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Indian Polity Mixed Quiz: Set 80

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  • 20 minutes
  • Difficulty: Medium
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Set 80 of the Indian Polity mixed quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions from 20 different topics of the subject: Fundamental Rights, Important Constitutional Doctrines: Pith and Substance, Eclipse and Severability, Fundamental Duties and more. 16 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-II 2022, GKHard

Which one of the following statements is correct ?

  1. A.Under Article 21A of the Constitution of India, the State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children up to the age of eleven years.
  2. B.Every religious denomination has got absolute power under Article 26 of the Constitution of India to manage its own affairs in matters of religion.
  3. C.Only religious and linguistic minorities find mention in Article 30 of the Constitution of India in reference to the right to establish educational institutions of their choice.
  4. D.Parliament cannot empower, even by law, any court other than the Supreme Court of India the power to issue writs within local limits of its jurisdiction.
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Correct answer: C. Only religious and linguistic minorities find mention in Article 30 of the Constitution of India in reference to the right to establish educational institutions of their choice.

Article 30 gives all minorities, whether based on religion or language, the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice, and names no other kind of minority.

Q2.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper IEasy

Which of the following are regarded as the main features of the "Rule of Law"?

1. Limitation of powers

2. Equality before law

3. People's responsibility to the Government

4. Liberty and civil rights

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

The Rule of Law means that power is limited by law, everyone is equal before the law, and individual liberties are protected.

Q3.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2017, GS Paper IEasy

In the context of India, which one of the following is the correct relationship between Rights and Duties ?

  1. A.Rights are correlative with Duties.
  2. B.Rights are personal and hence independent of society and Duties.
  3. C.Rights, not Duties, are important for the advancement of the personality of the citizen.
  4. D.Duties, not Rights, are important for the stability of the State.
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Correct answer: A. Rights are correlative with Duties.

Every right a person enjoys places a matching duty on others, and on the right-holder, to respect it. The idea is that rights and duties are two sides of the same coin.

Q4.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IHard

Which one of the following statements about 'personal liberty' is not correct?

  1. A.State does not have the authority to deprive any person within the territory of India of his/her personal liberty without any rational basis.
  2. B.Basis of depriving a person of his/her personal liberty must be in accordance with procedures established by law.
  3. C.Personal liberty can be secured by the judicial writ of Habeas Corpus.
  4. D.The majority view of the Supreme Court in A. K. Gopalan vs. State of Madras case invented 'due process of law'.
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Correct answer: D. The majority view of the Supreme Court in A. K. Gopalan vs. State of Madras case invented 'due process of law'.

In A. K. Gopalan vs. State of Madras (1950) the majority rejected 'due process of law' and read Article 21 narrowly, so the statement is wrong.

Q5.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

Which of the following statement(s) regarding passing a law under the State List is/are correct ?

1. Even in the sphere (State List) exclusively reserved for the States, Parliament can legislate under certain circumstances.

2. Parliament cannot legislate a subject under the State List under any circumstances.

3. A resolution supported by two-thirds of the members present and voting is required to be passed by Rajya Sabha to pass a law under the State List.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

Parliament can make laws on State List subjects in certain situations, and one of them is a Rajya Sabha resolution passed by a two-thirds majority.

Q7.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IMedium

The Constitution (71st Amendment) Act, 1992 amends the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution to include which of the following languages?

1. Konkani

2. Manipuri

3. Nepali

4. Maithili

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

The 71st Amendment of 1992 added Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali to the Eighth Schedule. The Eighth Schedule lists the languages recognised by the Constitution.

Q8.Indian PolityMedium

Who has been the youngest Prime Minister of India?

  1. A.Rajiv Gandhi
  2. B.Indira Gandhi
  3. C.Chandra Shekhar
  4. D.V. P. Singh
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Correct answer: A. Rajiv Gandhi

He was sworn in on 31 October 1984, the day his mother Indira Gandhi was assassinated, at the age of forty, which makes him the youngest person to hold the office; the oldest was Morarji Desai, who took office at eighty one.

Q9.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2024, Paper IMedium

Under which one among the following Articles of the Constitution of India, a member of a Civil Service, whether of the Union or of a State, seeks protection from unlawful dismissal from service ?

  1. A.Article 309
  2. B.Article 311
  3. C.Article 315
  4. D.Article 320
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Correct answer: B. Article 311

Article 311 protects civil servants of the Union and the states against arbitrary dismissal, removal or reduction in rank. Article 310 says civil servants hold office during the pleasure of the President or the Governor, and Article 311 limits that pleasure.

Q10.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.

Q12.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.

Q13.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IEasy

Which of the following statement(s) regarding promulgation of ordinance is/are correct?

1. President can promulgate ordinances which are of temporary duration.

2. An ordinance promulgated by the President has to be ratified by Parliament within six weeks of its re-assembly.

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

Under Article 123 an ordinance is a temporary law, and it lapses unless Parliament approves it within six weeks of reassembling.

Q14.Indian PolityMedium

Which Part of the Constitution of India consists of only one article, dealing with the amendment of the Constitution?

  1. A.Part XIX
  2. B.Part XX
  3. C.Part XXI
  4. D.Part XXII
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Correct answer: B. Part XX

Part XX contains Article 368 alone, which lays down the power of Parliament to amend the Constitution and the procedure for doing so: a Bill introduced in either House, passed by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a two-thirds majority of the members present and…

Q16.Indian PolityMedium

A resolution for the removal of the Vice-President of India can be moved only in which House, and with what notice?

  1. A.Lok Sabha, with 14 days' notice
  2. B.Rajya Sabha, with 14 days' notice
  3. C.Either House, with 7 days' notice
  4. D.A joint sitting of both Houses, with 30 days' notice
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Correct answer: B. Rajya Sabha, with 14 days' notice

Under Article 67(b), the Vice-President may be removed by a resolution of the Rajya Sabha passed by a majority of all the then members of that House and agreed to by the Lok Sabha, and no such resolution may be moved unless at least fourteen days' notice has been given.

Q17.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements are correct in respect of a Money Bill in the Parliament?

1. Article 109 mentions special procedure in respect of Money Bills.

2. A Money Bill shall not be introduced in the Council of States.

3. The Rajya Sabha can either approve the Bill or suggest changes but cannot reject it.

4. Amendments to a Money Bill suggested by the Rajya Sabha have to be accepted by the Lok Sabha.

Select the answer using the code given below :

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

Only statement 4 is wrong, because the Lok Sabha is free to accept or reject the Rajya Sabha's recommendations. Article 110 defines a Money Bill and Article 109 lays down the special procedure for it.

Q18.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2017, GS Paper IEasy

The Parliament of India exercises control over the functions of the Council of Ministers through

1. Adjournment motion

2. Question hour

3. Supplementary questions

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

All three are devices through which Parliament holds the Council of Ministers to account. Under Article 75(3) the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha, and Parliament enforces this through several tools.

Q19.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following does NOT fall under the definition of the Money Bill ?

  1. A.Amendment of law with respect to any financial obligations undertaken by the Government of India
  2. B.The payment of money into the Consolidated Fund of India
  3. C.Any financial bill as per requirements of Article 117
  4. D.Appropriation of money out of the Consolidated Fund of India
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Correct answer: C. Any financial bill as per requirements of Article 117

Article 117 deals with financial bills, which are a separate class and are not Money Bills under Article 110.

Q20.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2019, GKMedium

Which of the following statements relating to the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India is not correct?

  1. A.It relates to the special provision for administration of certain areas in the States other than Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
  2. B.Tribal advisory councils are to be constituted to give advice under the Fifth Schedule.
  3. C.The Governor is not authorized to make regulations to prohibit or restrict the transfer of land by, or among members of the Scheduled Tribes.
  4. D.The Governors of the States in which there are scheduled areas have to submit reports to the President regarding the administration of such areas.
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Correct answer: C. The Governor is not authorized to make regulations to prohibit or restrict the transfer of land by, or among members of the Scheduled Tribes.

The Fifth Schedule expressly gives the Governor this power. Under the Fifth Schedule, the Governor of a State with Scheduled Areas may make regulations for the peace and good government of those areas.

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