Indian Polity Questions

81. What does Article 21A of the Indian Constitution deal with?

• A) Free and compulsory education for children aged 6-14 years
• B) Freedom of speech and expression
• C) Protection of life and liberty
• D) Protection of minority languages

82. Who has the power to form a new state or change the boundaries of an existing state?

• A) The President
• B) Parliament
• C) State Legislature
• D) Governor

83. In which schedule of the Indian Constitution are the 22 recognized languages included?

• A) 6th Schedule
• B) 7th Schedule
• C) 8th Schedule
• D) 9th Schedule

84. The setting up of village Panchayats is associated with which part of the Indian Constitution?

• A) Preamble
• B) Fundamental Rights
• C) Directive Principles of State Policy
• D) Fundamental Duties

85. In which year was the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act passed?

• A) 1985
• B) 1986
• C) 1987
• D) 1988

86. Who was the first Indian to become the President of the United Nations General Assembly?

• a) Jawaharlal Nehru
• b) Indira Gandhi
• c) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
• d) Sarojini Naidu

87. Who, besides Jawaharlal Nehru, was the first Prime Minister to return to power after completing a full five-year term?

• a) Indira Gandhi
• b) Manmohan Singh
• c) Rajiv Gandhi
• d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

88. How many seats were contested in India's first general elections to the Lok Sabha in 1951-1952?

• A) 489
• B) 500
• C) 520
• D) 543

89. Which is the senior-most bureaucratic position in India?

• A) Cabinet Secretary
• B) Home Secretary
• C) Finance Secretary
• D) Foreign Secretary

90. Who headed the first Administrative Reforms Commission?

• A) K. Hanumanthaiya
• B) P.V. Rajamannar
• C) Morarji Desai
• D) K. Santhanam