The PYQs of WBCS Prelims on Polity with answers can found in this page.
Polity WBCS PRELI PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS
Year-wise from 2004 – 2023 Polity WBCS preli previous year questions are listed below as one liner.
WBCS Preliminary Polity PYQ 2004
Q1: The first general election of independent India was held in
A) 1950
B) 1951
C) 1952
D) 1953
Answer
(C) 1952
Q2: The powers and responsibilities of Panchayati Raj institutions can be revised by the
A) President
B) Governor
C) Union Government
D) State Government
Answer
(D) State Government
Q3: The right to Education for all between 6 to 14 years of age has been included as a fundamental right in the Constitution of India in
A) 1999
B) 2001
C) 2002
D) 2000
Answer
(C) 2002
Q4: Which of the following have been given special representation in Panchayat Raj?
A) Backward class
B) Women
C) Co-operative society
D) All of the above
Answer
(D) All of the above
Q5: Which of the following commissions made recommendations for granting more powers and responsibilities to the Panchayati Raj?
A) Jain Commission
B) Mandal Commission
C) Mehta Commission
D) None of the above
Answer
(C) Mehta Commission
Q6: What is the minimum period of stay for a person applying for Indian citizenship?
A) 3 years
B) 5 years
C) 1 year
D) 12 years
Answer
(D) 12 years
Q7: To be granted the status of the official opposition in a legislature a political party must have at least
A) 5% of elected members
B) 7% of elected members
C) 10% of elected members
D) 15% of elected members
Answer
(C) 10% of elected members
Q8: Sikkim became a full fledged state of India in
A) 1972
B) 1974
C) 1975
D) 1980
Answer
(C) 1975
Q9: The policy of family planning was adopted by the
Government of India in
A) 1950
B) 1951
C) 1952
D) 1962
Answer
(C) 1952
Q10: Which is the first linguistic state of India?
A) West Bengal
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Punjab
Answer
(B) Andhra Pradesh
Q11: Which of the following is not a fundamental right?
A) Right to Constitutional Remedies
B) Right to Property
C) Freedom of Speech
D) None of the above
Answer
(B) Right to Property
Q12: Fundamental duties have been included in the
Constitution of India in the
A) Chapter on Fundamental Right
B) Chapter on DPSP
C) Ninth Schedule
D) 42nd Amendment
Answer
(d) 42nd Amendment
Q13: The total strength of Rajya Sabha cannot exceed
A) 200 Members
B) 250 Members
C) 300 Members
D) 350 Members
Answer
(B) 250 Members