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.

An Oligarchy Government is a government ruled by a few individuals. In other words, it is a form of government in which a small group of people...
Article 113 deals with the Procedure in Parliament with respect to estimates. It further elaborates on the same as follows: So much of the...
Article 111 provides provisions related to assent to bills by the President. It means that, when a Bill has been passed by the Houses of...
Article 109 provides for the Special procedure in respect of Money Bills. The provisions mentioned in Article 109 are as follows: A Money Bill...
Article 122 deals with the restrictions on courts not to inquire into proceedings of Parliament. It further states the following: The validity...
The Supreme Court is the highest Court of Appeal from all courts. Its appellate jurisdiction may be divided into: Cases involving interpretation...
Article 132 provides for the Appellate Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in appeals from High Courts in certain cases. It means that it provides...
Article 133 deals with the provisions of Appellate Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in appeals from High Courts in regard to Civil...
Article 112 deals with the Annual financial statement. It says that the President shall in respect of every financial year cause to be laid...
Parliament can admit a new state in the Indian Union. Article 3 of the Indian Constitution states that the Parliament may, by law, form a new...
Money bills cannot be introduced in Rajya Sabha. Money bills can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha with the prior recommendation of the...
Article 57 deals with the eligibility conditions for the re-election of the President. It states that a person who holds, or who has held, office...
Article 157 describes the qualifications for appointment as Governor. It states that no person shall be eligible for appointment as Governor...
The National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 11, 2014, by the Minister of Law and Justice,...
A bench of two or three judges is called a division bench. The Supreme Court Rules vests Chief Justice of India, the power to constitute benches...
A bench of three or five judges is called a full bench. Further Reading : Supreme Court of India Chief Justice of India High Court Related...
Under Article 145(3), “any case involving a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution” must be decided...
The Chief Justice of India (CJI) is the head of the judiciary of India and the Supreme Court of India. As head of the supreme court, the chief...
The Constitution declares Delhi as the seat of the Supreme Court. But it also authorises the Chief Justice of India to appoint other place or...
The state judiciary consists of a high court and a hierarchy of subordinate courts, also known as lower courts. The subordinate courts are...