2), so changing it needs a special majority of Parliament plus ratification by at least half of the state legislatures.

Q167.Indian PolityAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 11 Feb 2024Medium

With reference to the Indian Constitution, match List I with List II:

List I: a. Article 263, b. Article 226, c. Article 239, d. Article 280

List II: i. Finance Commission, ii. High Court, iii. Inter-State Council, iv. Union Territories

Select the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A.a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i
  2. B.a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
  3. C.a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
  4. D.a-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-i
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Correct answer: A. a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i

Article 263 allows the President to set up an Inter-State Council to discuss disputes and common subjects among states; the council was first formed in 1990 on the Sarkaria Commission's advice.

Q168.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB JE · CBT-1, 16 Dec 2024, Shift 3Medium

Which of the following is related to Article 84 of the Constitution?

  1. A.Disqualification for membership
  2. B.Qualification for membership of Parliament
  3. C.Annual Financial Statement
  4. D.Ordinance making Power of President
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Correct answer: B. Qualification for membership of Parliament

Article 84 lists who can become a Member of Parliament. A candidate must be a citizen of India, must make an oath or affirmation in the form set out in the Third Schedule before a person authorised by the Election Commission, must be at least 30 years old for the…

Q169.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB JE · CBT-1, 16 Dec 2024, Shift 2Medium

Which of the following Constitution Amendments empowers Parliament to establish common High court for two or more than two States?

  1. A.6th Constitutional Amendment Act
  2. B.8th Constitutional Amendment Act
  3. C.7th Constitutional Amendment Act
  4. D.9th Constitutional Amendment Act
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Correct answer: C. 7th Constitutional Amendment Act

The 7th Amendment of 1956 allowed Parliament to set up a common High Court for two or more states, or for states and a union territory, a power now found in Article 231.

Q171.Indian PolityAsked in: CTET · Paper II SST, 21 Jan 2024Medium

Read the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) carefully: Assertion (A): In 1960, the bilingual state of Bombay was divided into separate states for Marathi and Gujarati speaking people. Reason (R): In 1966, the state of Punjab was also divided into two States, Punjab for Punjabi speakers and Haryana for Haryanavi or Hindi speakers. Choose the correct option of the following:

  1. A.(A) is false but (R) is true
  2. B.Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)
  3. C.Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) does not explain (A)
  4. D.(A) is true but (R) is false
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Correct answer: C. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) does not explain (A)

Both events are real steps in the reorganisation of states on the basis of language, but the division of Punjab in 1966 cannot be the reason for what happened to Bombay six years earlier.

Q172.Indian PolityAsked in: CTET · Paper II SST, 14 Dec 2024, Shift 1Medium

Who among the following are elected members of the Local Governments? (A) Ward member (B) Panchayat President (C) Secretary (D) Ward Councillor

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

The ward member, the Panchayat President and the ward councillor are all chosen by voters, but the Secretary is an appointed official.

Q174.Indian PolityAsked in: Uttar Pradesh · UPPSC PCS Pre GS-I, 22 Dec 2024Medium

Which one of the following is not a tier in the three-tier Panchayati Raj recommended by the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee?

  1. A.Gram Panchayat
  2. B.Panchayat Samiti
  3. C.Nyaya Panchayat
  4. D.Zila Panchayat
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Correct answer: C. Nyaya Panchayat

A Nyaya Panchayat is a village court for small civil and criminal disputes, a judicial body that some states created, so it is not a tier of local self-government.

Q175.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 16 Jun 2024Medium

A Writ of Prohibition is an order issued by the Supreme Court or High Courts to:

  1. A.a government officer prohibiting him from taking a particular action.
  2. B.the Parliament/Legislative Assembly to pass a law on Prohibition.
  3. C.the lower court prohibiting continuation of proceedings in a case.
  4. D.the Government prohibiting it from following an unconstitutional policy.
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Correct answer: C. the lower court prohibiting continuation of proceedings in a case.

Prohibition is issued by a higher court to a lower court or tribunal to stop it from acting beyond its jurisdiction.

Q176.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 16 Jun 2024Easy

Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over?

  1. A.C. Rajagopalachari
  2. B.Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  3. C.T.T. Krishnamachari
  4. D.Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
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Correct answer: D. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha

As the oldest member, he chaired the Constituent Assembly as its temporary President at its first sitting. The Assembly first met on 9 December 1946 in the Constitution Hall, now the Central Hall of Parliament, and Sinha took the chair following the French practice of letting the senior-most member preside.

Q179.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC MTS · 07 Oct 2024, Shift 3Medium

Which Articles of the Constitution of India provide for a parliamentary form of government at the Centre?

  1. A.Articles 74 and 75
  2. B.Articles 71 and 72
  3. C.Articles 79 and 80
  4. D.Articles 76 and 77
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Correct answer: A. Articles 74 and 75

These two Articles create the Council of Ministers that actually runs the Union government. Article 74 says there shall be a Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister to aid and advise the President, and the President acts on that advice.