MPPSC 2019 — Polity Questions with Answers
All 16 Polity previous-year questions from MPPSC 2019, each with the correct answer and a full explanation. Practise them as a free, timed mock test with instant scoring.
Practice Polity as a timed test →- Q1.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.
- Q2.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.
- Q3.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.
- Q4.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.
- Q5.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.
- Q6.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).
- Q7.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).
- Q8.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).
- Q9.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.
- Q10.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.
- Q11.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).
- Q12.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.
- Q13.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).
- Q14.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).
- Q15.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).
- Q16.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).
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