IAS Political Science — Indian Polity previous year questions with solutions.
Which of the following is/are included in the Directive Principles of the State Policy? 1. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour 2. Prohibition of consumption except for medicinal purposes of intoxicating drinks and of other drugs which are injurious to health Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Consider the following statements in respect of financial emergency under Article 360 of the Constitution of India: 1. A proclamation of financial emergency issued shall cease to operate at the expiration of two months, unless before the expiration of that period it has been approved by the resolutions of both Houses of Parliament. 2. If any proclamation of financial emergency is in operation, it is competent for the President of India to issue directions for the reduction of salaries and allowances of all or any class of persons serving in connection with the affairs of the Union but excluding the. Judges of Supreme Court and the High Courts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements: 1. Robert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal. 2. William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Assertion (A): The Council of Ministers in the Union of India is collectively responsible both to the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Reason (R): The Members of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha are eligible to be the Ministers of the Union Government.
Who was the Speaker of the First Lok Sabha?
Consider the following statements: 1. The nation-wide scheme of the National Child Labour Projects (NCLP) is run by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. 2. Gurupadswamy Committee dealt with the issues of child labour. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements: 1. The Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. 2. The Committee on Public Accounts comprises Members of Lok Sabha, Members of Rajya Sabha and few eminent persons of industry and trade. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements: 1. The mode of removal of a Judge of a High Court in India is same as that of removal of a Judge of the Supreme Court. 2. After retirement from the office, a permanent judge of a High Court cannot plead or act in any court or before any authority in India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Who among the following have been the Union Finance Ministers of India? 1. V. P. Singh 2. R. Venkataraman 3. Y. B. Chavan 4. Pranab Mukherjee Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Consider the following statements: 1. Jawaharlal Nehru was in his fourth term as the Prime Minister of India at the time of his death. 2. Jawaharlal Nehru represented Rae Bareilly constituency as a Member of Parliament. 3. The first non-Congress Prime Minister of India assumed the office in the year 1977. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the following Constitution Amendment Acts seeks that the size of the Councils of Ministers at the Centre and in a State must not exceed 15 per cent of the total number of members in the Lok Sabha and the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State, respectively?
Consider the following statements: 1. The Rajya Sabha alone has the power to declare that it would be in national interest for the Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List. 2. Resolutions approving the proclamation of Emergency are passed only by the Lok Sabha. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Who was the Chief Justice of India when Public Interest Litigation (Pa) was introduced to the Indian judicial system?
Which one of the following subjects is under the Union List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India?
Who is the President of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)?
Consider the following statements: 1. The Charter Act, 1853 abolished East India Company monopoly of Indian trade. 2. Under the Government of India Act, 1858 the British Parliament abolished the rule of East India Company and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements: 1. Appellate Tribunal for Electricity has been established by each state government in India. 2. One of the components of the Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (APDRP) is upgradation of sub-transmission and distribution system for electricity in India. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Which one among the following commission was set up in pursuance of a definite provision under an Article of the Constitution of India?
Consider the following statements: 1. There is no provision in the Constitution of India to encourage equal pay for equal work for both men and women. 2. The Constitution of India does not define backward classes. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements: 1. A person who has held office as a permanent Judge of a High Court cannot plead or act in any court or before any authority in India except of the Supreme Court. 2. A person is not qualified for appointment as a Judge of a High Court in India unless he has for at least five years held a judicial office in the territory of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements: 1. Free and compulsory education to the children of 6-14 years age-group by the State by the seventy-sixth Amendment to the Constitution of India. 2. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan seeks to provide computer education even in rural areas. 3. Education was included in the Concurrent List by the Forty second Amendment, 1976 to the Constitution of India'. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Assertion (A): In India, every State has a High Court in its territory. Reason (R): The Constitution of India provides a High Court in each State. Codes:
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? | British Prime Minister | Political Party (a) | John Major | Conservative Party (b) | James Callaghan | Labour Party (c) | Harold Wilson | Conservative Party (d) | Margaret Thatcher | Conservative Party
Which one of the following statements is not correct?