General Awareness: Government Quiz

1. Who founded the Indian National Congress (INC) party?

a) None of these
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) W C Bannerjee

The correct answer is a) None of these

2. The Vajpayee government was defeated in a historic vote on the floor of the Lok Sabha in 1998 by a margin of just one vote! Who was the one MP who violated his party whip and voted against the government thus probably being the one member who caused the fall of the government?

a) Mayawati
b) Saifuddin Soz
c) Giridhar Gomango
d) Subramaniam Swamy

The correct answer is b) Saifuddin Soz

3. The world's first democratically elected Communist Government was formed in which Indian state?

a) Karnataka
b) Kerala
c) West Bengal
d) Uttar Pradesh

The correct answer is b) Kerala

4. Who was the president of India who had actually threatened to dismiss the prime minister and had (for some time) created a crisis?

a) Dr.Radhakrishnan
b) K R Narayanan
c) VV Giri
d) Zail Singh

The correct answer is d) Zail Singh

5. If the two chambers of the Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) meet for a joint session, who is authorised under the constitution to chair this joint session?

a) Vice-President
b) Chief Justice of India
c) President
d) Speaker

The correct answer is d) Speaker

6. If the President of India has to resign, to whom should he submit his resignation letter?

a) Chief Justice of India
b) Speaker
c) Prime Minister
d) Vice-President--

The correct answer is d) Vice-President

7. The preamble of the Indian Constitution ‘We the people _____’, contains some key terms. This preamble has been amended later. Which of the following words in the preamble was not present when the Constitution first came into effect?

a) Secular
b) Democratic
c) Sovereign
d) Republic

The correct answer is a) Secular

8. Prevention of cow slaughter is a fundamental duty of citizens as prescribed by the Constitution of India.

a) True
b) False

The correct answer is b) False

9. What does the Tenth schedule of the Indian Constitution contain?

a) The list of states and union territories
b) The laws beyond the jurisdiction of the courts
c) The list of recognized languages
d) The Anti-defection act

The correct answer is d) The Anti-defection act

10. Which of the following prime ministers of India did NOT die in office?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Rajiv Gandhi
c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
d) Indira Gandhi

The correct answer is b) Rajiv Gandhi