Indian Polity

 

Indian Polity:

This article will provide some important questions about Indian polity. Indian polity is an important part of any competitive examination, like UPSC , State Civil Services and other.

Important questions:

Q. Who among the following was not a member of cabinet mission?

a) A V Alexander 

b) Stafford Cripps 

c) Pethick Lawrence

d) Lord Wavell 

Ans: d) Lord Wavell .

b) Lord Wavell became the viceroy in 

a) 1943 

b) 1944 

c) 1933 

d) 1945

Ans: a) 1943 .

c) Lord Wavell  became in India 

a) May , 1945

b) May , 1947

c) April, 1945

d) June , 1947

Ans: a) May , 1945.

d) The Wavell plan was officially made public on 

a) 14 June 1945

b) 15 June 1946

c) 16 July 1946

d) 15 June 1945.

Ans: a) 14 June 1945 ( by L. S. Amery) 

5. Lord Wavell  invited 21 political leaders in Shimla to discuss the Wavell Plan  on 

a) 25 June, 1945.

b) 26 June , 1945

c) 25 June , 1946 

d) 26 June , 1946.

Ans: a) 25 June, 1945.

Q. Mountbatten plan was signed in

a) 1947 

b)1945 

c) 1936 

d) 1948

Ans: a) 1947 .

Q. Who was the last viceroy of India?

a) Lord Cornwallis

b) Lord Curzon

c) Lord Mountbatten

d) Lord William Bentinck

Ans: c) Lord Mountbatten.

Q. The boundary Commission was chaired by 

a) Lord Cornwallis

b) Lord Curzon

c) Lord Mountbatten 

d) Sir Cyril Radcliffe

Ans: d) Sir Cyril Radcliffe.

Q. Who was the first Governor General of independent India? 

a) Lord Cornwallis

b) Lord Curzon

c) Lord Mountbatten 

d) Sir Cyril Radcliffe 

Ans:c) Lord Mountbatten .

Q. Who was the first Governor General of independent Pakistan?

a) Lord Cornwallis

b) M. A. Jinnah 

c) Lord Mountbatten 

d) Sir Cyril Radcliffe 

Ans: b) M. A. Jinnah .

Q . Indian Independence Act was sign in

a) 1947 

b) 1946 

c) 1949

d) 1948

Ans: a) 1947 

Q. Who was the Food and Agriculture minister in the interim government?

a) Dr Rajendra Prasad

b) B R Ambedkar

c) Jawaharlal Nehru

d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 

Q. Which article specifically ordains  separation of Judiciary from the executive?

a) Article 49

b) Article 50

c) Article 51

d) Article 52

Ans: b) Article 50.

Q. According to which article, the law declared by the supreme court is binding on all parties?

a) Article 49

b) Article 141

c) Article 51

d) Article 52

Ans: b) Article 141.

Q. Who used the term ' dialogic' ?

Ans: Peter Hogg and Allison Bushell .

Q. From which constitution judicial review is adopted in the Indian Constitution.

a) the constitution of UK

b) the constitution of South Africa

c) the constitution of Canada 

d) the constitution of USA .

Ans: d) the constitution of USA .

Q. Judicial review is dealt with under which article ?

a) Article 52

b) Article 13

c) Article 50 

d) Article 55

Ans: b) Article 13.

Q. Indian penal Code came into force on

a) 1 January 1860 

b) 2 January 1816

c) 3 January 1860

d) 5 January 1860

Ans: a) 1 January 1860 .

Q. Who was the first  chief justice of the Calcutta High court?

a) Barnes Peacock 

b) Lawrence

c) Kamala Rai 

d) Abdul Halim Gajnabi .

Ans:a ) Barnes Peacock 

Q. The state executive consist of

a)The Governor

 b)the Chief Minister 

c)the Council of ministers

d) the advocate general of India

i)  only a and  b

ii)only  b , c and  d 

iii) all a, b, c, and d 

Ans: iii) all a, b, c, and d .

Q. Who acts as the chancellor of universities in the state?

a) The Governor  

b) the chief minister

c)the Chief Justice of India

 d)the Prime Minister 

Ans: a) The Governor  .