UPSC PYQs: Indian Polity

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In essence, “due process of law” most closely means what?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Due Process
Statement I: State governments manage prisons through their own rules. Statement II: the Prisons Act, 1894 placed prisons under provincial control. Choose correctly.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Prison Administration
What is the chief purpose of a country’s Constitution?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Constitutionalism
Which Constitutional Amendment was widely regarded as intended to overcome judicial interpretations of Fundamental Rights?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Constitutional Amendments
Among NCBC, NHRC, Law Commission and NCDRC, how many are constitutional bodies?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Constitutional Bodies
How many are correct: acts of a President before an election is voided become invalid; presidential election can be postponed because some Assemblies are dissolved; Constitution fixes a time limit for presidential assent to Bills?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · President of India
Finance Bill/Money Bill statements: Rajya Sabha may amend or reject a Finance Bill; it may only recommend changes to a Money Bill; disagreement requires no joint sitting for Money Bill but joint sitting becomes necessary for Finance Bill. How many are correct?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Parliamentary Bills
How many are correct about Scheduled Areas: notification by Presidential Order; district can be largest unit and village cluster the lowest; Chief Ministers submit annual administration reports to Union Home Ministry?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Scheduled Areas
Statement I: Supreme Court decisions have linked Article 16(4) reservation to Article 335’s efficiency requirement. Statement II: Article 335 defines “efficiency of administration”. Choose correctly.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Reservation & Article 335
How many are correct: Union has a duty to protect States from internal disturbance; preventive detainees are constitutionally outside the ordinary legal-counsel protection; POTA confessions to police were inadmissible?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Fundamental Rights & Security Laws
Presidential election statements: nominated MPs/MLAs join the electoral college; more Assembly seats automatically raise each MLA vote value; MP MLA vote value in MP exceeds Kerala; Puducherry MLA vote value exceeds Arunachal because of population/seat ratio. How many are correct?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Presidential Election
Flag Code statements: 600 mm × 400 mm is a standard National Flag size; the flag length-to-height ratio is 3:2. Choose correctly.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · National Flag
Constitution Day statements: 26 November is observed annually to promote constitutional values; on 26 November 1949 the Constituent Assembly created the Drafting Committee under Ambedkar. Choose correctly.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Constitution Day
How many Home Guard statements are correct: raised under a central Home Guards Act; auxiliary to police/internal security; Border Wing Home Guard battalions exist in some border/coastal States?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Home Guards
How many action–law pairs are correct: unauthorised police/military uniform–Official Secrets Act; misleading/interfering with police/military officer–Indian Evidence Act; dangerous celebratory gunfire–Arms Amendment Act 2019?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Security Laws
Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its prorogation. 2. A bill pending in the Rajya Sabha, which has not been passed by the Lok Sabha, shall not lapse on dissolution of the Lok Sabha. Select the correct answer using the code given below2016 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Parliamentary Procedure
Consider the following statements: 1. The Chief Secretary in a State is appointed by the Governor of that State. 2. The Chief Secretary in a State has a fixed tenure. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · State Administration
With reference to the Gram Nyayalayas Act, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. As per the Act, Gram Nyayalayas can hear only civil cases and not criminal cases. 2. The Act allows local social activists as mediators/reconciliators. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Gram Nyayalayas
The Parliament of India acquires the power to legislate on any item in the State List in the national interest if a resolution to that effect is passed by the2016 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Article 249
Consider the following statements: 1. The minimum age prescribed for any person to be a member of Panchayat is 25 years. 2. A Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution continues only for the remainder period. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Panchayati Raj
What will follow if a Money Bill is substantially amended by the Rajya Sabha?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance, Indian Polity · Money Bill, Money Bill and Rajya Sabha
Which one of the following statements is correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance, Indian Polity · Governor
Consider the following statements: 1. An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by an introduction of a bill in the Lok Sabha only. 2. If such an amendment seeks to make changes in the federal character of the Constitution, the amendment also requires to be ratified by the legislature of all the States of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Constitutional Amendment
Consider the following statements: Attorney General of India can 1. take part in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha 2. be a member of a committee of the Lok Sabha 3. speak in the Lok Sabha 4. vote in the Lok Sabha. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance, Indian Polity · Attorney General, Attorney General of India
Which of the following bodies does not/do not find mention in the Constitution? 1. National Development Council 2. Planning Commission 3. Zonal Councils. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Constitutional and Extra-constitutional Bodies
The Parliament can make any law for whole or any part of India for implementing international treaties2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance, Indian Polity · Treaty Implementation, Treaty Implementation and Federalism
The Government enacted the Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act in 1996. Which one of the following is not identified as its objective?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · PESA Act 1996
Under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, who shall be the authority to initiate the process for determining the nature and extent of individual or community forest rights or both?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Social Justice, Indian Polity · Forest Rights Act, Forest Rights Act 2006
'Economic Justice' as one of the objectives of the Indian Constitution has been provided in2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Preamble and Directive Principles
According to the Constitution of India, which of the following are fundamental for the governance of the country?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance, Indian Polity · Directive Principles, Directive Principles of State Policy
Consider the following statements: The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts 1. consists of not more than 25 Members of the Lok Sabha 2. scrutinizes appropriation and finance accounts of the Government 3. examines the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Public Accounts Committee
In the context of India, which of the following principles is/are implied institutionally in the parliamentary government? 1. Members of the Cabinet are Members of the Parliament. 2. Ministers hold the office till they enjoy confidence in the Parliament. 3. Cabinet is headed by the Head of the State. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Parliamentary Government
Consider the following statements: 1. The Council of Ministers in the Centre shall be collectively responsible to the Parliament. 2. The Union Ministers shall hold the office during the pleasure of the President of India. 3. The Prime Minister shall communicate to the President about the proposals for legislation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Council of Ministers and President
Consider the following statements: 1. National Development Council is an organ of the Planning Commission. 2. The Economic and Social Planning is kept in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India. 3. The Constitution of India prescribes that Panchayats should be assigned the task of preparation of plans for economic development and social justice. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Planning and Panchayats
Consider the following statements: 1. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the members of that House. 2. While the nominated members of the two Houses of the Parliament have no voting right in the presidential election, they have the right to vote in the election of the Vice President. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Rajya Sabha and Vice-President Election
With reference to National Legal Services Authority, consider the following statements: 1. Its objective is to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society on the basis of equal opportunity. 2. It issues guidelines for the State Legal Services Authorities to implement the legal programmes and schemes throughout the country. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · National Legal Services Authority
Who among the following constitute the National Development Council? 1. The Prime Minister 2. The Chairman, Finance Commission 3. Ministers of the Union Cabinet 4. Chief Ministers of the States. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · National Development Council Composition