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Chapter - 1 Constitution final

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following states of India does not have a Legislative Council even though the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 provides for it?

  1. Maharashtra
  2. Bihar
  3. Karnataka
  4. Madhya Pradesh
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

On which of the following matters is a constitutional amendment possible only with the ratification of the legislature of not less than one-half of the states?

  1. Election of the President
  2. Representation of states in the Parliament
  3. Any of the lists in the 7th Schedule
  4. Abolition of the Legislative Council of a state
  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1, 3 and 4
  3. 1, 2 and 4
  4. 2, 3 and 4
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following have the right to vote in the elections of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?

  1. Elected members of the Lower House of the Parliament
  2. Elected members of the Upper House of the Parliament
  3. Elected members of the Upper House of the State Legislature
  4. Elected members of the Lower House of the State Legislature
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Article 156 of the Constitution of India provides that a Governor shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters his office. Which of the following can be deduced from this?

  1. No Governor can be removed from office till completion of his term.
  2. No Governor can continue in office beyond five years.
  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are the part(s) of the electoral college for the President, but not of the forum for his impeachment?

  1. Lok Sabha
  2. Rajya Sabha
  3. State Legislative Councils
  4. State Legislative Assemblies
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following will fit in the place marked ‘X’?
Council of states House of the people
Not more than 250 Not more than 552
Not more than 238 
            representatives of states
            and union territories|    Not more than 530 representative of states
            plus not more than 2 nominated Anglo-Indians plus X|
  1. Ministers who are not members of Parliament but who have to get themselves elected to either House of Parliament within six months after assuming office
  2. Not more than 20 nominated members
  3. Not more than 20 representatives of union territories
  4. The Attorney General who has the right to speak and take part in the proceedings of either House of the Parliament
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the Prime Minister of India belongs to the Upper House of the Parliament, then

  1. he will not be able to vote in his favour in the event of a no-confidence motion
  2. he will not be able to speak on the budget in the Lower House
  3. he can make statements only in the Upper House
  4. he has to become a member of the Lower House within six months after being sworn in
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not explicitly stated in the Constitution of India but followed as a convention?

  1. The Finance Minister is to be a member of the Lower House.
  2. The Prime Minister has to resign if he loses the majority in the Lower House.
  3. All sections of India are to be represented in the Council of Ministers.
  4. If both the President and the Vice-President demit office simultaneously before the end of the tenure, Speaker of the Lower House of the Parliament will officiate as the President.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are stated in the Constitution of India?

  1. The President shall not be a member of either House of Parliament.
  2. The Parliament shall consist of the President and two Houses.
  1. Neither 1 nor 2
  2. Both 1 and 2
  3. Only 1
  4. Only 2
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Speaker can ask a member of the House to stop speaking and let another member speak. This phenomenon is known as

  1. decorum
  2. crossing the floor
  3. interpellation
  4. yielding the floor
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the Presidential elections in India, every elected member of the Legislative Assembly of a state shall have as many votes as there are multiples of one thousand in the quotient obtained by dividing the population of the state by the total number of the elected members of the Assembly. As at present (1997), the expression “population” here means the population as ascertained by the

  1. 1991 Census
  2. 1981 Census
  3. 1971 Census
  4. 1961 Census
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements about a Money Bill is not correct?

  1. A Money Bill can be tabled in either House of Parliament.
  2. The Speaker of Lok Sabha is the final authority to decide whether a bill is a Money Bill or not.
  3. The Rajya Sabha must return a Money Bill passed by the Lok Sabha and send it for consideration within 14 days.
  4. The President cannot return a Money Bill to the Lok Sabha for reconsideration.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the following quotation:

‘WE THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens:
JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity: and to promote among them all; FRATERN1IY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and the integrity of the Nation. In our Constituent Assembly this ‘X’ do hereby adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution.”,
‘X’ stands for

  1. twenty-sixth day of January, 1950
  2. twenty-sixth day of November, 1949
  3. twenty-sixth day of January, 1949
  4. None of these
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements correctly describes the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India?

  1. It lists the distribution of powers between the Union and the states.
  2. It contains the languages listed in the Constitution.
  3. It contains the provision regarding the administration of tribal areas.
  4. It allocates seats in the Council of States.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by

  1. First Amendment
  2. Eighth Amendment
  3. Ninth Amendment
  4. Forty Second Amendment
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following was not proposed by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment in the area of the Panchayati Raj?

  1. Thirty percent seats in all elected rural local bodies will be reserved for women candidates at all levels.
  2. The states will constitute their Finance Commissions to allocate resources to the Panchayati Raj institutions.
  3. The Panchayati Raj functionaries will be disqualified to hold their offices if they have more than two children.
  4. The elections will be held in six months time if Panchayati Raj bodies are superceded or dissolved by the state government.
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Reservation of thirty-three percent of seats for women in the Parliament and the State Legislature does not require any constitutional amendment.
Reason (R): Political parties contesting elections can allocate thirty-three percent seats they contest to women candidates without any constitutional amendment.

In the context of the above two statements, which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The primary function of the Finance Commission in India is to

  1. distribute the revenue between the Centre and the states
  2. prepare the Annual Budget
  3. advise the President on financial matters
  4. allocate funds to various ministries of the Union and state governments
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following amendments to the Indian Constitution empowers the President to send back any matter for reconsideration to the Council of Ministers?

  1. 39th
  2. 40th
  3. 42nd
  4. 44th
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

With reference to Indian polity, which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Planning Commission is accountable to the Parliament.
  2. The President can make ordinance only when either of the two Houses of Parliament is not in session.
  3. The minimum age prescribed for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court is 40 years.
  4. National Development Council is constituted of Union Finance Minister and the Chief Ministers of all the states.
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements about the Attorney General of India:

  1. He is appointed by the President of India.
  2. He must have the same qualifications as are required for a Judge of the Supreme Court.
  3. He must be a member of either House of Parliament.
  4. He can be removed through impeachment by Parliament.

Which of these statements are correct?

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 1 and 3
  3. 2, 3 and 4
  4. 3 and 4
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If a new state of the Indian Union is to be created, which of the following schedules of the Constitution must be amended?

  1. First
  2. Second
  3. Third
  4. Fifth
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Under which Article of the Indian Constitution did the President give his assent to the ordinance on electoral reforms when it was sent back to him by the Union Cabinet without making any changes (in the year 2002)?

  1. Article 121
  2. Article 122
  3. Article 123
  4. Article 124
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The term of the Lok Sabha

  1. cannot be extended under any circumstances
  2. can be extended by six months at a time
  3. can be extended by one year at a time during the proclamation of emergency
  4. can be extended for two years at a time during the proclamation of emergency
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution provides that ‘It shall be the duty of the Union to protect every state against external aggression and internal disturbance’?

  1. Article 215
  2. Article 275
  3. Article 325
  4. Article 355
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following bills must be passed by each House of the Indian Parliament separately by special majority?

  1. Ordinary Bill
  2. Money Bill
  3. Finance Bill
  4. Constitution Amendment Bill
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Article of the Constitution provides that it shall be the endeavour of every state to provide adequate facility for instruction in the mother tongue at primary stage of education?

  1. Article 349
  2. Article 350
  3. Article 350-A
  4. Article 351
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following can initiate an amendment to the Constitution of India?

  1. Lok Sabha
  2. Rajya Sabha
  3. State Legislature
  4. President
  1. Only 1
  2. 1, 2 and 3
  3. 2, 3 and 4
  4. 1 and 2
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The 73rd Constitution Amendment Act, 1992 refers to the

  1. generation of gainful employment for the unemployed and the under employed men and women in rural areas
  2. generation of employment for the able bodied adults who are in need and desirous of work during the lean agricultural season
  3. laying the foundation for strong and vibrant Panchayati Raj institutions in the country
  4. guarantee of right to life, liberty and security of person, equality before law and equal protection without discrimination
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements about the recent amendments to the Election Law by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act 1996:

  1. Any conviction for the offence of insulting the Indian National flag or the Constitution of India shall entail disqualification for contesting elections to Parliament and State Legislatures for six year from the date of conviction.
  2. There is an increase in the security deposit which a candidate has to make to contest the election to the Lok Sabha.
  3. A candidate cannot now stand for election from more than one Parliament Constituency.
  4. No election will now be countermanded on the death of a contesting candidate.

Which of the above statements are correct?

  1. 2 and 3
  2. 1, 2 and 4
  3. 1 and 3
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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