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.

Barnes Peacock was the first Chief Justice of the High Court. He assumed the charge when the court was founded on 1 July 1862. Romesh Chandra...
The Salaries of judges (per month) excluding Sumptuary Allowance of judges are tabled below: Judges of the High Court in India Salary...
Appointment of HC Judges Download Now! The judges of a high court are appointed by the President. The chief justice is appointed by the...
The President can be removed from office by a process of impeachment for ‘violation of the Constitution’. However, the Constitution does not...
The representatives of states in the Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of state legislative assemblies. The election is held in...
India has a bicameral legislature. Our Constitution provides that Parliament shall consist of: The President  The Council of States (Rajya...
Composition of Rajya Sabha The maximum number of seats in the Rajya Sabha is fixed at 250, out of which 238 are to be the representatives of the...
MLA in India stands for Members of Legislative Assembly. They are elected by the people. They then become members of the legislative assembly and...
Several laws and programmes are formulated by both Centre and States for implementing the Directive Principles. Some examples are mentioned...
Fundamental Duties are enforceable by law. Hence, the Parliament can provide for the imposition of appropriate penalties or punishment for...
Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights says that “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this...
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. This declaration was proclaimed by the...
A ‘session’ of Parliament is the period spanning between the first sitting of a House and its prorogation (or dissolution in the case of the Lok...
The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) recommended the Monsoon Session of the Parliament to be held from July 19 to August 13. The...
Bills introduced in the Parliament are of two kinds: Public bills (or government bills) Private bills (also called private members’ bills)...
A bill is a proposal for legislation, and it becomes an act or law when duly enacted. The legislative procedure is identical in both the Houses...
Rajya Sabha cannot amend or reject a money bill. It should return the bill to the Lok Sabha within 14 days, either with recommendations or...
Part III deals with the Fundamental Rights and contains Articles 12 to 35. In this regard, the framers of the Constitution derived inspiration...
Today, most countries in the world have a Constitution. While all democratic countries are likely to have a Constitution, it is not necessary...
Pratibha Devisingh Patil took oath as India’s first woman President on July 25, 2007. She is the 12th President of India. She is the first woman...