CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Election,Political Parties And National Terms Quiz 4 - MCQExams.com

The flag code of India, 2002 is an attempt to bring together all such laws, conventions, practice, and instructions for guidance and benefit of all concern. In India, the right to fly the National Flag is:
  • an absolute right
  • a qualified right
  • should be read having regard to Article -30 of the Constitution
  • that it should be read having regard to 323-A of the Constitution
Consider the following statements about the National Anthem:
It was first sung at $$27^{th}$$ December 1911 at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
It was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on $$24^{th}$$ January 1950.
Playing time of the full version of the National Anthem is approximately 52 seconds.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
  • Only 1
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 3
Who among the following had not been the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
  • KVK Sundaram
  • T Swaminathan
  • RK Trivedi
  • RS Verma
Find out the wrong pairs:
National Song: Vande Mataram
National Calendar: $$1^{st}$$ March to $$28^{th}$$ February
National animal: Panthera Tigris
National bird: Paro cristatus
Select the codes given below.
  • 1 and 2
  • Only 2
  • 2 and 3
  • 3 and 4
In which chapter of Indian Constitution the provisions of elections have been dealt?
  • Chapter XIV
  • Chapter XV
  • Chapter XVII
  • Chapter XVIII
The 13th Finance Commission is headed by:
  • Dr Vijay Kelkar
  • Dr C Rangarajan
  • KC Neogi
  • KC Pant
What is the real meaning of Indian Flag?
  • Secularism
  • Socialism
  • Freedom
  • None of these
In terms of the election laws in India, electioneering ceases in a constituency at least:
  • 12 hours before the commencement of polling
  • 24 hours before the commencement of polling
  • 36 hours before the commencement of polling
  • 48 hours before the closing hour of polling
What is the composition of the Election Commission of a State?
  • It is a single-member commission
  • It is a three member commission
  • As determined by the Governor
  • As determined by the President
Consider the following statements 
The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on $$22^{nd}$$ July 1947.
The wheel on National Flag has 24 spokes.
The ratio of the width of the National Flag to its length is 2:3.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  • 1 and 2
  • 1 and 3
  • 2 and 3
  • 1 , 2 and 3
Which one of the following has a status different from the other three?
  • Finance Commission
  • Election Commission
  • Backward Class Commission
  • National Human Rights Commission
Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer from the above codes
The number of Election Commissioners is fixed by the Constitution.
Election Commissioners are appointed by the President.
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Which is the National Emblem of India?
  • Dharma Chakra
  • Star and Crascent
  • Lion and Sword
  • The great wall
The proportional representative system by means of the single transferable vote is followed in which of the following elections?
1.Vice-President.
2.Members of Rajya Sabha.
3.Members of Legislative Council.
4.Members of Zila Parishad.
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 4
  • 1, 3 and 4
  • 1, 2, 3 and 4
How are the Election Commissioners removed?
  • By the President
  • By the President on the recommendation of the Chief Election Commissioner
  • By the Prime Minister in the same manner as the Judges of the Supreme Court are removed
  • By the President in the same manner  as the Judges of the Supreme Court are removed 
How many languages have been recognised by the Constitution?
  • 15
  • 18
  • 22
  • 24
The Chief  Election Commissioner can be removed in a manner similar to that of:
  • the Vice-President
  • the Speaker
  • the Governor
  • Judge of the Supreme Court
From the following languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution pick out of the one which is official language of a state?
  • Kashmiri
  • Urdu
  • Sindhi
  • Nepali
Consider the following statements 
1 . The National Calendar based on the Saka Era with Chaitra as its first month.
2 . A normal year of 365 days was adopted from $$22^{nd}$$ March ,1957 along with the Gregorian Calendar.
Which of the above statements is /are correct ?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • None of them
The constitutional advisor to the Constituent Assembly was ____________.
  • Rajendra Prasad
  • B.N. Rau
  • B.R. Ambedkar
  • Kamat
 The Liberhan Commission which received repeated extensions has been inquiring into _______________.
  • Godhra riots
  • Mumbai riot
  • Demolition of Babri Masjid
  • Killing of Sikhs in Delhi
Which one of the following may be called a 'political' cause of the 1857 Revolt?
  • The Subsidiary Alliance System of Wellesley
  • The Religious Disabilities Act of 1856
  • Low pay and poor prospects of the sepoys
  • Dalhousie's Annexation Policy
In India, women were allowed to contest election and to public offices for the first time in __________.
  • 1909
  • 1919
  • 1935
  • 1926
If the Anglo-Indian Community is not adequately represented in the election, the President can nominate to Lok Sabha from that community.
  • Not more than 5
  • Not more than 2
  • Not more than 1
  • None
The maximum fine that the Central or State Information Commission can impose on a Public Information Officer for not furnishing the information within the stipulated time is _______________.
  • Rs. 10,000/-
  • Rs. 15,000/-
  • Rs. 25,000/-
  • Rs. 30,000/-
Who was the only India national to be felicitated with the "Nishan-e-Pakistan'?
  • Shatrughan Sinha
  • Maulana Azad
  • Morarji Desai
  • Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
Arabinda Rajkhowa is a member of ___________.
  • BJP
  • Assam Uana Parishad
  • Maoist Centre
  • ULFA
India Imperial Capital was officially shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in ______.
  • 1911
  • 1935
  • 1947
  • 1872
Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
Who is the new Chief Election Commissioner?
  • H.S. Brahma
  • Vinod Zutshi
  • Nasim Zaidi
  • R Balakrishnan
Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
INTERPOL, a 147-nation Police Commission, has it Headquarters at _________.
  • Paris
  • Lyon
  • London
  • Frankfurt
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