Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Indian Politics-GK

Prime Minister of India is the ex-officio chairman of NITI Aayog. NITI Aayog is government think tank and is formed in 2015 after replacing Planning Commission. NITI Aayog is an acronym of National Institute For Transforming India. It was formed by a resolution passed by Cabinet. It is non-constitutional and non-statutory body.

R.Hess said, "Adolf Hitler is Germany and Germany is Adolf Hitler. He who is committed to Hitler is committed to Germany".

Respect to Individual rights is very necessary for the development of Democratic Institutions, Abraham Lincoln said "democracy is the government of the people,by the people and for the people.

Richard Nixon was the President of America from 1969 to 1974. He visited China in 1972 to strengthen diplomatic relations.

Right to vote is alegalright. It is an universal adult suffrage which means every person who has attained the age of 18 years and is not barred by any law, has the right to caste his/her vote.

Right to vote means to vote fopr electing a representative for democratic governance system. Initially the age to vote in elections in India was 21 years. But after 61st amendment of constitution, it was reduced to 18 years (enforced on 29 March 1989) as mentioned under Article-326.

Rousseau said "Liberty consists in obedience to the general will". Liberty means according to one's wishes. It means not being subject to the will other person.

Rousseau said "Man is born free but always in shackles". He intended to say that people deserve to be free but they are chained by societies in which they live. A society may legitimately coerce its people only when they agree to be ruled by that society.

Saudi Arabia is a Monarchy. It is a system of government in which one person reigns, usually a King or Queen.

Section-377 of the Indian Penal Code dating back to 1860, introduced during the British rule in India, criminalises sexual activities against the order of nature, arguably including homosexual acts.