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UPSC Polity Previous Year Questions
132 Polity questions asked in previous UPSC examinations, arranged from the latest year with answers and explanations.
- Questions
- 132
- Years covered
- 2017–2026
- Exam years
- 9
- With answers
- 132
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Consider the following statements: I. If any question arises as to whether a Member of the House of the People has become subject to disqualification under the 10th Schedule, then the decision of the President, in accordance with the advice of the Council of Ministers, shall be final. II. There is no mention of the word 'political party' in the Constitution of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Consider the following statements: I. Panchayats at the intermediate level exist in all States. II. To be eligible to be a Member of a Panchayat at the intermediate level, a person needs to attain the age of thirty years. III. The Chief Minister of a State constitutes a commission to review the financial position of Panchayats at intermediate levels and to make recommendations regarding the distribution of the net proceeds of taxes and duties leviable by the State, between the State and Panchayats at the intermediate level. Which of the statements given above are not correct?
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Consider the following statements about Lokpal: I. The power of Lokpal applies to public servants of India, but not to the Indian public servants posted outside India. II. No Member of Parliament or a Member of the Legislature of any State or Union Territory shall be its Chairperson or Member, and only the Chief Justice of India, whether incumbent or retired, has to be its Chairperson. III. Its Chairperson or Member shall not be a person of less than forty-five years of age on the date of assuming office as the Chairperson or Member. IV. Lokpal cannot inquire into the allegations of corruption against a sitting Prime Minister of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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As per Article 368 of the Constitution of India, the Parliament may amend any provision of the Constitution by way of:
1. Addition
2. Variation
3. Repeal
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Which of the following statements are correct in respect of a Money Bill in the Parliament?
1. Article 109 of the Constitution lays down a special procedure in respect of Money Bills.
2. A Money Bill shall not be introduced in the Council of States.
3. The Rajya Sabha can either approve the Bill or suggest changes but cannot reject it.
4. Amendments to a Money Bill suggested by the Rajya Sabha have to be accepted by the Lok Sabha.
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The North Eastern Council (NEC) was established by the North Eastern Council Act, 1971. Subsequent to the amendment of the NEC Act in 2002, the Council comprises which of the following members?
1. Governor of the Constituent State
2. Chief Minister of the Constituent State
3. Three Members to be nominated by the President of India
4. The Home Minister of India
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How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted by the Government of India till December 2023?
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The Constitution (71st Amendment) Act, 1992 amends the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution to include which of the following languages?
1. Konkani
2. Manipuri
3. Nepali
4. Maithili
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Which of the following statements are correct about the Constitution of India?
1. Powers of the Municipalities are given in Part IX A of the Constitution.
2. Emergency provisions are given in Part XVIII of the Constitution.
3. Provisions related to the amendment of the Constitution are given in Part XX of the Constitution.
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Which one of the following statements is correct as per the Constitution of India?
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Under which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India has the Supreme Court of India placed the Right to Privacy?
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Which of the following statements about the Ethics Committee in the Lok Sabha are correct?
1. Initially it was an ad-hoc Committee.
2. Only a Member of the Lok Sabha can be a member of this Committee.
3. This Committee cannot take up any matter which is sub-judice.
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Consider the following statements regarding the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam:
1. Provisions will come into effect from the 18th Lok Sabha.
2. This will be in force for 15 years after becoming an Act.
3. There are provisions for the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes women within the quota reserved for the Scheduled Castes.
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A Writ of Prohibition is an order issued by the Supreme Court or High Courts to:
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Consider the following statements:
1. It is the Governor of the State who recognizes and declares any community of that State as a Scheduled Tribe.
2. A community declared as a Scheduled Tribe in a State need not be so in another State.
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With reference to the Union Budget, consider the following statements:
1. The Union Finance Minister, on behalf of the Prime Minister, lays the Annual Financial Statement before both Houses of Parliament.
2. At the Union level, no demand for a grant can be made except on the recommendation of the President of India.
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With reference to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, consider the following statements:
While any resolution for the removal of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is under consideration:
1. He/She shall not preside.
2. He/She shall not have the right to speak.
3. He/She shall not be entitled to vote on the resolution in the first instance.
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With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements:
1. A Bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its dissolution.
2. A Bill passed by the Lok Sabha and pending in the Rajya Sabha lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
3. A Bill in regard to which the President of India notified his/her intention to summon the Houses to a joint sitting lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
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With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements:
1. Prorogation of a House by the President of India does not require the advice of the Council of Ministers.
2. Prorogation of a House is generally done after the House is adjourned sine die, but there is no bar to the President of India proroguing the House which is in session.
3. Dissolution of the Lok Sabha is done by the President of India who, save in exceptional circumstances, does so on the advice of the Council of Ministers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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