Top 1000+ Solved Indian Polity and Constitution MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which of the following is not correct?
a. A person seeking election to the Rajya Sabha must have completed the age of 30 years
b. A person seeking election to the Lok Sabha must have completed the age of 25 years
c. A person seeking election to a State Legislative Assembly must have completed the age of 21 years
d. A person eligible to vote for elections to a village panchayat must have completed the age of 18 years
Q. Graduates constitute a separate constituency for the election of specified number of members to the: [Railway Apprentices 1993]
a. Nyaya Panchayat
b. State Legislative Council
c. Rajya Sabha
d. State Legislative Assembly
Q. The Chief Election Commissioner, according to a recent judgement of the Supreme Court is : [CDS 1994]
a. the final authority in matters to be decided by the Election Commission
b. to share his authority with members of the Election Commission
c. to go by majority opinion prevailing among the .members of the Election Commission
d. not bound by the Representation of the People Act which is amendable by Parliament
Q. Who is a Returning Officer? [Teachers' Exam 1993]
a. An officer who returns the unaccepted applications for allotment of land
b. An officer who is sent back to his parent department
c. An officer who is head of the State Assembly Secretariat
d. An officer who is responsible for conduct of election in a constituency and declares results
Q. Which of the following is not true about the electoral functions of the Parliament? [SBI PO 1991]
a. It helps the Prime Minister in forming the Central Cabinet
b. It participates in the election of the President
c. The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha are elected by the Members of the Parliament
d. Members of the Parliament vote for the election of the Vice-President
Q. The powers of the Election Commission are given in which of the following Articles ofthe Constitution?
a. 286
b. 356
c. 324
d. 382
Q. Which of the following does not come under the purview of the Election Commission?
a. To conduct the election of PM of India
b. To conduct the election of President of India
c. To give recognition to the political parties
d. To assign election symbols to the political parties
Q. The Electorate means:
a. those people who do not have the right to elect their representatives
b. all the citizens who possess the right to vote and elect their representatives in an election
c. those people who have the right to be elected
d. those people who have the right to live in a country
Q. How many days-time is given for the candidates to file their nominations from the dateof notification of the election?
a. 2 days
b. 4 days
c. 6 days
d. 8 Clays
Q. The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed:
a. by each House of Parliament by a special majority and on the ground of proven misbehaviour or incapacity
b. by the President of India
c. by the Supreme Court
d. on charges of corruption if proved in the Supreme Court
Q. Which of the following activities indulged in by a candidate during an election campaign constitute corrupt practices? 1. Giving gifts to voters to induce them to vote. 2. Appealing for votes on the grounds of caste or religion. 3. False character assassination of other candidates. 4. Propagation and glorification of Sati.
a. I and II
b. II and III
c. I, II and III
d. I, II, III and IV
Q. Which of the following is correct regarding booth capturing? 1. It has been defined in the Constitution after the 61st amendment. 2. It includes the seizure of a polling booth to prevent the orderly conduct of elections. 3. It is also committed when any elector is threatened and prevented from going to the polling station to cast his vote. 4. It has been declared a cognizable offence punishable by imprisonment.
a. 2, 3, and 4
b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 2 and 3
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India? [CRPF 1990]
a. President
b. Prime Minister
c. Parliament
d. Chief Justice of India
Q. The Election Commission does not conduct the elections to the:
a. Lok Sabha
b. Rajya Sabha
c. Local bodies
d. President's elections