NCERT (Polity) Class-VIII
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| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Which of the following is correct for The Constitution? 1. In 1934, the Indian National Congress made the demand for a Constituent Assembly. 2. Between December 1946 and November 1949, the Constituent Assembly drafted a constitution for independent India. | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Which of the following are purposes of The Constitution? 1. It lays out certain ideals that form the basis of the kind of country. 2. It tells us what the fundamental nature of our society is. | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Which of the following is true for Nepal? 1. There was a people's struggle in 1991 that established democracy. 2. The King then finally took over as the head of government in February 2005. 3. In 2008, Nepal became a democracy after abolishing the monarchy. | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Which of the following are features of The Constitution? 1. Federalism 2. Separation of powers 3. Parliamentary form of govt. | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Which of the following is true for the term State? 1. The State refers to a political institution that represents a sovereign people who occupy a definite territory. 2. The government (or the executive) is one part of the State. 3. It can be used interchangeably with government. | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Which of the following are fundamental rights? 1. Right to equality 2. Right to freedom 3. Right to property 4. Right to constitutional remedies. | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Which of the following are correctly matched? 1. Inter community domination-------members of one community dominating others within same community. 2. Sovereign-------------------independent people. 3. Tyranny------------------unjust use of power. | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Which of the following are objectives of a Secular State? 1. One religious community does not dominate another. 2. Some members do not dominate other members of the same religious community. | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Which of the following is true for Indian state working to prevent domination? 1. Distancing itself from religion. 2. Strategy of non-interference. | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Which of the following is true for France? 1. In February 2003, France passed a law banning students from wearing any conspicuous religious or political signs or symbols. 2. This law has encountered a lot of resistance from immigrants who are mainly from the former French colonies. | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Which of the following is true for intervention of the State? 1. The intervention of the State can also be in the form of domination. 2. The Indian Constitution grants the right to religious communities to set up their own schools and colleges. 3. It also gives them financial aid on a non-preferential basis. | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Which of the following are correctly matched? 1. Coercion-----------to force someone 2. Intervene------to influence a particular matter 3. Freedom to interpret-----person's liberty | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements about the Parliament 1. The Parliament of India is the supreme law-making institution. 2. Rajya Sabha (Council of States), with a total strength of 245 members, is chaired by the Vice-President of India. 3. Lok Sabha (House of the People), with a total membership of 545, is presided over by the President. | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements about Lok Sabha : 1. For a political party to form the government, they must have a majority of elected MPs. Since there are 543 elected (plus 2 Anglo-Indian nominated) members in Lok Sabha, to have a majority a party should have at least half the number i.e. 272 members or more. 2. The Prime Minister of India is the leader of the ruling party in the Lok Sabha. Which of the above statement is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements about Rajya Sabha : 1. The Rajya Sabha functions as the representative of the States of India in the Parliament. 2. There are 234 elected members plus 11 members nominated by the President. 3. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of various states. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements about question hour : 1. MPs can elicit information about the working of the government. 2. The Opposition parties are alerted to their shortcomings. 3. The govt comes to know the opinion of the people through their representatives in the Parliament. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following acts : 1. Rowlatt Act 2. Sedition Act of 1970 3. Hindu Succession Amendment Act Which of the following combination is correct for British arbitrariness? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements for domestic violence : 1. Domestic violence refers to the injury or harm or threat of injury or harm caused by an adult male, usually the husband, against his wife. 2. Injury may be caused physically. 3. The term 'domestic' includes all women who 'live or have lived together in a shared household' with the male member who is perpetrating the violence. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following works for judiciary 1. Dispute Resolution 2. Judicial Review 3. Enforcing Fundamental Duties Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Which work of judiciary was shown in Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity vs State of West Bengal (1996)? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements about the Supreme Court : 1. The Supreme Court was established on 26 November, 1949, the day India became a Republic. 2. Like its predecessor, the Federal Court of India (1937-1949), it was earlier located in the Chamber of Princes in the Parliament House. 3. It moved to its present building on Mathura Road in New Delhi in 1958. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements about independence of judiciary : 1. There is no misuse of power by the legislature and the executive. 2. Protecting the Fundamental Rights of citizens. Which of the above is correct reason for independent judiciary? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Which of the following are correctly matched? 1. High Court----------highest court of State 2. Supreme Court-----presided by Chief Justice of India 3. District Court--------village level | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements about the High Court: 1. High Courts were first established in the three Presidency cities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in 1862. 2. The High Court of Delhi came up in 1965. 3. Andhra Pradesh (Amaravati) and Telangana (Hyderabad) have separate High Courts from 1 January, 2019. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Which of the following statement is true for Criminal Law? 1. Deals with conduct or acts that the law defines as offences. 2. It usually begins with the lodging of an First Information Report. 3. If found guilty, the accused can be sent to jail and also fined. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements about the High Court: Which of the following statement is true for Civil Law? 1. Deals with any harm or injury to rights of individuals. 2. A petition has to be filed before the relevant court by the affected party or any other on his behalf. 3. The court gives the specific relief asked for. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements about the role of police : 1. Police decide whether a person is guilt, or not. 2. Investigation includes recording statements of witnesses and collecting different kinds of evidence. 3. The evidence points to the guilt of the accused person, then they file a charge sheet in the court. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements for article 22 : 1. The Right to be presented before a magistrate within 24 hours of arrest. 2. A boy under 15 years of age and women can be called to the police station only for questioning. 3. The Right to be informed at the time of arrest of the offence for which the person is being arrested. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements about D.K. Basu guidelines. 1. The police officials who carry out the arrest or interrogation should wear clear, accurate and visible identification and name tags with their designations. 2. The person arrested, detained or being interrogated has a right to inform a relative, friend or wellwisher. 3. When a friend or relative lives outside the district, the time, place of arrest and venue of custody must be notified by police within 10 to 12 hours after arrest. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements about the First Investigation Report. 1. It is with the registration of an FIR that the police can begin their investigations into a crime. 2. The FIR usually mentions the date, time and place of the offence, details the basic facts of the offence, including a description of the events. 3. The FIR also states the name and address of the complainant. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements about the Public Prosecutor. 1. His role begins once the police has started the investigation. 2. He must conduct the prosecution on behalf of the State. 3. Public Prosecutor represents the interests of the State. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements about the Judge. 1. He hears all the witnesses and any other evidence. 2. He decides whether the accused person is guilty or innocent on the basis of the evidence presented. 3. He may send the person to jail or impose a fine or both. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements about the Adivasis. 1. Scheduled Tribes is the term used for Adivasis used by the Indian Government in various official documents. 2. Adivasis practise a range of tribal religions that are different from Islam, Hinduism and Christianity. 3. Adivasis are particularly numerous in states like Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, etc. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements about minorities : 1. The Constitution provides safeguards to religious and linguistic minorities as part of our Fundamental Rights. 2. The term minority is most commonly used to refer to communities that are numerically large in relation to the rest of the population. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements about the Sachar Committee Report. 1. The committee examined the social, economic and educational status of the Christian and Muslim community in India. 2. 25 per cent of Muslim children in the 6-14 year age group have either never been enrolled in school or have dropped out. 3. It suggests that on a range of social, economic and educational indicators the situation of the Muslim community is comparable to that of other marginalised communities like Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements about reservation policy : 1. Governments across India have their own list of Scheduled Castes (or Dalits), Scheduled Tribes and Backward and most Backward Castes. 2. If a particular Dalit caste or a certain tribe is on the government list, then a candidate from that caste or tribe can avail the benefit of reservation. 3. Students applying to educational institutions and those applying for posts in government are not expected to furnish proof of their caste or tribe status. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements for Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes Act : 1. This Act was framed in 1988 in response to demands made by Dalits and others that the government must take the ill-treatment and humiliation caused to them seriously. 2. It lists modes of humiliation that are both physically horrific and morally reprehensible. 3. It lists actions that dispossess Dalits and Adivasis of their meagre resources or which force them into performing slave labour. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements for Schedule Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dweller Act. 1. The Central Government passed the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act in 2005. 2. The Act is meant to undo the historical injustices meted out to forest dwelling populations in not recognising their rights to land and resources. 3. This Act recognises their right to homestead, cultivable and grazing land and to non-timber forest produce. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements about a Budget. 1. This is an account of the expenses the government has made on its programmes in the past year and how much it plans to spend in the coming year. 2. The main source of revenue for the government is the taxes collected from the people. 3. The government also announces the various ways in which it plans to meet these expenses. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements about Right against Exploitation. 1. No one can be forced to work for low wages or under bondage. 2. No child below the age of 15 years shall be employed to work in any factory or mines or engaged in any other hazardous employment. Which of the above statement is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements for Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act. 1. It banned the employment of children below the age of 14 years in all occupations and of adolescents (14-18 years) in hazardous occupations and processes. 2. It was amended in 2016. Which of the above statement is correct? | ||