Polity (The Governance System) MCQ

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Subject — Indian Polity 
Topic — The Governance System
Total Question in This Set — 46

Indian Polity (The Governance System) MCQ

1. In the Preamble of Constitution adopted on 26 November, 1949 which word/words was/were not present?
1. Socialist
2. Secular
3. Integrity
4. Republic
Choose the correct answer by following code.
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) 3 and 4

2. Constitution of India provides which type of governance system?
(A) Democratic
(B) Presidential
(C) Parliamentary
(D) Semi-democratic

3. The Preamble given in the Constitution
1. is not enforceable in courts.
2. is important and have utility.
3. describes the aims of governance.
4. helps to give a Judicial meaning to our Constitution.
Code
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

4. Which one is the most prominent element of a state?
(A) Flag
(B) Capital
(C) Sovereignty
(D) Head of State

5. Which of the following is not a feature of good governance?
(A) Accountability
(B) Transparency
(C) Rule of Law
(D) Red Tapism

6. Which one of the following is not the feature of Indian Constitution?
(A) Parliamentary Government
(B) Presidential Government
(C) Independence of Judiciary
(D) Federal Government

7. “The State is everywhere : it leaves hardly a gap”. This statement explains the concept of
(A) Welfare State
(B) Communist State
(C) Democratic State
(D) Police State

8. In which report of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission barriers of Good Governance in India have been identified?
(A) ‘Ethics in Governance’
(B) ‘Citizen-Centric Administration : The Heart of Governance’
(C) ‘Prompting E-Governance’
(D) ‘Local Governance’

9. Out of the following statements, choose the one that brings out the principle underlying the Cabinet form of Government.
(A) An arrangement for minimizing the criticism against the Government whose responsibilities are complex and hard to carry out to the satisfaction of all
(B) A mechanism for speeding up the activities of the Government whose responsibilities are increasing day by day
(C) A mechanism of parliamentary democracy for ensuring collective responsibility of the Government to the people
(D) A device for strengthening the hands of the head of the Government whose hold over the people is in a state of decline

10. The main advantage of the parliamentary form of government is that
(A) the executive and legislature work independently
(B) it provides continuity of policy and is more efficient
(C) the executive remains responsible to the legislature
(D) the head of the government cannot be changed without election

11. There is parliamentary system of Government in India because the
(A) Lok Sabha is elected directly by the people
(B) Parliament can amend the Constitution
(C) Rajya Sabha cannot be dissolved
(D) Council of Ministers is responsible to the Lok Sabha

12. In a Presidential Government, all the executive powers are vested in
(A) President
(B) Cabinet
(C) Legislature
(D) Upper House

13. In a Parliamentary system of Government.
(A) Judiciary controls Executive
(B) Executive controls Judiciary
(C) Executive controls Legislature
(D) Legislature controls Executive

14. ‘Welfare State’ aims to
(A) Secure maximum welfare of maximum numbers
(B) Management of welfare of weaker sections
(C) Provide health facilities
(D) None of the above

15. Which one of the following is not a feature of Indian polity?
(A) A Government following the Constitution
(B) Democratic Government
(C) Rule of Law
(D) Authoritarian Government

16. Which one of the following statement is correct?
(A) The Constitution of India is Presidential
(B) India is a titular monarchy
(C) India is an aristocracy
(D) India is a Parliamentary Democracy

17. Which one of the following is not the Philosophy of the Constitution of India?
(A) Welfare State
(B) Socialist State
(C) Political Equality
(D) Communist State

18. Which one of the following is a basic feature of the Presidential Government?
(A) Rigid Constitution
(B) Single Executive
(C) Supremacy of the Legislature
(D) Residual Powers of the States

19. What is the main source of Political Power in India?
(A) The People
(B) The Constitution
(C) The Parliament
(D) The President

20. The Democracy of India is based on the fact that
(A) The Constitution is written
(B) Fundamental rights have been provided
(C) Public enjoys the rights to choose and change the Government
(D) Directive principles of state policy have been provided here

21. Which of the following is correct? The main feature of a Presidential form of Government is/are
(A) The Head of the Executive is the President
(B) The President appoints his Council of Ministers
(C) The President cannot dissolve the Legislature
(D) All of the above

22. Which one of the following determines that Indian Constitution is Federal?
(A) Written and non-flexible Constitution
(B) Free Judiciary
(C) Residuary powers are vested in centre/union
(D) Distribution of powers between union and states

23. Democracy’s superior virtue lies in the fact that it calls into activity
(A) The intelligence and character of ordinary men and women
(B) The methods for strengthening executive leadership
(C) A superior individual with dynamism and vision
(D) A band of dedicated party workers

24. Which one of the following points differentiates the Indian Parliamentary System and British Parliamentary System?
(A) Collective Responsibility
(B) Judicial Review
(C) Bi-cameral Legislature
(D) Real and Nominal Executive

25. Indian Constitution is
(A) Rigid
(B) Flexible
(C) Neither rigid nor flexible
(D) Partly rigid and partly flexible