Top 1000+ Solved Indian Polity and Constitution (GK) MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The term of member of Rajya Sabha is
a. Five years
b. Six years
c. The same as that of Lok Sabha
d. Two years
Q. Who among the following was the first `Minister of Finance' in independent India?
a. R K. Shanmukham Chetty
b. Liaquat All Khan
c. John Mathai
d. Satya Narayan Sinha
Q. Who presides over the sitting of the House of People?
a. The Vice Present
b. The Chief Justice of India
c. The Speaker
d. The President
Q. How many members of the State Legislative Council are elected by the Assembly?
a. 1/6 of the members
b. 1/3 of the members
c. 1/12 of the members
d. 5/6 of the members
Q. In which year, the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act (1972) was assented by the President?
a. 1990
b. 1991
c. 1993
d. 1994
Q. In which year, Ashok Mehta Committee was appointed to review the working of Panchayati Raj institution?
a. 1977
b. 1978
c. 1979
d. 1980
Q. Which authority recommends the principles gov erring the grantsin-aid of the revenues of the States out of the Consolidated Fund of India?
a. Public Accounts Committee
b. Union Ministry of Finance
c. Finance Commission
d. Inter-State Council
Q. Which is an extra-Constitutional body?
a. Language Commission
b. Planning Commission
c. Election Commission
d. Finance Commission
Q. Which commission made the recommendations which formed the basis for the Punjab Reorganisation Act which created the states Punjab and Haryana?
a. Dhar Commission
b. Dass Commission
c. Shah Commission
d. Mahajan Commission
Q. Which of the following states is not included in Capital Region Planning Council?
a. Rajasthan
b. Haryana
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh
Q. The Name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands was changed, to Lakshadweep by an act of parliament in -
a. 1973
b. 1970
c. 1971
d. 1972
Q. The Committee appointed in 1977 to review working of the Panchayati Raj was chaired by
a. Balwant Rai Mehta
b. Ashok Mehta
c. K. N. Katju
d. Jagjivan Ram
Q. The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was associated with –
a. Industrial Policy
b. Banking Reforms
c. Panchayati Raj
d. Centre-State relations
Q. According to the Indian Constitution, who has the power to declare emergency?
a. Prime Minister
b. President
c. Chief Justice
d. Parliament