This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Overview > Introduction > Political Science – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Science Quiz 24 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The majority of the provisions of Indian Constitution can be amended A) By the Parliament alone. B) By the State Legislatures acting together. C) Only on ratification by half of the States. D) With the joint approval of the Parliament and State Legislatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By the Parliament alone. 2. Who presented the first Union Budget of Independent India? A) Morarji Desai. B) Johan Mathai. C) TT Krishnamachari. D) RK Shanmukham Chetty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) RK Shanmukham Chetty. 3. Who among the following has coined the term power elite? A) Robert Dahl. B) . C) Wright Mills. D) Karl Marx. E) V. Pareto. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 4. The Speaker can ask a member of the house to stop speaking and let another member speak. This is known as A) Decorum. B) Crossing the floor. C) Interpretation. D) Yielding the floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yielding the floor. 5. The power of the Supreme Court of India to Decide disputes between the Centre and the States falls under its A) Advisory jurisdiction. B) Appellate jurisdiction. C) Original jurisdiction. D) Constitutional jurisdiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Original jurisdiction. 6. Who can legislate on those residual matters which are not mentioned in Central/ State/ Concurrent lists? A) Parliament alone. B) State legislatures exclusively. C) Parliament or State legislatures as adjudicated by the Supreme Court. D) Parliament after State legislatures concur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parliament alone. 7. There is no provision in the Constitution for the impeachment of the A) Governor. B) Vice President. C) Chief Justice of India. D) Chief Justice of a High Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Governor. 8. Which of the following Articles deals with the Amendment to our constitution? A) 368. B) 372. C) 356. D) 370. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 368. 9. Which among the following is NOT a salient feature of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act? A) Gram Sabha. B) Three Tier System. C) State Election Commission. D) State Planning Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) State Planning Commission. 10. The National Disaster Response Fund, which has replaced the National Calamity Contingency Fund on 28 September 2010, has been classified in which among the following? A) Consolidated Fund of India. B) Contingency Fund of India. C) Public Account of India. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Public Account of India. 11. Who is the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on Goods and Service Tax (GST)? A) Sushil Kumar Modi. B) Shivraj Singh Chauhan. C) Vilasrao Deshmukh. D) Raghavji. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sushil Kumar Modi. 12. Who is the sovereign in India? A) President. B) Prime minister. C) Parliament. D) Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Constitution. 13. Which one of the following is a hindrance to liberty and independence? A) Nationalisation. B) Privatisation. C) Decentralisation. D) Centralisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Centralisation. 14. The Integrated Action Plan (IAP) is aimed at bridging the development deficit in the extremely backward areas that are affected by ..... Choose the most correct option: A) Drought. B) Terrorism. C) Left Wing Extremism. D) Widespread Poverty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Left Wing Extremism. 15. The Consultative Committee of Members of Parliament for Railway Zones is constituted by the A) President of India. B) Ministry of Railways. C) Ministry of Parliamentary affairs. D) Ministry pf Transport Affairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ministry of Parliamentary affairs. 16. One of the following is a law that favours women's interests A) Equal Remuneration Act. B) Protection of Civil Rights. C) Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. 17. How many schedules does the Constitution of India contain? A) 9. B) 10. C) 11. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12. 18. "Persons may change but rules should not change" is the principle of A) Republic. B) Absolute Monarchy. C) Unwritten Constitution. D) Constitutional Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Constitutional Government. 19. During emergency, imposed under art. 352 which of the following constitutional provisions stands suspended? A) Judicial review. B) Amendment procedures. C) Fundamental right. D) Directive principle of state policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fundamental right. 20. Which Constitutional amendment makes provision for the reservation of seats to SC's and ST's in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies? A) 76th. B) 77th. C) 78th. D) 79th. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 79th. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesOverview QuizzesPolitical Science Quiz 1Political Science Quiz 2Political Science Quiz 3Political Science Quiz 4Political Science Quiz 5Political Science Quiz 6Political Science Quiz 7Political Science Quiz 8Political Science Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books