Salient Features of the Constitution

1.​ Which of the following statements about the Constitution of India is/are
correct?
1.​ Popular sovereignty and adult franchise are the basic features of the
Constitution.
2.​ The Constitution, in so far as the division of powers between the
Centre and the States is concerned, is rigid.
3.​ The Constitution recognizes the interdependence of civil and
economic rights.
4.​ The Constitution mentions direct control by the people such as
referendum, initiative and recall.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below: a) Only 1​
b) 1, 2 and 4​
c) 2, 3 and 4​
d) 1, 2 and 3

2.​ Consider the following statements related to secularism in India:

1.​ It entails strict separation of religion from politics.
2.​ It grants religious liberty to all communities.
3.​ It accepts community personal laws.

Which of the statements given above are correct? a) 3 and 4​

b) 1 and 2​
c) 1, 3 and 4​
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

3.​ Which one of the following is not a salient feature of the Constitution of
India?​
a) Written Constitution and supremacy of the Constitution​
b) Quasi-federal structure​
c) Committed Judiciary​
d) Distribution of Powers
4.​ Consider the following statements: The Indian Constitution is:
1.​ an unwritten constitution.
2.​ a written constitution.
3.​ largely based on the Government of India Act, 1935.
4.​ a gift of British Parliament.

Of these statements:

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 a) 2 and 4 are correct​
b) 2 and 3 are correct​
c) 1 and 4 are correct​
d) 1 and 3 are correct

5.​ The Second Schedule of the Constitution of India does not contain the
provisions as to who among the following?​
a) The President​
b) The Speaker of the House of People​
c) The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India​
d) The Chairman, Union Public Service Commission
6.​ Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below:

List-I (Provisions) List-II (Source)

A. Emergency Provisions 1. Germany

B. Fundamental Rights 2. The United States of America

C. Parliamentary System 3. The United Kingdom

D. Directive Principles of State Policy 4. Ireland

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Codes: a) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3​
b) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1​
c) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1​
d) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3

7.​ Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?​

a) Languages : Eighth Schedule​
b) The forms of oaths or affirmations : Second Schedule​
c) Allocation of seats in the Council of States : Fourth Schedule​
d) Provisions as to disqualification on the ground of defection : Tenth
Schedule
8.​ Consider the following statements with reference to Secularism in India:
1.​ Secularism means that the State has no recognised religion of State.
2.​ Secularism means that the State treats all the religions equally.
3.​ Secularism means that the State regulates the relation of man with
God.

Which of these statements are correct? a) 1, 2 and 3​

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c) 2 and 3​
d) 1 and 3

9.​ Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Seventh
Schedule of the Constitution of India?​
a) It contains the languages recognised in the Constitution.​
b) It contains the provisions regarding the administration of tribal areas.​
c) It lists distribution of powers between the Union and the States.​
d) It deals with the salaries and emoluments of the constitutional
functionaries.
10.​ Consider the following statements: The salient features of the Indian
Constitution provide for:
1.​ Single citizenship for the whole of India.
2.​ Strictly federal form of government.
3.​ Unique blend of rigidity and flexibility.

Of the above statements: a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct​

b) 1 and 2 are correct​
c) 2 and 3 are correct​
d) 1 and 3 are correct

11.​ Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below:

List-I (Schedule) List-II (Content)

A. Ninth Schedule 1. Provisions regarding Panchayati Raj Institutions

B. Tenth 2. Provisions regarding land reforms legislations

Schedule

C. Eleventh 3. Provisions regarding administration of tribal areas

Schedule

D. Sixth Schedule 4. Provisions regarding disqualification on ground of

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Codes: a) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2

b) A-2, B-5, C-1, D-3​

c) A-3, B-5, C-1, D-2

d) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3

12.​ Assertion (A): Not contented with merely laying down the fundamental
principles of governance, the framers of the Indian Constitution followed the
Government of India Act, 1919 in providing matters of administrative details.​
Reason (R): The framers of the Indian Constitution had the apprehension
that in the prevailing conditions of the country at that time, the Constitution
might be subverted unless the form of administration was also included.​
a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A​
b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation A​
c) A is true but R is false​
d) A is false but R is true

Preamble of the Constitution

13.​ The following are enshrined in the Preamble to the Constitution of India:
1.​ Equality of status and opportunity.
2.​ Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship.
3.​ Justice social, economic and political.
4.​ Fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual.
5.​ Unity and integrity of the Nation.

Which one of the following is the correct order in which they appear in the
Preamble? a) 5, 1, 2, 4, 3​
b) 3, 2, 1, 4, 5​
c) 3, 1, 2, 5, 4​
d) 1, 2, 4, 3, 5

14.​ The philosophical postulates of the Constitution of India are based on:​
a) Nehru Report, 1928.​
b) Objectives Resolution of Pandit Nehru, 1947.​
c) Mahatma Gandhi's article ‘Independence in Young India’, 1922.​
d) Indian National Congress's Resolution for Complete Independence,
1929.
15.​ The Preamble to the Indian Constitution is:​
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 a) Not a part of the Constitution.​
b) A part of the Constitution but it neither confers any powers nor imposes
any duties nor can it be of any use in interpreting other provisions of the
Constitution.​
c) A part of the Constitution and can be of use in interpreting other
provisions of the Constitution in cases of ambiguity.​
d) A part of the Constitution and it confers powers and imposes duties as
any other part of the Constitution.
16.​ The term “economic justice” in the Preamble to the Constitution of India,
is a resolution for:​
a) Equal distribution of wealth.​
b) Economy in the administration of justice.​
c) Socio-economic revolution.​
d) Cheap justice to the poor.
17.​ Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below:

List-I (Terms in List-II (Implications)

Preamble)

A. Republic 1. Head of the State is not a hereditary monarch

B. Secular 2. State does not recognise any religion as a state

religion

C. Democratic 3. Government gets its authority from the will of

the people

D. Sovereign 4. State is free to conduct its own internal and

external affairs

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Codes: a) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4​
b) A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4​
c) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4​

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18.​ The text of the Preamble to the Constitution of India aims to secure:​
a) Fundamental rights to all individuals.​
b) Fundamental duties to citizens of India.​
c) Dignity of the individual and unity and integrity of the nation.​
d) Security of service to Government servants.
19.​ Which of the following terms was not included in a ‘Union of Trinity’ by Dr.
B.R. Ambedkar in his concluding speech in the Constituent Assembly?​
a) Liberty​
b) Flexibility​
c) Equality​
d) Fraternity
20.​ The words “Socialist” and “Secular” were inserted in the Preamble by the:​
a) Fifteenth Amendment​
b) Thirty-ninth Amendment​
c) Forty-second Amendment​
d) Forty-fourth Amendment
21.​ The sequence in which the given terms are mentioned in the Preamble to
the Constitution of India is:​
a) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic​
b) Socialist, Secular, Sovereign, Democratic, Republic​
c) Secular, Sovereign, Democratic, Socialist, Republic​
d) Sovereign, Democratic, Secular, Socialist, Republic
22.​ The Preamble to the Constitution of India:​
a) Is not a part of the Constitution.​
b) Indicates the objectives to be achieved.​
c) Cannot be amended by the Parliament.​
d) Is a source of authority of the Constitution of India.
23.​ Which one of the following statements is correct? The Preamble to the
Indian Constitution declares the resolve of the people of India to secure to
all its citizens:​
a) Freedom of residence anywhere in the country.​
b) Right to establish and administer educational institutions of choice.​
c) Liberty of belief, faith and worship.​
d) Right to education at primary level.
24.​ The Indian Constitution provides for a quasi-federal structure, single
citizenship for the whole of India, and a unique blend of rigidity and flexibility.
a) True b) False
25.​ The Preamble of the Indian Constitution is based on the 'Objectives
Resolution', which was drafted and moved in the Constituent Assembly by
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a) True b) False

Answer Key

1.​ d
2.​ c
3.​ c
4.​ b
5.​ d
6.​ c
7.​ b
8.​ b
9.​ c
10.​ d
11.​b
12.​ d
13.​ b
14.​ b
15.​ c
16.​ a
17.​ a
18.​ c
19.​ b
20.​ c
21.​ a
22.​ b
23.​ c
24.​ a (True)
25.​ b (False) - It was moved by Pandit Nehru.

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