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.

GST Council is a joint forum of the Centre and the States. It makes recommendations to the Union and the States on important issues related to...
Goods and Services Tax, GST is an indirect tax for the entire nation. There are four different types of GST as listed below: The Central Goods...
The prime minister of India is appointed by the President of India. Article 75 says that the Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President...
The present Finance Commission’s chairman is N.K.Singh. He is a prominent Indian economist, academician, and policymaker. Prior to this...
Yes, the Election Commission of India is an independent body. It is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering Union...
The Finance Commission is appointed by the President under Article 280 of the Constitution. According to the provisions contained in the Finance...
Sukumar Sen is the first Chief Election Commissioner of India. Under his leadership, the Election Commission successfully administered and...
The Fifteenth Finance Commission was constituted on 27 November 2017. Its recommendations will cover the five year period commencing from 1st...
The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering Union and State election processes in...
The election is a mechanism by which people can choose their representatives at regular intervals and change them whenever they want. In an...
Article 324 gives power to Election Commission. Article 324 provides for the appointment of an Election Commission to superintend, direct and...
Election Commissioners hold their office during the pleasure of the President, subject to any law made by Parliament in this regard.Article 324...
Article 323 A deals with Administrative tribunals. It states that “Parliament may, by law, provide for the adjudication or trial by...
Article 320 deals with Functions of Public Service Commissions. Important clauses of the article are given below. It shall be the duty of the...
State Election Commission is provided by the Constitution of India to deal with the elections to the Municipalities and Panchayats in the states....
The powers of the Indian President can be broadly classified under 8 headings. They are : Legislative powers Executive or Appointment powers...
The functions of the Commission under Article 320 of the Constitution are: Conduct examinations for appointment to the services of the Union....
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) consists of a chairman and ten members. The terms and conditions of service of the chairman and...
Article 317 deals with the removal and suspension of a member of a Public Service Commission. The article states that “the Chairman or any...
The finance commission consists of the chairman and 4 other members. The Chairman heads the Commission and presides over its activities. He...