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.

Yes, the Indian Constitution in Article 1 describes the country as ‘Union of States’ although its Constitution is federal in nature....
The Forty-Third Amendment Act of 1977 was enacted by the Janata Government to nullify some distortions introduced by the 42nd Amendment Act of...
Financial Emergency is written under Article 360 in the Constitution. It can be declared by the President if he is satisfied that a situation has...
The Thirty-Eighth Amendment Act of 1975 brought in the following changes: Made the declaration of emergency by the president non-justiciable....
The 69th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1991 provided a special status to the Union Territory of Delhi and redesignated it the National Capital...
Article 239 AA of the Indian Constitution provides special provisions with respect to Delhi. Some important provisions of Article 239 AA are: As...
The Sixty-First amendment Act of 1989 reduced the voting age from 21 years to 18 years for the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies. ...
Article 239 of the Indian Constitution deals with the Administration of Union territories. In regard to that, it has two provisions as follows:...
This Act may be called the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Act, 2021. The National Capital...
Article 239B of the Indian Constitution deals with the power of administrators to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislature. The article...
The Chief Minister of Delhi is appointed by the President (not by the lieutenant governor). The other ministers are appointed by the president on...
The Chief Minister of Union Territories shall be appointed by the President and other Ministers shall be appointed by the President on the advice...
Article 313 of the Indian Constitution deals with the Transitional provisions. It further states that, until other provision is made in this...
Article 375 of the Indian Constitution deals with the Courts, authorities and officers to continue to function subject to the provisions of the...
The union territories have been created for a variety of reasons. These are mentioned below: Political and administrative considerations - Delhi...
According to Article 1 of the Indian Constitution, the territories of India can be classified into the three following categories: The...
The Union Territories are those areas which are under the direct control and administration of the Central Government, unlike the states, which...
Every union territory is administered by the President acting through an administrator appointed by him. The president can also appoint the...
The Ninety-Seventh Amendment Act of 2011 gave constitutional status and protection to cooperative societies. In this context, it made the...
Article 371 C of the Indian Constitution deals with the Special provision with respect to the State of Manipur. They are as follows: This...