Free Polity Misc - 31 Practice Test - IAS 

Question 1

During the elections, free time is allocated to different national and state parties on air and doordarshan on the basis of

A. Candidates fielded by them for election
B. Their performance in the last election
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above

SOLUTION

Solution : B

 

Question 2

Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a source of revenue for the Panchayats?

A. Income tax
B. Property tax
C. Government grants
D. All the above

SOLUTION

Solution : A

 

Question 3

The final authority to interpret the constitution rests with

A. The Parliament
B. The Supreme Court
C. The President
D. The Attorney General of India

SOLUTION

Solution : B

 

Question 4

The Chief Minister   of a state can get rid of a minister by

A. Asking him to tender his resignation
B. Asking the Governor to dismiss him
C. Dropping him from the council by reshuffling it
D. All the above methods

SOLUTION

Solution : D

 

Question 5

Which of the following is/are correct?

1        The Governor can withhold a bill

2        The Governor can send the bill back to the state legislature

3         The Governor can reserve the bill for President's consideration

A. Only 1 is true
B. Only 1, 2 are true
C. Only 2, 3 are true
D. All 1,2,3 are true

SOLUTION

Solution : D

 

Question 6

The Lok Sabha secretariat works under the supervision of

A. The union home minister
B. The minister for Parliamentary affairs
C. The speaker
D. None of the above

SOLUTION

Solution : C

 

Question 7

Who of the following is regarded as the father of the Indian constitution?

A. B. R. Ambedkar
B. B. N. Rao
C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D. K. M. Munshi

SOLUTION

Solution : A

 

Question 8

Which five year plan suggested the introduction of Panchyat Raj in India?

A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. None of the above

SOLUTION

Solution : B

 

Question 9

The members of Rajya Sabha are elected by the members of Vidhan Sabha through

A. Secret ballot
B. Open ballot
C. Cumulative voting plan
D. None of the above

SOLUTION

Solution : A

 

Question 10

Who decides whether a particular caste is to be treated as a schedule caste or not?

A. The President
B. The Parliament
C. National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
D. The Election Commission

SOLUTION

Solution : A

 
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