FAQs on Indian Polity

1. When was the last meeting of the Constituent Assembly held?
2. Emergency provisions are enumerated in which part of the Constitution?
3. Land Reforms have been exempted from Judicial Scrutiny. Under which schedule have they been placed?
4. Which Vice President of India died while in office?
5. Department of official languages, comes under which Ministry?
6. Howmanymembers of Rajya Sabha are there in the Public Accounts Committee?
7. When was the First National Emergency declared?
8. Whowas the firstSpeaker of the LokSabha?
9. When was the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act enacted?
10. What is the minimum age required to be a member of the Rajya Sabha?
11. When did theConstituent Assembly adopt the National Flag?
12. What is the duration of the National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana'?
13. Under whom are the powers of the Union Executive as per the Constitution?
14. Whenwas theRajyaSabha first constituted?
15. Taxes on services, was enshrined in the Constitution by which amendment?
16. By which Constitutional Amendment was Delhi given the status of National Capital Territory?
17. Under which part of the Constitution are provisions of municipalities mentioned?
18. In which year, was the Constituent Assembly of India constituted?
19. Out of 389 members in the Constituent Assembly, how many were from the Provinces?
20. When President of India resigns fromoffice, to whomdoes he address his resignation letter?
21. Who was Independent India's First Education Minister?
22. Provisions regarding anti-defection are mentioned in which Schedule of the Constitution?
23. After Independence, which state was the first to be established?
24. Freedom of Press is mentioned under which Article of the Constitution?
25. On which committee's recommendations was Fundamental Duties inserted in the Constitution?
26. Which Article of the Constitution has been described as 'Heart and Soul of theConstitution'byDrBRAmbedkar?
27. The Federation System in India has been borrowed from which country's Constitution?
28. In India, military and defence powers have been given to which authority?
29. Under which Article of the Constitution, has MGNREGA been brought?
30. Under which Article of the Constitution untouchability has been regarded as an offence?
31. Who determines the salary and emoluments of the Prime Minister?
32. Directive Principles of State Policy has been borrowed from which country's Constitution?
33. At present, how many members are there in the Rajya Sabha?
34. How much is the term of the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
35. Which committee of the Parliament examines the audit reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?
36. WhichamendmentgaveConstitutional Status to Panchayati Raj in India?
37. Disputes between centre and the states or between states themselves is decided by which court?
38. The election of the President of India is done by which process?
39. Who was the Viceroy of India, when the Shimla Conference took place?
40. The High Court can stop the proceedings of an inferior court on grounds of exceeding its jurisdiction. By which writ is this possible?
41. Whenwas the First Amendment to the Constitution done?
42. Who is the head of the State Government?
43. How many members of the Muslim community were there in the Constituent Assembly?
44. The people of which State in India, have dual citizenship?
45. How are members of the Rajya Sabha elected?
46. Under which Article of the Constitution, the President's Pardoning Powers been enshrined?
47. Who was the Chairman of the Flag Committee?
48. Who was the Railway Minister in the Interim Cabinet (1946)?
49. Which party formed the government in Punjab Province in 1937?
50. Who was the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, of the Constituent Assembly?
51. The provisions regarding Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes has been mentioned in which Schedule of the Constitution?
52. Underwhich Article has 'Right to Freedomof Religion' been mentioned?
53. Financial Emergency has been mentioned in which Article of the Constitution?
54. How many judges are there in the Supreme Court?
55. When and where was the First High Court established?
56. Howmany states of India havebicameral Legislature?
57. When was the Sarkaria Commission appointed?
58. Who is the Chairman of the 14th Finance Commission?
59. Under Jawaharlal Nehru, when was the Interim Government established?
60. Who was the Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
61. The republican form of Government, has been borrowed from which country's Constitution?
62. Who is the only President of India elected, as an independent candidate?
63. Who was the First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India?
64. Under which Constitutional Amendment, was the rights and privileges of rulers of Princely States taken away?
65. By which Constitutional Amendment, was the voting age reduced from 21 years to 18 years?
66. Who is the First Law Officer of India?
67. By which Article of the Constitution, UPSC has been created?
68. When did the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir come into force?
69. Who has the powers to declare an area as scheduled area for the protection of Scheduled Tribes?
70. Whichwordswere added to the Preamble by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act?
71. On what ground can the President be impeached?
72. Which President of India, won in the second counting of votes?

Answers

1. 24th January, 1950 2. Part XVIII
3. Ninth Schedule
4. Krishna Kant
5. Home Ministry
6. Seven
7. 26th October, 1962
8. GV Mavalankar
9. 1976
10. 30 years
11. 22nd July, 1947
12. 52 seconds
13. President of India
14. 3rd April, 1952
15. 88th Amendment
16.69th Amendment
17. Part IX (A)
18. 1946
19. 296
20.Vice-President
21. Abul Kalam Azad
22. Tenth Schedule
23. 1953, Andhra Pradesh
24. Article 19.
25. Swaran Singh Committee
26. Article 32
27. Canada
28. President of India
29. Article 43
30. Article 17
31. Parliament
32. Ireland
33. 245
34. Six years or till 65 years whichever is earlier
35. Public Accounts Committee
36. 73rd Amendment
37. Supreme Court
38. Single Transferable Vote
39. Lord Wavell
40. Prohibition
41. 1951
42. Governor
43. 31
44. Jammu and Kashmir
45. By the members of Legislative Assemblies
46. Article 72
47. JB Kriplani
48. Asaf Ali
49. Unionist Party
50. Jawaharlal Nehru
51. 5th Schedule
52. Article 25
53. Article 360
54. 31
55. 14th May, 1862, Kolkata
56. Seven
57. 1983
58. Dr. YV Reddy
59. 1946
60. Jawaharlal Nehru
61. France
62. V.V. Giri
63. HL Kania
64. 26th Amendment
65. 61st Amendment
66. Attorney General
67. Article 315
68. 26th January, 1957
69. President of India
70. Socialist, Secular and Integrity
71. Violating the Constitution
72. V V Giri