Indian Politics Quiz Questions

 

1. How many Lok Sabha seats are there in Uttar Pradesh ?

a) 71
b) 80
c) 89
d) 95

Answer (b) 80

 

2. Who has been the longest serving Chief Minister of any state in India ?

a) Virbhadra Singh, Himachal Pradesh
b) Pawan Kumar Chamling, Sikkim
c) Manik Sarkar, Tripura
d) Pratap Singh Rane, Goa

Answer (b) Pawan Kumar Chamling, Sikkim

 

3. Which of these is a National Political Party?

a) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
b) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)
c) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
d) AIADMK

Answer (a) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)

 

4. Who was the president of India at Emergency time in 1975 ?

a) Shankar Dayal Sharma
b) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
c) Giani Zail Singh
d) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

Answer (d) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

 

5. Which former finance minister became president of india in 2009?

a) Meira Kumar
b) Pranab Mukherjee
c) Sushil Shinde
d) P. Chidambaram

Answer (b) Pranab Mukherjee

 

6. What is the full form of MLC ?

a) Member of Local Council
b) Member of Large Circle
c) Member of Legislative Council
d) Member of Local Circle

Answer (c) Member of Legislative Council

 

7. Who has the power to transfer a judge from one high court to another ?

a) Law Minister
b) Prime Minister
c) President
d) Chief Justice of Supreme Court

Answer (c) President

 

8. In India, the President is elected by ____

a) Proportional Vote system
b) Single Transferable Vote
c) Open Ballot System
d) Direct Election

Answer (b) Single Transferable Vote

 

9. In the Parliamentary system, a Money Bill is a bill related to ____.

a) Taxation/government spending
b) Foriegn exchange reserves
c) Digitization of currency
d) Imports and exports

Answer (a) Taxation/government spending

 

10. Who was the architect of 'Indian Constitution'?

a) Sardar Patel
b) B. R. Ambedkar
c) Motilal Nehru
a) Rajendra Prasad

Answer (b) B. R. Ambedkar