important mcqs Question 1. Who exercises all governmental powers? (a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (d) Chief Election Commission Answer Question 2. The Second Backward Classes Commission was appointed by the government of India in (a) 1979 (b) 1981 (c) 1985 (d) 1999 Answer Question 3. Which one of the following statement about the President is wrong? (a) He is the head of the state. (b) He is the highest formal authority in the country. (c) He exercises only nominal powers. (d) He is elected directly by the people. Answer Question 4. The strength of the Council of Ministers ranges from (a) 60 to 80 (b) 60 to 100 (c) 70 to 85 (d) 80 to 100 Answer Question 5. Once the Lok Sabha passes the budget of the government or any other money related law, the Rajya Sabha cannot rejected it. The Rajya Sabha can only delay it by (a) 14 days (b) 15 days (c) 16 days (d) 17 days Answer Question 6. When was the Second Backward Class Commission appointed? (a) 1989 (b) 1979 (c) 1999 (d) 2001 Answer Question 7. What do the Civil Servants do? (a) They take important policy decisions (b) They implement the ministers’ decisions (c) They settle the disputes (d) none of the above Answer Question 8. What is ‘Parliament’? (a) Assembly of elected representatives at the national level (b) A body consisting of appointed ministers (c) Body comprising judges (d) Assembly of only appointed members Answer Question 9. Apart from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, who else constitutes the Parliament? (a) Prime Minister (b) Chief Minister (c) Governor (d) President Answer Question 10. For how long can the Rajya Sabha delay a Money Bill? (a) 15 days (b) 1 month (c) 3 months (d) 14 days Answer Question 11. Who appoints the judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts? (a) President, according to his own wishes (b) President, on the advice of the PM (c) President on the advice of the PM in consultation with the Chief Justice of India (d) None of the above Answer Question 12. Two features of Indian judicial system are: (a) Independent Judiciary (b) Integrated Judiciary (c) Dependent Judiciary (d) Both (a) and (b) Answer Question 13. Which of the following institutions can make changes to the existing law of the country? (a) The Supreme Court (b) The President (c) The Prime Minister (d) The Parliament Answer Question 14. Which body acts as the guardian of Fundamental Rights? (a) District Courts (b) Supreme Court (c) Election Commission (d) Legislature Answer Question 15. Why does the political executive have more powers than the permanent executive? (a) Because hardly any expertise is required in taking policy decisions (b) Because political executive consists of the direct representatives of the people (c) Political leaders are more educated (d) None of the above Answer Question 16. Whom does the President appoint as the Prime Minister? (a) Anyone he likes (b) Leader of the majority party (c) MP who has secured the largest number of votes (d) None of the above Answer Question 17. What is the government formed by an alliance of two or more political parties called? (a) Cooperation government (b) Coalition government (c) Consensus government (d) Cooperative government Answer Question 18. Which of these options is/are correct regarding the powers of the Prime Minister? (a) He chairs the Cabinet meetings (b) He distributes work to the different departments (c) He can dismiss ministers (d) All the above Answer Question 19. Which of the following statements is not true? (a) The Judiciary safeguards the laws (b) The Legislature implements the laws (c) The political executives are more powerful than the permanent executives (d) The permanent executives comprises the civil servants Answer Question 20. The president of India is elected by (a) Direct Election by citizens … 18 years of age (b) Indirect Election by the Electoral College (c) The Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers (d) None of the above Answer Question 21. The judges of Supreme Court are appointed by (a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) Chief Justice (d) Law Minister Answer