General Knowledge

Indian Politics - Section 1

51.  The national flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 22 July 1947 and was presented to the nation at the midnight session of the Assembly on 14th August 1947 on behalf of
A. the minorities of India
B. the National Integration Council
C. the women of India
D. the people of India
52.  The president convenes and prorogues all sessions of Parliament in consultation with

A. the speaker
B. the prime minister
C. the prime minister and the leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
D. None of the above
53.  The preamble to our constitution provided that India is

A. a sovereign, socialist and democratic republic
B. a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic
C. a sovereign republic with a socialist pattern of society
D. a socialist, secular and democratic republic
54.  The minimum age required to become a member of Rajya Sabha is

A. 21 years
B. 25 years
C. 30 years
D. 35 years
55.  The president can be impeached for

A. violating the constitution
B. disregarding Parliament
C. for not taking the prime minister's advice
D. All of the above
56.  The name of the union given in the Constitution is

A. Hindustan or Bharatavarsha
B. India or Hindustan
C. India or Bharat
D. Bharatadesh or India
57.  The oath of office is administered to the Governor by the
A. chief justice of India
B. president
C. chief justice of high court
D. speaker of legislative assembly
58.  The members of Parliament can express themselves in the House in

A. English only
B. Hindi only
C. English or Hindi
D. English, Hindi or mother tongue
59.  The nature of the anti-Imperialist struggle was

A. always peaceful and constitutional
B. initially constitutional and by large non-violent
C. based on continuous armed resistance
D. largely supported by foreign powers
60.  The position of the prime minister of India is superior to that of his counter-part in Britain because

A. India is the biggest democracy
B. India has adopted the federal system
C. India has a written constitution
D. his office enjoys constitutional basis

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