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Indian Polity & Governance (ADRE Questions & PYQ Solutions)
Practice official ADRE solved questions and previous year paper sets for Indian Polity & Governance. Includes step-by-step solutions and explanations. Explore 27 questions collected from official SLRC ADRE Grade 3 & Grade 4 papers.
Total MCQs
27
Official PYQs
27
Subject
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Solved MCQs & Official Answer Explanations
ADRE 2024 • 2024 Paper 1Question 1
Which of the following has the NITI Aayog replaced? (øÚ•ßø˘ø‡Ó¬ Œfl¬±ÚÀȬ±1 ͬ±˝◊Ó¬ ÚœøÓ¬ ’±À˚˛±· ¬ı˘¬ı» fl¬1± ∆˝À ?)
A.Competition Commission of India
B.Staff Selection Commission
C.Union Public Service Commission
D.Planning Commission ✓ (Correct)
Explanation: NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) was formed on January 1, 2015, replacing the Planning Commission of India.
ADRE 2024 • 2024 Paper 4Question 2
From the Constitution of which country, the concept of residual powers in the Constitution of India has been borrowed ?
A.Belgium
B.Canada ✓ (Correct)
C.France
D.Switzerland
Explanation: The concept of residual powers (vesting remaining legislative power in the Union Government) in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from Canada.
ADRE 2024 • 2024 Paper 4Question 3
A political and legal process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct is termed as :
A.Impeachment ✓ (Correct)
B.Re-election
C.Enforcement
D.Enactment
Explanation: Impeachment is the constitutional/legal procedure by which a high public official is charged with serious misconduct or crime.
ADRE 2024 • 2024 Paper 4Question 4
As on 1st of January, 2024, who is the President of Ukraine ?
A.Joe Biden
B.Vladimir Putin
C.Valerii Zaluzhn
D.Volodymyr Zelenskyy ✓ (Correct)
Explanation: Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been serving as the President of Ukraine since May 2019.
ADRE 2024 • 2024 Paper 4Question 5
Which type of Democracy is presently being practised in India ?
A.Direct Democracy
B.Representative Democracy ✓ (Correct)
C.Social Democracy
D.Totalitarian Democracy
Explanation: India follows a Representative Democracy (Parliamentary form), where citizens elect representatives to make laws and govern on their behalf.
ADRE 2024 • 2024 Paper 5Question 6
What is presently the minimum age to be eligible for voting in the General Elections of India ?
A.21 (Twenty one) years
B.20 (Twenty) years
C.18 (Eighteen) years ✓ (Correct)
D.16 (Sixteen) years
Explanation: The voting age in India was lowered from 21 to 18 years by the 61st Constitutional Amendment Act.
ADRE 2024 • 2024 Paper 5Question 7
Identify the Article in : The man was walking fast.
A.man
B.walking
C.fast
D.the ✓ (Correct)
Explanation: 'The' is a definite article in English grammar.
ADRE 2024 • 2024 Paper 5Question 8
Who is known as the Father of Indian Constitution ?
A.Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
B.Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar ✓ (Correct)
C.Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D.Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Explanation: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee and is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution.
ADRE 2024 • 2024 Paper 5Question 9
Which of the following is the Article in “Our instructor asked us to push the car” ?
A.The ✓ (Correct)
B.Instructor
C.Push
D.Asked
Explanation: 'The' is the definite article in the given sentence.
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 1Question 10
Which of the following words does not appear in the preamble of the Constitution of India ?
A.Secular ✓ (Correct)
B.Democratic
C.Federal
D.Socialist
Explanation: Official ADRE 2022 Question
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 1Question 11
Which schedule of the Indian Constitution has made provisions for autonomous administration for hills and tribal regions of North East India ?
A.Sixth Schedule ✓ (Correct)
B.Fifth Schedule
C.Eighth Schedule
D.Ninth Schedule
Explanation: Official ADRE 2022 Question
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 1Question 12
Bijit purchased an article for 800 and sold the article such that the gain is the 20% of its selling price. The selling price of the article is :
A.1300 ✓ (Correct)
B.1200
C.1100
D.1000
Explanation: Official ADRE 2022 Question
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 2Question 13
As on 1st of January, 2022, who is the President of the United States of America ?
A.Bill Clinton ✓ (Correct)
B.Barack Obama
C.Donald Trump
D.Joe Biden
Explanation: Joe Biden assumed office as the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021.[cite: 1]
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 2Question 14
Which among the following criteria need not to be fulfilled to become a Member of Parliament in India ?
A.Must be a citizen of India. ✓ (Correct)
B.Must not be less than 25 years of age.
C.Must be a voter in any constituency in India.
D.Must pass class 10 level of examination.
Explanation: The Constitution of India does not prescribe any educational qualification (like passing Class 10) to become a Member of Parliament.[cite: 1]
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 2Question 15
Which among the following is NOT included in the Eighth schedule, as per the Constitution of India ?
A.Santhali ✓ (Correct)
B.Bodo
C.Maithili
D.Karbi
Explanation: Karbi is not listed in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution, while Santhali, Bodo, and Maithili were added by the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003.[cite: 1]
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 2Question 16
In which year was the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) was passed ?
A.1958 ✓ (Correct)
B.1952
C.1960
D.1971
Explanation: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was passed by the Parliament of India on September 11, 1958.[cite: 1]
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 2Question 17
Which Article of Indian Constitution grants special status to the states of North East India ?
A.Article 14 ✓ (Correct)
B.Article 377
C.Article 371
D.Article 254
Explanation: Article 371 (and its subsequent clauses like 371A, 371B, etc.) grants special provisions to some states of Northeast India.[cite: 1]
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 2Question 18
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were _____ first to conquer Mt. Everest.
A.the ✓ (Correct)
B.an
C.a
D.it
Explanation: The definite article 'the' is used before ordinal numbers such as 'first'.[cite: 1]
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 2Question 19
Mr. Bennet left his property to ______ unknown heir.
A.a ✓ (Correct)
B.an
C.the
D.some
Explanation: The word 'unknown' begins with a vowel sound, meaning the article 'an' should be used.[cite: 1]
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 3Question 20
Which article of Indian Constitution prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex and place of birth ?
A.Article 25 ✓ (Correct)
B.Article 13
C.Article 15
D.Article 19
Explanation: Official ADRE 2022 Question
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 3Question 21
Article 17 of the Constitution of India deals with the abolition of :
A.Slavery ✓ (Correct)
B.Bonded Labour
C.Untouchability
D.Sati
Explanation: Official ADRE 2022 Question
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 3Question 22
The price of an article is first decreased by 40% and then increased by 20%. The net change in the price will be :
A.20% ✓ (Correct)
B.40%
C.24%
D.28%
Explanation: Official ADRE 2022 Question
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 4Question 23
The minimum age for acquiring voting right in India was reduced from 21 years to 18 years, in the year
A.1986
B.1988 ✓ (Correct)
C.1990
D.1992
Explanation: The voting age was reduced from 21 to 18 years by the 61st Constitutional Amendment Act of 1988, which came into effect in 1989. The act was passed in 1988.
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 4Question 24
In which year the title 'Viceroy' was given to 'Governor General of India' ?
A.1867
B.1858 ✓ (Correct)
C.1876
D.1905
Explanation: Following the Revolt of 1857, the Government of India Act 1858 was passed, which transferred the rule from the East India Company to the British Crown, and the Governor-General was given the additional title of Viceroy.
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 4Question 25
Bodoland Territorial Council is a result of which of the following Constitutional provisions ?
A.Second Schedule
B.Seventh Schedule
C.Sixth Schedule ✓ (Correct)
D.Fifth Schedule
Explanation: The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) was established under the provisions of the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution to administer the Bodoland Territorial Region.
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 5Question 26
How many schedules are in the Indian Constitution ?
A.14 ✓ (Correct)
B.10
C.15
D.12
Explanation: The Indian Constitution originally had 8 schedules, but currently, it has 12 schedules[cite: 1].
ADRE 2022 • 2022 Paper 5Question 27
Kamal buys an article for 20% less than its printed price and sells it for 20% more than the printed price. The percentage of gain on selling the article is
A.40% ✓ (Correct)
B.50%
C.30%
D.45%
Explanation: Let printed price be 100. Cost Price (CP) = 80. Selling Price (SP) = 120. Profit = 120 - 80 = 40. Percentage gain = (40/80) * 100 = 50%[cite: 1].
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