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.

Sardar Swaran Singh Committee was set up by Congress Party in 1976 to make recommendations about fundamental duties, the need and necessity of...
The full form of NREGA is National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005. On 2nd October 2009, an amendment was made in the National Rural...
As per Article 352 of the constitution, the President of India can declare a national emergency when the security of India or a part of it is...
Article 245 of the Indian constitution talks about the extent of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States. It gives Parliament...
Dr Sachidanand was the first president of the Constituent Assembly of India. Later Dr Rajendra Prasad was elected the President of the...
Article 245 of the Indian constitution talks about the extent of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States. It gives Parliament...
Article 254 deals with inconsistency between laws made by Parliament and laws made by the Legislatures of States. It talks about the doctrine of...
Main features of MGNREGA: Download Now! Gives legal guarantee of wage employment to the adult members of rural households who are willing...
A household having adult members desirous of seeking unskilled employment in MGNREGA may apply for registration. If an applicant is not provided...
The mandate of the MGNREGA is to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult...
NREGA was renamed MGNREGA in 2009 through an amendment made in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 to change the nomenclature of the...
Benefits of MGNREGA: It provides social protection for the most vulnerable people living in rural India by guaranteeing wage employment...
Triple Talaq is the process of divorce under Sharia Law (Islamic law) where a husband can divorce his wife by pronouncing ‘Talaq’ three times....
Triple Talaq bill, also known as Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, was passed by the Indian Parliament as a law on July...
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019. According to the act, triple talaq (talaq-e-biddat) in any form, whether verbal or...
In the Shayara Bano case (2017), the supreme court in a landmark 3-2 verdict, had struck down instant triple talaq. Shayara Bano, a 35-year-old...
The mandate of the MGNREGA is to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult...
Section 2 of The Prevention of Insults to National Honor Act 1971 talks about Insults to the Indian National Flag and Constitution of India. It...
The National Flag consists of three colours. It is known as Tiranga in Hindi and Asoka Chakra in its middle. Three colours represent:...
Yes, there is there a law against disrespecting the flag. The Prevention of Insults to National Honor Act 1971 talks about Insults to Indian...