UPSC Civil Services Examination (Prelims) Indian Polity & Governance Hard Previous Year Questions

Consider the following statements:

1. 'Right to the City' is an agreed human right and the UN-Habitat monitors the commitments made by each country in this regard.
2. 'Right to the City' gives every occupant of the city the right to reclaim public spaces and public participation in the city.
3. 'Right to the City' means that the State cannot deny any public service or facility to the unauthorised colonies in the city.
   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Finance Bill and Money Bill in the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements:

1. When the Lok Sabha transmits Finance Bill to the Rajya Sabha, it cannot amend or reject the Bill.
2. When the Lok Sabha transmits Money Bill to the Rajya Sabha, it cannot amend or reject the Bill.
3. In the case of disagreement between the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, there is no provision of joint sitting for a Finance Bill but a joint sitting is necessary for Finance Bill.
   How many of the above statements are correct?

Which of the following statements about the Ethics Committee in the Lok Sabha are correct?

1. Initially it was an ad-hoc Committee.
2. Only a Member of the Lok Sabha can make a complaint relating to unethical conduct of a member of the Lok Sabha.
3. This Committee cannot take up any matter which is sub-judice.

Select the answer using the code given below:

With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements:

1. N. Gopalaswamy Iyengar Committee suggested that a minister and a secretary be designated solely for pursuing the subject of administrative reform and promoting it.
2. In 1970, the Department of Personnel was constituted on the recommendation of the Administrative Reforms Commission, 1966, and this was placed under the Prime Minister's charge.
   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: The Supreme Court of India has held that the reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in Panchayats in Scheduled Areas is limited by Article 335 for maintenance of efficiency of administration.
Statement-II: India defines the term 'efficiency of administration' in its Administration Service.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following:

1. Demographic performance
2. Forest and ecology
3. Governance reforms
4. Stable government
5. Tax and fiscal efforts
   For the horizontal tax devolution, the Fifteenth Finance Commission used how many of the above as criteria?

Consider the following statements:

1. Aadhaar metadata cannot be stored for more than three months.
2. State cannot enter into any contract with private corporations for sharing of Aadhaar data.
3. Aadhaar is mandatory for obtaining insurance products.
4. Aadhaar is mandatory for getting benefits funded out of the Consolidated Fund of India.
   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements about a Zero First Information Report (Zero FIR) under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 is/are correct?

1. A Zero FIR can be lodged at a police station, even though the place of commission of a cognizable/non-cognizable offence is outside the territorial jurisdiction of that police station.
2. The Officer-in-Charge of the police station where a Zero FIR has been lodged may, with the permission of the competent authority, initiate a preliminary enquiry.
3. Under Zero FIR, it is obligatory for the informant to furnish information electronically.
   Select the answer using the code given below:

With reference to 'Scheduled Areas' in India, consider the following statements:

1. The notification of an area as Scheduled Area, within a State, takes place through an Order of the President.
2. The Supreme Court of India has held that the reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in Panchayats in Scheduled Areas is limited by Article 335 for maintenance of efficiency of administration.
3. The Chief Ministers of the concerned States are required to submit annual reports to the Union Home Ministry in respect of the administration of Scheduled Areas in the States.
   How many of the above statements are correct?

With reference to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, consider the following statements:

While any resolution for the removal of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is under consideration:

1. He/She shall not preside.
2. He/She shall not have the right to speak.
3. He/She shall not be entitled to vote on the resolution in the first instance.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to India, consider the following actions:
Action — The Act under which it falls

1. Unauthorised wearing of Police Uniforms — The Official Secrets Act, 1923
2. Knowingly misleading / The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
3. Celebratory gunfire — The Arms (Amendment) Act, 1983
   How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: According to the Constitution of India, the Central Government has a duty to protect States from internal disturbances.
Statement-II: The Constitution of India exempts the State Government from having held for preventive detention.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Select the correct option also considering:

1. According to the Constitution of India, the Central Government has a duty to protect States from internal disturbances.
2. The Constitution of India exempts the Central Government from accountability for the actions being held for preventive detention.
3. According to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 2002, confessing of offences before police officers is not admissible as evidence.
   How many of the above statements are correct?

With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements:

1. Prorogation of a House by the President of India does not require the advice of the Council of Ministers.
2. Prorogation of a House is generally done after the House is adjourned sine die but there is no bar to the President of India proroguing the House which is in session.
3. Dissolution of the Lok Sabha is done by the President of India who, save in exceptional circumstances, does so on the advice of the Council of Ministers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. In India, there is no law restricting the candidates from contesting in one Lok Sabha election from three constituencies.
2. In 1991 Lok Sabha Election, Shri Devi Lal contested from three Lok Sabha constituencies.
3. As per the existing rules, if a candidate contests in one Lok Sabha election from many constituencies, his/her party should bear the cost of bye-elections to the constituencies vacated by him/her in the event of his/her winning in all the constituencies.
   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The North Eastern Council (NEC) was established by the North Eastern Council Act, 1971. Subsequent to the amendment of NEC Act in 2002, the Council comprises which of the following members?

1. Governor of the Constituent State
2. Chief Minister of the Constituent State
3. Three Members to be nominated by the President of India
4. The Home Minister of India

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

With reference to 'Scheduled Areas' in India, consider the following statements:

1. Within a State, the notification of an area as 'Scheduled Area' takes place through an Order of the President.
2. The largest administrative unit forming the Scheduled Area is the District and the lowest is the cluster of villages in the Panchayat.
3. The Chief Ministers of the concerned States are required to submit annual reports to the Union Home Ministry in respect of the administration of Scheduled Areas in the States.
   How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of the Parliament of India:

1. Although members of this Committee are elected from both Houses of Parliament, the Chairperson of this Committee is appointed by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
2. Twenty members are elected by the Rajya Sabha and ten members by the Lok Sabha.
3. No Minister, except for the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, is eligible to be a member of this Committee.
4. Members are elected for a fixed term of two years from the date they enter their office.
   Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct?

Which of the following international conventions have not been ratified by India?

1. Employment Policy Convention
2. Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
3. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
4. Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War
5. Convention on Reduction of Statelessness

Select the answer using the code given below:

With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements:

1. A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its dissolution.
2. A bill passed by the Lok Sabha and pending in the Rajya Sabha lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
3. A bill in regard to which the President of India has notified his/her intention to summon the Houses to a joint sitting lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements in respect of election to the President of India:

1. The members nominated to either House of the Parliament or the Legislative Assemblies of States are also eligible to be included in the Electoral College.
2. Higher the number of elective Assembly seats in a State, higher is the value of vote of each MLA from that State.
3. The value of vote of each MLA of Madhya Pradesh is greater than that of Kerala.
4. The value of vote of each MLA of Puducherry is higher than that of Arunachal Pradesh because the ratio of total population to total number of elective seats of Puducherry is greater as compared to Arunachal Pradesh.
   How many of the above statements are correct?