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This section includes 256 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Indian Polity and Civics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Q: Which organ of the government consists of elected representatives of people? |
| A. | Media |
| B. | Judiciary |
| C. | Legislature |
| D. | All options are correct |
| Answer» D. All options are correct | |
| 2. |
Q: The oath of office is administered to the members of state council of ministers by |
| A. | Governor |
| B. | Chief minister |
| C. | Chief justice of the state high court |
| D. | Speaker of legislative assembly |
| Answer» B. Chief minister | |
| 3. |
Q: The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of Uttar Pradesh is – |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 16 |
| C. | 18 |
| D. | 31 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Article 280 of the Indian Constitution lays down the establishment of the |
| A. | Planning Commission |
| B. | Inter-State Council |
| C. | River Waters Tribunal |
| D. | Finance Commission |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Who is the only person to have held office both as a President and acting President |
| A. | Zakir Husain |
| B. | VV Giri |
| C. | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| D. | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| Answer» C. Gulzarilal Nanda | |
| 6. |
Which Article of the Indian Constitution states the manner of election of the Vice President |
| A. | Article 63 |
| B. | Article 65 |
| C. | Article 66 |
| D. | Article 67 |
| Answer» D. Article 67 | |
| 7. |
Which article sets the principal qualifications one must meet to be eligible to the office of the President |
| A. | Article 58 |
| B. | Article 59 |
| C. | Article 60 |
| D. | Article 61 |
| Answer» B. Article 59 | |
| 8. |
"To uphold and protect the Sovereignty, Unity and Integrity of India" is a provision made in the |
| A. | Preamble of the Constitution |
| B. | Directive Principles of State Policy |
| C. | Fundamental Rights |
| D. | Fundamental Duties |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
How many functional items are in the 73rd Amendment Act that deals with Panchayat Raj |
| A. | 29 functional items |
| B. | 30 functional items |
| C. | 31 functional items |
| D. | 32 functional items |
| Answer» B. 30 functional items | |
| 10. |
The "Anti-defection law" is commenced from the year |
| A. | 1985 |
| B. | 1989 |
| C. | 1993 |
| D. | 1998 |
| Answer» B. 1989 | |
| 11. |
The National Policy for Children, 2013 recognizes every person as a child below the age of |
| A. | 13 years |
| B. | 15 years |
| C. | 16 years |
| D. | 18 years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Who was the first woman to hold Cabinet rank in Union cabinet of India |
| A. | Indira Gandhi |
| B. | Amrit Kaur |
| C. | Sucheta Kripalani |
| D. | Sarojini Naidu |
| Answer» C. Sucheta Kripalani | |
| 13. |
By which amendment, right to education was included as fundamental right in Indian Constitution |
| A. | 84th |
| B. | 85th |
| C. | 86th |
| D. | 88th |
| Answer» D. 88th | |
| 14. |
In which year, Indira Gandhi took oath as the first women Prime Minister of India |
| A. | 1962 |
| B. | 1964 |
| C. | 1965 |
| D. | 1966 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
In which year did the Parliament of India enact the Environment Protection Act |
| A. | 1980 |
| B. | 1982 |
| C. | 1984 |
| D. | 1986 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
In 1953 under whose chairmanship was the first OBC commission formed |
| A. | B. S. Chauhan |
| B. | Sharad Joshi |
| C. | Kaka Kalelkar |
| D. | K. C. Neogy |
| Answer» D. K. C. Neogy | |
| 17. |
How many years of work experience in high court is required to become the Chief Justice of Supreme Court |
| A. | 3 years |
| B. | 5 years |
| C. | 8 years |
| D. | 10 years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Article 24 of the Indian Constitution prohibits employment of children in any factory below the age of |
| A. | 10 years |
| B. | 12 years |
| C. | 14 years |
| D. | 16 years |
| Answer» D. 16 years | |
| 19. |
Who among the following is the longest serving chairman of the Rajya Sabha |
| A. | Hamid Ansari |
| B. | Om Birla |
| C. | Zakir Husain |
| D. | Krishan Kant |
| Answer» B. Om Birla | |
| 20. |
Who is the first Indian Vice-President to serve during the terms of three presidents |
| A. | V. V. Giri |
| B. | Hamid Ansari |
| C. | B. D. Jatti |
| D. | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat |
| Answer» C. B. D. Jatti | |
| 21. |
Which one of the following committees had recommended peoples participation in community development programmes |
| A. | Ashok Mehta Committee |
| B. | Balwant Rai Mehta Committee |
| C. | L.M. Singhvi Committee |
| D. | Rural-Urban Relationship Committee |
| Answer» C. L.M. Singhvi Committee | |
| 22. |
The first joint session of the parliament was held in the year |
| A. | 1960 |
| B. | 1961 |
| C. | 1962 |
| D. | 1963 |
| Answer» C. 1962 | |
| 23. |
Which article empowers the president of India to promulgate ordinance during the recess of the parliament |
| A. | Article 120 |
| B. | Article 121 |
| C. | Article 122 |
| D. | Article 123 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Which Article is for the “Protection of interests of Minorities†|
| A. | Article 29 |
| B. | Article 30 |
| C. | Article 31 |
| D. | Article 32 |
| Answer» B. Article 30 | |
| 25. |
Freedom for media is incorporated in which of the following Article |
| A. | Article 19 |
| B. | Article 20 |
| C. | Article 21 |
| D. | Article 22 |
| Answer» B. Article 20 | |
| 26. |
Right to impose reasonable restrictions on the Fundamental Rights of Indian Citizens is vested in |
| A. | President |
| B. | Supreme Court |
| C. | Parliament |
| D. | Council of Ministers |
| Answer» C. Parliament | |
| 27. |
Article 360 of the Indian Constitution states about |
| A. | National Emergency |
| B. | State Emergency |
| C. | Financial Emergency |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 28. |
Which one of the following is NOT an item in the 11th schedule of the Indian constitution |
| A. | Social forestry |
| B. | Health and sanitation |
| C. | Public distribution system |
| D. | Prevention of cruelty to animals |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Qualification for member of parliament is mentioned in the Article __ of Indian constitution |
| A. | 52nd |
| B. | 63rd |
| C. | 78th |
| D. | 84th |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
The 73rdAmendment Act of the Indian Constitution is not applicable to which of the states given below |
| A. | Nagaland and Mizoram |
| B. | Jammu & Kashmir and Nagaland |
| C. | Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya |
| D. | Jammu & Kashmir and Mizoram |
| Answer» D. Jammu & Kashmir and Mizoram | |
| 31. |
Who of the following has described the Indian Constitution as quasi-federal |
| A. | Jennings |
| B. | K.C.Wheare |
| C. | A.C.Bannerji |
| D. | B.R.Ambedkar |
| Answer» C. A.C.Bannerji | |
| 32. |
Which of the following stands at the apex of the three tier structure |
| A. | Panchayat Samiti |
| B. | Gram Panchayat |
| C. | Zila Parishad |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 33. |
In which year was the Office of the Parliamentary Secretary created first time in Independent India |
| A. | 1951 |
| B. | 1952 |
| C. | 1953 |
| D. | 1954 |
| Answer» B. 1952 | |
| 34. |
Which one of the following Five Year Plans was terminated by the Janata Party Government in 1977 – 78 |
| A. | 4th Five Year Plan |
| B. | 5th Five Year Plan |
| C. | 6th Five Year Plan |
| D. | 7th Five Year Plan |
| Answer» C. 6th Five Year Plan | |
| 35. |
Which was the first committee to recommend for democratic decentralization |
| A. | Ashok Mehta Committee |
| B. | Mandal Commission |
| C. | Kondajji Basappa Committee |
| D. | Balwant Rai Mehta Committee |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
During whose Speakership, for the first time in the history of the Lok Sabha, a Motion of No-Confidence against the Council of Ministers was admitted |
| A. | Balram Jakhar |
| B. | G.V. Mavalankar |
| C. | Hukum Singh |
| D. | K.S. Hegde |
| Answer» D. K.S. Hegde | |
| 37. |
Article 23 and 24 deals with |
| A. | Educational Rights |
| B. | Constitutional Rights |
| C. | Religious Rights |
| D. | Right against Exploitation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Who held the office of the Vice-President of India for two consecutive terms |
| A. | Dr. Radhakrishnan |
| B. | R. Venkataraman |
| C. | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| D. | V.V. Giri |
| Answer» B. R. Venkataraman | |
| 39. |
The Indian Constitution do not contain any provision for the removal of |
| A. | President |
| B. | Vice-President |
| C. | Chief-Justice |
| D. | Governor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
The Chief Minister of a state in India is not eligible to vote in the Presidential Election if |
| A. | he is a candidate himself |
| B. | he is yet to prove his majority in the floor of the lower house of State Legislature |
| C. | he is the member of the upper house of the State Legislature |
| D. | he is a caretaker Chief Minister |
| Answer» D. he is a caretaker Chief Minister | |
| 41. |
FCRA stands for |
| A. | Foreign Currency Rationalization Act |
| B. | Foreign Contribution Regulation Act |
| C. | Foreign Currency Revalidation Act |
| D. | Fake Currency Regulation Act |
| Answer» C. Foreign Currency Revalidation Act | |
| 42. |
The aim of which Five Year Plan was to correct the disequilibrium in the economy |
| A. | First Five Year Plan |
| B. | Second Five Year Plan |
| C. | Third Five Year Plan |
| D. | Fourth Five Year Plan |
| Answer» B. Second Five Year Plan | |
| 43. |
Hindi was adopted as the Official Language of the Union of India on __ 1949 |
| A. | 14th September |
| B. | 16th September |
| C. | 18th September |
| D. | 21st September |
| Answer» B. 16th September | |
| 44. |
Who is the first Indian President to use Suspensive veto |
| A. | Zakir Husain |
| B. | APJ Kalam |
| C. | Pranab Mukherjee |
| D. | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Answer» C. Pranab Mukherjee | |
| 45. |
Who is the first Indian President to use Pocket Veto |
| A. | Zakir Husain |
| B. | V. V. Giri |
| C. | Giani Zail Singh |
| D. | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Answer» D. Ram Nath Kovind | |
| 46. |
Who is the first former Prime Minister to be the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha in later years |
| A. | Indira Gandhi |
| B. | Rajiv Gandhi |
| C. | V. P. Singh |
| D. | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Answer» C. V. P. Singh | |
| 47. |
Which of the following article is dealing with prohibition of child labour |
| A. | Article 21 |
| B. | Article 22 |
| C. | Article 23 |
| D. | Article 24 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Which commission explains the Educational Unemployment |
| A. | Kalelkar commission |
| B. | Kothari commission |
| C. | Mandal commission |
| D. | Gurupatha Swamy committee |
| Answer» C. Mandal commission | |
| 49. |
The Article which empowers the President of India to declare a new group as "Scheduled Tribe" |
| A. | Article 339 |
| B. | Article 342 |
| C. | Article 347 |
| D. | Article 352 |
| Answer» C. Article 347 | |
| 50. |
In which article of the constitution "Equal Protection of Law" is provided |
| A. | Article 12 |
| B. | Article 13 |
| C. | Article 14 |
| D. | Article 15 |
| Answer» D. Article 15 | |