Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Indian Politics-GK

Answer: Option C

Education is a subject mentioned under Concurrent list. Which means both centre and states have right to legislate on subject of education in India.

Answer: Option C

Eighth Schedule of Indian constitution includes the languages recognised by constitution. Origionally it had 14 but presently there are 22 languages under this Schedule.

Answer: Option C

English is not mentioned under 8th Schedule. Languages mentioned in 8th Schedule are Assamese, Bengali, Guajarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konki, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telgu, Urdu, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Santhali.

Answer: Option B

Fifth Schedule of constitution contains provision relating to administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes in several states.

Answer: Option A

First constitutional amendment included Ninth Schedule in constitution of India, which provided that by incorporating any law into it, the state would make it immune from Judicial scrutiny. It provided for validation of certain acts and regulations, mostly relating to land reform.

Answer: Option A

First Schedule lists the names of States and their territorial jurisdiction along with names of Union Territories and their extent. Second Schedule talks about provisions related to salaries and emoluments whereas third schedule talks about oath and affirmation of certain office bearers. Fourth schedule is regarding allocation of seats in Rajya Sabha to state and U.T.

Answer: Option B

As of per September 2021, the 28 states in the Indian Union are: 1. Andhra Pradesh, 2. Arunachal Pradesh, 3. Assam, 4. Bihar, 5. Chhattisgarh, 6. Goa, 7. Gujarat, 8. Haryana, 9. Himachal Pradesh, 10. Jharkhand, 11. Karnataka, 12. Kerala, 13. Madhya Pradesh, 14. Maharashtra, 15. Manipur, 16. Meghalaya, 17. Mizoram, 18. Nagaland, 19. Odisha, 20. Punjab, 21. Rajasthan, 22. Sikkim, 23. Tamil Nadu, 24. Telangana, 25. Tripura, 26. Uttar Pradesh, 27. Uttarakhand, 28. West Bengal, Please note that the list may have changed, and it's always a good idea to verify the current status of states in the Indian Union from reliable sources.

Answer: Option B

First Schedule of constitution specifies the names of States and Union Territories. According to it, currently India has 8 Union Territories including National Capital Territory of Delhi. Others being Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshwadeep, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Chandigarh, Ladakh and Puducherry.

Answer: Option B

First Schedule of constitution specifies the names of States and Union Territories. According to it, currently India has 7 Union Territories including National Capital Territory of Delhi. Others being Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshwadeep, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Chandigarh and Puducherry.

Answer: Option D

First Schedule of constitution specifies the names of States and Union Territories. According to it, currently India has 7 Union Territories including National Capital Territory of Delhi. Others being Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshwadeep, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Chandigarh and Puducherry.