Indian Polity - MOST IMPORTANT UPSC CSE Previous Year Questions

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I (Features of the Indian Constitution) A. Fundamental Rights B. Parliamentary system of Government C. Emergency provisions D. Directive Principles of State Policy. List II (Borrowed from) (1) U.K. (2) U.S.A. (3) Ireland (4) German Reich (5) Canada.

Which of the following statements regarding the Constituent Assembly are true? 1. It was not based on adult franchise. 2. It resulted from direct elections. 3. It was a multiparty body. 4. It worked through several committees. Select the correct answer from the codes given Below:

The Swaran Singh Committee considered the question of:

The only instance when the President of India exercised his power of veto related to:

The Chief Minister of a State in India is NOT eligible to vote in the Presidential election if:

The abolition of the I.A.S. and the I.P.S. has been recommended by the:

Which one of the following statements regarding the office of the Speaker is correct?

Which one of the following is INCORRECT in respect of Parliamentary Control over the Budget?

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Which one of the following comes under the jurisdiction of both the High Courts and the Supreme Court?

Which one of the following is a feature common to both the Indian Federation and the American Federation?

The Anti Defection Law was enacted as early as 1979 in:

Which one of the following is in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India?

The basic structure theory of the Constitution of India implies that

Freedom of the Press in India

Who among the following are appointed by the President of India? 1. The Chairman, Finance Commission. 2. The Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission 3. The Chief Minister of a Union Territory. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

Assertion (A): In India, the political parties which formed the governments represented the majority of seats secured in the elections to the House of the People at the Centre and the Legislative Assemblies in the States but not the majority of votes. Reason (R): The elections based on the majority vote system decide the result on the basis of relative majority of votes secured. In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?

Which one of the following statements is correct

Which one of the following determines that the Indian Constitution is Federal?

In which respect have the Centre State relations been specifically termed as “municipal relations”?