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 expression ‘martial law’ has not been defined anywhere in the Constitution. There is also no specific or express provision in the...
Article 342 deals with the provisions related to Scheduled Tribes. It states that the President may, with respect to any State or Union...
Mandamus literally means ‘we command’. It is a command issued by the court to a public official asking him/her to perform his/her official duties...
The writ of mandamus cannot be issued: Against a private individual or body To enforce departmental instruction that does not possess statutory...
Previously, the writ of Certiorari could be issued only against judicial and quasi-judicial authorities and not against administrative...
The writ of prohibition literally means ‘to forbid’. It is issued by a higher court to a lower court or tribunal to prevent the latter from...
In the literal sense, quo-warranto means ‘by what authority or warrant’. It is issued by the court to enquire into the legality of the claim of a...
The current Finance Commission is the Fifteenth Finance Commission, and it was constituted on 27 November 2017. It is led by Chairman Shri N K...
Habeas Corpus is a Latin word meaning which literally means ‘to have the body of’. It is an order issued by the court to a person who has...
Habeas Corpus is considered a bulwark of individual liberty against arbitrary detention. It would set the detained person free if the detention...
Any prisoner, or another person acting on his or her behalf, may petition the court, or a judge, for a writ of habeas corpus. One reason for the...
The grounds stated for the grant of the habeas corpus are as follows: The applicant must be in custody. The application for the grant of the...
On April 27, 1861, Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus between Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia to give military authorities the...
The right to move the Supreme Court under Article 32 for the enforcement of fundamental rights is itself a fundamental right, while the right to...
In the literal sense, Certiorari means ‘to be certified’ or ‘to be informed’. It is issued by a higher court to a lower court or tribunal either...
Under Inner Line Permit (ILP), four north-eastern states such as Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram are protected, and lately, Manipur was...
Certiorari is issued on the grounds of excess of jurisdiction or lack of jurisdiction or error of law.  Further Reading: Types of Writs Right...
The Inner Line Permit is a document that allows an Indian citizen to visit or stay in a state that is protected under the ILP system. In other...
The writ, Habeas Corpus is not issued in the following cases: Detention is lawful The proceeding is for the contempt of a legislature or a court...
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 extends to the following regions: Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts of Arunachal Pradesh and...