This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Overview > Introduction > Political Science – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Science Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which one the following years did the Right to Information Act come into force? A) 2006. B) 2004. C) 2005. D) 2003. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2005. 2. The powers of the Indian Parliament to amend Fundamental Rights was established by A) 25th Amendement. B) 21st Amendement. C) 90th Amendement. D) 42nd Amendement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 25th Amendement. 3. Which one of the following acts provided for a federal form of government for India? A) Indian Council Act, 1909. B) Indian Independence Act, 1947. C) Government of India Act, 1919. D) Government of India Act, 1935. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Government of India Act, 1935. 4. As per the Constitution of India, a new All India service can be instituted with only on the initiative of which among the following? A) Lok Sabha. B) 2/3rd of the States of India. C) Rajya Sabha. D) Interstate Council. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rajya Sabha. 5. In India, who is the Chairman of the National Water Resources Council? A) Prime Minister. B) Minister of Water Resource. C) Minister of Environment and Forests. D) Minister of Science and Technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Minister of Science and Technology. 6. In a parliamentary form of government, real powers of the State are vested in the A) Chief Justice of Supreme Court. B) Parliament. C) President. D) Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister. 7. Article 17 of the Indian Constitution provides for A) Equality before law. B) Abolition of titles. C) Abolition of untouchability. D) Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abolition of untouchability. 8. The Archaeological Survey of India is an attached office of the Department/Ministry of A) Culture. B) Tourism. C) Science and Technology. D) Human Resource Development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Culture. 9. The Lok Sabha Secretariat works under the direct supervision of A) The Speaker. B) The Minister for Parliament affairs. C) The President of India. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Speaker. 10. As per the Anti-Defection Law, the final authority to decide on a members disqualification form the House is A) Speaker of the House. B) President. C) Governor. D) Council of Ministers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaker of the House. 11. No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of them, be ineligible for, or discriminated against in respect of, any employment or office under the State" Which among the following article says this? A) Article 16. B) Article 17. C) Article 18. D) Article 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Article 15. 12. Economic Planning comes under which of the following lists? A) Union List. B) Concurrent list. C) State List. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concurrent list. 13. Which one of the following is not enumerated as a right in the constitution of India? A) Political and social right. B) Educational right. C) Economic right. D) Right to religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic right. 14. In which year "The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act" was enacted? A) 2003. B) 2007. C) 2005. D) 2009. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2005. 15. The total number of High Courts in India at present is A) Eighteen. B) Twenty one. C) Fifteen. D) Sixteen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twenty one. 16. Which of the following is not a tool of legislative control over administration in India? A) Resolutions. B) Questions. C) Dissolution of House. D) No Confidence Motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dissolution of House. 17. The salary and allowances of the Governor and charged to A) Consolidated Fund of the State. B) Consolidated Fund of India. C) Contingency Fund of India. D) Both 'a' and 'b'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consolidated Fund of the State. 18. " Cervus elaphus hanglu '' is the state animal of which among the following states? A) Jammu & Kashmir. B) Himachal Pradesh. C) Uttarakhand. D) Arunachal Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jammu & Kashmir. 19. Article -1 of the Indian Constitution declares "India that is Bharat" is a: A) Federal State with Unitary features. B) Federal State. C) Unitary State with federal features. D) Union of States. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Union of States. 20. Which among the following is the basic territorial unit of Administration in India? A) District. B) Revenue Division. C) Tehsil. D) Village. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) District. 21. What is the period with in which a proclamation of national emergency made by the president is to be placed before each house of the parliament for approval? A) Within six months. B) Within four months. C) Within one month. D) Within two months. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Within one month. 22. Which of the following is not a Parliamentary Committee? A) Demands for Grants Committee. B) Committee on Public Accounts. C) Committee on Public Undertakings. D) Committee on Estimates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Demands for Grants Committee. 23. In which one of the following case, the Supreme Court initially had held that Preamble is not part of the Constitution? A) Berubari Case. B) Sajjan Singh Case. C) Golaknath Case. D) Kesavananda Bharti Case. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Berubari Case. 24. The president demand for further reforms, attended with the dislocation caused by the non-cooperation movement, led the British government to appoint a Statutory Commission in 1927. This commission was headed by A) E.S. Montague. B) Lord Minto. C) Lord Chelmsford. D) Sri John Simon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sri John Simon. 25. The members of the State Legislative Assembly are elected for what period? A) 2 years. B) 6 years. C) 5 years. D) 4 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6 years. 26. Who among the following is called the "guardian of the public purse" of India? A) Comptroller & Auditor General. B) Finance Minister. C) Prime Minister. D) Chairman of Public Accounts Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comptroller & Auditor General. 27. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a term A) Of six years. B) Determined by the state legislative assembly of a state. C) Of four years. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of six years. 28. "India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management" is located at: A) New Delhi. B) Chennai. C) Chanigarh. D) Mumbai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New Delhi. 29. Who among the following decides on the matter of disqualification of a Member of Rajya Sabha? A) Election Commission of India. B) President by advice of Election Commission. C) Parliament of India by resolution. D) President by advice of Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) President by advice of Election Commission. 30. Which of the following is incorrect about the Rajya Sabha? A) The Vice President is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha. B) The Rajya Sabha consists of 12 members nominated by the Prime Minister. C) The Rajya Sabha is not subject to dissolution. D) One-third of its members retire every second year. 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