This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Overview > Introduction > Political Science – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Science Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which among the following article was inserted in the Indian Constitution by 42nd amendment 1976, in purview of India being a signatory of Stockholm Conference of 1972? A) Article 47. B) Article 45. C) Article 47 A. D) Article 48 A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Article 48 A. 2. The Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the House of the People(Lok Sabha). The Council of States is(Rajya Sabha). 87 Communism has given importance to A) Natural equality. B) Political equality. C) Social equality. D) Economic equality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Economic equality. 3. In which one of the following ministries the census organisation has been functioning on a permanent footing since 1961? A) Health and Family Welfare. B) Home Affairs. C) Social Justice and Empowerment. D) Human Resource Development. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Home Affairs. 4. Chief Minister of the a State is responsible to A) Legislative Assembly. B) Governor. C) Rajya Sabha. D) Prime Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Governor. 5. The term "Fourth Estate" is used for A) Parliament. B) Judiciary. C) The Executive. D) The press and newspaper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The press and newspaper. 6. Article 370 of the Constitution of India provides for A) Temporary provisions for Jammu & Kashmir. B) Special provisions in respect of Nagaland. C) Provisions in respect of the financial emergency. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temporary provisions for Jammu & Kashmir. 7. In which of the following cases, the supreme Court a ruling that the Preamble was a part of the Constitution? A) Kesavananda Bhari Case. B) Golaknath Case. C) Berbari Case. D) Sajjan Singh Case. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kesavananda Bhari Case. 8. Panchayati Raj was first introduced in India in October, 1959 in A) Karnataka. B) Rajasthan. C) Tamil Nadu. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rajasthan. 9. What is the maximum number of the elected members in a State Assembly? A) 600. B) 250. C) 300. D) 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 500. 10. Which Constitutional Amendment gave precedence to the Directive Principles of State Policy over Fundamental Rights? A) 42nd. B) 56th. C) 44th. D) 52nd. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 42nd. 11. After the defeat of Muslim League in election in East Pakistan, majority government could not be formed. A coalition cabinet ws formed. Who became the leader of the new cabinet and Mohammad Ali Bogra was sent back to his former position of Pakistan's Ambassador to U.S.A? A) Tameez-ud-Din. B) Mohammad Ali Bogra. C) Khan Zaman. D) Iskandar Mirza. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mohammad Ali Bogra. 12. Till which of the following years, the Supreme Court of India commenced its sittings from the Parliament building prior to moving to the present premises? A) 1958. B) 1956. C) 1950. D) 1960. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1958. 13. How many items are there in the Union List? A) 66. B) 97. C) 99. D) 52. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 97. 14. A change is distribution of powers between the centre and the states can be done by A) The Central Government. B) The federating units by themselves. C) Amending the Constitution. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amending the Constitution. 15. The separate presentation of Railway Budget and the General Budget began since A) 1947. B) 1977. C) 1923. D) 1952. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1923. 16. The Constitution of India assures economic justice to citizens through A) Directive Principles of State Policy. B) Fundamental duties. C) Fundamental Rights. D) Preamble. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Preamble. 17. Which of the following has Meletus not accused Socrates of? A) Inventing new deities. B) Corrupting the youth. C) Not recognizing the established gods. D) Charging a fee for his teaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charging a fee for his teaching. 18. Who settles the dispute regarding the election of the President of India? A) Parliament. B) Supreme Court. C) Election Commission. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supreme Court. 19. What is the colour of the "Dharma Chakra" in the middle of our national flag? A) Black. B) Green. C) Navy blue. D) Sea blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Navy blue. 20. In which part of the Constitution, details of citizenship are mentioned? A) 1. B) 2. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 21. The idea of Lokpal is taken from A) France. B) America. C) Britain. D) Scandinavian Countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scandinavian Countries. 22. The enquiry of Centre State relation is conducted by A) Santhanam committee. B) Sarkaria committee. C) Ashok Mehta committee. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarkaria committee. 23. What is the maximum number of elected members in a State Assembly(Rajya Sabha)? A) 600. B) 250. C) 500. D) 300. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 500. 24. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of Indian administration? A) Uniformity. B) Independent Judiciary. C) Dyarchy. D) Decentralisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dyarchy. 25. Who among the following appoints/ nominates the chairperson of the National Commission for Women? A) President. B) Vice President. C) Central Government. D) President on recommendation of a Parliament committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central Government. 26. The state which has the largest number of seats reserved for scheduled tribes in the Lok Sabha A) Uttar Pradesh. B) Bihar. C) Madhya Pradesh. D) Gujarat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Madhya Pradesh. 27. If a Panchayat is dissolved, election are to be held within A) 1 month. B) 3 month. C) 1 year. D) 6 month. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6 month. 28. Where in the Indian constitution has "economic justice" been provided as one of the objective? A) Mental Rights. B) Directive principle. C) Fundamental Rights. D) Fundamental rights and the directive principle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directive principle. 29. Comptroller and Auditor General of India is a friend and a guide of A) Prime Minister. B) Estimate Committe. C) Select Committee. D) Public Account Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Public Account Committee. 30. Which one of (the following is rightly described as the Magna Carta of local government in India? A) Cr Formula, 1945. B) Ripon's Resolution, 1882. C) Mountbatten Plan, 1947. D) Montague's Declaration, 1917. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ripon's Resolution, 1882. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesOverview QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesPolitical Science Quiz 1Political Science Quiz 2Political Science Quiz 3Political Science Quiz 4Political Science Quiz 5Political Science Quiz 6Political Science Quiz 7Political Science Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books