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.

State Election Commissioner is appointed by the Governor. Article 243K(1) states that the superintendence, direction and control of the...
The functions of the Finance Commission are to make recommendations to the President on The distribution between the Union and the States of the...
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is an autonomous and permanent constitutional body responsible for organising free and fair elections in...
Elections are the most important tool of indirect democracy through which people elect their representatives who in turn make laws for them. This...
The rank of the prime minister in India is recorded in a protocol list of functionaries and authorities called the order of Precedence. The order...
The present Chief Election Commissioner of India is Shri Sushil Chandra. He assumed office as the 24th Chief Election Commissioner of India on...
V. S. Ramadevi is the first woman Cheif election commissioner of India. Ramadevi was the first woman to serve as Secretary-General of the Rajya...
Article 155 says that “The Governor of a State shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal”. ...
‘Tribe’ is a modern term for communities that are very old, being among the oldest inhabitants of the sub-continent. Tribes were...
Ministry of Tribal Affairs - Facts Ministry of Tribal Affairs, set up in the year 1999 Hon'ble Tribal Minister (As of 2022) Shri Arjun...
The tribal communities face many challenges and problems. A few common ones are listed below: Download Now! Poverty and exploitation....
In terms of positive characteristics, tribes have been classified according to their ‘permanent’ and ‘acquired’...
The architects of the Indian Constitution attached special significance to an independent electoral machinery for the conduct of elections. The...
The State Election Commissioners work independently of the Election Commission of India and each has its own sphere of operation. The functions...
Article 325 of the Indian Constitution says that No person to be ineligible for inclusion in, or to claim to be included in a special, electoral...
The Fifty-First Amendment Act of 1984 provided for the reservation of seats in the Lok Sabha for Scheduled Tribes in Meghalaya, Arunachal...
Article 244 of the Indian Constitution deals with the administration of scheduled areas and tribal areas. It contained two provisions as follows:...
Article 239A of the Indian Constitution deals with the creation of local legislatures or Council of Ministers or both for certain Union...
Sushma Swaraj became the first woman Chief Minister of Delhi. She served in the office for 52 days in 1998 till she resigned. She was also the...
Article 1 of the Indian Constitution describes India, that is, Bharat, as a ‘Union of States’ rather than a ‘Federation of...