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Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Indian Politics-GK

Learn and practice General Knowledge questions and answers on Indian Politics with very easy and understandable explanations. GK questions are very helpful different type of competitive exams. Page-5 section-2

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Indian Politics .
41
Participatory Notes are associated with:
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Participatory Notes are associated with Foreign Institutional Investors. This is the route for foreign investment in the India stock market by the Foreign Financial Investors (FFIs).
42
Who was the first Speaker of Lok Sabha?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Lok Sabha is the lower house of Parliament. The maximum number of members of this is 552. The first speaker of Lok Sabha was Mavlanker.
43
The Parliament of India cannot be regarded as a sovereign body because
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Parliament of India cannot be regarded as a sovereign body because :
➡️it can legislate only on subjects entrusted to the Centre by the Constitution.
➡️ it has to operate within the limits prescribed by the Constitution.
➡️ the Supreme Court can declare laws passed by parliament as unconstitutional.
➡️ if they contravene the provisions of the Constitution.
44
The name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi islands was changed to Lakshadweep by an Act of Parliament in
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Formerly the Union Territory of Lakshadweep was known as Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands, a name that was changed to Lakshadweep by an act of Parliament in 1973. The Laccadive subgroup had been known earlier as the "Cannanore Islands" after the coastal town of Cannanore (Kannur).
45
The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Members of Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of the Assemblies of States and Union territories in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
46
The members of the panchayat are
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The Members of Gram Panchayats, Panch of Gram Kutchahry, Members of Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad are elected directly by the electorates of the respective territorial constituencies through universal adult franchise.
47
The power to decide an election petition is vested in the
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Parliament has enacted Section 80-A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 providing that the “High Court” shall be the authority for presentment of election petitions under Article 329(b) of the Constitution.
48
The Parliament of India can make use of the residuary powers
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Parliament of India can make use of the residuary powers at all times.
49
The members of Lok Sabha hold office for a term of
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies, and they hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the advice of the council of ministers.
50
The Parliament exercises control over council of ministers, the real executive, in several ways. Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a method of control over executive?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
none of the above