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Indian Polity

425 questions asked in UPSC Prelims.

1999 · Q34Indian PolityConstitutional & Statutory Bodiesmoderate

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?

  1. (a)I, II, III and IV
  2. (b)II and IV
  3. (c)I and III
  4. (d)I and II
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Official answer(c) I and III

1997 · Q20Indian PolityLocal Government & Panchayati Rajmoderate

Which one of the following was NOT proposed by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment in the area of Panchayati Raj?

  1. (a)Thirty per cent seats in all elected rural local bodies will be reserved for women candidates at all levels
  2. (b)The States will constitute their Finance Commissions to allocate resources to Panchayati Raj Institutions
  3. (c)The Panchayati Raj elected functionaries will be disqualified to hold their offices if they have more than two children
  4. (d)The elections will be held in six months’ time if Panchayati Raj bodies are super-ceded or dissolved by the State government
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Official answer(c) The Panchayati Raj elected functionaries will be disqualified to hold their offices if they have more than two children

1997 · Q55Indian PolityParliament & State Legislatureseasy

If the Prime Minister of India belonged to the Upper House of Parliament

  1. (a)he will not be able to vote in his favour in the event of a no confidence motion
  2. (b)he will not be able to speak on the Budget in the Lower House
  3. (c)he can make statements only on the Upper House
  4. (d)he has to become a member of the Lower House within six months after being sworn in as the Prime Minister
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Official answer(a) he will not be able to vote in his favour in the event of a no confidence motion

1997 · Q58Indian PolitySocial Justice & Vulnerable Sectionsmoderate

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?

  1. (a)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. (b)Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
  3. (c)A is true, but R is false
  4. (d)A is false, but R is true
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Official answer(d) A is false, but R is true

1997 · Q66Indian PolityUnion & State Executivemoderate

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

  1. (a)1991 Census
  2. (b)1981 Census
  3. (c)1971 Census
  4. (d)1961 Census
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Official answer(c) 1971 Census

1997 · Q75Indian PolityConstitutional Framework & Developmentmoderate

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

  1. (a)I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
  2. (b)I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
  3. (c)I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
  4. (d)I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
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Official answer(b) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A

1997 · Q83Indian PolityConstitutional Framework & Developmenteasy

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

  1. (a)twenty-sixth day of January, 1950
  2. (b)twenty-sixth day of November, 1949
  3. (c)twenty-sixth day of January, 1949
  4. (d)None of the above
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Official answer(b) twenty-sixth day of November, 1949

1997 · Q88Indian PolityJudiciarymoderate

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?

  1. (a)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. (b)Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
  3. (c)A is true, but R is false
  4. (d)A is false, but R is true
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Official answer(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A

1996 · Q46Indian PolityConstitutional Framework & Developmentmoderate

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?

  1. (a)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. (b)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
  3. (c)A is true but R is false
  4. (d)A is false but R is true
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Official answer(d) A is false but R is true