Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Indian Politics-GK

The Tashkent Declaration which was signed on 10 January 1966, was a peace agreement between India and Pakistan following the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965. This agreement was signed by India's the then Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri (who died the next day) and Pakistan's President Ayub Khan, ending the 17 day war.

The Union Government set up the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. National Minority Commission was set up to safeguard the interest of minorities, identified on basis of language or religion. The Commission consists of Chairperson, Vice Chairman and other member to nominated by President.

Theocracy is a form of government in which priests rule in the name of God . It is a government by divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided.

Under Article-316 of Constitution of India, President appoints Chairman of Union Public Service Commission. Any person appointed as Chairman cannot be re-appointed to that pos

Under Article-370, the Central government can formulate any law for the state of Jammu and Kashmir only after prior discussion with the government of the State. In case of Jammu and Kashmir, the power of parliament to make laws for state are limited. While appointing the Governor, President should consult with the Slate. Article-352 can be partially applicable to Jammu and Kashmir. Preventive detention has no automatic extension to Jammu and Kashmir and Residuary powers lies with the states and not with the Center.

Under the provisions of Article-312 of the Constitution, any resolution for creation or abolition of an All India Service can only be introduced in Rajya Sabha first. All India Services comprises IAS, IFS and IPS. A common feature is that members are recruited by Centre, but placed under administrative control of State.

Under the provisions of Article-316, the Chairman and other members of a Public Service Commission shall be appointed, in the case of the Union Commission or a Joint Commission, by the President, and in the case of a State Commission, by the Governor of the State.

United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was formed after 2004 general election in India. Sonia Gandhi, who is chairman of Indian National Congress, is also the chairman of UPA. It consists of 10 partie.

UPSC selects all the personnels of All India Services. It does not has the power to appoint or suspend the personnels of All India Services. They are appointed by President and can be suspended by the respective State Government.

Urdu is official language of state of Jammu and Kashmir. Whereas English, Telugu and Bengali are official languages of Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal respectively.