Polity Misc - 13(Ias > Polity > Polity Assessments ) Questions and Answers

Question 1.


If the finance minister fails to get the annual budget passed in the Lok Sabha, the Prime Minister has to


  1.     Compel the finance minister to resign
  2.     Submit resignation of his cabinet
  3.     Refer it to the joint session of the two houses of Parliament
  4.     Form another cabinet with different members
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Submit resignation of his cabinet
:
B
 

Question 2.


The eleventh schedule of the constitution contains


  1.     Subjects on which the Panchayats enjoy administrative control
  2.     Subjects on which the municipalities enjoy administrative control
  3.     Duties of the Indian citizens
  4.     None of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Subjects on which the Panchayats enjoy administrative control
:
A
 

Question 3.


How many subjects, over which the municipalities have been given
administrative control, have been listed in the twelfth schedule?


  1.     18
  2.     20
  3.     21
  4.     29
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> 18
:
A
 

Question 4.


Which amendment of the constitution provided constitutional status to the
municipalities


  1.     52nd amendment
  2.     56th amendment
  3.     74th amendment
  4.     76th amendment
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> 74th amendment
:
C
 

Question 5.


Who was the first chairman of the Planning Commission?


  1.     Jawahar Lal Nehru
  2.     Gulzari lai nanda
  3.     K c neogy
  4.     Shriman narayanan
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Jawahar Lal Nehru
:
A
 

Question 6.


The term 'fourth estate' refers to


  1.     Backward classes residing in a state
  2.     Parliament
  3.     The judiciary
  4.     The press
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> The press
:
D
 

Question 7.


Who is the chairman of the national development council


  1.     The President
  2.     The vice-President
  3.     The Prime Minister
  4.     Chairman of the Planning Commission
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> The Prime Minister
:
C
 

Question 8.


The Planning Commission was set up in


  1.     March 1950
  2.     March 1951
  3.     April 1952
  4.     April 1953
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> March 1950
:
A
 

Question 9.


The Planning Commission of India is


  1.     A constitutional body
  2.     An independent and autonomous body
  3.     Statutory body
  4.     A non-statutory body
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> A non-statutory body
:
D