INDIAN POLITY MCQS SET 54

INDIAN POLITY MCQS SET 54

531) Which of the following is not a Union Territory?
A) Lakshadweep
B) Pondicherry
C) Nagaland
D) Dasman and Diu
Answer: Nagaland
   
532) Among the following five persons who was not the President of India ?
A) Zakir Hussain
B) V.V. Giri
C) C.Rajagopalachari
D) N. Sanjiva Reddy
Answer: C.Rajagopalachari
   
533) When did Delhi become a Union Territory ?
A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1956
D) 1960
Answer: 1956
   
534) A Union Territory does not have
A) a capital
B) a recognised official language
C) a Governor/Administrator
D) an annual plan outlay
Answer: a recognised official language
   
535) Special representation in Panchayati Raj Institutions is given to
A) women
B) co-operative societies
C) backward classes
D) all of these
Answer: all of these

536) Which is at the apex of the three tier system of Panchayati Raj ?
A) Gram Sabha
B) Gram Panchayat
C) Zila Parishad
D) Panchayat Samiti
Answer: Zila Parishad
   
537) The Indian Constitution closely follows the Constitutional system of
A) USA
B) UK
C) Switzerland
D) USSR
Answer: UK
   
538) Secularism means
A) Suppression of all religions
B) Freedom of worship to minorities
C) Separation of religion from State
D) A System of political and social philosophy that does not favour any particular religious faith
Answer: A System of political and social philosophy that does not favour any particular religious faith
   
539) The Chairman of the Raiya Sabha is
A) elected by the members of Rajya Sabha
B) nominated by the President
C) elected by members of both Houses of Parliament
D) elected by Parliament and State Legistatures jointly
Answer: elected by members of both Houses of Parliament
   
540) In which of the following situations does the President act in his own discretion ?
A) In appointing the Prime Minister
B) In returning a proposal to the Council of Ministers for reconsideration
C) Both (a) and (b)
D) None of these
Answer: In returning a proposal to the Council of Ministers for reconsideration