Model questions NCET Part 1 – Political science

 

Class 9: Democratic Politics I (15 Questions)

What is the most basic feature of democracy?
a) Rule by a king
b) Rule by the people*
c) Rule by military
d) Rule by religious leaders

Which country adopted its Constitution on 26 November 1949?
a) USA
b) UK
c) India*
d) France

In India, who conducts elections to Parliament and State Assemblies?
a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Election Commission*
d) Supreme Court

What does the Right to Constitutional Remedies mean?
a) Right to free speech
b) Right to approach courts for rights enforcement*
c) Right to vote
d) Right to education

Which institution in India acts as the guardian of the Constitution?
a) Parliament
b) Executive
c) Judiciary*
d) Army

What is a major challenge to political parties in India?
a) Lack of funds
b) Dynastic succession*
c) Too many voters
d) Free media

Federalism refers to the division of power between:
a) Centre and states*
b) President and PM
c) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
d) Executive and Judiciary

Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with Fundamental Rights?
a) Article 12-35*
b) Article 36-51
c) Article 51A
d) Article 368

Who was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) B.R. Ambedkar*
c) Sardar Patel
d) Rajendra Prasad

What is the minimum age to become President of India?
a) 25
b) 30
c) 35*
d) 40

In a democracy, the final decision-making power rests with:
a) The people*
b) The rulers
c) The rich
d) The army

Which schedule of the Constitution deals with languages?
a) 7th
b) 8th*
c) 9th
d) 10th

What is secularism?
a) State religion
b) Equal respect to all religions*
c) Atheism
d) Rule by priests

The President of India is elected by:
a) Direct public vote
b) Electoral College*
c) Parliament alone
d) State Assemblies

Which Fundamental Right was added by the 44th Amendment?
a) Right to Equality
b) Right against Exploitation
c) Right to Education*
d) Cultural Rights

Class 10: Democratic Politics II (10 Questions)

Panchayati Raj was introduced by which Amendment?
a) 42nd
b) 73rd*
c) 86th
d) 91st

Who exercises executive power at the district level?
a) Sarpanch
b) District Collector*
c) MLA
d) MP

What is the main function of the Supreme Court?
a) Make laws
b) Interpret laws*
c) Collect taxes
d) Conduct elections

Which party system does India follow?
a) Single-party
b) Two-party
c) Multi-party*
d) No-party

Outcomes of democracy do NOT include:
a) Accountable government
b) Equal treatment
c) Rapid economic growth*
d) Dignity of citizens

The First Past the Post system is used in India for:
a) Presidential elections
b) Lok Sabha elections*
c) Local body elections
d) Rajya Sabha

What is a pressure group?
a) Political party
b) Group influencing policy without contesting elections*
c) Government body
d) Trade union only

Challenges to democracy include:
a) Corruption
b) Illiteracy
c) Both a and b*
d) None

Who appoints the Chief Justice of India?
a) Prime Minister
b) President*
c) Parliament
d) Supreme Court

Reservation in Panchayats is for:
a) Women and SC/ST*
b) Only rich
c) Only men
d) Graduates

Class 11-12: Indian Constitution & Politics (15 Questions)

Which philosopher said "Government of the people, by the people, for the people"?
a) Rousseau
b) Lincoln*
c) Locke
d) Marx

The Preamble declares India as a:
a) Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic*
b) Federal Republic
c) Monarchy
d) Union Territory

Emergency provisions are in which Part of Constitution?
a) Part IV
b) Part XVIII*
c) Part IX
d) Part XII

Who gave the idea of Constituent Assembly?
a) Gandhi
b) M.N. Roy*
c) Ambedkar
d) Nehru

Directive Principles are borrowed from:
a) USA
b) Ireland*
c) UK
d) Canada

The 42nd Amendment is called:
a) Mini-Constitution*
b) Basic Structure
c) Emergency Amendment
d) Federal Amendment

In federalism, residuary powers lie with:
a) States
b) Centre*
c) Both
d) Local bodies

BJP rose to prominence due to:
a) Ram Janmabhoomi movement*
b) Economic reforms
c) Both
d) None

Coalition governments became common after:
a) 1989*
b) 1977
c) 1971
d) 1947

What is the Kesavananda Bharati case famous for?
a) Basic Structure Doctrine*
b) Right to Property
c) Article 370
d) Reservations

Planning Commission was replaced by:
a) Finance Commission
b) NITI Aayog*
c) NHRC
d) CAG

One Nation-One Election refers to:
a) Simultaneous polls*
b) Uniform civil code
c) GST
d) Citizenship

Article 370 was related to:
a) Jammu & Kashmir*
b) Northeast
c) Punjab
d) All states

The Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review comes from:
a) Article 13*
b) Article 32
c) Article 226
d) All

Secularism in India means:
a) No state religion, equal respect*
b) Atheism
c) Majority rule
d) Minority protection only

Class 12: Contemporary World Politics (10 Questions)

Cold War was between:
a) USA and USSR*
b) India and Pakistan
c) China and Japan
d) EU and NATO

NAM stands for:
a) Non-Aligned Movement*
b) North Atlantic Movement
c) New Asian Movement
d) Nuclear Arms Movement

Who was the architect of India's foreign policy?
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru*
c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
d) Narendra Modi

WTO was established in:
a) 1945
b) 1995*
c) 1985
d) 2005

UN Security Council has how many permanent members?
a) 5*
b) 10
c) 15
d) 193

Globalization leads to:
a) End of sovereignty
b) Integration of economies*
c) Isolation
d) War

ASEAN is headquartered in:
a) Jakarta*
b) New Delhi
c) Beijing
d) Tokyo

The Berlin Wall fell in:
a) 1989*
b) 1991
c) 1975
d) 2001

India's Look East Policy became Act East in:
a) 2014*
b) 1991
c) 2004
d) 2020

What is South-South cooperation?
a) Developing countries helping each other*
b) North-South aid
c) East-West alliance
d) NATO expansion