Collection of verified questions for Indian Polity And Governance under Indian Polity & Governance. Includes previous year exam questions with official answer keys and step-by-step solutions.
To move a 'Motion of No-Confidence' against the Council of Ministers, the minimum number of members required in the Lok Sabha is:
With reference to the No-Confidence Motion in India, consider the following statements: 1. There is no mention of a No-Confidence Motion in the Constitution of India. 2. A Motion of No-Confidence can be introduced in the Lok Sabha only. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Who was the Law Minister in the first Cabinet of post-independence India?
Cabinet means:
The Council of Ministers has to resign if a no-confidence motion is passed by a majority of members in:
The minimum number of members required to introduce a motion of no-confidence against the Council of Ministers in the Lok Sabha is:
Following the resignation of the Union Council of Ministers, which of the following is NOT a correct position?
The Vice-President of India: 1. Is the second highest dignitary of India. 2. Has no formal function attached to his office as Vice-President. 3. Discharges the functions of the President during his absence. 4. Acts as President in the event of the President's resignation, removal, or death. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Which statement is false?
Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): A person is eligible for election as Vice-President only if he is qualified for election as a member of the Rajya Sabha. Reason (R): The Vice-President is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct?
Which one of the following is presided over by a person who is not a member of that House/Body?
Which of the following statements regarding the Vice-President are NOT correct? 1. To become Vice-President, a person must be qualified for election as a member of the House of the People (Lok Sabha). 2. A member of the State legislature can be a candidate for this office. 3. The term of office of the Vice-President is the same as that of the President. 4. He can be removed from office through a formal impeachment. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Who among the following have held the office of the Vice-President of India? 1. Mohammad Hidayatullah 2. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 3. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 4. Shankar Dayal Sharma Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
Select the correct pair of dignitaries from the following who served as Ambassador or High Commissioner before becoming the Vice-President of India:
Who is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
The Vice-President may be removed from his office by a resolution of:
A resolution for the removal of the Vice-President of India can only be initiated in:
What was the serial order of Mohammad Hamid Ansari as the Vice-President of India?
Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
According to the Constitution of India, it is the duty of the President of India to cause to be laid before the Parliament which of the following? 1. The Recommendations of the Union Finance Commission 2. The Report of the Public Accounts Committee 3. The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General 4. The Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
The only instance till date of an Indian President being elected unanimously is that of:
Which of the following Presidents of India was associated with the trade union movement?
Which one of the following statements about the powers of the President of India is NOT correct?
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List-I (President) List-II (Tenure) A. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 1. 1969-1974 B. N. Sanjiva Reddy 2. 1974-1977 C. Dr. Zakir Husain 3. 1977-1982 D. V.V. Giri 4. 1967-1969