Misc.
MCQS on Indian Polity
1. Which Amendment Act made Sikkim a full-fledged state of India? (WBCS Main, 2020)
A) 34th Constitutional Amendment Act
B) 35th Constitutional Amendment Act
C) 36th Constitutional Amendment Act
D) 37th Constitutional Amendment Act
2. Who appoints the chairman and members of the State Public Service Commission? (WBCS
Main, 2020)
A) The Governor of a state
B) The Chief Justice of the High Court of the state
C) The President of India
D) The Chief Minister of the state
3. The number of judges of high court will be determined by –
A) The Parliament
B) The President
C) The Chief Justice of the high court concerned
D) The Constitution
4. Ad-hoc judges of the Supreme Court will be appointed by –
A) The President
B) The Chief Justice
C) The President on the recommendation of the Chief Justice
D) The Chief Justice on the recommendation of the President
5. Local Self Government is a subject under –
A) Union List
B) State List
C) Concurrent List
D) None of these
6. Forest is a subject under –
A) Union List
B) State List
C) Concurrent List
D) Residuary List
7. By the help of which article Parliament can make law on state list matter?
A) Article 248
B) Article 249
C) Article 312
D) Article 315
8. Which of the following committees recommended for two tier Panchayati Raj system in India?
A) Balwant rai Mehta Committee
B) Ashok Mehta committee
C) GVK Rao Committee
D) LM Singhvi committee
9. Who of the following is known as ‘Father of Local Self Government?’
A) Lord Ripon
B) Lord Litton
C) Lord Minto
D) None of them
10. Office of CAG has been created by –
A) The President
B) The Parliament
C) The Union Government
D) The Constitution
11. Select the correct sequence as they appear –
A) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee-Ashok Mehta Committee-Kaka Kalelkar Commission
B) Kaka Kalelkar Commission-Ashok Mehta Committee-Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
C) Ashok Mehta Committee-Balwant Rai Mehta Committee-Kaka Kalelkar Commission
D) Kaka Kalelkar Commission-Balwant Rai Mehta Committee-Ashok Mehta Committee
12. The definition of which one of the following has been mentioned under the Constitution?
a. State
b. Anglo-Indian
c. ST
A) a only
B) a, b only
C) All a, b & c
D) None of these
13. Electoral Code of Conduct is enforced by –
A) The Supreme Court of India
B) The Election Commission of India
C) The Constitution of India
D) Local Police Station
14. What is the prescribed age to be eligible voter in India?
A) 18 Years
B) 21 Years
C) 25 Years
D) 30 Years
15. Election to the Panchayat is conducted by –
A) Election Commission of India
B) State Election commission
C) Department of Rural Administration of State Govt.
D) An Autonomous body
16. Salary of the Attorney General is determined by –
A) The Constitution
B) The President
C) The Union Cabinet
D) The Parliament
17. Eleventh schedule related to Panchayati Raj has been inserted in the Constitution by –
A) 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act
B) 52nd Constitutional amendment Act
C) 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act
D) 74th Constitutional amendment Act
18. Constitution of India can be amended by the help of –
A) Article 352 of the Constitution
B) Article 356 of the Constitution
C) Article 368 of the Constitution
D) Article 393 of the Constitution
19. Proclamation of National Emergency must be passed by the Parliament within ____ from the
date of issue.
A) 15 days
B) 1 month
C) 2 months
D) 6 months
20. Second national emergency was declared in –
A) 1962
B) 1968
C) 1971
D) 1977
21. First national Emergency was revoked in –
A) 1968
B) 1972
C) 1975
D) 1977
22. The word ‘Cabinet’ has been mentioned in the Constitution under –
A) Article 74
B) Article 163
C) Article 352
D) No Where
23. How many municipal corporations are there in West Bengal presently?
A) 6
B) 7
C) 8
D) 9
24. The word ‘internal disturbance’ as a ground of National Emergency has been replaced by –
A) Internal War
B) Armed Rebellion
C) Civil war
D) Political Problem
25. By which of the following amendment act Right to Education was accorded as fundamental
right?
A) 61st Constitutional Amendment Act
B) 79th constitutional Amendment Act
C) 86th Constitutional Amendment Act
D) 92nd constitutional Amendment Act
26. In which year Sarkaria Commission was appointed?
A) 1976
B) 1981
C) 1983
D) 1992
27. In which year Anti Defection Law was passed?
A) 1976
B) 1985
C) 1992
D) 2006
28. By which of the following Amendment Act Sindhi was added as 15th recognized language?
A) 7th Constitutional Amendment Act
B) 21st Constitutional Amendment Act
C) 36th Constitutional Amendment Act
D) 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act
29. Article 279A has been inserted in the Constitution by ____ Amendment Act.
A) 69th
B) 92nd
C) 101st
D) 102nd
30. By the help of which Article, the fundamental rights under Article 19 can be suspended during
emergency?
A) Article 358
B) Article 359
C) Article 361
D) Article 369
31. Which among the following features of Indian Constitution is not borrowed from British
Constitution?
a) Parliamentary Form of Government
b) Cabinet Form of Government
c) Rule of law
d) Concurrent List
32. Which of following is not a correct statement with respect to the Preamble of Indian
Constitution?
a) Preamble is enforceable in court of law
b) It depicts the nature of Indian States
c) It defines the objective of the Constitution
d) It mentions the date of adoption of the Constitution
33. Which of the following form of justice is not mentioned in the Preamble of the
Constitution of India?
a) Social
b) Economic
c) Religious
d) Political
34. Which Schedule of the Constitution deals with the allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha?
a) Eleventh Schedule
b) Fourth Schedule
c) Ninth Schedule
d) Third Schedule
35. What kind of municipalities are provided for in Part IX-A to the Constitution of India?
a) Nagar panchayat
b) Municipal council
c) Municipal corporation
d) All of these
36. Which of the following statements are true regarding the composition of the Constituent
Assembly?
a) The representatives were to be elected from the four constituents – Hindu, Muslim, Sikh &
Christian.
b) The total strength of the Constituent Assembly was 389.
c) The chairman of the Union Constituent Committee was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
d) The Drafting Committee under the chairmanship of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar consisted of
eight members.
37. The constitution of India was framed by the constituent Assembly under:
a) August Offer of 1940
b) Cripps proposal of 1942
c) The Cabinet mission Plan of 1946
d) The Shimla Conference of 1945
38. As a result of partition, a separate Constituent Assembly was set up for Pakistan and the
representatives of some provinces ceased to be the members of the Assembly. Hence, the
total membership of the Assembly was reduced to:
a) 270
b) 229
c) 299
d) 289
39. On which date the ‘Objective Resolution’ was moved in the Constituent Assembly?
a) 9th Dec, 1946
b) 11th Dec, 1946
c) 13th Dec, 1946
d) 22nd Jan, 1947
40. The phrase ‘We the people’ in Preamble has been borrowed from –
a) UK
b) USA
c) USSR
d) Canada
