Indian Polity – UPSC Prelims PYQs
423 questions · 1995–2026 · answers as per the UPSC key · page 8 of 9
Match List I with List II
and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I (Article of the Constitution) I. Article 54 II. Article 75 III. Article 155 IV. Article 164
List II (Content) A) Election of the President of India B) Appointment of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers C) Appointment of the Governor of a State D) Appointment of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers of a State E) Composition of Legislative Assemblies
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Which Article of the Constitution provides that it shall be the endeavour of every State to provide adequate facility for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage of education?
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The Supreme Court of India tenders’ advice to the President on a matter of law or fact
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Which one of the following duties is NOT performed by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?
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Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
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The Speaker can ask a member of the House to stop speaking and let another member speak. This phenomenon is known as
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Consider the following statements about the Attorney General of India: I. He is appointed by the President of India. II. He must have the same qualifications as are required for a Judge of the Supreme Court. III. He must be a member of either House of Parliament. IV. He can be removed by impeachment by Parliament.
Which of these statements are correct?
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Consider the following functionaries: I. Cabinet Secretary II. Chief Election Commissioner III. Union Cabinet Ministers IV. Chief Justice of India
Their correct sequence, in the Order of Precedence is
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The primary function of the Finance Commission in India is to
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The State which has the largest number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha is
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A college student desires to get elected to the Municipal Council of his city. The validity of his nomination would depend on the important condition, among others, that
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Match List I with List II
and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I (Local bodies) (States as in 1999) I. Zila Parishads at the sub-divisional level II. Mandal Praja Parishad III. Tribal Councils IV. Absence of Village Panchayats
List II A) Andhra Pradesh B) Assam C) Mizoram D) Meghalaya
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Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
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The Parliament can make any law for the whole or any part of India for implementing international treaties
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Which one of the following statements about a Money Bill is not correct?
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The 73rd Constitution Amendment Act, 1992 refers to the
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The Constitution of India recognises
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In the new Panchayati Raj Bill enacted in 1993, there are several fresh provisions deviating from the past.
Which one of the following is not one such provision?
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Consider the following statements: An amendment of the Constitution of India can be initiated by the I. Lok Sabha. II. Rajya Sabha. III. State Legislatures. IV. President.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Consider the following statements about the recent amendments to the Election Law by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1996: I. Any conviction for the offence of insulting the Indian National Flag or the Constitution of India shall entail disqualification for contesting elections to Parliament and State Legislatures for six years from the date of conviction. II. There is an increase in the security deposit which a candidate has to make to contest the election to the Lok Sabha. III. A candidate cannot now stand for election from more than one Parliamentary constituency. IV. No election will now be countermanded on the death of a contesting candidate.
Which of the above statements are correct?
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Which one of the following statements regarding the levying, collecting and distribution of Income Tax is correct?
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Which one of the following statements is correct?
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A British citizen staying in India cannot claim Right to
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Consider the following statements regarding the National Human Rights Commission of India: I. Its Chairman must be a retired Chief Justice of India. II. It has formations in each state as State Human Rights Commission. III. Its powers are only recommendatory in nature. IV. It is mandatory to appoint a woman as a member of the Commission.
Which of the above statements are correct?
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Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding the Anti-Defection Act?
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The Indian parliamentary system is different from the British parliamentary system in that India has
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Panchayati Raj was first introduced in India in October 1959 in
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Which of the following Parties were not a part of the United Front which was in power during 1996-97? I. Bahujan Samaj Party II. Samata Party III. Haryana Vikas Party IV. Asom Gana Parishad
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In which of the following countries will the no-confidence motion to bring down the government passed by the legislature be valid only when the legislature is able to find simultaneously a majority to elect a successor government?
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Which one of the following was NOT proposed by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment in the area of Panchayati Raj?
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Which one of the following States of India has passed a legislation (in 1996) making the maintenance of one’s parents mandatory?
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Proportional representation is NOT necessary in a country where
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The Prime Minister
of which one of the following countries is chosen by the ruling prince from a slate of three candidates put up to him by the President of France?
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State Funding of elections takes place in
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The concept of Public Interest Litigation originated in
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If the Prime Minister of India belonged to the Upper House of Parliament
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Assertion (A): The reservation of thirty-three per cent of seats for women in Parliament and State Legislatures does not require Constitutional amendment.
Reason (R): Political parties contesting elections can allocate thirty-three per cent of seats they contest to women candidates without any Constitutional amendment. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
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In the Presidential election in India, every elected member of the Legislative Assembly of a State shall have as many votes as there are multiples of one thousand in the quotient obtained by dividing the population of the State by the total number of the elected members of the Assembly. As at present (1997) the expression "population" here means the population as ascertained by the
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Which one of the following are/is stated in the Constitution of India? I. The President shall not be a member of either House of Parliament. II. The Parliament shall consist of the President and two Houses.
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Match List I with List II
and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List I (Functionaries) I. President of India II. Judges of the Supreme Court III. Members of Parliament IV. Ministers for the Union
List II (Oaths or affirmations) A) Secrecy of Information B) Faithful Discharge of Duties C) Faith and Allegiance to the Constitution of India D) Upholding the Constitution and the Law
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In which one of the following countries are 75 per cent of seats in both Houses of Parliament filled on the basis of first-past-the-post system and 25 per cent on the basis of Proportional Representation system of elections?
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In the following quotation, “WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens: JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all; FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation; In our Constituent Assembly this ‘X’ ………. do hereby adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution.” ‘X’ stands for
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Assertion (A): Willful disobedience or non-compliance of Court Orders and use of derogatory language about judicial behaviour amounts to Contempt of Court.
Reason (R): Judicial activism cannot be practised without arming the judiciary with punitive powers to punish contemptuous behaviour. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
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The Dinesh Goswami Committee recommended
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If the number of seats allocated to a state in the Lok Sabha is 42, then the number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes in that state will be
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In the Indian context the term De-notified tribes refers to
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The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States falls under its
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Assertion (A): The British sovereignty continued to exist in free India.
Reason (R): The British sovereign appointed the last Governor-General of free India. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
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When the Chief Justice of a High Court acts in an administrative capacity, he is subject to
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According to the Constitution of India, the term ‘district judge’ shall not include