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This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Studies Indian Polity knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The Supreme Court has overturned a 2009 Delhi High Court judgment and recriminalized gay sex in India under which of the following sections of Indian Penal Code? |
| A. | 371 |
| B. | 374 |
| C. | 376 |
| D. | 377 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
The constitutional amendment bill can be initiated in |
| A. | The Lok Sabha |
| B. | The Rajya Sabha |
| C. | The State Assemblies |
| D. | Either of two houses of the Parliament |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
A federal structure for India was first put forward by the: |
| A. | Act of 1909 |
| B. | Act of 1919 |
| C. | Act of 1935 |
| D. | Act of 1947 |
| Answer» D. Act of 1947 | |
| 4. |
Through which of the following Charter Acts, the Governor General of Bengal became the Governor General of India? |
| A. | The Regulating Act of 1773 |
| B. | The Charter Act of 1813 |
| C. | The Charter Act of 1833 |
| D. | The Charter Act of 1853 |
| Answer» D. The Charter Act of 1853 | |
| 5. |
One of the following is true about the Government of India Act, 1858 |
| A. | Board of Control was established |
| B. | Power got transferred from company to the crown |
| C. | Company lost monopoly of trade |
| D. | Company’s affairs were regulated |
| Answer» C. Company lost monopoly of trade | |
| 6. |
Name the Charter Act that helped in bringing the Company's monopoly of tea trade to an end. |
| A. | The Charter Act of 1833 |
| B. | The Charter Act of 1873 |
| C. | The Charter Act of 1893 |
| D. | The Charter Act of 1853 |
| Answer» B. The Charter Act of 1873 | |
| 7. |
What does the 93rd Constitutional Amendment deal with? |
| A. | Inclusion of Bodo, Dogir, Maithili and Santhali languages in the Eighth Schedule. |
| B. | Inclusion of service tax levied by Union and collected and appropriated by the Union and the states in the Seventh Schedule. |
| C. | Free and compulsory education for all children between the age of 6 and 14 years. |
| D. | No reservation in Panchayats needs to be made in favour of Scheduled Castes in Arunachal Pradesh. |
| Answer» D. No reservation in Panchayats needs to be made in favour of Scheduled Castes in Arunachal Pradesh. | |
| 8. |
Consider the following statements 1. A Money Bill cannot be introduced in the Council of States. 2. The Council of States cannot reject a Money Bill nor amend it. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 9. |
Who had played key role in the formation of Lokpal bill in India? |
| A. | Vipin Hazarika |
| B. | Anna Hajare |
| C. | Baba Amte |
| D. | Medha Patekar |
| Answer» C. Baba Amte | |
| 10. |
The Environment Protection Act was passed by the Parliament of India in the year: |
| A. | 1976 |
| B. | 1986 |
| C. | 1996 |
| D. | 2006 |
| Answer» C. 1996 | |
| 11. |
Goods and services Tax GST has been levied as a consolidated Indirect tax in India with effect from 01.07.2017. It has been based on which of the following? |
| A. | 101st constitutional amendment act |
| B. | 110thconstitutional amendment act |
| C. | 112thconstitutional amendment act |
| D. | 120thconstitutional amendment act |
| E. | None of the Above |
| Answer» B. 110thconstitutional amendment act | |
| 12. |
Which of the following was not one of the provisions of The Indian Independence Act 1947 of the British Parliament? |
| A. | Crown, no longer the source of authority. |
| B. | Office of secretary of state was abolished. |
| C. | Governor General lost extra ordinary legislative power. |
| D. | India remained a dependency till framing of constitution. |
| E. | None of the above. |
| Answer» E. None of the above. | |
| 13. |
Sikkim was not originally a state of India. Which of the following Constitutional amendment Act made Sikkim a fully fledged state of India? |
| A. | 14th Amendment act 1962 |
| B. | 25thamendment act 1971 |
| C. | 36thamendment act 1975 |
| D. | 38thamendment act 1975 |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. 38thamendment act 1975 | |
| 14. |
Which of the following abolished the privy purses of rulers of princely states? |
| A. | 21st Amendment act |
| B. | 24thamendment act |
| C. | 26thamendment act |
| D. | 42ndamendment act |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. 42ndamendment act | |
| 15. |
First constitutional amendment Act was passed in 1951, which added ---schedule in the Indian constitution? |
| A. | 5th Schedule |
| B. | 6thSchedule |
| C. | 10thSchedule |
| D. | 9thschedule |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |