India Polity Questions
1. Who was the first Chief Justice of India?
- a) Mehr Chand Mahajan
- b) H J Kania
- c) B K Mukherjea
- d) Sudhi Ranjan Das
Answer: H J Kania
2. How many amendments have been made to the Indian Constitution?
- a) 100
- b) 105
- c) 110
- d) 123
Answer: 123
3. When was the first General Election held in India?
- a) 1949
- b) 1951
- c) 1953
- d) 1957
Answer: 1951
4. Under whose Prime Ministership was the Right to Property removed from the list of Fundamental Rights?
- a) Indira Gandhi
- b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
- c) Morarji Desai
- d) Rajiv Gandhi
Answer: Morarji Desai
5. How many languages were originally recognized by the Constitution as regional languages?
- a) 14
- b) 15
- c) 9
- d) 12
Answer: 14
6. When and where was the first Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) used in India?
- a) 1998, Maharashtra
- b) 2000, West Bengal
- c) 1982, Kerala
- d) 1981, Karnataka
Answer: 1982, Kerala
7. The Right to Information Act in India applies to all states and Union Territories except which one?
- a) Jammu and Kashmir
- b) Lakshadweep
- c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- d) Chandigarh
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
8. At what age do Supreme Court judges retire?
- a) 65 years
- b) 60 years
- c) 67 years
- d) 72 years
Answer: 65 years
9. What is the minimum age required to contest for the Presidency of India?
- a) 30 Years
- b) 35 Years
- c) 28 Years
- d) 25 Years
Answer: 35 Years
10. Who received the Bharat Ratna Award before becoming the President of India?
- a) Dr Zakir Hussain
- b) Rajendra Prasad
- c) Dr V V Giri
- d) APJ Abdul Kalam
Answer: Dr Zakir Hussain