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Important Political Science MCQ

Here are some of the important Indian Political Science MCQ for Competitive Exams like SSC, IBPS, UPSC, and other exams.

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1. Name the body which framed the Constitution of Independent India?

A) Drafting Committee

B) Constituent Assembly

C) Union Constitution Committee

D) A Working Committee

2. Initially how many members were the part of the Constituent Assembly?

A) 275

B) 325

C) 389

D) 292

3. What was the number of articles at the time of commencement of the constitution?

A) 389

B) 448

C) 395

D) 255

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4. Which of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India deals with matters like the formation of a new State?

A) First Schedule

B) Second Schedule

C) Third Schedule

D) Fourth Schedule

5. Which house is called the Upper house of the parliament?

A) Lok Sabha

B) Rajya Sabha

C) Vidhan Sabha

D) Both A and B

6. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a time period of-

A) 4 years

B) 5 years

C) 6 years

D) Not defined

7. The Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution is derived from which country?

A) Russia

B) USA

C) Britain

D) South Africa

8. Which article states that there will be Vice-President of India?

A) Article 53

B) Article 63

C) Article 73

D) Article 57

9. The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha is –

A) 500

B) 525

C) 542

D) 552

10. The President of India can nominate to the Rajya Sabha –

A) 6 members

B) 9 members

C) 12 members

D) 15 members

11. The most controversial amendment passed during the emergency was –

A) 43rd

B) 41st

C) 42nd

D) 44th

12. According to the Preamble of the Constitution, India is a –

A) Sovereign democratic socialist republic

B) A sovereign socialist secular republic

C) Sovereign democratic republic

D) Sovereign socialist secular democratic republic

13. Who will decide the office of profit?

A) President and Governor

B) Union Parliament

C) Supreme Court

D) Union Public Service Commission

14. How many times has financial emergency been declared in India so far?

A) 5 times

B) 4 times

C) Once

D) Never

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15. The total number of members of the legislative council can in no case be less than –

A) 40

B) 60

C) 50

D) No minimum strength has been fixed

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16. The defeat of Government in Rajya Sabha leads to –

A) Its dismissal by the President

B) Resignation by Prime Minister

C) Advice by President to Prime Minister to relinquish office

D) None of these

17. The Parliament or a state legislature can declare a seat vacant if a member absents himself without permission from the sessions for –

A) 30 days

B) 60 days

C) 90 days

D) Does not has this power

18. What was the number of the princely states in India at the time of partition?

A) 555

B) 558

C) 560

D) 562

19. Which Article of the Constitution of India abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in any form?

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A) Article 16

B) Article 17

C) Article 18

D) Article 15

20. Diet is the name of the Parliament of which Nation?

A) China

B) Japan

C) Vietnam

D) Germany

21. The maximum number of Anglo Indians who can be nominated to the Lok Sabha is –

A) 3

B) 2

C) 5

D) 4

22. In the case of disagreement on a Bill, in the two Houses of Parliament –

A) A special Parliamentary Committee is formed to resolve the situation.

B) The Prime Minister intervenes.

C) The President casts a deciding vote.

D) A joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament is convened

23. The Supreme Commander of India’s Defence Forces is –

A) Chief of Staff of the Indian Army

B) President of India

C) Prime Minister of India

D) Defence Minister

24. What is the minimum year of age for a candidate for the office of the Vice-President?

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A) 25

B) 30

C) 35

D) 28

25. The number of judges can be altered in the Supreme Court by –

A) Presidential Order

B) Parliament by Law

C) Supreme Court by Notification

D) Central Government by notification

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26. In which among the following cases, the Supreme Court of India propounded the theory of the basic structure of the Constitution?

A) Gopalan vs. the State of Madras

B) Golak Nath

C) Keshvanand Bharati

D) Minerva Mills

27. By which among the following amendments of the constitution, Delhi was made the National Capital Territory?

A) 63rd

B) 69th

C) 74th

D) 75th

28. The Christian Missionaries were allowed to spread their religion in India, under the Act?

A) Pitts India Act of 1784

B) Charter Act of 1813

C) Charter Act of 1833

D) Charter Act of 1853

29. The Constitution of India was adopted by the constituent assembly on?

A) 25 October 1948

B) 25 October 1949

C) 26 November 1948

D) 26 November 1949

30. Which article is related to Special Address by the president?

A) Article 84

B) Article 85

C) Article 86

D) Article 87

31. How many Schedules are there in the Constitution of India?

A) 10 Schedules

B) 12 Schedules

C) 14 Schedules

D) 16 Schedules

32. Which Article is described as the “Heart and Soul of the Constitution”?

A) Article 20

B) Article 32

C) Article 36

D) Article 50

33. The oath of office is administered to the Governor by the –

A) chief justice of India

B) President

C) Chief justice of the high court

D) Speaker of the legislative assembly

34. Who of the following became President of India without serving as Vice President?

A) Zakir Husain

B) V V Giri

C) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy

D) K R Narayanan

35. Which article says that ‘there shall be a Vice-President of India’?

A) Article 63

B) Article 62

C) Article 61

D) Article 64

36. How many members retire from Rajya Sabha every second year?

A) 1/3

B) 1/5

C) 1/2

D) 2/3

37. Who was the first Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?

A) Violet Alva

B) S.V.Krishnamoorthy Rao

C) B. D. Khobragade

D) Godey Murahari

38. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?

A) Chief Justice of India

B) President

C) Prime Minister

D) Parliament

39. The power to decide an election petition is vested in the –

A) High Court

B) Election Commission

C) Parliament

D) Supreme Court

40. The Constitution names our country as –

A) Bharat

B) Aryavarta

C) Hindustan

D) India, that is Bharat

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41. Cripps Mission visited India in-

A) 1927

B) 1946

C) 1939

D) 1942

42. The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by-

A) First Amendment

B) Eighth Amendment

C) Ninth Amendment

D) Forty Second Amendment

43. Which of the following Acts was described by Jawahar Lai Nehru as ‘Charter of Slavery’?

A) Regulating Act, 1773

B) Pitt’s India Act, 1784

C) Government of India Act 1919

D) Government of India Act, 1935

44. A Bill passed by the Parliament has to be signed by-

A) Prime Minister

B) President

C) Cabinet

D) Speaker

45. Which of the following events compelled Gandhiji to launch the Civil Disobedience Movement?

A) Jalianwala Bagh massacre

B) Chauri Chaura incident

C) Rowlatt Act

D) Failure of Cripps Mission

46. Which Indian state has its own constitution?

A) Punjab

B) Delhi

C) Jammu and Kashmir

D) West Bengal

47. Which of the following is not a language included in the eighth schedule of the constitution?

A) English

B) Konkani

C) Sindhi

D) Kashmiri

48. The Fundamental Duties were added to the constitution for the first time in-

A) 1974

B) 1975

C) 1976

D) 1977

49. Into how many parts has the Indian Constitution been divided?

A) 7

B) 11

C) 21

D) 22

50. According to the provisions of the Constitution, which one of the following can be abolished?

A) Legislative Assembly

B) Legislative Council

C) Rajya Sabha

D) Lok Sabha

51. In the Panchayati Raj system, the ‘Panchayat Samiti’ is constituted at the-

A) Village level

B) Block level

C) City level

D) District level

52. In India there is-

A) One party system

B) Bi-party system

C) Multi-party system

D) None of the above

53. Who among the following persons are acknowledged as the father of the Indian Constitution?

A) Mahatma Gandhi

B) Jawaharlal Nehru

C) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

54. A legislature of a country-

A) Makes the laws

B) Interprets the laws

C) Protects the laws

D) Enforces the laws

55. The legislature having two houses is known as-

A) Uni-cameral

B) Bi-cameral

C) Upper House

D) Lower House

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56. Dictatorship is based on-

A) Force and Fear

B) Public Opinion

C) Will of God

D) The allegiance of the Constitution

57. Democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people.” Whose statement is it?

A) Rousseau

B) J. S. Mill

C) T. H. Green

D) Abraham Lincoln

58. A state ruled by a few persons for the good of all the people is known as-

A) Aristocracy

B) Democracy

C) Oligarchy

D) Monarchy

59. The Official legal advisor to the State Government is-

A) The Chief Justice

B) The Attorney – General

C) The Advocate – General

D) A bench of High Court Judges

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60. In the Federation under the Act of 1935 residuary powers were given to the-

A) Federal Legislature

B) Provincial Legislature

C) Governor General

D) Provincial Governor

61. Who was the Chairman of the Union Power Committee of Constituent Assembly of India?

A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

C) Sri Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar

D) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

62. The Comptroller and Auditor General is appointed by the President. He can be removed-

A) By the President

B) On an address from both Houses of Parliament

C) By the Supreme Court

D) On the recommendation of the President by the Supreme Court

63. Ordinance of Governor has to be passed by the Assembly within-

A) 6 weeks

B) 8 weeks

C) 10 weeks

D) 12 weeks

64. Which of the following is a source of income of the Gram Panchayat?

A) Sales tax

B) Levy tax

C) Income tax

D) Professional tax

65. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by-

A) The people

B) Lok Sabha

C) Elected members of the legislative assembly

D) Elected members of the legislative council

66. The power to decide an election petition is vested in the-

A) Parliament

B) Supreme Court

C) High Courts

D) Election Commission

67. The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between the center and states falls under its-

A) Advisory jurisdiction

B) Appellate jurisdiction

C) Original jurisdiction

D) Constitutional jurisdiction

68. Who appointed G.V.K Rao Committee in 1985 on the administrative arrangement for Rural Development and Poverty alleviation programs?

A) President of India

B) Prime Minister of India

C) Planning Commission

D) Lok Sabha

69. Which President of India elected unopposed?

A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

C) N. Sanjeeva Reddy

D) Giani Zail Singh

70. To whom does the President of India submit his resignation?

A) Vice-President

B) Chief Justice

C) Speaker of Lok Sabha

D) Prime Minister

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71. Where the resolution for removing the Vice-President of India can be moved?

A) In Lok Sabha

B) In Rajya Sabha

C) A joint sitting of Parliament

D) Either house of Parliament

72. Who has the power to make treaties with other nations?

A) The Parliament

B) The Prime Minister

C) The President of India

D) All of these

73. Which one of the following fundamental right is available only to citizens of India and not to foreigners?

A) Equality of law

B) Prohibition of discrimination

C) Protection of life and Personal liberty

D) freedom to manage religious affairs

74. About which article of the Indian Constitution Dr. B. R. Ambedkar said, “It is the very soul of the constitution and the very life of it”?

A) Article – 14

B) Article – 19

C) Article – 25

D) Article – 32

75. The original Constitution of India fixed how many Judges for the Supreme Court?

A) 8

B) 10

C) 13

D) 17

76. A judge of a High Court can resign from his/her office by writing to –

A) Chief Justice of Concerned High Court

B) Chief Justice of India

C) President of India

D) Governor of concerned State

77. Who appoints the Judges of the Supreme Court?

A) National Judicial Appointment Commission

B) Supreme Court Collegiums

C) The President of India

D) Prime Minister of India

78. In the first General election to the Lok Sabha in 1952 how many national parties were contested?

A) 12

B) 14

C) 7

D) 9

79. In which state the EVMs were used for the first time in the general elections entire state) to the Assembly?

A) Rajasthan

B) Madhya Pradesh

C) Goa

D) Delhi

80. How many women were elected to the First Lok Sabha?

A) 22

B) 19

C) 27

D) 44

81. Name of the Chairman of the Committee, on whose recommendations Panchayati Raj system with two tiers was introduced in India–

A) Balwant Rai Mehta

B) Ashok Mehta

C) G.V. K. Rao

D) Dr. L. M. Singhvi

82. The first Chairman of Rajya Sabha was-

A) Rajendra Prasad

B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

C) Dr. Zakir Husain

D) G. V. Mavalankar

83. In a democracy, civil services play an important role in-

1. policy making
2. policy implementation
3. socio-economic development

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 1 and 3 only

C) 2 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

84. The major benefits of federalism are-

1. it helps in quick decision making.
2. it gives voice to regional interests.
3. it creates a network of checks and balances.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 1 and 3 only

C) 2 only

D) 2 and 3 only

85. Indian constitution is a combination of federal and non-federal features. Point out the non-federal features from these-

1. All India Services
2. The flexibility of the constitution
3. Supremacy of constitution
4. Bicameralism

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 1 and 3 only

C) 2 and 3 only

D) 1 and 4 only

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86. The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by-

A) First Amendment

B) Eighth Amendment

C) Ninth Amendment

D) Forty Second Amendment

87. Which one of the following schedules of the Indian Constitution lists the names of states and specifies their territories?

A) First

B) Second

C) Third

D) Fourth

88. How many members can be nominated by the President to the Rajya Sabha?

A) 10

B) 12

C) 15

D) 18

89. Who was the first Governor-General of free India?

A) C Rajagopalachari

B) Lord Mountbatten

C) Rajendra Prasad

D) Sardar Vallabhai Patel

90. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of free India?

A) C Rajagopalachari

B) Lord Mountbatten

C) Dr. S Radhakrishnan

D) Rajendra Prasad

91. By which amendment was the voting age reduced to 18 from 21?

A) 52nd amendment

B) 56th amendment

C) 61st amendment

D) 73rd amendment

92. From which constitution did our constitution borrow the concept of the Directive Principles of State Policy?

A) Canada

B) Ireland

C) United Kingdom

D) Germany

93. Who appoints the members of the Union Public Service Commission?

A) President

B) Prime Minister

C) Chairman of UPSC

D) Chief Justice of Supreme Court

94. The state of Bombay was split into two states Gujarat and Maharashtra in the year-

A) 1960

B) 1972

C) 1956

D) 1980

95. Who appoints the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha?

A) Speaker

B) Prime Minister

C) Members of the Lok Sabha

D) President

96. Who designed the National Flag of India?

A) Pingali Venkayya

B) Rajendra Prasad

C) Jawahar Lal Nehru

D) Mahatma Gandhi

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