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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 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.

Multiple choice political science local self-government-urban local self - government - urban local self government - urban local self government- urban

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.

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

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.

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

What type of citizenship is provided by the Indian Constitution?

  1. Single citizenship

  2. Dual citizenship

  3. Both single and dual citizenship

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

Part 2 of the Indian Constitution deals with citizenship. Indian Constitution provides for single citizenship which means that there is no concept of state citizenship. Also, one cannot have of India and any other country simultaneously. S/he will have to give up citizenship of one country to hold onto other.

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

Our Constitution provides for ________ citizenship for its citizens.

  1. Multiple

  2. Dual

  3. Single

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

Part 2 of the Indian Constitution deals with citizenship. Indian Constitution provides for single citizenship which means that there is no concept of state citizenship. Also, one cannot have of India and any other country simultaneously. S/he will have to give up citizenship of one country to hold onto other.

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

With what subject do the Articles 5 to 8 of the Constitution of India deal?

  1. Details of Indian Union and its territory

  2. Citizenship

  3. Fundamental Duties

  4. Union Executive
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Citizenship is a status of being a citizen of a particular country. In India, one condition of citizenship is that citizens should owe their allegiance towards the nation and respect the Constitution of India. They are given civil rights as the right to equality, life, freedom, education etc and Political Rights such as the right to vote etc. Article 5 to 8 deal with the Citizenship and right to citizenship of certain persons on certain conditions.

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

Which article of Indian Constitution deals with persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be citizens?

  1. Article 5

  2. Article 6

  3. Article 7

  4. Article 9
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Article 5-11 deals with the procedure of citizenship in India

Article 5 - Citizenship at the commencement of the constitution.
Article 6 - Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India from Pakistan
Article 7 - Right of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan.
Article 9 - Persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign state not to be citizens.

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

The Citizenship Act of 1955 prescribes ______ ways of acquiring citizenship. 

  1. Two

  2. Three

  3. Four

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

The citizenship act 1955 prescribes five ways of acquiring citizenship of India. These are

(1) By birth
(2) By descent/ Hereditary
(3) By registration
(4) By Naturalisation
(5) By Incorporation of territory.

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

If any foreign territory becomes a part of India, the __________ specifies the persons who among the people of the territory shall be the citizens of India.

  1. Government of India

  2. Foreign government

  3. Government of the concerned foreign territory

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

If any foreign territory becomes a part of India, the government of India specifies the persons who among the people of the territory shall be the citizen of India. Such persons become the citizen of India from the notified date.
Example

Pondicherry was handed over to India by the French. When it became the part of India, the Government of India issued the citizenship order 1962, under citizenship act 1955.

Multiple choice political science india's relationship with other countries regional organisation india’s international relations foreign policy of india and india's relations with the neighbouring countries

The 13th amendment to the constitution of Sri Lanka made a point about ______________.

  1. Establishment of provincial councils

  2. Sinhala and Tamil as the official language of the country

  3. English as link language

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

 On 14th November 1987, the Sri Lankan Parliament passed the 13th amendment to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The 13th amendment to the constitution of Sri Lanka made a point about:-

1. The amendment made Sinhala and Tamil as the official language.
2. Creation of provincial councils in Sri Lanka.
3. Preserving English as the link language.

Multiple choice history the industrial revolution industrialization and the growth of democracy china: two different phases industrial revolution industrial revolution and its effects

The Declaration of American Independence was drafted by ______.

  1. George Washington

  2. George Masons

  3. Thomas Jefferson

  4. John Locke
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The 'Committee of Five' appointed to draft a declaration consisted of: $Thomas$ $Jefferson$ of Virginia, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Robert R. Livingston of New York, and John Adams of Massachusetts. The declaration of Independence was signed on 4th July 1776.