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Indian Polity Mixed Quiz: Set 112

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  • 20 minutes
  • Difficulty: Medium
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Set 112 of the Indian Polity mixed quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions from 15 different topics of the subject: Making of the Constitution, List of Chief Justices of India, Fundamental Rights and more. 12 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 2016, GKHard

On 26th November, 1949, which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India came into effect? 1. Citizenship 2. Elections 3. Provisional Parliament 4. Fundamental Rights Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

The provisions on citizenship, elections and the provisional Parliament came into force on 26 November 1949, the day the Constitution was adopted.

Q3.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements is not correct with respect to protection of individuals being tried for offences?

  1. A.A confession can never be used as evidence against the accused.
  2. B.The accused must have violated an existing law.
  3. C.An accused cannot be tried and punished for the same offence again.
  4. D.The quantum of punishment must be provided in law as it existed on the date of commission of an offence.
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Correct answer: A. A confession can never be used as evidence against the accused.

Article 20(3) only bars compelling an accused to be a witness against himself; a confession made freely and lawfully can still be used as evidence.

Q5.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKMedium

Which of the following statements with regard to Panchayats in India are correct? 1. Seats in a Panchayat are filled by direct election from the territorial constituencies in the Panchayat area. 2. The Gram Sabha is the body of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village within the Panchayat area. 3. The Panchayats work on the principle of constitutional autonomy. 4. The State Legislature may by law endow the Panchayats with the power and authority to enable them to function. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Statements 1, 2 and 4 restate Part IX of the Constitution, while statement 3 is not part of the scheme.

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.

Q9.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKEasy

A Joint Sitting of the Parliament is resorted to, for resolving the deadlock between two Houses of the Parliament for passing which of the following Bills? 1. Money Bill 2. Constitutional Amendment Bill 3. Ordinary Bill Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

A joint sitting under Article 108 can be called only for an ordinary bill; it is not available for a Money Bill or a Constitutional Amendment Bill.

Q10.Indian PolityHard

Which amendment extended the freeze on the allocation of Lok Sabha seats among the states until the first census taken after the year 2026?

  1. A.42nd Amendment, 1976
  2. B.84th Amendment, 2001
  3. C.87th Amendment, 2003
  4. D.91st Amendment, 2003
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Correct answer: B. 84th Amendment, 2001

The 42nd Amendment had frozen the allocation on the 1971 census only until the census after 2000; as that date approached, the 84th Amendment pushed the freeze forward to the first census taken after 2026, so that states which had controlled population growth would not lose seats.

Q11.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2017, GATMedium

The creation of the institution of Lokpal was first recommended by

  1. A.Law Commission
  2. B.Santhanam Committee
  3. C.Shah Commission
  4. D.Administrative Reforms Commission
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Correct answer: D. Administrative Reforms Commission

The first Administrative Reforms Commission recommended a Lokpal and Lokayuktas in its 1966 report. The first ARC, set up in 1966 under Morarji Desai and later chaired by K. Hanumanthaiya, submitted an interim report on the Problems of Redressal of Citizens' Grievances.

Q12.Indian PolityEasy

The duration of a state legislative assembly is laid down in which Article of the Constitution?

  1. A.Article 168
  2. B.Article 170
  3. C.Article 172
  4. D.Article 174
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Correct answer: C. Article 172

Article 172(1) provides that every legislative assembly of a state shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer, with the same Emergency proviso that applies to the Lok Sabha, so an assembly term can be extended by one year at a time…

Q14.Indian PolityEasy

The Instrument of Accession of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir was signed by Maharaja Hari Singh on:

  1. A.15 August 1947
  2. B.26 October 1947
  3. C.27 October 1948
  4. D.26 January 1950
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Correct answer: B. 26 October 1947

Tribal raiders backed by Pakistan entered the Kashmir valley in the third week of October 1947, and Maharaja Hari Singh of the Dogra dynasty signed the Instrument of Accession on 26 October 1947; Governor-General Lord Mountbatten accepted it the next day, after which Indian troops were airlifted to Srinagar.

Q15.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATHard

Consider the following offices :

I. The Vice President of India

II. The Governors within their respective States

III. The Prime Minister of India

IV. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Which one of the following options represents the correct order of these offices for ceremonial occasions in the Table of Precedence as approved by the President of India?

  1. A.III, I, II, IV
  2. B.I, III, II, IV
  3. C.I, III, IV, II
  4. D.III, I, IV, II
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Correct answer: B. I, III, II, IV

In the Table of Precedence the Vice President is second, the Prime Minister third, Governors within their States fourth, and the Speaker of the Lok Sabha sixth.

Q16.Indian PolityMedium

In which case did the Supreme Court first hold that the word "consultation" in Article 124 does not mean "concurrence"?

  1. A.S. P. Gupta v. Union of India (1981)
  2. B.Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India (1993)
  3. C.The Third Judges Case (1998)
  4. D.Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973)
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Correct answer: A. S. P. Gupta v. Union of India (1981)

The Court there read "consultation" literally, holding that the Chief Justice of India's opinion was not binding on the government, which therefore kept the final say in appointments.

Q17.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKMedium

Which of the following statements regarding the Constituent Assembly of India is/are correct? 1. The Assembly was elected indirectly by the members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies. 2. The elections were held on the basis of Universal Adult Franchise. 3. The scheme of election was laid down by the Cabinet Delegation. 4. The distribution of seats was done on the basis of the Mountbatten Plan. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

The Constituent Assembly was chosen indirectly by the provincial assemblies under a scheme drawn up by the Cabinet Mission of 1946.

Q18.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKHard

Consider the following statements about the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes under the provisions of the Constitution of India : 1. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the Government educational institutions. 2. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the private educational institutions aided by the State. 3. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the private educational institutions not aided by the State. 4. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the minority educational institutions as described in Article 30. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

Article 15(5) lets the State make special provisions for the admission of SCs and STs to educational institutions, including private ones whether aided or not, but it expressly leaves out minority institutions under Article 30(1).

Q19.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.

Q20.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATMedium

With reference to the Panchsheel, which of the following is/are correct ?

I. Mutual respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty

II. Mutual non-interference

III. Collective security against non-aggression

IV. Peaceful co-existence

Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.I only
  2. B.I, II and III
  3. C.II, III and IV
  4. D.I, II and IV
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Correct answer: D. I, II and IV

Mutual respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty, mutual non-interference and peaceful co-existence are all Panchsheel principles; collective security is not one of them.

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