Indian Polity and Governance questions with answers

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1. Which of the following is correct ?Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2009
2. Who among the following was the Chief Justice of India when Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was introduced in the Indian Judicial System?Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2017
3. Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order : 1. Passage of the Anti- defection law by the Parliament of India 2. Mizoram was made a state 3. Voting age was reduced from 21 to 18 4. Maithili was added to the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India Select the answer using the code given below :Asked in UPSC Geoscientist 2024
4. Who described the Indian Constitution as Quasi federal ?Asked in KPSC KAS Prelims 2017
5. Match List-I with List-II : List-I List-II (Authors) (Books)Asked in KPSC KAS Prelims 2017
6. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from code given below : List - I List - II (Authors) (Books) (A) Atul (i) Divide and Quit Kohli (B) Gran‐ (ii) The Success of India's Demoville Austin cracy (iii) The Republic of India : Devel‐ (C) Pendopment of its Laws and Constitueral Moon tion (iv) Working of a Democratic Con‐ (D) Alan stitution : A History of the Indian Gledhill ExperienceAsked in RPSC RAS Prelims 2018
7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists : List-I List-IIAsked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2007
8. RAJPRAMUKH post was renamed to Governer(RAJYAPAL) in year:Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 2007
9. From which date did the Constitution of India come into force?Asked in Agricultural Development Officer, Agriculture Department
10. Who among the following has described the Indian Constitution as ‘Qausi-Federal’ ?Asked in Assistant Engineer (AE) Exam 2012
11. Consider the following facts and arrange them in correct chronological order starting from the earliest to the last activity: I. Fundamental Duties were added in the Constitution of India. II. Declaration of Emergency due to Chinese invasion. III. Right to Information Act. IV. 73rd Amendment Act for Panchayati Raj. Select the correct answer from the code given below :Asked in Lower Subordinate Services Examination 2024
12. Constitution of India came into force onAsked in TRAINED GRADUATE TEACHER (TGT) 2018
13. Which one of the following sequences of the chronological development of the Constitution of India is correct? - Two chambers of central legislative assembly - Election for central legislative assembly - Formation of Constituent Assembly - Distribution of powers between Centre and the Units The correct chronological sequences of the constitutional development of India is :Asked in Sr. Teacher Gr II (Sec. Edu.) Comp. Exam 2022
14. The Chief Commissionership was introduced in Assam inAsked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2001
15. Which of the following statements are correct? provided for the establishment of a Public Service Commission in India. 2. The Public Service Commission was set up in India for the first time in 1926. 3. With the existence of Indian Constitution in 1950 the Federal Public Service Commission came to be known as the Union Public Service Commission. 4. Chairman and Members of the Federal Public Service Commission became Chairman and Members of the Union Public Service Commission by Article 378 of Indian Constitution.Asked in 1. Government of India Act (1919) · GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2018
16. Match the features of Indian Constitution with the sources borrowed from different constitutions of the world. (use correct codes) List 1 - Features List 2 - Sources (a) Office of the Gov‐ (i) Government of ernor India Act 1935 (ii) British Constitu‐ (b) Judicial Review tion (c) Directive Principles of (iii) Ireland Constitu‐ State Policy tion (d) Parliamentary Sys‐ (iv) American Contem of Government stitutionAsked in MPSC CS Prelims 2013
17. Consider the following pairs in respect of 'Sources of Indian Constitution' and pick up the right matchings. (1) Item: Office of Governor - Source: England (2) Item: Public Service Commission - Source: Govt. of India Act-1935 (3) Item: Freedom of Trade & Commerce - Source: USA (4) Item: The Language of Preamble of Constitution - Source: AustraliaAsked in OPSC CS Prelims 2022
18. The Constitution of India adopted the federal system from the Act ofAsked in WBCS Main Paper 5 2022
19. Who organised the 'Khudai Khidmatgar' in 1929 ?Asked in BPSC Prelims Exam 60 62rd
20. Read the following statements with respect to the Indian Councils Act, 1892 and choose the correct option : (i) It was implemented on 20th June, 1892 (ii) Out of total 24 members, 5 were non- government members (iii) Members were given rights to ask supplementary questions Which of the above statements is/are true?Asked in CGPSC Prelims Exam 2021
21. By which Act an element of election was introduced in India for the first time ?Asked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2018
22. The Indian Independence Bill was introduced in the House of Commons by the British Prime Minister Attlee onAsked in APPSC Group 1 Prelims 2023
23. Arrange the following events in a chronological order and select the conrect answer from the codes given below: I. Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession. II. Constitution of India was enforced. III. Accession to India ratified by the Sovereign Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir. IV. New Constitution of the State of Jammu and Kashmir came into force. Codes:Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2019
24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below : List-I (Books) List-II (Authors)Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 2013
25. Who has authored 'Gandhian Constitution for Free India' ?Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 2018