Indian Polity – Series 3


11) Which among the following States returns the maximum number or representatives to the Lok Sabha?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Bihar

(d) Uttar Pradesh

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Option – d)


12) Ordinances issued by a State Governor are subject to the approval of the

(a) President of India

(b) Chief Minister of the State

(c) Union Parliament

(d) State Legislature concerned

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Option – d)


13) The framers or the Constitution decided to live importance to Panchayati Raj and directed the State to take steps to organize village panchayats as units or self-government under Article

(a) 39

(b) 40

(c) 38

(d) 41

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Option – b)


14) Who among the following had the shortest tenure as Prime Minister of India?

(a) Morarji Desai

(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri

(c) Charan Singh

(d) Rajiv Gandhi

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Option – c)


15) Article 1 of the Indian Constitution states: India, that is Bharat, shall be a

(a) Dominion

(b) Federation

(c) Conglomeration

(d) Union of States

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Option – d)


16) The fundamental rights of Indian citizens can be suspended by the

(a) Supreme Court of India

(b) Union Parliament

(c) President of India

(d) President, in consultation with the Attorney General for India

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Option – c)


17) Benazir Bhutto was the world’s

(a) first woman Prime Minister

(b) first woman Prime Minister of a Muslim Nation

(c) only woman Prime Minister

(d) second woman Prime Minister

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Option – b)


18) The number of members nominated by the President to the Rajya Sabha is constitutionally limited to

(a) 12

(b) 15

(c) 10

(d) 20

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Option – a)


19) The first general elections in India were held in:

(a) 1949

(b) 1950

(c) 1951

(d) 1947

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Option – c)


20) The first Law Officer of the Government of India is:

(a) Chief Justice of India

(b) Law Minister

(c) Attorney General

(d) Auditor General

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Option – c)