UPSC Indian Polity Quiz MCQs

Consider the following statements about Lokpal : [UPSC CSE 2025] #Polity #Lokpal I. The power of Lokpal applies to public servants of India, but not the Indian public servants posted outside India. II. The Chairperson or a Member shall not be a Member of the parliament or a member of the Legislature of any state of Union territory, and only the Chief Justice of India whether incumbent or retired, has to be its Chairperson III. The Chairperson or a Member shall not be a person of less than forty-five years of age on the date of assuming office as the Chairperson or Member, as the case may be. IV. Lokpal cannot inquire into the allegations of corruption against a sitting Prime Minister of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements : [UPSC CSE 2025] #Polity I. Panchayats at the intermediate level exist in all States. II. To be eligible to be a Member of a Panchayat at the intermediate level, a person should attain the age of thirty years. III. The Chief Minister of a State constitutes a commission to review the financial position of Panchayats at the intermediate levels and to make recommendations regarding the distribution of net proceeds of taxes and duties, leviable by the State, between the State and Panchayats at the intermediate level. Which of the statements given above are not correct?

Consider the following statements: [UPSC CSE 2025] #Polity Statement I: In India, State Governments have no power for making rules for grant of concessions in respect of extraction of minor minerals even though such minerals are located in their territories. Statement II: In India, the Central Government has the power to notify minor minerals under the relevant law. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following statements: [UPSC CSE 2025] #Polity I. If any question arises as to whether a Member of the House of the People has become subject to disqualification under the 10th Schedule, the President’s decision in accordance with the opinion of the Council of Union Ministers shall be final. II. There is no mention of the word ‘political party’ in the Constitution of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements: [UPSC CSE 2025] #Polity #Speaker I. On the dissolution of the House of the People, the Speaker shall not vacate his/her office until immediately before the first meeting of the House of the People after the dissolution. II. According to the provisions of the Constitution of India, a Member of the House of the People on being elected as Speaker shall resign from his/her political party immediately. III. The Speaker of the House of the People may be removed from his/her office by a resolution of the House of the People passed by a majority of all the then Members of the House, provided that no resolution shall be moved unless at least fourteen days’ notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements with regard to pardoning power of the President of India: [UPSC CSE 2025] #Polity #President I. The exercise of this power by the President can be subjected to limited judicial review. II. The President can exercise this power without the advice of the Central Government. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following subjects under the Constitution of India: [UPSC CSE 2025] #Polity I. List I - Union List, in the Seventh Schedule II. Extent of the executive power of a State III. Conditions of the Governor's office How many of the above subjects are correctly covered under the Constitution?

Consider the following statements: With reference to the Constitution of India, if an area in a State is declared as Scheduled Area under the Fifth Schedule: [UPSC CSE 2025] #Polity #Schedules I. the State Government loses its executive power in such areas and a local body assumes total administration II. the Union Government can take over the total administration of such areas under certain circumstances on the recommendations of the Governor Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Indian polity, consider the following statements: [UPSC CSE 2025] #Polity I. The Governor of a State is not answerable to any court for the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of his/her office. II. No criminal proceedings shall be instituted or continued against the Governor during his/her term of office. III. Members of a State Legislature are not liable to any proceedings in any court in respect of anything said or any vote given in the House. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs: [UPSC CSE 2025] #Polity State : Description I. Arunachal Pradesh : The capital is named after a fort, and the State has two National Parks II. Nagaland : The State came into existence on the basis of a Constitutional Amendment Act III. Tripura : Initially a Part ‘C’ State, it became a centrally administered territory with the reorganization of States in 1956 and later attained the status of a full-fledged State How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?