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Indian Polity Mixed Quiz: Set 115

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  • 20 minutes
  • Difficulty: Medium
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Set 115 of the Indian Polity mixed quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions from 16 different topics of the subject: Fundamental Rights, List of Chief Justices of India, Governor and the State Executive 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.

Questions in this quiz

20 questions with answers and explanations

Q1.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements relating to protection against arrest and detention of individuals under Article 22 is not correct?

  1. A.No person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed of the grounds for such arrest.
  2. B.No person shall be denied the right to consult, and be defended by, a legal practitioner of his/her choice.
  3. C.Every person who is arrested and detained in custody shall be produced before the nearest Magistrate within a period of one week of such arrest.
  4. D.The right to protection against arrest is not available to a person in jail pursuant to a judicial order.
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Correct answer: C. Every person who is arrested and detained in custody shall be produced before the nearest Magistrate within a period of one week of such arrest.

Article 22(2) requires an arrested person to be produced before the nearest magistrate within 24 hours, not one week.

Q2.Indian PolityMedium

Under the Constitution, the oath of office to the President of India is administered by whom?

  1. A.The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  2. B.The Vice-President of India
  3. C.The Chief Justice of India
  4. D.The Prime Minister of India
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Correct answer: C. The Chief Justice of India

Article 60 lays down the form of oath for the President and provides that it is made in the presence of the Chief Justice of India, or in his absence the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court available.

Q3.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GKMedium

Which one of the following regarding the ordinance-making power of the Governor is not correct?

  1. A.It is not a discretionary power.
  2. B.The Governor may withdraw the ordinance anytime.
  3. C.The ordinance power can be exercised when the Legislature is not in session.
  4. D.The aid and advice of ministers is not required for declaring the ordinance.
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Correct answer: D. The aid and advice of ministers is not required for declaring the ordinance.

The Governor issues an ordinance only on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers headed by the Chief Minister.

Q4.Indian PolityHard

Under the UAPA, a notification declaring an association unlawful must be referred to a Tribunal consisting of one sitting judge of which court?

  1. A.The Supreme Court
  2. B.A High Court
  3. C.A District Court
  4. D.A Sessions Court
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Correct answer: B. A High Court

When the Central Government declares an association unlawful under the UAPA, the notification does not stand on the Government's word alone: it must be referred to a Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal constituted of one person who is a sitting judge of a High Court, and the Tribunal decides within six…

Q5.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKHard

Which of the following statements with regard to the conduct of elections in India is/are not correct? 1. The responsibility for the preparation of the electoral rolls is vested in the Election Commission of India. 2. The Model Code of Conduct comes into existence as soon as the date of the election is announced. 3. The laws relating to delimitation of constituencies are made by the Election Commission of India. 4. No election shall be called in question except by an election petition. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Statement 3 is the only incorrect one, because laws on the delimitation of constituencies are made by Parliament, not by the Election Commission.

Q6.Indian PolityHard

Which secular law already allows any two Indian citizens to marry without changing their religion, and is therefore called a voluntary uniform civil code?

  1. A.The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
  2. B.The Special Marriage Act, 1954
  3. C.The Indian Succession Act, 1925
  4. D.The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937
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Correct answer: B. The Special Marriage Act, 1954

It provides a civil form of marriage open to all Indian citizens irrespective of religion, with registration before a marriage officer after a notice period, and succession in such marriages is governed by the Indian Succession Act rather than any religious law.

Q8.Indian PolityMedium

Who heads a Delimitation Commission in India?

  1. A.The Chief Election Commissioner
  2. B.A serving or retired judge of the Supreme Court
  3. C.The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  4. D.The Union Home Minister
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Correct answer: B. A serving or retired judge of the Supreme Court

The correct answer is B, a serving or retired judge of the Supreme Court, who is appointed chairperson of the Commission.

Q9.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GKHard

Which one of the following regarding the tenure of the elected members of the Autonomous District Council is correct?

  1. A.Five years from the date of election
  2. B.Five years from the date appointed for the first meeting of the Council after the election
  3. C.Six years from the date of administration of Oath
  4. D.Six years from the date of election
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Correct answer: B. Five years from the date appointed for the first meeting of the Council after the election

The Sixth Schedule fixes the term in exactly these words. Autonomous District Councils are set up under the Sixth Schedule for the tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.

Q10.Indian PolityMedium

The superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls and the conduct of elections to Parliament and the state legislatures is vested in the Election Commission by which Article?

  1. A.Article 324
  2. B.Article 325
  3. C.Article 326
  4. D.Article 327
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Correct answer: A. Article 324

Article 324 vests in the Election Commission the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of the electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections to Parliament and to the legislature of every state, and of elections to the offices of President and Vice-President.

Q14.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.

Q15.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKHard

Which one of the following statements is not true of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005?

  1. A.This Act provides civil remedies to protect a woman subjected to domestic violence.
  2. B.Only women can make a complaint under this legislation.
  3. C.Relief may be sought only against the husband or a male live-in partner with whom the woman has lived in a domestic relationship.
  4. D.The Act includes not just wives but also women in marriage-like relationships.
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Correct answer: C. Relief may be sought only against the husband or a male live-in partner with whom the woman has lived in a domestic relationship.

Relief under the Act is not limited to the husband or male partner; a complaint can also be filed against his relatives.

Q16.Indian PolityMedium

After the Third Judges Case of 1998, the collegium that recommends appointments to the Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice of India and how many other judges?

  1. A.Two senior-most judges
  2. B.Three senior-most judges
  3. C.Four senior-most judges
  4. D.Five senior-most judges
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Correct answer: C. Four senior-most judges

The Second Judges Case of 1993 required the Chief Justice of India to form his opinion in consultation with his two senior-most colleagues, so the first collegium had three members.

Q17.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements regarding Uniform Civil Code as provided under Article 44 of the Constitution of India is not correct?

  1. A.It is a Fundamental Right of every Indian citizen.
  2. B.The State shall endeavour to secure it for citizens throughout the territory of India.
  3. C.It is not enforceable by any Court.
  4. D.It is not enforceable by a Court yet the Constitution requires that as a principle it should be fundamental in the governance of our country.
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Correct answer: A. It is a Fundamental Right of every Indian citizen.

The Uniform Civil Code is not a Fundamental Right. Article 44 sits in Part IV of the Constitution, among the Directive Principles of State Policy.

Q18.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATMedium

Consider the following statements related to national integration :

I. The expression of regional issues is not a part of democratic politics.

II. Nation-building is an ongoing process.

III. Regional imbalance is associated with India's development experience.

IV. Regions together form the nation.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

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

Statement I is wrong: raising regional issues and aspirations is a normal and legitimate part of democratic politics, not something outside it.

Q19.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKEasy

The right to form associations and unions is a right

  1. A.guaranteed to everybody
  2. B.to freedom guaranteed to citizens only
  3. C.to equality before law
  4. D.to life and personal liberty
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Correct answer: B. to freedom guaranteed to citizens only

The right to form associations or unions is part of Article 19, and Article 19 rights belong only to citizens of India.

Q20.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GKHard

Who among the following shall cause the accounts of the Autonomous District and Regional Council Funds to be audited?

  1. A.The Comptroller and Auditor General of India
  2. B.The Chartered Accountant empanelled by the Government of India
  3. C.The State Government Auditors
  4. D.Any Chartered Accountant
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Correct answer: A. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India

The Sixth Schedule says the accounts of the District and Regional Councils are audited in the manner the CAG thinks fit.

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