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Indian Polity Mixed Quiz: Set 69

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  • 20 minutes
  • Difficulty: Medium
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Set 69 of the Indian Polity mixed quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions from 17 different topics of the subject: Fundamental Rights, Delimitation, Seat Reservation and the Women's Reservation Act, Directive Principles of State Policy 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.

Questions in this quiz

20 questions with answers and explanations

Q1.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements about Article 20(1) of the Constitution of India is/are correct? 1. It contains a provision against ex post facto legislation. 2. A legislation shall not be competent to make a criminal law retrospective. 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

Article 20(1) bars ex post facto criminal laws, so a legislature cannot make a criminal law apply retrospectively. Article 20 gives protection in respect of conviction for offences.

Q2.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKHard

Consider the following statements regarding the delimitation exercise carried out in Assam in 2023 : 1. The delimitation of constituencies was done on the basis of 2001 census. 2. No increase was made in the number of ST Assembly seats. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  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: A. 1 only

The 2023 delimitation in Assam used the 2001 Census figures, but it raised the number of Assembly seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes.

Q3.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

Which of the following statements with respect to the right to have a legal aid is/are correct? 1. Under the Constitution of India, it is given under the Directive Principles of State Policy. 2. It is the duty of the police to inform the nearest Legal Aid Committee immediately after the arrest of a person. 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: C. Both 1 and 2

Free legal aid is a Directive Principle under Article 39A, and the Supreme Court has made it the duty of the police to inform the nearest Legal Aid Committee as soon as a person is arrested.

Q4.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements about Public Interest Litigation (PIL) is/are correct?

1. In India, it adheres to the strict requirements imposed by the doctrine of locus standi.

2. Letters to judges may be treated as petitions.

3. M. C. Mehta vs. Union of India was a PIL that expanded the scope of Article 21 and Article 32 of the Constitution of India.

Select the answer using the code given below.

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

PIL in India relaxes the rule of locus standi, so statement 1 is wrong, while statements 2 and 3 are correct.

Q5.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to the election of the President of India, consider the following statements : 1. The value of the vote of each MLA varies from State to State. 2. The value of the vote of MPs of the Lok Sabha is more than the value of the vote of MPs of the Rajya Sabha. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  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: A. 1 only

An MLA's vote value depends on the State's population, but every elected MP, in either House, has the same vote value.

Q6.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper IEasy

"Rule of Law Index" is released by which of the following ?

  1. A.Amnesty International
  2. B.International Court of Justice
  3. C.The Office of UN Commissioner for Human Rights
  4. D.World Justice Project
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Correct answer: D. World Justice Project

The Rule of Law Index is published by the World Justice Project, an independent organisation based in Washington, D.C. The World Justice Project ranks countries on how far the rule of law is followed in practice, based on surveys of households and legal experts.

Q7.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IHard

Which of the following statements in respect of the nature of the federal system in India is/are correct? 1. Since the States had an independent existence prior to the formation of the Federation, the Constitution of India provided for safeguards for protecting 'State rights', similar to the Constitution of the United States. 2. The residuary powers are reserved with the States under the Constitution of the United States, but these are with the Union under the Constitution of India. 3. The Constitution of India has followed the Irish Constitution in vesting the residuary powers. Select the answer using the code given below.

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

Only the statement about where residuary powers lie is correct. The American federation was formed by an agreement among states that already existed, so its Constitution guards 'State rights'.

Q9.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper IMedium

Regarding Money Bill, which of the following statements is not correct ?

  1. A.A bill shall be deemed to be a Money Bill if it contains only provisions relating to imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax.
  2. B.A Money Bill has provisions for the custody of the Consolidated Fund of India or the Contingency Fund of India.
  3. C.A Money Bill is concerned with the appropriation of moneys out of the Contingency Fund of India.
  4. D.A Money Bill deals with the regulation of borrowing of money or giving of any guarantee by the Government of India.
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Correct answer: C. A Money Bill is concerned with the appropriation of moneys out of the Contingency Fund of India.

A Money Bill covers appropriation of money out of the Consolidated Fund of India, not out of the Contingency Fund, so statement C is the incorrect one.

Q10.Indian PolityEasy

Who described the Preamble as the 'identity card of the Constitution'?

  1. A.N.A. Palkhivala
  2. B.K.M. Munshi
  3. C.Sir Ernest Barker
  4. D.Dr B.R. Ambedkar
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Correct answer: A. N.A. Palkhivala

Palkhivala. Nani Ardeshir Palkhivala, one of India's most eminent jurists and constitutional lawyers, called the Preamble the "identity card of the Constitution", because it tells us in one sentence what the Constitution is, where its authority comes from and what it sets out to achieve.

Q11.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2017, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of different stages a budget has to go through in the Parliament?

1. Presentation of the Budget

2. Scrutiny by Departmental Committees

3. Passing of Finance Bill

4. Passing of Appropriation Bill

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

The budget is presented first, examined by the departmental committees, voted through the Appropriation Bill and finally completed with the Finance Bill.

Q12.Indian PolityMedium

Under Article 368, a Constitution Amendment Bill must be passed in each House by

  1. A.a simple majority of the members present and voting
  2. B.a majority of the total membership of the House and two-thirds of the members present and voting
  3. C.two-thirds of the total membership of the House
  4. D.a majority of the total membership of both Houses sitting together
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Correct answer: B. a majority of the total membership of the House and two-thirds of the members present and voting

The special majority of Article 368 has two parts that must be satisfied together: a majority of the total membership of the House, and a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting.

Q13.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2023, GS Paper IHard

With reference to 'Scheduled Areas' in India, consider the following statements : 1. Within a State, the notification of an area as Scheduled Area takes place through an Order of the President. 2. The largest administrative unit forming the Scheduled Area is the District and the lowest is the cluster of villages in the Block. 3. The Chief Ministers of the concerned States are required to submit annual reports to the Union Home Ministry on the administration of Scheduled Areas in the States. How many of the above statements are correct?

  1. A.Only one
  2. B.Only two
  3. C.All three
  4. D.None
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Correct answer: B. Only two

Statements 1 and 2 are correct; statement 3 is wrong because the annual report comes from the Governor and goes to the President.

Q14.Indian PolityEasy

What is the quorum required to constitute a sitting of either House of Parliament?

  1. A.One-fourth of the total number of members of the House
  2. B.One-tenth of the total number of members of the House
  3. C.One-third of the total number of members of the House
  4. D.Fifty members of the House
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Correct answer: B. One-tenth of the total number of members of the House

Article 100(3) of the Constitution lays down that the quorum to constitute a sitting of either House shall be one-tenth of the total number of members of that House, and the presiding officer is counted in that one-tenth.

Q16.Indian PolityMedium

A token cut motion in the Lok Sabha asks that the amount of a demand for grant be

  1. A.reduced to one rupee
  2. B.reduced by one hundred rupees
  3. C.reduced by a specified amount in the interest of economy
  4. D.withdrawn altogether
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Correct answer: B. reduced by one hundred rupees

A token cut is moved to ventilate a specific grievance within the sphere of responsibility of the Government of India, and its form is that the amount of the demand be reduced by one hundred rupees; the sum is symbolic and the purpose is the discussion it forces.

Q18.Indian PolityEasy

The doctrine of basic structure of the Constitution was laid down by the Supreme Court in which case?

  1. A.Golaknath v State of Punjab
  2. B.Kesavananda Bharati v State of Kerala
  3. C.Minerva Mills v Union of India
  4. D.Shankari Prasad v Union of India
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Correct answer: B. Kesavananda Bharati v State of Kerala

The judgment was delivered on 24 April 1973 by a bench of thirteen judges, the largest ever assembled in the Supreme Court, and the majority of seven to six held that Parliament may amend any provision of the Constitution but cannot damage or destroy its basic structure.

Q20.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IHard

Which of the following statements about the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women are correct? 1. The Convention was the culmination of more than thirty years of work by the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. 2. The Convention devotes major attention to women's reproductive rights. 3. The implementation of the Convention is monitored by the Committee on Human Rights. Select the answer using the code given below.

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

CEDAW grew out of the Commission on the Status of Women and addresses reproductive rights, but it has its own monitoring committee.

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