Indian Politics - MCQs with answers - Part I
1. Which is the oldest political party in India?a) Bharatiya Janata Party
b) Indian National Congress
c) Communist Party of India
d) Bahujan Samaj Party
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress was founded by Allan Octavian Hume, in 1885 in Mumbai.
a) Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari
b) Motilal Nehru
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Vallabhbhai Patel
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Jawaharlal Nehru
As the country moved towards independence Nehru and the Congress dominated Indian politics during the 1930s. Under Nehru's leadership, the Congress dominated national and state-level politics and won consecutive elections in 1951, 1957, and 1962.
a) Ambica Charan Mazumdar
b) Annie Besant
c) Sarojini Naidu
d) Indira Gandhi
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Annie Besant
Annie Besant helped in launching the Home Rule League to campaign for Indian democracy when World War I broke out in 1914. This led to her election as president of the India National Congress in late 1917.
a) November 26, 1949
b) January 26, 1950
c) January 1, 1997
d) January 1, 1999
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) November 26, 1949
India adopted a written Constitution on November 26, 1949 and came into force on January 26, 1950.
a) Justice M.N.Venkatachaliah
b) Justice B.P.Jeevan Reddy
c) Justice R.S.Sarkaria
d) Justice Kottappally Punnaya
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Justice M.N.Venkatachaliah
In the Indian Gazette, 94 Amendments had been notified till 2006. In such a prospect, a Committee to Review Working of the Constitution (CRWC) was constituted in 2000 under the chairmanship of Justice M.N.Venkatachaliah.
a) Dr. S.Radhakrishnan
b) Dr. Zakir Hussain
c) Gopal Swarup Pathak
d) Ramaswamy Venkataraman
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Dr. S.Radhakrishnan
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the first Vice President of India from 1952 to 1962.
a) 1920
b) 1952
c) 1962
d) 1999
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1952
The first Presidential election was held in May, 1952.
a) Dr. P. Pookunhikoya
b) P.M. Sayeed
c) Indrajit Gupta
d) Somnath Chatterjee
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) P.M. Sayeed
Padanatha Mohammed Sayeed was a leader of the Indian National Congress party. He was a member of Lok Sabha for ten consecutive terms from 1967–2004 representing Lakshadweep.
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
c) Zakir Husain
d) Rajendra Prasad
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Rajendra Prasad
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of independent India. He had the longest term for 12 years, 2 months, and 18 days.
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
c) Zakir Husain
d) Rajendra Prasad
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Zakir Husain
Zakir Hussain was the 3rd President of India, from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969.
