INDIAN POLITY MCQS SET 03

INDIAN POLITY MCQS SET 03

21) What was the exact Constitutional Status of the Indian Republic on January 26,1950?
A) A Democratic Republic
B) A Sovereign Democratic Republic
C) A Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic
D) A Sovereign Social Secular Democratic Republic
Answer: A Sovereign Democratic Republic
   
22) Who amongst the following acts as the presiding officer of the House without being its member?
A) Vice-President of lndia
B) Speaker of Lok Sabha
C) Chairman of the Legislative Council
D) Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Answer: Vice-President of lndia
   
23) Who first described the Indian Political system as 'one party dominance' to explain the congress party's hegemony in India?
A) W.H. Morris-Jones
B) Rajni Kothari
C) Myron Weiner
D) Lloyd Rudolph and Susan Rudolph
Answer: W.H. Morris-Jones
   
24) In which of the following lists of the Indian Constitution is the subject of 'Population control' and 'family planning' included?
A) Union List
B) Concurrent List
C) State List
D) Residuary List
Answer: Concurrent List
   
25) Under which of the following circumstances can the President declare an emergency?
External Aggression
Armed Rebellion
Government instability
Financial crises
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
A) 1,2 and 3
B) 1,3 and 4
C) 2,3 and 4
D) 1,2 and 4
Answer: 1,2 and 4
 
26) Under which Article of the Constitution of India can the President of India be impeached?
A) 356
B) 75
C) 76
D) 61
Answer: 61
 
27) The source of all political power in India lies with
A) Parliament
B) The Lok Sabha
C) The people
D) The Constitution
Answer: Parliament
   
28) The Supreme Court of India, enunciated the doctrine of 'Basic structure' of the Constitution in the
A) Golaknath case in l967
B) Sajjan Singh case in 1965
C) Shakari Prasad case in 1951
D) Keshvanand Bharati case in 1973
Answer: Keshvanand Bharati case in 1973
   
29) Under which Five Year Plans was the introduction of Panchayati Raj suggested ?
A) First Five Year Plan
B) Second Five Year Plan
C) Third Five Year Plan
D) Fourth Five Year Plan
Answer: Second Five Year Plan
   
30) The authority to alter the boundaries of States in India rests with
A) State Government
B) President
C) Prime Minister
D) Parliament
Answer: Parliament