Legal Reasoning

[Topic: Introduction to Constitution] – LA-O5

Test Legal Reasoning

Test Code LA-05
Topic Introduction to Constitution
No. of Questions 50
Maximum Marks 50
Competitive score 42 and above
Time allowed 20 minutes
Answers are provided in this file for self-evaluation.

1. The words “Satyameva Jayate,” inscribed below the National Emblem are taken from
a. Jataka
b. Mundaka Upanishad
c. Mahabharata
d. Puranas

2. The Constituent Assembly that finally framed India’s Constitution was set up
a. Under the Indian Independence Act
b. Under the Government of India Act, 1935
c. Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
d. By the Queen’s Proclamation

3. The members of the Constituent Assembly were

a. directly elected by the people
b. all nominated by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League
c. indirectly elected by the Provincial Assemblies
d. all nominated by the British Government

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4. Who was the head of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?

a. Sachchidanand Sinha
b. B N Rao
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. B R Ambedkar
5. The Constituent Assembly arrived at decisions on the various provision of the Constitution
a. by a majority vote
b. by a two-thirds majority
c. by consensus
d. none of these
6. Who is considered to be the architect of the Indian Constitution?
a. B R Ambedkar
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Rajendra Prasad
d. B N Rao
7. The National Anthem was adopted by Constituent Assembly on
a. 27 December, 1911
b. 27 December, 1949
c. 24 January, 1950
d. 26 January, 1950
8. What is the correct sequence of the following words in the Preamble of the Constitution
a. Sovereign Democratic Socialist Secular Republic
b. Sovereign Socialist Democratic Secular Republic
c. Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
d. Sovereign Secular Democratic Socialist Republic
9. Name the Commission which organized States on the basis of Languages
a. J. Fazal Ali Commission
b. Dharma Vir Commission
c. Ashok Mehta Commission
d. Sanathan Commission

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10. How many Schedules are there in our Constitution?

a. 9
b. 12
c. 10
d. 11
11. Which list consists of maximum items?
a. Central List
b. Concurrent List
c. State List
d. None of these
12. The Sovereign power under the Indian Constitution rests with the
a. Judiciary
b. President
c. People of India
d. Parliament
13. What does the term Sovereignty signify?
a. Freedom from British rule
b. Freedom from legal constraints
c. Freedom from feudal rule
d. Freedom from military rule
14. Who termed the Indian Constitution as ‘quasi-federal’?
a. K.C. Wheare
b. Seervai
c. D.D. Basu
d. Ivor Jennings
15. India is a republic because
a. The Head of the State is elected directly or indirectly by the people
b. The Head of the Government is elected by the people
c. The Government is responsible to Parliament
d. The Constitution of India is supreme and made by a Constituent Assembly

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16. Which features the framers of the Indian Constitution borrowed from the US Constitution?
a. Fundamental Right
b. Judicial Review
c. Removal of Judges of the Supreme Court
d. All of the above
17. Who made the Constitutions of India?
a. The British Parliament
b. The Indian Parliament
c. The King of England
d. The Constituent Assembly
18. The States were reorganized on linguistic basis in
a. 1948
b. 1947
c. 1956
d. 1951
19. The Constituent Assembly was set up under the
a. Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946
b. Government of India Act, 1935
c. India Independence Act, 1947
d. Government of India Act, 1919
20. The President of the Constituent Assembly was
a. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
b. Dr. Rajendera Prasad
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Sardar vallabhabhai Patel
21. The Constitution of India was passed on
a. January 26, 1950
b. January 26, 1949
c. January 26, 1951
d. November 26, 1949

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22. The Constitution of India was promulgated on

a. January 26, 1950
b. January 26, 1951
c. February 26, 1950
d. January 26, 1952

23. Why was the Constitution of India promulgated on January 26, 1950?
a. Because January 26, 1950 was an auspicious day
b. Because Dr Ambedkar wanted it to be promulgated on this day
c. Because November 26 was an inauspicious day
d. Because in 1929 the Indian National Congress had passed a resolution under the
president ship of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in its Lahore session to observe January 26
every year as Poorna Swarajya or Independence Day.

24. Who out of the following was not a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?
a. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
b. Dr.Rajendra Prasad
c. Shri N Gopalaswami Ayyanagar
d. Shri Alladi Krishaswami Ayyar

25. How much time did the Constituent Assembly take to prepare the Constitution of India?
a. 2 years 11 months and 18 days
b. 5 years 11 months and 19 days
c. 2 years 11 months and 17 days
d. 4 years 11 months and 17 days

26. Who is called Father of the Indian Constitution?

a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Dr. B R Ambedkar
d. None of the above
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27. Who had given the idea of a Constitution for India first of all?
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. M N Roy
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. None of the above

28. Which of the following was the original due date announced by Mr Attlee, Prime Minister of
England, for the transfer of power to the Indians?
a. February 20, 1947
b. August 15, 1947
c. June 1948
d. June 1949
29. If both the executive and the legislature are unified and controlled by the same person, it is
called a
a. presidential form of government
b. federal form of government
c. parliamentary form of government
d. unitary form of the government

30. If the executive and legislative departments are independent of one another, each
possessing certain checks on the power of the other, it is called
a. presidential government
b. parliamentary government
c. unitary government
d. federal government

31. Which of the following is known as the mother of all Parliaments?

a. Indian Parliament
b. British Parliament
c. American Parliament
d. None of the above

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32. Which of the following countries have a Parliament system?

a. Indian
b. Britain
c. Canada
d. All the above

33. In a parliamentary system

a. the executive is divided into a Head of the State and a Head of the Government
b. the executive is single
c. the executive is divided into Constitutional Head and Real Head
d. none of the above

34. In a parliamentary form of government who among the following enjoys the real executive
powers?
a. Head of the State
b. Cabinet
c. Supreme Court
d. Parliament

35. In a parliamentary form of government, the Head of the State has

a. all the powers
b. nominal powers
c. majority of the powers
d. more powers than the Prime Minister
36. In a parliamentary system, the Head of the State possesses all powers. This means that
a. legally the head of the state possesses all powers but in practice he exercises none
of them
b. the head of state possesses no powers.
c. The head of state legally possesses no power but in practice he exercises all the
powers of the government
d. None of the above

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37. In the parliamentary system

a. there is no distinction between the Prime Minister and other Ministers
b. there is distinction between the Prime Minister and Minister
c. While the Prime Minister is appointed by the Head of the State the other Ministers
are nominated by the Prime Minister after his appointment.
d. Both (b) and (c)
38. The objectives resolution which formed the basis of the Preamble of the constitution was
moved in the Constituent Assembly by
a. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
b. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Sardar Patel
d. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

39. Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly established in
July 1946?
a. Vallabhbhai Patel
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. K.M. Munshi
d. J.B. Kripalani

40. Indian Constitution provides for a

a. Unitary system
b. Presidential system
c. Unicameral system
d. Bicameral system

41. Which one of the following is not a unitary feature of our constitution?
a. Double sets of government at National and State levels-
b. More powers to the Central Government
c. Unequal representation in the Rajya Sabha
d. Appointment of the State Governors by the President

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42. Which one of the following features make our constitution unitary?
a. Emergency powers of the centre
b. Imposition of President’s Rule in a State-
c. Union Government’s power to issue directions to the State Government
d. Residuary powers with the Union Parliament

43. The Indian Constitution closely follows the Constitutional system of

a. USA
b. U.K.
c. Switzerland
d. USSR

44. Which of the following determines that the Indian Constitution is federal?
a. A written and rigid Constitution
b. An independent Judiciary
c. Vesting of residuary powers with the Centre
d. Distribution of powers between the Centre and State

45. The concept of welfare state is included in which part of the Indian Constitution?
a. the Preamble of the Constitution
b. Fundamental Rights
c. Directive Principles of State Policy
d. 4th Schedule of the Constitution

46. Secularism means

a. Suppression of all religions
b. Freedom of worship to minorities
c. Separation of religion from State
d. A system of political and social philosophy that does not favour any particular
religious faith

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47. In a federal state

a. States are more powerful than the Centre
b. Centre is more powerful than States
c. A Presidential form of government functions.
d. Constitution effects division of powers between the Centre and States with
safeguards against transgression of jurisdiction.
48. The National Anthem was first sung in the year
a. 1911
b. 1913
c. 1935
d. 1936
49. In which case did the Supreme Court give in ruling that the Preamble was not a part of the
Constitution?
a. Berubari case
b. Keshavananda Bharti;s case
c. Golak Nath case
d. D. K. Basu case
50. How many times the preamble of the Constitution has been amended so far?
a. Once
b. Twice
c. Thrice
d. Never

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Answers to “Introduction to Constitution”

1.b 2.c 3.c 4.d 5.c 6.a 7.c 8.c 9.a 10.b

11.a 12.c 13.c 14.a 15.a 16.d 17.d 18.c 19.a 20.b

21.d 22.a 23.d 24.b 25.a 26.c 27.b 28.c 29.c 30.a

31.b 32.d 33.a 34.b 35.b 36.a 37.d 38.b 39.b 40.d

41.a 42.b 43.b 44.d 45.c 46.d 47.d 48.a 49.a 50.a

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