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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 civics following the mahatma - part 2 flow of refugees and integration of princely states the indian independence act, 1947 constitution and the first general election

At the time of  Independence, India had Democratic Republic Constitution and Pakistan had _______.

  1. Unwritten Constitution

  2. Religious Constitution

  3. Socialist Constitution

  4. Secular Constitution
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Following partition, Pakistan adopted a constitution based on Islamic principles, which is often characterized as a religious constitution, whereas India adopted a secular democratic constitution.

Multiple choice economics rural development in india basics of rural development meaning and importance of rural development agriculture sector

Powers, responsibilities, and authority of Panchayats are detailed in which article of the Indian constitution?

  1. 243G

  2. 43A

  3. Both A and B

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

  • Powers, responsibilities, and authority of panchayats are detailed in the article 243G of Indian constitution.
  • This article endows powers on panchayat raj bodies to prepare and implement the plans for social and economic development.

Multiple choice business economics and quantitative methods introduction to managerial economics theories of employment and income concept of international trade macro economic analysis

The Planning Commission was set up in accordance with the _________ mentioned in the Directive Principles of the Indian Constitution.

  1. Article 38

  2. Article 39

  3. Article 42

  4. Article 51A
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

  • The Planning Commission is an institution in the Government of India, which formulates India's Five-Year Plans, among other functions.
  • It was established in accordance with article 39 of the constitution which is a part of directive principles of state policy.
  • After India gained independence, a formal model of planning was adopted, and accordingly, the Planning Commission, reporting directly to the Prime Minister of India was established on 23rd March 1950, with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as the chairman. The Planning Commission does not derive its creation from either the Constitution or statute but is an arm of the Central Government.

Multiple choice political science national integration diverse democracy diversity unity and diversity in india community and community development community development national symbols our national symbols

India is a secular state and is clearly proclaimed in the ________________.

  1. Fundamental rights

  2. Fundamental duties.

  3. Preamble.

  4. Directive Principles of State policy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

India is a secular state and it is clearly proclaimed in the Preamble of the Constitution. The term 'Secular' was added to the Constitution after the 42nd Amendment Act. Preamble explains that India has no particular religion of its own. It favours all the religion equally. 

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Which of the following is a fundamental duty mentioned in the Indian constitution?

  1. To promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India and respect religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities

  2. Promote international peace and security

  3. Maintain just and honourable relations between nations

  4. Encourage settlements of international disputes by mutual agreement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

To promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India and respect religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities is the fundamental duty that is mentioned in Indian constitution. It is very important for Indian population which has a mix of different cultures living together.

Multiple choice political science national integration diverse democracy diversity unity and diversity in india community and community development community development national symbols our national symbols

Which of the following promote national integration? 

  1. Constitutional provisions

  2. Governmental initiatives

  3. National Festivals and symbols

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Feeling of togetherness or oneness towards one’s own country is called National integration. India, which is, in spite of being diverse with many languages, religions, castes, creed etc. there is a feeling of oneness among people. Following promote national integration: Constitutional provisions, governmental Initiatives, national festivals and symbols.

Multiple choice political science national integration diverse democracy diversity unity and diversity in india community and community development community development national symbols our national symbols

Which of the following is included in the Preamble of Indian Constitution?

  1. Unity and integrity of the nation as a major objective

  2. Planning as objective

  3. To achieve best place in worlds economy

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

‘Unity and integrity of the nation as a major objective’ is included in the preamble of Indian constitution. This is very important because India has a wide variety of cultures mixed up and living together without hurting or harming each other.

Multiple choice political science national integration diverse democracy diversity unity and diversity in india community and community development community development national symbols our national symbols

Our Constitution recognizes ___________ languages as official languages.

  1. 14

  2. 15

  3. 16

  4. 22
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Language is a medium of communication. There are a huge number of languages spoken over the world. In India there are 22 official or recognised languages. The list of official languages include Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.National language of India is Hindi.

Multiple choice political science national integration diverse democracy diversity unity and diversity in india community and community development community development national symbols our national symbols

__________ languages have been given official language status in our Constitution.

  1. 43

  2. 42

  3. 22

  4. 23
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
22 languages have been given official language status in our Constitution:
1. Assamese
2. Bengali
3. Bodo
4. Dogri
5. Gujarati
6. Hindi
7. Kannada
8. Kashmiri
9. Konkani
10. Maithili
11. Malayalam
12. Meitei (Manipuri)
13. Marathi
14. Nepal 
15. Odia
16. Punjabi
17. Sanskrit
18. Santali
19. Sindhi
20.Tamil
21. Telugu
22. Urdu
Of these languages, 14 were initially included in the Constitution. Subsequently, Sindhi was added in 1967; Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali were added in 1992; and Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santali were added in 2003.

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Nothing in Article 13 of Constitution shall apply to any amendment made under this Article'. This provision was inserted in Article 368 by _________________.

  1. Constitution [Twenty-fifth Amendment] Act

  2. Constitution [Forty-second Amendment] Act

  3. Constitution [Twenty-fourth Amendment] Act

  4. Constitution [Seventy-fifth Amendment] Act
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The 24th Constitutional Amendment Act (1971) was passed to nullify the Supreme Court's judgment in the Golaknath case, asserting Parliament's power to amend any part of the Constitution.

Multiple choice civics the president and the central council of ministers council of ministers prime minister and council of ministers the prime minister and council of ministers

Which Article of the Constitution states that the Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President?

  1. Article 72

  2. Article 73

  3. Article 74

  4. Article 75
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Article 75 of the Indian Constitution explicitly states that the Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.

Multiple choice civics the president and the central council of ministers council of ministers prime minister and council of ministers the prime minister and council of ministers

Which one among the following features of the Constitution of India is indicative of the fact that the real executive power is vested in the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister?

  1. Federation

  2. Representative Legislature

  3. Universal Adult Franchise

  4. Parliamentary Democracy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Constitution of India has adopted for Parliamentary form of government wherein the power is held by the representatives elected by the Public and entrusted with the responsibility of making laws and governing the nation. The head of the Government is called Prime Minister who runs the Government along with his ministers known as Council of Ministers. The constitution has made the council of ministers and the Prime minister as the de facto (real executive) and all the power lies in the council of Ministers.

Multiple choice civics citizens and citizenship citizens and citizenship state and citizen citizenship national symbols our national symbols

Which of the following statements is not the feature of Indian Constitution?

  1. Double citizenship.

  2. Single constitution for both centre ans states (except J & K).

  3. Integrated judicial system.

  4. All of the above.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The structure of India is federal with several non-federal features. In other federal countries, dual citizenship is provided to the citizens : 

national citizenship and state citizenship.
But in India constitution provides only a single citizenship, that is , the Indian citizenship.

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Article 5-11 of part II of Constitution of India deal with________.

  1. Citizenship

  2. Fundamental Rights

  3. Fundamental Duties

  4. Directive Principles of State policy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Article 5-11 of part II of the constitution of India deal with citizenship of India. It empowers the parliament to enact a law to provide for such matters and any other matter relating to citizenship. Accordingly, Parliament has enacted the citizenship act 1955, which has been amended in 1986, 1992, 2003 and 2005.