Indian Polity and Constitution Quiz - 21 Nov 2014

1. Which article of our constitution makes provision for 12 nominated members in Rajya Sabha?
[A]Article 80
[B]Article 88
[C]Article 93
[D]Article 76


2. Who was the first chairman of Rajya Sabha?
[A]Zail Singh
[B]V.V.Giri
[C]Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
[D]Dr. S. Radhakrishnan


3. Chairman Protem is appointed by President under article _____ in the absence of Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
[A]69
[B]91
[C]73
[D]58


4. Which was the most short lived of all Britain's constitutional experiments in India?
[A]Indian Councils Act of 1861
[B]Indian Councils Act of 1892
[C]Indian Councils Act of 1909
[D]Government of India Act of 1919


5. Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935?
[A]An All-India Federation
[B]Dyarchy at the centre as well as in the provinces
[C]Provincial autonomy
[D]A bicameral legislature