Indian Polity & Constitution MCQs
Indian Polity & Constitution Objective / Multiple Choice (MCQs) Questions for Preparation of SSC-CGL, UPSC Civil Services, NDA, CDS, Railways and State Level Public Services Examinations.
21. Which among the following is the maximum revenue source of village panchayats?
[A] Government grants
[B] Sales tax
[C] Voluntary help by village cooperatives
[D] Local taxes on lands, fairs and festivals
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Correct Answer: D [Local taxes on lands, fairs and festivals]
Notes:
The taxes imposed by the Village Panchayats are important source of income of Gram Panchayats, such as: Taxes on land and houses, the custom duty, the toll tax, License fees on transport and communication, local taxes on lands, fairs and festivals.
22. Which of the following languages are included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
[A] Sindhi and English
[B] English and Kashmiri
[C] Kashmiri and Konkani
[D] Sindhi and Kashmiri
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Correct Answer: D [Sindhi and Kashmiri]
Notes:
It includes 22 languages. They are as follows: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu. Of these languages, 14 were initially included in the Constitution.
23. Which of the following is/are among the functions of the Election Commission of India?
I. Conduct of election for the posts of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha and the Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha.
II. Conduct of election to the Corporations and Municipalities.
III. Deciding on all doubts and disputes arising out of the elections.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes:
[A] I and II
[B] I and III
[C] II and III
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: D [None of these]
Notes:
The main duties of the Election Commission are:
1. To supervise, direct, control and conduct all elections to Parliament and State Legislatures as also to the office of the President and Vice- President of India.
2. To set down general rules for election.
3. To determine constituencies and to prepare electoral rolls.
4. To give credit to political parties.
5. To allot election symbols to different political parties and individual contestants.
6. To appoint tribunals for the decision of doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with election to parliament and State Legislatures.
24. Which Act of British Parliament took away the exclusive right of the company to trade in India?
[A] Regulating Act of 1773
[B] Pitt’s India Act of 1784
[C] Charter Act of 1813
[D] Charter Act of 1833
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Correct Answer: C [ Charter Act of 1813 ]
Notes:
The Charter Act of 1813 abolished the East India Company’s monopoly over trade in India. It renewed company’s charter for 20 years and Indian trade was thrown open to all the British subjects.
25. The constitution of India is considered federal in nature, and unitary in spirit. Which of the following is not a federal feature?
[A] Three-tier governmental structure
[B] Independent Judiciary
[C] Bicameralism
[D] Appointment of state governors by the central government
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Correct Answer: D [Appointment of state governors by the central government]
Notes:
The constitution is considered federal in nature, and unitary in spirit. It has features of a federation (a codified, supreme constitution, a three-tier governmental structure [central, state and local], division of powers, bicameralism and an independent judiciary) and unitary features such as a single constitution, single citizenship, an integrated judiciary, a flexible constitution, a strong central government, appointment of state governors by the central government, All India Services (the IAS, IFS and IPS) and emergency provisions. This unique combination makes it quasi-federal in form.
26. Who described India as a “quasi federal state”?
[A] Lord Bryee
[B] K.C. Wheare
[C] Harold Laski
[D] G. Austin
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Correct Answer: B [ K.C. Wheare ]
Notes:
The federal system in the constitution was adopted due to two main reasons: the large size of the country and its socio-cultural diversity. K.C. Wheare described India as a quasi-federal state.
27. Which of the following is not a compulsory condition for termination of Indian citizenship by the Central government?
[A] the citizen has obtained citizenship by fraud
[B] the citizen has been involved in illegal trade
[C] the citizen has shown disloyalty to the Constitution of India
[D] the citizen have been residing out of India for five years
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Correct Answer: D [the citizen have been residing out of India for five years]
Notes:
The citizenship of a person is compulsorily terminated by the central Government of India if he has been residing out of India for seven years continuously. The citizenship is also terminated if he has been imprisoned in a country for two years within five years after registration or naturalisation.
28. Which of the following was the first Speaker of Lok Sabha?
[A] V.V. Giri
[B] Dr. Rajendra Prasad
[C] B.D. Jatti
[D] G.V. Mavalankar
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Correct Answer: D [G.V. Mavalankar]
Notes:
G.V. Mavalankar was the first Speaker of Lok Sabha. He was popularly known as Dadasaheb. He was an activist, President of the Central Legislative Assembly then the Speaker of the Constituent Assembly and later the first Speaker of Lok Sabha.
29. What are the powers of the Governor with regards to the Money Bill?
[A] He can return the Money bill back to the state legislature
[B] Money bills can be introduced in the state legislature without his prior recommendation
[C] Both of them
[D] None of them
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Correct Answer: D [None of them]
Notes:
Th Governor is not empowered to send back the Money bill for the reconsideration of the state legislature. Nonetheless, a Money bill has to go through the process of the prior recommendation of the Governor if it is to be introduced in the state legislature.
30. Which Article of the Constitution state that all executive action of the Government of a State shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the
Governor?
[A] Article 163
[B] Article 164
[C] Article 165
[D] Article 166
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Correct Answer: D [Article 166]
Notes:
Article 166 of the Constitution of India states that all executive action of the Government of a State shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the
Governor of the state.
