CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Introduction To Indian Polity And Governance Quiz 13 - MCQExams.com

Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) has been constituted under?
  • 5th Schedule
  • 6th Schedule
  • 4th Schedule
  • 3rd Schedule
The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in the following four states?
  • Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Nagaland
  • Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
  • Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Predesh and Nagaland
  • Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland
Which of the following words do not find a mention in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution?
Sovereign 
Liberty
Fraternity
Justice
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
  • 1, 3 and 4
  • 2 and 3
  • 1 and 4
  • All of the above
Consider the following statements about One Rank One Pension (OROP):
OROP stands for payment of uniform pension to military personnel retiring with same rank having same years in service, irrespective of the date of retirement.
Personnel retiring voluntarily will not be covered under OROP.
In future, the pension would be reviewed and changed every 5 years.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 
  • 1 only
  • 1 and 2 only
  • 1 and 3 only
  • 1, 2 and 3
Consider the following statements about Article 35A of the Indian Constitution:
It pertains to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
It defines the concept of permanent resident and other special rights and privileges.
Article 35A has been added to the Indian constitution by 44th Amendment
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • 1 and 2
  • 1 only
  • 3 only
  • 1 and 3
Which state government has launched the 'Prakritik Kheti Khushhaal Kisaan Yojana' to promote organic farming?
  • Himachal Pradesh
  • Karnataka
  • Punjab
  • Assam
With which European country did India signed an implementation agreement for the rejuvenation of the Ganga under the Namani Gange Programme in April $$2016$$?
  • France
  • Italy
  • Germany
  • Sweden
Affordable Medicines and Reliable implants for Treatment (AMRIT) Program is aimed at __________.
  • reducing maternal and infant mortality by promoting institutional delivery.
  • lowering health care needs of the urban population with the focus on urban poor.
  • meeting health care needs of the urban population with the focus on urban poor.
  • correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/reliable tertiary healthcare services.
The officer designated by the public authorities in all administrative units or offices under it to provide information to the citizens requesting for information under the Right to Information Act is known as? 
  • Appellate Authority
  • Chief Information Commissioner
  • Public Information Officer
  • Assistant Public Information Officer
Which of the following categories of bills require prior consent of the President before their introduction?
Bills to re-organise states.
Bills affecting taxes in which the states are interested.
State bills imposing restrictions on freedom of trade.
Bills involving expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India. 
Select the correct answer from the given options
  • 1, 2 and 4 only
  • 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
  • 2, 3 and 4 only
  • 1, 2 and 3 only
Who has been appointed as the interim Prime Minister of Pakistan?
  • Ali Jan Orakzai
  • Jawwad S. Khawaja
  • Shaukat Aziz
  • Nasir Ul Mulk
Project Sunrise is related with
  • raising solar energy production in India.
  • raising sunflower edible oil production.
  • prevention of AIDS in the North-Eastern states.
  • Promotion of rural sports.
The NCST has organized a National Seminar on "Conservation of Particularly Vulnerable Tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. As per which article of the Constitution, the NCST set up to protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes(ST)?
  • Article $$338$$(A)
  • Article $$339$$(A)
  • Article $$337$$(A)
  • Article $$336$$(A)
Which state government has launched 'Reuse of Treated Waste Water Policy' to reduce the state's dependence on fresh water?
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Assam
  • Tripura
  • Gujarat
Which philanthropic organisation has signed MoU with Government of India (GoI) to provide development support in Naxal-hit districts in Chhattisgarh?
  • Vedanta
  • Shiv Nadar Foundation
  • Tata Trusts
  • Wipro
Who among the following is the brand ambassador of the 'Skill India' campaign?
2017 was Legislative Assembly election time in a number of Indian states. The elections took place between February and DecemberIn which of the following states elections did not take place?
  • Jharkhand
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Goa
  • Manipur
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(i) India has a single unified and integrated judicial system.
(ii) High courts have jurisdiction over states and union territories.
(iii) Supreme court is the guardian of the constitution.
(iv) Police can keep a person in custody as long as they wish. 
  • (i) only
  • (i), (ii) and (iii)
  • (iii) only
  • (i) and (iv)
Who was India's only women president elected in the new millennium?
Which state government imposed a ban on sale of food high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) at school canteens?
  • Himachal Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Punab
  • Rajasthan
Who among the following is the current Chief Justice of India? [As of 1 August 2018]
The Government of India under its Swachh Bharat Mission is aiming to achieve an Open-Defecation Free (ODF) India by $$2$$ October $$2019$$, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, by constructing $$12$$ million toilets in rural India. Which state has become the second state in North-East after Sikkim to achieve ODF status?
  • Bihar
  • Rajasthan
  • Arunachal Pradesh
  • Himachal Pradesh
"Saur Sujala Yojana" has been launched in which state of India, that would provide solar powered irrigation pumps to farmers at a subsidized price?
  • Punjab
  • Chhattisgarh
  • Bihar
  • Madhya Pradesh
Which mobile app has been launched by the IRCTC for flight ticket booking?
  • IRCTC Air
  • IRCTC Flight
  • IRCTC Ticket
  • IRCTC Level
Which state has become the India's first state to launch single-women pension scheme?
  • Kerala
  • Karnataka
  • Telangana
  • Andhra Pradesh
The Constitution 44th Amendment (renumbered as 43rd Amendment)
  • Ensures the right to property
  • Ensures the press freedom
  • Limits the powers of the Government to proclaim internal emergency
  • Restores to the High Courts and to the Supreme Court their jurisdiction to consider the validity of any Central or State law.
44th Amendment of the Constitution speaks of
  • Right to property as no longer a Fundamental Right
  • Suspension of individual liberty during emergency
  • Barring the courts from interfering in the disputes regarding the election of Prime Minister
  • Giving more importance to Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights.
Which act provided a dual form of government (a ''dyarchy'') for the major provinces?
  • Indian Council Act, 1909
  • Government of India Act, 1919
  • Government of India Act, 1935
  • Indian Independence Act, 1947
Who was the Education Minister in the first Cabinet of independent India ?
  • Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  • Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  • Acharya Narendra Dev
According to the Preamble, "We are independent and free and no other country can interfere in our affairs. We are free to make our own laws."
This stales that we are a ____________ nation.
  • Republic
  • Democratic
  • Secular
  • Sovereign
..... is the term for the science dealing with the size, distribution composition and the changes in population
  • Demography
  • Ecology
  • Popology
  • Stratification
Which one of the following is a dedicated web portal launched by the Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar, for the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) on $$18^{th}$$ January 2017?
  • Saksham
  • SaChet
  • SarThak
  • ShaGun
Who is the current Lt. Governor of Delhi?
  • Rajiv Jain
  • Anil Dhasmana
  • Anil Baijal
  • Kiran Bedi
The most controversial provision in the 42nd Constitution Amendment is
  • Supremacy of Parliament
  • Enumeration of ten Fundamental Duties
  • Term of Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies
  • Primacy to the Directive Principles over the Fundamental Rights
The Constitution 45th Amendment Bill, passed by Parliament extended reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Parliament and State Assemblies upto
  • 1980
  • 1985
  • 1990
  • 1995
Which statement best describes the two main functions of US government?
  • It creates laws nd provides leadership
  • it pays for services and controls the prices of goods.
  • It provides loans and responds to emergencies
  • It organizes public works and helps businesses.
Eleventh schedule of the constitution lists the powers of the :
  • Panchayats
  • Urban local bodies
  • States
  • Central Government
The other countries broke off diplomatic relations with South Africa________ 
  • due to white rulers.
  • due to other countries being racial.
  • due to it being a poor country.
  • due to the apartheid policy.
Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the provision for a Uniform Civil Code in India?
  • Article $$40$$
  • Article $$ 42$$
  • Article $$44$$
  • Article $$50$$
In the constitution of India, personal laws have been placed under which list?
  • Union List
  • State list
  • Concurrent list
  • Miscellaneous list
Right to property which was a fundamental right under Article 31, was made a legal Right by ____ Constitutional Amendment.
  • $$42^{nd}$$
  • $$44^{th}$$
  • $$26^{th}$$
  • $$24^{th}$$
These laws have been exempted from judicial scrutiny and have been included in the [y] Schedule. Which schedule does the passage refer to?
  • $$8^{th}$$ Schedule
  • $$9^{th} $$ Schedule
  • $$10^{th}$$ Schedule
  • $$11^{th}$$ Schedule
The Hindu Succession Act was enacted in the year ____ as referred to in passage as [y].
  • $$1955$$
  • $$1956$$
  • $$1960$$
  • $$1952 $$
In a direct democracy, who votes on government policy?
  • senators
  • all citizens
  • representatives
  • only democrats
How did the Confederate Constitution handle the issue of slavery? It condemned and rejected it.
  • It recognized and protected it.
  • It did not address it..
  • It supported it, but only in the North.
  • None
The Constitution of India divided the states of India in categories A, B, C and D in the yearIn this context, which of the following statements is correct?
  • The Chief Commissioner was the executive head of category A states. The Rajpramukh was the executive head of category B states. The Governor was the executive head of categories C and D states
  • The Rajpramukh was the executive head of category A states. The Chief Commissioner was the executive head of categories B and C states. The Governor was the executive head of the category D states.
  • The Governor was the executive head of category A states. The Rajprarnukh was the executive head of category B states. The Chief Commissioner was the executive head of categories C and D states.
  • The Governor was the executive head of category A states. The Chief Commissioner was the executive head of category B states. The Rajpramukh was the executive head of categories C and D states.
Consider the following statements with reference to the provisions of Morley-Minto Reforms Act in Colonial India:
The Morley-Minto Reform Act raised the number of additional members of the central legislature.
2, It introduced the principle of communal representation in the Legislature.
It empowered the Legislature to discuss the budget and to move resolutions on it.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1 and 3
Consider the following situation:
$$S$$ is  the $$14$$ years old son of $$A$$ and $$B$$, the two American nationals who were conferred India citizenship recently on an application, For citizenship by naturalization. If $$S$$ wants to acquire the Indian citizenship after four years, which of the following steps is switch  for him?
  • $$S$$ shall apply for citizenship by naturalization.
  • $$S$$ shall apply for citizenship by registration.
  • By registering his name with the Indian quantities, $$S$$ can claim citizenship by descent
  • $$S$$ will automatically get India citizenship upon attaining maturity
Which of the following status relating to the Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) and the Non-Resident Indian (NRI) is true?
  • An OCI is a citizen of India and a NRI is not a citizen of India.
  • An OCI can vote but cannot contest in the election in India but an NRI can neither vote nor contest in the election in India.
  • Neither of these can vote nor contest election in India.
  • An OCI can neither vote nor contest the election in India but an NRI can vote and contest in elections.
Which of the following are among the provisions of the Act of 1858?
The administration of India and the Indian territories was transferred to the Crown.
The rule of East India Company was abolished.
The Governor-General of India was to be known as the Viceroy of India and a Secretary of State for India was also appointed.
The administrative power of India was to be shared between the East India Company and the Crown of England.
  • 1, 3 and 4
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 2, 3 and 4
  • All of the above
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