Top 1000+ Solved Indian Polity and Constitution (GK) MCQ Questions Answer
Q. What is the period of appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor - General of India?
a. 6 years
b. Up to 65 years of age
c. 6 years or 65 years of age whichever is earlier
d. Up to 64 years of age
Q. Which one of the following is not correct about the Panchayats as laid down in Part IX of the Constitution of India?
a. The Chairperson of a Panchayat needs to be directly elected by people in order to exercise the right to vote in the Panchayat meetings.
b. The State Legislature has the right to decide whether or not offices of the Chairpersons in the Panchayats are reserved for SCs, STs or women.
c. Unless dissolved earlier, every Panchayat continues for a period of five years.
d. The State Legislature may by law make provisions for audit of accounts of the Panchayats.
Q. Which of the following is not correctly matched under the Constitution of India?
a. The panchayats Part IX
b. The Municipalities — Part IX A
c. The Cooperative Societies Part IX 13
d. Tribunals Part X
Q. The Electoral College that elects the President of India consists of –
a. Elected members of all the State Legislatures
b. Members of the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies
c. Elected members of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and State Assemblies
d. Elected members of the Rajya Sabha and State Legislatures
Q. The Supreme Courts of India enjoys -
a. Original jurisdiction
b. Original, appellate and advisory jurisdiction
c. Advisory jurisdiction
d. Appellate and advisory jurisdiction
Q. If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court, the acts performed by President Incumbent before the date of such decision of court remain -
a. Valid
b. Invalid
c. Valid Subject to the judicial review
d. Valid Subject to the approval of the parliament
Q. The main advantage of the parliamentary form of government is that
a. the executive and legislature work independently.
b. it provides continuity of policy and is more efficient.
c. the executive remains responsible to the legislature.
d. the head of the government cannot be changed without election.
Q. What is the chief source of political power in India?
a. The people
b. The Constitution
c. The Parliament
d. The Parliament and the State Legislatures
Q. Chief Ministers of States are members of
a. NM Commission (Aayog)
b. Finance Commission
c. National Development Council
d. Election Commission
Q. The citizens of India do not have which one of the following Fundamental Rights?
a. Right to reside and settle in any part of India
b. Right to acquire, hold and dispose of property
c. Right to practice any profession
d. Right to form co-operative societies
Q. The Constitution of India guarantees the Fundamental Right to Freedom of Religion to all its citizens. Which among the following is not true for this Rights?
a. It gives freedom of conscience and freedom to profess, practice and propagate any religion
b. It gives freedom to establish and maintain institution for religious and charitable purposes
c. The Right is subject to public order, morality and health
d. The State cannot make any law which abrogates this Right for citizens
Q. While deciding any question relating the disqualification of a member of Parliament, the President shall obtain the opinion of
a. Chief Justice of India
b. Election Commission of India
c. Attorney General of India
d. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Q. When does Lok Sabha or a Vidhan Sabha election candidate forfeit his security deposit?
a. When he fails to win the election
b. When he fails to secure even 1/4 of total votes polled
c. When he fails to secure even 1/5 of total votes polled
d. When he fails to secure even 1/6 of total votes polled
Q. The term of office of the member of the UPSC is –
a. 3 years, or till they attain 58 years of age
b. 5 years, or till they attain 60 years of age
c. 6 years, or till they attain 65 years of age
d. 6 years
Q. In the context of India, which one of the following is the correct relationship between Rights and Duties?
a. Rights are correlative with Duties.
b. Rights are personal and hence independent of society and Duties.
c. Rights, not Duties, are important for the advancement of the personality of the citizen.
d. Duties, not Rights, are important for the stability of the State.