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.

District and Session Judge’s court is the highest criminal court in a district. Also, it is the highest civil court in a district. The...
The 13th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1962 gave the status of a state to Nagaland and made special provisions for it.  Further Reading :...
The interpretational value of the Preamble can be understood in three dimensions: Preamble as Interpreter of the Constitution; Preamble as a...
Article 22 grants protection to persons who are arrested or detained. Article 22 has two parts - the first part deals with the cases of ordinary...
Download Now! Rights are defined as claims of an individual that are essential for the development of his or her own self and that are...
Article 14 (Right to Equality), 19 (Right to Freedom) and 21 (Right to Life and Liberty) are popularly known as the ‘golden triangle’ of the...
Defamation means “The offence of injuring a person's character, fame, or reputation by false and malicious statements”. In other...
There are in general four essentials of the tort of defamation. These include: There must be a defamatory statement. The defamatory statement...
The right to live with human dignity is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 21 in the Indian Constitution. It means that every...
A constitution is not merely a statement of values and philosophy. But, a constitution is mainly about embodying these values into institutional...
The Twelfth Amendment Act, 1962 incorporated Goa, Daman and Diu in the Indian Union. India acquired the three territories such as Goa, Daman and...
The important provisions of the 1st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1951 are as follows: Empowered the state to make special provisions for the...
70% of the Indian population lives in villages and the set of challenges in reaching out to them are entirely different. These include:...
The guiding principles for e-government are as follows: Analysis of Cost-Benefits prior to implementation. Stakeholder Satisfaction. The unit...
The Preamble has been amended only once so far, in 1976, by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976. The amendment added three new words:...
The four key business imperatives of e-Government: Application of Information and Communication Technology and use of electronic delivery...
Article 370 under Part XXI empowers Jammu & Kashmir to have its own constitution. It grants autonomous status to J&K. It restricts...
There are four government service categories in e-governance. They include: G2C (Government to Citizen) G2B (Government to Business) G2G...
Previously, there were 29 states. After the removal or abolition of Article 370, there are 28 states, because the state of Jammu & Kashmir is...
The benefits or positive effects of e-governance in various aspects are as follows: Improving service Customer satisfaction Potential savings...