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.

Article 273 deals with the Grants in lieu of export duty on jute and jute products. It further states that there shall be charged on the...
The term of each Panchayat Samiti is five years in all States. Further Reading: Panchayati Raj Panchayat Finance Related Links Topic-wise...
A Gram Sabha or Village Assembly consists of all the adults i.e. voters (persons above the age of 18 years) living in the area of a Gram...
The chairperson of a Zila Parishad, called Adhyaksha or President, is elected from among the directly elected members. The vice-chairperson is...
The various sources of income of Zila Parishad are as follows: Income from taxes levied by Zila Parishad, license fees and market fees A share...
In one year, at least two meetings of the Gram Sabha are held. In its first meeting, the Gram Sabha considers the budget of the Gram Panchayat....
The PESA Act is important because it legally recognises the capacities of tribal communities to strengthen their own system of self-governance or...
Article 243 A says that a Gram Sabha may exercise such powers and perform such functions at the village level as the Legislature of a State may,...
Article 244(A) allows for the creation of an ‘autonomous state’ within Assam in certain tribal areas. It provides for the formation of an...
The Gram Panchayat has a Secretary who is also the Secretary of the Gram Sabha. This person is not an elected person, but is appointed by the...
Bringing women into the mainstream of development is a major concern. The Constitutional (73rd) Amendment Act, 1992 provides for the...
Panchayat Samiti is the intermediate or the middle tier of the Panchayati Raj System. These are named differently in different States. Its...
A Panchayat Samiti is constituted by the following members: All the Sarpanches (Mukhias) or Chairpersons of the Gram Panchayats within the Block...
The council leader is named Sarpanch in Hindi. In other words, Panchayat President is also called the Sarpanch. All the members of the Gram Sabha...
Few works of a Gram Panchayat include: The construction and maintenance of water sources, roads, drainage, school buildings and other common...
The 3-tier system of Panchayati Raj consists of: District Level Panchayat Block Level Panchayat Village Level Panchayat Further Reading:...
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission. The first Five-year Plan was launched in 1951.  Further Reading: Pandit...
Article 21A declares that the State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years, in such a...
The objectives of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) PESA Act are as follows: To extend the provisions of Part IX of the...
Total ten States are covered under PESA. These States are- Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh,...