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.

The advantages of Lok Adalat are as follows: There is no court fee and if the court fee is already paid the amount will be refunded if the...
Cauvery is an interstate basin, having its origin in Karnataka and flowing through Tamil Nadu and Puducherry before falling in the Bay of Bengal....
The administrative tribunals are needed because of the following reasons: The administrative tribunals are the instruments for the application...
These principles aim to provide fair, impartial and reasonable justice. These principles include: No person should be a judge in his own...
Revenue courts deal with cases of land revenue in the State. The highest revenue court in the district is the Board of Revenue. Under it are the...
The judges of subordinate courts are appointed by the Governor in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court of the concerned State....
There are different types of administrative tribunals, which are governed by the statutes, rules, and regulations of the Central Government as...
The examples of an Administrative Tribunal are as follows: The Election Commission is a tribunal for adjudication of matters pertaining to the...
According to Article 323 A, the Parliament may establish administrative tribunals for the adjudication of disputes relating to recruitment and...
The difference between court and administrative tribunal are as follows: Court Administrative Tribunal A court of law is a part of the...
The following are the few characteristics of the administrative tribunals which make them quite disparate from the ordinary courts:...
The word “Tribunal” is the seat of the Judge. According to I.P. Massey in Administrative Law, the term ‘Tribunal’ is used...
Administrative law has the following characteristics: It subordinates the common law, rights of personal freedom, and private property to the...
Even though administrative adjudication is essential and useful in modem day administration, there are some main drawbacks that are mentioned...
The PIL started in India as a result of the feeling by some of the Supreme Court judges that mainly the rich and politically powerful people...
The main advantages of the administrative tribunals are as follows: Administrative adjudication has brought about flexibility and adaptability...
Justice Bhagwati has been called the father of public interest litigation in India due to his contribution to Public Interest Litigation...
The term delegated legislation refers to the law making conferred by the Parliament on the Executive.  Further Reading: Tribunals in...
Yes, a writ petition filed by the aggrieved person, whether on behalf of a group or together with a group can be treated as a Public Interest...
The administrative tribunals are agencies created by specific enactments to adjudicate upon disputes that may arise in the course of...