Top 1000+ Solved Indian Polity and Constitution (GK) MCQ Questions Answer
Q. When the offices of the President and Vice President fall vacant simultaneously, who acts as President?
a. Prime Minister of India
b. The Chief Justice of India
c. The Speaker of Lok Sabha
d. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Q. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha can be removed from his office by .
a. The President
b. The Prime Minister
c. a resolution passed by both Houses of Parliament
d. a resolution passed by the Lok Sabha
Q. The discretionary powers of a Governor is limited in –
a. Appointment of Chief Minister
b. Dismissal of the Ministry
c. Dissolution of the Legislative Assembly
d. Assent to Bills
Q. Which one among the following is not guaranteed by the Constitution of India?
a. Freedom to move freely throughout the country
b. Freedom to assemble peacefully without arms
c. Freedom to own, acquire and dispose property anywhere in the country
d. Freedom to practice any trade or profession
Q. The writ of Prohibition is issued by a superior court -
a. to prevent an inferior court or tribunal from exceeding its jurisdiction or acting contrary to the rules of natural justice
b. to an inferior court or body exercising judicial or quasijudicial functions to transfer the record to proceedings in a case for its review
c. where it can call upon a person to show under what authority he/she is holding the office
d. to an authority to produce an illegally detained person before the court for trial.
Q. Which one among the following statements is not correct?(1) The right conferred by Article 32 cannot be suspended except by virtue of Article 359
a. of the Constitution of India
b. The enforcement of Articles 20 and 21 cannot be suspended
c. Punishments can he prescribed by a State Legislation for offences under Part III of the Constitution of India
d. The Fundamental Rights can he abrogated by law made by the Parliament with regard to members of the forces charged with the maintenance of public order
Q. Which is NOT a central Service?
a. Indian Police Service
b. Indian Foreign Service
c. Indian Audit & Accounts Service
d. Indian Revenue Service
Q. Who is the highest civil servant of the Union Government?
a. Attorney-General
b. Cabinet Secretary
c. Home Secretary
d. Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister
Q. Which functionary can be invited to give his opinion in the Parliament?
a. Attorney-General of India
b. Chief Justice of India
c. Chief Election Commissioner of India
d. Comptroller & Auditor General of India
Q. Who among the following is not a member of the National Development Council?
a. The Prime Minister
b. The Member of NITI Aayog
c. The Chief Ministers of States
d. The President of India
Q. An emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution of India can be declared only during:
a. War, external aggression or internal disturbance.
b. War, external aggression or armed rebellion.
c. Failure of Constitutional Machinery in the State.
d. Financial instability in the country.
Q. The President of India can issue proclamation of Emergency -
a. on the advice of the Prime Minister
b. on the advice of the Council of Ministers
c. in his own discretion
d. when the decision of the Union Cabinet for the issue of such proclamation has been communicated to him in writing
Q. If the President of India exercises his power as provided under Article 356 of the Constitution in respect of a particular State, then -
a. the Assembly of the State is automatically dissolved.
b. the powers of the Legislature of that State shall be exercisable by or under the authority of the Parliament.
c. Article 19 is suspended in that State.
d. the President can make laws relating to that State.
Q. The First Act permitting legal marriage with a person not belonging to one's endongamous group is
a. Hindu Marriage Validity Act
b. Abolition of Untouchability Act
c. Special Marriage Act
d. Arya Samaj Marriage Validity Act
Q. The states which have a common High Court are –
a. Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
b. Gujarat and Orissa
c. Maharashtra and Goa
d. Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan