Top 1000+ Solved Indian Polity and Constitution (GK) MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The Constitution allows preventive detention but stipulates:
a. that no one should be detained beyond three months unless an Advisory Board authorizes detention beyond that period
b. that the grounds for detention should be conveyed to the detenu before arresting him
c. that the detenu must be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of 24 hours of his arrest
d. All of the above
Q. How many members of the Rajya Sabha are nominated by the President?
a. Five
b. Twelve
c. One-fifth of the total members
d. Ten
Q. Which is not an All India Service?
a. Indian Administration Service
b. Indian Police Service
c. Indian Foreign Service
d. Indian Forest Service
Q. Which one of the following is an item included in the list of Fundamental Duties of an Indian citizen inthe Constitution?
a. To practice secularism,
b. To develop scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of enquiry and reform.
c. To pay all taxes to government regularly and correctly.
d. Not to assault any public servant in the (during) performance of his duties.
Q. When the offices of both the President and Vice President of India are vacant, who will discharge their functions?
a. Prime Minister
b. Chief Minister
c. Chief Justice of India
d. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Q. Who is eligible to cast the deciding vote over a bill in a Joint Parliamentary session?
a. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
b. Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
c. Speaker of Lok Sabha
d. Prime Minister
Q. Representation of any state in Rajya Sabha is according to –
a. area of the state
b. population of the state
c. number of representatives in Lok Sabha from the state
d. fixed number of candidates from each state
Q. The most important feature of the Indian Parliament is that –
a. it is the Union Legislature in India
b. it also comprises the President
c. it is bicameral in nature
d. the Upper House of the Parliament is never dissolved
Q. According to the Supreme Court of India, the foundation of composite culture', as mentioned in clause (f) of Article 51 A, is :
a. the diverse culture of India
b. the Sanskrit language and literature
c. the secular fabric of India
d. the values evolved during the freedom movement
Q. The Supreme Court has held that hoisting the National flag atop the private buildings is a fundamental right of every citizen under -
a. Article 14 of the Constitution
b. Article 19(1) (1) of the Constitution
c. Article 21 of the Constitution
d. Article 25 of the Constitution
Q. Who presides over the joint sitting of the Parliament in India?
a. The person elected by both the Houses
b. The Chairman of the Council
c. The Speaker, Lok Sabha
d. The Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha
Q. The Speaker of Lok Sabha is elected by –
a. all the members of Parliament
b. the people directly
c. all the members of Lok Sabha
d. the members of the majority party in the Lok Sabha
Q. Under the provisions of the Constitution of India, who is entitled to be consulted by the President of India in the matter of the appointments of the Judges of the High Court?
a. The Union Minister of Law and Justice
b. The Advocate General of the State
c. The Attorney-General of India
d. The Governor
Q. Who has the authority to appoint a judge of a High Court?
a. The Chief Justice of India
b. The president of India
c. The governor of the concerned state
d. The Legislative Assembly
Q. The philosophical foundation of the Indian constitution is -
a. Directive principle of state policy
b. Fundamental rights
c. Federal structure
d. Preamble