UPSC Polity & Governance Questions

At the national level, which ministry is the nodal agency to ensure effective implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Reco…

With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements: 1. N. Gopalaswamy Iyengar Committee suggested that a minister and a secretary be desi…

With reference to India, consider the following statements : 1. When a prisoner makes out a sufficient case, parole cannot be denied to such prisoner because it…

With reference to India, consider the following statements : 1. Judicial custody means an accused is in the custody of the concerned magistrate and such accused…

With reference to the Indian judiciary, consider the following statements: 1. Any retired judge of the Supreme Court of India can be called back to sit and act …

Consider the following statements in respect of Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards: 1. Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards are titles under the Article 18 (1) of the Const…

We adopted parliamentary democracy based on the British model, but how does our model differ from that model? 1. As regards legislation, the British Parliament …

Constitutional government means

What was the exact constitutional status of India on 26th January, 1950?

Which one of the following best defines the term ‘State’?

A legislation which confers on the executive or administrative authority an unguided and uncontrolled discretionary power in the matter of application of law vi…

With reference to India, consider the following statements : 1. There is only one citizenship and one domicile. 2. A citizen by birth only can become the Head o…

Which one of the following in Indian polity is an essential feature that indicates that it is federal in character?

What is the position of the Right to Property in India?

Which one of the following factors constitutes the best safeguard of liberty in a liberal democracy?

Under the Indian Constitution, concentration of wealth violates

Consider the following statements : 1. ‘Right to the City’ is an agreed human right and the UN-Habitat monitors the commitments made by each country in this reg…

‘Right to Privacy’ is protected under which Article of the Constitution of India?

In India, Legal Services Authorities provide free legal services to which of the following types of citizens? 1. Mentally ill persons and persons with disabilit…

In India, separation of judiciary from the executive is enjoined by