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 Preamble of the Indian Constitution begins with the words - “WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA”. These words indicate the ultimate sovereignty of the...
The Preamble of the Indian Constitution is based on the ‘Objectives Resolution’, drafted and moved by Pandit Nehru, and adopted by the...
There are many interesting and unique facts about the Indian Constitution. Five of them are mentioned below: The elephant was adopted as the...
The term ‘State’ has been used in different provisions concerning the fundamental rights under Part III. Hence, Article 12 has defined the term...
Article 34 of Part III provides for the restrictions on fundamental rights while martial law is in force in any area within the territory of...
The Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in cooperation with the United Nations, to achieve the purposes of the Universal...
Dr Rajendra Prasad is the president of India, who held office for two consecutive terms from 1952 to 1962. He was elected as president of India...
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the first person who held the office of Vice President of India for two consecutive terms from 1952 to 1962. He was...
The Vice-President holds office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters his office. The Vice-President can hold office beyond...
The period spanning between the propagation of a House and its reassembly in a new session is called ‘recess’. The presiding officer (Speaker or...
The Constitution of India contains not only the fundamental principles of governance, but also detailed administrative provisions. Though...
The original text of the Indian Constitution consisted of 22 parts and after amendments, currently, it contains 25 parts. The 25 parts of the...
Originally, there were 22 parts and 395 articles in the Constitution of India. As of 2021, there are 25 parts in the Constitution of India with...
According to the Constitution of India, the Chief Minister may be a member of any of the two houses of a state legislature. Usually, chief...
The Constitution of India is the supreme law of the land. The Constitution of India is often associated with the phrases, “Of the people, for the...
Article 1 of the Indian constitution says - “India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States”.  This provision deals with two things - (1)...
The written constitution is one of the important federal features of the Constitution. Indian constitution is not only a written constitution but...
Currently, there have been 104 amendments to the Constitution of India ever since it came into force in 1950. Like any other written...
Originally, the constitution adopted on November 26, 1949, contained a Preamble, 395 articles in 22 parts and eight schedules. Currently, the...
The Constituent Assembly included women of all strata, and their contributions to the making of the Indian constitution is significant. Few of...