Deck 2: Indian Election System and Constitution: Part B

Question 1

How many seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes in the Lok Sabha?

A)79
B)84
C)52
D)66

Answer 1

84

Question 2

Indian election system provides for the creation of ______________ territorial constituencies.

A)multi-member
B)single-member
C)dual-member
D)none of the above

Answer 2

single-member

Question 3

Which year was the Representation of the People Act enacted?

A)1948
B)1956
C)1951
D)1952

Answer 3

1951

Question 4

The President can nominate two members belonging to the Anglo-Indian community to the________________.

A)council of states
B)legislative assembly
C)legislative council
D)house of the people

Question 5

The Indian Constitution provides for ________ election of the members of the Rajya Sabha and the State Legislative Councils.

A)functional
B)direct
C)indirect
D)proportional

Question 6

How many seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha?

A)41
B)47
C)52
D)35

Question 7

Delimitation of constituencies is the function of the-

A)election commission
B)planning commission
C)delimitation commission
D)none of the above

Question 8

In which year the Indian National Congress was formed?

A)1858
B)1885
C)1588
D)1585

Question 9

The provision regarding the registration of political parties is given in-

A)indian constitution
B)anti-defection act
C)representation of the people act
D)none of the above

Question 10

Scrutiny of nomination papers is done by the -

A)presiding officer
B)polling officer
C)returning officer
D)none of the above

Question 11

The Governor of a state can nominate one member belonging to the Anglo-Indian community to the________________.

A)legislative assembly
B)legislative council
C)council of states
D)house of the people

Question 12

Recognition of political parties and allotment of symbols is the function of the-

A)union parliament
B)election commission
C)supreme court
D)legislative assembly

Question 13

When was the Delimitation Act Enacted by the Parliament?

A)1949
B)1950
C)1951
D)1952

Question 14

The idea of the amending procedure in the Indian Constitution has been adopted from the Constitution of which country?

A)france
B)australia
C)u.s.a
D)south africa

Question 15

By which Constitutional Amendment Act was the voting age lowered to 18 years?

A)42nd amendment act,1976
B)61st amendment act, 1988
C)86th amendment act, 2002
D)73rd amendment act, 1993

Question 16

In which Constitutional case Art.368 was made as the basic structure of the Indian Constitution?

A)keshavanand bharati case
B)golaknath case
C)olga tellis case
D)minerva mills case

Question 17

The article dealing with powers, privileges and immunities of members of Parliament can be amended by -

A)simple majority
B)special majority
C)ratification by states
D)none of the above

Question 18

The Bill for the amendment of the Constitution cannot be introduced in the-

A)house of the people
B)council of states
C)legislative assembly
D)none of the above

Question 19

Name the Chairman of the National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution (NCRWC).

A)justice hidayatullah
B)justice bhagwati
C)justice venkatachaliah
D)justice pathak.

Question 20

How many members did the NCRWC have?

A)eleven
B)twelve
C)fifteen
D)thirteen

Question 21

In which year was the NCRWC constituted?

A)feb, 2000
B)feb, 2001
C)feb, 2002
D)feb, 2003

Question 22

Which Constitutional Amendment extended the reservation of seats for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies from sixty to seventy years?

A)61st amendment act, 1988
B)73rd amendment act, 1993
C)86th amendment act, 2002
D)95th amendment act, 2009

Question 23

How many times has the Indian Constitution been amended so far?

A)94
B)95
C)96
D)97

Question 24

The Civil Services in India are classified into _____________ categories.

A)two
B)three
C)four
D)five

Question 25

Establishment of the Union Public Service Commission is provided in which article?

A)art. 352
B)art. 324
C)art. 360
D)art. 315