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Indian Polity Mixed Quiz: Set 101

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Set 101 of the Indian Polity mixed quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions from 20 different topics of the subject: Fundamental Rights, List of Chief Justices of India, Fundamental Duties and more. 13 of them were asked in real previous-year papers. A topic quiz checks one chapter; this set revises the whole subject at once, the way an exam paper does, where the next question can come from any chapter. Every question carries an explanation of why the correct option is right and why the others are wrong. Keep to the timer, read the explanations at the end, and go back to the notes of any topic where you slipped.

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20 questions with answers and explanations

Q1.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2021, GKEasy

The Constitution of India guarantees freedom of speech and expression. But the freedom is subject to certain reasonable restrictions imposed by the State. These restrictions may relate to which of the following ?

1. Defamation

2. Decency or morality

3. Incitement to an offence

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 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 grounds listed in Article 19(2) on which the State may place reasonable restrictions on freedom of speech and expression.

Q2.Indian PolityEasy

The appointment of the Chief Justice of India and the other judges of the Supreme Court is provided for in which Article of the Constitution?

  1. A.Article 124
  2. B.Article 126
  3. C.Article 127
  4. D.Article 131
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Correct answer: A. Article 124

Article 124 establishes the Supreme Court of India and lays down that every judge of the Court, including the Chief Justice of India, is appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal; Article 124(2) fixes the retirement age at sixty-five years and Article 124(4) prescribes the procedure…

Q3.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKEasy

Which one of the following was added as a fundamental duty through the Constitution (86th Amendment) Act, 2002?

  1. A.To strive towards excellence in individual and collective activity
  2. B.To provide opportunities for education to one's child between the age of 6 and 14 years
  3. C.To work for the welfare of women and children
  4. D.To promote peace and harmony
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Correct answer: B. To provide opportunities for education to one's child between the age of 6 and 14 years

The 86th Amendment of 2002 added this as the eleventh fundamental duty, clause (k) of Article 51A, placing it on parents and guardians.

Q4.Indian PolityHard

Under which provision of the Constitution is preventive detention beyond three months permitted only when an Advisory Board reports that there is sufficient cause for it?

  1. A.Article 20(3)
  2. B.Article 21
  3. C.Article 22(4)
  4. D.Article 32
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Correct answer: C. Article 22(4)

Article 22(4) says that no law providing for preventive detention shall authorise detention for longer than three months unless an Advisory Board, consisting of persons qualified to be judges of a High Court, has reported before the expiry of that period that there is sufficient cause for the detention.

Q5.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2022, GKEasy

Which one of the following best describes the electoral system to elect the President of India ?

  1. A.Proportional Representation
  2. B.Proportional Representation and Single Transferable Vote System
  3. C.First-Past-the-Post System
  4. D.List System
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Correct answer: B. Proportional Representation and Single Transferable Vote System

Article 55(3) says the President is elected by proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote, and voting is by secret ballot.

Q7.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements about the composition of the Parliament is not correct ?

  1. A.Representatives of the states in Rajya Sabha are elected directly by the people.
  2. B.Representatives from Union Territories in Lok Sabha are chosen by direct elections.
  3. C.Rajya Sabha has 12 nominated members.
  4. D.Lok Sabha has seats reserved for SCs and STs.
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Correct answer: A. Representatives of the states in Rajya Sabha are elected directly by the people.

Members of the Rajya Sabha from the states are not elected by the people directly; they are elected by the elected members of the state Legislative Assemblies, so this statement is not correct.

Q8.Indian PolityMedium

Under Article 105(4), parliamentary privileges are also available to which of the following persons who is not a member of the House?

  1. A.The President of India
  2. B.The Attorney General of India
  3. C.The Comptroller and Auditor General
  4. D.The Chief Election Commissioner
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Correct answer: B. The Attorney General of India

Article 105(4) extends the privileges of the House to persons who have the right to speak in and otherwise take part in the proceedings of a House or any of its committees without being members.

Q10.Indian PolityEasy

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 has replaced which of the following laws?

  1. A.The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
  2. B.The Indian Penal Code, 1860
  3. C.The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
  4. D.The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2013
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Correct answer: B. The Indian Penal Code, 1860

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is the substantive criminal law of India and it took the place of the Indian Penal Code drafted on the recommendation of the First Law Commission under Lord Macaulay.

Q11.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKMedium

Which one of the following is not a correct statement regarding the provision of Legislative Council in the State Legislature?

  1. A.The States of Bihar and Telangana have Legislative Councils.
  2. B.The total number of members in the Legislative Council of a State shall not exceed one-third of the total number of members in the Legislative Assembly.
  3. C.One-twelfth of all members shall be elected by electorates consisting of local bodies and authorities.
  4. D.One-twelfth of all members shall be elected by graduates residing in the State.
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Correct answer: C. One-twelfth of all members shall be elected by electorates consisting of local bodies and authorities.

Under Article 171, local bodies such as municipalities and district boards elect one-third of the members of a Legislative Council, not one-twelfth, so this statement is wrong.

Q12.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper IEasy

Which of the following are regarded as the main features of the "Rule of Law"?

1. Limitation of powers

2. Equality before law

3. People's responsibility to the Government

4. Liberty and civil rights

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

The Rule of Law means that power is limited by law, everyone is equal before the law, and individual liberties are protected.

Q13.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATEasy

Panchayati Raj Institutions are primarily the institutions of

  1. A.Popular Government
  2. B.Self-Government
  3. C.Federal Government
  4. D.Quasi-Government
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Correct answer: B. Self-Government

Panchayati Raj Institutions are bodies of rural local self-government, through which villagers manage their own local affairs. Article 40, a Directive Principle, asks the State to organise village panchayats and give them the powers needed to function as units of self-government.

Q16.Indian PolityMedium

Which article of the Constitution of India provides for the election of the President?

  1. A.Article 52
  2. B.Article 54
  3. C.Article 61
  4. D.Article 63
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Correct answer: B. Article 54

Article 54 says the President shall be elected by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States, the Assemblies of Delhi and Puducherry having been added by the Seventieth Amendment.

Q17.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKMedium

Which of the following statements with regard to the creation of a new state or alteration of boundaries of states is/are correct ?

1. An amendment has to be moved in the Parliament under Article 368 of the Constitution of India.

2. Ratification by one half of the states is necessary after the amendment is made by the Parliament.

3. The legislation can be passed by a simple majority of both Houses of Parliament.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

A new state is created, or a state's boundaries changed, by an ordinary law of Parliament under Article 3, passed by a simple majority.

Q18.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2021, GKMedium

Which one of the following is not correct ?

  1. A.Taxes on agricultural income is a subject under the State List.
  2. B.Price control is a subject under the Concurrent List.
  3. C.Insurance does not come under the Union List.
  4. D.'Forests' is a subject under the Concurrent List.
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Correct answer: C. Insurance does not come under the Union List.

. Insurance is in the Union List of the Seventh Schedule, so the statement that it is not there is incorrect.

Q19.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATMedium

Which one of the following is not a Constitutional Commission of India?

  1. A.The National Commission for Scheduled Castes
  2. B.The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
  3. C.The National Commission for Backward Classes
  4. D.The National Commission for Women
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Correct answer: D. The National Commission for Women

It was set up in 1992 under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990, so it is a statutory body, not a constitutional one.

Q20.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GKHard

Who among the following is given discretionary powers under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India to set up a Tribes Advisory Council in a State which has Scheduled Tribes but not Scheduled Areas?

  1. A.The Governor of the concerned State
  2. B.The President of India
  3. C.The Inter-State Council
  4. D.The Parliament of India
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Correct answer: B. The President of India

Under paragraph 4 of the Fifth Schedule, a Tribes Advisory Council must be set up in every state that has Scheduled Areas, and the President may direct that one be set up in a state that has Scheduled Tribes but no Scheduled Areas.

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