Indian Politics : General knowledge questions and answers

Indian Politics : General knowledge questions and answers - for all competitive exams - MBA entrance, bank exams, RRB - Railway Recruitment Board Exam, ssc exam, ibps exam etc.

1. Dr. Ambedkar considered ___________________ as the heart and soul of the Indian Constitution.

a.) Right to Equality
b.) Right to Education
c.) Right to Freedom of Speech
d.) Right to constitutional Remedies

2. __________________ was the president of India at the time of proclamation of emergency in 1976.

a.) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
b.) Zakir Hussain
c.) V V Giri
d.) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy

3. Which authority has the power to suspend the operation of Fundamental Rights guaranteed by Indian Constitution?

a.) The Supreme Court of India
b.) Union Cabinet
c.) Parliament
d.) The President of India

4. ______________ is the highest law officer of a state.

a.) Secretary General
b.) Law minister
c.) Attorney General
d.) Governor

5. What is the minimum age required to become the Prime Minister of India?

a.) 18 years
b.) 21 years
c.) 25 years
d.) 35 years

6. The Prime Minister of India is

a.) The chief of government
b.) Chief advisor to The President
c.) Head of Council of Ministers
d.) All the above

7. Who is the Commander-in-Chief of Indian Armed Forces?

a.) Parliament
b.) The President
c.) The Prime Minister
d.) Army Chief

8. Who appoints the Attorney General of India?

a.) Chief Justice
b.) President
c.) Law Minister
d.) Parliament

9. Who was the first vice president of India?

a.) Zakir Hussain
b.) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
c.) V V Giri
d.) Mohd. Hidyatullah

10. Who was the first person to address Gandhiji as ‘Father of Nation’?

a.) Lala Lajpat Rai
b.) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
c.) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
d.) Sardar Ballabhbhai Patel

11. When was Indian Planning Commission constituted?

a.) 1947
b.) 1948
c.) 1949
d.) 1950

12. Directive Principles of State Policy have been borrowed by the Indian Constitution from the constitution of which country?

a.) UK
b.) Ireland
c.) Scotland
d.) America

13. When was the first National Income Committee constituted?

a.) 1947
b.) 1949
c.) 1950
d.) 1951

14. Who was the first person to refer to Subhas Chandra Bose as “Netaji”?

a.) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
b.) Mahatma Gandhi
c.) Rabindranath Tagore
d.) Bhagat Singh

15. Who has launched Aam Aadmi Party recently?

a.) Anna Hazare
b.) Kiran Bedi
c.) Arvind Kejriwal
d.) Kumar Vishwas

16. Which act ensures that every child gets school education?

a.) RTI
b.) RTE
c.) Scholarship
d.) Apprentice

17. How many members can the President of India nominate the Raya Sabha?

a.) 0
b.) 3
c.) 5
d.) 6

18. After how many years are Lok Sabha elections conducted?

a.) Every 3 years
b.) Every 4 years
c.) Every 4.5 years
d.) Every 5 years

19. Who elects the members of Rajyasabha?

a.) People of India
b.) Lok Sabha Members
c.) elected members of legislative assembly
d.) elected members of legislative council

20. What is the minimum age to contest Loksabha elections?

a.) 21 years
b.) 25 years
c.) 30 years
d.) 35 years