Previous Year Indian Polity Questions For SSC CGL Exam 2017

Dear SSC CGL Aspirants, for GA section you need to practice and memorize all the important points of Polity, History, Geography, Science and current affairs. For polity, we are providing previous years questions which will give you a clear idea about the question types and topics. Approx. 5 to 6 questions are asked from Polity in SSC CGL. Solve this quiz and be better prepared for the SSC CGL Tier-1 2017.
Q1.The Speaker of the Lok Sabha has to address his letter of resignation to
(a)Prime Minister of India
(b)President of India
(c)Dy. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(d)Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
Q2.The Fundamental duties of Indian citizens have been
(a)Originally provided by the Constitution
(b)Included in the Constitution by the 44th Amendment
(c)Included in the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment
(d)Inserted into the Constitution by a judgement of the Supreme Court
Q3.Which one of the following Parliamentary Committees in India acts as a watchdog on departmental expenditure and irregularities?
(a)Estimates Committee
(b)Committee on Public Undertakings
(c)Public Account Committee
(d)Committee on Public Assurances
Q4.Which one of the following shall not be considered an adequate ground for the issue of a proclamation of national emergency?
(a)War
(b)External Aggression
(c)Armed Rebellion
(d)Internal Disturbance
Q5.In which of the following lists of the Indian Constitution is the subject of Population control and family planning included?
(a)Union List
(b)Concurrent List
(c)State List
(d)Residuary List
Q6.An ordinary Bill passed by Parliament is returned by the President to Parliament for reconsideration. It is passed again by Parliament without any change. Now the:
(a)The President is free to withhold his assent again
(b)The Bill will automatically lapse
(c)The Bill will be referred to the Supreme Court
(d)The President shall not withhold his assent
Q7.Which one of the following items comes under the Concurrent List of the Indian Constitution?
(a)Inter-State rivers
(b)Trade Unions
(c)Citizenship
(d)Local Government
Q8.Which one of the following is NOT included as a Fundamental duty in the Constitution of India?
(a)To Cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle
(b)To develop the scientific temper humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform
(c)To protect the minorities
(d)To safeguard public property and to abjure violence
Q9.Which of the following are the types of authority attributed to the President of India?
(a)Real and popular
(b)Titular and de-jure
(c)Political and nominal
(d)Constitutional and nominal
Q10.Under the provisions of the Indian Constitution, a community can be declared a minority community on the basis of:
(a)Religion only
(b)Either Religion or Language
(c)Either Language or Caste
(d)Either Religion or Race
Q11.The Supreme Court of India enunciated the doctrine of Basic structure of the Constitution in the:
(a)Golaknath case in 1967
(b)Sajjan Singh case in 1965
(c)Shankari Prasad case in 1951
(d)Keshvanand Bharati case in 1973
Q12.Under which five-year Plans was the introduction of Panchayati Raj suggested?
(a)First Five Year Plan
(b)Second Five Year Plan
(c)Third Five Year Plan
(d)Fourth Five Year Plan
Q13.The Rajya Sabha has equal powers with the Lok Sabha
(a)In the matter of creating New All India Services
(b)In amending the Constitution
(c)In the removal of Government
(d)In making cut motions
Q14.Who was the Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly?
(a)Dr. Ambedkar
(b)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c)Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d)B.N. Rao
Q15.Which is the most important reason to consider India as a Secular State?
(a)Peoples of different religions live in India
(b)Government works for the welfare of people of all religions
(c)Religion is separated from politics
(d)Minority religions are given special protection