Polity - General Knowledge Questions and Answers


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General Knowledge » Polity

Sameer wants to contest Lok Sabha elections in India. At what age can he do that?

A

18 years

B

25 years

C

21 years

D

30 years

General Knowledge » Polity

Which freedom fighter abolished the Zamindari System in Uttar Pradesh and was elected as the Home Minister in 1955?

A

Jyotiba Phule

B

Govind Ballabh Pant

C

Lala Hardayal

D

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

General Knowledge » Polity

Which is NOT correct about the President of India? 

A

Every bill passed by the Parliament goes to the President for his assent before it becomes a law. 

B

He has veto power by which he can withhold or refuse to give assent to Bills including Money Bill passed by the Parliament. 

C

The President holds office for a period of five years.  

D

He is a part of the Parliament.  

General Knowledge » Polity

Which of the following is NOT correct about the power of the Speaker of the state Legislative Assembly?

A

He adjourns the Assembly or suspends the meeting in the absence of a quorum.

B

He maintains order and decorum of the House.

C

He calls for a joint session of the Assembly and Council to resolve the deadlock between the two Houses over an ordinary Bill.

D

He decides whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not.

General Knowledge » Polity

The emoluments and allowances of the President and other expenditure relating to his office is charged on the ______ of India.

A

contingency fund

B

estimates fund

C

public accounts fund

D

consolidated fund

General Knowledge » Polity

Which of the following is NOT a national political party?

A

Nationalist Congress Party  

B

National Conference  

C

Bahujan Samaj Party  

D

Bhartiya Janata Party

General Knowledge » Polity

Who has the right to appoint an inter-state council to promote centre-state and inter-state cooperation?

A

 Both the Prime Minister and Chief Minister together 

B

The President of India   

C

 Both the President and Governor together 

D

 The Prime Minister of India 

General Knowledge » Polity

The vice President of India may be impeached by

A

Lok Sabha

B

Rajya Sabha

C

Vidhan Sabha

D

Vidhan Parishad

General Knowledge » Polity

Who among the following is the first lady Governor of an Indian State ?

A

 Mrs Tarakeshwari Sinha

B

Mrs Sucheta Karipalani

C

Miss Padmaja Naidu

D

Mrs Sarojni Naidu

General Knowledge » Polity

The Governor of a State in Indian is

A

Directly elected by the people of the state

B

 Appointed by the State Chief Minister

C

 Appointed by the president

D

 Appointed by the Prime Minister

General Knowledge » Polity

Which of the following who is credited for the unification of India after Independence ?

A

Vallabh Bhai Patel

B

C. Rajgopalchari

C

Mahatma Gandhi

D

 Jawahar Lal Nehru

General Knowledge » Polity

What is the Bye Election?

A

An election held to fill vacancy caused by death

B

An election due to disqualification of a member

C

An Election due to resignation of a member

D

All of above

General Knowledge » Polity

Which of the following is NOT the work of the legislature?

A

Making law

B

Budgeting

C

Passing of budget

D

Control on the executive

General Knowledge » Polity

Before becoming the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind was the Governor of which state?

A

Rajasthan

B

Bihar

C

Madhya Pradesh

D

Uttar Pradesh

General Knowledge » Polity

The term ‘Parliament’ refers to the ____________.

A

National legislature

B

Rajya Sabha

C

State legislature

D

Lok Sabha

General Knowledge » Polity

The Vice President of India is elected for a period of ______ years.

A

5

B

2

C

3

D

6

General Knowledge » Polity

Who has taken oath as Bihar Chief Minister for 8th time?

A

Tejaswi Prasad Yadav

B

Pramod Sawant

C

Nitish Kumar

D

Anugrah Narayan

General Knowledge » Polity

The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was introduced in Lok Sabha on August 8, 2022. The Bill amends the Electricity Act established in _______.

A

2005

B

2007

C

2001

D

2003

General Knowledge » Polity

As of 10 April 2022, who among the following is serving as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh?

A

Kawasi Lakhma

B

TS Singh Deo 

C

Tamradhwaj Sahu

D

Bhupesh Baghel 

General Knowledge » Polity

The Centre introduced a new bill called the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill 2022. This Bill will repeal the Identification of Prisoners Act which was established in _______.

A

1920

B

1945

C

1930

D

1950