Indian Polity for NTA UGC NET JRF Paper 1

1.In which year Uttranchal was renamed as Uttarakhand?

[A] 2004
[B] 2005
[C] 2006
[D] 2007

2.Who among the following functions as Chairman of Zonal Council?

[A] Prime Minister
[B] Union Home Minister
[C] State Chief Minister elected by all chief ministers of respective states
[D] President

3.In India, the power to grant citizenship lies with which of the following?

[A] President
[B] Prime Minister
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] State Governments

4.Which of the following is not one of the grounds for disqualification for being elected as a Member of Parliament?
1. If the person holds an office of profit under the State Government.
2. If the person has voluntarily acquired citizenship of a foreign State.
3. If a person is so disqualified under the Tenth Schedule.
4. If the person has/had been detained under the Preventive Detention Law.
Choose the correct option:

[A] Only 2
[B] Only 4
[C] 1 and 4
[D] 1,2 and 4

5.Who among the following is appointed as the Returning Officer in President Elections?

[A] Election Commissioner
[B] Lok Sabha Secretary General
[C] Lok Sabha speaker
[D] A person nominated by Election Commission

6.What will follow if a bill to bifurcate a state is rejected by the state assembly?

[A] The Parliament may still proceed with bifurcation of state
[B] The bill will get lapsed
[C] The Governor of the state may initiate reintroduction of the bill
[D] The Governor may take ordinance route to bifurcate the state

7.Which of the following statements is incorrect about a Constitutional Amendment Bill?

[A] President can withhold his assent to the bill but cannot return the bill for reconsideration of the parliament
[B] There is no provision for joint sitting of the two Houses of parliament for passage of the bill
[C] A constitutional amendment bill sometimes requires to be ratified by the state legislatures
[D] A bill which seeks to amend the constitution does not require prior permission of president to be introduced in the parliament

8.The concept of Judicial Review in India is adopted from the Constitution of which country?

[A] USA
[B] Germany
[C] USSR
[D] Australia

9.Which of the following matches of Parts of the Constitution and their respective titles is not correct?

[A] Part XII – Relations between the union and the states
[B] Part XVIII – Emergency provisions
[C] Part XX – Amending the constitution
[D] Part XXI – Temporary, transitional and special provisions

10.Which of the following form of justice is not mentioned in the Preamble of the Constitution of India?

[A] Social
[B] Economic
[C] Religious
[D] Political