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1. Which one of the following is considered as the first step towards the constitutional government?

1.  The charter act of 1813
2. The charter act of 1853
3. The act of 1858
4. The act of 1861

 

 

2. The historic objective resolution, which was adopted by the constituent assembly on January 22,1947 was of

1.  Mahatma Gandhi
2. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
4. Dr.Rajendra Prasad

 

3. The Member of the constituent assembly were

1.  Elected by provincial assemblies
2. Elected by the people
3. Nominated by the government
4. Only representatives of princely status

 

4. All Governments in India derive their authority from

1.  The constitution of India
2. The people of India
3. The voters
4. The citizens of India

 

5. In The constituent assembly which words were associated with the parliament

1.  Parliament of the legislature
2. Parliament of the union
3. Parliament of the federation
4. All the above

 

6. Who Among the following was not a member of drafting committee?

 

6.  K.M. Munshi
7. N.Gopal Swamy Ayyangar
8. Alladi Krishna Swami
9. Sardar patel

 

7. The Constituent assembly was set up under the recommendations of

 

1.  Cripps Proposals
2. C.R. Plan
3. Cabinet mission plan
4. Mountbatten plan

 

8. The two principles which guided the constituent assembly in arriving at decisions were

 

1.  Consensus and accommodation
2. Socialism and planning
3. Unity and national integration
4. None of the above

9. Who described the government of India act,1935 as a new charter of bondage?

 

1.  Jawaharlal Nehru
2. M.A. Jinnah
3. K.T. Shah
4.  Mahatma Gandhi

 

10. Who prepared the first draft constitution of India

 

1.  Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Gandhiji
3. Advisory branch of the constituent assembly
4. Sardar Vallabhai Patel

 

11. How many readings were held on the constitution in the constituent assembly

 

1.  First reading
2. Second reading
3. Third reading
4. None of the above

 

12. When did the constituent assembly adopt national anthem

 

1.  25th Jan 1950
2. 26th Nov 1950
3. 24th Jan 1950
4. 29th Jan 1950

 

13. Which women presented national flag in the constituent assembly

 

1. Srmt. Sarojini naidu
2. Srmt. Hansa mehta
3. Srmt. Indira Gandhi
4. None of above

 

14. In The national flag, what does Ashoka’s wheel represent

 

1. Wheel of the truth
2. Wheel of the moral
3. Wheel of the dharma
4. Wheel of the law

 

15. The preamble of our constitution reads: India is a

 

1. Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic
2. Sovereign, Democratic, Socialist, Secular, Republic
3. Socialist, Democratic, Secular, Socialist, Republic
4. Democratic, Sovereign, Secular, Socialist, Republic

 

16. In What way our Indian parliament is not sovereign or supreme with respect of the constitution

 

1. In the preamble, constitution of India defines people of India as sovereign
2. Written constitution of India
3. Separation of power and checks and balances between the three constitutional organs
4. All the above

 

17. The preamble of the constitution was prepared by

 

1. Pandit Nehru
2. Sardar Patel
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Subhash Chandra Bose

 

 

18. The Supreme Court of India reiterated that preamble is not a part of Indian constitution in:

 

1. Berubari case 1968
2. Berubari case 1960
3. Kesavananda bharathi 1970
4. Kesavananda bharathi 1973

 

19. Which one of the following is the most prominent element in justice?

 

1. Equality
2. .Equity
3. Impartiality
4. Rightness

 

20.Which of the following objectives the preamble to the constitution does not proclaim

 

1. Social,economic,political justice
2. Liberty of tough, expression, belief,faith and worship
3. Equality of status and of oppurtunity
4. Promoting fraternity among worlds nations

 

21. Libarty equality and fraternity: this inspration was derived from the

 

1. American revalution
2. French revalution
3. Russion revalution
4. None of the above

 

22. Which of the following combinations of terms have been added to preamble in 1976 through 42nd amendment to the constitution?

 

1. Socialist and secular
2. Unity and integrity
3. Both (1), (2)
4. Neither (1) or (2)

 

23. In the last paragraph of the preamble indicates that the constitution is

 

1. A Borrowed constitution
2. A Lengthy constitution
3. A Self enacted and self imposed constitution
4. None of above

 

24. Who proposed that the term ‘fraternity’ is to be included in preamble?

 

1. K.M. Munshi
2. D.P. Khaithan
3. B.R. Ambedkar
4. Sachidananda sinha

 

25. The concept of Citizenship is associated with, which gives its citizens, a right to participate

 

1. Equality
2. Liberty
3. Justice
4. Democracy

 

26. A Foreigner can acquire Indian citizenship through

 

1. Registration
2. Naturalisation
3. Descent
4. All of the above

 

27. According to the citizenship amendment act 1986, every person both in India on or after shall be a citizen of India by birth

 

1. 26th January 1977
2. 26th January 1950
3. 26th January 1986
4. 26th January 1955

 

28. Citizenship rights are

 

1. Political in nature
2. Legal in nature
3. Social in nature
4. Ethical in nature

 

29. Which of the following cannot avail of some fundamental rights available to citizens?

 

1. Enemy aliens
2. Friendly aliens
3. All aliens
4. None of above

 

30. When a citizen of India acquires citizenship of another country

 

1. He becomes a green card holder
2. He attains the eligibility to own double citizenship
3. His Indian citizenship gets terminated
4. None of the above

 

31. A naturalized citizen enjoys

 

1. All the fundamental rights
2. Only those rights which are enjoyed by the aliens
3. All the fundamental rights but may not abide by the fundamental duties
4. Does not enjoy any of the fundamental rights

 

32. A Person can lose his citizen ship through:

 

1. Termination
2. Renunciation
3. Deprivation
4. All of the above

 

33. The fundamental rights

 

1. Were incorporated by 42nd amendment
2. Were incorporated by 44th amendment
3. Formed a part of original constitution
4. Were added by parliament in 1952

 

34. Which one of the following is not a civil right?

 

1. Right to work
2. Right to resist
3. Equality before law
4. Right to life

 

35. Freedom of speech under the constitution is subject to reasonable restriction on the grounds of protection of

 

1. Sovereignty and integrity of the country
2. The dignity of the office of the prime minister
3. The dignity of the union cabinet
4. The dignity of the constitutional functioning

 

36. Which of the following is not included in the fundamental rights in the constitution of India?

 

1. Right to property
2. Right to freedom of religion
3. Right to vote in all elections
4. Right to freedom of speech and expression

 

37. The fundamentak rights enshrined in the constitution of India were inspired by the

 

1. Bills of right of USA
2. Magnacarta
3. Government of India act 1935
4. Queen’s proclamation

 

38. The fundamental rights as given in the constitution are:

 

1. Subject to reasonable restrictions
2. Absolute
3. Inalienable
4. None of above

 

39. Which of the following describes the nature of Directive Principles of State Policy

 

1. They are negative injunctions regarding certain things
2. They are positive instructions
3. They are justifiable
4. They are included in the constitution under part V

 

 

40. Who among the following enjoys the rank of a cabinet minister in the union cabinet?
41. Secretary to the government of India
42. Deputy Chairman of the planning commission
43. Principal Secretary to the prime minister
44. Supreme Court judge

 

41. In a parliamentary system the executive is responsible

 

1. Directly to the people
2. To legislature
3. To judiciary
4. None of the above

 

42. The president of India has the same constitutional authority as the

 

1. British monarch
2. President of U.S.A.
3. President of Russia
4. President of Canada

 

43. A Case of dispute in the presidential election is refered to

 

1. Chief election commisioner
2. Supreme court
3. Parliament
4. Speaker

 

44. Administative powers of the union and the states are

 

1. Conflictive
2. Contradictory
3. Co–extensive
4. None of the above

 

45. Under which article of the constitution of India can the president of India be impeached

 

1. 56
2. 61
3. 76
4. 356

 

46. Which of the annual reports the president is not duty bound to ensure that thay are placed before parliament?

 

1. Report of C.A.G.
2. Report of U.P.S.C.
3. Report of commission for S.C. and S.T.s
4. Report of Atomic Energy Commission

 

47. Which one f the following is not a constitutional of the president of India

 

1. Returning a Legestative bill for reconsideration
2. Returning of Financial bill for reconsideration
3. Dissolving the Lok sabha
4. Summoning the Rajya sabha

 

48. At a joint sitting of parliament a bill has to be passed

 

1. By a simple majority of the total number of members of both houses
2. By a two thirds majority of the total number of both houses
3. By a simple majority of the total number of members of both houses, present and voting
4. By a two thirds majority of the total number of members of the both hoses present and voting

 

49. Which of the following state first introduced 50% reservation for women in local body elections?

 

1. Bihar
2. Haryana
3. Delhi
4. Andhra Pradesh

 

50. The formation of the council of ministers starts with the appointment of

 

1. The president
2. The speaker
3. The prime minister
4. None of three

 

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