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Indian Polity Quiz 13. 02. 2018

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Question 1

Consider the following statements regarding High Court:
1) The institution of high court originated in India in 1862.
2) The President can extend the jurisdiction of a high court to any union territory or exclude the jurisdiction of a high court from any union territory.
3) The judges of a high court are appointed by the Governor.
Which of the above options are correct:

Question 2

Consider the following statements regarding Chief Minister:
1) The Constitution does not contain any specific procedure for the selection of the Chief Minister.
2) According to the Constitution, the Chief Minister should be a member of the lower house of a state legislature.
3) He acts as a chairman of the concerned zonal council by rotation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question 3

Which of the following statements are correct:
1) The movement for Right to Information (RTI) was started in 2005.
2) The movement for RTI was started by a mass based organisation called the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) in Uttar Pradesh.
3) Right to Information has been interpreted as a fundamental right under Article 19(1)(a)of the Constitution.

Question 4

Consider the following statements:
1) The President’s Rule can be proclaimed under Article 356 on ground mentioned in Article 365.
2) A proclamation imposing President’s Rule must be approved by both the Houses of Parliament within one month from the date of its issue.
3) The 44th Amendment Act of 1978 has put restraint on the power of Parliament to extend a proclamation of President’s Rule beyond one year.
Which of the above statements are correct:

Question 5

Consider the following statements regarding National Emergency:
1) During a national emergency, the state legislature gets suspended.
2) During a proclamation of national emergency on external ground, the Fundamental Rights under Article 19 are automatically suspended.
3) The right to protection in respect of conviction for offences (Article 20) and the right to life and personal liberty (Article 21), can not be suspended even during emergency.
Which of the above statements are correct?

Question 6

Which of the following committees/commissions have examined the Centre-State relations?

1) Administrative Reform Commission(1966)
2) Rajamannar Committee
3) Sarkaria Commission
4) Punchhi Commission

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Question 7

Presidential System of Government has following merits:
1) Wide representation
2) Harmony between legislature and executive
3) Stable government
4) Government by experts
Which of the above statements are correct:

Question 8

Consider the following statements:
1) In parliamentary system of government, the executive is responsible to the legislature.
2) In presidential system of government, the executive is constitutionally independent of the legislature.
3) The presidential government is also known as non-responsible system of government.
4) The Parliamentary system of government is prevalent in Brazil, Russia and Sri Lanka.
Which of the above options are correct:

Question 9

Which of the following statements are correct:
1) The Cuban Missile Crisis was a high point of what came to be known as the Cold War.
2) The cold war was about ideological conflict.
3) The cold war was a conflict between NATO members and Warsaw Pact Members.

Question 10

Which of the following part of the Indian constitution is fundamental to the governance of India
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