Indianpolity Gk interview questions

Who among the following was elected as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha in October 1999 after the formation of the new union Government by the N.D.A.?

1. Najma Heptullah 
2. P.M. Sayeed
3. G.M.C. Balayogi
4. Krishna Kant

Which of the following is the subject matter of 83rd Amendment Act?

1. Continued use of English as an Associate Language
2. Exemption for Arunachal Pradesh from reservation of seats for scheduled castes in the Panchayats of the state
3. Reservation of seats for women in Legislatures
4. Land Reforms

Which one of the following is a feature of common to both the Indian Federation and the American Federation?

1. Three lists in the constitution
2. A federal Supreme Court to interpret the constitution
3. A single citizenship
4. Dual Judiciary

In case of constitutional disputes between the Government of India and the state governments the Supreme Court has

1. Appellate jurisdiction
2. Advisory jurisdiction
3. Original jurisdiction
4. No jurisdiction

Which of the following Directive Principles of State Policy has not been implemented so far?

1. Promotion of International peace and security
2. Organisation of Village Panchayats
3. Separation of Judiciary from the Executive
4. Uniform Civil Code for all citizens

Justice A.S. Anand has been appointed as

1. Chairman National Human Rights Commission
2. Solicitor General of India
3. Justice of International Court
4. Chief Justice of India

Lotteries organised by the Government of a State come under

1. The Concurrent List
2. The Union List
3. The State List
4. None of these

India opted for a federal form of government because of

1. Administrative convenience
2. Cultural integration
3. Vast territory
4. Linguistic and regional diversity

The elections to Parliament and state legislatures are held by the Election Commission. What are the relevant articles in the Constitution of India?

1. Articles 78 to 83
2. Articles 232 – 237
3. Articles 324 to 329
4. Articles 310 to 315

Which one of the following groups of articles of the constitution of India grants the right to equality?

1. Articles 13 to 17
2. Articles 14 to 18
3. Articles 15 to 19
4. Articles 16 to 20

Which of the following is not depicted on the Pashupati seal of Mohenjo-Daro?

1. Rhinoceros
2. Ellephant
3. Tiger
4. Bull

Which article of the Indian Constitution empowers Parliament to make laws for giving effect to international agreements

1. Article 249
2. Article 250
3. Article 251
4. Article 253

How does the Constitution of India describe India as?

1. Bharat varsh
2. A federation of states and Union Territories
3. A union of states
4. A federation of nation

Name the Indian Political leader who served two times as acting Prime Minister of India

1. Lal Bahadur Shastri
2. Gulzari Lal Nanda
3. N. Sanjiva Reddy
4. G.S. Pathak

The Union Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to

1. Prime Minister
2. Rajya Sabha
3. President
4. Lok Sabha

Who among the following may belong to the Rajya Sabha but can speak in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha?

1. Ministers who are members of the Rajya Sabha
2. Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha who may be experts in different fields of knowledge
3. The Deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha
4. Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha

Life Insurance was nationalised in

1. 1950
2. 1953
3. 1956
4. 1960

Who can dissolve the Lok Sabha before the expiry of its normal term of five years?

1. The President on the recommendation of the Speaker
2. The President on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
3. The President of his own
4. The Prime Minister

The Directive Principles of State Policy in India follow similar provisions of the Constitution of

1. Ireland
2. Soviet Union
3. U.S.A.
4. Britain

The term ‘office of profit’ has been defined by the

1. Union Council of Ministers 
2. Supreme Court
3. Parliament
4. Constitution

Under whose advice does the President of India declare Emergency under Article 352?

1. Chief Minister of all states
2. Council of Ministers
3. Cabinet
4. Prime Minister

Who among the following non members can take part in the proceedings of the Indian Parliament without the right to vote?

1. Ex-speaker of Lok Sabha
2. Attorney General of India
3. Comptroller and Auditor General of India
4. The Chief Justice of India

A new chapter was added to the Constitution of India by 42nd Amendment Act, 1976

1. Administration of Union Territories
2. Formation of Interstate Councils
3. Fundamental Duties
4. None of these

Agricultural commodities prices in India are fixed by

1. Agricultural Produce Marketing Boards
2. Agricultural Prices Commission
3. State Government
4. Central Government

Separation of the judiciary from the executive has been provided in one of the following parts of the Indian Constitution

1. The Directive Principles of State Policy
2. The Seventh schedule
3. The Fundamental Rights
4. The Preamble

Directive Principles of State Policy are

1. A Fundamental right
2. Justiciable
3. Non Justiciable
4. Quasi Judicial

Which of the following statements is correct?

1. The plan is approved by the National Integration Committee
2. The Minister for Planning is necessarily the Deputy chairman of the Planning Commission
3. The Prime Minister is the chairman of the Planning Commission
4. The Planning Commission is a constitutional body

Which one of the following amendments to the Indian Constitution incorporated the Fundamental Duties of Citizens?

1. 41st
2. 42nd
3. 43rd
4. 44th

Which one of the following comes under the jurisdiction of both the High Court and the Supreme Court?

1. Protection against the violation of the Constitution
2. Protection of the fundamental rights
3. Disputes between the Inter states
4. Disputes between the Centre and States

The ratio between the length and breadth of our tricolor national flag according to our constitution is

1. 3:1
2. 3:2
3. 3:3
4. 3:4