Indian History for SSC Exam

INDIAN POLITY SSC CGL QUESTIONS

1. The interval between two sessions of either House of Parliament should not exceed
A.Three months
B.six months
C.nine months
D.twelve months

2. Which Amendment Act introduced changes in the preamble to the Indian Constitution?
A.the 38th Amendment Act,1975
B.the 40th Amendment Act,1976
C.the 42nd Amendment Act,1976
D.the 44th Amendment Act,1979

3. Who said that ‘the real seat of taste is not the tongue but the mind’?
A.Aurobindo Ghosh
B.Mahatma Gandhi
C.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D.Swami Vivekananda

4. Who developed the idea that ‘means justify the ends’?
A.Kautilya
B.Raja Ram mohan roy
C.Swami Dayanand Saraswati
D.Mahatma Gandhi

5. Age of a candidate of contest Parliamentary election should not be lesser than-
A.18 years
B.21 years
C.25 years
D.26 years

6. Who was the President of Indian National Congress when the Mountbatten Plan of independence was accepted?
A.Jawaharlal Nehru
B.Sardar Patel
C.Maulana Azad
D.Acharya J.B Kripalani

7. Which of the following is not tool of legislative control over aministration in India?
A.Jews
B.Muslims
C.Christians
D.Sikhs

8. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was equated with-
A.Mazzini
B.Cavour
C.Garibaldi
D.Bismarck

9. Which of the following is not tool of legislative control over administration in India?
A.Dissolution of House
B.Resolutions
C.Questions
D.No Confidence motion

10. The writs for the enforcement of fundamental rights are issued by-
A.The Parliament
B.The President
C.Supreme court
D.The Election Commission

11. Which of the following is a feature common to both the Indian Federation and the American Federation?
A.A single citizenship
B.Dual Judiciary
C.Three lists in the constitution
D.A federal Supreme court to interpret the constitution

12. In which year were the Indian States reorganised on the Linguistic basis?
A.1947
B.1951
C.1956
D.1966

13. A writ issued by the Supreme court compelling a quasi-judicial/ public authority to perform its mandatory duty is-
A.Quo Warranto
B.Mandamus
C.Certiorari
D.Prohibition

14. In Gandhian Socialism-
A.state is required
B.state is not required
C.state is sometimes required and sometimes not required
D.state is neither required nor not required

15. The concept of fundamental duties has been taken from the constitution of-
A.America
B.Russia
C.England
D.Germany

16. No. of judges in Supreme court is-
A.19
B.26
C.21
D.not fixed

17. Which of the following posts has no mention in the constitution-
A.P.M.
B.Deputy P.M.
C.Vice President
D.Governor

18. On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yervadda jail against the-
A.British repression of the Satyagrahis
B.Violation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact
C.Communal award of Ramsay Macdonald
D.Communal riots in Calcutta

19. Who persuaded the ratings of the RIN(Royal Indian Navy) to surrender on February 23, 1946?
A.Mahatma Gandhi
B.Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
C.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and M.A. Jinnah
D.Morarji Desai and J.B. kripalani

20. Who represented India in the second round table conference?
A.Aruna Asaf Ali
B.Sucheta Kripalani
C.Sarojini Naidu
D.Kalpana Joshi