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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had mentioned revoking Article 370 in the party's 2019 election manifesto. The reason given out to remove Article...
The instrument of Accession of Jammu Kashmir to India was signed by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Maharaja Hari Singh on 26 October 1947. And it...
Pakistan desired that Kashmir with a Muslim majority population should join the Muslim country, Pakistan. But the popular leader of the National...
The main points in Article 370 are as follows: The provisions of Article 238 (dealing with the administration of Part B States) is not...
According to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, the state of Jammu & Kashmir is divided into the new Union Territory of Ladakh...
E-governance is the application of ICT to the processes of government functioning for good Governance. In other words, e-governance is the public...
The Ministry of Information and Technology states that e-governance goes far beyond mere computerisation of stand-alone back-office operations....
The basic purpose of e-governance is to simplify processes for all, i.e. government, citizens, businesses, etc. at National, State and local...
SMART Governance implies simple, moral, accountable, responsive and transparent governance. Simple- meaning simplification of rules, regulations...
SMART governance helps in: Improving the internal organisational processes of governments; Providing better information and service delivery;...
E-governance is needed in India to eliminate the following: Widespread red tape in public administration Corruption in civil services The slow...
E-government is defined as the transformation of government to provide Efficient, Convenient & Transparent Services to the Citizens &...
The four pillars of e-governance are: People Process Technology Resources Further Reading : E-Governance and its Significance Good Governance...
A society, which feels concerned about meeting the needs of all its members, is known as an egalitarian society. An egalitarian state is expected...
The essential conditions of political democracy are as follows: Having a Constitution that vests supreme power in the people and protects...
Public Interest Litigation is called the sole instrument of social revolution for the following reasons: It tends to bring justice within the...
Part III of the Constitution is described as the Magna Carta of India. It contains a very long and comprehensive list of ‘justiciable’...
India has a single integrated judicial system. The Supreme Court stands as the apex court of the judicial system. Below the Supreme Court are the...
The term quasi-federal means a federal set-up where despite having two clear sets of government – central and the states, more powers are given...
The Indian Constitution has ensured the independence of the judiciary through a number of measures.  Download Now! The legislature is not...