Indian Polity And Constitution (Railway) Part-V

Total Questions: 50

21. __________ of the Indian Constitution deals with the protection of interests of minorities. [RRB NTPC CBT-I Exam, 22.01.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (1) Article 29
Solution:Both Article-29 and Article-30 guarantee certain right to the minorities.

• Article-29 protects the interests of the minorities by making a provision that any citizen / section of citizens having a distinct language, script or culture have the right to conserve the same.

• Article-30 mandates that all minorities, whether based on religion or language, shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.

22. In the Unitary States, the _____________ government performs all the governmental functions. [RRB NTPC CBT-I Exam, 23.01.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (3) Central
Solution:The word Unitary is self-explanatory, which implies a single central powerful government.

• In a unitary government, all the powers of government are vested in the central government whereas in a federal government, the powers of government are divided between the centre and the states.

23. Kesavananda Bharti Case in 1973 stemmed the question that the Preamble can___________. [RRB NTPC CBT-I Exam, 23.01.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (3) be amended
Solution:The issue that whether the preamble to the constitution of India can be amended or not was raised before the Supreme Court in the famous case of Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala.

• It held that the Preamble is a part of the Constitution and, therefore, is amendable under Article 368.

24. How many articles are there in the Constitution of India as of October 2020? [RRB NTPC CBT-I Exam, 23.01.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (2) 448
Solution:The world's lengthiest written constitution had 395 articles, 22 parts and 8 schedules at the time of commencement.

• Now the Constitution of India has 448 articles, 25 parts and 12 schedules.

25. The Chairman of National Human Rights Commission should be: [RRB NTPC CBT-I Exam, 25.01.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (4) a retired Chief Justice of India
Solution:National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is a statutory body established on 12th October, 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), 1993.

• The chairperson is a retired chief justice of India or a judge of the Supreme Court.

26. The procedure for impeachment of the President of India is mentioned in _________ of the Constitution of India. [RRB NTPC CBT-I Exam, 25.01.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (1) Article 61
Solution:Article 61 is related with the procedure for impeachment of the President.

• When a President is to be impeached for violation of the Constitution, the charge shall be preferred by either House of Parliament.

• The charges need to be signed by 1/4th of the members of the House and a 14 day notice should be given to the Prestdent.

• After the impeachment resolution is passed by a majority of the two-thirds of the majority of that House, it is sent to the other to investigate upon the charges.

27. Which was the first state in India to have a communist government? [RRB NTPC CBT-I Exam, 27.01.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (2) Kerala
Solution:The Kerala Legislative Assembly election of 1957 was the first assembly election.

The election led to the formation of first democratically elected communist government in India (under the leadership of E.M.S. Namboodripad) and in the world.

28. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India? [RRB NTPC CBT-I Exam, 27.01.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (2) Sukumar Sen
Solution:Sukumar Sen served as the first Chief Election Commissioner of India from 21st March 1950 till 19th December, 1958.

• V. S. Ramadevi was the first woman to become Chief Election Commissioner of India.

• Sushil Chandra assumed office as the 24th Chief Election Commissioner of India on 13th April 2021.

29. Which of the following languages does NOT enjoy the status of a Scheduled language of India? [RRB NTPC CBT-I Exam, 27.01.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (2) Garhwali
Solution:Part XVII of the Indian constitution deals with the official languages in Articles 343 to 351.

• The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution consists of the following 22 languages: Assamese, (2) Bengali, (3) Gujarati, (4) Hindi, (5) Kannada, (6) Kashmiri, (7) Konkani, (8) Malayalam, (9) Manipuri, (10) Marathi, (11) Nepali, (12) Oriya, (13) Punjabi, (14) Sanskrit, (15) Sindhi, (16) Tamil, (17) Telugu, (18) Urdu (19) Bodo, (20) Santhali, (21) Maithili and (22) Dogri.

30. In which of the following articles the concept of the equality is enshrined? [RRB NTPC CBT-I Exam, 03.02.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (2) Article 14
Solution:Article-14 of the Indian Constitution envisages the 'Right to Equality before the law.

• It clearly states that the state/country shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.