1. In India, the concept of single citizenship is adopted from –
Correct : A. England
2. A federal structure for India was first put forward by the –
Correct : C. Act of 1935
3. The Drafting of the Constitution was completed on :
Correct : C. 26th November, 1949
4. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?
Correct : C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
5. Public Order as an item in the Constitution figures in -
Correct : B. the State List
6. Which among the following States has the highest number of seats in the Lok Sabha?
Correct : A. Maharashtra
7. Who was the first Chairman of Indian Constitution's Drafting Committee?
Correct : C. Dr B R Ambedkar
8. In which year the constituent assembly of India started functioning?
Correct : C. 1947
9. Where in the Indian Constitution has “economic justice” been provided as one of the objectives?
Correct : B. Directive Principles
10. Which one of the following is not enumerated as a right in the Constitution of India?
Correct : C. Economic right
11. In which schedule of the Indian Constitution powers of panchayats are stated?
Correct : D. 11th schedule
12. The Directive Principles of State Policy was adopted from the –
Correct : D. Irish Constitution
13. Which one of the following is the guardian of Fundamental Rights?
Correct : D. Judiciary
14. List of Fundamental Duties were added to the Indian Constitution as Part –
Correct : A. Four
15. Under which one of the following writs an official can be prevented from taking an action which he is officially not entitled?
Correct : A. Mandamus
16. Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution were taken from the Constitution of
Correct : C. Ireland
17. As per Indian Constitution, the Right to Property is a –
Correct : C. Legal Right
18. Fill up : 'Right duties.'
Correct : C. implies
19. How many Fundamental Rights were granted initially?
Correct : B. Seven
20. The system of Judicial Review exists in
Correct : D. India and U.S.A.
21. When was zero hour introduced in the parliamentary affairs in India?
Correct : B. 1962
22. The maximum number of members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha has been fixed by the Constitution of India respectively as –
Correct : D. 545 and 250
23. What is the maximum time interval permissible between two successive sessions of the Parliament?
Correct : B. Six months
24. In case the President wishes to resign, to whom he is to address his resignation letter?
Correct : C. Vice-President
25. The voting age in India was lowered from 21 year to 18 years through –
Correct : B. Constitutional Amendment.
26. Indian Constitution has divided the powers and function of the state into –
Correct : B. three lists
27. The prsident of India can nominate how many members from the Anglo-Indian community to the Lok Sabha?
Correct : A. Two
28. The salary of the Members of Parliament is decided by –
Correct : A. The Parliament
29. Who held the office of the Vice- President of India for two full terms?
Correct : A. S. Radhakrishnan
30. Which one of the following Amendments to the Constitution of India has prescribed that the Councl of Ministers shall not exceed 15 percent of total number of members of the House of the People or Legislative Assembly in the States?
Correct : A. 91st Amendment
31. Under which one of the following Amendment Acts was Sikkim admitted into the Union of India?
Correct : B. 36th
32. Wich one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India deals with the special provision with respect to the State of Assam?
Correct : B. Article 371B
33. If Parliament appoints a Committee for a specific purpose, it is known as –
Correct : D. Ad hoc Committee
34. In which of the following list docs the subject 'planning' figure?
Correct : B. Concurrent List
35. If the President of India wants to resign, he has to address the letter of resignation to the –
Correct : C. Vice-President
36. Who acts as the channel of communication between the President and the Council Ministers?
Correct : D. Prime Minister
37. The term of member of Rajya Sabha is
Correct : B. Six years
38. Who among the following was the first `Minister of Finance' in independent India?
Correct : A. R K. Shanmukham Chetty
39. Who presides over the sitting of the House of People?
Correct : C. The Speaker
40. How many members of the State Legislative Council are elected by the Assembly?
Correct : B. 1/3 of the members
41. In which year, the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act (1972) was assented by the President?
Correct : C. 1993
42. In which year, Ashok Mehta Committee was appointed to review the working of Panchayati Raj institution?
Correct : A. 1977
43. Which authority recommends the principles gov erring the grantsin-aid of the revenues of the States out of the Consolidated Fund of India?
Correct : C. Finance Commission
44. Which is an extra-Constitutional body?
Correct : B. Planning Commission
45. Which commission made the recommendations which formed the basis for the Punjab Reorganisation Act which created the states Punjab and Haryana?
Correct : C. Shah Commission
46. Which of the following states is not included in Capital Region Planning Council?
Correct : D. Madhya Pradesh
47. In which state of India is there a uniform civil code?
Correct : D. Goa
48. The Name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands was changed, to Lakshadweep by an act of parliament in -
Correct : A. 1973
49. The Committee appointed in 1977 to review working of the Panchayati Raj was chaired by
Correct : B. Ashok Mehta
50. The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was associated with –
Correct : C. Panchayati Raj
51. What is the status of the Right to Property now?
Correct : A. Legal Right
52. When were the Fundamental Duties incorporated in the Constitution?
Correct : B. 1976
53. Who has the right to transfer any case anywhere in India?
Correct : B. Supreme Court
54. Who is the final authority to interpret the Constitution?
Correct : D. The Supreme Court
55. Who was the chairman of the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly?
Correct : C. B.R. Ambedkar
56. How many members of the constituent assembly signed the Constitution of India?
Correct : A. 284
57. The permanent president of Constituent Assembly was -
Correct : B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
58. Who among the following was not a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution of India?
Correct : D. M. K Gandhi
59. Who among the following were the members of the drafting committee of the Constitution?
Correct : C. Alladi Krishnaswami Aiyar
60. The form of oath of office for a minister for the union of India is enshrined in the -
Correct : C. third schedule
61. The Constitution of India vests the executive powers of the Indian Union in which of the following?
Correct : B. The president
62. The Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India was –
Correct : C. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
63. Indian Constitution came into force on
Correct : B. 26th January, 1950
64. The Constitution of India was framed by:
Correct : B. Constituent Assembly
65. Which of the following schedules deals with the division of powers between union and states?
Correct : C. seventh schedule
66. Under which article the president of India can be removed by the process of impeachment?
Correct : D. Article 61
67. Under which of the constitutional provision, the Supreme Court of India extends advice to the president of India?
Correct : C. Article 143
68. Under which article the Parliament of India may constitute Administrative Tribunal?
Correct : A. 323 A
69. Which of the following articles deals with the impeachment process against the president of India?
Correct : D. Article 61
70. Which Article of Indian Constitution is related with the Protection of the interests of the minorities?
Correct : C. Article 30
71. Right to vote is a –
Correct : A. Political right
72. Who was the Chief Justice of India when public Interest Litigation (PIL) was introduced to the Indian judicial system?
Correct : C. PN. Bhagwati
73. Judicial Review’s Doctrine of Partial Annulment is related to which article of the Constitution?
Correct : A. Article 13
74. What is the maximum time interval permitted between two sessions of Parliament?
Correct : B. 6 months
75. The item 'Education' belongs Lo the –
Correct : C. Concurrent List
76. What is the maximum number of the elected members of Rajya Sabha?
Correct : B. 238
77. Although Union List, State List and Concurrent List cover the entire legislative business, yet there may be an item not mentioned anywhere. Who will legislate on that item?
Correct : A. Parliament only
78. Which of the following Articles cannot be suspended during the national emergency?
Correct : D. Articles 20 and 21
79. Which Article of Indian Constitution defines a money Bill?
Correct : A. Article 110
80. A Bill is certified as Money Bill in Lok Sabha by –
Correct : D. the Speaker
81. When the Vice-President officiates as President of India, he draws the salary of –
Correct : B. President
82. Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India deals with the special provision with respect to the State of Assam?
Correct : B. Article 371B
83. Provisions of which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India apply to the State of Jammu and Kashmir?
Correct : B. Article 370
84. Which one of the following Schedules to the Constitution of India provides for setting up of Autonomous District Councils?
Correct : D. Sixth Schedule
85. Who Chairs the Joint Session of the two Houses of Parliament?
Correct : C. Speaker of Lok Sabha
86. What is the maximum gap permissible between two sessions of Parliament?
Correct : C. Six months
87. Who has got the power to create All India Services?
Correct : B. The Parliament
88. In the provisional Parliament of India, how many members were there?
Correct : A. 296
89. Who among the following gave the slogan ‘Garibi Hatao' and led Congress to win the general elections of 1971?
Correct : A. Indira Gandhi
90. Which of the following Articles of Indian Constitution includes the procedure for the impeachment of the President?
Correct : D. Article-61
91. In the Union Government, the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible for the :
Correct : C. Lok Sabha
92. Which amidst the following States has a Legislative Council?
Correct : A. Bihar
93. Which of the following articles in the shape of the directive principles mentions the organisation of the village panchayats?
Correct : A. Article 40
94. A 2 tier system is prescribed by the 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 for states with population less than -
Correct : C. 20 lakhs
95. If the Election Commission is satisfied that a candidate has failed to lodge an account of election expenses, within the prescribed time and in the manner, for no good reason or justification, what is the period for which the EC can disqualify him to be a member or from continuing to be a member of the elected office from the date of the order?
Correct : B. 3 years
96. The term of the Finance Commission is–
Correct : B. Five years
97. The Finance Commission is –
Correct : D. a quinquennial body
98. The responsibility of preparation of electoral roll in India rests with the –
Correct : C. Election Commission
99. Article 370 of the Constitution is applicable to the State of :
Correct : D. Jammu and Kashmir
100. Which Article of the Constitution of India accords special status to the State of Jammu and Kashmir?