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 provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA) came into existence in 1996 and was enacted primarily to protect...
The full form of PESA is Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act. This is a legislation that extends the provisions of Panchayats to the...
The sixth schedule of the Indian Constitution contains provisions related to the administration of Tribal areas in the states of Assam,...
As per PESA, every village shall have a Gram Sabha consisting of persons whose names are included in the rolls for the Panchayat at the village...
Gram Sabha can maintain a corpus fund (e.g. Gram Sabha Kosh) which will be required for carrying out several management functions assigned to...
In Maharashtra State, 59 Talukas in 12 Districts are under PESA Act. Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) or PESA is a legislation enacted...
Article 275 of the Indian Constitution has provisions related to grants from the union to certain states. It further states that the Parliament...
Panchayati Raj is a system of governance in which Gram Panchayat are the basic units of administration. The number of members usually ranges from...
Some powers and functions of Gram Sabha are as follows: The Gram Sabha is a key factor in making the Gram Panchayat play its role and be...
The budget is a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Government of India in a financial year, which begins on 1 April and...
A select committee is an ad-hoc committee that generally expires on completion of its designated duties, though it can be renewed. These...
Some examples of Select/Joint Committees on Bills are as follows: Committee on the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011 Select Committee on the...
The maximum gap between two sessions of Parliament cannot be more than six months. In other words, the Parliament should meet at least twice a...
The Comptroller Auditor General of India can be removed by the President only in accordance with the procedure mentioned in the Constitution....
A large part of the discussion on the bills takes place in the Committees. The recommendation of the committee is then sent to the House. That...
Joint Parliamentary Committees have occupied a position of eminence in our country. Joint Parliamentary Committees (JPCs) can be set up for the...
Article 53 of the Indian Constitution deals with the Executive power of the Union. The executive power of the Union shall be vested in the...
Article 330 of the Indian Constitution provides for the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the...
Article 64 mentions that the Vice-President shall be ex-officio Chairman of the Council of States and shall not hold any other office of profit. ...
The functions of each of the standing committees are:  To consider the demands for grants of the concerned ministries/departments before they...