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Indian Polity Mixed Quiz: Set 98

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Set 98 of the Indian Polity mixed quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions from 20 different topics of the subject: Making of the Constitution, Uniform Civil Code (Article 44), Fundamental Rights and more. 14 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

Q2.Indian PolityAsked in: Delhi · 3 Dec 2020, Shift 1Medium

Which of the following is the Directive Principle of State?

  1. A.Protection of life and personal liberty
  2. B.Formation of Gram Panchayats
  3. C.Protection of interests of minorities
  4. D.Abolition of untouchability
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Correct answer: B. Formation of Gram Panchayats

Article 40, a Directive Principle in Part IV, asks the State to organise village panchayats and to give them the powers and authority needed to function as units of self-government; it is the parent provision behind the Seventy-third Constitutional Amendment.

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

Which of the following are envisaged by the Right against Exploitation in the Constitution of India ?

1. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour

2. Abolition of untouchability

3. Protection of the interests of minorities

4. Prohibition of employment of children in factories and mines

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

The Right against Exploitation is made up of Articles 23 and 24, which cover exactly items 1 and 4. Article 23 prohibits traffic in human beings, begar and other similar forms of forced labour, and Parliament has backed it with laws such as the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976.

Q4.Indian PolityMedium

Under which section of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 is an area declared to be a disturbed area?

  1. A.Section 2
  2. B.Section 3
  3. C.Section 4
  4. D.Section 6
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Correct answer: B. Section 3

Section 3 of AFSPA empowers the Governor of a State, the administrator of a Union Territory or the Central Government to declare the whole or a part of a State or Union Territory to be a disturbed area, and that declaration is the condition on which every other power in…

Q5.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2022, GKMedium

According to the Constitution of India, which one of the following statements is not correct ?

  1. A.The executive powers of the Union shall be vested in the President of India.
  2. B.Parliament, by law, can confer functions on authorities other than the President of India.
  3. C.The President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of all Members of Parliament and all Members of all State Legislatures.
  4. D.A person, having held office as the President, shall be eligible for election to that office for the second term.
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Correct answer: C. The President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of all Members of Parliament and all Members of all State Legislatures.

Under Article 54, the President is elected only by the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies, so a college of all members of Parliament and all State Legislatures is wrong.

Q6.Indian PolityHard

Which of the following is NOT a parliamentary privilege available to a member of Parliament in India?

  1. A.Freedom of speech in the House
  2. B.Immunity from court proceedings for a vote given in the House
  3. C.Immunity from arrest in a criminal case during a session
  4. D.The right of the House to be informed of a member’s arrest
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Correct answer: C. Immunity from arrest in a criminal case during a session

No such privilege exists. Freedom from arrest covers civil cases only, and a member may be arrested in a criminal matter or under a preventive detention law at any time, including on the floor of the House in exceptional circumstances with the permission of the presiding officer.

Q7.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2017, GS Paper IEasy

Out of the following statements, choose the one that brings out the principle underlying the Cabinet form of Government :

  1. A.An arrangement for minimizing the criticism against the Government whose responsibilities are complex and hard to carry out to the satisfaction of all.
  2. B.A mechanism for speeding up the activities of the Government whose responsibilities are increasing day by day.
  3. C.A mechanism of parliamentary democracy for ensuring collective responsibility of the Government to the people.
  4. D.A device for strengthening the hands of the head of the Government whose hold over the people is in a state of decline.
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Correct answer: C. A mechanism of parliamentary democracy for ensuring collective responsibility of the Government to the people.

The heart of Cabinet government is collective responsibility: the ministers stand or fall together before the elected House. Article 75(3) of the Constitution says the Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha, and Article 164(2) says the same for State ministers and the Legislative Assembly.

Q8.Indian PolityHard

Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the visit of a forensic expert to the scene of crime to collect evidence is compulsory for offences punishable with imprisonment of:

  1. A.Three years or more
  2. B.Five years or more
  3. C.Seven years or more
  4. D.Ten years or more
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Correct answer: C. Seven years or more

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita makes forensic investigation compulsory for offences punishable with imprisonment of seven years or more: a forensic expert must visit the scene of crime, collect the forensic evidence and record the process on a mobile phone or another electronic device.

Q10.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.

Q11.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2017, GS Paper IMedium

Which of the following are not necessarily the consequences of the proclamation of the President's rule in a State ?

1. Dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly

2. Removal of the Council of Ministers in the State

3. Dissolution of the local bodies

Select the correct 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: B. 1 and 3 only

Under President's rule the State Council of Ministers must go, but the Assembly need not be dissolved and local bodies are not touched.

Q13.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements in relation to Panchayats is not correct?

  1. A.Legislature of a State may, by law, make provisions with respect to the composition of Panchayats.
  2. B.Panchayat area means the territorial area of a Panchayat.
  3. C.Gram Sabha includes all persons in the electoral rolls of village within a Panchayat.
  4. D.Reservation of seats for SCs and STs has nothing to do with proportion of their population.
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Correct answer: D. Reservation of seats for SCs and STs has nothing to do with proportion of their population.

Under Article 243D, seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in every Panchayat are reserved in proportion to their share of the population of that Panchayat area, so the statement that reservation has nothing to do with population is wrong.

Q15.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2017, GS Paper IMedium

Which one of the following is not a feature of Indian federalism ?

  1. A.There is an independent judiciary in India.
  2. B.Powers have been clearly divided between the Centre and the States.
  3. C.The federating units have been given unequal representation in the Rajya Sabha.
  4. D.It is the result of an agreement among the federating units.
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Correct answer: D. It is the result of an agreement among the federating units.

Indian federation was not formed by States coming together under an agreement, which is why the Constitution calls India a 'Union of States'.

Q16.Indian PolityMedium

Under which Article is it the duty of the Prime Minister to communicate to the President the decisions of the Council of Ministers?

  1. A.Article 76
  2. B.Article 77
  3. C.Article 78
  4. D.Article 79
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Correct answer: C. Article 78

It makes it the duty of the Prime Minister to communicate to the President all decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to the administration of the Union and proposals for legislation, to furnish such information as the President may call for, and to submit for the consideration of the…

Q19.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATHard

By fulfilling which of the following conditions can a political party claim the status of a national party ? 1. It secures at least six per cent (6%) of the valid votes polled in any four or more states, at a general election to the House of the People or, to the State Legislative Assembly 2. It wins at least four seats in the House of the People from any State or States or wins at least two per cent (2%) seats in the House of the People (i.e., 11 seats in the existing House having 543 members), and these members are elected from at least three different States 3. The party in question has got recognition as a state party in at least two states 4. It must have its headquarters in New Delhi Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

The Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 sets the conditions in statements 1 and 2, while statements 3 and 4 misstate or invent conditions.

Q20.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKMedium

Who among the following was the Chairman of the National Commission for Review of the Working of the Constitution (2000)?

  1. A.Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah
  2. B.Justice J.S. Verma
  3. C.Justice Ranganath Mishra
  4. D.Justice Y.K. Sabharwal
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Correct answer: A. Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah

Venkatachaliah. The National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution was set up by the Union government in February 2000 under Justice M.N.

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