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 term legal right means a right recognised by law and is enforced by the State, not necessarily in a Court of law. Further Reading : Indian...
Judiciary is considered the pillar of democracy because: It stands firm to deliver justice. It gives the correct interpretation to the...
  Download Now! Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the people. In a democracy, the final...
Democracy is defined as a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and is exercised by them directly or indirectly...
Judicial review is the power of the judiciary to examine the constitutionality of legislative enactments and executive orders of both the Central...
The Supreme Court has declared the power of judicial review as a basic feature of the Constitution or an element of the basic structure of the...
Article 121 of the Indian Constitution mentions the restriction on the discussion in Parliament. It states that no discussion shall take place in...
Judicial review is needed for the following reasons: To uphold the principle of the supremacy of the Constitution.  To maintain federal...
Independence of judiciary means the following things: Download Now! The other organs of the government like the executive and...
A federation can be formed in two ways: By way of integration A number of militarily weak or economically backward states (independent) come...
Article 31C was inserted by the 25th Amendment Act of 1971. It contained provisions related to the saving of laws giving effect to certain...
According to Kesavananda Bharati (1973) case, the Supreme Court held that the Preamble is a part of the Constitution.  Download Now! The...
The Preamble is like an introduction or preface to a book. The Preamble, in brief, explains the objectives of the Constitution in two ways: one,...
The doctrine of judicial review originated and developed in the USA. It was propounded for the first time in the famous case of Marbury V....
The term ‘federation’ is derived from the Latin word foedus which means ‘treaty’ or ‘agreement’. Thus, a federation is a new state (political...
The maximum strength of the legislative council is fixed at one-third of the total strength of the assembly, and the minimum strength is fixed at...
The maximum strength of the Legislative Assembly is fixed at 500 and the minimum strength at 60. It means that its strength varies from 60 to 500...
The 73rd and 74th Amendments Act, 1992 inserted Part IX and Part IX-A in the constitution respectively. While Part IX relates to the Panchayats,...
Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was the first and only woman till now to have presented the Union Budget. In 1970, she presented the Union...
James Wilson, the British economist, presented the first-ever budget in India in 1860. He is credited with introducing a financial budget in...