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Indian polity - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    SSC CGL 2022
    The elections to the Panchayati Raj institutions are conducted by the __________.
    1. Central election commission
    2. State government
    3. State election commission
    4. Central government
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  2. Question 2

    WBCS Mains 2020
    Who appoints the Chairman and Members of the State Public Service Commission?
    1. The Governor of a State
    2. The Chief Justic of the High Court of the State
    3. The President of India
    4. The Chief Minister of the State
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  3. Question 3

    NDA-I 2022
    Who among the following is the Chairperson of the Goods and Services Tex Council?
    1. The Prime Minister of India
    2. The Union Finance Minister
    3. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
    4. The President of India
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  4. Question 4

    Kerala PSC Pre 2021
    Which of the following States has given the Sanskrit language the status of second official language?
    1. Bihar
    2. Chhattisgarh
    3. Uttar Pradesh
    4. Uttarakhand
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  5. Question 5

    WBCS Mains 2019
    The Tenth Schedule of the Constitution deals with?
    1. defection
    2. the Election Commission
    3. the Finance Commission
    4. other Backward Classes
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  6. Question 6

    WBCS Pre 2022
    On which date the Indian Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly?
    1. August 15, 1947
    2. November 26, 1949
    3. January 26, 1950
    4. August 15, 1950
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  7. Question 7

    Kerala PSC Pre 2021
    Which of the following characteristic is common between the Federal system of India and America?
    1. A Single Citizenship
    2. Three list in the Constitution
    3. Dual Judicial System
    4. A Federal Supreme Court for Interpretation of the Constitution
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  8. Question 8

    SSC CHSL 2024
    Secularism is a feature of the Indian Constitution, which means:
    1. The State promotes the religion of the majority community
    2. The State does not promote any religion
    3. The State can promote any religion
    4. The State promotes the religion of the minority community
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  9. Question 9

    SSC CISF HCM 2023
    Who is the source of all the powers under the constitution in the ‘Preamble’?
    1. President
    2. Governor
    3. Prime Minister
    4. We the People of India
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  10. Question 10

    WBCS Pre 2016
    Which part of the Constitution deals with Citizenship?
    1. Part 1
    2. Part 2
    3. Part 3
    4. Part 4
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  11. Question 11

    MPPCS Pre 2013
    Article 17 of the Indian Constitution deals with
    1. Education
    2. Health
    3. Abolition of untouchability
    4. Food guarantee
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  12. Question 12

    WBCS Mains 2020
    Which of the following committee suggested incorporating Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution?
    1. Swaran Singh Committee
    2. Narasimhan Committee
    3. Raghavan Committee
    4. Malhotra Committee
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  13. Question 13

    SSC GD 2024
    The Right to freedom includes the right to practice any profession, occupation, trade or business under which article of the Indian Constitution?
    1. Article 14-18
    2. Article 23-24
    3. Article 25-28
    4. Article 19-22
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  14. Question 14

    SSC CHSL 2023
    Which Constitution Amendment Act added provisions related to Municipalities in the Indian Constitution?
    1. 97th Amendment Act 2011
    2. 71st Amendment Act 1992
    3. 74th Amendment Act 1992
    4. 69th Amendment Act 1993
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  15. Question 15

    SSC CGL 2022
    The system based on individual leadership is a _______ system.
    1. semi-parliamentary
    2. parliamentary
    3. presidential
    4. semi-presidential
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  16. Question 16

    SSC CGL 2023
    Who administers the oath of office to the Vice President of India?
    1. The Prime Minister of India
    2. The Speaker of Lok Sabha
    3. The President of India
    4. The Chief Justice of India
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  17. Question 17

    Uttarakhand PCS Mains 2006
    Cabinet includes
    1. Ministers with Cabined-rank
    2. Ministers of State level
    3. Cabinet Ministers and State Ministers
    4. Cabinet Minister, Minister of State with independent charge and Minister of State
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  18. Question 18

    SSC CGL 2022
    Who runs the government at the national level under the parliamentary system?
    1. The President and Council of Ministers
    2. The Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
    3. The Prime Minister
    4. The President
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  19. Question 19

    Kerala PSC Pre 2020
    Maximum how many times the Parliament has to meet in a year?
    1. Once
    2. Twice
    3. Thrice
    4. Four times
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  20. Question 20

    BPSC Pre 2001
    Zero Hour in political jargon refers to
    1. Day when no business in Parliament is done
    2. Suspended motion
    3. Adjourned time
    4. Question-answer session
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