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 purposes or objectives of Budget and Budgetary Policy are as follows: To promote economic growth To reduce income and wealth inequalities To...
The Annual Budget is prepared by the ministry of finance in consultation with Niti Aayog and other concerned ministries. The Budget division of...
There are three main features of an annual budget.  One, it is a consolidated financial statement of expected expenditures and various sources...
Federalism does not consist of a set of fixed principles, which are applied, to different historical situations. Rather, federalism as a...
Article 124 deals with the Establishment and constitution of the Supreme Court. It states that there shall be a Supreme Court of India...
The President nominates 12 members to the Rajya Sabha from people who have special knowledge or practical experience in art, literature, science...
The 12 nominated members of the Rajya Sabha in 2021 are tabled below: Name of the Nominated Member Period of Office Shri K.T.S. Tulsi...
Some important functions of Rajya Sabha are as follows: The Rajya Sabha as a Legislative body Rajya Sabha's role in scrutinising the performance...
One of the qualifications to become a member of the Lok Sabha is that the candidate should not be less than Twenty Five Years of age on the date...
Indira Gandhi became India’s first female head of government or Prime Minister. She served as Prime Minister for three consecutive terms...
The members of the Vidhan Parishad or State Legislative Council are indirectly elected. Of the total number of members of a legislative council:...
According to the Constitution (Article 280), the Finance Commission is appointed every five years and consists of a chairman and four other...
Income distance is the distance of the state’s income from the state with the highest income.  The income of a state has been computed as the...
The Terms of Reference of the Finance Commission require it to recommend grants-in-aid to the States.  These grants include: Revenue deficit...
The divisible pool is that portion of gross tax revenue which is distributed between the Centre and the States. The divisible pool consists of...
Article 148 of the Indian Constitution deals with provisions related to the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. It states that there shall...
One of the core tasks of a Finance Commission as stipulated in Article 280 (3) (a) of the Constitution is to make recommendations regarding the...
Article 280 of the Constitution mandates that each FC make recommendations about the distribution of net proceeds of taxes between the Union and...
Cess is a form of tax charged/levied over and above the base tax liability of a taxpayer. A cess is usually imposed additionally when the state...
Article 256 deals with the obligation of States and the Union. It states that the executive power of every state shall be so exercised as to...