CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Introduction To Indian Polity And Governance Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com

Which of the following is not correctly matched?
  • Estimate Committee : 30 members
  • Committee on Welfare of SCs and STs : 30 members
  • House Committee : 15 members
  • Committee on Privileges : 15 members from Lok Sabha
What Steps have been  taken by the government to promote education?
  • There is a provision made for providing universal access, retention and quality in elementary education with a special emphasis on girls
  • Establishment of pace setting of schools like Navodaya Vidyalaya in each district
  • Vocational streams have been developed to equip large number of high school students with occupations related to knowledge and skills
  • All of them
Joint sittings of the two Houses of Indian Parliament are held to _________.
  • Elect the President of India
  • Elect the Vice President of India
  • Adopt a Constitution Amendment Bill
  • Consider and pass a Bill on which the two Houses disagree
Which one of the following is the correct meaning of Budget?
  • Money Bill
  • Statement of expenditure
  • Estimate of expenditure, the ways and means to raise revenue
  • A statement of the economic policy of the country
In which of the following Articles, Rajya Sabha enjoys special and exclusive power?
Article-249
Article-312
3. Article-67
Codes
  • 1 and 2
  • 1 and 3
  • 2 and 3
  • All of these
Article 139 A, which provides for transfer of cases, was introduced by:
  • 39th Amendment
  • 42nd Amendment
  • 44th Amendment
  • 59th Amendment
Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments introduced the anti-defection provision in the Constitution for the first time?
  • 51st Amendment
  • 52nd Amendment
  • 53rd Amendment
  • 54th Amendment
Which Article of Indian Constitution talks about adults suffrage?
  • Article 323
  • Article 326
  • Article 327
  • Article 328
Of the following words in the Preamble of the Constitution of India which was not inserted through the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976?
  • Socialist
  • Secular
  • Dignity
  • Integrity
Which of the following amendment doesn't require amendment by special majority and consent of states?
  • Delimitation of constituencies
  • Supreme Court and High Court
  • Representation of states in Parliament
  • Any of the lists in the 7th Schedule
The Constitution (93rd Amendment) Act deals with _________.
  • local self government
  • extension of reservation in educational institution
  • basic structure of the Constitution of India
  • appointment of judges in the Supreme Court of India
The most controversial amendment passed during the emergency was:
  • 41st
  • 42nd
  • 43rd
  • 44th
Who has the constitutional power to approve 'President Rule' in the State under Article 356?
  • Prime Minister
  • Parliament
  • Union Council of Ministers
  • State Government
The Two provisions of the Constitution of India that most clearly express the power of judicial review are ____________________.
  • Article - 21 and Article - 446
  • Article - 32 and Article - 226
  • Article - 44 and Article - 152
  • Article - 17 and Article - 143
In which part of Indian Constitution, the emergency provisions are contained?
  • Part 17
  • Part 18
  • Part 27
  • Part 28
Consider the following statements:
I. 110th Amendment Bill seeks to amendment of Article-243D.
II. 110th Amendment Bill is as out providing reservation to women one-half of the total seats in Panchayats.
Which of the following statement (s) are correct?
  • Only I
  • Only II
  • Both I and II
  • Neither I nor II
By which Amendment Act of the Constitution of India were the Directive Principles of the State Policy given precedence over the Fundamental Rights wherever they come into conflict?
  • 40th
  • 42nd
  • 44th
  • 46th
Article-249 of the Indian Constitution deals with ____________________.
  • emergency powers of the President
  • dissolution of the Lok Sabha
  • administrative powers of the Parliament
  • legislative powers of the Parliament with respect to a matter in the State List
Which one of the following is not included in the State list in the Constitution of India?
  • Criminal Procedure Code
  • Police
  • Law and Order
  • Prison
Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
  • It lists the distribution of powers between the Union and the States.
  • It contains the languages listed in the Constitution.
  • It contains the provisions regarding administration of Tribal areas.
  • It allocates seats in the Council of States.
Delimitation of constituencies and determination of constituencies reserved for SCs and STs are done by:
  • Election Commission
  • Delimitation Commission
  • Planning Commission
  • Election Commission with the assistance of Delimitation Commission
Which of the following is not true about the Anti-Defection bill? 
  • An MP or an MLA will be disqualified if he has voluntarily given in the membership of the party to which he belonged
  • In the event if a member is absence from voting in the house on a particular issue the MP or MLA will be disqualified
  • A member shall not be disqualified if there is a merger of political parties
  • The Speaker of the Lok Sabha will not be disqualified if he becomes a member of another political party lateron
In a federal system of government, powers are divided between the centre and states by:
  • The constitution
  • The mutual agreement between centre and the states
  • Supreme Court
  • Parliament
Consider the following statements
The Amendment procedure has been provided in Article-368 of the Constitution of India.
The consent of the states is mandatory for all Amendments to the Constitution of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
The Public Health and Sanitation is included in the Constitution of India in:
  • Union List
  • State List
  • Concurrent list
  • None of these
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is an Indian central government agency. It was created with the objective to issue ______.
  • A 8 digit unique identification number to all residents of India
  • e-passport to Indian
  • A 12 digit unique identification number to all residence of India
  • All of these
What is the greatest demerit in the Parliamentary form of government?
  • There is no demerit
  • It is always responsive to public opinion
  • It gives authority to the executive to issue Ordinance
  • In practice, the executive controls the Parliament and makes it an instrument for registering its will, instead of Parliament controlling the executive
Consider the following steps in the enactment of a budget:
General discussion
Appropriation Bill
Finance Bill
Voting of the demands for grant 
Select the correct sequence in the enactment of a budget from the above steps:
  • 1, 2, 3, 4
  • 1, 4, 2, 3
  • 1, 4, 3, 2
  • 1, 3, 4, 2
Which of the following is wrongly matched? 
  • The Pitt's India Act (1784) : Board of Control to guide and control company's affairs.
  • CharterAct of 1813 : Company's monopoly of trade with India ended.
  • Charter Act of 1833 ; Company's debt.
  • Charter Act of 1853 : To regulate company's affairs.
In which year the tenure of the present President will come to an end? 
  • 2020
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2019
Arrange all the following statements in a logical sequence 
A) Social divisions of one kind or the other exist in most countries.
(B) Combination of politics and social divisions is very dangerous and explosive.
(C) Political parties try to win political support by demanding votes on social divisions ground.
(D) Some social differences on the basis of caste,language,religion may lead to social division
  • D, B, C, A
  • D, B, A, C
  • D, A, B, C
  • B, A, D, C
Who is the Chairman of Planning Commission in India ? 
  • President
  • Prime Minister
  • Planning Minister
  • Vice-President
The Sri Lankan Tamils felt that the major political parties led by the Buddhist Sinhala leaders were _______________.
  • Sensitive to their language and culture.
  • Insensitive to their people and culture.
  • Supportive to their customs and traditions.
  • Different to their colour and culture.
Power sharing is desirable because it ________________.
  • Ensures the stability of political order.
  • Imposes the will of the majority community over others
  • Helps in promoting the communal feeling
  • Helps the people of different communities to celebrate their festivals freely
Which one among the following is not a characteristic of a federal system?
  • There are two distinct levels of goverment
  • The responsibilities and powers of each level of government are clearly defined in a written Constitution
  • There is no separation of powers between branches of government
  • A supreme Court is entrusted with the responsibility of interpreting these provisions and arbitrating in matters of dispute
The Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India contains ___________.
  • Provisions regarding the administration of tribal areas
  • The Union List, the State List and the Concurrent List
  • A list of recognized languages
  • Provisions about the disqualification of Members of Legislatures on grounds of defection
Under which of the following Acts is the National Population Register being created? 
  • The Citizenship Act of India, 1955 as amended in 2004
  • The Census Act, 1948
  • The UID Act, 2010
  • None of the above
Pochampally in Nalgonda district of Telengana became famous in April 1951 because ___________.
  • The Bhoodan movement was launched there by Vinoba Bhave
  • The landless peasants rose up in arms against the landlords
  • It witnessed violent anti-Hindi agitation
  • Silk weavers' cooperative was formed for the first time in India
Which among the following is not a basic feature of the Constitution of India?
  • Fundamental rights
  • Independence of judiciary
  • Federalism
  • The unquestioned right of the Parliament to amend any part of the Constitution
Who was the president of the drafting committee?
  • Rajendra Prasad
  • Ambedkar
  • Gandhiji
  • Nehruji
Article 368 of the Constitution of India deals with ___________.
  • The powers of the Parliament of India to amend the Constitution
  • Financial emergency
  • Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha
  • Official Language of the Union of India
An emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution of India can be declared only during: 
  • War, external aggression or internal disturbance.
  • War, external aggression or armed rebellion.
  • Failure of Constitutional Machinery in the State.
  • Financial instability in the country.
With reference to Indian History, the members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were ____________.
  • directly elected by the people of those provinces
  • nominated by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League
  • elected by the Provincial Legislative Assemblies
  • selected by the government for their expertise in constitutional matters
The first state in India which was created on linguistic basis is _____________.
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Gujarat
  • Haryana
  • Kerala
The tenure of Rajyasabha member is ___________.
  • 5 years
  • 6 years
  • 3 years
  • 4 years
Which of the following are the features of the ideology of utilitarianism ? 
Utilitarians believed that all value derives from land 
The most celebrated spokesmen of utilitarianism were Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill 
Utilitarians were advocates of the idea that India could be ruled through indigenous laws and customs 
Utilitarians were advocates of the idea of the 'greatest good for the greatest number of people' 
Select the correct answer using the code given below : 
  • 1 and 4 only
  • 2 and 4 only
  • 1, 2 and 4
  • 2 and 3
The two provisions of the Constitution of India that most clearly express the power of judicial review are: 
  • Article 21 and Article 446
  • Article 32 and Article 226
  • Article 44 and Article 152
  • Article 17 and Article 143
Who among the following was not a member of the Drafting committee of the Constitution of India?
  • B. R. Ambedkar
  • K. M. Munshi
  • Krishnaswamy Iyer
  • M. K. Gandhi
The Government of India Act, 1935 was based on ___________.
  • the principle of federation and parliamentary system
  • the principle of succession of the British Indian provinces
  • acceptance of the idea of a Constituent Assembly to draft a Constitution
  • none of the above
The first attempt to introduce a representative and popular element in the Governance of India was made through _______.
  • Indian Council Act, 1861
  • Indian Council Act, 1892
  • Indian Council Act, 1909
  • Government of India Act, 1919
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