INDIAN POLITICS - QUESTION AND ANSWER

December 26, 2015

1 : The office of the prime minister of India
A: rests on coronations	B: is created by the Parliament
C: is created by the constitution	D: All of the above

2 : The members of the state legislative assemblies are elected for a period of
A: 2 years	B: 6 years
C: 5 years	D: 3 years

3 : The oath of office is conducted to the president by
A: the speaker of Lok Sabha	B: the chief justice of India
C: the vice-president of India	D: None of the above

4 : The objective of the Morley-Minto Reforms was
A: extension of provincial assemblies	B: to give more powers to local government
C: to abolish the post of secretary of the state for India	D: to establish diarchy in provinces

5 : The minimum age required to become the prime minister of India is
A: 25 years	B: 30 years
C: 40 years	D: 35 years

6 : Mainstream Nationalism in India
A: was characterized by Chauvinism	B: aimed at restoration of the Hindu state
C: had national socialism as its ultimate goal	D: aimed at emancipation from colonial rule

7 : The preamble to our constitution includes all the following except
A: adult franchise	B: equality of status
C: fraternity	D: justice

8 : The members of the state legislature exercise control over the council of the ministers through
A: questions and supplementary questions	B: criticism of its policies
C: adjournment motion	D: All of the above

9 : The Muslim League as a political party was founded in
A: 1906	B: 1909
C: 1915	D: 1919

10 : The parliament works through committees which
A: help the government in the formulation of policy	B: exercise effective control over government on a regular and continuing basis
C: ensure that the parliament strictly adheres to the provision of the constitution and the prescribed parliamentary procedure	D: both (a) and (b)