Practice Quiz set 9 - indian polity mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) How many High Courts in India have jurisdiction over more than one state (Union territories not included)?
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Bombay High Court has jurisdiction over two statesMumbai and Goa; Guwahti High Court has jurisdiction over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram and Nagaland; Punjab and Haryana High Court has jurisdiction over Punjab and Haryana.
Q-2) In which year were the States recognized on a linguustic basis ?
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Indian states were reorganized on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganization Act, 1956. Andhra State was merged with the Telugu-speaking area of Hyderabad state (also known as Telangana) to create Andhra Pradesh in 1956. Similarly Kerala in the south and three states (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh) came into being in the Hindi speaking area. West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Punjab were enlarged by addition of territories.
Q-3) With respect to Article 371 A of the Constitution of India, the Governor of which one of the following States has special responsibility with respect to law and order of the State?
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Article 371A deals with the Special provision with respect to the State of Nagaland.
Q-4) Consider the following officials of India;
- The State election commissioner
- Chairman of the State Public Service Commission
- A judge of the High Court
- The Advocate General of the State.
Which of the officials given above is/are appointed by the governor of the concerned state?
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The state election commissioner, chairman of the state PSC, and the advocate General of the state are appointed by the governor.
A judge of the High Court is appointed by the President.
Q-5) Which of the following statements is/are correct? Under the provisions of Article 200 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of a state may
- Withhold his assent to a Bill passed by the state legislature.
- Reserve the Bill passed by the state legislature for consideration of the President.
- Return the Bill, other than a money Bill, for reconsideration of the legislature.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
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All of the above statements are correct.
Q-6) Govt. decided to add four new tribes, Abuj Maria, Korba, Hill Korba and Kodaku into the list of scheduled tribes. Which of the following is/are correct in regard to granting the status of scheduled tribe to a tribe?
- President has the authority to include or exclude a tribe from the list of scheduled tribes.
- The criterion for a community to be recognized as the scheduled tribe is not spelt out in the constitution
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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According to article 342 of the constitution, it is the parliament, which can decide on the inclusion and exclusion of a tribe into the list of scheduled tribe.
The President may with respect to any State or Union territory, and where it is a State, after consultation with the Governor thereof, by public notification, specify the tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within tribes or tribal communities which shall for the purposes of this Constitution be deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in relation to that State or Union territory, as the case may be.
Q-7) The ordinances issued by the Governor are subject to approval by:
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Q-8) Grant in aid are provided every year to States in need of assistance as recommended by the
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Q-9) The term of a Governor is :
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As per Article 156 of the Indian constitution, a Governor holds office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters his office. He holds office during the pleasure of the President and so may, by writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office.
Q-10) Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
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Sucheta Kriplani was India’s first woman Chief Minister, serving as the head of the Uttar Pradesh government from 1963 to 1967.
In October 1963, she became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the first woman to hold that position in any Indian state. The highlight of her tenure was the firm handling of state employees strike.