- How many members can the President nominate to the Rajya Sabha?
Answer: 12 members - In which year did the Indian Parliament pass the Right to Information (RTI) Act?
Answer: 2005 - Under which Article can the President proclaim President’s Rule in a state?
Answer: Article 356 - What is the maximum permissible strength of the Rajya Sabha?
Answer: 250 - What is the minimum age required to become the President of India?
Answer: 35 years - What is the name of the national legislature of India?
Answer: Parliament - What is the quorum to conduct meetings in either house of Parliament?
Answer: One-tenth of the total membership - What is the tenure of the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
Answer: 6 years or until the age of 65, whichever is earlier. - Which amendment of the Constitution is known for introducing the Goods and Services Tax (GST)?
Answer: 101st Amendment - Which article defines the “Protection of Life and Personal Liberty”?
Answer: Article 21 - Which Article empowers the Parliament to form new states or alter the boundaries of existing states?
Answer: Article 3 - Which Article of the Constitution allows the President to declare a National Emergency?
Answer: Article 352 - Which Article of the Constitution guarantees the right to religious freedom?
Answer: Article 25-28 - Which Article of the Constitution provides for the Finance Commission?
Answer: Article 280 - Which body conducts the elections to the offices of the President and Vice-President of India?
Answer: Election Commission of India - Which committee recommended Panchayati Raj in India?
Answer: Balwant Rai Mehta Committee - Which constitutional amendment introduced the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes?
Answer: 65th Amendment - Which fundamental right was removed by the 44th Amendment Act, 1978?
Answer: Right to Property (it was moved to Article 300A) - Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with Fundamental Rights?
Answer: Part III - Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP)?
Answer: Part IV - Which schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with Anti-defection laws?
Answer: Tenth Schedule - Who appoints the Governor of a state in India?
Answer: The President of India - Who is considered the “Guardian of the Constitution” in India?
Answer: The Supreme Court - Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
Answer: The Vice President of India - Who presides over the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament?
Answer: The Speaker of the Lok Sabha - · How many Fundamental Duties are listed in the Constitution?
Answer: 11 (after the 86th Amendment) - · How many fundamental rights are provided by the Indian Constitution?
Answer: Six - · How many judges, including the Chief Justice, currently constitute the Supreme Court of India (as of 2023)?
Answer: 34 - · In which year was the Planning Commission established?
Answer: 1950 - · The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, is related to which topic?
Answer: Panchayati Raj Institutions - · The Anti-Defection Law was passed in which year?
Answer: 1985 (52nd Amendment) - · The idea of ‘Single Citizenship’ was borrowed from which country?
Answer: United Kingdom - · The President can issue ordinances under which Article of the Constitution?
Answer: Article 123 - · The residuary powers of legislation are vested in which entity?
Answer: Parliament - · The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is mentioned under which Article of the Constitution?
Answer: Article 315 - · What is the maximum period for which a President’s rule can be imposed in a state?
Answer: 3 years (with periodic parliamentary approval every 6 months) - · What is the minimum age for becoming a member of the Lok Sabha?
Answer: 25 years - · What is the primary function of the Public Accounts Committee?
Answer: To examine the annual audit reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) - · What is the procedure for the impeachment of the President of India mentioned in the Constitution?
Answer: Article 61 - · What is the term of office of a Supreme Court judge?
Answer: Till the age of 65 years - · Which amendment of the Constitution made “Right to Education” a fundamental right for children aged 6 to 14?
Answer: 86th Amendment - · Which amendment reduced the voting age from 21 to 18 years?
Answer: 61st Amendment - · Which Article abolishes “untouchability” in India?
Answer: Article 17 - · Which Article allows the Governor to reserve a bill for the consideration of the President?
Answer: Article 200 - · Which Article empowers the Parliament to amend the Constitution?
Answer: Article 368 - · Which Article is known as the “heart and soul of the Constitution” according to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar?
Answer: Article 32 (Right to Constitutional Remedies) - · Which Article of the Constitution is associated with the appointment of the Prime Minister?
Answer: Article 75 - · Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the powers of the Supreme Court to review its own judgments?
Answer: Article 137 - · Which Article of the Indian Constitution prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth?
Answer: Article 15 - · Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for a uniform civil code for citizens?
Answer: Article 44 - · Which Article provides for the abolition of titles, except military and academic distinctions?
Answer: Article 18 - · Which Article provides for the establishment of a High Court in each state?
Answer: Article 214 - · Which Article provides for the protection of the interests of minorities?
Answer: Article 29 - · Which body approves the Five-Year Plans in India?
Answer: National Development Council - · Which body was replaced by the NITI Aayog in 2015?
Answer: Planning Commission - · Which commission was set up to review the working of the Indian Constitution?
Answer: Sarkaria Commission - · Which Constitutional Amendment Act introduced the Right to Education as a fundamental right?
Answer: 86th Amendment - · Which Constitutional Amendment added the words “Socialist” and “Secular” to the Preamble?
Answer: 42nd Amendment - · Which constitutional body advises the President on matters relating to the distribution of revenue between the Union and States?
Answer: Finance Commission - · Which Indian state was the first to establish Panchayati Raj?
Answer: Rajasthan - · Which Part of the Constitution contains provisions for Panchayats?
Answer: Part IX - · Who administers the oath of office to the President of India?
Answer: Chief Justice of India - · Who among the following is known as the “Father of Indian Constitution”?
Answer: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar - · Who appoints the Chief Justice of India?
Answer: The President of India - · Who is the head of the Union Executive?
Answer: The President of India - · Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?
Answer: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar - · Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?
Answer: Sukumar Sen - · Who was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha?
Answer: Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar - · Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian state?
Answer: Sarojini Naidu (Uttar Pradesh)
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