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Common Questions on Indian Politics

1. Abdul Kalam was elected as president in which year?
a. 1986
b. 1992
c. 1996
d. 2002

2. The 13th Prime Minister of India was
a. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
b. I.K. Gujral
c. Dr. Manmohan Singh
d. P. V. NARASIMHA RAO

3. Who was the President of the constitutional committee and played an important part in the drafting of the constitution?
a. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
b. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Both
d. None

4. Who prevailed in the 1977 elections and ended Indira Gandhi’s emergency rule?
a. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
b. Morarji Desai
c. Charan Singh
d. Lal Bahudar Shastri

5. Who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi?
a. Karamchand
b. Nathuram Godse
c. Ashfaquallah Khan
d. None of the Above

6. Who succeeded Nehru as Prime Minister?
a. Lal Bahadur Shastri
b. Gulzari Lal Nanda
c. Indira Gandhi
d. Morarji Desai

7. In what year was Rajiv Gandhi assassinated?
a. 1990
b. 1991
c. 1992
d. 1993

8. In what year did Sonia Gandhi receive Citizenship of India?
a. 1982
b. 1984
c. 1985
d. 1987

9. Who is currently (2011) the Vice President of India?
a. Ms. Pratibha Patil
b. Mohammad Hamid Ansari
c. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
d. Krishan Kant

10. Who was the 1st Prime Minister of India?
a. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Lal Bahadur Shastri
c. Gulzar Lal Nanda
d. None of the Above

11.Who was the leader of the Dalit Movement in India?
a. Dr. B R Ambedkar
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Pt. Nehru
d. None of the above

12. The head of the Indian Parliament system is the
A. Prime Minister
B. President
C. Speaker of Lok Sabha
D. Speaker of Rajya Sabha

13. Who was the first chairman of the planning commission?
A. Guljari Lal Nanda
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Narayanan
D. Malaviya

14. Who was India’s first President?
A. Radha Krishnan
B. Zakir Hussain
C. V.V. Giri
D. Rajendra Prasad

15. Maximum number of seats in the Rajya Sabha is in
A. Bihar
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. West Bengal

16. Rajya Sabha has a strength of
A. 200 members
B. 225 members
C. 250 members
D. 300 members

17. The Prime Minister must be a member of
A. Lok Sabha
B. The president
C. The Prime Minister
D. To opposition parties in Lok Sabha

18. The constitution of India was adopted by the
A. First Parliament
B. Lok Sabha
C. Drafting Committee
D. Constituent Assembly

19. What is the important function of Parliament?
A. Governing
B. Collecting taxes
C. Criticising Government
D. Law making

20. Who choose the Speaker?
A. The President
B. The Prime Minister
C. The Lok Sabha
D. Opposition parties in Lok Sabha

20. The constitution of India came into force on
A. January 26, 1948
B. January 26, 1950
C. January 26, 1952
D. January 26, 1954