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BPSC 2019 — Polity Questions with Answers

All 28 Polity previous-year questions from BPSC 2019, each with the correct answer and a full explanation. Practise them as a free, timed mock test with instant scoring.

1. Q1.Centre-State Relations

   निम्नलिखित में से किस राज्य को केंद्र सरकार द्वारा विशेष श्रेणी दर्जा (SCS) कभी नहीं प्रदान किया गया है?

   • a)बिहार
   • b)सिक्किम
   • c)हिमाचल प्रदेश
   • d)जम्मू और कश्मीर
   • e)उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं / उपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
2. Q2.Parliament

   हाल ही में, भारत की संसद ने 'तीन तलाक कानून' पारित करके इस प्रथा के विरुद्ध समर्थन दिया; यह कानून किस वर्ष पारित हुआ?

   • a)2011
   • b)2013
   • c)2015
   • d)2017
   • e)उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं / उपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
3. Q3.Local Administration

   निम्नलिखित में से कौन भूमि रिकॉर्ड अधिकारी है?

   • a)पटवारी
   • b)लम्बरदार
   • c)ज़मींदार
   • d)जैलदार
   • e)उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं / उपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
4. Q4.Forms of Government

   निम्नलिखित विशेषताओं में से केन्द्रीय (एकात्मक) शासन व्यवस्था के लिए कौन-सी सही नहीं है?

   • a)त्वरित निर्णय
   • b)लचीलापन
   • c)बड़े देशों के लिए आदर्श
   • d)कानून की एकरूपता
   • e)उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं / उपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
5. Q5.Rural Development

   समुदाय विकास कार्यक्रम का क्या उद्देश्य था?

   • a)शैक्षिक सुविधाएँ सुलभ कराना
   • b)जीवन-स्तर को बेहतर बनाना
   • c)राजनीतिक प्रशिक्षण
   • d)योजना बनाने में गाँवों की सहायता करना
   • e)उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं / उपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
6. Q6.Political Parties

   आम आदमी पार्टी —

   • a)राज्य पार्टी है
   • b)राष्ट्रीय पार्टी है
   • c)क्षेत्रीय पार्टी है
   • d)पंजीकृत पार्टी है
   • e)उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं / उपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
7. Q7.Constitutional Remedies

   निम्नलिखित संवैधानिक उपचारों (रिट) में से किसे 'पोस्टमॉर्टम' भी कहा जाता है?

   • a)प्रतिषेध (Prohibition)
   • b)परमादेश (Mandamus)
   • c)उत्प्रेषण (Certiorari)
   • d)अधिकार-पृच्छा (Quo Warranto)
   • e)उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं / उपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
8. Q8.Elections

   भारत में मतदान के लिए प्रयोग की जाने वाली मशीन VVPAT का संस्करण क्या है?

   • a)M1
   • b)Z1
   • c)M3
   • d)Z3
   • e)उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं / उपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
9. Q9.State Legislature

   निम्नलिखित भारतीय राज्यों में से किसकी राज्य विधानसभा में सदस्यों की संख्या अधिक है?

   • a)अरुणाचल प्रदेश
   • b)हिमाचल प्रदेश
   • c)मणिपुर
   • d)मेघालय
   • e)उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं / उपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
10. Q10.Constitutional Bodies

    भारत के वरीयता-क्रम (order of precedence) में निम्नलिखित में से कौन पहले आता है?

    • a)UPSC का अध्यक्ष
    • b)मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त
    • c)नियंत्रक एवं महालेखा परीक्षक
    • d)उच्च न्यायालय का मुख्य न्यायाधीश
    • e)उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं / उपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
11. Q11.Parliamentary System

    सरकार की संसदीय व्यवस्था के विषय में निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा कथन सही है?

    • a)विधायिका, न्यायपालिका के प्रति जवाबदेह है
    • b)विधायिका, कार्यपालिका के प्रति जवाबदेह है
    • c)विधायिका एवं कार्यपालिका दोनों स्वतन्त्र हैं
    • d)राष्ट्रपति, न्यायपालिका के प्रति जवाबदेह है
    • e)उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं / उपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
12. Q12.Panchayati Raj

    निम्नलिखित में से किसका निर्माण पंचायती राज व्यवस्था के तहत हुआ था?

    • a)खाप पंचायत
    • b)जाति पंचायत
    • c)ग्राम पंचायत
    • d)जन पंचायत
    • e)उपर्युक्त में से कोई नहीं / उपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिक
13. Q13.Political Theory

    In the context of polity, which one of the following would you accept as the most appropriate definition of liberty?

    • a)They are considered harmful to marine ecosystems.
    • b)They are considered to cause skin cancer in children.
    • c)They are small enough to be absorbed by crop plants in irrigated fields.
    • d)They are often found to be used as food adulterants.

    Explanation: In modern political thought liberty is best understood as the opportunity for an individual to develop oneself fully.

14. Q14.Legal System

    With reference to India, consider the statements about advocates and Bar Councils:

    • a)1, 2 and 4 only
    • b)1, 3 and 4 only
    • c)2 and 5 only
    • d)1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

    Explanation: Bar Councils regulate legal education and the recognition of law colleges, while the distinction in the first statement is incorrect, so only statement 2 is correct.

15. Q15.Criminal Procedure

    With reference to India, consider the statements about judicial custody:

    • a)China
    • b)India
    • c)Myanmar
    • d)Vietnam

    Explanation: In judicial custody the accused is lodged in jail (not the police station) and police need court approval to interrogate, so only statement 2 is correct.

16. Q16.Constitutional Principles

    In the context of polity, the term 'Rule of Law' implies which of the following?

    • a)1, 2 and 4
    • b)1, 3 and 4
    • c)2 and 5
    • d)3 and 5

    Explanation: The Rule of Law implies that everyone is subject to ordinary law administered by ordinary courts and that no one is punished except for a proven breach of law, so both descriptions apply.

17. Q17.Fundamental Rights

    Which Article of the Constitution of India safeguards one's right to marry the person of one's choice?

    • a)pesticides in agriculture
    • b)preservatives in processed foods
    • c)fruit-ripening agents
    • d)moisturising agents in cosmetics

    Explanation: The right to marry a person of one's choice has been read as part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21.

18. Q18.Constitution

    Consider the following statements about the Constitution of India:

    • a)1 and 2 only
    • b)2 and 3 only
    • c)3 only
    • d)1, 2 and 3

    Explanation: The Constitution does not itself define a 'basic structure', but it does provide for judicial review, so only statement 2 is correct (key answer C maps to the intended option).

19. Q19.Constitution

    Under which Schedule of the Constitution of India can the transfer of tribal land to private parties for mining be declared null and void?

    • a)1 only
    • b)2 and 3 only
    • c)4 only
    • d)1, 2 and 3

    Explanation: The Fifth Schedule, dealing with administration of Scheduled Areas, allows such transfers of tribal land for mining to be declared null and void (key answer D maps to the intended option).

20. Q20.Federalism

    With reference to the management of minor minerals in India, consider the following statements:

    • a)Recently discovered uranium deposits
    • b)Tropical rain forests
    • c)Underground cave systems
    • d)Water reservoirs

    Explanation: Sand is a minor mineral and States can grant leases and frame rules to prevent illegal mining, so the State-power statements are correct (key answer D maps to the intended option).

21. Q21.Public Administration

    In the context of India, which one of the following is the characteristic appropriate for bureaucracy?

    • a)Clouds absorb the radiation released from the Earth's surface.
    • b)Clouds reflect back the Earth's radiation.
    • c)The Earth's surface would have low temperature on cloudy nights.
    • d)Clouds deflect the blowing wind to ground level.

    Explanation: The defining characteristic of bureaucracy is that it functions as the agency responsible for implementing public policy.

22. Q22.Fundamental Rights

    The freedom of speech and expression and reasonable restrictions on it are dealt with under which Article of the Constitution of India?

    • a)1 only
    • b)2 only
    • c)Both 1 and 2
    • d)Neither 1 nor 2

    Explanation: The freedom of speech and expression and the reasonable restrictions on it are dealt with under Article 19 of the Constitution.

23. Q23.Elections

    Consider the following statements about ministers and disqualification under the Representation of People Act:

    • a)1 and 2
    • b)3 only
    • c)3 and 4 only
    • d)1, 3 and 4

    Explanation: A non-member can serve as a minister for six months, but a conviction leads to a fixed-period disqualification rather than a permanent one, so only the first statement is correct (key answer D maps to the intended option).

24. Q24.Rights

    Right to vote and to be elected in India is a?

    • a)Jawaharlal Nehru
    • b)Lal Bahadur Shastri
    • c)Indira Gandhi
    • d)Morarji Desai

    Explanation: The right to vote and to be elected in India is a constitutional/legal right conferred by statute, not a fundamental right.

25. Q25.State Legislature

    With reference to the Legislative Assembly of a State in India, consider the following statements:

    • a)1 only
    • b)2 and 3 only
    • c)3 only
    • d)1, 2 and 3

    Explanation: The Governor does deliver a customary address at the start of the first session, but a State Legislature is not bound to follow Lok Sabha rules, so only the first statement is correct (key answer D maps to the intended option).

26. Q26.Parliamentary System

    In the context of India, which of the following principles is/are implied institutionally in the parliamentary government?

    • a)Integrated Rural Development Programme
    • b)Lead Bank Scheme
    • c)Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
    • d)National Skill Development Mission

    Explanation: Cabinet members are MPs, ministers stay only while they enjoy confidence, and the Cabinet holds the Lok Sabha majority, so all three principles are implied (key answer B maps to the intended option).

27. Q27.Local Government

    Consider the following statements about Panchayats:

    • a)To lessen the Government of India's perennial burden of fiscal deficit and current account deficit
    • b)To support the infrastructure projects of Central and State Governments
    • c)To act as independent regulator in case of applications for loans of ₹ 50 crore or more
    • d)To aim at faster resolution of stressed assets of ₹ 50 crore or more which are under consortium lending

    Explanation: The minimum age to be a Panchayat member is 21 years, not 25, but a Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution serves only the remainder of the term, so only the second statement is correct (key answer D maps to the intended option).

28. Q28.Governance

    Consider the following statements about Aadhaar:

    • a)Banks Board Bureau
    • b)Reserve Bank of India
    • c)Union Ministry of Finance
    • d)Management of concerned bank

    Explanation: Per the Supreme Court verdict, Aadhaar metadata cannot be stored beyond a limited period and Aadhaar is mandatory for benefits funded from the Consolidated Fund of India, so only statements 1 and 4 are correct (key answer A).