Indian Constitution And Politics 2 Set 6

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This set of Indian Constitution And Politics 2 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Constitution And Politics 2 Set 6

Q1 | Why was the Vohra Committee constituted?
  • to study the relation between crime and politics.
  • to study the working of panchayati raj institutions.
  • to study the role of caste in indian politics.
  • none of the above.
Answer: to study the relation between crime and politics.
Q2 | Which year was the Vohra Committee constituted?
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1995
  • 1993
Answer: 1993
Q3 | What does the word Lokpal mean?
  • protector of the people.
  • representative of the people.
  • protector of law.
  • leader of the masses.
Answer: protector of the people.
Q4 | Whose words are these, “communalism is a challenge to Indian nationhood and Indiannationalism.”?
  • m.k gandhi
  • jawaharlal nehru
  • motilal nehru
  • kamala nehru
Answer: jawaharlal nehru
Q5 | How many languages are recognized by the Constitution of India?
  • 25
  • 28
  • 22
  • 15
Answer: 22
Q6 | Which schedule of the Constitution lists out the recognized languages?
  • 8th schedule
  • 12th schedule
  • 4th schedule
  • 7th schedule
Answer: 8th schedule
Q7 | What is the significance of the 95th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2009?
  • lowering of the voting age from 21 to 18 years
  • extending the reservation of seats for sc/st by ten years.
  • emergency powers of the president
  • none of the above.
Answer: extending the reservation of seats for sc/st by ten years.
Q8 | Constitution provides for special grants to _____________.
  • jammu& kashmir for silk products
  • assam for jute and jute products.
  • punjab for hosiery and sports goods
  • all states for exports.
Answer: assam for jute and jute products.
Q9 | Which Amendment of the Constitution relates to admissions of socially and economicallybackward classes to educational institutions?
  • 42nd constitutional amendment act,1976
  • 61st constitutional amendment act, 1988
  • 73rd constitutional amendment act, 1992
  • 93rd constitutional amendment act, 2005
Answer: 93rd constitutional amendment act, 2005
Q10 | Which article deals with reservation for SC/ST for jobs in the Civil Service?
  • art. 332
  • art.335
  • art.338
  • art. 342
Answer: art.335
Q11 | What are the emergency provisions in the Indian Constitution?
  • national emergency
  • state emergency
  • financial emergency
  • all of the above
Answer: all of the above
Q12 | The President can declare financial emergency according to-
  • art.352
  • art.356
  • art. 360
  • art. 362
Answer: art. 360
Q13 | Which of the following services did not exist at the time of independence?
  • indian administrative service
  • indian forest service
  • indian police service
  • all of the above
Answer: indian forest service
Q14 | The All India Muslim League was founded in the year-
  • 1885
  • 1902
  • 1905
  • 1906
Answer: 1906
Q15 | Which of the following is not a feature of the Indian Constitution?
  • presidential
  • democratic
  • secular
  • federal
Answer: presidential
Q16 | Point out the unitary feature of the Indian Constitution.
  • an elected president
  • parliamentary system of government
  • bicameral legislature at the centre
  • single citizenship
Answer: single citizenship
Q17 | Which Article gives a special status to the State of Jammu and Kashmir?
  • 170
  • 270
  • 370
  • none of the above
Answer: 370
Q18 | The word ‘union’ in Art.1 of the Constitution has been borrowed from-
  • american constitution
  • canadian constitution
  • japanese constitution
  • irish constitution
Answer: canadian constitution
Q19 | By which amendment the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ were added to the Constitution?
  • 24th amendment
  • 42nd amendment
  • 44th amendment
  • 52nd amendment
Answer: 42nd amendment
Q20 | ‘Right to property’ was omitted by which Constitutional Amendment?
  • 24th amendment
  • 31st amendment
  • 42nd amendment
  • 44th amendment
Answer: 44th amendment
Q21 | Function of a political party includes-
  • building party cadres
  • the selection of candidates for election.
  • provide leadership to the people.
  • all of the above
Answer: all of the above
Q22 | What do you mean by ‘hung parliament’?
  • passing a bill by the two houses of the parliament
  • political party seeking confidence vote in the parliament
  • no political party getting clear cut majority in the parliament
  • disagreement between the two houses regarding a bill
Answer: no political party getting clear cut majority in the parliament
Q23 | A Government formed by the alliance of several political parties is known as _______Government.
  • presidential
  • coalition
  • federal
  • unitary
Answer: coalition
Q24 | Political parties need to win at least _____percent of valid votes polled in any four or moreStates at the general elections to the Lok Sabha to be recognized as National parties.
  • two
  • three
  • four
  • six
Answer: six
Q25 | Telugu Desam is the political party of which state?
  • assam
  • andhra pradesh
  • orissa
  • punjab
Answer: andhra pradesh
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