MCQ on Indian Polity and Governance Set 4

Question 1: Which state gave the status of OBC to Gurkhas in 2003?

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Uttarakhand

Question 2: The powers of District Collector as a District Magistrate are

1. To maintain law and order.
   
2. Control over police.
   
3. To check passports of foreigners
   
4. To control land revenue
   

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 1, 3 and 4

(B) 1, 2 and 4

(C) 1, 2 and 3

(D) 2, 3 and 4

Question 3: Scientific socialism is attributed to _________.

(A) Karl Marx

(B) Adam Smith

(C) J.M. Keynes

(D) Thomas Mann

Question 4: Which of the following statements about the Sikkim are true?

1.  It became an integral part of India in 1975.
2. It is considered as a botanist’s paradise.
3. Its population is mainly made up of the Lepchas.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 1 & 2

(C) Only 2 and 3

(D) 1, 2 and 3

Question 5: The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated on __________.

(A) 10th December

(B) 24th October

(C) 19th November

(D) 3rd December

Question 6:Which is the correct chronological order of the following?

1. Shimla Agreement
2.  Indo-Soviet Treaty
3.  Farakka Accord
4.  Tashkent Agreement

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 4, 2, 1, 3

(B) 3, 2, 1, 4

(C) 2, 3, 4, 1

(D) 1, 2, 3, 4

Question 7: Who among the following has called the District Collector an ‘Institutional Charisma’?

(A) Rajni Kothari

(B) P.R. Dubhashi

(C) T.N. Chaturvedi

(D) J.D. Shukla

Question 8: With reference to National Legal Services Authority, consider the following statements.

1. Its objective is to ensure free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of society on the basis of equal opportunity.
   
2. It issues guidelines to the state legal services authorities to implement the legal programmes and schemes throughout the country.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 9: In the administration of the State Secretariate every file have to be sent to the Cabinet through __________.

(A) Departmental Secretary

(B) Deputy Secretary

(C) Under Secretary

(D) Chief Secretary

Question 10: Consider the following statements.

1. The fundamental right to protection of life and personal liberty cannot be suspended during an Emergency.
2.  The Vice-President to India can be removed from the office by a resolution passed by the Council of States and approved by the House of the People.
3. At present, the leader of opposition in the Council of States is Shri Arun Jaitley.
4.  The Chairman of the Planning Commission of India is Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

Code

(A) Only 1 and 2 are correct

(B) Only 2 and 3 are correct

(C) Only 3 and 4 are correct

(D) Only 1, 2 and 3 are correct

Question 11: Which one of the following is considered to be the second generation of Human Rights?

(A) Right to Work

(B) Right to Education

(C) Right to Liberty

(D) Both (A) and (B)

Question 12: Consider the following pairs.
The region often Country in news

1.  Chechnya – Russian Federation
2. Darfur – Mali
3.  Swat Valley – Iraq

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched? 

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 1 and 3

(D) 1, 2 and 3

Question 13: The Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) is organized in India to connect with a large number of Pravasi. This Convention began in the year _________.

(A) 1991

(B) 2001

(C) 2003

(D) 2013

Question 14: Consider the following countries.

1. Denmark
2.  Japan
3.  Russian Federation
4. United Kingdom
5.  United States of America

Which of the above are the members of the ‘Arctic Council’?

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(C) 1, 4 and 5

(D) 1, 3 and 5

Question 15: Who was the first woman to become the Prime Minister of any country?

(A) Sirimavo Bhandarnaike

(B) Margaret Thatcher

(C) Golda Meir

(D) Indira Gandhi

Question 16: Match the following.

Question 17: Which one of the following statements is not correct?

(A) The total number of Articles in the Constitution of India is 395

(B) Finance Commission is constituted under Article 280 of the Constitution of India

(C) Madam Cama was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress

(D) ‘Politics in India’ is the pioneering research study of Rajni Kothari

Question 18: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 19: Which one of the following is the World’s newest country?

(A) Eritea

(B) Ethiopia

(C) Congo

(D) South Sudan

Question 20: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 21: World’s main languages are

1. Chinese   
2.  English
3.  Hindi     
4.  Spanish

Which one of the given languages is not an official language of the United Nations, choose the correct answer using the code below.

(A) Chinese

(B) English

(C) Hindi

(D) Spanish

Question 22:

• Statement: Constitution of India is basically Federal in nature.
• Reason: Article 352 has provisions to deal with the failure of constitutional machinery in a state.
  

(A) Statement and Reason both are correct and the Statement is the correct explanation of the reason

(B) Statement and Reason both are correct, but the statement is not the correct explanation of reason

(C) The statement is correct, but reason is false

(D) The statement is false, but reason is correct

Question 23: Consider the following statements.

1. The Parliament of Russia is called Federal Assembly.
2.  The Council of the Federation is the Lower House of the Russian Parliament.
3.  The name of the Upper House of the Russian Parliament is State Duma.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 1, 2 and 3

(C) 2 and 3

(D) Only 1

Question 24: Match the following.

Question 25: Consider the following statements.

1. The Commonwealth has no charter, treaty or constitution.
2.  All the territories/countries once under the British Empire (jurisdiction/rule/mandate) automatically joined the Commonwealth as its members.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 26: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 27: Examine the statements given below and find the correct answer using the code given below.

1. Judges of the High Courts hold their office till the age of 62 years.
2. A political party, which has been recognized in four or more states, is a national party.
3. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha decides whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not.
4. A cognizable offence is an offence, for which one can be arrested without any warrant.

(A) 1 and 2

(B) 1 and 3

(C) 3 and 4

(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 28:

• Assertion (A): Castes are being politicized in India.
• Reason (R): Casteism has been increasing in Indian Politics.
  

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true