Indian Polity – UPSC Prelims PYQs

Match List I (Articles of the Constitution of India) with List II (Provision) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them
2. The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of laws within the territory of India
3. “Untouchability” is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden
4. There shall be equality of opportunity for all citizens in matters relating to employment or appointment to any office under the State

List I (A) Article 14 (B) Article 15 (C) Article 16 (D) Article 17

List II

Codes: ABCD

Which Article of the Constitution of India says, “No child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment”?

According to the National Human Rights Commission Act, 1993, who amongst the following can be its Chairman?

Who among the following was never the Lok Sabha Speaker?

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? Departments : Ministry of the Government of India

1. Department of Women and Child Development : Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
2. Department of Official Languages : Ministry of Human Resource Development
3. Department of Drinking Water Supply : Ministry of Water Resources

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Consider the following events:

1. Fourth general elections in India
2. Formation of Haryana State
3. Mysore named as Karnataka State
4. Meghalaya and Tripura become full States

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above?

Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the descending order of precedence in the warrant of precedence?

Match List I (Organisation) with List II (Location) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:

1. Dehradun
2. Kamptee
3. Pune
4. Hyderabad

List I (Organisation) A. National Sugar Institute B. Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited C. Institute of Military Law D. Institute of National Integration

List II (Location)

Codes: A B C D

The power to enlarge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India with respect to any matter included in the Union List of Legislative Powers rests with

Which one of the following High Courts has the territorial jurisdiction over Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

Under which Article of the Indian Constitution did the President make a reference to the Supreme Court to seek the Court’s opinion on the constitutional validity of the Election Commission’s decision on deferring the Gujarat Assembly elections (in the year 2002)?

Consider the following statements:

1. While members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings, Members of Committee on Estimates are drawn entirely from Lok Sabha.
2. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.
3. The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs nominates members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Boards and Commissions set up by the Government of India in the various ministries.

Which of these statements are correct?

As per Indian Protocol, who among the following ranks highest in the order of precedence?

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Which one of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution provides that ‘It shall be the duty of the Union to protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance’?

Consider the following statements: In India, stamp duties on financial transactions are

1. Levied and collected by the State Government
2. Appropriated by the Union Government.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Match List I (Item in the Indian Constitution) with List II (Country from which it was derived) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list.

1. Australia
2. Canada
3. Ireland
4. United Kingdom
5. USA

List I (Item in the Indian Constitution) A. Directive Principles of State Policy B. Fundamental Rights C. Concurrent List in Union-State Relations D. India as a Union of States with greater powers to the Union

List II (Country from which it was derived)

Codes: ABCD

Which one of the following Bills must be passed by each House of the Indian Parliament separately, by special majority?

Consider the following statements: The function(s) of the Finance Commission is/are

1. To allow the withdrawal of money out of the Consolidated Fund of India.
2. To allocate between the States the shares of proceeds of taxes.
3. To consider applications for grants-in-aid from States.
4. To supervise and report on whether the Union and State governments are levying taxes in accordance with the budgetary provisions.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The joint sitting of the two Houses of the Parliament in India is sanctioned under Article 108 of the Constitution.
2. The first joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha was held in the year 1961.
3. The second joint sitting of the two Houses of Indian Parliament was held to pass the Banking Service Commission (Repeal) Bill.

Which of these statements are correct?

Under which Article of the Indian Constitution did the President give his assent to the ordinance on electoral reforms when it was sent back to him by the Union Cabinet without making any changes (in the year 2002)?

Consider the following statements: In the electoral college for Presidential Election in India.

1. The value of the vote of an elected Member of Legislative Assembly equals
2. The value of the vote of an elected Member of Parliament equals
3. There were more than 5000 members in the latest election

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Which of the following Constitutional Amendments are related to raising the number of Members of Lok Sabha to be elected from the States?

Which among the following countries was the earliest to give women the right to vote?

Which one of the following schedules of the Indian Constitution lists the names of states and specifies their territories?

The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by

Match List I (Article of Indian Constitution) with List II (Provisions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. No person shall be deprived of his property save by the authority of law
2. No person can be discriminated against in the matter of public appointment on the ground of race, religion or caste
3. All minorities whether based on religion or language shall have the fundamental right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice
4. No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State, or receiving State aid, on grounds of religion, race, caste, language or any of them

List I (Article) A. Article 16(2) B. Article 29(2) C. Article 30(1) D. Article 31(1)

List II (Provisions)

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The salaries and allowances of the Judges of the High Court are charged on the

The members of the Constituent Assembly which drafted the Constitution of India were

The purpose of the inclusion of Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution is to establish:

Which one of the following Articles of the Directive Principles of State Policy deals with the promotion of international peace and security?

Which one of the following rights was described by Dr B. R. Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the Constitution?

Consider the following statements with reference to India:

1. The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners enjoy equal powers but receive unequal salaries.
2. The Chief Election Commissioner is entitled to the same salary as is provided to a judge of the Supreme Court.
3. The Chief Election Commissioner shall not be removed from his office except in like manner and on like grounds as a judge of the Supreme Court.
4. The term of office of an Election Commissioner is five years from the date he assumes office or till he attains the age of 62 years, whichever is earlier.

Which of these statements are correct?

The Consultative Committee of Members of Parliament for Railway Zones is constituted by the

Which one of the following authorities recommends the principles governing grants-in-aid of the revenues to the states out of the Consolidated Fund of India?

With reference to Indian Polity,

which one of the following statements is correct?

In the Indian Constitution, the Right to Equality is granted by Five Articles. They are

Which one of the following amendments to the Indian Constitution empowers the President to send back any matter for reconsideration by the Council of Ministers?

The term of the Lok Sabha

Match List I (Commission) with List II (Matter of Enquiry) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi
2. Killing of Graham Staines
3. Demolition of a religious structure at Ayodhya
4. Riots in Mumbai in 1993

List I (Commission) A. Wadhwa Commission B. Liberhan Commission C. Sri Krishan Commission D. Jain Commission

List II (Matter of enquiry)

In the case of election to the Lok Sabha, the amount of security deposited for general category candidates and SC/ST category candidates respectively is

The 93rd Constitutional Amendment Bill deals with the

In what way does the Indian Parliament exercise control over the administration?

Consider the following statements about the minorities in India: I. The Government of India has notified five communities, namely, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Zoroastrians as Minorities. II. The National Commission for Minorities was given statutory status in 1993. III. The smallest religious minority in India are the Zoroastrians. IV. The Constitution of India recognises and protects religious and linguistic minorities.

Which of these statements are correct?

In which one of the following areas does the State Government NOT have control over its local bodies?

Consider the following statements regarding the High Courts in India: I. There are eighteen High Courts in the country. II. Three of them have jurisdiction over more than one State. III. No Union Territory has a High Court of its own. IV. Judges of the High Court hold office till the age of 62.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I

(Amendments to the Constitution)

I. The Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991 II. The Constitution (Seventy-fifth Amendment) Act, 1994 III. The Constitution (Eightieth Amendment) Act, 2000 IV. The Constitution (Eighty-third Amendment) Act, 2000

List II

(Contents)

A) Establishment of State-level Rent Tribunals Act, 1991 B) No reservations for Scheduled Castes in Panchayats in Arunachal Pradesh C) Constitution of Panchayats in Villages or at other local levels D) Accepting the recommendations of the Tenth Finance Commission E) According the status of National Capital Territory to Delhi

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If a new State of the Indian Union is to be created, which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution must be amended?

Consider the following statements regarding the political parties in India: I. The Representation of the People Act, 1951 provides for the registration of political parties. II. Registration of political parties is carried out by the Election Commission. III. A national level political party is one which is recognised in four or more States. IV. During the 1999 general elections, there were six National and 48 State level parties recognised by the Election Commission.

Which of these statements are correct?