Indian Polity - MOST IMPORTANT UP PCS Previous Year Questions
Practice real questions from previous year exams of UP PCS.
📘 Local Government- Panchayati Raj📚 Panchayati Raj
Q1
All elections to the Panchayats are conducted by-
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📘 Local Government- Panchayati Raj📚 Milestones in the Evolution of Panchayati Raj
Q2
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.
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📘 Parliament📚 Speakers of Lok Sabha
Q3
Who among the following is the first women Speaker in Lok Sabha?
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📘 Parliament📚 Misc
Q4
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.
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📘 Union and Its Territory📚 Parliamentary Power to Reorganise the States
Q5
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.
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📘 Fundamental Rights📚 Right to Freedom
Q6
Which of the following is not a part of the Article 20 of the Constitution of India?
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📘 Constitutional Bodies📚 Attorney General of India
Q7
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.
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📘 Parts and Schedules of the Constitution📚 Parts and Schedules of the Constitution
Q8
Which one of the following pairs (Schedule - Subjects) is not correctly matched?
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📘 Types of Writs📚 Writ Jurisdiction of Supreme Court
Q9
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.
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📘 Supreme Court📚 Tenure and Removal
Q10
The resignation letter by a judge of Supreme Court is addressed to-
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📘 Constitutional Bodies📚 Finance Commission
Q11
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.
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📘 State Legislature📚 Composition of Council
Q12
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.
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📘 Central Government- Vice-President📚 Election of the Vice-President
Q13
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.
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📘 Tribunals📚 Misc
Q14
Which among the following (Provision - Part of the Constitution) is not correctly matched?
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📘 Parliament📚 Procedure of making Bill to Act
Q15
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.
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📘 Local Government- Panchayati Raj📚 Panchayati Raj
Q16
Which of the following statements is not true regarding 'Gram Sabha'?
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📘 Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP)📚 Features of DPSP
Q17
Which of the following provision is a part of both Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties?
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📘 Local Government- Panchayati Raj📚 Milestones in the Evolution of Panchayati Raj
Q18
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
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📘 Constitutional Bodies📚 Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Q19
The audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is examined by
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📘 Parts and Schedules of the Constitution📚 Parts and Schedules of the Constitution
Q20
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
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