Q- Of the following words in the Preamble of the Constitution of India which was not inserted through the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976?
(a) Socialist (b) Secular
(c) Dignity (d) Integrity
Ans: (c)
Q- Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments introduced the anti-defection provision in the Constitution for the first time?
(a) 51st Amendment
(b) 52nd Amendment
(c) 53rd Amendment
(d) 54th Amendment
Ans: (b)
Q- The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by
(a) First Amendment
(b) Eighth Amendment
(c) Ninth Amendment
(d) Forty Second Amendment
Ans: (a)
Q- The 42nd Amendment Act (1976) has incorporated into the Constitution of India a new chapter on
(a) Administration of Union Territories
(b) Formation of Inter-State Council
(c) Fundamental Duties
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)
Q- By which Amendment Act of the Constitution of India were the Directive Principles of the State Policy given precedence over the Fundamental Rights wherever they come into conflict?
(a) 40th (b) 42nd
(c) 44th (d) 46th
Ans: (b)
Q- Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments State that the total number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister in the Council of Ministers shall not exceed 15% of the total number of members of the House of the People?
(a) 90th (b) 91st
(c) 92nd (d) 93rd
Ans: (b)
Q- By which Amendment Act the Fundamental Duties of Citizens are included in Indian Constitution?
(a) 42nd Amendment Act
(b) 56th Amendment Act
(c) 73rd Amendment Act
(d) 98th Amendment Act
Ans: (a)
Q- The most controversial Amendment passed during the emergency was
(a) 41st (b) 42nd
(c) 43rd (d) 44th
Ans: (b)
Q- Which of the following Constitution Amendment Act seeks that the size of the Council of Ministers at the Centre and in a State must not exceed 15% of the total numbers of the Legislative Assemblies of that State, respectively?
(a) 91st (b) 93rd
(c) 95th (d) 97th
Ans: (a)
Q- Which one of the following amendments to the Indian Constitution empowers the President to send back any matter for reconsideration by the Council of Ministers?
(a) 39th (b) 40th
(c) 42nd (d) 44th
Ans: (d)
Q- Which one of the following Bills must be passed by each House of the Indian Parliament separately by special majority?
(a) Ordinary Bill
(b) Money Bill
(c) Finance Bill
(d) Constitution Amendment Bill
Ans: (d)
Q- The Right to Property was removed from the list of Fundamental Rights enlisted in the Constitution of India through which one of the following Amendments?
(a) 23rd (b) 44th
(c) 73rd (d) 76th
Ans: (b)
Q- Functions to be assigned to Panchayats by 73rd Amendment of the Constitution are mentioned in
(a) Tenth Schedule
(b) Eleventh Schedule
(c) Twelfth Schedule
(d) Thirteenth Schedule
Ans: (b)
Q- Which of the following Constitutional Amendments are related to raising the number of Members of Lok Sabha to be elected from the States?
(a) 6th and 22nd
(b) 13th and 38th
(c) 7th and 31st
(d) 11th and 42nd
Ans: (c)
Q- The 79th Amendment of the Indian Constitution is related to
(a) Centre-State relations
(b) Establishment of two political parties
(c) Fundamental Rights
(d) Reservation of SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies
Ans: (d)
Q- Sikkim was made an integral part of India under the
(a) 36th Amendment
(b) 39th Amendment
(c) 40th Amendment
(d) 42nd Amendment
Ans: (a)
Q- Which one of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India deals with the issue of strengthening of the Panchayati Raj?
(a) 42nd (b) 44th
(c) 73rd (d) 86th
Ans: (b)
Q- The method of Constitutional Amendment is provided in
(a) Article 348
(b) Article 358
(c) Article 368
(d) Article 378
Ans: (c)
Q- The 73rd Amendment of the Indian Constitution deals with
(a) Panchayati Raj
(b) Compulsory Primary Education
(c) Nagar Palikas
(d) Minimum age for marriage
Ans: (a)
Q- The 84th Amendment Act has frozen the total number of existing seats in the Lok Sabha on the basis of 1971 Census. They shall remain unaltered till the first census to be taken after the year
(a) 2010 (b) 2015
(c) 2021 (d) 2026
Ans: (d)
Q- Which of the following Constitutional Amendments have added Article 15(5) in the Constitution of India providing for reservation in educational institution in the private sector also?
(a) 81st Amendment
(b) 86th Amendment
(c) 91st Amendment
(d) 93rd Amendment
Ans: (d)
Q- The first Amendment to the Constitution carried out in 1951 related to
(a) Security of the country
(b) Security of the Prime Minister
(c) Protection of agrarian reforms in certain States
(d) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Ans: (c)
Q- Which of the following Constitutional Amendments integrated Sikkim as a full-fledged state of the Indian Union?
(a) 34th (b) 35th
(c) 36th (d) 37th
Ans: (c)
Q- Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts was said to be a ‘Mini Constitution’?
(a) 42nd (b) 44th
(c) 46th (d) 50th
Ans: (a)
Q- By which one of the following Constitutional Amendments Delhi has become ‘National Capital Region’ (NCR)?
(a) 61st Amendment
(b) 69th Amendment
(c) 71st Amendment
(d) 79th Amendment
Ans: (b)
Q- Which of the following has banned floor crossing by the members elected on a party ticket to the legislative?
(a) 52nd Constitution Amendment Act
(b) Peoples Representation Act
(c) National Security Act
(d) Maintenance of Internal Security Act
Ans: (a)
Q- The minimum age of voting in India was lowered from 21 to 18 years by the Constitutional Amendment Act
(a) 57th (b) 59th
(c) 61st (d) 63rd
Ans: (c)
Q- Sikkim became an associate State of Indian Union by the following
(a) 30th Amendment of the Constitution
(b) 34th Amendment of the Constitution
(c) 35th Amendment of the Constitution
(d) 36th Amendment of the Constitution
Ans: (c)
Q- The Constitution (93rd Amendment) Act deals with
(a) Local self-government
(b) Extension of reservation in educational institution
(c) Basic structure of the Constitution of India
(d) Appointment of judges in the Supreme Court of India
Ans: (b)
Q- Under which one of the following Constitution Amendment Acts four languages under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, thereby raising their number to 22?
(a) Constitution (Ninetieth Amendment) Act
(b) Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Act
(c) Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act
(d) Constitution (Ninety-third Amendment) Act
Ans: (c)
Q- The Constitution (98th Amendment) Act is related to
(a) empowering the Centre to levy and appropriate service tax
(b) the Constitution of the National Judicial Commission
(c) readjustment of electoral constituencies on the basis of population
(d) the demarcation of new boundries between the States
Ans: (b)
Q- The 73rd Constitution Amendment, 1992 refers to the
(a) generation of gainful employment for the unemployed and the under-employed men and women in rural areas
(b) generation of employment for the able bodied adults who are in need and desirous of work during the lean agricultural reason
(c) laying the foundation for strong and vibrant Panchayati Raj institutions in the country
(d) guarantee of right to life, liberty and security of person equality before law and equal protection without discrimination
Ans: (c)
Q- Which Amendment Act introduced changes in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?
(a) The 38th Amendment Act, 1975
(b) The 40th Amendment Act, 1976
(c) The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
(d) The 44th Amendment Act, 1979
Ans: (c)
Q- Despotism is possible in a
(a) One party state
(b) Two party state
(c) Multi party state
(d) Two and multi party state
Ans: (a)
Q- Which of the following languages has included in the constitution by the Ninety-second Amendment Act?
(a) Sanskrit (b) Urdu
(c) Manipuri (d) Dogri
Ans: (d)
Q- ‘Consent of the people’ means consent of
(a) A few people
(b) All people
(c) Majority of the people
(d) Leader of the people
Ans: (c)
Q- Which of the following assumed sovereign power at midnight of August, 14/15, 1947 provisionally?
(a) Central Legislative Assembly
(b) Constituent Assembly
(c) Interim Government
(d) Chamber of Princess
Ans: (c)
Q- Who is responsible for the registration of voters?
(a) Election Commission
(b) Voters
(c) Government
(d) Political Parties
Ans: (a)
Q- The basic parameters of India’s Foreign Policy were laid down by
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Dr. Radhakrishnan
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Dr. Zakir Hussain
Ans: (c)
Q- The development of which of the following administrative concepts could be attributed to German Sociologist Max Weber?
(a) Democracy (b) Bureaucracy
(c) Pluralism (d) Corporatism
Ans: (b)
Q- There is no provision in the Constitution for the impeachment of the
(a) Chief Justice of India
(b) Chief Justice of a High Court
(c) Governor
(d) Vice-President
Ans: (c)
Q- In India, planned economy is based on
(a) Gandhian System
(b) Socialist System
(c) Capitalist System
(d) Mixed Economy System
Ans: (b)