Indian Polity Online Quiz

Q 1 - In which of the following years, an independent Constituent Assembly, formed only of Indians, was convened?

A - 1934

B - 1943

C - 1945

D - 1946

Q 2 - Which one of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution makes the provisions to promote international peace and security?

A - Article 49

B - Article 50

C - Article 51

D - Article 52

Q 3 - Which among the following Articles of the Indian Constitution guarantees the Right to Constitutional Remedies?

A - Article 25

B - Article 28

C - Article 32

D - Article 27

Q 4 - Which one of the statements does not explain secularism in Indian context?

A - State should not adopt or profess any religion

B - State should promote the interest of religious minority*

C - No religion is to be given preference over the other by the State

D - State neither promote the interest of one religion nor act prejudices against the other

Q 5 - What is the total strength of elected members in Lok Sabha of the parliament?

A - 233

B - 243

C - 543

D - 443

Q 6 - At present, there are functional High Courts in India?

A - 24

B - 25

C - 28

D - 30

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

Q 8 - Porto Alegre, a city in Brazil has achieved the lowest number of infant deaths rate as compared to most other cities of the world; which among the following is the main reason behind this achievement?

A - The citys water department has achieved universal access to safe water

B - The city has achieved 100% literacy rate

C - The health care facility of the city is rated as fist in the world

D - People are well informed about their health care and they use only hygienic materials

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

A - Article 19

B - Article 21

C - Article 22

D - Article 16

Q 10 - Which one of the following statements is not correct?

A - State government governs on the subject mentioned in the State List only

B - Central government may rule on the subject mentioned in the Union List as well as subject in the Concurrent List

C - Central and State governments may make law on the subjects mentioned in the Concurrent List

D - The subject that is not mentioned in any of the three lists comes under the residuary powers and lies exclusive with the central government

Q 11 - Which one of the following statements is incorrect in respect of declining the sex ratio of the country?

A - The child sex ratio in the country is merely 914.

B - The killing of girl child in the womb itself because of having male child preference

C - The literacy rate among women is only 54 per cent compared with 76 per cent among men

D - Women are usually not given adequate care, nutrition, and health facility because of this, many women die during child birth

Q 12 - In which year Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Party was set up?

A - 1885

B - 1964

C - 1980

D - 1984

Q 13 - Which one of the following statements does not explain John Rawls Theory of Justice?

A - Human being cannot be expected to give up their personal interests for the good of society especially if they are to decide the conditions of the life and opportunities of their future generations

B - To decide a fair and just rule for future society, we need to make decisions considering ourselves to be in the most disadvantages position and to decide for providing maximum benefit

C - It is the morality that could lead us to be fair and judge impartially related to how to distribute the benefits and burdens of a society

D - It is the coherent thinking that could lead us to be fair and judge impartially regarding how to distribute the benefits and burdens of a society

Q 14 - Which one of the following statements does not explain the western form of secularism?

A - The model of secularism requires the separation of religion and state to be understood as mutual exclusion

B - State will not intervene in the affairs of religion

C - The model of secularism does not mean hostility to religion i.e. complete separation of religion from the state

D - Religion will not interfere in the affairs of the state

Q 15 - Arrange the following countries in the order in which they have granted universal adult franchise to their citizen?

1) Australia

2) USA

3) Spain

4) South Africa

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A - 1, 2, 3, 4

B - 2, 3, 1, 4

C - 3, 2, 1, 4

D - 3, 4, 2, 1

Q 16 - In which of the following Congress sessions, a resolution was passed on how the constitution of an independent India should look like?

A - Karachi session 1931

B - Delhi session 1932

C - Calcutta session 1933

D - Bombay session 1934

Q 17 - What is the limit of expenditure that a candidate is permitted to spend in a constituency of Legislative Assembly Election?

A - Rs. 28 lakh

B - Rs. 15 lakh

C - Rs. 22 lakh

D - Rs. 40 lakh

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

A - There are 545 members in Lok Sabha

B - Lok Sabha has a fix term of five years

C - Rajya Sabha is permanent house

D - Rajya Sabha can be dissolved after 6 six years

Q 19 - Which one of the following statements correctly explains the meaning of the term Secular?

A - Government will not favor any religion

B - People have liberty to practice the religion of their choice

C - People have liberty to propagate their religion

D - a, b, & c

Q 20 - Non- permanent member countries of UN Security Council are elected for a term of

A - 6 years

B - 5 years

C - 3 years

D - 2 years