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.

Though these are conceptualised as mobile courts, the seat or the headquarters of every Gram Nyayalaya will be located at the headquarters of the...
The jurisdiction of Gram Nyayalayas is brief below: The territorial jurisdiction of a Gram Nyayalaya shall extend to the entire area of the...
The village courts are known as Nyaya Panchayats (NPs).  It is a place where disputes are settled between villagers that have been in...
The Gram Nyayalaya Bill was passed by both houses of the Parliament on 21 December 2008. The Act came into force on 2 October 2009 through a...
Fast Track Courts (FTCs) are set up by the State Governments in consultation with the concerned High Courts. The 11th Finance Commission had...
The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 was amended in 2002 to provide for the establishment of the Permanent Lok Adalats to deal with cases...
In 2019, four Lok Adalats were held across the country, under the aegis and conceptualisation of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)....
The bodies that may organise Lok Adalats at such intervals and places to exercise their jurisdiction are as follows: National Legal Service...
The disadvantages of the Lok Adalat System are as follows: In fact, Lok Adalat is brought into force to settle the cases quickly but in reality...
The river Krishna emerging from the western Ghat of Mahadeva Range of Mahableshwar in Maharashtra flows through the states of Maharashtra,...
Many inter-state river-water disputes have erupted since independence. On the face of it, inter-state water disputes involve issues of:...
According to the provisions of Article 323A, the Parliament has passed the Administrative Tribunals Act in 1985. The act authorises the central...
The role of the judiciary is as follows: Download Now! Dispute Resolution: The judicial system provides a mechanism for resolving disputes...
In each district of India, there are various types of subordinate or lower courts. They are Civil courts, Criminal courts and Revenue...
A High Court is also a court of record, as the Supreme Court. Lower courts in a State are bound to follow the decisions of the High Court, which...
The Supreme Court and High Courts are called a court of record.  Download Now! As a Court of Record, the Supreme Court has two...
‘Lok Adalat’ is a system of conciliation or negotiation. It is also known as ‘people’s court’. Lok Adalat is a forum where the cases (or...
Lok Adalats are intended to arrive at compromises and settlements. In doing so, it has the power of a civil court in summoning and examining...
A Lok Adalat shall have jurisdiction to determine and to arrive at a compromise or settlement between the parties to a dispute in respect of:...
Yes, Lok Adalat deals with criminal cases (compoundable offences). But, the Lok Adalat shall have no jurisdiction in respect of any case or...