Indian Polity Questions For UPSC, SSC CGL, CHSL, CPO, FCI, Quiz-1

Correct Answer – C. Rajendra Prasad

Explanation: The Drafting Committee consisted of 7 members: Dr B.R. Ambedkar (Chairman), N. Gopalas- wami Ayyangar, Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer, Dr K.M. Munshi, S.M. Saadullah, N.Madhava Rati (replaced B.L. Mit- ter) and T.T. Krishnamachari (replaced D.P. Khaitan). Dr Rajendra Prasad headed the Rules of Procedure Com- mittee and Steering Committee.

Correct Answer – C. absolute rule by one

Explanation:- An autocracy is a system of government in which supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions are subject to neither external legal restraints nor regularized mechanisms of popular control both totalitarianism and mili- tary dictatorship are often identified with, but need not be, an autocracy.

Correct Answer – C. The King exercises power granted by constitution

Explanation:- Constitutional monar- chy is a form of government in which a king or queen acts as Head of State. The Sovereign/Monarch governs ac- cording to the constitution—that is, according to rules, rather than accord- ing to his or her own free will. The ability to make and pass legislation re- sides with an elected Parliament.

Correct Answer – D. Sovereignty of the people

Explanation:-Popular sovereignty is the principle that the authority of the government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who are the source of all political power. It is also known as sov- ereignty of the people.

Correct Answer – B. UK

Explanation:-The Constitution of In- dia provides for a parliamentary form of government, both at the Centre and in the states that has been borrowed from the United Kingdom. The par- liamentary government is also known as cabinet government or responsible government or Westminster model of government and is prevalent in Japan, Canada, among others.

Correct Answer –C. Government

Explanation:-A government is the system by which a state or community is governed. It is the means by which state policy is enforced, as well as the mechanism for determining the policy of the state. A form of Government re- fers to the set of political systems and institutions that make up the organiza- tion of a specific government.

Correct Answer –D. 1920

Explanation:-The Central Legislative Assembly was a legislature for India created by the Government of India Act 1919 from the former Imperial Legislative Council, implementing the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms. It was formed in 1920.

Correct Answer –D. union of states

Explanation:-Article (1), in the Con- stitution states that India that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States. The territo- ry of India shall consist of: The territo- ries of the states, The Union territories and any territory that may be acquired.

Correct Answer –A. Britain

Explanation:-The Rule of Law is an aspect of the British Constitution that has been emphasized by A.V. Dicey and it therefore, can be considered an important part of British Politics. It in- volves: the rights of individuals are de- termined by legal rules and not the ar- bitrary behaviour of authorities; there can be no punishment unless a court decides there has been a breach of law; and everyone, regardless of your posi- tion in society, is subject to the law.

Correct Answer –B. Switzerland

Explanation:-Switzerland has made provisions for referendums or pop- ular votes on laws and constitutional decrees or issues on which citizens are asked to approve or reject by a yes or a no. The Swiss Federal Constitution 1891 permits a certain number of citi- zens to make a request to amend a con- stitutional article, or even to introduce a new article into the constitution.