Politics Questions & Answers (Compiled from UPSC, SSC ,PSC ,IBPS previous question papers)

MLA, N. Varadarajan, died in Chennai on 10 April 2012. Which of the following facts with regards to Varadarajan is not true?

A. N. Varadarajan was former Tamil Nadu State secretary of the CPI(M) and three-time MLA

B. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Assembly twice (1977 and 1980)

C. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Assembly from the Vedasandur constituency in 1983

D. He was elected party secretary in Tamil Nadu in 2005 and again in 2008

Name the Samajwadi Party MLA from Itwa in Sidhhartnagar district who was unanimously elected Speaker of the 16th Uttar Pradesh Assembly on 13 April 2012?

Identify the person, with whom the following statements are attached.

A. He was born on February 7, 1948 in Letpadan, Burma

B. He was re-elected general secretary of the CPI(M) at the 20th party congress

C. He was elected to the Central Committee of the CPI (M) in 1985

D. He became a member of the Politburo in 1992

President Pratibha Patil on 18 April 2012 released a commemorative postage stamp to mark the birth centenary of President R. Venkataraman at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Which of the following facts about the former president is not true?

A. R. Venkataraman was the 10th president of India

B. He held office from 25 July 1987 to 25 July 1992

C. had the unique distinction of having worked with four Prime Ministers namely- V. P Singh,
     Chandrashekhar and P. V Narasimha Rao and Rajiv Gandhi

D. R. Venkataraman had played a significant role in the industrialisation of Tamil Nadu. An
     outstanding administrator, he was also known as the father of industrialisation

Who among the following is the Leader of the Opposition in the present Rajya Sabha?

The protection of Civil right act extends to ?

All offences punishable under the protection of Civil Right Act. 1955 are ?

Which one of the following is the guardian of Fundamental Rights ?

What is the time limit prescribed for providing information, if the information sought is a matter of life and liberty of a person, according to the Right to Information Act 2005?

panchayati Raj envisages a :

Which of the following can be said to be essentially the parts of ‘Inclusive Governance’?

1. Permitting the Non-Banking Financial Companies to do banking

2. Establishing effective District Planning Committees in all the districts

3. Increasing the government spending on public health

4. Strengthening the Mid-day Meal Scheme

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

The Rowlatt act aimed at:

Which of the following is/ are among the fundamental Duties of citizens laid down in the Indian Constitution?

1. To preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture

2. To protect the weaker sections from social injustice

3. To develop the scientific temper and spirit of inquiry

4. To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Lokayukta is an authority constituted for ?

The term 'Adjournment' with respect to the Indian Parliament Means?

Judges of the Supreme Court hold office till the age of :

Which of the following countries agreed recently to discontinue refuelling ships in the Indian Ocean for the NATO led coalition in Afghanistan?

Which of the following countries has been fully suspended from the Common wealth of Nations after its refusal to announce General Elections which have been due since long? 

Which one of the following has proposed $ 11 billion infrastructure debt fund? 

The highest body which approves the Five Year Plan is the:

Central Pollution Control Board comes under the Ministry of 

One of the following was once an associate State of the Union of India and later became a full fledged State: 

Local government are the basis of 

Which of the following ensures grass-root democracy in India?