Politics MCQ Questions with Answer

Explanation: ​Kakkadan Nandanath Raj was a veteran Indian economist. He is popularly known as K. N. Raj. He played an important role in India’s planned development, drafting sections of India’s first Five Year Plan.

Explanation: Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Democracy allows eligible citizens to participate equally in the creation of laws and enables the free and equal practise of political self-determination. So the political aspect can be considered to the most important.

Explanation: The Preamble to the Constitution of India is the ‘Declaration of Independence’ statement & a brief introduction that sets out the guiding principles & purpose of the document as well as Indian democracy. It describes the state as a “sovereign democratic republic”. The first part of the preamble “We, the people of India” and, it’s last part “give to ourselves this Constitution” clearly indicate the democratic spirit.

Explanation: ​Cabinet Secretary is the highest civil servant of the Union Government. The Cabinet Secretary is the senior-most civil servant in the Government of India. Cabinet Secretary has been less than 3 years. His or her tenure, however, can be extended.

Explanation: Steering Committee – Rajendra Prasad ​​

Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee – J.B. Kripalani ​​

Union Constitution Committee – Jawaharlal Nehru.

​​Provincial Constitution Committee – SardarVallabhbai Patel

Explanation: One of the important decisions of the framers of the Indian Constitution was to guarantee every adult citizen in India, the right to vote. [Article 326] ​​Combining the interpretation of both.

Explanation: ​Sub-committee headed by Gopinath Bordoloi was appointed by the constituent Assembly of India to recommend the future pattern of administration of the North-Eastern Frontiers Areas.

Explanation: The Government of India Act 1935 provided for dyarchy at the Centre. Under this act, the executive authority of the centre was vested in the Governor. It ended the system of dyarchy at the provincial level introduced by the Government of India Act 1919.

Explanation: ​Zilla Parishad at the sub-divisional level-Assam Mandal Praja Parishad-Andhra Pradesh, Tribal Councils-Meghalaya and Absence of village panchayats-Mizoram

Explanation: Sustained economic growth especially after the 1990s, is not an attribute of sustainability of the Indian democratic model.

Explanation: The right to property, also known as the right to protection of property, is a human right and is understood to establish an entitlement to private property. The Constitution originally provided for the right to property under Articles 19 and 31. Article 19 guaranteed to all citizens the right to acquire, hold, and dispose of the property. Article 31 provided that “no person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law.” It also provided that compensation would be paid to a person whose property has been taken for public purposes. The provisions relating to the right to property were changed a number of times. The Forty-Fourth Amendment of 1978 deleted the right to property from the list of fundamental rights.

Explanation: On 29 August 1947, the Drafting Committee was appointed with Dr. B. R. Ambedkar as the Chairman along with six other members assisted by a constitutional advisor. These members were Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant, K.M Munshi, Alladi Krishna swamyIyer, N Gopala swami Iyengar, B L Mitter, and Md. Saadullah. A Draft Constitution was prepared by the committee and submitted to the Assembly on 4 November 1947. This is Ambedkar’s second argument rested on the legitimacy of the democratic system.

Explanation: ​Lord Ripon’s plan for local Self-government in India is as follows: ​

1.​ The sub-division, not the district, should be the maximum area served by one committee or local board with primary boards under it serving very small areas so that each member of it might possess knowledge of and interest in its affairs. ​

​2. The local boards should consist of a large majority of elected non-official members, and they should be presided over by a non-official member.

Explanation: The term “mandamus” literally means “command.” Mandamus is a judicial remedy which is in the form of an order from a superior court to any government subordinate court, corporation, or public authority to do or forbear from doing some specific act which that body is obliged under law to do or refrain from doing, as the case may be, and which is in the nature of public duty and in certain cases of statutory duty.

Explanation: A is false because the constitution without specifying the strength of the Commission has left the matter to the discretion of the president, who determines its composition. According to article 315, the UPSC consists of a chairman and other members appointed by the president of India. Articles 315 to 323 of Part XIV of the constitution provide for a Public Service Commission for the Union and for each state.

Explanation: The Directive Principles of State Policy are guidelines to the central and state governments of India, to be kept in mind while framing laws and policies. These provisions, contained in Part IV of the Constitution of India, are not enforceable by any court, but the principles laid down therein are considered fundamental in the governance of the country, making it the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws to establish a just society in the country.

Explanation: The finance commission can only advise the president on financial matters such as the distribution of the net proceeds of taxes between the Union and the states.

Explanation: Governor will notify the alternation in limits of Block and Zila Panchayat.

Explanation: A secular state is a concept of secularism, whereby a state or country purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion, supporting neither religion nor irreligion. A secular state also claims to treat all its citizens equally regardless of religion and claims to avoid preferential treatment for a citizen from a particular religion/non-religion over other religions/ non-religion. Secular states do not have a state religion or equivalent, although the absence of a state religion does not guarantee that a state is secular

Explanation: ​First Finance Commission – K.C. Neogy ​​

Fourth Finance Commission – P.V. Rajamannar ​​

Sixth Finance Commission – Brahamananda Reddy ​​

Eighth Finance Commission– Y.B. Chavan

Explanation: Under article 30 right of minorities to establish and manage educational institutions is mentioned.

Explanation: ​ Article 343 declares Devnagri Hindi as the official language of India.

Article 348 is about the language used in the Supreme Court and High Courts.

Article 154 deals with the executive power of the state.

Article 156 declares the term of office of the Governor.

Explanation: ​Rajya Sabha can delay the Finance Bill sent for its consideration by the Lok Sabha for a maximum period of fourteen days.

Explanation: ​Yashpal Arya was the speaker of the First Elected Legislative Assembly of Uttrakhand.

Explanation: A municipal commissioner is appointed by the state government from the Indian Administrative Service and mostly from Provincial Civil Service to head the administrative staff of the Municipal Corporation, implement the decisions of the Corporation and prepare its annual budget.