Polity is the single highest-frequency General Awareness subject in SSC CGL, based on our full dataset analysis (see our
GA PYQ Breakdown). This article compiles real, verified Polity and Governance questions extracted directly from official Tier 1 papers.
10 Real PYQ Questions
Q1. Who was the first Governor of Madhya Pradesh?
1. GP Singh 2. NN Wanchu 3. Dr. Sitaramayya 4. BD Sharma
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3. Dr. Sitaramayya. Pattabhi Sitaramayya served as the first Governor of Madhya Pradesh from 1952–1957.
Q2. Name the first ever female Prime Minister in the world.
1. Indira Gandhi 2. Sirimavo Bandaranaike 3. Golda Meir 4. Elisabeth Domitien
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2. Sirimavo Bandaranaike. She became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) in 1960, the world's first female head of government.
Q3. Under which Article of the Constitution could members of the Anglo-Indian community historically be nominated to the Lok Sabha by the President?
1. 326 2. 330 3. 342 4. 331
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4. Article 331. Note: this provision was removed by the 104th Constitutional Amendment in 2020, but the historical article number is still tested.
Q4. Which President of India inaugurated the Sangeet Natak Akademi on 28 January 1953?
1. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 2. Mohammad Hidayatullah 3. Rajendra Prasad 4. Zakir Husain
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3. Rajendra Prasad. As India's first President (1950–1962), he inaugurated the Akademi in its founding year.
Q5. Which of the following is NOT a scheduled public sector bank in India?
1. Canara Bank 2. UCO Bank 3. Indian Overseas Bank 4. Bandhan Bank
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4. Bandhan Bank. Bandhan Bank is a private sector bank; the other three are public sector banks.
Q6. Which state had the first female Governor in independent India?
1. West Bengal 2. Rajasthan 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Gujarat
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3. Uttar Pradesh. Sarojini Naidu became Governor of Uttar Pradesh in 1947, independent India's first female Governor.
Q7. Under which Constitutional Amendment did the State become obligated to provide free and compulsory education to children aged six to fourteen?
1. 42nd 2. 62nd 3. 73rd 4. 86th
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4. 86th Amendment (2002). This inserted Article 21A into the Constitution, making education a Fundamental Right for this age group.
Q8. The policy of the dual system of government of Bengal was the brainchild of which Governor-General?
1. Lord Hastings 2. Lord Clive 3. Lord Lytton 4. Lord Dalhousie
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2. Lord Clive. He introduced the Dual System of Government in Bengal in 1765.
Q9. Who among the following served the shortest tenure as Prime Minister of India?
1. HD Deve Gowda 2. VP Singh 3. Chandra Shekhar 4. IK Gujral
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3. Chandra Shekhar. He served for approximately 7 months (November 1990 – June 1991), the shortest among these four.
Q10. The President of which country attended the first Republic Day celebrations of India as its chief guest?
1. Bhutan 2. Indonesia 3. China 4. Japan
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2. Indonesia. President Sukarno of Indonesia was the chief guest at India's first Republic Day celebration on 26 January 1950.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. How were these questions verified?
Each was independently checked against the four given options using established historical and constitutional facts — not taken from any candidate's recorded response. See our full methodology for details.
Q2. Why only 10 questions instead of a larger list?
We only publish questions we can independently verify with full confidence. Several extracted Polity questions involved time-sensitive details (like specific cabinet portfolios from a particular month) that we chose to exclude rather than risk outdated or uncertain answers.
Q3. How important is Polity compared to other GA subjects?
Based on our dataset analysis, Polity is the single highest-frequency GA subject tested — see our GA PYQ Breakdown for the full subject-wise comparison.
For the complete General Awareness picture, see our Free Preparation Guide.
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