GK Questions and Answers on Indian Constitution and Government

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Digital Book First Edition: September 2019

































GK Questions & Answers




on




Indian Constitution




And




Government










Laxman Kumar

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GK Questions & Answers on Indian Constitution And Government : A collection of
questions and answers on Indian Constitution and Government of various competitive
examinations. This book is edited by Laxman Kumar, Assam.

Contents:





First set of Questions Answers : Page no. 03 to 10


Second set of Questions and Answers : Page no. 11 to 13


Third set of Questions and Answers : Page no. 14 to 16



Fourth set of Questions and Answers : Page no. 17 to 19


Fifth set of Questions and Answers : Page no. 20 to 22


Sixth set of Questions and Answrs : Page no. 23 to 26



Seventh set of Questions and Answers : Page no. 26 to 28


Eighth set of Questions and Answers : Page no. 29 to 34


Ninth set of Questions and Answers : Page no. 35 to 36



Tenth set of Questions and Answers : Page no. 37 to 39


Eleventh set of Question and Answers : Page No. 40 to 47







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First set of Questions and Answer




Q.1 Who is regarded as the chief architect of the Indian Constitution?


Ans: B.R. Ambedkar




Q.2 Under which commission the first constituent assembly election was held?

Answer: Cabinet Mission Plan 1946




Q.3 How many members were there in Constituent Assembly?


Answer: 389



Q.4 Constituent Assembly is based on which structure?


Answer: Unicameral




Q.5 Indian constitutional rights were inspired by which historical documents?

Answer: France’s Declaration of the Rights of Man and the United States Bill of Rights




Q.6 When the Constitution of India came into effect on?


Ans: 26th Jan 1950





. Q.7 Who is empowered by the Indian Constitution to appoint the Attorney General of India?

Answer: President of India

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Q.8 Who is the only person holding the right of appointment of Chief Justice of India?

Answer: President of India





Q.9 By which procedure the President of India may be removed before the expiry of the term?

Answer: Impeachment




Q.10 Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?

Answer: President of India





Q.11 Who appoints Vice President of India?


Answer: The Electoral College of India




Q.12 Who is the inaugural Prime Minister of India?

Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964)




Q.13 Who is the first Deputy Prime Minister of India?


Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1947-1950)




Q.14 Who is the first President of India?

Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad




Q.15 Who is the famous writer of ‘Introduction to the Constitution of India’?


Answer: Durga Das Basu

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Q.16 Who said this famous quote that “Constitution is not a mere lawyers document, it is a
vehicle of Life, and its spirit is always the spirit of Age.”?


Answer: Dr. Bhima Rao Ambedkar




Q.17 Who was the British Prime Minister during India’s Independence?

Answer: Clement Atlee




Q.18 What was the Mountbatten Plan?


Answer: The Mountbatten Plan was an agreement between Lord Mountbatten and Indian
National Congress, Muslim League and Sikh community




Q.19 Who was the Governor-General during India’s Independence?


Answer: Lord Mountbatten




Q.20 Who is empowered to appoint the Judges of Supreme Court?

Answer: President on the advice of the Chief Justice





Q.21 Who appoints the members of Council of Ministers?


Answer: President on the advice of the Prime Minister



Q.22 Who appoints the Comptroller and Auditor General(CAG)?


Answer: President appoints the Comptroller and Auditor General of India

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Q.23 Who appoints the Chairman and other members of the UPSC (Union Public Service
Commission)?

Answer: President




Q.24 Who can proclaim a Financial Emergency?


Answer: President can proclaim a financial emergency




Q.25 How long the National Emergency can be imposed?

Answer: Six months. May be extended by six months on Parliamentary approval.




Q.26 When the Preamble of Constitution of India adopted by the constituent assembly?


Ans: - 26th Nov 1949



Q.27 How long it took to drafting the Constitution of India?


Ans: - 2 years 11 months 18 days




Q.28 When the last session of the constituent assembly was held?

Answer: 24 January 1950




Q.29 Who was the legal advisor to the constitution’s Drafting Committee?


Answer: B. N. Rau




Q.30 The idea of ‘Single Citizenship’ taken from which country?

Ans: - Britain

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Q.31 By which legislation India and Pakistan were divided into two independent nations?


Answer: Indian Independence Act of 1947





Q.32 Currently there are how many fundamental rights are recognized by the Indian
constitution?

Answer: There are six fundamental rights-


1) Right to equality

2) Right to freedom


3) Right against exploitation

4) Right to freedom of religion


5) Cultural and educational rights

6) Right to constitutional remedies





Q.33 Distribution of power between Union and state government policy borrowed from which
nation?

Ans: - Canada


Q.33 Why 26 November is observed as Indian Constitution Day or Samvidhan Divas?

Answer: Constitution Day which is also known as Samvidhan Divas is celebrated on 26
November each year to commemorate the adoption of Indian Constitution. On this day in 1949
the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution of India that came into effect on 26
January 1950. Government of India declared 26 November as Constitution Day on November
2015 on an occasion of B. R. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary




Q,34 26th January was chosen as Republic day to commemorate –

Ans: The Purna Swaraj Declaration in 1930

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Q.35 Which day is observed as Republic Day every year?

Ans: 26th January





Q.36 How long earlier World War II had ended before the Indian Constitution came into
effect in 1950?


Answer: World War II had ended 5 years earlier in 1945




Q.37 Who was the chairman of the Minorities Committee?

Ans: Harendra Kumar Mukherjee




Q.38 Who was elected the president of Constituent Assembly after Sachchidanand Sinha?


Ans: Dr. Rajendra Prasad



Q.39 What are the two major languages, the original constitution written in?


Ans: English and Hindi

Q.41 Which most important feature made the Indian Constitution unique to any constitution
of the world?


Answer: Indian constitution is the only longest written constitution in the world ever




Q.42 When Hindi became the Official Language of India?

Answer: The Indian Constitution declared Hindi as the official language in 1950




Q.43 When English became the official language of India across Hindi?


Answer: According to the Official Language Act 1963, English became the official language of
India in 1965 along with Hindi

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Q.44 What was the basic structure of the Indian constitution during the time of
commencement?

Ans: During the time of commencement there were 395 articles, 22 parts, and 8 schedules. The
present structure is 448 articles, 12 schedules, 5 appendices, and 100 amendments till 2015




Q.45 Who is the constitutional head of the Indian union?

Answer: President of India





Q.46 Constitutionally who is the second powerful person in India?


Answer: Vice-President




Q.47 One of the basic character of the Indian Constitution is –

Answer: Judicial Review




Q.48 What is the major basic feature of the Indian Constitution?


Answer: Fundamental rights




Q.49 When the Sarkaria Commission was set up?

Answer: 1983


Q.50 How the Sarkaria Commission is related to Indian Constitution?

Answer: Sarkaria Commission can supervise the required changes of the constitution and the
balance of power between state and central governments. Ranjit Singh Sarkaria is the head of
this commission.


Q.51 Directive principles of state policy in the Indian Constitution has been adopted from
which country?

Ans: Ireland

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Q.52 What is the objective of Directive Principles of State Policy of the constitution?


Answer: Directive Principles are the guideline to making laws by the government. In part IV of
the Indian Constitution, these provisions can be enforced by the courts.




Q.53 What is the constitutional name of India?

Answer: Republic of India




Q.54 Which famous Bengali artists have a great contribution in designing of Indian
constitution?

Ans: Nandalal Bose including Biochar Rammanohar Sinha


Constitutional facts: It is notable that the Indian Constitution is influenced by the constitution of
different nations. As India is a large and densely populated country so it took too much time to
finish the original constitution. An expenditure of Rs 1 Crore spent and almost 5 Years took on
this project.




Q.55 The fundamental rights feature borrowed from which nation?

Ans: United States of America




Q.56 Who said this famous constitutional quote that “Law and order are the medicine of the
body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.”


Answer: Dr. Bhima Rao Ambedkar



Q.57 Liberty, Equality and Fraternity are borrowed features of which nationality?




Ans: French Constitution

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Second set of Questions and Answers






Q 1) Which of the following commission was appointed by the Central Government on Union-
State relations in 1983?

a. Sarkariya commission


b. Dutt commission

c. Setalvad commission

d. Rajamannar commission


Q 2) Which of the following taxes are levied by the Union but are collected and appropriated
by the states?

a. Stamp duties


b. Excise duties on medical and toilet materials

c. Sales tax


d. a and b

Q 3) Which of the following taxes are imposed and collected by the state government?


a. Estate duty

b. Sales tax


c. Land revnue

d. All the above

Q 4) Which of the following tax is levied and collected by the Union government but the
proceeds are distributed between the Union and states?


a. Sales tax

b. Income tax


c. Estate duty

d. Land revenue

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Q 5) Which of the following is levied and collected by the Union government?

a. Custom duty


b. Excise duty


c. Estate duty

d. All the above

Q 6) Which of the article deals with the grants in aid by the Union government to the states?


a. Article 270

b. Article 280


c. Article 275

d. Article 265


Q 7) Which of the following article deals with the election of the Vice-president?

a. Article 64


b. Article 68

c. Article 66


d. Article 62

Q 8) Who can remove the Vice-President from his office ?


a. President

b. Prime minister


c. Parliament

d. Legislative assemblies of the state

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Q 9) The term of office of the Vice-president is as follows?

a. 6 years


b. 4 years


c. 7 years

d. 5 years





Q 10) The Vice-president is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya sabha?

a. Rajya Sabha


b. Lok Sabha

c. Planning Commission


d. National Development Council

Question Answer


1 a


2 d

3 d


4 b


5 d


6 c


7 c

8 c


9 d


10 a

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Third set of Questions and Answer






Q 1) Which one of the following article deals with the appointment of the Prime Minister and
other ministers?

(a) Article 76


(b) Article 74

(c) Article 75

(d) Article 72


Ans. c


Q 2) The Prime Minister is appointed by which one of the following?

(a) Attorney general of India

(b) President


(c) Vice-president

(d) Chief justice of India


Ans. b

Q 3) Who among the following shall communicate to the president all the decisions of the
council of ministers under article 78?


(a) Home minister

(b) Prime minister

(c) Attorney general


(d) Finance minister

Ans. b

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Q 4) The total number of ministers including the prime ministers shall not exceed-

(a) 20% members of the Lok sabha


(b) 10% members of the Lok sabha


(c) 25% members of the Lok sabha

(d) 15% members of the Lok sabha

Ans. d


Q 5). The Supreme Court of India at present contains the following number of Judges?

(a) 25 judges


(b) 31 judges

(c) 20 judges


(d) 30 judges

Ans. b


Q 6). Who among the following appoints the Chief Justice and other Judges of the Supreme
Court?


(a) Prime minister

(b) Vice-president


(c) Home minister

(d) President


Ans. D

Q 7). Which of the following are the powers of the Supreme Court?


(a) Original and Appellate Jurisdiction

(b) Appointment of ad-hoc judges


(c) Judicial review

(d) All the above

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Ans. d

Q 8). Which article of the constitution of India provides the composition and jurisdiction of
the Supreme Court of India?


(a) Article 137-141

(b) Article 144


(c) Article 126

(d) Article 124


Ans. d

Q 9). The National Judiciary Appointments Commission (NJAC) consists of the following
persons?

(a) Chief Justice of India


(b) Two senior most Supreme Court judges

(c) The Union Minister of Law and Justice


(d) All the above

Ans. d


Q 10). Mr. T.S. Thakur is the ...................Chief Justice of India.

(a) 41st


(b) 42nd

(c) 43rd


(d) 44th

Ans. c

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Fourth set of Questions and Answer






1. The executive power of the Union is vested in which one of the below?


A. Prime minister

B. Home minister


C. Vice-president

D. President


Ans: D

2. Which one of the following article deals with the pardoning power of the President?


A. Article 71

B. Article 74

C. Article 72


D. Article 75


Ans: C

3. The impeachment of the President is carried by which one of the following?

A. Attorney general


B. Members of the legislative

C. Parliament


D. Prime minister

Ans: C


4. Which one of the following article deals with the tenure of the President?

A. Article 53


B. Article 56

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C. Article 55

D. Article 52


Ans: B


5. Which of the following article deals with the impeachment of the President?

A. Article 65

B. Article 62


C. Article 64

D. Article 61

Ans: D


6. The Pressure groups are:


A. Political organisations

B. Economic organisation


C. Moral organisations

D. Organisations of universal character


Ans: D

7. The Pressure Group tries to promote the interests of their members by exerting pressure on:


A. Executive

B. Judiciary


C. Legislative

D. All the above

Ans: D

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8. Which of the following are known as Pressure Groups?

A. Trade unions


B. Caste groups


C. Tribal organisations

D. All the above

Ans: D


9. which of the following is not a feature of pressure group?

A. It tries to influence from outside


B. Its membership is large

C. It actively joins political parties


D. Its members can join any number of groups

Ans: C


10. Which of the following is not a method used by the pressure group for achieving its
objectives?


A. It finances political parties

B. It organises demonstrations


C. It clearly aligns with a political party

D. It tries to influence policy makers


Ans: C

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Fifth set of Questions and Answer






Q 1. When was the first Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation and Management
constituted?

a. 1950


b. 2005

c. 1970


d. 1985

Q 2. When was the first Parliamentary Forum on Youth constituted?


a) 2010

b) 2008


c) 2006

d) 1985


Q 3. When was the first Parliamentary Forum on Global Warming and Climate Change
constituted?


a) 2005

b) 2006


c) 2007

d) 2008


Q 4. When was the first Parliamentary Forum on Disaster Management constituted?

a) 2011


b) 2010

c) 2009


d) 2008

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Q 5. When was the first Parliamentary Forum on Children constituted?

a) 2006


b) 2007


c) 2008

d) 2009

Q 6.Which of the following describes India as a secular state?


(a) Fundamental rights

(b) Directive principles of state policy


(c) Fifth schedule

(d) Preamble of the constitution


Q.7 “The independence of Judiciary” in Indian constitution is taken from.

(a) Britain


(b) USA

(c) South Africa


(d) Australia

Q 8.In a parliamentary form of Government the real powers of the state, are vested in the….


(a) The President

(b) Chief Justice of the Supreme court


(c) Council of ministers headed by the Prime Minister

(d) Parliament

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Q 9. Which of the following amendment acts amended the Preamble of the Indian
constitution?

(a) 44th Amendment act


(b) 42nd Amendment act

(c) 56th Amendment act


(d) It has never been amended

Q 10. Supreme Court held that the Preamble is not a part of the constitution in which of the
following cases/case?

(a) Berubari Union case (1960)


(b) Unni Krishnan vs Union of India

(c) Minnerva Mills vs. the union of India and other states


(d) Sunil Batra vs. Delhi government

Question Answer

1 b

2 c

3 d

4 a

5 a

6 d

7 a

8 c

9 b

10 a

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Sixth set of Questions and Answers






1. Which of the following article of the Indian Constitution deals with the constitution of the
Parliament of India?

A. Article 73


B. Article 78

C. Article 79


D. Article 72

Ans: C


2. Which of the following article deals with the composition of council of states ( Rajya sabha)
and the manner of election of its members?

A. Article 82

B. Article 81


C. Article 90

D. Article 80


Ans: D

3. The representatives of the state in the Rajya sabha are elected by which one of the
following?


A. Chief minister of the state

B. Elected members of the state legislative assembly

C. Governor


D. President


Ans: B

4. The number of representatives of the Rajya sabha from states and union territories are
among which one of the following?

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A. 238

B. 212


C. 200


D. 220

Ans: A

5. How many number of members are nominated by the President to the Rajya sabha?


A. 20

B. 18


C. 12

D. 15


Ans: C

6. Which among the following is not a standing committee?


A. Public accounts committee

B. Ethics committee


C. Railway convention committee

D. Business advisory committee


Ans: C

7. Consider the following statements. Which among them is/are NOT true?


I. Standing Committees are the permanent committees that are constituted on a regular basis

II. Ad hoc committees are temporary committees that are dissolved when the task is completed

III. Committee of Privileges is an ad-hoc committee


IV. Joint Committee on Fertilizer pricing is a standing committee


A. Only III and IV

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B. Only I and II

C. Only I and III


D. Only II and IV


Ans: A

8. What among the following is NOT true about the Public Accounts Committee?

I. The committee was first set up in 1919


II. It's main function is to audit the annual reports of Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(CAG)

III. It consists of 15 Lok Sabha members and 7 Rajya Sabha members


IV. The term of the office of the Public Accounts Committee is one year

A. Only I


B. Only II

C. Only III

D. All are true


Ans: D

9. Which among the following is NOT true about the Estimates Committee?


I. The first Estimates Committee of the post-independence era was first set up in 1950

II. Estimates Committee has a right to question the policies approved by the Parliament


III. It consists of members that are both from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

IV. Chairman of the Estimates Committee is always from the Opposition party


A. Only IV

B. Only III


C. Only II and IV

D. Only II, III and IV

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Ans: D

10. 14.Where was the first parliamentary form of Government formed?


(A) Britain


(B) Belgium

(C) France

(D) Switzerland


Ans: A





Seventh set of Questions and Answer






Q 1). Who heads the Niti aayog as its chairperson?

. a. President of India


b. Prime minister


c. Finance minister

d. Minister of planning

Q 2). NITI Aayog came into effect from?


a. 1st march 2015

b. 1st April 2015


c. 1st January

d. 25th dec 2014


Q 3). Think tank of Government of India that replaced the Planning commission is?

a. NITI dharma


b. NITI Vakya

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c. NITI Shashan

d. NITI Aayog


Q 4). Which one of the following is the CEO of Niti Aayog?


a. Arvind Mayaram

b. Rajiv Meharshi

c. Amitabh Kant


d. None

Q 5). Which of the following below is the vice-chairman of the NITI Aayog ?


a. Montek singh ahluwalia

b. Abhijeet sen


c. Amartya sen

d. Arvind panagariya


Q 6). Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 makes provisions for a 3-tier system of
Panchayati Raj for all the States having population of above__:


a.15 Lakh

b. 20 Lakh


c. 25 Lakh

d. 30 Lakh


Q 7). Which of the following state was the first to establish Panchayati raj institutions?

a. Rajasthan


b. Andhra pradesh

c. West Bengal


d. Gujarat

Q 8). Which part of the constitution deals with the panchayats?

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a. Part IX

b. Part X


c. Part IX


d. Part XI

Q 9). The panchayat system was adopted to:

a. To decentralise the power of democracy


b. Make people aware of politics

c. Educate the peasants


d. None of this

Q 10). Which of the following states have no panchayati raj institution at all?


a. Nagaland

b. Assam


c. kerala

d. Tripura


Question Answer
1 b

2 c
3 d

4 c
5 d

6 b
7 a

8 a
9 a
10 a



Eighth set of Questions and Answer

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1. Which one of the following is true about High courts?


A. It has original and appellate jurisdiction


B. It enjoys the power of judicial review

C. It acts as the court of law

D. All the above


Ans: D

2. At present, how many high courts are there in India?


A. 25

B. 21


C. 28

D. 29


Ans: B

3. Which one of the following article deals with the appointment of judges?


A. Article 214

B. Article 217


C. Article 226

D. Article 216


Ans: B

4. High courts issue writs under article-.........

A. 220


B. 221


C. 213

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D. 226

Ans: D


5. The chief justice and other judges of the high courts are appointed by which one of the
following?

A. Prime minister


B. Chief minister

C. Governor


D. President

Ans: D


6. Which is the oldest known system designed for the redressal of citizen's grievance?

A. Ombudsman System


B. Lokpal

C. Lokayukta

D. None of the above


Ans: A

7. Which was the first Indian state to establish the institution of Lokayukta?


A. Bihar

B. Uttar Pradesh


C. Andhra Pradesh

D. Maharashtra


Ans: D








8. When did The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 came into force?

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A. January 2013

B. May 2013


C. December 2013


D. January 2013

Ans: A

9. Who appoints the Lokayukta and Upalokayukta?


A. Governor of the state

B. Chief Minister


C. Speaker of Lok Sabha

D. Judge of High Court


Ans: A

10. Which state's Lokayukta's office is considered to be the strongest in terms of power and
scope?

A. Bihar


B. Karnataka

C. Andhra Pradesh


D. Maharashtra

Ans: B


11. Which of the following is not a feature of Election system in India?

A. Universal Adult Franchise


B. Secret Voting

C. Reservation of seats in the legislature for the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes


D. Communal Electorate

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Ans: D

12. Elections in India for Parliament and State Legislatures are conducted by.....


A. President


B. Prime Minister

C. Governor

D. Election Commission of India


Ans: D

13. Members of Election Commission are appointed by........


A. President of India

B. Prime Minister of India


C. Elected by the people

D. Chief Justice of India


Ans: A

14. Which article of Indian constitution says that will be an election commission in India?


A. Article 124

B. Article 342


C. Article 324

D. Article 115


Ans: C












15. The number of seats reserved for scheduled caste in the Lok sabha is:

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A. 59

B. 79


C. 89


D. 99

Ans: B

16. Which Articles in the Constitution give provisions for the electoral system in our country?


A. Articles 124-128

B. Articles 324-329


C. Articles 256-259

D. Articles 274-279


Ans: B

17.The elections for Lok Sabha are held every:


A. 3 years

B. 4 years


C. 5 years

D. 6 years


Ans: C

18. Which among the following statements is/are false?


1. For qualifying to the Lok Sabha, a person must be a at least 25 years of age

2. A person can be a member of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha at the same time

3. A person belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe can contest elections from a
general seal also, and not just with the reserved seat


4. If a member of either of the Houses votes against the directions given by his party, he can be
deemed to be disqualified

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Code:

A. Only 1


B. Only 2 and 4


C. Only 3

D. Only 2

Ans: D


19. What is the maximum allowed duration between the last session of the dissolved Lok
Sabha and the recalling of the Lok Sabha?

A. 2 months


B. 4 months

C. 5 months


D. 6 months

Ans: D

20. Which is the smallest Lok Sabha Constituency in General Elections by area?


A. Delhi Sadar

B. Mumbai South


C. Kolkata North West

D. Chandni Chowk, Delhi


Ans: D
















Ninth set of Questions and Answer

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1. The fundamental duties are included in the constitution by which of the following act?

(a) 40th amendment act
(b) 44th amendment act
(c) 43rd amendment act
(d) 42nd amendment act

2. The fundamental duties are mentioned in which of the following?

(a) Part-IV A
(b) Part-IV
(c) Part-III
(d) In schedule IV-A

3. Which of the following article of the Constitution contains fundamental duties?

(a) 45 A
(b) 51 A
(c) 42
(d) 30B

4. Which of the following are fundamental duties?

(a) Safeguarding public property
(b) Protecting the sovereignty, integrity and unity of India
(c) Developing scientific temper and humanism
(d) All the above

5. Which of the following committee suggested to incorporate fundamental duties in the
constitution?

(a) Malhotra committee
(b) Raghavan committee
(c) Swaran singh committee
(d) Narasimhan committee

6. Which of the following Articles contain the right to religious freedom?

(a) 25-28
(b) 29-30
(c) 32-35
(d) 23-24

7. Which of the following articles guarantees equality before law and equal protection of law

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for all individuals residing within the territory of India?

(a) 15
(b) 14
(c) 17
(d) 18

8. Which article of the Constitution abolishes Untouchability?


(a) Article 18
(b) Article 15
(c) Article 14
(d) Article 17

9. Which of the following is correct with respect to “Right against exploitation”?


(a) Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour
(b) Freedom as to payment of taxes for the promotion of any particular religion
(c) Protection of interests of minorities
(d) Equality before law

10. In which part of the Indian Constitution, the Fundamental rights are provided?


(a) Part II
(b) Part III
(c) Part V
(d) Part IV


Question No. Answer
1 d
2 b
3 b
4 d
5 c
6 a
7 b
8 d
9 a
10 a





Tenth set of Questions and Answer

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Q 1) National emergency is declared under which of the following articles?

a. Article 358


b. Article 352


c. Article 359

d. Article 360

Q 2) National emergency proclamation is issued in case of?


a. Armed rebellion

b. External aggression


c. War

d. All the above


Q 3) proclamation of emergency under article 352 is issued by which one of the following?

a. Prime minister


b. President

c. Defence minister


d. Home minister

Q 4) emergency under article 356 is imposed by which one of the below?


a. Prime minister

b. Governor


c. Vice-president’

d. President

Q 5) Financial emergency is imposed under article?


a. Article 354


b. Article 365

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c. Article 367

d. Article 360


Q 6) In real sense the Governor of the State is appointed by the President on the advice of the
following…….

a. Prime Minister


b. Chief Minister

c. Vice-President


d. Chief Justice

Q 7) The Governor of the State can be removed by which one of the following?


a. Chief Minister

b. Prime Minister


c. Union Home Minister

d. President

Q 8) Which of the following are the discretionary powers of the Governor?


a. Selection of Chief Minister

b. Provide advice to the President regarding President’s rule in the concerned state.


c. Returning back the bill to the State legislature for reconsideration.

d. All the above


Q 9) Among which of the followings are appointed by the Governor?

a. Advocate General


b. Chief secretary of the State

c. Vice-chancellors of universities


d. All the above

Q 10) Which one of the following article deals with the Governor of States?

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a. Article 150

b. Article 153


c. Article 165


d. Article 167

Question Answer


1 b


2 d


3 b


4 d


5 d


6 a


7 d


8 d


9 d

10 b
















Eleventh set of Questions and Answer

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Q 1. Directive principles of State Policy is mentioned in …….. of the Indian constitution.

(a) Part I


(b) Part VI


(c) Part VIII

(d) Part IV





Q 2. Which of the following are listed as a Directive Principle of State policy?

(i) freedom in the economic field for the interest of the consumer and producer


(ii) Regulation of economic system of the country to prevent concentration of wealth and means
of production

(iii) To ensure decent standard of living and facilities of leisure for all workers


(iv) To protect and improve the environment and to safeguard forests and wildlife

(a) (ii) and (iii)

(b) (ii), (iii) and (iv)


(c) (ii), (iv)

(d) (iii), (iv)





Q 3. Which group of the following articles of the Indian Constitution contains Directive
principles of State policy?


(a) 36-51

(b) 28-48

(c) 42-56


(d) 30-49


Q 4. Which of the following article of the Constitution is directed to establish Uniform Civil
Code?

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(a) Article 45

(b) Article 39


(c) Article 44


(d) Article 40

Q 5. Which of the following Supreme Court decisions stated that the Directive Principles of
State policy cannot override fundamental rights?

(a) In State of Madras Vs. Champakam Dorairajan


(b) In Keshavananda Bharti vs. UOI

(c) In Minerva Mills vs. UOI


(d) In Unna Krishnan vs. State of Andhra Pradesh

6. Which Article in the Indian Constitution provides for an Election Commission in India?


a) Article 324

b) Article 128

c) Article 256


d) Article 378

7. Currently, there are how many members in the Election Commission?


a) 1

b) 2


c) 3

d) 4





8.What is the tenure of office for the Chief Election Commissioner?


a) 5 years or 65 years, whichever is earlier

b) 6 years or 60 years, whichever is earlier

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c) 6 years or 65 years, whichever is earlier

d) 5 years or 60 years, whichever is earlier


9.For the Election Commission, at the district level, who acts as the district returning officer?


a)) District Magistrate

b) Police Commissioner

c) Tehsildars


d) None of the above

10.Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of Election Commission?


a) Prime Minister of India

b) Chief Justice of India


c) President of India

d) Lok Sabha speaker


11. Part IV of Indian Constitution deals with……….

a) Fundamental Rights


b) Citizenship

c) Directive Principles of State Policy


d) Union Executive

12. To whom the Speaker of the Lok Sabha gives his resignation?


a) President

b) Chief justice of India

c) Prime minister


d) Deputy speaker of lok sabha


13. What was the duration of Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy as the president of India?

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a) 1962 to 9176

b) 1967 to 69


c) 1977 to 1982


d) None of these

14. Who among the following does not give his resignation to the president of India?

a) Attorney General Of India


b) Governors of the states

c) Comptroller and Auditor General of India


d) Lok Sabha Speaker

15. Lok Sabha speaker takes the oath of the office from:


a) Prime Minister

b) President


c) Chief Judge Of Supreme Court

d) No oath


16. Which of the following is NOT the fundamental duty for Indian citizens?

a) To safe guard public property


b) To protect and improve the natural environment

c) To obey all the women


d) To develop the scientific temper and spirit of enquiry

17. Which of the following is not the pillar of Directive Principal of State Policy?

a) Democratic principles


b) Liberal principles


c) Gandhian principles

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d) Socio-Economic principles

18. Which of the following articles is called the “Soul of the Constitution” by the Dr.
Ambedkar?


a) Article 32

b) Article 368


c) Article 19

d) Article 15


19. Which of the following article remains in force during the National Emergency?

a) Article 32


b) Article 21

c) Article 19


d) Article 15

20. Article 18 of the Indian Constitution deals with:

a) Abolition of untouchability


b) Abolition of Titles

c) Abolition of Child labour


d) Right to equality

21. National Commission for Other Backward Class came into effect from:


(a) 1993

(b) 1995


(c) 1992

(d) 2003


22. Which article of Indian constitution gives the power to the government to make special
provisions for the development of SC/ST/OBC against the article 15?

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(a) Article 19

(b) Article 29


(c) Article 25


(d) None of these

23. Who is the current Chairman of the National Commission for Other Backward Class?

(a) Najma Hiptulla


(b) P.L.Punia

(c) Justice Swatanter Kumar


(d) Justice V. Eswaraiah.

24. How many members are in the National Commission for Other Backward Class?


(a) 4

(b) 6


(c) 3

(d) 8


25. What is the current limit of creamy layer (for OBC)in India to decide the benefits of the
reservation?


(a) 4.5 lac /Annum

(b) 6 lac /Annum


(c) 8 lac /Annum

(d) None of these


26. To become a member of Lok Sabha, What should be the minimum age of the candidate?

(a) 30 years


(b) 25 years

(c) 35 years

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(d) 18 years

27. What is the minimum age to be the member of the Rajya Sabha?


(a) 30 years


(b) 35 years

(c) 25 years

(d) 36 years


28. Under which condition, a member of parliament can lose his/her membership?

(a) If he/she holds an office of profit under the Union of a State Government.


(b) If he is declared to be of unsound mind by a court.

(c) If he is a bankrupt.


(d) All of the above

29. Which one of the following is NOT true?


(a) Additional criteria for disqualification may be provided by laws passed by the Parliament.

(b) A person cannot remain simultaneously a member of both the Houses of the Parliament or a
member of either House of the Parliament and a member of a state legislature.

(c) Whether any disqualification has been incurred by a citizen is settled by the President in
consultation with the election commission.


(d) Continuous absence from the Parliament for 70 days or more without permission, may lead
to expulsion of the member from the concerned House.


30. Which article lays down the qualifications for membership of the two Houses of
Parliament?

(a) Article 101

(b) Article 83


(c) Article 72


(d) Article 6

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Question Answer Question Answer
1 B
2 B 21 A
3 A
4 C 22 B
5 A
6 A 23 D
7 B
8 C 24 A
9 A
10 C 25 B
Question Answer
11 C 26 B
12 D
13 C 27 A
14 D
15 D 28 D
16 C
17 A 29 D
18 A
19 B 30 B
20 B

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