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Indian Polity Mixed Quiz: Set 70

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  • 20 minutes
  • Difficulty: Medium
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Set 70 of the Indian Polity mixed quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions from 10 different topics of the subject: Inter-State Relations and Zonal Councils, Delimitation, Seat Reservation and the Women's Reservation Act, Important Constitutional Amendments and more. 7 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 PolityHard

Which of the following statements about the Inter-State Council is correct?

  1. A.Its recommendations are binding on the States
  2. B.It is chaired by the Union Home Minister
  3. C.Its Standing Committee was constituted in 1996 and is chaired by the Union Home Minister
  4. D.Only the Chief Ministers of States are its members
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Correct answer: C. Its Standing Committee was constituted in 1996 and is chaired by the Union Home Minister

A Standing Committee of the Inter-State Council was constituted in 1996 for continuous consultation between the Centre and the States, and it is chaired by the Union Home Minister while the Council itself is chaired by the Prime Minister.

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 PolityHard

The Ninth Schedule of the Constitution, which protects certain laws from judicial review, was added by which amendment?

  1. A.The First Amendment Act, 1951
  2. B.The Fourth Amendment Act, 1955
  3. C.The Seventh Amendment Act, 1956
  4. D.The Seventeenth Amendment Act, 1964
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Correct answer: A. The First Amendment Act, 1951

It added Article 31B and the Ninth Schedule so that the zamindari abolition and land reform laws of the States could not be struck down for violating the Fundamental Rights, and it also added reasonable restrictions on the freedom of speech in Article 19(2) and Article 15(4) for the advancement…

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 PolityMedium

In which case did the Supreme Court hold that a constitutional amendment is law within the meaning of Article 13 and that fundamental rights cannot be abridged?

  1. A.Sajjan Singh v State of Rajasthan
  2. B.I.C. Golaknath v State of Punjab
  3. C.Waman Rao v Union of India
  4. D.I.R. Coelho v State of Tamil Nadu
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Correct answer: B. I.C. Golaknath v State of Punjab

Golaknath v State of Punjab. In 1967 an eleven-judge bench held by six votes to five that an amendment of the Constitution is law for the purposes of Article 13, so Parliament could not abridge fundamental rights, and it softened the blow by applying the doctrine of prospective overruling to…

Q7.Indian PolityEasy

Under the RTI Act, 2005, information concerning the life or liberty of a person must be provided within:

  1. A.48 hours
  2. B.7 days
  3. C.30 days
  4. D.35 days
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Correct answer: A. 48 hours

Section 7(1) of the RTI Act lays down two limits. The ordinary limit is thirty days from the receipt of the application, but where the information sought concerns the life or liberty of a person the Public Information Officer must supply it within forty-eight hours of the request.

Q8.Indian PolityEasy

The Central Vigilance Commission was set up in 1964 on the recommendation of which committee?

  1. A.The Santhanam Committee
  2. B.The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
  3. C.The Ashok Mehta Committee
  4. D.The Sarkaria Commission
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Correct answer: A. The Santhanam Committee

The Committee on Prevention of Corruption, chaired by K. Santhanam, reported in the early nineteen sixties and recommended an apex vigilance body free of departmental control, and the government set up the Central Vigilance Commission by a resolution in February 1964.

Q9.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements about Max Weber's ideal theory of Bureaucracy is/are correct?

1. It refers to the dominant class character.

2. Bureaucracy is associated with structural and behavioral characteristics.

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: B. 2 only

Weber's ideal type describes bureaucracy through its structure and the conduct of its officials, not through class domination. Max Weber, the German sociologist, described the ideal type of bureaucracy as the most rational form of administration under legal-rational authority.

Q11.Indian PolityHard

Which amendment limited the size of the Council of Ministers to fifteen per cent of the strength of the House?

  1. A.The 88th Amendment Act
  2. B.The 91st Amendment Act
  3. C.The 97th Amendment Act
  4. D.The 104th Amendment Act
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Correct answer: B. The 91st Amendment Act

It added clauses to Articles 75 and 164 so that the total number of ministers, including the Prime Minister or the Chief Minister, cannot exceed fifteen per cent of the total number of members of the Lok Sabha or of the State Legislative Assembly, with a floor of twelve ministers…

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

Consider the following statements:

1. As per the Right to Education (RTE) Act, to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in a State, a person would be required to possess the minimum qualification laid down by the concerned State Council of Teacher Education.

2. As per the RTE Act, for teaching primary classes, a candidate is required to pass a Teacher Eligibility Test conducted in accordance with the National Council of Teacher Education guidelines.

3. In India, more than 90% of teacher education institutions are directly under the State Governments.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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

Only statement 2 is right: under the RTE Act a primary teacher must clear a Teacher Eligibility Test held as per NCTE guidelines.

Q13.Indian PolityEasy

The judgment in Maneka Gandhi v Union of India (1978) is chiefly remembered for widening the scope of which Article?

  1. A.Article 19
  2. B.Article 21
  3. C.Article 32
  4. D.Article 368
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Correct answer: B. Article 21

The case arose from the impounding of a passport, and the court held that the procedure by which the state takes away life or personal liberty must be just, fair and reasonable, which read the substance of due process into Article 21 and replaced the narrow view taken in A.K.

Q14.Indian PolityHard

The Fourth Judges Case of 2015 struck down the Ninety-ninth Constitutional Amendment by what majority, and which judge dissented?

  1. A.3:2, Justice Kurian Joseph dissenting
  2. B.4:1, Justice J. Chelameswar dissenting
  3. C.5:0, with no dissent
  4. D.4:3, Justice Madan Lokur dissenting
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Correct answer: B. 4:1, Justice J. Chelameswar dissenting

A five-judge Constitution Bench held that the Ninety-ninth Amendment and the NJAC Act violated the independence of the judiciary, which is part of the basic structure, mainly because the Union Law Minister and two eminent persons would sit on a body selecting judges.

Q15.Indian PolityMedium

What is the maximum penalty that an Information Commission can impose on a Public Information Officer under Section 20 of the RTI Act, 2005?

  1. A.Rs 10,000
  2. B.Rs 25,000
  3. C.Rs 50,000
  4. D.Rs 1,00,000
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Correct answer: B. Rs 25,000

Section 20(1) provides that where an Information Commission finds that a Public Information Officer has refused an application without reasonable cause, has not furnished information within the time specified, has given incorrect or misleading information or has destroyed information, it may impose a penalty of two hundred and fifty rupees…

Q16.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2020, GS Paper IMedium

One common agreement between Gandhism and Marxism is

  1. A.the final goal of a stateless society
  2. B.class struggle
  3. C.abolition of private property
  4. D.economic determinism
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Correct answer: A. the final goal of a stateless society

Both Gandhi and Marx saw the State as an instrument of coercion and imagined an ideal society in which it would no longer be needed.

Q17.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following pairs of Ministries and Departments is not correctly matched?

Ministry : Department

  1. A.The Ministry of Finance : The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare
  2. B.The Ministry of Home Affairs : The Department of Official Language
  3. C.The Ministry of Defence : The Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
  4. D.The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers : The Department of Pharmaceuticals
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Correct answer: A. The Ministry of Finance : The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare

The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare is not under the Ministry of Finance; it is part of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.

Q18.Indian PolityHard

Which of the following amendments requires ratification by the legislatures of at least half the States?

  1. A.An amendment adding a new language to the Eighth Schedule
  2. B.An amendment changing the manner of election of the President
  3. C.An amendment altering the name of a State
  4. D.An amendment changing the salaries of ministers
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Correct answer: B. An amendment changing the manner of election of the President

Article 368(2) lists the provisions whose amendment needs a special majority in each House and, in addition, ratification by the legislatures of not less than one-half of the States: the election of the President, the extent of the executive power of the Union and the States, the Supreme Court and…

Q19.Indian PolityMedium

In Minerva Mills v Union of India (1980), the Supreme Court struck down clauses inserted by which constitutional amendment?

  1. A.Twenty-fourth Amendment
  2. B.Thirty-ninth Amendment
  3. C.Forty-second Amendment
  4. D.Forty-fourth Amendment
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Correct answer: C. Forty-second Amendment

That amendment had added clauses to Article 368 declaring that an amendment could not be questioned in any court and that there was no limit on the amending power; the court held those clauses void because judicial review and the balance between fundamental rights and directive principles are part of…

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