Indian Polity Online Quiz

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Q 1 - The Indian National Congress made demand for the first time for a Constituent Assembly in �

Answer : A

Explanation

In 1934, first time, the Indian National Congress made demand for a Constituent Assembly.

Q 2 - Which one of the following statements is not correct?

A - The Government is responsible for administering and enforcing laws

B - The government can be changed with elections.

C - The Government (or the executive) is one part of the State

D - The State refers to the government and can be used interchangeably with it.

Answer : D

Explanation

The State refers to the government, but it is more than government and cannot be used interchangeably (with the government).

Q 3 - Which among the following Articles of the Constitution of India states that all minorities, religious or linguistic, can set up their own educational institutions in order to preserve and develop their own culture?

Answer : C

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Q 4 - Wearing pugries (turban) is a very important part of Sikhs religion. The government cannot force them to wear a helmet. Which one of the Articles of the constitution grants such liberty to them?

Answer : A

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Q 5 - How many members of the Anglo-Indian Community can be appointed by the President in Lok Sabha of the parliament?

Answer : A

Explanation

Two members of the Anglo-Indian Community to be nominated by the President.

Q 6 - The maximum strength of the House pictured by the Constitution of India is �

Answer : A

Explanation

At present, the actual length of Lok Sabha is 545.

Q 7 - Which one of the following fact is true about the Adivasi (Schedule Tribes) in India?

A - There are over 500 different Adivasi groups in India

B - They contribute about 8 per cent of the total Indian population

C - They are located in important mining and industrial centers of India like Jamshedpur, Rourkela, Bokaro and Bhilai etc.

D - All a, b, & c

Answer : D

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Q 8 - In which of the following years, the government has passed �the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act?�

Answer : C

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Q 9 - Right to health, Right to shelter etc. are the issues that were originally not mentioned in the Constitution of India that members of the Constituent Assembly had presented in 1949. But the Apex court in India has recently ruled that these rights come under the extended meaning of the �Right to life� and incorporated under �

Answer : B

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Q 10 - Which one of the following statements correctly explains the term Feminist?

A - A person who believes in equal opportunities of job and wages for women

B - A person who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men

C - A person who works for empowerment and freedom of women against the patriarchal system of society

D - A person who believe that the main job of women in the family is to do housework and bringing up children

Answer : B

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Q 11 - What is the major reason behind low literacy rate among the women, which is only 65.46 per cent compared with 82.14 per cent among men?

A - The practice of dropping out of the girl child from school and giving preference to boys� education (by parents)

B - Child sex ratio in the country is merely 914; therefore, less number of girl children are available in schools and colleges

C - The girl students do not perform well in studies as boys� do

D - The Girl children do not want to study

Answer : A

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Q 12 - In which year Communist Party Marxist (CPI-M) Party was set up?

Answer : B

Explanation

In 1964, the Communist Party Marxist emerged from a split from the Communist Party of India.

Q 13 - Which one of the following statements explains the concept of �Negative Liberty� in the context of modern political theory?

A - The existence of the �minimum area of non-interference where the person can act unobstructed by others

B - It refers to facilitating an individual to develop individual capacity by employing minimum conditions imposed by the society upon the individual

C - Individuals liberty is inviolable and the state has no business to interfere except to prevent causing injury to others

D - Liberty without interference

Answer : A

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Q 14 - Which among of the following statement/s do/does distinguish Indian secularism from the Western secularism?

a) The government has power to make law to provide equal right to all citizens even in the religious matter

b) Indian secularism deals not only with religious freedom of individuals but also with religious freedom of minority communities

c) A secular state should interfere in religion to bring about social reform

d) State will not provide aid to educational institutions of religious minorities but it can interfere in its affairs to regulate its conducts as per the policies of the government with regards educational institutions

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Answer : A

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Q 15 - Which among the following countries has first implemented the idea of universal adult franchise to its citizen?

Answer : A

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Q 16 - Which one of the following countries has recently turned to democratic by abolishing the Monarchies system?

Answer : A

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Q 17 - What is the educational Qualification for a candidate to contest election of Lok Sabha in India?

A - Post Graduate

B - Graduate

C - 10^th

D - No educational qualification is required as such

Answer : D

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Q 18 - Which one of the following statements is not correct in Indian context?

A - The President of India is a signatory head of the executive

B - The Prime Minister exercises real power in the name of the President

C - The President of India is elected by the Members of Parliament (MPs) and the Members of the Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) of all states

D - The Prime Minister of India is elected by the Members of Parliament (MPs)

Answer : D

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Q 19 - Which one of the following statements is correct about the Indian Constitution that was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26^th November, 1949.

A - It is a comprehensive document containing 495 articles and several Schedules.

B - Its Preamble declares India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic.

C - Its Preamble declares India to be a sovereign, democratic republic

D - Its Preamble declares, India to be a sovereign, socialist, democratic republic