HSS172_MODULE-5_by Ms Vijaya A

1)Directive Principles of State policies are:

(a) Justiciable (b) Non- Justiciable (c) Only some are justiciable (d) None of these

2) Which of the following Writ is issued by the Court in case of an illegal detention of a person by Police:

(a) Certiorari (b) Mandamus (c) Habeas corpus (d)Quo-Warranto

3) Our Constitution prohibits:

(a) Freedom (b) Politics (c) Untouchability (d) Liquor

4) Writ of Mandamus can be issued on the ground of:

(a) Unlawful detention (b) Non-performance of public duties

(c) Unlawful occupation of public office (d) None of these

5) Abolition of untouchability Under Article:

(a) 19 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 17

6) The concept of Secular State implies:

(a)No Religion (b) Dictatorship (c) Adoption of a single Religion (d) Neutrality of

7) Amendments to the Indian Constitution is :

(a) Rigid (b) Occasionally Done (c) Partly rigid and Partly flexible (d) flexible

8) Article 19 provides:

(a) Four Freedoms (b) Six Freedoms (c) Two Freedoms (d) Three Freedoms

9) Constitution of this country is the oldest and the shortest:

(a) UK (b)Russia (c) USA (d) Germany

10) Which Amendment to the Constitution of India added the words ‘Socialist & Secular’ to the Preamble:

(a) 44th (b) 52nd (c) 1st (d) 42nd

11) The Amendment procedure of Indian Constitution has been modeled on the Constitution of:

(a) Canada (b) South Africa (c) America (d) Australia

12) The state which does not promote or interfere in the affairs of religion is referred to as:

a. Socialist b. Democratic c. Secular d. Sovereign

13) Right to property is a:

a.Fundamental right b.Legal right c.Moral right d.Ordinary right

14) Our constitution was adopted on _____and came into effect on____

a.26th Nov 1949.,26th Jan 1950 b.26thjan 1949; 26thjan 1950 c.26th Feb 1946;26thjan 1949

d.15thjan 1949;15thjan 1950.

15) Double jeopardy means:

a. No presecution and punishment for the same offence more than once.

b. There can be punishment c. Double benefit d. same punishment for twin offences.

16) Writ of Habeas Corpus is issued :

a. To spend a detaining authority b. To summon the detaining authority to appear before the court.

c. When personal liberty is deprived of d. When the lower court exceeds its authority.

17) Which of the following has the power of judicial review?

a. Legislative b. Executive c. Supreme court d. All the above

18) Who decides the number of judges in the High Court?

a. President b. Parliament c. Governor d. State Legislature.

19) The Jurisdiction exercised by the Supreme Court to deal the cases related to the powers of

Centre and States known as-

a.Original jurisdiction b. Advisory jurisdiction c. Appellate jurisdiction d. Judicial Activism

20) The organ of the state which makes law is:

a. Legislature b. Executive c. Judiciary d. All.

21) Writ is an order issued by High Court or Supreme Court for _______ of our fundamental rights:

(a) Enforcement (b) Encroachment (c)Endangering (d) Dissolving

22) The right to Constitutional remedies are

a. Legal right b.Fundamental right c.Natural right d.Constitutional right

23) Which one of the Writ literally means ”you may have the body”
(a) Habeas Corpus (b) Mandamus (c) Certiorari (d) Prohibition
24) The Constitution empowers the State government to make special law for:
(a) Workers (b) Teachers (c) Farmers (d) Women and Children
25) The system of legislature in the State of Karnataka is:

(a) Multi cameral (b) Unicameral (c) Bicameral (d) none of these

26) Bicameral’ means:

(a)Presence of Two political party in the State (b) Presence of no House in the State

(c) Presence of One political party in the State (d) Presence of Two House in the State

27) The final interpreter to the Indian Constitution is:

(a) Speaker of Lok Sabha (b) President (c) Parliament (d) Supreme Court

28) To respect the National Flag and National Anthems is a:

a. Fundamental duty of every citizen b. Fundamental right of every citizen

c. Directive principles of the state d. None of these

29) Who chooses the speaker?

a. President b. Lok Sabha c. Prime Minister d. Opposition

30) Delimation of Constituencies means: a. Constituencies are fixed by parliament

b. A delimitation Commission demarcates the Constituencies

c. Election Commission delimits the Constituencies

d. None of the above

31) The Indian Judiciary is a

a.single and integrated judicial system b.dependent judicial system c.highest law-making body d.none

32) The Cabinet mission came to India in:

(a) 1944 (b) 1935 (c) 1927 (d)1946

33) The source of authority of the Indian Constitution is:

(a) The Government (b) The Supreme court (c) The people of India (d)The President

34) Minority Group are recognized on the basis of their_______

a. Population b. Education c. Caste c. Property
35) The Republic day celebrations in India Signifies:
(a) Indian Independence (b) The Constitution being officially introduced in India
(c)Declaration of Purna Swaraj (d) Fundamental Rights awarded to the Citizens

36) The Preamble of the Constitution of India has been Amended so far:
(a) Once (b) Twice (c) Thrice (d) Four times
37) In India citizens have been given the right to vote on the basics of:

(a) age (b) education (c) duration of stay in country (d) status

38) The basic feature of the Indian Constitution is found in:

(a) Preamble (b) Fundamental Rights (c) Fundamental Duties (d) Directive principles of state policy

39) The main objectives of the Directive Principles of State policy is to establish:

(a) Welfare state in the country (b) Capitalist state in our country

(c) Communist state in our country (d) All of these

40) The recent Fundamental Duty is_____

(a) a parent or guardian to provide education to his child (b) to safeguard public property

(c) to protect and improve the natural environment (d) to abide the Constitution

41) The Preamble of the Constitution reads as follows:

(a) We the member of Parliament (b) We the member of Cabinet

(c) We the member of Association (d) We the people of India

42) Which Budget is placed first in the Parliament house:

(a) general budget (b) railway (c) financial (d) defense

43) The High Court enjoys:

a.Original,Appellate and Judicial Review Jurisdictions b.Only original c.Civil & criminal

d.Only Judicial Review powers

44) Risk-Management implies that engineers should:

a. Overlook risks

b. Eliminate all risks

c. Minimize the risks

d. Solve managerial risk

45) Right to get pollution free water and air is________

a. Right to Equality b. Right to life and personal liberty c. Freedom of basic necessities
d. Right to free supplies.

46) The right against exploitation does not include:

a. Traffic in human beings b. begar c. Child labour d. Natural environment ,including forests and wild life.
47)This is not an impediment to responsibility :
a. Self-interest b. Self-protection c. Self-deception d. ignorance

48)How much time was taken to complete the constitution:

a.2 years 11 months 18 days b.2 years 11 months 19 days c.2 years 11 months 17days d.2years 11 months 20days

49)Who is the protector and guarantor of FRs?

a.Lok Sabha b)Parliament c)President d)Supreme Court

50.Judicial Review Means

a.Examining the action of executives b.Reviewing the laws passed by legislative

c.Reviewing the lower court Judgments d.No such power is enjoyed by India Judiciary