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polity important objective questions in english set 1

1. Which of the following is not a part of parliamentary control over public expenditure?

  • a : Public Accounts Committee
  • b : Comptroller and Auditor General of India
  • c : Estimates Committee
  • d : Committee on Public Undertakings

2. The main work of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament is-

  • a : Examination of the financial accounts and regulations of the government and the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
  • b : Appointment to higher posts in public sector units
  • c : Testing of financial provision as per policy
  • d : none of these

3. Ad-hoc judges are appointed in the Supreme Court when-

  • a : Some judges go on long leave
  • b : No one is available for permanent appointment
  • c : There is a simple increase in the pendency of cases before the court
  • d : there is no quorum of judges for any session of the court

4. In which of the following cases, the concept of basic structure of the Indian Constitution was propounded?

  • a : Indira Sawhney case
  • b : Shankari Prasad's case
  • c : Rudal Shah's case
  • d : Kesavananda Bharti case

5. Any Constitution (Amendment) law can be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of India if it-

  • a : Establishes a three-tier system in place of the present two-tier federal system.
  • b : Removes the right to equality before law from Part III and places it elsewhere in the Constitution.
  • c : Keeps the presidential system in place of the parliamentary system of the executive.
  • d : Establishes a Federal Court of Appeal to reduce the burden of the Supreme Court.

6. The Supreme Court of India is empowered to exercise its advisory power to-

  • a : Advise the President on legal and substantive matters of public importance.
  • b : Advise the Government of India in all constitutional matters.
  • c : Can advise the Prime Minister in legal matters.
  • d : May give advice to all appropriate persons.

7. Which one of the following statements is not correct about the power of the Parliament to make laws with respect to the subjects in the State List?

  • a : The Rajya Sabha has to declare that it is in the national interest to do so.
  • b : The Rajya Sabha must pass a resolution supported by at least two-thirds of the members present and voting.
  • c : such law may be made for the whole of India or any part thereof.
  • d : Only the Rajya Sabha can make laws in the national interest with respect to a subject in the State List.

8. If the annual Union Budget is not passed by the Lok Sabha, then-

  • a : It is presented again after amending the budget.
  • b : The budget is sent to the Rajya Sabha for suggestions.
  • c : The Union Finance Minister is asked to resign.
  • d : The Prime Minister submits the resignation letter of his Council of Ministers.

9. Which article provides for the protection of the fundamental rights of the arrested person?

  • a : Article 15
  • b : Article 17
  • c : Article 21
  • d : Article 22

10. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the foreign policy of India?

  • a : Article 380
  • b : Article 312
  • c : Article 60
  • d : Article 51

11. Parliament can make any law to implement international treaties in which part of India or whole of India?

  • a : with the consent of all the states
  • b : with the consent of the majority of the states
  • c : With the consent of the states concerned
  • d : without the consent of any state

12. Which of the following is not a Standing Committee of the Parliament?

  • a : Public Accounts Committee
  • b : Assessment Committee
  • c : Welfare Committee of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
  • d : none of these

13. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

  • a : The Supreme Court was formed in 1950.
  • b : The Supreme Court is the highest court in the country to which appeals are made.
  • c : The Supreme Court can hear from any High Court/courts other than the Court-martial.
  • d : The Supreme Court can hear court martial as well as any other High Court courts.

14. In whom is the power to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court of India vested?

  • a : President of India
  • b : Parliament
  • c : Chief Justice of India
  • d : Law Commission

15. The report of the Public Accounts Committee is submitted to-

  • a : in the Lok Sabha
  • b : in the President's Office
  • c : in the Ministry of Finance
  • d : Prime Minister's Office

16. Residuary rights in the Indian Constitution-

  • a : given to the federal government.
  • b : has been given to the state governments.
  • c : has been given to both the federal and state governments.
  • d : Not given to the federal or state government.

17. Under which of the following circumstances 'National Emergency' can be declared as per Article 352 of the Indian Constitution?

  • a : Failure of the constitutional machinery
  • b : attack
  • c : internal disturbance
  • d : war, external aggression or armed rebellion

18. The committee on whose recommendation 'Panchayati Raj' was implemented in the country, was headed by-

  • a : Jivraj Mehta
  • b : Balwant Rai Mehta
  • c : Srimannarayana
  • d : Jagjivan Ram

19. Dinesh Goswami committee was related to-

  • a : With the end of nationalization of banks
  • b : electoral reforms
  • c : measures to end the disturbances in the Northeast
  • d : dodge problem

20. Who has the right to seek opinion from the Supreme Court on a question of law under the Constitution?

  • a : to the President
  • b : any High Court
  • c : Prime Minister
  • d : all of the above