IAS Political Science — Indian Polity previous year questions with solutions.
With reference to Indian public finance, consider the following statements: 1. Disbursements from Public Accounts of India are subject to the Vote of the Parliament 2. The Indian Constitution provides for the establishment of a Consolidated Fund, a Public Account and a Contingency Fund for each State 3. Appropriations and disbursements under the Railway Budget are subject to the same form of parliamentary control as other appropriations and disbursements Which of the statements given above are correct?
Which one of the following statements is correct?
The resolution for removing the Vice-President of India can be moved in the:
Consider the following statements: In the electoral college for Presidential Election in India, 1. the value of the vote of an elected Member of Legislative Assembly equals 2. [Image: image] the value of the vote of an elected Member of Parliament equals to total value of the votes of all elected MLA's and total number of elected MP's 3. there were more than 5000 members in the latest elections. Which of these statements is/are correct?
Under which Article of the Indian Constitution did the President give his asset to the ordinance on electoral reforms when it was sent back to him by the Union Cabinet without making any changes (in the year 2002)?
With reference to Indian Parliament, which one of the following is not correct?
Which one of the following provisions was not made in the Charter Act of 1833?
Which of the following Constitutional Amendments are related to raising the number of Members of Lok Sabha to be elected from the States?
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: | List-I (Item in the Indian Constitution) | | List-Il (Country from which it was derived) A. | Directive Principles of State Policy | 1. | Australia B. | Fundamental Rights | 2. | Canada C. | Concurrent List in Union-State Relations | 3. | Ireland D. | India as a Union of States with greater powers to the Union | 4. | United Kingdom | | 5. | United States of America
Which one of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution provides that 'It shall be the duty of the Union to protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance'?
The power to enlarge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India with respect to any matter included in the Union List of Legislative Powers rests with:
Consider the following statements: The function(s) of the Finance commission is/are: 1. to allow the withdrawal of the money out of the Consolidated Fund of India 2. to allocate between the States the shares of proceeds of taxes 3. to consider applications for grants-in-aid from States 4. to supervise and report on whether the Union and State governments are levying taxes in accordance with the budgetary provisions Which of these statements is/are correct?
As per Indian Protocol, who among the following ranks highest in the order of precedence?
Consider the following statements: 1. The joint sitting of the two houses of the Parliament in India is sanctioned under Article 108 of the Constitution 2. The first joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha was held in the year 1961 3. The second joint sitting of the two Houses of Indian Parliament was held to pass the Banking Service Commission (Repeal) Bill Which of these statements is correct?
Which one of the following statements is correct?
Which one of the following Bills must be passed by each House of the Indian Parliamentary separately by special majority?
Which one of the following statements is correct?
Which one of the following schedules of the Indian Constitution lists the names of states and specifies their territories?
Consider the following statements: 1. While members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings, members of Committee on Estimates are drawn entirely from the Lok Sabha 2. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs 3. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs nominates Members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Board and Commissions etc. set up by the Government of India in the various ministries. Which of these statements is are correct?
Which one of the following High Courts has the Territorial Jurisdiction over Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by:
The purpose of the inclusion of Directive Principles of the State Policy in the Indian Constitution is to establish:
Match List-I (Article of Indian Constitution) with List -II (Provisions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Article of the Indian Constitution) | List-II (Provisions) A. Article 16 (2) | 1. No person shall be deprived of his property save by the authority of law. B. Article 29 (2) | 2. No person can be discriminated against in the matter of public appointment on the ground of race, religion, or caste. C. Article 30 (I) | 3. All minorities, whether based on religion or language, shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice D. Article 31 (I) | 4. No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State, or receiving State aid, on grounds of religion, race, caste, language, or any of them.
Which one of the following authorities recommends the principles governing the grants-in-aid of the revenues to the states out of the Consolidated Fund of India?