Indian Polity – Series 3


1) As per the Anti-Defection Law, the final authority to decide on a members disqualification from House is

a) President

b) Governor

c) Speaker of the House

d) Council of Ministers

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Option – c)


2) Which Amendment of the Constitution gave priority to Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights?

a) 24th Amendment

b) 39th Amendment

c) 42nd Amendment

d) 40th Amendment

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Option – c)


3) When a State Governor dies or resigns, who normally exercises his functions until a new Governor is appointed?

(a) Secretary General of the Governor

(b) A person designated by State Cabinet

(c) Chief Justice of the High Court

(d) Advocate General of the State

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Option – c)


4) The maximum permissible period between two sessions of a State Legislative Assembly is :

(a) a year

(b) six months

(c) three months

(d) indefinite

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Option – b)


5) 1/12th of the members of the Vidhan Parishad are to be elected:

(a) from a graduate constituency

(b) amongst the graduate universities of the State

(c) from the graduates of any university in any State of India, who have been residing in the

State and who have been graduate of at least three years standing

(d) None of the above

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Option – c)


6) Which subject was transferred from State List to Concurrent List by the 42nd amendment of the Constitution?

(a) Agriculture

(b) Education

(c) Irrigation

(d) Local Self Government

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Option – b)


7) The distribution of power between Centre and the States is based on the scheme provided in :

(a) Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909

(b) Montague-Chelmsford Act, 1919

(c) Government of India Act, 1935

(d) Indian Independence Act, 1947

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Option – c)


8) The Union Territories are administered by the:

(a) Parliament

(b) Union Council of Ministers

(c) President, through administrators appointed by him

(d) Prime Minister

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Option – c)


9) The Supreme Commander of India’s Defence Forces is

(a) Chief of Staff of the Indian Army

(b) President of India

(c) Prime Minister of India

(d) Defence Minister

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Option – b)


10) The final authority to make a Procla-mation of Emergency rests with the

(a) Prime Minister

(b) President

(c) Union Parliament

(d) Union Council of Ministers

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Option – b)