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Political aspect MCQ with Answers

18 questionswith explanationsfor RAS, Patwari, VDO and other Rajasthan exams

Questions

Q1

Which constitutional body has been created to review the financial position of the Panchayats and make recommendations to the Governor under the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992?

  1. (1)Rajasthan State Planning Board
  2. (2)State Finance Commission
  3. (3)Panchayat Samiti
  4. (4)Zila Parishad

Answer: (2) State Finance Commission

Explanation

Article 243-I, added by the 73rd Amendment, makes the Governor set up a State Finance Commission every five years to review the finances of panchayats.

Q2

Which of these freedom fighters was a member of Rajya Sabha from 1954 to 1960?

  1. (1)Balwant Singh Mehta
  2. (2)Master Adityendra
  3. (3)Jainarayan Vyas
  4. (4)Manikya Lal Verma

Answer: (2) Master Adityendra

Explanation

Master Adityendra, a freedom fighter of the Bharatpur Praja Mandal, was a Congress member of the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan from 3 April 1954 to 2 April 1960.

Q3

Who among the following persons has NOT been a full-time Speaker in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly?

  1. (1)Narottam Lal Joshi
  2. (2)Ramkishor Vyas
  3. (3)Niranjan Nath Acharya
  4. (4)Gulab Chand Kataria

Answer: (4) Gulab Chand Kataria

Explanation

Narottam Lal Joshi (the first Speaker), Ramkishor Vyas and Niranjan Nath Acharya were Speakers of the Rajasthan Assembly; Gulab Chand Kataria never was.

Q4

Who among the following did NOT hold the office of Rajasthan’s Chief Minister during the decade of 1990s (1990 to 1999)?

  1. (1)Hari Dev Joshi
  2. (2)Shiv Charan Mathur
  3. (3)Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
  4. (4)Ashok Gehlot

Answer: (2) Shiv Charan Mathur

Explanation

In 1990–99 the Chief Ministers were Hari Dev Joshi (until March 1990), Bhairon Singh Shekhawat and Ashok Gehlot (from December 1998). Shiv Charan Mathur held the office in 1981–85 and 1988–89.

Q5

Identify the Governor of Rajasthan during whose tenure President’s Rule under Article 356 was only proclaimed, NOT revoked -

  1. (1)Raghukul Tilak
  2. (2)Hukum Singh
  3. (3)M. Chenna Reddy
  4. (4)Bali Ram Bhagat

Answer: (3) M. Chenna Reddy

Explanation

President's Rule was proclaimed in Rajasthan on 15 December 1992 (after the Babri Masjid demolition) while M. Chenna Reddy was Governor; it was revoked on 4 December 1993 under his successor Bali Ram Bhagat. So under Chenna Reddy it was only proclaimed, not revoked.

Q6

In which form, Ajmer was categorised in the First Schedule of the Constitution which commenced on 26th January, 1950?

  1. (1)Part - A State
  2. (2)Part - B State
  3. (3)Part - C State
  4. (4)Union Territory

Answer: (3) Part - C State

Explanation

When the Constitution came into force on 26 January 1950, Ajmer was a Part C State; it was merged into Rajasthan on 1 November 1956.

Q7

Who among the following has never been the Leader of Opposition of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly?

  1. (1)Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
  2. (2)Haridev Joshi
  3. (3)Vasundhara Raje
  4. (4)Ashok Gehlot

Answer: (4) Ashok Gehlot

Explanation

Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Haridev Joshi and Vasundhara Raje have all been Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly, but Ashok Gehlot never has: his party was in opposition while he was in the Lok Sabha or the party organisation.

Q8

In the first general election to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (1952), which party won the second-largest number of seats after the Congress?

  1. (1)Bharatiya Jana Sangh
  2. (2)Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
  3. (3)Krishikar Lok Party
  4. (4)Socialist Party

Answer: (2) Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad

Explanation

The ECI's statistical report on the 1951–52 election gives the Congress 82 of the 160 seats and the Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 24. The Bharatiya Jana Sangh won only 8 and the Krishikar Lok Party 7; the 35 independents were not one party.

Q9

Who was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan in December 2018?

  1. (1)Govind Singh Dotasra
  2. (2)C. P. Joshi
  3. (3)Sachin Pilot
  4. (4)Raghu Sharma

Answer: (3) Sachin Pilot

Explanation

On 17 December 2018, Governor Kalyan Singh swore in Ashok Gehlot as Chief Minister and Sachin Pilot as Deputy Chief Minister at the Albert Hall in Jaipur. Pilot held the post until July 2020. Govind Singh Dotasra, C. P. Joshi and Raghu Sharma were never Deputy Chief Minister.

Q10

Consider the following statements about Ashok Gehlot's first entry into the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, through a by-election in 1999: 1. The by-election was held in the Jhalrapatan constituency. 2. The seat he won lies in Udaipur city. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. (1)1 only
  2. (2)2 only
  3. (3)Both 1 and 2
  4. (4)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (4) Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation

Gehlot won the February 1999 by-election from Sardarpura, a seat in Jodhpur city, so both statements are wrong. He has been re-elected from Sardarpura at every Assembly election since. Jhalrapatan is in Jhalawar district, and neither it nor Udaipur city was the seat of his first Assembly win.

Q11

Which of the following pairs of a political leader from Rajasthan and a post held is NOT correctly matched?

  1. (1)Gayatri Devi – Union Minister of Tourism
  2. (2)Jaswant Singh – Union Minister of Finance
  3. (3)K. Natwar Singh – Union Minister of External Affairs
  4. (4)Sis Ram Ola – Union Minister of Labour and Employment

Answer: (1) Gayatri Devi – Union Minister of Tourism

Explanation

Gayatri Devi of Jaipur was a Lok Sabha member but was never a Union Minister. Jaswant Singh was Finance Minister in 2002–04 and Natwar Singh was External Affairs Minister in 2004–05. Sis Ram Ola, the MP from Jhunjhunu, was Union Minister of Labour and Employment in 2004 and again in 2013.

Q12

Which former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh became Governor of Rajasthan in 1962?

  1. (1)Govind Ballabh Pant
  2. (2)Sampurnanand
  3. (3)Sucheta Kripalani
  4. (4)Chandra Bhanu Gupta

Answer: (2) Sampurnanand

Explanation

Dr Sampurnanand, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1954–60, was Governor of Rajasthan from April 1962 to 1967; the open-air camp for prisoners started at Sanganer in 1963 is named after him. Govind Ballabh Pant left Uttar Pradesh to become Union Home Minister and was never Governor of Rajasthan.

Q13

Who became the first woman minister in a Rajasthan government, in 1954?

  1. (1)Yashoda Devi
  2. (2)Sumitra Singh
  3. (3)Kamla Beniwal
  4. (4)Vasundhara Raje

Answer: (3) Kamla Beniwal

Explanation

Kamla Beniwal joined Mohan Lal Sukhadia's government in 1954 at the age of 27, the first woman minister in the state; she later served as a Governor in 2009–14. Yashoda Devi was the first woman elected to the Assembly (1953), not the first minister, and Sumitra Singh was the first woman Speaker.

Q14

In which Rajasthan Assembly election did the BJP first win a majority of the 200 seats on its own?

  1. (1)1977
  2. (2)1990
  3. (3)1993
  4. (4)2003

Answer: (4) 2003

Explanation

The BJP won 120 of the 200 seats in 2003, and Vasundhara Raje became Chief Minister. In 1990 (85 seats) Shekhawat governed in coalition with the Janata Dal, and in 1993 (95 seats, short of the 101 needed) with the support of independents; in 1977 the winner was the Janata Party, as the BJP did not yet exist.

Q15

Jai Narayan Vyas lost in the first Assembly election of 1952 but returned as Chief Minister on 1 November 1952 after winning a by-election from which seat?

  1. (1)Kishangarh
  2. (2)Jodhpur City
  3. (3)Jalore
  4. (4)Merta

Answer: (1) Kishangarh

Explanation

After Vyas's defeat, Tika Ram Paliwal became Chief Minister in March 1952; Vyas then won the Kishangarh by-election (Nehru wrote to him in July 1952 as the Congress candidate for the Kishangarh vacancy) and took over again. Jodhpur was his home city, not the seat that brought him back.

Q16

Consider the following statements about the later careers of former Chief Ministers of Rajasthan: 1. Mohan Lal Sukhadia served as Governor of Karnataka. 2. Jagannath Pahadia served as Governor of Haryana. 3. Shiv Charan Mathur served as Governor of Punjab. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. (1)1 and 2 only
  2. (2)2 and 3 only
  3. (3)1 and 3 only
  4. (4)1, 2 and 3

Answer: (1) 1 and 2 only

Explanation

Sukhadia was Governor of Karnataka (then Mysore) from 1972 and later of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu; Pahadia was Governor of Bihar (1989–90) and Haryana (2009–14). Shiv Charan Mathur was Governor of Assam, not Punjab, from July 2008 until his death in June 2009, so statement 3 is wrong.

Q17

The Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) was launched at a rally in Jaipur on 29 October 2018 by:

  1. (1)Kirodi Lal Meena
  2. (2)Hanuman Beniwal
  3. (3)Ghanshyam Tiwari
  4. (4)Kirori Singh Bainsla

Answer: (2) Hanuman Beniwal

Explanation

Hanuman Beniwal, then an independent MLA from Khinvsar, founded the RLP shortly before the 2018 Assembly election, mainly around farmers' and youth issues. Kirori Singh Bainsla was known as the leader of the Gurjar reservation agitation, not as the founder of the RLP.

Q18

Which Chief Minister of Rajasthan died in office, in October 1973?

  1. (1)Tika Ram Paliwal
  2. (2)Hira Lal Devpura
  3. (3)Barkatullah Khan
  4. (4)Jai Narayan Vyas

Answer: (3) Barkatullah Khan

Explanation

Barkatullah Khan, Chief Minister from July 1971, died on 11 October 1973, and the Lok Sabha recorded his sudden death; Haridev Joshi then became Chief Minister. Hira Lal Devpura was Chief Minister for only about two weeks in 1985, and his term ended with that year's election, not with his death.