Indian Polity: Questions and Answers
(Chapter: 08)
351. How long a person has to reside in India before he or she qualifies to acquire citizenship by registration:
5
352. In which case did the Supreme Court ruled that Parliament had the right to amend any of the Fundamental Rights:
Keshavananda BharatiCase
353. The employment of children below 14 years of age in hazardous occupations is prohibited under the :
Right against exploitation
354. When a public officer commits an action which infringes a person’s Fundamental Rights, a writ of ...... is issued by the Court.
Mandamus
355. Which Fundamental Right was considered to be the heart and soul of the Constitution by BR Ambedkar:
Right to Constitutional Remedies
356. Who decides reasonableness of restrictions imposed on the Fundamental Rights:
Supreme Court and High Court
357. A minister should become a member of either house of Parliament within a period of ..... months if he is not already a member:
6
358. Appointment, qualifications and nature of duties of the Attorney General are prescribed by the Article:
76
359. Deputy Speaker submits his resignation to:
Speaker
360. Disputes regarding the election of President and Vice President are settled by:
Supreme Court
361. Elections to fill the vacancy in Presidential office due to death or resignation have to be held not less than ..... months from the occurrence of vacancy:
6
362. How many times can the President ask the Council of Ministers to reconsider its advice:
One
363. If a member absents himself from Parliament for ...... days without permission of the House, his seat may be declared vacant:
60
364. In the case of President dies and the Vice President and Supreme Court Chief Justice are not available who acts as the President:
Seniormost judge of Supreme Court
365.In which state two women are nominated by the Governor to the Legislative Assembly:
Jammu and Kashmir
366. On what basis seats are allotted to the states in Lok Sabha:
Population
367. The Rajya Sabha has ...... sessions in a year because the Budget session is split into two:
Four
68. What fraction of the total members of House have to sign the resolution seeking President’s impeachment:
¼
369. Which Article stipulates that there is to be a Council of Ministers with the prime minister as the head to aid and assist the President:
74
370. Who decides on the holding of elections to Panchayats:
State Government
371. Who determines the salary of the Attorney General:
President
372. Any citizen of India over.....years of age can be appointed as Governor:
35
373. Comptroller and Auditor General is appointed for a period of ..... years:
6
374. How many members have to support a no-confidence motion in Parliament:
50
375. The members of the State Public Service Commission are appointed by the _____ and can be removed by the President on the advice of Supreme Court:
Governor
376. Who is generally the ex-officio chancellor of a university in a state: Governor
377. Who is the counterpart of the Attorney General in the state:
Advocate General
378. Who is the head of the executive power of the state:
Governor
379. An ordinance made by the Governor automatically ceases to operate on the expiry of ..... from the re-assembly of State Legislature:
Six Weeks
380. Finance Commission is appointed once in...... years:
Five
381.Financial Emergency as per Article 360 of the Indian Constitution cannot be imposed by the Union in the state of:
Jammu and Kashmir
382. For contesting in a Panchayat election, a candidate has to attain the age of .... years:
21
383. If a state legislative council is to be created or abolished, a resolution to that effect is to be first passed by the state Legislature by a ........majority:
Two Thirds
384. In how many ways members to the Legislative Council are elected:
Five
385.Residuary power of legislation in the case of Jammu Kashmir belongs to:
The state
386. The duration of an elected municipality is ...... years:
Five
387. The gap between two sessions of the state legislative assembly should not exceed ..... months:
Six
388. The Legislative Council is a continuing House, one-third of whose members retire every ..... year:
Two
389. The members of the Legislative Council should not exceed ..... of the total number of members in the State assembly:
1/3
390. The number of readings for a Bill in the legislative assembly:
Three
391. The power to superintend, direct and control elections to the Panchayat is vested in the:
State Election Commission
392. The strength of the Vidhan Parishad cannot be less than:
40
393. What proportion of the total members of the Legislature is indirectly elected:
5/6
394. Which Article of the Constitution is related to Finance Commission:
280
395. Part of the Constitution is related to Panchayats:
IX
396. Which Schedule of the Constitution distributes powers between the state legislature and Panchayats:
Eleventh
397. Who has the power to transfer a judge of the High Court from one High Court to another:
President
398. Who has the power to determine the structure of administration of a Union
Territory:
Parliament
399. The power to declare any area as ‘scheduled area’ belongs to the:
President
400. To be appointed as a judge of Supreme Court, a person should have been an advocate of a High Court for at least ...... years:
Ten
(Chapter: 08)
351. How long a person has to reside in India before he or she qualifies to acquire citizenship by registration:
5
352. In which case did the Supreme Court ruled that Parliament had the right to amend any of the Fundamental Rights:
Keshavananda BharatiCase
353. The employment of children below 14 years of age in hazardous occupations is prohibited under the :
Right against exploitation
354. When a public officer commits an action which infringes a person’s Fundamental Rights, a writ of ...... is issued by the Court.
Mandamus
355. Which Fundamental Right was considered to be the heart and soul of the Constitution by BR Ambedkar:
Right to Constitutional Remedies
356. Who decides reasonableness of restrictions imposed on the Fundamental Rights:
Supreme Court and High Court
357. A minister should become a member of either house of Parliament within a period of ..... months if he is not already a member:
6
358. Appointment, qualifications and nature of duties of the Attorney General are prescribed by the Article:
76
359. Deputy Speaker submits his resignation to:
Speaker
360. Disputes regarding the election of President and Vice President are settled by:
Supreme Court
361. Elections to fill the vacancy in Presidential office due to death or resignation have to be held not less than ..... months from the occurrence of vacancy:
6
362. How many times can the President ask the Council of Ministers to reconsider its advice:
One
363. If a member absents himself from Parliament for ...... days without permission of the House, his seat may be declared vacant:
60
364. In the case of President dies and the Vice President and Supreme Court Chief Justice are not available who acts as the President:
Seniormost judge of Supreme Court
365.
366. On what basis seats are allotted to the states in Lok Sabha:
Population
367. The Rajya Sabha has ...... sessions in a year because the Budget session is split into two:
Four
68. What fraction of the total members of House have to sign the resolution seeking President’s impeachment:
¼
369. Which Article stipulates that there is to be a Council of Ministers with the prime minister as the head to aid and assist the President:
74
370. Who decides on the holding of elections to Panchayats:
State Government
371. Who determines the salary of the Attorney General:
President
372. Any citizen of India over.....years of age can be appointed as Governor:
35
373. Comptroller and Auditor General is appointed for a period of ..... years:
6
374. How many members have to support a no-confidence motion in Parliament:
50
375. The members of the State Public Service Commission are appointed by the _____ and can be removed by the President on the advice of Supreme Court:
Governor
376. Who is generally the ex-officio chancellor of a university in a state: Governor
377. Who is the counterpart of the Attorney General in the state:
Advocate General
378. Who is the head of the executive power of the state:
Governor
379. An ordinance made by the Governor automatically ceases to operate on the expiry of ..... from the re-assembly of State Legislature:
Six Weeks
380. Finance Commission is appointed once in...... years:
Five
381.
382. For contesting in a Panchayat election, a candidate has to attain the age of .... years:
21
383. If a state legislative council is to be created or abolished, a resolution to that effect is to be first passed by the state Legislature by a ........majority:
Two Thirds
384. In how many ways members to the Legislative Council are elected:
Five
385.
386. The duration of an elected municipality is ...... years:
Five
387. The gap between two sessions of the state legislative assembly should not exceed ..... months:
Six
388. The Legislative Council is a continuing House, one-third of whose members retire every ..... year:
Two
389. The members of the Legislative Council should not exceed ..... of the total number of members in the State assembly:
1/3
390. The number of readings for a Bill in the legislative assembly:
Three
391. The power to superintend, direct and control elections to the Panchayat is vested in the:
State Election Commission
392. The strength of the Vidhan Parishad cannot be less than:
40
393. What proportion of the total members of the Legislature is indirectly elected:
5/6
394. Which Article of the Constitution is related to Finance Commission:
280
395. Part of the Constitution is related to Panchayats:
IX
396. Which Schedule of the Constitution distributes powers between the state legislature and Panchayats:
Eleventh
397. Who has the power to transfer a judge of the High Court from one High Court to another:
President
398. Who has the power to determine the structure of administration of a Union
Territory:
Parliament
399. The power to declare any area as ‘scheduled area’ belongs to the:
President
400. To be appointed as a judge of Supreme Court, a person should have been an advocate of a High Court for at least ...... years:
Ten
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