Polity Quiz-I

Sr. No.	Questions	Answers
1.	Consider the following statements in regard to Speaker of the Lok Sabha: 1. Presides over the joint sitting of both the Houses. 2. Doesn't have the right to vote. 3. Has the power to adjourn the House. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3	Answer: (c)
2.	Consider the following statements: 1. The allocation of seats in Rajya Sabha to the States is based on population of that particular state. 2. A Member of Rajya Sabha should be a domicile of the State from which he/she is elected. 3. Members of Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of the Assemblies of States and Union territories. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3	Answer: (c)
3.	Inclusive growth as enunciated in the Eleventh Five Year Plan does not include one of the following: [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)] (a) Reduction of poverty (b) Extension of employment opportunities (c) Strengthening of capital market (d) Reduction of gender inequality	Answer: (c)
4	The disputes regarding the election of the President and Vice-President of India are decided by the [UPSC 2008] (a) High Court (b) Election Commission (c) Supreme Court (d) Parliament	Answer: (c)
5	The tenure of the Rajya Sabha is [UPSC 2008] (a) 5 years (b) 6 years (c) Permanent (d) 2 years	Answer: (c)
7.	Which one of the these is not a keyword of Gandhian economy?[UPSC 2008] (a) Self-sufficiency (b) Decentralized production (c) Equitable distribution (d) Centralized production	Answer: (d)
8.	Which part of the Indian Constitution provides for establishing Indian as a Welfare State? [UPSC 2008] (a) The preamble of the Constitution (b) Fundamental Rights (Part III of the Constitution) (c) Directive Principles of State Policy (Part IV of the Constitution) (d) Schedule IV of the Indian Constitution	Answer: (c)
9.	Who is considered as the father of Idealism? [UPSC 2008] (a) Plato (b) Hegel (c) Berkeley (d) Green	Answer: (b)
10.	Who of the following shall cause every recommendations made by the Finance Commission to be laid before each House of Parliament?[UPSC 2010 (CS-P)] (a) The President of India (b) The Speaker of Lok Sabha (c) The Prime Minister of India (d) The Union Finance Minister	Answer: (a)