1. Which one of the following is not vested in the Union by the Constitution (Fortieth Amendment) Act?
A. All mines and minerals lying in the ocean within its territorial waters
B. All resources of the Exclusive Economic Zone
C. Fisheries
D. All things of value in the ocean within its continental shelf
2. Which one of the following does not describe the procedure or substance of the amendments to the Indian Constitution?
A. The Bill to amend the Constitution has to be laid in any House of the Union Parliament.
B. The basic features of the Constitution cannot be amended.
C. In the event of a deadlock between the two Houses of the Parliament, there is no provision for a joint session,
D. The President cannot veto a Bill for the amendment of the Constitution,
3. Arrange the following chronologically:1. 44th Amendment Act2. Minerva Mills Case3. Amendment to Preamble4. Kesavananda Bharati CaseSelect the correct answer using the code given below:
A. 4-3-1-2
B. 4-3-2-1
C. 3-4-1-2
D. 2-4-3-1
4. Which one of the following is a correct description of the Indian Federal System?
A. Dual citizenship
B. States have equal representation in the Council of States
C. Persons belonging to the all-India services can be dismissed or removed by the States
D. Unlike in the USA, there is no dual system of courts.
5. Who among the following was the advisor to the Constituent Assembly?
A. B.N. Rau
B. B.R. Ambedkar
C. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
D. Alladi Krishnaswamy
6. Which of the following terms were added to the Preamble of the Constitution of India by the ConstitutionalAmendment, 1976?1. Socialist2. Secular3. Integrity4. FraternitySelect the correct answer using the code given below:
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1, 2 and 3 only
C. 2 and 4 only
D. 1, 3 and 4 only
7. Which of the following Articles was defended by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on the plea that it would be used as 'a matter of last resort'?
A. Article 352
B. Article 359
C. Article 356
D. Article 368
8. Who among the following stated in the Constituent Assembly that on 26th January, 1950, India was going to enter a life of contradictions?
A. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. S. P. Mukherjee
9. The 11 Schedule of the Constitution of India distributes powers between:
A. the Union and the State Legislatures
B. the State Legislatures and the Panchayat
C. the Municipal Corporation and the Panchayat
D. the Gram Sabha and the Panchayat
10. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?
A. B. R. Ambedkar
B. Rajendra Prasad
C. Alladi Krishnaswami Aiyar
D. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
11. Which of the following provision(s) of the Constitution of India became effective from 26th November 1949?1. Elections2. Citizenship3. Emergency provisions4. Appointment of the JudgesSelect the correct answer using the code given below:
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1, 2 and 3 only
D. 2 and 4 only
12. How many types of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity in that order has been mentioned in the Preamble of the constitution of India?
A. 3, 5, 2, 1
B. 1,3,5,2
C. 2, 5, 3, 1
D. 5, 2, 1, 3
13. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Preamble to the Indian constitution?1. It is a source from which Parliament derives its power authority.2. Any citizen of India can move to the court if the State or its authority violates any provision envisaged in the Preamble.Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
14. Which of the following is the first State in India formed on the basis of languages?
A. Kerala
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Uttar Pradesh
15. Which one of the following Schedules to the Constitution of India provides for setting up of Autonomous District Councils?
A. Third Schedule
B. Fourth Schedule
C. Fifth Schedule
D. Sixth Schedule
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