Indian Politics : General knowledge questions and answers - Part 2

Indian Politics : General knowledge questions and answers - Part 2

1. For which time period Shankar Dayal Sharma was President of India?

a. 25 July 1992 – 25 July 1997
b. 25 July 1977 – 25 July 1982
c. 25 July 1982 – 25 July 1987
d. 25 July 1987 – 25 July 1992

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2. Which of the following is not required for Presidency?

a. Citizen of India
b. Age not more than 35
c. Qualified member of the Lok Sabha
d. Member of any legislature

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3. Money Bill is to be introduced only on _______________________

a. President’s recommendation
b. Prime minister’s recommendation
c. Finance Minister’s recommendation
d. None of the above

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4. How many members can President nominate to Rajya Sabha?

a. 10
b. 11
c. 12
d. 14

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5. The term of Vice President is of how many years?

a. 5
b. 4
c. 2
d. 3

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6. What was the period of vice presidency of Zakir Hussain?

a. 13 May 1962 – 12 May 1967
b. 13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969
c. 13 May 1952 – 12 May 1962
d. 31 August 1969 – 30 August 1974

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7. Prime Minister is the ex-officio Chairman of the ____________

a. Rajya Sabha
b. Lok Sabha
c. Planning Commission
d. All of the above

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8. Who had the longest tenure (17 years) as Prime Minister?

a. Lal Bahadur Shastri
b. Morarji Desai
c. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Rajiv Gandhi

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9. When did Supreme Court come into existence?

a. 28th January, 1950
b. 26th January, 1950
c. 27th January, 1950
d. 25th January, 1950

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10. Supreme Court consists of _____________________________

a. Chief Justice and not more than 25 other judges
b. Chief Justice and not more than 20 other judges
c. Chief Justice and not more than 30 other judges
d. Chief Justice and only 20 judges

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11. Chief Justice of India acts as the President in the absence of ____________________

a. President and the Vice President
b. President
c. Vice President
d. None of the above

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12. How many new High Courts have been set up on 23 March, 2013?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

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13. Who is the current Chief Justice of India (as of Oct 2013)?

a. Altamas Kabir
b. S.H. Kapadia
c. R.C. Lahoti
d. K.G. Balakrishnan

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14. How many high courts are there in the country as of 2013?

a. 20
b. 21
c. 23
d. 24

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15. Which is the oldest High Court of India?

a. Bombay and Madras High Court
b. Bombay and Calcutta High Court
c. Calcutta and Madras High Court
d. Madras and Allahabad High Court

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16. _____ seats are reserved for women in Panchyathi Raj.

a. 33.3%
b. 33.0%
c. 32.3%
d. 31.3%

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17. In which year Panchyathi Raj was introduced in the country?

a. 1958
b. 1959
c. 1960
d. 1961

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18. First Finance Commission of India was established in _________

a. 1951
b. 1950
c. 1949
d. 1948

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19. Who is Chairman of the 14th Finance Commission of India?

a. Vijay Kelkar
b. C. Rangarajan
c. K.C Pant
d. Y.V Reddy

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20. Who is the current Chief Election Commissioner of India?

a. V.S Sampath
b. Navin Chawla
c. B.B. Tandon
d. N. Gopalaswami

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