Comprehensive collection of questions from Indian Polity & Governance asked in recent state service examinations. Each question is verified with official answer keys and step-by-step bilingual solutions.
Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic feature of Zonal Councils?
Zonal Councils have been created by:
In which Schedule are the Centre-State relations contained?
Which of the following bodies are extra-constitutional and non-statutory for securing cooperation and coordination among the States in India? 1. National Development Council 2. Governors' Conference 3. Zonal Councils 4. Inter-State Council Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): According to the recommendation of the Sarkaria Commission, Article 356 should be used very sparingly. Reason (R): The political parties that formed governments at the Centre misused Article 356. Select the correct answer from the code given below:
The Constitution of India presents three lists for the distribution of powers between the Centre and the States. Which two of the following Articles regulate the distribution of powers?
Can the States of the Indian Union raise foreign loans directly under the Constitution?
Under which of the following Articles does the Indian Constitution provide for an Inter-State Council?
Under which of the following taxes has the maximum total amount payable by an individual been restricted by the Constitution?
In India, to whom among the following are powers conferred to enact legislation regarding infants and minors, as well as economic and social planning?
In which of the following years did the Sarkaria Commission, entrusted with the mandate to recommend changes in Centre-State relations, submit its report?
Which of the following is NOT related to Union-State relations in India?
When was the Jharkhand Area Autonomous Council constituted?
Centre-State relations in India are influenced by: 1. Constitutional provisions 2. The planning process 3. Conflicts of political interests 4. Dominance of the desire to dictate Select the correct answer from the code given below:
The Constitution of India has assigned the residuary powers to:
A resolution passed under clause (1) of Article 249 shall not remain in force for more than which of the following periods?
Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
Who among the following was a member of the Sarkaria Commission?
An Inter-State Council can be established by:
In whom are the residuary powers vested in the Indian Constitution?
The distribution of legislative powers between the Centre and the States is contained in which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution?
On the recommendation of which of the following Commissions/Committees was the Inter-State Council established in India?
In what specific context have Centre-State relations been referred to as "Municipal Relations"?
According to which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India, the executive power of every State shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union?
Centre-State relations in India depend on: 1. Constitutional provisions 2. Conventions and practices 3. Judicial interpretations 4. Mechanisms for dialogue Select the correct answer using the code given below: