Indian Polity
When was the national flag of India adopted?
22nd July 1947
How many high courts are there in India?
24
How many high courts are there as of 2019?
25
What is the minimum age to became a member of the Lok Sabha?
25 years old
What is the maximum number of permissible members of the Rajya Sabha?
250
When was the Constitution officially enforced?
26th Jan 1950
When was the constitution adopted?
26th November 1949
How many modes are there to lose Indian Citizenship?
3
How many sessions does the Lok Sabha have per year?
3
What is the full functioning sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court?
34
What was the total membership of the Constituent Assembly?
389
How many sections did the Constitution have originally?
395 Articles, 22 parts, 8 schedules
How many sections does the Constitution have now?
448 Articles, 25 parts and 12 Schedules
How many ways are there to secure citizenship in India according to the Citizenship Act of 1955?
5
What is the tenure of the President?
5 years
What are the maximum number of permissible members in the Lok Sabha?
545
Which amendment of the constitution envisaged a three tier system of local government?
73rd amendment
Which amendment envisaged the three types of urban local bodies?
74th amendment
How many national parties are there in India?
8
Who's government has the shortest tenure of 13 days?
A.B.Vajpayee
Which article guarantees against discrimination of persons on the basis of gender, caste, place of birth etc.?
Art 15
Which article abolishes Untouchability in India?
Art 17
Which article abolishes use of titles?
Art 18
Which articles protect the Cultural and Educational rights?
Art 29 and 30
Under which articles and which part of the constitution does the constitution allow the govt. to reorganize and name states?
Art. 1-4
What articles cover the fundamental rights in India?
Article 12-35
Which article guarantees indepence of judges?
Article 125
Under which article does the government grant pardons?
Article 161
Under which article does the governor have discretionary powers that even the President does not have and the courts cannot question their discretion?
Article 163
Which article provides for the appointment of the Advocate General to each state?
Article 165
Which article protects rights to freedom of expression, speech, assembly, movement etc.?
Article 19
Which article protects the right to life?
Article 21
Which article protects the Right to Education?
Article 21 A
Which article protects against arrest and detention in certain cases?
Article 22
What is the sister article of article 32?
Article 226 (to move to high courts)
What article bans the employment of children in factories?
Article 24
Which articles relates to the adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-state rivers or river valleys?
Article 262
Which articles provide for the consolidated fund of India and the contingency fund of India?
Article 266 and Article 267
Which article protects a person's right to freedom from attendance of religious practices at educational institutions?
Article 28
Which article established the Public service commissions for the unions and for the states?
Article 315
Which article of the Indian Consitution did Dr. Ambedkar call the heart and soul of the Indian constitution?
Article 32
Which article stipulates that elections shall be held on the basis of adult suffrage?
Article 326
What articles are to declare an emergency in the country?
Article 352
Which article of the constitution guarantees that Article 19, 20 and 21 include Freedom of Press and cannot be suspended even in times of Emergency?
Article 352
What articles are to declare Presidential rule in a state?
Article 356
What articles are to declare Financial Emergency?
Article 360
What article do the fundamental duties of the come under?
Article 51 A
What articles cover the Union of India in the constitution?
Article 52-151
What article states that there is no upper limit on how many times a person can become President?
Article 57
What article stipulates a VP for India?
Article 63
Under what article can the President Grant Pardons?
Article 72
Which articles deals with citizenship in India?
Articles 5-11
Who is the highest law officer in the country appointed by the President?
Attorney General
Who was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the constitution and is also known as the father of the Indian Constitution?
B.R. Ambedkar
What are the national parties of India?
BJP, Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party, Nationalist Congress Party, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India Marxist, Trinamool Congres, National People's Party
What are the non justicable laws that are written under articles 36-51 of the constitution called?
DPSP
Which justice has served the longest term?
DY Chandrachud
What was the portfolio of Sardar Baldev Singh in the interim Government?
Defense
What is the full form of DPSP?
Directive Principles of State Policy
Which fundamental right do the article 23 and 24 protect?
Right against exploitation
Under whcih amendment bill did the Parliament do away with the Provision of Anglo Indian members to the Lok Sabha and some state assemblies?
126th Amendment Bill
When was the Constituent Assembly set up?
16th May 1946
When was the NDC established and who is the ex officio chairman of the NDC?
1952; PM
How much time did the constitution take to make?
2 years 11 months and 18 days
When was Article 51 A (k) added to the constitution?
2002 (86th Amendment)
When was the Citizenship Act amended?
2019
Who will act as President if the President's office falls vacant due to death, resignation or removal?
CJI
What is the oldest High Court of India?
Calcutta High Court (1862)
Who was the only PM to never face parliament while they were in office?
Chaudhary Charan Singh
Under Article 148, who gets appointed by the President?
Comptroller and Auditor General
What is a bench of judges with 5 or more justices called?
Constitutional Bench
What is a bench of judges with 2-3 justices called?
Division Bench
Who was the longest serving speaker of the Lok Sabha?
Dr. Balram Jakhar
Who was the first CJI to be elected as President in the country in 1969?
Dr. M Hidayatullah
Who was the first Vice President of India?
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Who was the President who has the shortest tenure in India and the only one to die while in office?
Dr. Zakir Hussain
What was the portfolio held by J.Nehru in the interim government?
External Affairs+ Commonwealth Relations
Who was the first woman judge of the SC?
Fatima Beevi
What was the portfolio held by Liaquat Ali Khan in the interim Government?
Finance
What was the portfolio held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad?
Food and Agriculture
Who is the first speaker of the Lok Sabha to die in office?
GMC Balyogi
Who was the first ever speaker of the Lok Sabha?
GV Malviankar
The first and only acting prime minister was-
Guzarilal Nanda
Who was the second woman judge of the SC?
Gyan Sudha Mishra
Who was the first Chief Justice of India?
HJ Kania
What are the writs that can be issued under the Right to constitutional remedies?
Habeus Corpus, Mandamus, Certiorari, Prohibition, Quo Warranto
What was the portfolio held by S.V. Patel in the interim Government?
Home + Information and Broadcasting
Which department is the CAG the head of?
Indian Audits and Accounts Service
What is the largest written constitution in the world?
Indian Constitution
Through which act was the did the reognaization of the state of J&K take place and what was reorganized?
J&K Reorganization Act 2019- UT of Ladakh and UT of Jammu and Kashmir
Who was India's longest serving PM?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Who is the current Attorney General of India?
K.K. Venugopal
Which CJI served the smallest term?
KN Singh
Under which case did the SC hold that all the provisions of the constitution is amendable except for the basic structure of the constitution?
Keshavananda Bharti Case in 1973
Which PM died abroad in Tashkent while still being in office?
L.B.Shashtri
Which committee was established to study the possibility of constitutional recognition of local self governments and non-involvement of political parties?
LM Singhvi Committee 1986
What was the portfolio held by Jagjivan Ram in the interim Government?
Labour
Who have no right to vote in the Presidential elections?
Legislative Councils
Where can the money bill be initiated in the Parliament?
Lok Sabha
Who was the first ever deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha?
MA Ayyangar
Who was the first Attorney General of independent India?
MC Setalvad
Who first proposed the idea to have a constitution?
MN Roy
Who was the Pioneer of the Communist Movement in India?
MN Roy
Where was the first Municipal Corporation in India established?
Madras 1688
Which municipal corporation is the first municipal body outside the UK in the whole commonwealth?
Madras Municipal Corporation
Who was the first woman speaker of the Lok Sabha?
Meira Kumar
What are the grounds for the removal of a SC Judge?
Misbehaviour and Incapacity
Who is the chairman of the 15th Finance Commission of India?
NK Singh
Which states and UT's do not have a panchayat system?
Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram + Delhi
What is the full form of NDC?
National Development Council
Which amendement extended the reservation for SC and ST candidates in the Lok Sabha for 10 more years?
Ninety Fifth Amendment
What was the Preamble of the Cosntitution based on?
Objective Resolution drafted by Jawaharlal Nehru
Which amendment of the Constitution deals with the Goods and Services Tax?
One hundredth and One Amendment 2016
Which amendment of the constitution provides 10% reservation to the economically backward classes of society?
One hundredth and three Amendment 2018
Which fundamental rights is secured by Articles 19-22?
Right to Freedom
Articles 14-18 cover which fundamental right?
Right to equality
Which fundamental right is protected by Articles 25-28?
Right to freedom of Religion
What does the article 32 guarantee?
Right to move to the SC in case of violation of fundamental rights
Which Act provides for the registration of political parties with the election commission?
People Act of 1951
Who designed the Indian National Flag?
Pingali Venkayya
Who were the president and the vice-president of the Constituent Assembly?
Rajendra Prasad; HC Mukherjee
Who was the youngest PM and who was the oldest?
Rajiv Gandhi and Morarji Desai
Which house of the parliament is not subject to dissolution?
Rajya Sabha
Who was the only VP ever to die while in office?
Shri Krishna Kant
What is the tenure of the Rajya Sabha member?
Six years
Which words were added to the the Preamble by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act in 1976?
Soialist, Secular and Integrity
Who was the first Election Commissioner of India?
Sukumar Sen
Under which committee's recommendation were the duties inserted in the constitution through the 42nd Amendment in 1976?
Swarna Singh Committee
Where is the expenses of the office of CAG charged upon?
The Consolidated Fund of India
Who is the Constitutional head of the State?
The Governor
Who appoints the Governor of a state ?
The President
Who is the head of the Lok Sabha?
The Speaker of the House
What are the most recently created high courts and when were they created?
Tripura, Meghalaya and Manipur (2013)
Which constitution was the Preamble of our constitution inspired from?
USA
The first and the second Judge against whom the proceedings were initiated was cold?
V Ramaswami and Soumitra Sen
Who was the first CAG of India?
V. Narahari
Who is the Ex-officio chairman of the council of states?
VP
What is the Preamble of Indian Constitution?
We the people of India; Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic; Justice- Social Economic and Political; Liberty- thought, expression belief and faith; Equality- status and opportunity; Fraternity- dignity of individual; Unity and integrity of the nation
