BA Second Year (Sem 3 & 4) Political Science – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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Who presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress in 1885?
Chapter 1: Indian National Movement: Moderates, Extremists and the Gandhian Phase
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Answer: C. W. C. Bonnerjee
W. C. Bonnerjee presided over the first session at Bombay in 1885; A. O. Hume helped found the Congress.Separate electorates for Muslims were first introduced by which Act?
Chapter 2: Constitutional Development: Acts of 1909, 1919, 1935 and 1947
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Answer: A. Indian Councils Act, 1909 (Morley-Minto Reforms)
The Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909 gave Muslims separate electorates for the first time.Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
Chapter 3: Making of the Indian Constitution
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Answer: D. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee; Dr. Rajendra Prasad was President of the Constituent Assembly.Dr. Ambedkar called which Article 'the heart and soul of the Constitution'?
Chapter 5: Fundamental Rights
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Answer: B. Article 32
Article 32, the right to constitutional remedies, lets a person go directly to the Supreme Court to enforce Fundamental Rights.A National Emergency is proclaimed under which Article of the Constitution?
Chapter 9: Emergency Provisions
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Answer: C. Article 352
Article 352 covers national emergency (war, external aggression, armed rebellion); 356 is President's Rule and 360 financial emergency.A Money Bill can be introduced only in:
Chapter 10: Parliament of India
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Answer: A. the Lok Sabha
Under Article 109, a Money Bill can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha; the Rajya Sabha can only recommend changes.The 'basic structure' doctrine was laid down by the Supreme Court in which case?
Chapter 12: Constitutional Amendment and the Basic Structure
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Answer: D. Kesavananda Bharati case (1973)
In Kesavananda Bharati (1973) the Court held that Parliament can amend the Constitution but cannot destroy its basic structure.Which commission, set up in 1983, examined Centre–State relations in India?
Chapter 13: Indian Federalism and Centre-State Relations
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Answer: B. Sarkaria Commission
The Sarkaria Commission (1983) reviewed Centre–State relations and suggested ways to strengthen cooperative federalism.Which Constitutional Amendment gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions?
Chapter 15: Local Self-Government
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Answer: C. 73rd Amendment
The 73rd Amendment (1992) added Part IX on panchayats; the 74th did the same for urban local bodies.Under the RTI Act, 2005, if the information sought concerns the life or liberty of a person, it must normally be supplied within:
Chapter 18: Right to Information Act, 2005
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Answer: A. 48 hours
The usual time limit is 30 days, but information about a person's life or liberty must be given within 48 hours.
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