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This section includes 24 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Indian Polity knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Who is the highest civil servant of the Union Government ? |
| A. | Attorney General |
| B. | Cabinet Secretary |
| C. | Home Secretary |
| D. | Principal Secretary of the P.M. |
| Answer» C. Home Secretary | |
| 2. |
The number of Union Territories in India is |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» D. 9 | |
| 3. |
The following states were created after 1960. Arrange then in ascending chronological order of their formation and choose your answer from the given codes1. Haryana2. Sikkim3. Nagaland4. MeghalayaCodes : |
| A. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 2, 3, 4, 1 |
| C. | 3, 1, 4, 2 |
| D. | 2, 4, 1, 3 |
| Answer» D. 2, 4, 1, 3 | |
| 4. |
Arrange the following Indian states in a chronological order, according to their formation, and select the correct answer by using the given codes at the end1. Chhatisgarh2. Arunachal Pradesh3. Jharkhand4. SikkimCodes : |
| A. | 4, 1, 3, 2 |
| B. | 4, 2, 1, 3 |
| C. | 3, 2, 1, 4 |
| D. | 1, 4, 2, 3 |
| Answer» C. 3, 2, 1, 4 | |
| 5. |
What is the correct chronological order in which the following states of the Indian Union were created of granted full statehood ?1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Maharashtra2. Nagaland3. HaryanaSelect the correct answer using the code given below |
| A. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 2, 1, 3, 4 |
| C. | 1, 2, 4, 3 |
| D. | 2, 1, 4, 3 |
| Answer» B. 2, 1, 3, 4 | |
| 6. |
Consider the following statements The creation of a new state in India from an existing state involves the consent of the 1. Supreme Court2. Legislature of the state concerned3. President 4. ParliamentWhich of the statements are correct ? |
| A. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| B. | 2, 3 and 4 |
| C. | 1 and 4 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Answer» C. 1 and 4 | |
| 7. |
Consider the following statements and state which of them is / are correct with the help of given codes1. The term 'Union of States' has been used in the Constitution because Indian States have no right to recede.2. The S.K. Dhar Commission preferred reorganisation of States on administrative convenience rather than on linguistic basis.3. The Congress Committee under Pt. Nehru, Sardar patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya did not favour linguistic bases for reorganisation of states.Codes : |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 1 and 2 |
| C. | Only 1 and 3 |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Sikkim was made an integral part of India under the |
| A. | 36th Amendment |
| B. | 39th Amendment |
| C. | 40th Amendment |
| D. | 42nd Amendment |
| Answer» B. 39th Amendment | |
| 9. |
The Indian Constitution describes India as a union of states in article |
| A. | Article 16 |
| B. | Article 20 |
| C. | Article 27 |
| D. | Article 1 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Consider the following statements and state which of them is / are correct with the help of given codes |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 1 and 2 |
| C. | Only 1 and 3 |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
The following states were created after 1960. Arrange then in ascending chronological order of their formation and choose your answer from the given codes |
| A. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 2, 3, 4, 1 |
| C. | 3, 1, 4, 2 |
| D. | 2, 4, 1, 3 |
| Answer» D. 2, 4, 1, 3 | |
| 12. |
What is the correct chronological order in which the following states of the Indian Union were created of granted full statehood ? |
| A. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 2, 1, 3, 4 |
| C. | 1, 2, 4, 3 |
| D. | 2, 1, 4, 3 |
| Answer» B. 2, 1, 3, 4 | |
| 13. |
The State of the Indian Union can be reorganised or their boundaries altered by - |
| A. | An executive order of the Union Government with the consent of the concerned State Government |
| B. | The Union Parliament by a simple majority in the ordinary process of legislation |
| C. | Two-thirds majority of both the Houses of Parliament |
| D. | Two-thirds majority of both the Houses of Parliament and the consent of the concerned State legislature. |
| Answer» C. Two-thirds majority of both the Houses of Parliament | |
| 14. |
How many States and Union Territories are there in India |
| A. | 25 States and 7 Union Territories |
| B. | 28 States and 7 Union Territories (Including National Capital Territory-1) |
| C. | 25 States and 6 Union Territories |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. 25 States and 6 Union Territories | |
| 15. |
By which one of the following constitutional Amendments Delhi has become National Capital Region (NCR) ? |
| A. | 61st Amendment |
| B. | 69th Amendment |
| C. | 71st Amendment |
| D. | 79th Amendment |
| Answer» C. 71st Amendment | |
| 16. |
'Uttarakhand' state came into existence on |
| A. | November 1, 2000 |
| B. | November 9, 2000 |
| C. | November 10, 2001 |
| D. | January 1, 2008 |
| Answer» C. November 10, 2001 | |
| 17. |
The master plan of National Capital Region (NCR) was approved in |
| A. | 1959 |
| B. | 1962 |
| C. | 1981 |
| D. | 1996 |
| Answer» C. 1981 | |
| 18. |
Arrange the following Indian states in a chronological order, according to their formation, and select the correct answer by using the given codes at the end |
| A. | 4, 1, 3, 2 |
| B. | 4, 2, 1, 3 |
| C. | 3, 2, 1, 4 |
| D. | 1, 4, 2, 3 |
| Answer» C. 3, 2, 1, 4 | |
| 19. |
Article 1 of the Constitution of India declares India as |
| A. | Federal State |
| B. | Quasi-Federal State |
| C. | Unitary State |
| D. | Union of State |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Which of the following states is a member of the 'seven Sister' ? |
| A. | West Bengal |
| B. | Tripura |
| C. | Orissa |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» C. Orissa | |
| 21. |
The Boundary of a State in India can be altered throug the procedure laid down in the article |
| A. | 368 |
| B. | 130 |
| C. | 70 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
The secession of a state from the Indian union has been barred by the |
| A. | Constitution (16th Amendment Act, 1963) |
| B. | Constitution (22 Amendment Act, 1969) |
| C. | Constitution (29 Amendment Act, 1972) |
| D. | Constitution (35 Amendment Act, 1974) |
| Answer» B. Constitution (22 Amendment Act, 1969) | |
| 23. |
Which Amendment of the Indian constitution. Sikkeim was made the part of India |
| A. | 80 |
| B. | 71 |
| C. | 77 |
| D. | 36 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Andhra Pradesh was createdas a linguistic state in |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1953 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1961 |
| Answer» C. 1956 | |