Indian Constitutional Law Quiz
Indian Constitutional Law Quiz
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
03. The word 'State' is defined under Article____ of the Constitution of India?
(a) Article 12 (b) Article 13 (c) Article 14 (d) Article 15
07. Who is the custodian of the Fundamental Rights enshrined in the Indian Constitution?
(a) President (b) Parliament (c) Supreme Court (d) All of these
09. Right to Property was removed from the list of fundamental rights from the Constitution of India during the tenure of
(a) Rajiv Gandhi (b) Morarji Desai (c) Charan Singh (d) Indira Gandhi
13. The part of constitution which contains the Directive Principles of State policy?
(a) Part III (b) Part IV-A (c) Part IV (d) Part II
16. Which of the following aims to create social and economic democracy in India?
(a) Fundamental Rights (b) Fundamental duties (c) Citizenship (d) Directive Principles
17. How many duties are provided under Part IV-A of the constitution?
(a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 8
18. Right to Education under Article 21A was added in the Constitution by the
(a) Constitution 83rd Amendment Act, 2000 (b) Constitution 84th Amendment Act, 2001
(c ) Constitution 85th Amendment Act, 2001 (d) Constitution 86th Amendment Act, 2002
19. The chairman of Fundamental Rights subcommittee of the constituent Assembly was
(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (c) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (d) J.B. Kripalani
21. Who can impose reasonable restrictions on the freedoms contained in Article 19 of the Constitution?
(a) Only High Court (b) Only the dejure sovereign (c) Only Parliament (d) Only Supreme Court
22. The council of Ministers in India remains in office as long as it enjoys the confidence of the
(a) Parliament (b) President (c) House of the people (d) Armed Forces
26. Every money bill introduced in the State Legislature is with the prior consent of the
(a) Speaker (b) Chief Minister (c) Governor (d) President
27. Whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not is certified by the ________ and his decision is conclusive.
(a) Chairman of Rajya Sabha (b) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(c) President (d) Chairman of Public Accounts Committee'
28. As per constitutional requirement the parliament of India shall meet at least
(a) Once a year (b) Twice a year (c) Thrice a year (d) Four times a year
(b) Where joint sessions of both the houses of the Parliament take place
(c) Which meets in between two regular sessions
(d) In which no political party gets an absolute majority
30. Parliament or a State Legislature in India can declare a seat vacant, if a member absents himself without notice from the
session for more than
(a) 60 days (b) 120 days (c) 30 days (d) 90 days
35. The Government of India can sue, and be sued in the name of 'Union of India' under which article of Indian
Constitution?
(a) Article 32 (b) Article 248 (c) Article 299 (d) Article 300
36. A member of the Indian Parliament or State Legislature cannot be arrested in a civil action within a period of
__________days before and after the session
(a) 40 (b) 45 (c) 50 (d) 55
37. Debates over issues of public interest are held during
(a) Discussion hour (b) Zero hour (c) Debate hour (d) Question hour
41. In the Indian Constitution, which type of the Sabha is mentioned under Panchayat Raj _______
(a) District Sabha (b) Gram Sabha (c) Nagar Panchayat Sabha (d) Zila Sabha
44. How many seats are reserved in all Panchayats at all levels for women
(a) One-third (b) One-fourth (c) One-half (d) Two-third
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45. Which Constitutional Amendment introduced the Panchayati Raj and Nagar Palikas?
(a) 39th and 90th Amendment (b) 54th and 56th Amendment
(c) 45th and 46th Amendment (d) 73th and 74th Amendment
48. Which article in the Indian Constitution is considered as the heart and soul of the Constitution?
(a) Article 21 (b) Article 14 (c) Article 15 (d) Article 32
53. According to the constitution of India what is the maximum limit of Rajya Sabha Membership?
(a) 250 (b) 503 (c) 235 (d) 275
56. Joint sittings of the two houses of Parliament are presided over by the
(a) Chairman of Rajya Sabha (b) Speaker of Lok Sabha (c) Prime Minister (d) President of India
57. The members of State Public Service Commission are appointed and suspended by the
(a) Governor (b) President
(c) President and Governors respectively (d) Chief minister of concerned state
58. Can one person act as Governor of more than one state?
(a) No (b) Yes
(c) Only for a period of 6 months (d) Only for a period of 3 months
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(a) Chief Justice of India (b) Prime Minister (c) Speaker of Lok Sabha (d) Attorney General of India
63. A judge of the Supreme Court can be removed from office only on grounds of
(a) Gross inefficiency (b) Proved misbehaviour or incapacity
(c) Senility (d) Imbecile conduct
66. Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers the Supreme Court to determine disputes between Union of India
and its States and between States?
(a) Article 131 (b) Article 141 (c) Article 350 (d) Article 356
68. Which of the following States does not have a High Court?
(a) Manipur (b) Meghalaya (c) Assam (d) Tripura
69. In which of the following cases the-Constitution of India allows an exception to the rule of equality?
(a) Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Chief Minister (b) Union Law Minister and Law Minister of a State
(c) Prime Minister and. Chief Minister (d) President and Governor
70. Which of the following term means 'under consideration of a court of law'?
(a) Double jeopardy (b) Sub judice (c) Res judicata (d) Sine qua non
71. 'Autrefois Acquit' principle is related to
(a) Double jeopardy (b) Retrospective operation (c) Export facto-law (d) Self-incrimination
74. How many methods have been provided under the Constitution of India for its amendment?
(a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) Only one
75. Who was the president of India at the time of proclamation of Emergency in 1975?
(a) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy(b) Zakir Hussain (c) V.V: Giri (d) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
76. A National emergency in India remains in operation, with the approval of Parliament for
(a) Maximum of 2 years (b) Indefinite period (c) Maximum of 3 years (d) Maximum of 1 year
77. The maximum duration for which an Emergency under Article 356 can be imposed is
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(a) Six months (b) One year (c) Three years (d) No specified time limit
81. How many official languages are mentioned in Schedule VIII to the Constitution of India?
(a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 14 (d) 28
83. The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 was enacted under which of the following provisions of the constitution?
(a) Article 21 (b) Article 39 (c) Article 39 A (d) Article 43 A
85. Which of the following' posts is always held by a member of an opposition party?
(a) Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha (b) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
(c) Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (d) Chairman of Joint Select Committee
86. By which Constitutional Amendment the voting age was reduced from 21 to 18 years.
(a) 42nd Amendment of 1976 (b) 54th Amendment of 1986
(c) 7th Amendment of 1956 (d) 61st Amendment of 1988
89. Which Article of the Indian constitution lays down that "Union of India and the states are Juristic persons and can sue
and be sued?
(a) Article 370 (b) Article 300 (c) Article 275 (d) Article 340
90. Who among the following ranks highest in the order of precedence as >per Indian Protocol?
(a) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (b) Governor of a state within his state
(c) Former President (d) Deputy Prime Minister
91. As on 2015, how many constitutional amendments have been made to the Indian constitution
(a) 98 (b) 99 (c) 100 (d) 109
93. The Constitutional validity of Advocates Act, 1961 was upheld by the Supreme Court in
(a) Mahindroo V. Bar Council of Delhi (b) SC Advocates on Record Association V. Union of India
(c) Anand V. Bar Council of India (d) None of the above
94. Whether by a Writ of Quo Warranto, an illegal appointment of a Chief Minister can be challenged
(a) No (b) Yes (c) Discretion of Court (d) None of the above
97. Delhi is made the National Capital Territory of India by -Virtue of which article of Indian Constitution?
(a) Article 241 (b) Article 239 (c) Article 239 A (d) Article 239 AA
98. A High Court Judge may be transfered from one High Court to any other High Court by
(a) President of India (b) Chief Justice of India (c) Governor of the State (d) Vice President of India
99. A Judge of Supreme Court and High Court shall be appointed by the Persident by
(a) An appointment Order (b) A Warrant (c) A Declaration (d) A Notification
100. Who led the 13 member constitution Bench in Keshavananda Bharati Case?
(a) Justice A.V. Roy (b) Justice Sikri (c) Justice Markandeya Katju (d) Justice Barucha
101. The Socialist Philosophy was brought into the Constitution through
(a) Fundamental Rights (b) Fundamental Duties (c) Directive Principles (d) All the above
102. A-member of Parliament shall lose his membership if he is continuously absent for a period of__________days from the
session
(a) 30 (b) 45 (c) 60 (d) 90
103. The first country which made constitutional provisions for the protection and improvement of environment in its
constitution
(a) USA (b) Britain (c) India (d) Canada
107. The term "Judicial Review" is mentioned in which article of the Indian Constitution?
(a) Article 226 (b) Article 32 (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Not mentioned in the Constitution
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110. Before initiating an impeachment proceedings against a sitting Judge of High Court/Supreme Court, who has the
authority to constitute a panal to examine the allegations leveled against such person
(a) Chief Justice of India (b) President of India
(c) Parliamentary committee headed by prime Minister (d) Chairman, Rajya Sabha
115. In the, states with bi - Cameral legislature, the upper House is known as
(a) Council of states (b) Vidhan Sabha (c) Vidhan Parishad (d) Council of Representatives
116. Who among the following is called the 'Key stone of arch' in the Cabinet form of Government?
(a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) Constitution of India (d) Governor
117. Which Committee was appointed to review the working of Panchayati Raj institutions in India?
(a) Balwantrai Mehta Committee (b) Ashok Mehta Committe
(c) Mukherjee Committe (d) None of the above
118. The peculiar feature of Fundamental duties is that they do not have
(a) Political Sanction (b) Legal Sanction (c) Moral Sanction (d) All the above
122. For the first time, British Parliament enacted which laws for the British Government to govern in India—
(a) Govt, of India Act 1857 (b) Govt, of India Act 1858 (c) Govt, of India Act 1891 (d) Govt, of India Act 1888
123. Under the British Rule in India Governor General was responsible to—
(a) Secretary of India (b) Secretary of Britain (c) Secretary of State (d) None of the above
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125. During the British rule, which community got separate representation from which Act—
(a) Christian Community & Indian Council Act 1909 (b) Buddhist Community & Indian Council Act 1907
(c) Muslim Community & Indian Council Act 1909 (d) All the above
126. During the British period, under which Act election was introduced in India_______
(a) Indian Council Act 1913 (b) Indian Council Act 1909 (c) Indian Council Act 1906 (d) Indian Council Act 1907
129. Under the British Rule when 'Dyarchy Governing System' was introduced for the first time________
(a) Govt. of India Act 1919 (b) Govt of India Act 1929 (c) Govt, of India Act 1925 (d) Govt, of India Act 1935
130. Under which Government of India Act, Federation and Provincial Autonomy were introduced in India_______
(a) Govt, of India Act 1935 (b) Govt, of India Act 1930
(c) Govt, of India Act 1940 (d) Govt, of India Act 1936
132. Under the Govt, of India Act 1935, the Indian Federation worked through which kind of list—
(a) Federal List (b) Provincial List (c) Concurrent List (d) All the above
133. Under the Govt. of India Act 1935, who had the power to proclaim emergency—
(a) Governor General (b) General of India (c) Governor of the State (d) None of the above
134. Which Constitution is in the written form for the first time by an elected body during the Modern period _______
(a) India (b) America (c) Britain (d) France
135. Who was the de facto Prime Minister at the time of evolution of the Constituent Assembly of India
(a) Moti Lal Nehru (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (c) Jawahar Lal Nehru (d) H. N. Kunzru
137. Which party said that Indian Constituent Assembly does not have a fully, representative character—
(a) Congress (b) Muslim League (c) Unionist Muslim (d) Unionist Scheduled Castes
138. Through which offer, the British Government authoritatively supported a Constituent Assembly for making the Indian
Constitution.
(a) August offer (b) Viceroy offer (c) Sir Strafford Cripps offer (d) None of the above
139. Who supported the views of the Constituent Assembly for making the Indian Constitution_____
(a) Sardar Patel (b) Gandhiji (c) Jinnah (d) None of the above
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141. Who was the last British Governor General who addressed the Constituent Assembly ________
(a) Lord Attlee (b) Lord Mount Batten (c) Lord Bentick (d) None of the above
142. For how many years, months and days, did the Constituent Assembly work on the Constitution of India ______
(a) 2 Years, 11 months and 18 Days (b) 3 Years, 12 months and 16 Days
(c) 4 Years, 18 months and 6 Days (d) None of the above
144. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly ________
(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (b) K. M, Munshi (c) Jagjivan Ram (d) None of the above
145. How many readings were held on the Constitution in the Constituent Assembly __________
(a) First Reading (b) Third Reading (c) Second Reading (d) None of the above
146. Who said, T feel, however, good a Constitution may be, it is sure to turn out bad because those who are called to work
it, taken to be a bad lot. 'However bad a Constitution may be, it may turn out to be good if those who are called to work
it, happens to be a good lot. The working of a Constitution does not depend wholly upon the nature of the
Constitution____
(a) Dr. Ambedkar (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (c) Dr. Subhash Kashyap (d) None of the above
150. Who among the following is the fourth pillar of Indian Constitution?
(a) Advocate General (b) Attorney General
(c) Comptroller and Auditor General (d) None of the above
151. Who among the following is the guardian of the Public Purse?
(a) President (b) Public Accounts Committee
(c) Parliament (d) Comptroller and Auditor General
152. Who among the following is known as the watchdog of public finance?
(a) Finance Commission (b) Reserve Bank Governor
(c) Finance Minister (d) Comptroller and Auditor General
153. Which law officer shall have the right to speak in both the Houses of Parliament__________
(a) Solicitor General (b) Advocate General (c) Attorney General (d) Legal Advisor
155. When did India become a fully Sovereign Democratic Republic _______
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(a) 26th Nov. 1949 (b) 26th Nov. 1930 (c) 26th Jan. 1950 (d) 26th Nov. 1951
156. Who was the first Prime Minister of India at the time of Provisional Parliament __________
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri (c) Indira Gandhi (d) Rajiv Gandhi
157. Who was the Deputy Prime Minister of India at the time of Provisional Parliament—
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (d) Gulzarilal Nanda
158. Which occupation was represented more in the Provisional Parliament ____________
(a) Agriculturists (b) Businessmen (c) Teachers/Academicians (d) Lawyers
159. Who was the chairman of the Rajya Sabha at the time of first Lok Sabha—
(a) N.C. Chatterjee (b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (c) A. K. Gopalan (d) Mahavir Tyagi
161. When did the origin and evolution of the office of Speaker start in India_________
(a) In Hindu period (b) In British Period (c) In Mughal period (d) None of the above
162. Which article of the Indian Constitution mentioned the posts of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of People—
(a) Article 95 (b) Article 93 (c) Article 91 (d) Article 96
163. Who is the Head to transact the business of the Lok Sabha _________
(a) Prime Minister (b) Members of Lok Sabha (c) Speaker (d) President
164. In the absence of the Speaker who performs the duties of transacting the business in Lok Sabha ________
(a) Deputy Speaker (b) Prime Minister
(c) Members of Parliament (d) Parliamentary affairs Ministers
165. Under which Article of the Constitution, the Council of State (Rajya Sabha) has a Chairman and Deputy Chairman ____
(a) Article 109 (b) Article 108 (c) Article 89 (d) Article 91
166. How can member of Parliament resign from his seat _______
(a) By speaking in the House
(b) By an announcement in the Press
(c) By writing under his signature addressed to the Chairman or the Speaker
(d) All the above
167. Who fixes salaries and allowances for the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and the Speaker and
Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha _________
(a) Lok Sabha (b) Rajya Sabha (c) Members of the Parliament (d) Parliament by Law
168. Who said 'As President, I have no eyes but constitutional eyes. I cannot see you ___________
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (b) Dr. Radhakrishnan (c) Abraham Lincoln (d) Mahatma Gandhi
169. Which Prime Minister of India imposed President Rule for more number of times ___________
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri (c) N. D. Deva Gowda (d) Indira Gandhi
(a) Lok Sabha (b) Legislative Assembly (c) Council of State (d) Legislative Council
174. Under whose advice, the President shall have the power of summoning, prorogation and dissolution _________
(a) Home Minister (b) Prime Minister
(c) Council of Ministers (d) Parliamentary Affairs Ministers
175. Within which period the President has to summon session of the Parliament _______
(a) Six Months (b) Five Months (c) Four Months (d) Three Months
176. During the absence of the Chairman, who runs the Rajya Sabha?
(a) Deputy Chairman (b) Prime Minister (c) Home Minister (d) Parliamentary Affairs Minister
178. Normally, what kind of session does the Parliament hold ________
(a) Budget session (b) Monsoon session (c) Winter session (d) All the above
179. Which session of the year, President addresses both the Houses of Parliament _________
(a) First session (Budget) (b) Second session (Monsoon)
(c) Third session (Winter) (d) None of the above
180. What is the meaning of the adjournment motion under Parliamentary procedure ___________
(a) Member draws attention regarding important subject-matter
(b) Member wants the House' to discuss is subject-matter
(c) Member wants to raise complicated issue
(d) Member wants to draw the attention of the House to way recent matter of urgent public importance having serious
consequences
181. Which authority in the Parliament has the right to adjourn the House ________
(a) Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chairman of Rajya Sabha (b) President
(c) Parliamentary Affairs Minister (d) Prime Minister
182. In the Parliament^ every Bill has to pass through which stages of Reading before it becomes act _________
(a) First Reading (b) Second Reading (c) Third Reading (d) All the above
185. Who has the authority to call a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament ____________
(a) Prime Minister (b) President (c) Member of Lok Sabha (d) Member of Rajya Sabha
186. Who has the power to accord his assent or withhold his assent to a Bill passed by the parliament ___________
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(a) President (b) Member of the House (c) Minister (d) None of the above
188. Which Constitutional Article was very much affected in the Supreme Court Judgement of Kesavanand Bharti vs. State of
Kerala _________
(a)Article 352 (b) Article 368 (c) Article 351 (d) Article 342
189. Which constitutional Organ has the power to amend Constitution of India ___________
(a) Judiciary (b) Executive (c) Legislative (d) Parliament
190. Under which Constitutional Amendment Act, Article 368 of the Constitution was amended for the first time—
(a) 25th Amendment Act (b) 26th Amendment Act (c) 24th Amendment Act (d) 27th Amendment Act
192. Which constitutional article defines the provision in respect of financial emergency ___________
(a) Article 348 (b) Article 351 (c) Article 360 (d) Article 362
194. Which Fundamental Rights Article is not in operation during the emergency _______
(a) Article 22 (b) Article 19 (c) Article 23 (d) Article 24
195. On whose satisfaction period of emergency shall be extended for operation in case security of India or any part of the
Indian territory is threatened _____________
(a) Prime Minister (b) Home Minister (c) President of India (d) Vice-President of India
197. Article 21 of the Fundamental Rights deals with which subject __________
(a) Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech (b) Protection in respect of conviction of offence
(c) Protection ' against arrest and detention in certain cases (d) Protection of life and personal liberty
199. After declaration of financial emergency by the President, what is the period of operation without approval
by the Parliament ________
(a)Three Months (b) Four Months (c) Two Months (d) One Month
200. Within what period, the Parliament has to approve Financial emergency declared by the President __________
(a) Six Months (b) Two Months (c) Three Months (d) Four Months
201. In Financial Emergency, salaries and allowances of which groups get reduction ________
(a) Central Government Employees (b) Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts
(c) a & b (d) None of the above
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203. Under the Indian Constitution, what is the concept behind the protection of President and Governors ________
(a) President & Governors are above the law
(b) President & Governors make any law for the Constitution
(c) President and Governors are answerable to Prime Minister
(d) resident and Governors shall not be answerable to any court to the exercise and performance of the powers and
duties of their office
204. What are the subjects for adjudication or trial by Administrative Tribunal ___________
(a) Private sector employee recruitment disputes
(b) Decide on recruitment in Public sector
(c) Dispute and complaints with respect to recruitment and condition of service of persons appointed in the public
services in connection with the officers of the Union or of any State or of any local or other Authority within the
territory of India
(d) None of the above
207. Through which procedure, a writ can be filed in the Supreme Court against decision of the Election Commission on
recognising or de-recognising a political party for the purpose of an electoral symbol, or which group within a particular
party, constitutes that party for been allotted of Election symbol to that party ___________
(a) Under Article 32 (b) Under Article 229 (c) Special leave petition (d) Public Interest Litigation
208. Which Constitutional Article defines law declared by Supreme Court to be binding on all courts _________
(a) Article 142 (b) Article 141 (c) Article 143 (d) Article 144
209. Under which Constitutional Article, President has the power to consult Supreme Court ___________
(a) Article 145 (b) Article 146 (c) Article 143 (d) Article 144
210. Which Constitutional Article defines, Comptroller and Auditor General of India ________
(a) Article 148 (b) Article 149 (c) Article 150 (d) Article 151
212. Which Chief Election Commissioner appealed the Supreme Court that under Article 324, Election Commission as a
multi member Election Commission is not valid ____________
(a) K. B. Sundram (b) T. Swaminathan (c) H. S. Shakdhar (d) T. N. Seshan
213. Under the Indian Constitution, what does 'Adult Suffrage' signify ___________
(a) Children (b) Persons
(c) Any Indian citizen who is of the age of 18 years and above (d) None of the above
214. Under Article 331, how many members of the Anglo-Indian Community can be nominated in Lok Sabha by the
President _______
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
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215. In which State a separate district has been reserved for Scheduled Tribes _____________
(a) Assam (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Karnataka (d) Kerala
216. Which Constitutional Article lays down the provision for a National Commission for SC and ST _________
(a) Article 337 (b) Article 334 (c) Article 338 (d) Article 339
217. Which community gets special provision for Central Services in Article 336 __________
(a) Sikh Community (b) Muslim Community (c) Hindu Community (d) Anglo-Indian Community
218. Which Constitutional Article empowers the State Legislature to adopt Hindi or any state language as the official
language of that state ____________
(a) Article 345 (b) Article 346 (c) Article 348 (d) Article 349
220. The Constitution of India, was drafted and enacted in which language _________
(a) Hindi (b) English (c) Tamil (d) Telugu
221. Which Constitutional Article states 'This Constitution may be called the Constitution of India'
(a) Article 397 (b) Article 396 (c) Article 395 (d) Article 394
222. After which report, President promulgates President Rule in the State ________
(a) Prime Minister (b) Union Home Minister (c) Chief Minister (d) Governor
223. Who has the Authority to approve President Rule in the state __________
(a) Parliament (b) Lok Sabha (c) State Legislature (d) Council of State
224. Who has the constitutional power not to approve 'President Rule' in the state under Article 356 _________
(a) Prime Minister (b) Parliament (c) Union Council of (d) Ministers State Government
225. Which Constitutional Article lays down distribution of work through the Union List, State List, and Concurrent List
between the Union and State ____________
(a) 246 (b) 247 (c) 248 (d) 249
226. In the Union List, how many subjects are incorporated ___________
(a) 95 (b) 92 (c) 100 (d) 99
227. In the State List, how many subjects are included ____________
(a) 65 (b) 61 (c) 64 (d) 63
228. In the Concurrent list, how many subjects have been included _____________
(a) 52 (b) 43 (c) 45 (d) 47
229. Constitutionally, who has the power to make a law on the subject mentionable in the Union List ___________
(a) Lok Sabha (b) Parliament (c) Rajya Sabha (d) Legislative Council
230. Motion of no confidence against the Government can only be introduced in the
(a) Rajya Sabha (b) Lok Sabha (c) Legislative Council (d) Parliament
231. The first prime minister who resigned after no confidence motion.
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(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Indira Gandhi (c) Morarjee Desai (d) V. P. Singh
234. If a money bill is sent to the Rajya Sabha after passed by the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha shall return the bill within.
(a) 7 days (b) 6 months (c) 14 days (d) 3 months
237. Which state has the largest membership in the Rajya sabha?
(a) Uttarpradesh (b) Rajasthan (c) Andhrapradesh (d) Gujarat
239. First state Govt, to be dismissed under Article 356 of the Indian Constitution?
(a) Kerala Government (b) Punjab Government (c) Bihar Government (d) Gujarat Government
240. The words 'socialist', 'secular' and 'integrity' were added to the Preamble by
(a) the 42nd Amendment Act (b) the 36th Amendment Act
(c) the 49th Amendment Act (d) Ist Amendment Act
242. Which part of the Indian Constitution is called as the 'novel features of the Indian Constitution’.
(a) Fundamental Right (b) Fundamental Duties (c) Directive Principles (d) Articles
248. Which of the following parts of the Indian Constitution deals with Right to Property
(a) Part III (b) Part X (c) Part XII (d) Part I
253. The President may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the
(a) Election Commissioner (b) Speaker of Loksabha (c) Chief Justice of India (d) Vice President of India
255. The power of the President to keep a bill pending without any action is known
(a) Absolute veto (b) Pocket veto (c) Suspensive (d) Qualified veto
257. The President can great pardon to a convicted person under which article.
(a) Article 161 (b) Article 52 (c) Article 72 (d) Article 61
262. The Chairman and other members of the UPSC are appointed by
(a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) Union Cabinet (d) Election Commission
(a) Prime Minister (b) President (c) Vice-President (d) Finance Minister
265. How many fundamental rights are there in the Indian Constitution?
(a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 11
266. Which among the following writ is issued against judicial or quasi-judicial authorities
(a) Certiorari (b) Prohibition (c) Mandamus (d) Both a & b
276. 97th Constitutional Amendment Act 2011 which came into force on 12th January 2012, deals with ___________
(a) Co-operative Societies (b) Women Reservation (c) Lokpal Bill (d) Right to Education
278. The amendment act which provide for 3 tier system of Panchayati Raj in every state
(a) 73 rd (b) 90th (c) 84th (d) 72nd
284. Which schedule of the Constitution deals with the three Lists.
(a) IInd Schedule (b) Vth Schedule (c) VIIth Schedule (d) IXth Schedule
286. CAG can be removed by the President on same grounds and in the same manner as a/an ______is removed
(a) Election Commissioner (b) Attorney General (c) Chairman of UPSC (d) Judge of the Supreme Court
288. The time gap between the question hour and agenda is known as
(a) Question hour (b) Zero hour (c) Adjournment (d )Recess
290. The last session of the existing Loksabha after a new Loksabha has been elected?
(a) Lame-Duck session (b) Question hour (c) Dissolution (d) None of these
291. The first state to make compulsory voting in Local Self Government.
(a) Haryana (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra
292. The prime minister who faced maximum number of no confidence motions.
(a) Nehru (b) Morarji Desai (c) Indira Gandhi (d) V.P. Singh
296. Which state, came under the presidential rule in maximum number of times.
(a) Punjab (b) Manipur (c) Kerala (d) West Bengal
298. The power of pocket veto for the first time exercised by the president
(a) R. Venkataraman (b) V.V. Giri (c) Zail Singh (d) Rajendraprasad
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301. The chairman and members of the State Public Service Commission are appointed by __________
(a) President (b) Governor (c) Chief Minister (d) Legislative Council
303. The popular national programme which has in built mechanism for social audit.
(a) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
(b) Wambay project
(c) Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana
(d) NRDP
304. Since 2014 the Government of India decided to observe Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on
(a) January 9 (b) October 31 (c) September 17 (d) December 25
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Answer Key
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