question_answer 1)
Constituent Assembly which framed India's Constitution was set up by:
A)
Indian Independence Act done
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B)
Government of India Act, 1935 done
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C)
Cabinet Mission Plan - 1946 done
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D)
Queen's Proclamation done
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question_answer 2)
_________ headed the Drafting Committee of me Constitution?
A)
Sachchidanand Sinha done
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B)
B.N. Rao done
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C)
Jawaharlal Nehru done
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D)
B.R. Ambedkar done
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question_answer 3)
_____ is borrowed from the Weimar Constitution of Germany by the Indian Constitution
A)
A federation with a strong centre done
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B)
System of presidential elections done
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C)
Directive Principles of State Policy. done
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D)
Suspension of fundamental rights during Emergency done
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question_answer 4)
Preamble borrows the ideals of "liberty, equality and fraternity from:
A)
Russian Revolution done
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B)
Irish Revolution done
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C)
French Revolution done
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D)
American Constitution done
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question_answer 5)
Preamble enshrines ideals spelt out in:
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Speech by Nehru on the banks of Ravi calling for Purna Swaraj. done
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B)
Nehru Report done
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C)
Resolution adopted at the Karachi session of the Congress Party done
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D)
Objectives Resolution of the Constituent Assembly done
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question_answer 6)
States Reorganisation Act created_____ states and_____ Union Territories.
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14; 7 done
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B)
14; 6 done
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C)
15; 7 done
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D)
15; 6 done
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question_answer 7)
The Constitution bestows __ citizenship on Indian citizens.
A)
Single done
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B)
dual done
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C)
Federal done
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D)
Three done
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question_answer 8)
Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas coincides with:
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Gandhiji's becoming a lawyer in South Africa done
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B)
Gandhiji's return from South Africa done
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C)
Beginning of civil disobedience movement done
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D)
India's proclamation as a republic done
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question_answer 9)
Which portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946?
A)
Defence done
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B)
External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations done
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C)
Food and Agriculture done
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D)
None done
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question_answer 10)
Which of the following is correctly matched?
A)
B)
C)
D)
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question_answer 11)
Statutory recognition to the portfolio system was accorded by:
A)
Indian Councils Act of 1892 done
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B)
Indian Councils Act of 1871 done
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C)
Indian Councils Act of 1861 done
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D)
Indian Councils Act of 1882 done
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question_answer 12)
Which act provided for direct control of Indian affairs by the British Government?
A)
Charter Act of 1858 done
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B)
Regulating Act of 1773 done
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C)
Pitts India Act of 1784 done
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D)
Charter Act of 1833 done
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question_answer 13)
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
A)
B)
C)
D)
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question_answer 14)
The Constituent Assembly, which framed me Indian Constitution, was set up in
A)
1945 done
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B)
1946 done
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C)
1947 done
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D)
1949 done
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question_answer 15)
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A)
States Reorganization : Andhra Pradesh Act done
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B)
Treaty of Yandabu : Assam done
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C)
State of Bilaspur : Himachal Pradesh done
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D)
Year 1966 : Gujarat becomes a state done
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question_answer 16)
Constitutional government stand for
A)
limited government done
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B)
a government limited by the desires and capacities of those who exercise power. done
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C)
a government run according to general laws known to me people done
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D)
a government run by people's representatives. done
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question_answer 17)
Which items is wrongly matched?
A)
B)
C)
D)
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question_answer 18)
Which features and source are WRONGLY matched?
A)
Judicial review - British practice done
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B)
Concurrent List - Australian Constitution done
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C)
Directive Principles - Irish Constitution done
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D)
Fundamental Rights- US Constitution done
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question_answer 19)
Which one among the following has the power to regulate the right of citizenship in India?
A)
The Union Cabinet done
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B)
The Parliament done
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C)
The Supreme Court done
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D)
The Law Commission done
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question_answer 20)
What is extradition?
A)
Delivering a national of another country for the trial of offences done
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B)
To block the trade of other countries with a particular country done
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C)
Forcing a person to leave the country of which he is a citizen done
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D)
To force foreign national to leave the country done
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question_answer 21)
"Referendum" has an integral relationship with
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Indirect democracy done
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Limited monarchy done
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C)
Direct democracy done
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D)
People's courts done
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question_answer 22)
Which of the following statements best describe in systems of liberal democracy?
A)
Liberal democratic political systems only occur in highly industrialised societies. done
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B)
The same political party holds power continuously in liberal democratic regimes. done
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C)
Liberal democratic governments prevent their citizens from travelling abroad. done
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D)
Liberal democratic governments protect baste civil liberties. done
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question_answer 23)
The mention of the word 'justice' in the preamble to the constitution of India expresses
A)
social, political and religious justice done
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B)
social, economic and cultural justice done
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C)
social, economic and political justice done
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D)
economic and political justice done
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question_answer 24)
In which case the Supreme Court evolved the concept of 'Basic Structure of Constitution'?
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Golak Nath case done
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B)
Shankari Prasad case done
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C)
Kishana Nanda Bharti case done
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D)
Minerva Mills case done
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question_answer 25)
By which amendment of the constitution, the Word 'Socialist' was incorporated in the preamble of the constitution?
A)
\[{{42}^{nd}}\]Amendment done
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B)
\[{{44}^{th}}\]Amendment done
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C)
\[{{25}^{th}}\]Amendment done
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D)
\[~{{24}^{th}}\]Amendment done
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question_answer 26)
Which one of the following rights has been described by Dr. Ambedkar as "The heart and soul of the constitution'?
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Right of Equality done
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B)
Right to freedom done
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C)
Right to property done
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D)
Right to Constitutional Remedies done
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question_answer 27)
Which schedule of Indian Constitution is related to Panchayti Raj?
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II Schedule done
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B)
VIII Schedule done
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C)
X Schedule done
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D)
XI Schedule done
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question_answer 28)
Which term is not used in the preamble of the Indian constitution?
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Republic done
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B)
Integrity done
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C)
Federal done
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D)
Socialist done
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question_answer 29)
The source of the basic structure theory of the constitution of India is
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the constitution done
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opinion of jurists done
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indicial interpretation done
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D)
parliamentary statutes done
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question_answer 30)
The provision of the sixth schedule shall not apply in which one of the following states?
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Meghalaya done
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Tripura done
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C)
Mizoram done
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D)
Goa done
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question_answer 31)
Which one of the following is not related to the constitutional Government?
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Coalition Government done
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B)
Presidential Government done
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C)
Hierarchy Government done
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D)
Federal Government done
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question_answer 32)
The Indian constitution is divided into
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16 chapters done
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22 chapters done
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C)
24 chapters done
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D)
25 chapters done
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question_answer 33)
Which of the states of Indian federation has a separate constitution?
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Goa done
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B)
Tamil Nadu done
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C)
Jammu & Kashmir done
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D)
Himachal Pradesh done
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question_answer 34)
Which one of the following is not a part of the "basic structure' of the Indian constitution?
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Rule of law done
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Secularism done
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C)
Republican form of government done
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D)
Parliamentary form of government done
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question_answer 35)
The philosophical foundation of the Indian constitution is
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Directive principle of state policy done
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Fundamental rights done
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C)
Federal Structure done
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D)
Preamble done
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question_answer 36)
Which article of Indian constitution declares Devnagri Hindi as an official language of India?
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Article 343 done
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B)
Article 348 done
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C)
Article 154 done
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D)
Article 156 done
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question_answer 37)
Which of the following gave the idea of constituent Assembly for India?
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Simon Commission done
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B)
Rajaji Formula done
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C)
Cabinet Mission Plan done
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D)
Wavell Plan done
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question_answer 38)
Who amongst the following was not a member of the drafting committee of the constitution?
A)
Mohammod Sadullah done
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B)
K.M. Munshi done
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C)
A.K. Ayyar done
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D)
J.L. Nehru done
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question_answer 39)
The tenth schedule of Indian constitution deals with
A)
Anti-defection Legislation done
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B)
Panchayti Raj done
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C)
Land Reforms done
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D)
Distribution of powers between the union and states done
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question_answer 40)
The number of official languages recognized under 8th schedule of the Indian Constitution is
A)
Sixteen done
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B)
Seventeen done
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C)
Twenty done
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D)
Twenty Two done
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question_answer 41)
How many articles are there in the Indian constitution?
A)
395 done
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B)
396 done
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C)
398 done
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D)
399 done
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question_answer 42)
The feature of Indian constitution borrowed from South African constitution is:
A)
Procedure established by law done
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B)
Procedure for amendment of constitution and election of Rajya Sabha members done
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C)
Method of election of President done
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D)
Joint Sitting of the Parliament done
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question_answer 43)
The words justice in the form of social, economic and political justice present in the Preamble has been taken from
A)
American Revolution done
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B)
French Revolution done
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C)
Russian Revolution done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer 44)
The terms not introduced in the Preamble through the 42nd amendment are:
A)
Socialist done
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B)
Secular done
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C)
Integrity done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer 45)
Which case determined that the Preamble is a part of me constitution?
A)
Berubari Union case done
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B)
Kesavananda Bharati case done
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C)
Golaknath case done
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D)
Minerva Mills case done
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question_answer 46)
Which statements are correct?
A)
Originally the constitution had 14 languages in the 8th schedule. done
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B)
Currently there are 22 languages with the last amendment being the 92nd amendment. done
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C)
both correct done
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D)
both wrong done
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question_answer 47)
Which statements are correct?
A)
Article 2 of the constitution gives the right to the government to create new states into the Union of India which are not part of India already. done
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B)
Article 3 gives the power to the government to change the boundaries of the state within India. done
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C)
both correct done
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D)
both wrong done
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question_answer 48)
The parliament can make any law for the whole or any part of India for implementing international treaties?
A)
with the consent of all the states done
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B)
with the consent of majority of states done
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C)
with the consent of state concerned done
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D)
without me consent of any state. done
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question_answer 49)
Under which one of the following constitution amendment act, four languages were added to the languages under the eighth schedule of the constitution of India thereby, raising their number to 22?
A)
90th Amendment Act done
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B)
91st Amendment Act done
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C)
92nd Amendment Act done
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D)
93rd Amendment Act done
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question_answer 50)
Who among the following was the advisor of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
A)
B. Shiva Rao done
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B)
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar done
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C)
Sachidananda Sinha done
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D)
B.N. Rao done
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question_answer 51)
The idea of including the Emergency provisions in the Constitution of India has been borrowed from the
A)
Constitution of Canada done
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B)
Weimar Constitution of Germany done
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C)
Constitution of Ireland done
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D)
Constitution of the USA done
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question_answer 52)
Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India includes the disqualification of a Legislator on grounds of defection?
A)
8th Schedule done
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B)
7th Schedule done
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C)
Schedule done
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D)
10th Schedule done
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question_answer 53)
Which schedule of the Constitution of India contains the three lists that divide powers between the Union and the sates?
A)
Fifth done
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B)
Sixth done
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C)
Seventh done
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D)
Eight done
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question_answer 54)
In which part of the Constitution, details of citizenship are mentioned?
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I done
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B)
II done
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C)
III done
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D)
IV done
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question_answer 55)
Who among the following was the first Law Minister of India?
A)
Jawaharlal Nehru done
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B)
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad done
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C)
Dr BR Ambedkar done
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D)
T Krishnamachari done
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question_answer 56)
Who among the following was the Finance Minister of India in the Interim Government during 1946-1947?
A)
R K Shanmukham Chetty done
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B)
John Mathai done
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C)
Liaquat Ali Khan done
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D)
Chintamanrao Deshmukh done
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question_answer 57)
Which one of the following rights conferred by the Constitution of India is also available to non-citizens?
A)
Freedom of speech, assembly and form association done
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B)
Freedom to move, reside and settle in any part of the territory of India done
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C)
Freedom to acquire property or to carry on any occupation, trade or business done
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D)
Right to constitutional remedies done
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question_answer 58)
Which one among the following statements is not correct? The word 'socialist' in the Preamble of the Constitution of India read with
A)
Article 39 [d], would enable the court "to uphold the constitutionality of nationalisation laws done
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B)
Article 14, would enable the court to strike down a-statute which failed to achieve the socialist goal to the fullest extent done
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C)
Article 25, would enable the court to ensure freedom guaranteed under that Article done
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D)
Article 23, would enable the court to reduce inequality in income and status done
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question_answer 59)
The Constitution of India is republican because it
A)
provides for an elected Parliament done
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B)
provides for adult franchise done
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C)
contains a bill of rights done
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D)
has no hereditary elements done
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question_answer 60)
The Preamble is useful in constitutional interpretation because it
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uses value loaded words done
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contains the real objective and philosophy of the constitution makers done
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is a source of power and limitation done
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D)
gives and exhaustive lift of basic features of the Constitution done
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question_answer 61)
Which one among the following was not a proposal of the Cabinet Mission, 1946?
A)
The Constituent Assembly was to be constituted on the democratic principle of population strength done
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B)
Provision for an Indian Union of Provinces and States done
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C)
All the members of the Constituent Assembly were to be Indians done
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D)
British Government was to supervise the affairs of the Constituent Assembly done
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question_answer 62)
"The Draft Constitution as framed only provides a machinery for the government of the country. It is not a contrivance to install any particular party in power as has been done in some countries. Who should be in power is left to be determined by the people, as it must be, if the system is to satisfy the test of democracy'. The above passage from Constituent Assembly debates is attributed to
A)
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru done
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Dr B R Ambedkar done
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C)
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad done
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D)
Acharya J B Kriplani done
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question_answer 63)
Which among the following features of a federal system is not found in the Indian Political System?
A)
Dual citizenship done
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B)
Distribution of powers between the Federal and the State Governments done
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C)
Supremacy of the Constitution done
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D)
Authority of the Courts to interpret the Constitution done
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question_answer 64)
The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution contains provisions for the administration of Tribal areas. Which of the following States is not covered under this Schedule?
A)
Assam done
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Manipur done
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Meghalaya done
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D)
Tripura done
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question_answer 65)
In the following quotation,
"WE THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens: JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity: and to promote among them all; FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and the integrity of the Nation. In our Constituent Assembly this 'X' do hereby adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution." 'X' stands for:
A)
twenty-sixth day of January, 1950 done
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twenty-sixth day of November, 1949 done
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C)
twenty-sixth day of January, 1949 done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer 66)
Which one of the following schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding anti-defection Act?
A)
Second Schedule done
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B)
Fifth Schedule done
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C)
Eighth Schedule done
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D)
Tenth Schedule done
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question_answer 67)
The Constitution of India recognises:
A)
only religious minorities done
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B)
only linguistic minorities done
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C)
religious and linguistic minorities done
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D)
religious, linguistic and ethnic minorities done
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question_answer 68)
Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
A)
It lists the distribution of powers between the Union and the states done
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B)
It contains the languages listed in the Constitution done
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C)
It contains the languages listed in the Constitution done
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D)
It allocates seats in the Council of States done
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question_answer 69)
If a new state of the Indian Union is to be created, which one of the following schedules of the Constitution must be amended?
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First done
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Second done
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C)
Third done
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D)
Fifth done
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question_answer 70)
The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by:
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First Amendment done
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B)
Eighth Amendment done
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C)
Ninth Amendment done
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D)
Forty Second Amendment done
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question_answer 71)
Which one of the following schedules of the Indian Constitution lists the names of states and specifies their territories?
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First done
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B)
Second done
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C)
Third done
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D)
Fourth done
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question_answer 72)
Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
A)
It contains the scheme of the distribution of powers between the Union and the States done
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B)
It contains the languages listed in the Constitution done
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C)
It contains the provisions regarding the administration of tribal areas done
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D)
It allocates seats in the Council of States done
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question_answer 73)
Which Schedule of the Constitution of India contains : Special provisions for the administration and control of Scheduled Areas in several States?
A)
Third done
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B)
Fifth done
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C)
Seventh done
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D)
Ninth done
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question_answer 74)
Under which one of the following Constitution Amendment Acts, four languages were added to the list of languages under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, thereby raising their number to 22?
A)
Constitution (Ninetieth Amendment) Act done
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B)
Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Act done
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C)
Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act done
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D)
Constitution (Ninety-third Amendment) Act done
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question_answer 75)
The distribution of powers between the Centre and the States in the Indian Constitution is based on the scheme provided in the
A)
Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909 done
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B)
Montagu-Chelmsford Act, 1919 done
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C)
Government of India Act, 1935 done
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D)
Indian Independence Act, 1947 done
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question_answer 76)
Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding anti-defection?
A)
Second Schedule done
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B)
Fifth Schedule done
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C)
Eighth Schedule done
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D)
Tenth Schedule done
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question_answer 77)
The provisions in Fifth Schedule and Sixth Schedule in the Constitution of India are made in order to [IAS Prelims 2015]
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protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes done
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B)
determine the boundaries between States done
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C)
determine the powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats done
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D)
protect the interests of all the border States done
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question_answer 78)
The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to
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educational reforms done
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C)
reforms in police administration done
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D)
constitutional reforms done
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question_answer 79)
Exercise - 2 Indian Constitution establishes a secular state meaning that:
1. State treats all religions equally 2. Freedom of faith and worship 3. Educational bodies can impart religious instructions 4. State does not discriminate on the basis of religion
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
A)
1 and 2 done
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B)
1, 2 and 3 done
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C)
2, 3 and 4 done
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D)
1, 2 and 4 done
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question_answer 80)
What facts emerges from the Preamble?
1. When the Constitution was enacted 2. Ideals that were to be achieved. 3. System of government 4. Source of authority
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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2, 3 and 4 done
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B)
1 and 2 done
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C)
1, 2 and 3 done
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D)
1, 2, 3 and 4 done
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question_answer 81)
Which statement is correct?
1. Territory of the constituents of the Indian federation may be altered by the Parliament by a simple majority. 2. Consent of the State Legislature is necessary before the Parliament alters boundaries. 3. President's recommendation is necessary for introducing any Bill on redrawing the boundary of a State. 4. President must have State's opinion before altering the name of the State.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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1 only done
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B)
1 and 2 done
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C)
1, 3 and 4 done
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D)
1 and 3 done
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question_answer 82)
_______ gives the Indian Constitution a unitary bias?
1. Rigidity of the amendment process 2. Written Constitution 3. Same Constitution for Centre and States 4. Fixed State boundaries
Which of the above is/are correct?
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2 and 4 done
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1, 2 and 4 done
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C)
3 and 4 done
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D)
3 only done
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question_answer 83)
Consider the following statements :
1. The Charter Act 1853 abolished East India Company's monopoly of Indian trade. 2. Under the Government of India Act 1858, the British Parliament abolished the East India Company altogether and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)
1 only done
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B)
2 only done
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C)
Both 1 and 2 done
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D)
Neither 1 nor 2 done
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question_answer 84)
The salient features of the Government of India Act, 1935 are:
1. All India Federation 2. Provincial Autonomy 3. Dyarchy at the Centre 4. Abolition of Dyarchy in the states
Which of the above is/are correct?
A)
1 and 2 done
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B)
1, 2 and 3 done
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C)
2, 3 and 4 done
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D)
1, 2, 3 and 4 done
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question_answer 85)
The features of Government of India Act of 1858 includes:
1. Replacement of Company rule by the Crown rule. 2. Establishment of a Board of Control over the Court of Directors. 3. Reaffirmation of the system of open competition. 4. Separating the legislative and executive functions of the Governor-General. 5. Creation of a new office of the Secretary of State for India.
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question_answer 86)
The features of Indian parliamentary system are:
1. Independent judiciary. 2. Collective responsibility of the executive to the legislature. 3. A written Constitution. 4. Presence of de jure and de facto executives. 5. Individual responsibility of the executive to the legislature.
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question_answer 87)
Which of the following are the federal features of the Indian Constitution?
1. Rigid Constitution 2. Bicameralleg legislature 3. Office of the CAG 4. Collective responsibility 5. Office of the Governor
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question_answer 88)
The forms of oaths or affirmations for which of the following officials are mentioned in the third schedule of the Indian constitution? -
1. The Comptroller and Auditor General 2. The Chief Election Commissioner 3. The Chief Justice of a High Court 4. The Attorney General
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question_answer 89)
Which of the following provisions of the constitution reveal the secular character of the Indian State:
1. The state shall not deny to any person equality before the law. 2. No religious instruction shall be provided in any educational institution maintained by the state. 3. The state shall endeavour to secure for all citizens a uniform Civil Code. 4. Any section of the society shall have the right to conserve its distinct language.
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question_answer 90)
Which of the following feature/s of the constitution of India has/have been borrowed from GOI Act 1935:
1. Office of the Governor. 2. Emergency Provisions. 3. Legislative Procedure. 4. Bicameralism. 5. Federation with a strong center.
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question_answer 91)
Which of the following term/s was/were added by the 42nd Amendment act in our Preamble:
1. Socialist 2. Secular 3. Republic
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question_answer 92)
Which of the following statements are incorrect:
1. The Preamble is a prohibition on the powers of the legislature. 2. Preamble is not a part of the constitution. 3. Preamble cannot be amended, as it is a part of the basic structure of the constitution.
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question_answer 93)
Which of the following statement/s is/are correct:
1. Indian-territory can be ceded to a foreign state without amending the constitution as mentioned in article 368. 2. Resolution of boundary dispute between India and another country does not require constitutional amendment.
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question_answer 94)
Choose the correct statements from below:
1. The Regulating Act "f 1773 was the first step by British govt to regulate the East India Company. 2. The plu's India Act setup the Supreme Court in Calcutta. 3. The Charter Act of 1833 first recognized the company's territories in India as British possessions. 4. Pin's India Act created the Board of Control to look after political affairs.
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question_answer 95)
Choose the correct answer
1. Charter Act of 1833 created the post Governor General of India. 2. Charter Act, 1833 deprived the Governors of Bombay and Madras their legislative powers. 3. Charter Act, 1853 introduced open competitive system for recruitment of civil servants. 4. Macaulay Committee on the Indian Police Service was formed in 1854 and it drafted the Indian Police Act, 1861.
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question_answer 96)
Consider following statements
1. Chattisgarh was formed by die Uttar Pradesh Reorganization Act. 2. Himachal Pradesh was first UT to become a State 3. Manipur was the first to become a UT choice
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question_answer 97)
Consider the following statements:
1. An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by an introduction of a bill in the Lok Sabha only. 2. If such an amendment seeks to make changes in the federal character of the Constitution, the amendment also requires to be ratified by the legislature of all the States of India.
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question_answer 98)
Which among the following statements is/are the feature(s) of a Federal state?
1. The power of the central and the state (Constituent Unit) Government are clearly laid down. 2. It has an unwritten constitution.
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question_answer 99)
Which of the following statements is/are not violative of the principle of federalism?
1. The President of India takes over administration of provinces under the emergency provisions. 2. The Parliament of India has exclusive power to make any law with respect to any matter not enumerated in the Concurrent List or State List. 3. The distribution of powers between the Union and Provinces is done through three different lists enumerated in the Constitution of India.
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question_answer 100)
Which of the following statements with regard to the Federal System is/are correct?
1. In a federation, two sets of government's co- exist and there is distribution of power.
2. There is a written constitution.
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question_answer 101)
Which of the following statements regarding me Preamble of the Constitution of India is/are correct?
1. The Preamble is an integral part of the Constitution. 2. The words 'secular' and 'socialist' have been a pan of the Preamble since its inception.
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question_answer 102)
Consider the following statements
1. A person who was born on January, 26th, 1951 in Rangoon, whose father was a citizen of India by birth at the time of his birth is deemed to be an Indian citizen by descent. 2. A person who was born on My 1st, 1988, in Itanagar whose mother is a citizen of India at the time of his birth but the father was not is deemed to be a citizen of India by birth.
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question_answer 103)
Under which of the following conditions can citizenship be provided in India?
1. One should be born in India. 2. Either of whose parents was born in India 3. Who has been a resident of India for not less than five years. Select the correct answer using the codes given below
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question_answer 104)
Which of the following condition/conditions must be fulfilled by the NRIs to be eligible to vote in elections in India? 1. They must be physically present in their place of origin to exercise their franchise. 2. NRIs whether they have acquired citizenship of other countries or not are eligible to vote. 3. Eligible NRIs have to register by filling up form 6-A with electoral registration office.
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question_answer 105)
What is/are the major difference/differences between a written and an unwritten Constitution?
1. A written Constitution is the formal source of all Constitutional Laws in the country and the unwritten Constitution is not the formal source. 2. A written Constitution is entirely codified whereas an unwritten Constitution is not.
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question_answer 106)
Consider the following statements
1. In India, only two Union Territories have Legislative Assemblies. 2. Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya, the three North-Eastern States of India, have only one seat each is the Lok Sabha.
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question_answer 107)
The Government of India Act, 1919
1. Established a bicameral legislature at the centre. 2. Introduced dyarchy in the provincial executive. 3. Introduced a Federal System of Government in India.
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question_answer 108)
Among the following ideals and philosophy, identify those enshrined in the Preamble to the Constitution of India.
1. Sovereign democratic republic. 2. Socialism and secularism. 3. Capitalism and free trade.
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question_answer 109)
The citizenship means
1. full civil and political rights of the citizens. 2. the right of suffrage for election to the House of the People (of the Union) and the Legislative Assembly of every state. 3. the right to become a Member of the Parliament and Member of Legislative Assemblies. Which of the following statements) is/are not correct for the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
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question_answer 110)
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
1. It was inserted by the first amendment in 1951. 2. It includes those laws which are beyond the purview of judicial review. 3. It was inserted by the 42nd Amendment. 4. The laws in the Ninth Schedule are primarily those which pertain to the matters of national security.
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question_answer 111)
Which of the following statements is/are not true for the category of the Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) inserted by the amendment to the Citizenship Act of India in 2003?
1. It gives dual citizenship to Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) who are citizens of another country. 2. It gives Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) who are citizens of another country, an OCI card without citizenship. 3. It permits the OCI to vote in general elections in India. 4. It allows the OCI to travel to India without visa.
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question_answer 112)
Consider the following statements:
1. Article 371 A to 371 I were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunchal Pradesh and Goa. 2. Constitution of India and the United States of America envisage a dual policy (The Union and the States) but a single citizenship. 3. A naturalized citizen of India can never he-deprived of his citizenship.
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question_answer 113)
Consider the following statements:
1. The Constitution of India has 40 parts. 2. There are 390 Articles in the Constitution of India in all. 3. Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Schedules were added to the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Amendment) Acts.
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question_answer 114)
Match the following
List-I (Schedule in the Constitution of India) List-II (Subject) a. Tenth Schedule 1. Languages b. Eighth Schedule 2. Provisions as to disqualification on the grounds of defection c. First Schedule 3. Validation of certain Acts and Regulations d. Ninth Schedule 4. The States
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question_answer 115)
March the following
List-I (Provision of the Constitution of India) List-II (Source) a. Amendment of the Constitution Constitution of Germany b. Directive Principles Constitution of Canada c. Emergency Power of the President Constitution of South Africa d. The Union-State Relations Irish Constitution
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question_answer 116)
Match the following
List-I (Act) List-II (Feature) a. The Indian Councils Act, 1892 Introduction of provincial autonomy b. The Indian Councils Act, 1909 Indian Introduction of the principle of election c. The Government of India- Act, 1919 Introduction of diarchy in provinces d. The Government of India Act, 1935 Introduction of separate electorate for the Muslims
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question_answer 117)
Match the following
List-I (Person) List-II (Role in making of the Constitution of India) a. Rajendra Prasad 1. Member Drafting Committee b. T T Krishanamachari 2. Chairman Constituent Assembly c. H C Mukherjee 3. Chairman Drafting Committee d. B R Ambedkar 4. Vice Chairman. Constituent Assembly
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question_answer 118)
Matching Based MCQ Match List I (Acts of colonial Government of India) with List II (Provisions)
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Charter Act, 1813 Britain to fully East
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Set up a board of regulate the India company
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Regulating Act
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Company's trade monopoly in India was ended
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Act of 1858
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The power to govern was transferred from East Indian the Company the to British Crown
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Pitt's India Act
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The Company's directors were asked to present to the British Government all correspondence and documents pertaining to the administration of the company
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question_answer 119)
Match List-1 with List-11 and select the correct answer:
List-I (Item in the Indian Constitution)
List-II (Country from which it was derived)
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Directive Principles of State Policy
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Australia
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Fundamental Rights
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Canada
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Concurrent List in Union-State Relations
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Ireland
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India as a Union of States with greater powers to the Union
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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