Polity Questions and Answers

Polity Questions and Answers

Indian Polity and governance form an important part of the civil services exam syllabus. Questions based on the same are asked in the two written examinations for UPSC recruitment. In this article, BYJU’S brings to you a compiled list of Polity questions important from prelims and mains perspective.

The answers to the questions below have been given by IAS experts, and candidates can get brief and crisp answers to these questions based on important topics. These topics have been picked from UPSC Syllabus, especially based on the General Studies II paper of the mains examination.

Constitution, political systems and patterns, fundamental rights, parliaments, etc. constitute a part of the polity syllabus for the two phases of the exam and questions given below will help candidates get upfront and unambiguous answers to all polity questions for exam preparation.

National Social Security Board has been constituted for recommending formulation of social security schemes viz. Life and disability cover,...
In 2019, the Central Government introduced four bills on labour codes to consolidate 29 central laws. These are: The Code on Wages, 2019 The...
On August 15, 1947, India and Pakistan emerged as two separate independent countries. Nehru became the first prime minister of independent India...
Smt. Indira Gandhi is the first woman prime minister of India. On her father's death, she was drafted into the Union Cabinet by Shri Lal Bahadur...
Clement Attlee was the prime minister of England when India got independence. He was the leader of the labour party from 1935 to 1955 and served...
The 72nd Constitutional Amendment Act Provides reservation to Scheduled Tribes in Tripura State Legislative Assembly until the re-adjustment of...
Importance of electoral reforms: Prohibits the criminalisation of politics Stops the misuse of the government machinery. Discourages money and...
Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi is the full form of GNCT. The Government of NCT of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021 received the...
The following are the important committees that are associated with electoral reforms in India: Tarkunde / J.P. Committee (1975): Goswami...
The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 consolidates and amends the law relating to domestic arbitration, international commercial arbitration...
There are three main types of electoral systems that are widely used across the globe: Plurality electoral systems: It awards the seat to the...
Electoral reforms are positive changes in election processes in order to promote greater democracy, prohibit criminalisation of politics, choose...
Arbitration:It is the process by which parties select an independent person, who renders a decision regarding the case. Conciliation:...
Main features of the electoral system in India: Describes the composition of the Election Commission of India Enumerates the functions of the...
Electoral bonds are instruments/securities that are used to donate funds to political parties. Electoral Bonds may be purchased by a person who...
The media plays a very important role in a democracy in providing news and discussing events taking place in the country and the world. It is on...
Social media means websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking. Platforms like...
A coalition government is a form of government in which political parties cooperate to form a government. The usual reason for such an...
The term ‘coalition’ is derived from the Latin word ‘coalitio’ which means ‘to grow together. Thus, technically,...
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the present coalition government in India. It is the ruling coalition...