Indian Polity - MOST IMPORTANT UP PCS Previous Year Questions

All elections to the Panchayats are conducted by-

With reference to the recommendations of the Ashok Mehta Committee (1977) on Panchayati Raj, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. The three tier system of Panchayati Raj should be replaced by the two tier system.
2. A block should be the first point for decentralization under popular supervision below the state level.

Who among the following is the first women Speaker in Lok Sabha?

With reference to the post's in Secretariate of the Parliament, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. Common posts may be created for the secretariate of each House of Parliament.
2. The parliament has right to regulate the service conditions of Secretariate staff of either house of it.

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A) : The President can recommend to the Parliament to change the boundary of any state after seeking views of the concerned Legislature of that state on the subject within specified period.
Reason (R): It is not mandatory for the President to accept the proposal of the concerned State Legislature.

Which of the following is not a part of the Article 20 of the Constitution of India?

With reference to the Attorney General of India, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. A person is appointed as Attorney General, who is qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
2. The Attorney General can be removed through the same process as the Judges of the Supreme Court.

Which one of the following pairs (Schedule - Subjects) is not correctly matched?

Consider the following statements concerning the powers of the Supreme Court to issue certain writs to stop violation of Fundamental Rights.

1. The Supreme Court has power to issue writs like Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Quo Warranto and Certiorari which is appropriate for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights.
2. Parliament may by law empower any other court to exercise within its jurisdiction the powers given to the Supreme Court.

The resignation letter by a judge of Supreme Court is addressed to-

With reference to Union Finance Commission, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. Finance Commission has a Chairman and six members.
2. It submits its report to the NITI Aayog.

With reference to the composition of the Legislative Council in a state of India, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. In the Legislative Council there may not be more than one-third members of the total membership of the Legislative Assembly of that state.
2. The Legislative Council of a state must have at least forty members in it.

With reference of the election of the Vice-President of India, which is declared void by the Supreme Court of India, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. The acts done by him as Vice-President before such declaration are considered valid.
2. The acts done by him as Vice-President on the day of such declaration are not considered valid.

Which among the following (Provision - Part of the Constitution) is not correctly matched?

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The President is a part of the Parliament.
Reason (R): A bill passed by the two Houses of the Parliament cannot become a law without the assent of the President.

Which of the following statements is not true regarding 'Gram Sabha'?

Which of the following provision is a part of both Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List-I (Committee)
A. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
B. Ashok Mehta Committee
C. L.M. Singhvi Committee
D. P.K. Thungun Committee
List-II (Year of Appointment)

1. 1957
2. 1977
3. 1986
4. 1988

The audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is examined by

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List-I (Schedule)
A. Third Schedule
B. Fourth Schedule
C. Seventh Schedule
D. Eighth Schedule
List-II (Subject)

1. Allocation of seats in the Council of States
2. Forms of Oath or Affirmations
3. Languages
4. List of subject matter of laws to be made by the Parliament and by State Legislatures