Reading on Indian Constitution, Secularism and Sustainable Environment | Set 1
1. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar is chiefly remembered for :
Correct : A. His role in writing the Constitution of free India
2. The first Law Minister of the Government of India:
Correct : B. Dr: Bhimrao Ambedkar
3. The Draft Constitution of India contains:
Correct : A. 315 Articles and 8 Schedules
4. Under the Presidential system of America, ---------- is the chief head of the Executive.
Correct : B. The President
5. Under the Draft Constitution of India, the President occupies the same position as ----- under the English Constitution.
Correct : A. The King
6. A ------- must satisfy two conditions: (1) It must be stable and (2) It must be responsible
Correct : A. Democratic executive
7. The two essential characteristics of a Unitary constitution are:
Correct : A. The supremacy of Central Polity and the absence of subsidiary sovereign polities
8. The Dual Polity under the Draft Constitution consists of---------
Correct : A. The Union at the Centre and the States at the periphery
9. The American Polity is a -------
Correct : A. Dual Polity with a Dual Citizenship
10. The Indian Polity is a--------
Correct : C. Single Polity with a Single Citizenship
11. In normal times, the Draft Constitution of India is framed to work as though it was-----
Correct : A. Unitary System
12. In order to overcome the issues of rigidity and legalism, the Draft Constitution of India
follows----------
Correct : B. The Australian Constitution
13. The President of the Indian Union, under the Parliamentary system is --------
Correct : C. The head of the State, but not the head of the executive
14. The Non-Parliamentary system tends to be---------
Correct : B. More stable than responsible
15. The Parliamentary System tends to be ------
Correct : C. More responsible than stable
16. In a ---------------------Constitution, the Central polity as well as subsidiary polities
exist side by side.
Correct : B. Federal
17. The Draft Constitution has the characteristics of ------------
Correct : D. Both the Unitary and the Federal polity
18. Which among the following are the unique features of the Indian Polity?
Correct : A. Single judiciary; Uniformity in fundamental laws, and a Common All India Civil Service
19. The oldest Constitution still in force is that of --------
Correct : A. Massachusetts
20. The largest written Constitution is that of --------
Correct : A. India
21. Who is the author of the work “Parliament of India-Myths and Realities”
Correct : C. Subhash C. Kashyap
22. “Salient Features of Constitution” is a Chapter from :
Correct : D. Our Constitution: An Introduction to India’s Constitution and Constitutional Laws
23. Which among the following statements, is true:
Correct : D. Indian Constitution is a blend of written and unwritten; rigid and flexible; federal
24. Fundamental duties were added to the Indian Constitution by the ---------
Correct : A. 42nd Amendment
25. Which among the following is not included in the Fundamental Rights
Correct : D. Right to private property
26. What does the word “Franchise” mean?
Correct : A. A statutory right to vote
27. The legal phrase “Ultra vires” means:
Correct : A. Beyond the scope of legal power
28. Which among the following proposed a federal government at the centre and provincial
governments with a large measure of autonomy
Correct : D. Government of India Act 1935
29. Fundamental duties are included under Articles
Correct : A. 51A
30. The classic example of a federal constitution is
Correct : A. The U.S. Constitution
31. The Classic example of unitary constitution is
Correct : C. The Constitution of U.K
32. Which among the following statements is true
Correct : D. It is difficult to put our Constitution in any strict mould of a federal or unitary type
33. Who said that rigidity and legalism were the two serious weakness of federalism?
Correct : A. Ambedkar
34. Under article------ the Union Parliament in India can invade the State List
Correct : A. 249
35. The Directive Principles of our State Policy was inspired by:
Correct : A. The Irish model
36. -------------are guidelines to the central and the state governments to bear in mind
while framing laws and policies
Correct : A. Directive principles of State Policy
37. Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution by the 42nd amendment in the year:
Correct : C. 1996
38. Who is the author of “Beyond Secularism”
Correct : A. Neera Chandoke
39. The extract “Why is Secularism Important for India” is taken from:
Correct : B. Contemporary India: Economy; Society and Politics
40. In the West the concept of Secularism means:
Correct : A. The sphere of politics and that of religion is separated
41. Two-nation theory was an ideology propounded by:
Correct : A. Muhammed Ali Jinnah
42. The western conception of secularism is a ----------------------
Correct : A. Total rejection of religion from the sphere of politics
43. Indian concept of secularism implies
Correct : C. Equal treatment of all religion
44. The doctrine of “Sarva dharma samadbhava” in Indian secularism is a contribution of :
Correct : C. Mahatma Gandhi
45. The doctrine of “Dharma nirapekshata” in Indian secularism is associated with
Correct : A. Nehru
46. The doctrine of “Sarva Dharma Samadbhava” implies:
Correct : A. All religions should be treated equally
47. The doctrine of “Dharma Nirapekshata” implies:
Correct : B. State would not be influenced by religious considerations in policy making
48. The concept of secularism is derived from:
Correct : B. The principles of democratic equality
49. Which among the following components do the concept of secularism that emerged in
India possesses:
Correct : D. All the above
50. What is Vinayak Damodars Sarvarkar’s name associated with?
Correct : D. Hindutva
51. Article 29 and Article 30 of the Fundamental Rights chapter of the Constitution deal with:
Correct : C. The grant of minority rights
52. Which among the following pose a major threat to the secular fabrics of the country?
Correct : D. All the above
53. Bertrand Russell is :
Correct : C. English essayist
54. “Human Knowledge, Its Scope and Limits” is authored by
Correct : C. Bertrand Russell
55. Russell received the Nobel Prize for Literature in the year------
Correct : A. 1950
56. Russell’s “Limits of Human Power” is a chapter from:
Correct : B. New Hopes For a Changing World
57. According to Russell, the two very different elements in science are:
Correct : C. Scientific knowledge and scientific technique
58. According to Russell, --------are interested in scientific technique
Correct : C. Technocrats
59. ----------are concerned to discover natural laws
Correct : A. Scientific theorists
60. Which among the following is a statement made by Russell
Correct : B. Man is neither impotent nor omnipotent
61. Russell considers man as being neither impotent nor omnipotent because:
Correct : D. His powers are not great and infinite as he wishes
62. “Our Plundered Planet” is a book by:
Correct : C. Fair Field Osborne
63. “Road to Survival” is a book by
Correct : A. William Vogt
64. The word ‘Politbureau’ is a
Correct : A. A compound word
65. “Politbureau” is a contraction of:
Correct : C. Political bureaucracy
66. What does “megalomania” mean?
Correct : B. Mental disorder marked by excessive desire for power and authority
67. Present industry, in fact, is a ‘kind of rape’..........depends upon irreversible process, it
all uses up the ‘earth’s capital’, is a ‘spendthrift’. Where does this passage occur?
Correct : A. Limits of Human Power
68. What is the full form of DDT?
Correct : A. Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane
69. DDT was discovered by
Correct : A. Swiss Chemist Paul Muller
70. The concept of the Survival of the fittest is related to:
Correct : B. Charles Darwin
71. Rachel Carson is
Correct : A. An American
72. “Silent Spring” is a work authored by:
Correct : B. Rachel Carson
73. “Obligation to Endure” is the second chapter from ----------
Correct : D. Gift in Green
74. According to Rachel Carson, the most alarming or all man’s assault upon the environment is :
Correct : D. The contamination of air, earth, rivers and sea with lethal elements
75. Strontium 90 is a-------
Correct : A. Radioactive isotope of strontium
76. A branch of zoology that deals with insects:
Correct : C. Entomology
77. Insecticides used for killing insects are really biocides because:
Correct : A. They are not selective killers; they kill all life
78. Chemical war on insects is never won because
Correct : B. The insects develop immunity through generations
79. Jean Rostand is ------
Correct : A. French Biologist
80. The Ecology of Invasions is a book by
Correct : B. Charles Elton
81. The Green Revolution in the third world countries was meant to provide---------
Correct : A. More and better food
82. Manushi is ---------
Correct : A. an organization of thinking women,
83. Manushi was founded by --------
Correct : B. Sarrah Joseph,
84. Sarrah Joseph won the Kendra Sahithya Academmy Award and Vayalar Award for her
Novel------
Correct : B. Alahayude Penmakkal .
85. Which among the following is not a short story by Sarrah Joseph?
Correct : A. Shabdikkunna Kalappa,
86. The story ‘A Night Never to be Lost’ is a part of---------------
Correct : C. Gift in Green,
87. Sarah Joseph’s “Gift in Green” is a ----------------
Correct : C. Book of stories and story tellers,
88. Which among the following is not the source of “ Gift in Green” ?
Correct : D. Jathaka Tales
89. -------------- is the fictitious place where “ Gift in Green” is set
Correct : C. Adhi
90. “God duals in its throat” who said so ? To whom?
Correct : B. St.Francis to his disciple,
91. What happened to the bird before St. Francis could complete his sentence?
Correct : C. Fainted from the branches of the tree and died
92. What happened to the bird in St. Francis’s story in the end?
Correct : B. It died
93. Noor Muhammed was singing -------------
Correct : B. A love song
94. The rustic girl in ‘A Night Never to be Lost’ was ------------------
Correct : C. Removing the Garbage
95. Where was the rustic girl going with the garbage she collected?
Correct : B. To a small uninhabited island
96. ’ Aren’t holy trails meant to be followed ?’ W ho is under reference?
Correct : D. The rustic girl
97. The rustic girl dumped the garbage in to ---------------
Correct : A. A deep pit on the surface of an island
98. ‘Did the way I spend the night ,/ prepare me for peace ?’ Where do these lines occur.?
Correct : B. A Night Never To Be Lost
99. The first collection of short stories by Ponkunnam Varkey
Correct : A. Thirumulkahzcha
100. Sahitya Pravathaka Sahakarana Sangam is associated with