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Expected Indian Polity Questions (MCQs) - Part-3

1) Which of the following exercised the most 4) Who among the following was the constitutional
profound influence in framing the Indian advisor to the Constituent Assembly of India?
Constitution?
a) Sir B.N Rao
a) Irish Constitution
b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
b) British Constitution
c) Dr. B.R Ambedkar
c) US Constitution
d) Shri K.M Munshi
d) The Government of India Act, 1935
5) Which was described by B.R Ambedkar as the
2) The Provision of Federation was borrowed from „heart and soul‟ of the Indian Constitution?
the Constitution of which country while framing the
a) Right against Exploitation
Constitution of India?
b) Right to Equality
a) UK

b) USA c) Right to Freedom of Religion

c) Ireland d) Right to Constitutional Remedies

d) Canada 6) The method of Impeachment of the President of

India is adopted from the Constitution of ................ ?
3) Who among the following was not a member of
a) UK
the Constituent Assembly established in July 1946?
b) USA
a) KM Munshi

b) Abul Kalam Azad c) France

c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad d) USSR

d) Mahatma Gandhi 7) The Concurrent list in the Indian Constitution is

adopted from the Constitution of .................. ?

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a) Australia 11) The concept of “Rule of Law” is a special

feature of the constitutional system of.................. ?
b) Germany
a) Germany
c) Canada
b) Britain
d) USA
c) France
8) The mind and the ideals of the framers of the
Constitution are reflected in the .................. ? d) Ireland

a) Fundamental Duties 12) The method of amending the Constitution by

popular veto is found in ................... ?
b) Directive Principles of State Policy
a) Switzerland
c) Fundamental Rights
b) Russia
d) Preamble
c) India
9) Who among the following is the custodian of the
Indian Constitution? d) Britain

a) Prime Minister of India 13) The phrase “equality before law” used in
Article-14 of the Indian Constitution has been
b) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
borrowed from ...............?
c) Supreme Court of India a) Greece
d) President of India b) USA
10) Where do we find the ideals of Indian c) Britain
democracy in the Constitution?
d) Germany
a) The Fundamental Rights
14) Which one of the following judgements stated
b) Part I
that „Secularism‟ and „Federalism‟ are the basic
c) The Preamble features of the Indian Constitution?

d) The Directive Principles of State Policy a) Indira Sawhney case

b) S.R Bommai case

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c) Minerva Mills case a) Japan

d) Keshavananda Bharati case b) US

15) Who among the following was not a member of c) UK

the Drafting Committee of Indian Constitution?
d) USSR
a) Rajendra Prasad
19) Which writ is issued by a High Court or the
b) Gopalachari Ayyanagar Supreme Court to compel an authority to perform a
function that it was not performing?
c) B.R Ambedkar
a) Writ of Quo Warranto
d) Alladi Krishnaswamy
b) Writ of Certiorari
16) Who among the following proposed the
suggestion for a Constituent assembly first in 1935? c) Writ of Mandamus

a) J.P Narayan d) Writ of Habeas Corpus

b) Jawaharlal Nehru 20) Separation of the judiciary from the executive

has been provided in which of the following parts of
c) M.N Roy
the Indian Constitution?
d) Mahatma Gandhi a) The Directive Principles of State Policy
17) Name the country from which the constitutional b) The Preamble
features of procedures for amendment was
borrowed from India? c) The Seventh Schedule

a) Germany d) The Fundamental Rights

b) South-Africa 21) Under the Directive Principles of State Policy,

upto what age of children, they are expected to be
c) Britain
provided free and compulsory education?
d) USA a) 16 years
18) From which of the following country Indian b) 14 years
Constitution borrowed the feature „The written
Constitution‟? c) 18 years
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d) 10 years b) Indira Gandhi Government

22) Which of the following “writs” of the High c) Vajpayee Government

Court or the Supreme court is sought to produce in
d) Narasimha Rao Government
the court a person, suspected to be missing/in
custody? 26) Which one of the following writs literally means
a) Quo Warranto „what is your authority‟?

a) Certiorari
b) Mandamus
b) Prohibition
c) Certiorari

d) Habeas Corpus c) Habeas Corpus

d) Quo Warranto
23) Where in the Indian Constitution has “economic
justice” been provided as one of the objectives? 27) When were the Fundamental Duties of the
a) Fundamental Rights Indian Citizens incorporated in the Constitution?

b) Directive Principles a) 1979

b) 1981
c) Mental Rights

d) Both a and b c) 1952

d) 1976
24) Under the Constitution, the power to issue a
writ of Habeas Corpus is vested in ................. ? 28) Who among the following proposed the
a) All Courts down to the District Courts Preamble before the drafting committee of the
Constitution?
b) High Courts alone
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Both Supreme Court and High Courts
b) B.N Rao
d) Supreme Court alone
c) Mahatma Gandhi
25) Right to Property was removed from the list of
d) B.R Ambedkar
Fundamental Rights during the rule of ................ ?

a) Morarji Desai Government

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29) Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the c) Part II

Indian Constitution on the recommendation of
d) Part IV
which of the following committee?

a) Shah Commission 33) Citizenship rights of the people who migrated

from Pakistan to India is mentioned in which of the
b) Swaran Singh Committee following articles?

c) Administrative reforms commission a) Article-6

d) Santhanam Committee b) Article-4

30) Provisions of Citizenship in the Indian c) Article-10

Constitution became applicable in which year?
d) Article-8
a) 1952
34) Which of the following attribute in the
b) 1950 Preamble states that „No one should treat a fellow
citizen as inferior‟?
c) 1949
a) Equality
d) 1955
b) Justice
31) Which one of the following is issued by the court
in the case of an illegal detention of a person? c) Fraternity

a) Mandamus d) Liberty

b) Certiorari 35) The Preamble of the Indian Constitution was

for the first time amended by the .................. ?
c) Habeas Corpus
a) 44th Amendment
d) Quo Warranto
b) 24th Amendment
32) Which one of the following chapters in the
Indian Constitution guarantees Fundamental c) 56th Amendment
Rights to the people?
d) 42nd Amendment
a) Part I

b) Part III
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36) Which one of the following article of the Indian 39) Which article of the Indian Constitution
Constitution abolished the practice of provides for the employer to give maternity benefits
Untouchability? to its employees?

a) Article 19 a) Article-44

b) Article 14 b) Article-42

c) Article 17 c) Article-41

d) Article 18 d) Artciel-43

37) Article 243 of the Indian Constitution inserted 40) Which among the following articles of the
by the constitutional amendment deals with which Indian Constitution provides for State emergency
of the following? and suspends constitutional arrangement in a state?

a) land-reforms a) Article-356

b) extending the benefits of reservation on the basis of b) Article-352

Mandal commission recommendations
c) Article- 389
c) Panchayati Raj System
d) Article-392
d) To include Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali in the list
of official languages 41) During emergency, imposed under Article 352,
which of the following Constitutional provisions
38) What is the maximum period upto which a stands suspended?
proclamation issued by the President under Article
a) Fundamental Rights
356 of the Constitution and approved/extended by
the Parliament may, normally, remain in force? b) Directive Principles of State Policy
a) One year c) Judicial Review
b) Two years d) Amendment Procedures
c) Six months 42) Which Constitutional provisions enables the
d) Three years Central Government to provide reservations in jobs
and educational institutions for the weaker sections
of the society?

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a) Article 19 d) Language

b) Article 14 46) Which article of the Indian Constitution

provides for the institution of Panchayati Raj?
c) Article 46
a) Article 48
d) Article 16
b) Article 40
43) What provision in the Constitution enabled the
Government to impose the service tax and to c) Article 36
expand its span?
d) Article 39
a) Emergency powers
47) A proclamation of emergency, under Article
b) Residuary powers under Article 248 352, on account of war or aggression requires
approval of the Parliament within ................. ?
c) List I, Schedule VII
a) one month
d) List III, Schedule VII
b) six months
44) Which of the following sets of Articles deals
with the „Emergency Provisions‟? c) three months

a) Article 350 and 351 d) two months

b) Article 335, 336 and 337 48) In the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of
India, which languages were added subsequently?
c) Article 352, 356 and 360
a) Marathi, Oriya, Konkani, Nepali
d) Article 32 and 226
b) English, Sindhi, Marathi, Sanskrit
45) Of the various grounds below, which is the one
criterion on which discrimination by the State is not c) Sindhi, Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali
prohibited in Article 15 of the Constitution?
d) Sanskrit, Sindhi, Konkani, Manipuri
a) Caste
49) Under which Article of the Constitution is the
b) Place of Birth President‟s Rule introduced in a State due to the
failure of the constitutional machinery?
c) Race
a) Article 350
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b) Article 356 53) According to Article 75(3) of the Constitution of

India, the Council of Ministers are collectively
c) Article 352
responsible to the .................. ?
d) Article 360 a) Rajya Sabha
50) The 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 of the Indian b) President
Constitution was passed to strengthen ................. ?
c) Lok Sabha
a) Rural Institutions
d) Parliament
b) Urban Institutions
54) 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1985
c) Panchayati Raj
deals with which of the following?
d) Both a and b a) Extending reservation
51) Article 74 and 75 of Indian Constitution deals b) Union Territories
with the matters of .................. ?
c) Abolition of privacy issues
a) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) Defection and disqualification
b) The Council of Ministers
55) In the Constitution of India, the „Right to
c) The President of India
Constitutional Remedies‟ has been provided in
d) The Cabinet Ministers which of the following article?

52) Which Schedule of the Constitution deals with a) Article 32

the disqualification of elected members on the b) Article 30
ground of defection?
c) Article 38
a) 10th
d) Article 31
b) 11th
56) Which amendments to the Constitution provide
c) 5th
for the reservation of one-third seats in the
d) 9th Municipal Boards and Village Panchayats for
women?

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a) 72nd and 73rd amendments d) Both a and c

b) 73rd and 74th amendments 60) Under which article of the Constitution of India,
can the fundamental rights of the members of the
c) 82nd and 83rd amendments
Armed forces can be specifically restricted?
d) 42nd and 43rd amendments a) Article 19
57) Which constitutional amendment deleted the b) Article 21
Right to Property from the list of Fundamental
Rights? c) Article 25

a) 44th Amendment d) Article 33

b) 42nd Amendment 61) Which article of the Indian Constitution

provides for equal opportunities for all citizens in
c) 43rd Amendment
Public employment?
d) 62nd Amendment a) Article-16
58) By which Constitutional Amendment Bill, did b) Article-20
the Parliament lower the voting age from 21 to 18
years? c) Article-25

a) 61st amendment d) Article-22

b) 42nd amendment 62) Under which Article of the Constitution can an

individual move to the Supreme Court directly in
c) 44th amendment
case of any violation of Fundamental Rights?
d) 73rd amendment a) Article 29
59) Under which Article of the Indian Constitution, b) Article 32
the decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal
can be challenged in the Supreme Court? c) Article 31

a) Article 329 d) Article 28

b) Article 323 A

c) Article 343
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63) Which Article of the Indian Constitution directs c) Arunachal Pradesh

the State Governments to organise Village
d) Sikkim
Panchayats?

a) Article 40 67) Which among the following Articles came into

force on 26th November 1949, the day the Indian
b) Article 51 Constitution was adopted?

c) Article 32 a) Article 390

d) Article 37 b) Article 387

64) Which Article of the Indian Constitution c) Article 388

empowers the Parliament to regulate the right of
d) Article 386
citizenship?

a) Article 9 68) Seventh-Schedule of the Constitution of India

deals with….............. ?
b) Article 11
a) Power and authority of the Municipalities
c) Article 10
b) Allocation of seats in the Council of States
d) Article 8
c) Powers of Governors of the State
65) Which article of the Indian Constitution deals
d) Distribution of powers between the Union and the
with removal/dismissal of a Civil servant?
States
a) Article 377
69) Which one of the following schedules of the
b) Article 256 Constitution of India contains provisions regarding
anti-defection act?
c) Article 370
a) 8th schedule
d) Article 311
b) 10th schedule
66) Which among the following state was formed
after the amendment of articles 239A and 240? c) 5th schedule

a) Chhattisgarh d) 2nd schedule

b) Uttarakhand
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70) Which Article of the Indian Constitution a) 1948

provides free legal aid and equal justice?
b) 1951
a) Article 39-A
c) 1950
b) Article 30
d) 1949
c) Article 33-B
74) Education was made a fundamental right under
d) Article 25 which of the following amendment?

71) The Constitutional amendment through which a) 86th amendment, 2002

the four regional languages namely Bodo, Dogri,
b) 83rd amendment, 2003
Maithili and Santhali were included in the
Constitution is… .............. ? c) 87th amendment, 2003
a) 93rd amendment d) 83rd amendment, 2002
b) 72nd amendment 75) Article 60 of the Indian Constitution refers
c) 94th amendment to… ............... ?

d) 92nd amendment a) Vice-President of India

b) Oath of the President

72) Name the body which was established to provide
safety and security of SC‟s and ST‟s social, c) Election of the President of India
economic, cultural and educational concerns after
an amendment in the Indian Constitution? d) Impeachment of the President

a) National commission for SC and ST 76) Article 324-329 of the Indian Constitution deals
with which of the following?
b) Special officer for Linguistic Minorities
a) Caste system
c) Law Commission of India
b) Tribunals
d) Central Vigilance commission
c) Panchayati system
73) The First Amendment of the Constitution of
India was enacted in which year? d) Elections

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77) Indian Constitution can be amended according a) Article 270

to the procedure laid down in which of the following
b) Article 267
article?
c) Presidential order
a) Article 333
d) Parliamentary legislation
b) Article 351

c) Article 368 81) Anglo-Indian representatives in the Lok Sabha

are nominated in terms of which of the following
d) Article 345 article?

78) Which of the following schedules contains a) Article 370

special provisions for the administration of tribal
b) Article 331
areas in the four north-eastern states of Assam,
Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram? c) Article 333
a) 6th schedule d) Article 268
b) 1st schedule 82) Which among the following was the most
c) 2nd schedule comprehensive and controversial of all the
amendments in the Indian Constitution?
d) 11th schedule
a) 44th amendment
79) Under which Article of the Indian Constitution,
b) 45th amendment
is the President‟s rule promulgated on any state in
India? c) 42nd amendment
a) Article 352 d) 43rd amendment
b) Article 356 83) By which amendment, the power to amend the
c) Article 370 Constitution was specifically conferred upon the
Parliament?
d) Article 360
a) 24th amendment
80) The provision for Contingency Fund of India as
b) 56th amendment
well as for each State has been made
under ...................... ? c) 52nd amendment
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d) 42nd amendment b) B.R Ambedkar

84) Which amendment restored the power of c) P. Upendra

judicial review to the Supreme court and High
d) Sachidananda Sinha
Courts after it was curtailed by the 42nd
amendment? 88) Which of the following is a feature common to
a) 43rd amendment both the Indian Federation and the American
Federation?
b) 56th amendment
a) Dual judiciary
nd
c) 42 amendment
b) Three lists in the Constitution
th
d) 44 amendment
c) A single citizenship
85) National Capital Territory of Delhi has been
d) A federal supreme court to interpret the Constitution
constituted by… ................. ?

a) 69th amendment 89) Which of the following Articles describes about

the person voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a
b) 71st amendment foreign state not to be citizens?

c) ordinance promulgated by the President a) Article 9

d) ordinance promulgated by the Lieutenant Governor b) Article 8

86) Which amendment provided for an c) Article 7

authoritative version of the Constitution in Hindi?
d) Article 5
st
a) 61 amendment
90) Under which Article of the Constitution are the
th
b) 56 amendment Cultural and Educational Rights granted?

c) 58th amendment a) Article 29 and 30

d) 60th amendment b) Article 29 and 31

87) Who presided over the inaugural meeting of the c) Article 30 and 31
Constituent Assembly of India?
d) Article 29 and 32
a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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91) Which Schedule of the Indian Constitution c) Union list

contains special provisions for the administration
d) Residuary powers of Union government
and control of Scheduled Areas in several States?

a) 9th schedule 95) Which Article of the Indian Constitution

prescribes Hindi in Devanagari script as the official
b) 5th schedule language of the Union?

c) 3rd schedule a) Article 343

d) 7th schedule b) Article 342

92) In which part of the Constitution the concept of c) Article 346

Welfare State finds elaboration?
d) Article 341
a) Fundamental Rights
96) Article 340 of the Constitution of India provides
b) Fundamental Duties for the appointment of a Commission to investigate
the conditions for the improvement of .................. ?
c) Directive Principles
a) Socially and educationally backward classes
d) Preamble
b) Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes
93) Which language is not recognised in the 8th
schedule though it is an official language? c) Educationally and economically backward classes

a) Sanskrit d) Socially and economically backward classes

b) Sindhi 97) In India, the concept of single citizenship is

adopted from ......................?
c) English
a) France
d) Kashmiri
b) Canada
94) In which one of the following does the subject of
Co-operative Societies fall? c) England

a) Concurrent list d) USA

b) State list 98) Which one of the following is the guardian of

the Fundamental Rights?
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a) Political parties c) Habeas Corpus

b) Legislature d) Certiorari

c) Executive 100) Of the following words in the Preamble of the

Constitution of India, which was not inserted
d) Judiciary
through the Constitution -42nd Amendment Act,
99) Which of the following writs/orders of the High 1976?
Court/ Supreme Court is sought to get an order of a) Dignity
an authority quashed?
b) Integrity
a) Quo Warranto
c) Socialist
b) Mandamus
d) Secular

ANSWERS
1) Answer: d) 3) Answer: d)

The Government of India Act, 1935 was passed by On 9th December 1946, the Constituent Assembly of
British Parliament in August 1935.This act ended the India met for the first time in the Constitution Hall now
system of diarchy introduced by the Government of popularly referred to as Central Hall of Parliament
India Act 1919, and provided for establishment of a House. 207 members were present who signed the
Federation of India to be made up of provinces of register and submitted their credentials. As of
British India and some or all of the Princely states. The December 1947, the Assembly had 299 members: 229
Government of India Act,1935, exercised the most members elected from 12 Indian Provinces and 70
profound influence in framing the Indian Constitution. members nominated from 29 Princely States. 15
women representatives were a part of the Assembly.
2) Answer: d)
Mahatma Gandhi was not a member of the Constituent
The provisions of a Federation with a strong centre,
Assembly established in July 1946.
Residuary powers of the Centre, appointment of State
governors by the Centre and the advisory jurisdiction 4) Answer: a)
of the Supreme Court, have all been borrowed from the
Jurist B. N. Rao was appointed constitutional adviser to
Canadian constitution.
the assembly. Rao prepared the original draft of the
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constitution, and was later appointed a judge in the The Supreme Court of India is the custodian of the
Permanent Court of International Justice in The Hague. Indian Constitution. As stated by the Indian
Constitution, the function of the Supreme Court of
5) Answer: d) India is that of a custodian of the Constitution, a court
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar called Article 32 of the Indian established by the authority of a federal government,
Constitution i.e. Right to Constitutional remedies as ' and the uppermost court of appeal.
the heart and soul of the Constitution'. It was made so
10) Answer: c)
because mere declaration of the fundamental right
without an effective machinery for enforcement of the The ideals of the Indian Constitution is clearly
fundamental rights would have been meaningless. mentioned in the Preamble and within the constitution
all the articles in the Constitution have been
6) Answer: b) constructed in making these ideas as a basic structure.
The Indian Constitution has borrowed some features
11) Answer: b)
from the U.S Constitution. Those features are:
fundamental rights, independence of judiciary, judicial Rule of law has been declared by the Supreme Court as
review, impeachment of the president, removal of one of the basic features of the Constitution. It is seen
Supreme Court and High Court judges and post of as an integral part of good governance and has been
Vice-President. adopted from the Constitutional system of Britain.

7) Answer: a) 12) Answer: a)

Idea of concurrent list in Indian constitution was The method of amending the Constitution by popular
borrowed from Australia. There are 52 subjects in veto is found in Switzerland.
concurrent list of VII schedule of Indian Constitution.
Both the union as well as the state governments can 13) Answer: c)
make laws on the subjects mentioned in the Concurrent Equality before law is borrowed from the British
list. Constitution. Article 14 of the Constitution of India
provides for equality before the law or equal protection
8) Answer: d)
of the laws within the territory of India. The State shall
The part of the constitution that reflects the mind and not deny to any person equality before the law or the
ideals of the framers is PREAMBLE. equal protection of the laws within the territory of
India.
9) Answer: c)
14) Answer: b)

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In the S.R. Bommai Case v. Union of India (1994), and governments in a codified form. Thus, the feature
Justice Sawant and Kuldip Singh observed that of „written constitution‟ is borrowed from US.
federalism and secularism was an essential feature of
our Constitution and were a part of basic structure. In 19) Answer: c)
this case, the Supreme Court discussed at length A writ of mandamus is an order from a court to an
provisions of Article 356 of the Constitution of India. inferior government official ordering the government
official to properly fulfill their official duties or correct
an abuse of discretion.
15) Answer: a)
20) Answer: a)
The Drafting Committee consisted of 7 members: Dr B
R Ambedkar (Chairman), N Gopalaswami Ayengar, Article 50 of Constitution of India is a directive
principle of state policy. It gives a direction to the State
Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar, Dr K M Munshi, S.M.
to keep Judiciary independent of the Executive,
Saadullah, N Madhava Rau (replaced B L Mitter) and
particularly in judicial appointments.
T.T. Krishnamachari (replaced D P Khaitan). Thus,
Rajendra Prasad was not a member of the Drafting 21) Answer: b)
Committee of Indian Constitution.
Article 45 of Directive Principles of State Policy states
16) Answer: c) that “The State shall endeavour to provide, within a
Manabendra Nath Roy was an Indian revolutionary, period of ten years from the commencement of this
Constitution, free and compulsory education for all
radical activist and political theorist, as well as a noted
philosopher in the 20th century. He proposed the children until they complete the age of fourteen years”.
suggestion for a constituent assembly first in 1935. 22) Answer: d)
17) Answer: b) A writ of habeas corpus which literally means to
"produce the body" is a court order demanding that a
The Constitution of South Africa gave us the
public official deliver an imprisoned individual to the
provisions of the procedure of the amendment and the
court and show a valid reason for that person's
Election of the Rajya Sabha members.
detention.
18) Answer: b)
23) Answer: b)
A written constitution is a formal document defining
Economic justice denotes the non-discrimination
the nature of the constitutional settlement, the rules that
between people on the basis of economic factors. The
govern the political system and the rights of citizens
socio economic justice as visualized by the Indian

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Constitution is found mostly in the Directive Principles The Preamble to the Indian Constitution is based on the
of State Policy – Part IV of the Constitution of India 'Objectives Resolution', drafted and moved by Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru before the Drafting Committee of the
24) Answer: c) Constitution and adopted by the Constituent Assembly.
In India, the power to issue a writ of habeas corpus is
29) Answer: b)
vested only in the Supreme Court and the High Court.
Habeas corpus is the writ which was visualized as an The fundamental duties of citizens were added to the
effective means to provide a quick remedy to a person constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, upon the
who has lost his personal liberty without any legal recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee that
justification. was constituted by the government earlier that year.

25) Answer: a) 30) Answer: b)

Right to property was removed from the list of Provisions of citizenship in Indian constitution became
Fundamental Rights during the rule of Morarji Desai applicable in 1950. Article 5-11 of Part II of the Indian
Government. It was eliminated because of 44th Constitution deals with the citizenship of India.
Amendment Act of 1978.It was done to make sure that
every person can get deprived of the property and also 31) Answer: c)
decreasing the boundaries of rich and poor categories The Literal meaning of 'Habeas Corpus' is "we may
for owning land. have the body'. It is an order issued by the court to a
person who has illegally detained the other person
26) Answer: d)
directing him to produce such person in the court for
Quo Warranto writ literally means 'by what warrants?' examination of detention. The person is then freed if
or 'what is your authority'. It is a writ issued by the the detention is found to be illegal.
Supreme Court or High Court with a view to restrain a
person or authority from holding a public office to 32) Answer: b)
which he is not entitled. Fundamental rights are those rights which are essential
for intellectual, moral and spiritual development of
27) Answer: d)
citizens of India. As these rights are fundamental or
The fundamental duties of citizens were added to the essential for existence and all-round development of
constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, upon the individuals, hence, they are called 'Fundamental rights'.
recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee that These are enshrined in Part III (Articles 12 to 35) of
was constituted by the government earlier that year. the Constitution of India.

28) Answer: a) 33) Answer: a)

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Article 6 of the Indian Constitution deals with the 38) Answer: c)

Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have
Under Article 356 of the Indian constitution, the
migrated to India from Pakistan.
Proclamation issued by the President can be imposed
34) Answer: c) from six months to a maximum period of three years
with repeated parliamentary approval every six
The feature of 'FRATERNITY' in the Indian months.
constitution assures the dignity of the individual and
the unity and integrity of the Nation. According to it, 39) Answer: b)
all of us should behave as if we are members of the
same family. No one should treat a fellow citizen as In India, Article 42 of Indian Constitution contains the
inferior. directive that the State shall make provision for
securing just and humane conditions of work and
35) Answer: d) maternity benefits to its employees.

The 42nd Amendment changed the description of India 40) Answer: a)

from a "sovereign democratic republic" to a
Article 356 of the Constitution of India empowers the
"sovereign, socialist secular democratic republic", and
President to withdraw from the Union the executive
also changed the words "unity of the nation" to "unity
and legislative powers of any state “if he is satisfied
and integrity of the nation". Thus, the Preamble of the
that a situation has arisen in which the government of
Indian Constitution was for the first time amended by
the 42nd amendment. the state cannot be carried on in accordance with the
provisions of the Constitution”.
36) Answer: c)
41) Answer: a)
Article 17 deals with the Abolition of Untouchability.
It states that "Untouchability" is abolished and its Article 352 states that the President can proclaim
practice in any form is forbidden. The enforcement of Emergency if he/she believes that a “grave emergency
any disability arising out of "Untouchability" shall be exists whereby the security of India or of any part of
an offence punishable in accordance with law. the territory thereof is threatened, whether by war or
external aggression or armed rebellion”. Thus, under
37) Answer: c) Article 352 Fundamental Rights stands suspended.

Article 243 of the Indian Constitution deals with 42) Answer: d)

Panchayati Raj System which states that There shall be
constituted in every State, Panchayats at the village, Article 16 of the Indian Constitution –Clause (1) lays
intermediate and district levels in accordance with the down the general rule that there shall be equal
provisions of this Part. opportunity for citizens in matters relating to”
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employment” or” appointment to any office” under the Article 15 of the Indian Constitution states that the
State. It gives the right only to equal opportunity, i.e. state shall not discriminate against any citizen on
the right to be considered for employment or grounds only of race, religion, caste, sex, and place of
appointment. birth. Thus, all the options are correct except d).

43) Answer: b) 46) Answer: b)

Residuary Powers under Article 248 (2) of the Article 40 of the Constitution which enshrines one of
Constitution of India says that the Parliament has the Directive Principles of State Policy lays down that
exclusive power to make any law with respect to any the State shall take steps to organise village panchayats
matter not enumerated in list II and III. Such power and endow them with such powers and authority as
shall include the power of making any law imposing a may be necessary to enable them to function as units of
tax not mentioned in either of those lists. Thus, this self-government. Thus, Article 40 provides for the
enabled the Government to impose the service tax and institution of Panchayati Raj.
to expand its span.
47) Answer: a)
44) Answer: c)
Every proclamation is required to be laid before each
Article 352, 356 and 360 are the sets of Articles that House of Parliament, it will cease to operate after one
deals with the „Emergency Provisions‟ month from the date of its issue unless in the meantime
it is approved by the parliament, the proclamation may
National Emergency under article 352 is imposed in continue for a period of 6 months unless revoked by
the situation of war, external attacks and armed the president. Thus, a proclamation of emergency,
uprising. under Article 352, on account of war or aggression
Article 356 of the Constitution confers a power upon requires approval of the Parliament within one month.
the President to be exercised only where he is satisfied
48) Answer: c)
that a situation has arisen where the government of a
State cannot be carried on in accordance with the The 8th schedule of Indian Constitution lists the
provisions of the Constitution. official languages of the Republic of India. Sindhi was
added in 21st constitutional amendment act 1967.
Financial Emergency under Article 360 states that if Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were added by 71st
the President is satisfied that a situation has arisen Constitutional Amendment Act,1992.
whereby the financial stability or the credit of India or
any part thereof is threatened, the President may 49) Answer: b)
declare a state of financial emergency.
Article 356 of the Indian Constitution states that the
45) Answer: d) president can invoke president rule in a state on the
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report of the governor if the state machinery/legislature Union cabinet is collectively responsible to the Lok
fails to abide by constitutional norms. Sabha as per article 75(3) of the Constitution of India.
The prime minister has to enjoy the confidence of a
majority in the Lok Sabha and shall resign if they are
50) Answer: c) unable to prove majority when instructed by the
president.
In the history of Panchayati Raj, in India, on 24 April
1993, the Constitutional (73rd amendment) Act 1992 54) Answer: d)
came into force to provide constitutional status to the 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1985 deals with
Panchayati Raj institutions. defection and disqualification. It laid down the process
51) Answer: b) by which legislators may be disqualified on grounds of
defection.
Article 74 and 75 of Indian Constitution deals with the
matters of the Council of Ministers. 55) Answer: a)

Article 74 of the Constitution of the Republic of India Right to constitutional remedies is covered from
provides for a Council of Ministers which shall aid the Article 32 to 35 in the Indian Constitution. It empowers
President in the exercise of his functions. the citizens to move to a court of law in case of any
denial of the fundamental rights.
Article 75 states that the total number of Ministers,
including the Prime Minister, in the Council of 56) Answer: b)
Ministers shall not exceed fifteen per cent. 73rd and 74th amendments provide for the reservation
52) Answer: a) of one-third seats in the Municipal Boards and Village
Panchayats for women. 73rd Amendment Act, 1992
The anti-defection law in India, also known as the provided that the ratio between the population of the
Tenth Schedule to the Indian Constitution, was enacted territorial area of a Panchayat at any level and the
to address the perceived problem of instability caused number of seats in such Panchayat to be filled by
by democratically elected legislators in India's federal election shall, so far as practicable, be the same
system of government shifting allegiance from the throughout the State. The 74th constitutional
parties they supported at the time of election, or amendment act mandated the setting up and devolution
disobeying their parties' decisions at critical times such of powers to Urban local bodies (ULBs) or city
as during voting on an important resolution. governments as the lowest unit of governance in cities
and towns.
53) Answer: c)
57) Answer: a)

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The 44th Amendment of 1978 removed the right to citizens of the country. Article 16 deals with the
property from the list of fundamental rights. A new equality of opportunity in matters of public
provision, Article 300-A, was added to the constitution, employment.
which provided that "no person shall be deprived of his
property by authority of law". 62) Answer: b)

Article 32 provides the right to Constitutional remedies

58) Answer: a)
which means that a person has right to move to
The Sixty-First Amendment of the Constitution of Supreme Court and high courts also for getting his
India, officially known as The Constitution Sixty-First fundamental rights protected. While Supreme Court
Amendment Act, 1988, lowered the voting age of has power to issue writs under article 32, High Courts
elections to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative have been given same powers under article 226.
Assemblies of States from 21 years to 18 years.
63) Answer: a)
59) Answer: b)
Article 40 of the Constitution which enshrines one of
Article 323 - A of the Constitution deals for the Directive Principles of State Policy lays down that
adjudication of disputes and complaints with respect to the State shall take steps to organise village panchayats
recruitment and conditions of service of persons and endow them with such powers and authority as
appointed to public services and posts in connection may be necessary to enable them to function as units of
with the affairs of the Union or other authorities under self-government.
the control of the Government. Thus, under Article 323
A, the decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal 64) Answer: b)
can be challenged in the Supreme Court. Article 11 deals with the Freedom of expression and
information. Everyone has the right to freedom of
60) Answer: d)
expression. This right shall include freedom to hold
Article 33 empowers the parliament to restrict or opinions and to receive and impart information and
abrogate the fundamental rights of the members of ideas without interference by public authority and
armed forces, paramilitary forces & analogous forces. regardless of frontiers.
Main aim for this provision is to ensure the proper
discharge of their duties and to maintain discipline 65) Answer: d)
amongst them. Clause (1) of Article 311 of the Constitution prohibits
dismissal or removal of a civil servant by any
61) Answer: a)
authority, subordinate to the appointing authority.
Right to Equality is one of the basic fundamental rights
that the constitution of India guarantees to all the 66) Answer: c)
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Arunachal Pradesh was formed after the amendment of second Amendment) Act, 2003, amended the Eighth
articles 239A and 240. Schedule to the Constitution so as to include Bodo,
Dogri, Maithili and Santali languages, thereby raising
67) Answer: c) the total number of languages listed in the schedule to
India ceased to be a dominion of the British Crown and 22.
became a sovereign democratic republic with the
72) Answer: a)
constitution. Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 60, 324, 366, 367,
379, 380, 388, 391, 392, 393, and 394 of the The first Commission for Scheduled Castes and
constitution came into force on 26 November 1949, Scheduled Tribes was set up in August 1978 with
and the remaining articles became effective on 26 Bhola Paswan Shastri as Chairman and other four
January 1950. members named as National commission for SC and
ST. It was set up as a national level advisory body to
68) Answer: d) advise the government on broad policy issues and
The Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India levels of development of Scheduled Castes and
defines and specifies allocation of powers and Scheduled Tribes.
functions between Union & States. It contains three
73) Answer: b)
lists i.e. 1) Union List, 2) State List and 3) Concurrent
List. The formal title of the amendment is the Constitution
(First Amendment) Act, 1951. It was moved by the
69) Answer: b) then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, on 10
Anti-Defection Law is contained in the Tenth Schedule May 1951 and enacted by Parliament on 18 June 1951.
of the Constitution, which was introduced by the 52nd
74) Answer: a)
Amendment in 1985 during tenure of Rajiv Gandhi.
The Constitution (Eighty-Sixth Amendment) Act, 2002
70) Answer: a) inserted Article 21-A in the Constitution of India to
Article 39A of the Constitution of India provides for provide free and compulsory education of all children
free legal aid to the poor and weaker sections of the in the age group of six to fourteen years as a
society and ensures justice for all. Fundamental Right in such a manner as the State may,
by law, determine.

75) Answer: b)
71) Answer: d)
According to Article 60 of the Constitution of India,
The Ninety-Second Amendment of the Constitution of every President and every person acting as President or
India, officially known as The Constitution (Ninety- discharging the functions of the President before
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entering upon office shall make and subscribe oath to The provision for Contingency Fund of India as well as
the office. The oath inter alia includes the oath to for each State has been made under Article 267 of
preserve, protect and defend the constitution. Indian Constitution. It is in the nature of an imprest
(money maintained for a specific purpose).
76) Answer: d) Accordingly, Parliament enacted the contingency fund
Article 324-329 of the Indian Constitution deals with of India Act 1950.
Elections. Article 324 of the Indian Constitution vests
81) Answer: b)
the power of “superintendence, direction and control”
of elections to the Election Commission of India. The Anglo-Indian representatives in the Lok Sabha are
Election Commission which is a Constitutional body is nominated in terms of Article 331.Notwithstanding
responsible for conducting elections to the parliament anything in article 81, the President may, if he is of
and state legislatures. opinion that the Anglo-Indian community is not
adequately represented in the House of the People,
77) Answer: c) nominate not more than two members of that
The Indian constitution cannot be changed by the community to the House of the People.
general public. It can only be change by the
82) Answer: c)
Parliament. The constitution under Article 368 gives
the power to amend the constitution to the parliament. 42nd amendment, 1976 was called as Mini constitution
of India and was brought during national emergency. It
78) Answer: a) inserted words Socialist, Secular and Integrity in the
The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution which preamble. It was the most comprehensive and
includes Article 244 (2) and 275 (1) makes provisions controversial of all the amendments in the Indian
for the administration of tribal areas in four states Constitution.
namely Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
83) Answer: a)
79) Answer: b) The Twenty-Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of
Under Article 356 of the Constitution of India, in the India, officially known as The Constitution (Twenty-
event that a state government is unable to function fourth Amendment) Act, 1971, enables Parliament to
according to constitutional provisions, the Central dilute Fundamental Rights through Amendments of the
government can take direct control of the state Constitution. The 24th Amendment came into force on
machinery. Thus, under Article 356 the President‟s rule 5 November 1971.
promulgated on any state in India.
84) Answer: a)
80) Answer: b)
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43rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1977 omitted 89) Answer: a)

many articles inserted by 42nd Amendment. It restored
Article 9 of Indian Constitution prohibits dual
the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the High
citizenship to Indians voluntarily acquiring citizenship
Courts, which had been curtailed under the 42nd
of a foreign state. An Indian applying for foreign
Amendment.
citizenship on any grounds will lose the Indian
85) Answer: a) citizenship by default.

The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 created the Union 90) Answer: a)
Territory of Delhi from its predecessor, the Chief
Article 29 protects the interests of the minorities by
Commissioner's Province of Delhi. The Constitution
making a provision that any citizen / section of citizens
(Sixty-Ninth Amendment) Act, 1991 declared the
having a distinct language, script or culture have the
Union Territory of Delhi to be formally known as the
right to conserve the same. Article 29 mandates that no
National Capital Territory of Delhi.
discrimination would be done on the ground of
86) Answer: c) religion, race, caste, language or any of them.

58th amendment provided for an authorative version of The article 30 of the Constitution of India upholds the
the Constitution in Hindi. The Constitution of India right of minorities to establish and administer
was adopted by the Constituent Assembly in English. educational institutions of their own faith.
A Hindi translation of the Constitution, signed by the
members of the Constituent Assembly, was also 91) Answer: b)
published in 1950 under the authority of the President The Fifth Schedule under Article 244(1) of the
of the Constituent Assembly in accordance with a Constitution contains provisions regarding
resolution adopted by that Assembly. administration of Scheduled Areas in several states
other than in Northeast India.
87) Answer: d)

Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha presided over the inaugural 92) Answer: c)

meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India. The The concept of welfare state refers that the protection
inaugural meeting took place on December 9, 1946, in and promotion of the economic and social welfare of
New Delhi. the people of the country. In Directive principles (Part
IV) of the constitution the concept of welfare state find
88) Answer: d)
elaboration.
A federal supreme court to interpret the Constitution is
a feature common to both the Indian Federation and the 93) Answer: c)
American Federation.
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Although the Official Language Act 1963 continued states or territories in which they reside are the citizens
use of English as an official language in addition to of the country. In India, the concept of single
Hindi still it is not recognized by the Eighth Schedule citizenship is adopted from England.
of the Constitution. Thus, English is not recognised in
the 8th schedule though it is an official language. 98) Answer: d)

The Judiciary is the guardian of fundamental Rights

94) Answer: b)
enumerated in Indian Constitution. In a criminal case,
The item “Cooperative Societies” is a State Subject in the judge has the power to decide whether the
the 7th Schedule via entry 32 of the State List in the accused's rights have been violated. As with most
Constitution of India. disputes, the courts decide when a right has been
violated.
95) Answer: a)
99) Answer: d)
Article 343 of the Indian constitution stated that the
official language of the Union should become Hindi in The writ of certiorari can be issued by the Supreme
Devanagari script instead of the extant English. Court or any High Court for quashing the order already
passed by an inferior court, tribunal or quasi-judicial
96) Answer: b) authority.
Article 340 of the Indian Constitution lays down
100) Answer: a)
conditions for the appointment of a Commission to
investigate the conditions for the improvement of the 42nd amendment, 1976 was called as Mini constitution
backward classes. of India and was brought during national emergency. It
inserted words Socialist, Secular and Integrity in the
97) Answer: c) preamble. Thus, all the options are true except a).
The Constitution of India gives single citizenship to the
people of the country. All the people irrespective of the

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