Miscellaneous (Indian Polity)

Total Questions: 50

21. Which of the following became the first country in the world to legalise euthanasia? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 30.08.2016 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) Netherlands
Note:

The Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalise cuthanasia, when the lower house of parliament approved a "mercy killing" Bill by a two-thirds majority.

 

22. The founding father of "Theory of Bureaucracy" was- [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 30.08.2016 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) Max Weber
Note:

The founding father of theory of Bureaucracy was Max Weber. He was a German Sociologist. According to him, bureaucracy was an administration which is carried out by trained professionals along with a rule which is fixed by the government.

 

23. The Westminster Parliamentary system was developed in___________. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-1) 1.02.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) UK
Note:

The Westminster parliamentary system is a democratic system of government modelled on the parliamentary system of United Kingdom. Since the Parliament of United Kingdom is located in Westminister palace, this parliamentary model is called west minister Parliamentary system.

 

24. Officially what is the conventional long name of Sri Lanka? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 6.03.2018 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Note:

Officially, the conventional long name of Sri Lanka is the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

 

25. The National Parliamentary body of China is known as_____________. [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 14.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) National People's Congress
Note:

The largest parliamentary body in the world, National People's Congress is the national legislature of the People's Republic of China. As of 2018, it has 2980 members.

 

26. Which of the following countries has the largest Parliament in the world? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-1) 10.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) China
Note:

China has the largest parliament in terms of numbers of membersin the world. It has a strength of 2,980 seats in the singular house of its parliament. In other words, the parliament is unicameral.

 

27. Who among the following was the first President of the Republic of China? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-1) 11.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Yuan Shikai
Note:

Yuan Shikai became the first President of the Republic of China in 1912. He was the Emperor of China.

 

28. 28. Which country's constitution has the largest written constitution in any sovereign country in the world? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-1) 19.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) India
Note:

The Constitution of India is the longest written constitution of any sovereign country in the world, containing 448 articles grouped in 25 parts with 12 schedules.

 

29. Which country has the longest written constitution in the world? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 19.09.2017 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (a) India
Note:

At about 80,000 words, the Constitution of India is the longest written constitution of any sovereign state in the world.

 

30. Which country's constitution is the world's longest? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) India
Note:

The Constitution of India is the longest written constitution of any country in the world, with 146,385 words in its English-language version.