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Indian Polity Mixed Quiz: Set 73

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Set 73 of the Indian Polity mixed quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions from 17 different topics of the subject: Preamble, Delimitation, Seat Reservation and the Women's Reservation Act, Fundamental Duties and more. 15 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 2021, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements with regard to the Preamble to the Constitution of India is not correct?

  1. A.The term 'Secular Democratic Republic' was not there in the Preamble originally.
  2. B.The Preamble contains the basic structure of the Constitution of India.
  3. C.By itself, the Preamble is not enforceable in a court of law.
  4. D.The Supreme Court has held that the Preamble cannot be considered as an aid to the legal interpretation of the Constitution, where the language is ambiguous.
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Correct answer: D. The Supreme Court has held that the Preamble cannot be considered as an aid to the legal interpretation of the Constitution, where the language is ambiguous.

The Supreme Court has held the opposite: where the language of the Constitution is ambiguous, the Preamble is a valuable aid to interpreting it.

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-II 2019, GKEasy

Which one of the following is not enumerated in the Constitution of India as a fundamental duty of citizens of India?

  1. A.To safeguard public property
  2. B.To protect and improve the natural environment
  3. C.To develop the scientific temper and spirit of inquiry
  4. D.To promote international peace and security
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Correct answer: D. To promote international peace and security

This is a Directive Principle of State Policy under Article 51, a duty of the State, not a fundamental duty of citizens.

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: CDS · CDS-II 2019, GKMedium

Which one of the following conditions laid down in the Constitution of India for the issue of a writ of Quo-Warranto is not correct?

  1. A.The office must be public and it must be created by a Statute
  2. B.The office must be a substantive one
  3. C.There has been a contravention of the Constitution or a Statute in appointing such person to that office
  4. D.The appointment is in tune with a statutory provision
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Correct answer: D. The appointment is in tune with a statutory provision

Quo Warranto lies only when the appointment breaks the law; an appointment in tune with a statutory provision gives the court nothing to correct.

Q7.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IHard

With reference to the Indian polity, consider the following statements : I. An Ordinance can amend any Central Act. II. An Ordinance can abridge a Fundamental Right. III. An Ordinance can come into effect from a back date. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

An ordinance has the same force as an Act of Parliament, so it can amend a central law and can be retrospective, but like any law it cannot take away a Fundamental Right.

Q8.Indian PolityMedium

Which Article of the Constitution provides for the creation or abolition of Legislative Councils in States?

  1. A.Article 168
  2. B.Article 169
  3. C.Article 170
  4. D.Article 171
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Correct answer: B. Article 169

It empowers Parliament to abolish an existing Legislative Council or to create one in a State that does not have it, provided the Legislative Assembly of that State first passes a resolution by a majority of its total membership and by not less than two-thirds of the members present and…

Q10.Indian PolityHard

Which pair of parliamentary committees is popularly described as the twin sisters of financial control?

  1. A.Public Accounts Committee and Estimates Committee
  2. B.Estimates Committee and Business Advisory Committee
  3. C.Committee on Public Undertakings and Rules Committee
  4. D.Committee of Privileges and Committee on Petitions
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Correct answer: A. Public Accounts Committee and Estimates Committee

The Public Accounts Committee and the Estimates Committee are called the twin sisters of financial control because together they cover both ends of the spending cycle.

Q11.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following is NOT a correct feature of a Money Bill ?

  1. A.It can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha
  2. B.A Deputy Speaker can also certify a Money Bill in case of office of Speaker falling vacant
  3. C.A Speaker's authority is final as to whether a bill is Money Bill or not
  4. D.It can be referred to a joint committee of the two Houses
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Correct answer: D. It can be referred to a joint committee of the two Houses

A Money Bill cannot be sent to a joint committee, because the Rajya Sabha has only a recommendatory role in it.

Q12.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2017, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements :

1. A private member's bill is a bill presented by a Member of Parliament who is not elected but only nominated by the President of India.

2. Recently, a private member's bill has been passed in the Parliament of India for the first time in its history.

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: D. Neither 1 nor 2

A private member's bill is one introduced by any MP who is not a minister, whether elected or nominated, and such bills have become law in the past.

Q13.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2018, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments has enormously strengthened the powers of the Speaker/Chairman of the Houses of the Parliament/State Legislatures?

  1. A.61st Amendment which reduced the voting age from 21 to 18 years
  2. B.Anti-defection provisions of 52nd Amendment
  3. C.Repealing of many of the provisions of 42nd Amendment by 44th Amendment
  4. D.73rd Amendment that conferred extensive powers on Panchayat Bodies
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Correct answer: B. Anti-defection provisions of 52nd Amendment

The 1985 amendment made the presiding officer of each House the authority who decides whether a member is disqualified for defection.

Q14.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2022, GS Paper IMedium

Which of the following is/are the exclusive power(s) of Lok Sabha ?

1. To ratify the declaration of Emergency

2. To pass a motion of no-confidence against the Council of Ministers

3. To impeach the President of India

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  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 the Lok Sabha can pass a no-confidence motion, because the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to it under Article 75(3).

Q15.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IHard

Consider the following statements:

With reference to the Constitution of India, if an area in a State is declared as Scheduled Area under the Fifth Schedule

I. the State Government loses its executive power in such areas and a local body assumes total administration

II. the Union Government can take over the total administration of such areas under certain circumstances on the recommendations of the Governor

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.I only
  2. B.II only
  3. C.Both I and II
  4. D.Neither I nor II
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Correct answer: D. Neither I nor II

A Fifth Schedule area stays under the State's executive power, and the Union can only give directions about it, not take over its administration.

Q16.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.

Q17.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2016, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to the 'Gram Nyayalaya Act', which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. As per the Act, Gram Nyayalayas can hear only civil cases and not criminal cases. 2. The Act allows local social activists as mediators/reconciliators. 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

Gram Nyayalayas hear both civil and criminal cases, and the Act lets social workers at the village level act as conciliators.

Q18.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2018, Paper IMedium

Sikkim became an Associate State of the Indian Union through

  1. A.the Constitution (36th Amendment) Act, 1975
  2. B.the Constitution (7th Amendment) Act, 1956
  3. C.the Constitution (35th Amendment) Act, 1974
  4. D.the Constitution (5th Amendment) Act, 1955
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Correct answer: C. the Constitution (35th Amendment) Act, 1974

It created the special status of "associate state" for Sikkim, a step short of full statehood. Sikkim had been an Indian protectorate since 1950.

Q19.Indian PolityHard

Which judgment fixed 24 April 1973 as the cut-off date for the protection that the Ninth Schedule gives to laws?

  1. A.Waman Rao v Union of India
  2. B.Indira Nehru Gandhi v Raj Narain
  3. C.S.P. Gupta v Union of India
  4. D.Berubari Union case
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Correct answer: A. Waman Rao v Union of India

Decided in 1981, it held that laws placed in the Ninth Schedule before 24 April 1973, the day the Kesavananda Bharati judgment was delivered, stay protected, while those added afterwards can be examined for damage to the basic structure, a position confirmed in I.R.

Q20.Indian PolityMedium

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

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

The Committee on Prevention of Corruption, chaired by K. Santhanam, reported in 1964, and the Central Vigilance Commission was created in the same year by a government resolution as the apex body for vigilance in the Union administration.

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