Polity Miscellaneous Test 19 Welcome to your Polity Miscellaneous Test 19 Name Email 1.As per the Constitution of India, every person who is arrested and detained in custody shall be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of ______ hours of such arrest excluding the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the court of the magistrate. (a) six (b) thirty-six (c) twenty-four (d) twelve None 2.Which country has veto power in the United Nations? (a) India (b) Bhutan (c) China (d) Bangladesh None 3.Which of the following is a consumer right? (a) Right to Move or Settle (b) Right to Manufacture Goods (c) Right to Seek Redressal (d) Right to Constitutional Remedies None 4. In which of the following years did the Congress Party led by Indira Gandhi give the slogan of ‘Garibi Hatao’ (‘Remove poverty’) in the Lok Sabha elections? (a) 1957 (b) 1962 (c) 1977 (d) 1971 None 5.Which of the following statements is correct? (a) The minimum age requirement for appointment as Governor is 30 years. (b) The Governor holds office during the pleasure of the Chief Minister. (c) The Governor submits his resignation to the Prime Minister. (d) The Governor is appointed by the President. None 6. Who among the following has the power to nominate some members in the Legislative Council of a state? (a) The Governor of the concerned state (b) The Prime Minister of India (c) The Chief Minister of the concerned state (d) The Chairman of the Legislative Council of the concerned state None 7.National Commission for Scheduled Tribes came into existence as a separate commission in which of the following year? (a) 2000 (b) 2006 (c) 2004 (d) 2002 None 8.Electoral roll is commonly known as: (a) election count (b) voter's list (c) election list (d) serial list None 9. An official enumeration of population done periodically is known as: (a) national register of citizens (b) demographic count (c) census (d) national population register None 10. The Supreme Court of India was established on: (a) 25 January 1954 (b) 30 January 1950 (c) 15 January 1952 (d) 26 January 1950 None 11.Which of the following union territories has representation in the Council of States? (a) Chandigarh (b) Lakshadweep (c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (d) Puducherry None 12. In which year was the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M) formed? (a) 1951 (b) 1964 (c) 1962 (d) 1972 None 13.A Panchayat continues for ______ from the date appointed for its first meeting. (a) 14 years (b) 11 years (c) 5 years (d) 9 years None 14. The ______ states that no woman shall be arrested after sunset and before sunrise. (a) Probation of Offenders Act (b) Indian Penal Code (c) Police Act (d) Code of Criminal Procedure None 15. Which of the following states has the highest number of Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituencies? (a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh None 16.As per the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 a complaint can be filed in the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum if the value of the claim is up to: (a) ₹5 lakh (b) ₹15 lakh (c) ₹20 lakh (d) ₹10 lakh None 17.Who was the Pro-tem speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha? (a) Meira Kumar (b) M Thambidurai (c) Kamal Nath (d) Manohar Parrikar None 18. Who among the following was the President of India when a national emergency was declared in 1975? (a) Zakir Husain (b) Varahagiri Venkata Giri (c) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (d) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed None 19.Which of the following Acts was passed by the Government of India to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain public functionaries? (a) Delimitation Act (b) Prevention of Money Laundering Act (c) Central Vigilance Commission Act (d) The Lokpal and Lokayukta Act None 20.According to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, no person under the age of ______ years shall be granted a learner’s license to drive a motorcycle without gear except with the consent in writing of the person having the care of the person desiring the learner’s license. (a) twenty (b) eighteen (c) seventeen (d) twenty-one None 21. Which Prime Minister among the following had signed the Assam Accord with the All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad in 1985? (a) PV Narasimha Rao (b) Rajiv Gandhi (c) IK Gujral (d) VP Singh None 22.Which of the following was NOT included in the definition of 'children' by the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007? (a) Adult son (b) Adult daughter (c) Minor son (d) Adult grandson None Time's up