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.

Article 151 of the Indian Constitution deals with the provisions related to audit reports. It has two provisions which are as follows: The...
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is headquartered in Mumbai.  Further Reading: Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)...
Yes, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is a statutory body created by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956, which...
During the Freedom Struggle, the development of Khadi and Village Industries was an instrument to meet the twin objective of self-reliance...
The administrative Ministry of the KVIC is the Ministry of Agro & Rural Industry, Government of India.  Further Reading: Khadi and...
The chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission in 2021 is Shri. Vinai Kumar Saxena.  Further Reading: Khadi and Village Industries...
The Government of India constitutes the Khadi and Village Industries Commission for a period of 5 years.  Further Reading: Khadi and...
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission consists of the following:- six non-official members having specialized knowledge and experience of...
The broad objectives for which the KVIC was established it are:- To promote and develop Khadi and Village Industries and produce Khadi and...
The Twenty-First Amendment Act of 1967 included Sindhi as the 15th language in the Eighth Schedule.  Further Reading: 8th Schedule of...
The Government of India introduced a new credit-linked subsidy programme called Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) by...
The Scheme will be implemented by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), a statutory organization under the administrative control of...
Article 70 of the Indian Constitution deals with the discharge of the President’s functions in other contingencies. It further states that the...
The Thirty-Sixth Amendment, 1975 of the Indian Constitution made two important changes. They are as follows: Sikkim was made a full-fledged...
The basic features of the concept of human rights include: People have rights simply because they are human Human rights are universal Human...
The comprehensive International Bill of Human Rights consists of three instruments. They include: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights The...
Article 11 of the declaration of human rights says that: Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until...
Article 25 of the declaration of human rights says that: Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and the...
Article 13 of the declaration of human rights says that: Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each...
The preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) makes it clear that it was a simple testimony to the fact that it was the first...