Test your basic knowledge |

Indian Polity

Subjects : politics, india
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Any Court including Supreme Court does not have constitutional right under Article 143 to exercise jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of any provision of which agreements that were in operation before commencement of the Constitution?






2. In the Parliament - every Bill has to pass through which stages of Reading before it becomes act?






3. Which Constitutional Amendment fixes 40 years for reservation of seats for SC and ST in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assembly.?






4. When does the President assent the Bill?






5. What is the Quorum laid down to constitute a meeting of either of the Houses of Parliament?






6. Who appoints Ad hoc Committee on Parliament?






7. Under Constitutional Articles 327 or 328 - which subject shall not be called to be questioned in any Court?






8. By which procedure the Indian President and American President are elected as laid down by their country's constitution?






9. How the election to either House of Parliament or to either House of the Legislature of the State shall be called in question in the courts whose manner of presentation may be provided made by law by appropriate Legislature?






10. By which Constitutional amendment - the appellation Rajpramukh was omitted?






11. For which Election - one General Electoral Roll for every territorial Constituency shall exist?






12. In which State a separate district has been reserved for Scheduled Tribes?






13. In how many parts - the Budget is presented in Lok Sabha?






14. Which Article mentions disqualification of members in the Parliament?






15. Under which Constitutional Amendment Act - Article 368 of the Constitution was amended for the first time?






16. During T. N. Seshan period as Chief Election Commissioner - who was the other Commissioner in the Election Commission?






17. What is the meaning of the adjournment motion under Parliamentary procedure?






18. Under Article 365 what are the duties of the Union Government with respect to State Governments?






19. Before which Constitutional Amendment - 20 years were fixed for reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha and State Legislature?






20. Article 21 of the Fundamental Rights deals with which subject?






21. On what basis - Election to Lok Sabha and State Legislature shall be conducted?






22. Which session of the year - President addresses both the Houses of Parliament?






23. Which Constitutional Article deals with `Representation of the Anglo-Indian Community' with House of the People?






24. In which House - Janta Government failed to secure two-third majority for new clause under Article 368 for introducing referendum for effecting changes in certain logic features of the Constitution?






25. Important landmark judgements regarding amendment of the Constitution (Article 368)






26. Financial Committees in Lok Sabha are?






27. Which Constitutional Article mentions






28. Article 20 of the Fundamental Rights represents which subject?






29. After declaration of financial emergency by the President - what is the period of operation without approval by the Parliament?






30. Under the Indian Constitution - what is the concept behind the protection of President and Governors?






31. Which Constitutional Article was very much affected in the Supreme Court Judgement of Kesavanand Bharti vs. State of Kerala?






32. Within what period - the Parliament has to approve Financial emergency declared by the President?






33. Who shall not give vote in the first instance in either of the Houses of Parliament?






34. Which two houses - can have a joint sitting?






35. Which Constitutional Article lays down the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha?






36. Under the Indian Constitution - what does `Adult Suffrage' signify?






37. What is the nature of India's political system?






38. In India - when does the financial year commence?






39. In what way our Indian Parliament is not Sovereign or Supreme with respect to the Constitution?






40. What is the meaning of Indian State in the Constitution?






41. On which subject - Parliament has the power to amend the Constitution and the same also need ratification by the State Legislature?






42. Under Article 331 - how many members of the Anglo-Indian Community can be nominated in Lok Sabha by the President?






43. Who has the power to present adjournment motion in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?






44. When Speaker and Chairman shall give their votes on the Parliament.?






45. Who declares the financial emergency?






46. In the Second Reading - what kind of process is adopted to approve the Bill?






47. In Lok Sabha - who can not preside in the House while a Resolution for Removal from his office is under consideration?






48. Under which constitutional articles - newspapers do not have the right to publish report of the proceedings of a secret session of either of the Houses of Parliament or Legislative Assembly & Legislative Council?






49. Who curbed the Judicial Review power of Judiciary through Amendment of the Constitution?






50. Raj Pramukh represents whom under the Indian Constitution?