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Constitutions and Law

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Constitutions and Law questions cover fundamental rights, the preamble, critical articles, and amendments from the Indian and United States constitutions. This topic is indispensable for UPSC, state PSC, and SSC exams. Practicing these questions ensures a solid understanding of political frameworks and legal provisions.

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Constitutions and Law Questions

Multiple choice

All government contracts made in exercise of the executive power of the union shall be expressed to be made by the President under

  1. Article 297 of the Constitution of India

  2. Article 280 of the Constitution of India

  3. Article 299 of the Constitution of India

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

(3) All government contracts made in exercise of the executive power of the union shall be expressed to be made by the President under Article 299 of the Constitution of India.

Multiple choice

The Constitution declares India a secular state, which means

  1. the state regards religions as a private affair of the citizens and does not discriminate on this basis

  2. religions are patronised by the state

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A secular state means equal treatment of all the religions by the state.

Multiple choice

The Constitution of India is a

  1. ledger

  2. notebook

  3. book

  4. document
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Constitution of India is a living document, an instrument that makes the government system work.

Multiple choice

Assertion (A): Under Article 368, the Parliament can amend any provision of the Constitution, except the basic structure of the Constitution. Reason (R): The Supreme Court has restricted the absolute power of Parliament to amend any provision of the Constitution.

  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.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Under Article 368, the Parliament can amend any provision of the Constitution, except the basic structure of the Constitution. The Supreme Court has restricted the power of Parliament to amend any provision of the Constitution.

Multiple choice

The provisions of environmental protection in the Constitution were made under

  1. Article 5A

  2. Article 21B

  3. Article 27B(h)

  4. Article 48A and Article 51A(g)

  5. None of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

(4) The Government of India, by the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution in 1976 made the express provision for the protection and promotion of the environment, by the introduction of Articles 48A and 51A(g), which form the part of Directive Principles of State Policy and the Fundamental Duties, respectively.

Multiple choice

Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 was held to be ‘intra-vires’ in the Constitution by the Supreme Court in the case of

  1. T. Sareetha Vs. T. V. Subbhiah

  2. Saroj Rani Vs. Sudarshan

  3. Harvinder Kaur Vs. Harmandar Singh

  4. Sarla Mudgil Vs. Union of India
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 was held to be ‘intra-vires’ in the Constitution by the Supreme Court in the case of Saroj Rani Vs. Sudarshan.

Multiple choice

The Supreme Court has laid down guidelines for imposing emergency under Article 356 in which of the following cases?

  1. A. K. Roy Vs. Union of India

  2. S. R. Bommai Vs. Union of India

  3. State of Rajasthan Vs. Union of India

  4. Rameswar Prasad Vs. Union of India
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The SC laid down certain guidelines so as to prevent the misuse of Article 356 of the Constitution.

  1. The majority enjoyed by the Council of Ministers shall be tested on the floor of the House.
  2. The centre should give a warning to the state and a time period of one week to reply.
  3. The court cannot question the advice tendered by the CoMs to the President but it can question the material behind the satisfaction of the President, etc.
Multiple choice

Which constitutional amendment mentions: “The total number of ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Council of Ministers shall not exceed fifteen percent of the total number of members of the House of the people”?

  1. Ninety-first

  2. Ninety-second

  3. Ninety-third

  4. Ninety-fifth
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Constitution (Ninety-first amendment) Act, 2003 restricts the size of Council of Ministers to 15% of the total number of members in the Parliament or the State Legislature.

Multiple choice

Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct option using the codes given below.

 
List – I List – II
i. Executive power must be exercised in accordance with the Constitution. a. H. H. Maharajadhiraja Madhav Rao Jivaji Rao Scindia Bahadur Vs. Union of India
ii. Executive power is the residue of functions of Government, which are not legislative or judicial. b. Maganbhai Ishwarbhai Patel Vs. Union of India
iii. Executive power may be exercised without prior legislative support. c. Kehar Singh Vs. Union of India
iv. The President is not bound to hear a petitioner for mercy before he rejects the petition. d. A. Sanjeevi Naidu Vs. State of Madras

  1. i – d, ii – a, iii – b, iv – c

  2. i – a, ii – d, iii – b, iv – c

  3. i – d, ii – a, iii – c, iv – b

  4. i – b, ii – c, iii – a, iv – d
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

i – d, ii – a, iii – b, iv – c

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that best replaces the underlined portion.In modern democratic societies lynch law seems to have become a common feature in almost all the spheres of life.

  1. law of the parliament

  2. law of the constitution

  3. law of the mob

  4. law of the underworld
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

'Lynch' is to murder (an accused person) by mob action and without lawful trial, as by hanging. Therefore, 'lynch law' (the lawless practice of killing by lynching) would be the law of the mob. Hence, option (3) is the answer.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. Local government including self-government institutions in both urban and rural areas is a subject under the Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.

  2. Provisions inserted in the Constitution of India by article 243-243ZG are in the nature of basic provisions.

  3. These provisions have to be supplemented by laws made by the respective state Legislatures.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Only 1 and 2

  2. Only 2 and 3

  3. Only 3

  4. 1,2 and 3

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect: Local government is in the STATE List (Entry 5), not the Concurrent List. States have exclusive power over local government matters. Statement 2 is correct: Articles 243-243ZG provide basic framework provisions for Panchayati Raj and municipal institutions. Statement 3 is correct: These constitutional provisions are补充 by state legislatures through laws conforming to the basic framework. Only statements 2 and 3 are correct.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. There is no provision in respect of the Secretariat of state Legislature in the Constitution of India.

  2. The Constitution of India does not list the powers and functions of the Chief Secretary of a state.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect because the Constitution of India does contain provisions related to the state legislature secretariat (for example, Article 187 deals with the Secretariat of the State Legislature). Statement 2 is correct because the Constitution does not specifically enumerate the powers and functions of the Chief Secretary - these are derived from rules made under Article 166 and the state's business of government rules.