Polity Misc - 32(Ias > Polity > Polity Assessments ) Questions and Answers

Question 1.


Who of the
following acts as the watch dog of public finance?


  1.     Comptroller and Auditor General of India
  2.     Estimates committee
  3.     Committee on public undertakings
  4.     Public accounts committee
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Comptroller and Auditor General of India
:
A
Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Question 2.


Under the latest
rules a legislative party can escape provisions of anti-defection law only if


  1.     One-third of its members decide to merge with another political party
  2.     Two-thirds of its members decide to merge with another political party
  3.     40 per cent of its members decide to merge with another political party
  4.     40 per cent of its members decide to merge with another political party
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Two-thirds of its members decide to merge with another political party
:
B
 

Question 3.


Which one of the
following is the contribution of India to the Parliamentary practice?


  1.     Zero hour
  2.     Calling attention motion
  3.     Adjournment motion
  4.     Both (a) and (b)
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Both (a) and (b)
:
D
 

Question 4.


Who presides over
the joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament in the absence of the
speaker?


  1.     The vice-President of India
  2.     The eldest member
  3.     The deputy speaker of Lok Sabha
  4.     The member nominated by the speaker
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> The deputy speaker of Lok Sabha
:
C
 

Question 5.


There is no
provision for reservation of seats for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes
in


  1.     Lok Sabha
  2.     Rajya Sabha
  3.     Vidhan Parishad
  4.     Both (b) and (c)
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Both (b) and (c)
:
D
 

Question 6.


How many types of
writs can be issued by the Supreme Court/High Courts?


  1.     Three
  2.     Four
  3.     Five
  4.     Seven
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Five
:
C
 

Question 7.


The speaker is the
ex-officio chairman of


  1.     The committee on public undertakings
  2.     The estimates committee
  3.     The rules committee
  4.     All the above committees
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> The rules committee
:
C
 

Question 8.


The Governor of a
state can issue ordinances but these are subject to the approval of


  1.     The Chief Justice of state high court
  2.     The President of India
  3.     The state legislature
  4.     The Parliament
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> The state legislature
:
C
 

Question 9.


The National
Judicial Commission set up in October 2004 was expected to deal with


  1.     Appointment of judges
  2.     Transfer of judges
  3.     Removal of judges
  4.     All the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> All the above
:
D
 

Question 10.


A new category of
classical languages has been created, which one of the following languages
has been given the status of classical language?


  1.     Sanskrit
  2.     Tamil
  3.     Malyalam
  4.     None of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Tamil
:
B