Indian Constitution - Institutions and Processes | Set 1
1. The preventive Detention Act curtailed the
Correct : A. right to freedom.
2. Which one of the following Fundamentals Rights has been the subject of maximum
litigation and controversy?
Correct : A. right to property.
3. Which one of the following features has been wrongly listed as a feature of Right to
Equality?
Correct : D. it prohibits special treatment of any section of society including the women and
4. The Six Freedoms of the Indian Citizens have been enshrined in :
Correct : C. article 19.
5. Which one of the following has been omitted from the list of freedom by the FortyFourth Amendment?
Correct : D. freedom of acquiring, holding and disposing of property.
6. The Right to freedom of religion granted by the Indian Constitution implies that the
Indian citizens
Correct : C. have the freedom to profess, practise or propagate a religion of their choice.
7. The Constitution grants Cultural and Educational Rights with a view to
Correct : C. to help the minorities conserve their culture.
8. Which one of the following rights was described by Dr. B.R Ambedkar as ‘the heart
and soul of the Constitution’?
Correct : C. right to constitutional remedies.
9. Which one of the following writs is issued by the court in case of an illegal detention
of a person?
Correct : A. habeas corpus.
10. Which one of the following writs is issued to courts, corporation or a person directing
them to perform their public duty?
Correct : C. mandamus.
11. Which one of the following writs is issued by the High Court to lower court or a nonjudicial public institution to stop proceedings in a particular case?
Correct : B. prohibition.
12. Under which one of the following writs a person can be prevented from taking an
action to which he is officially not entitled?
Correct : B. quo warranto.
13. To which of the following rights the foreigners are entitled under the Indian
Constitution
Correct : D. all the above rights.
14. What is the sanction behind the Fundamental Rights granted by the Indian
Constitution?
Correct : D. the constitution.
15. The main purpose for the grant of Fundamental Rights to the Indian citizens is :
Correct : B. protection of individual liberty .
16. Which one of the following statement is correct?
Correct : C. the fundamental rights of the indian citizens are justiciable.
17. The Fundamental Rights under the Indian Constitution can be suspended during
Correct : B. national emergency.
18. The orders for the suspension of Fundamental Rights are issued
Correct : C. by the president with the approval of the parliament.
19. Which one of the following authorities is authorised by the Constitution to impose
reasonable restrictions on Fundamental Rights?
Correct : A. the parliament.
20. The Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens are contained in
Correct : C. part iv-a of the constitution.
21. Which one of the followings is not a Fundamental duty as outlined in Article 51A of
the Constitution?
Correct : C. to work for the moral upliftment of the weaker sections of society.
22. Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a Fundamental duty of the
Indian citizens?
Correct : B. to work for raising the prestige of the country in the international sphere.
23. The Constitution vests the responsibility for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights
Correct : B. both with the high courts and the supreme court.
24. The Fundamental duties were added to the Constitution
Correct : B. to check anti- national, subversive and unconstitutional agitations.
25. The inclusion of Fundamental Duties in the Constitution was
Correct : C. welcomed by the ruling only.
26. The Constitution of which one of the following countries specifically recognises that
the State has a moral responsibility to provide employment to its citizens?
Correct : C. u.s.s.r.
27. Which one of the following rights is vital for the successful working of democracy?
Correct : D. right to criticise .
28. The Fundamental Rights of the Indian citizens have been enumerated from
Correct : A. article 12 to 35 of the constitution.
29. The Directive Principle of State Policy
Correct : B. formed a part of the original constitution.
30. The framers of the Indian Constitution borrowed the idea of Directive Principles of
State Policy from
Correct : D. the constitution of irish republic.
31. The Directive Principles are in the nature of
Correct : B. instructions to the government to do certain things.
32. The Directive Principles were incorporated in the Constitution with a view to
Correct : C. establish welfare state.
33. The main objective of the Directive Principles is to
Correct : B. establish social and economic democracy in the country .
34. Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a Directive Principle
Correct : B. provision of employment facilities to all able- bodied persons .
35. Which one of the following Directive Principles can be described as Gandhian in
Character?
Correct : D. organisation of village panchayats as effective units of self – government.
36. Which one of the following is in the concurrent list in the Constitution of India?
Correct : A. population control and family planning.
37. Which one of the following comes under the Jurisdiction of both the High Court and
the Supreme Court?
Correct : C. protection of the fundamental rights
38. The Anti- Defection Law was enacted as early as 1979 in
Correct : C. west bengal.
39. Which one of the following determines that Indian Constitution is Federal?
Correct : D. distribution of powers between centre and the states.
40. Which of the following are the States in which the LokAyukta Act includes the chief
Minister in its ambit?
Correct : B. gujarat and maharashtra.
41. Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion is a Fundamental Rights
classified under
Correct : D. the rights to equality.
42. According to the Constitution of India, the term ‘District Judge’ shall not include
Correct : C. tribunal judge .
43. Which one of the following is not a Principle of ‘Panchsheel’
Correct : A. non-alignment .
44. The concept of public interest litigation originated in
Correct : A. usa.
45. Economic Survey in India is Published officially every year by the
Correct : C. ministry of finance, government of india.
46. A British Citizen Staying in Indian cannot claim Right to
Correct : A. freedom of trade and profession.
47. The State which has the largest number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in
the LokSabha is
Correct : D. madhya pradesh .
48. In which way does the Indian Parliament exercise Control over the administration
Correct : A. through parliamentary committees.
49. The purpose of the inclusion of DPSP in the Indian Constitution is to establish
Correct : D. social and economic democracy .
50. Five year plan in India is finally approved by
Correct : D. national development council.
51. The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by
Correct : A. first amendment .
52. The resolution for removing the Vice- President of India can be moved in the
Correct : D. rajyasabha alone .
53. Who among the following was the chairman of Union Constitution Committee of the
Constitution Assembly.
Correct : C. jawaharlal nehru .
54. Which one of the following subjects is under the Union list in the Seventh Schedule
of the Constitution of India.
Correct : A. regulation of labour and safety in mines and oil fields.
55. If the Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within
Correct : C. 6month.
56. The authorization for the withdrawal of funds from the Consolidate fund of India
must come from.
Correct : B. the parliament of india .
57. According to the Constitution of India, Which of the following are Fundamental for
the governance of the Country .
Correct : C. directive principles of state policy.
58. Which one of the following is part of the electoral college for the election of the
President of India but does not form part of the forum for his impeachment ?
Correct : D. state legislative assemblies .
59. The Speaker Can ask a member of the House to stop seeking and let another member
speak this phenomenon is known as
Correct : D. yielding the floor .
60. Which one of the following amendment is regarded as a ‘mini revision of the
Constitution’?
Correct : A. 42nd amendment.
61. Which one of the following amendment was concerned with the extension of
reservation of seats for the Schedule Castes?
Correct : D. all the above .
62. Which one of the following amendment of the Constitution did away with the
privileges and concessions enjoyed by the I.C.S. Office.
Correct : B. 28thamendment.
63. Which one of the following Amendment of the Constitution is reacted with right to
private property ?
Correct : D. all the above.
64. Which one of the following Amendments removed Rights to Property from the list of
Fundamental Rights and made it only a legal right?
Correct : B. 44th amendment.
65. Which Amendment of the Constitution whichConduits provisions regarding
disqualifications on grounds of defection?
Correct : B. 52nd amendment.
66. Which one of the following amendment reduce the voting age from 21 years to 18
years ?
Correct : C. 61st amendment.
67. Which amendment accorded statutory status to the Commission for Scheduled Casts
and Scheduled Tribes?
Correct : B. 65th.
68. Which amendment provided a constitutional guarantee to the formulation of the
Panchayatsat village and other levels ?
Correct : A. 73rd amendment.
69. Which amendment empowered the state to make provision for reservation in
promotion in government jobs in favour of Scheduled Cast and Scheduled Tribes?
Correct : C. 77th amendment.
70. Which amendment of the Constitution stipulates that the state shall provided free and
compulsory education to all children if the age 6-14 years?
Correct : B. 86th
71. The National Commission for Scheduled Caste was created by
Correct : C. 89th amendment.
72. Which one of the following amendment of the constitution abolished the Privy Purses
and privileges of the Indian Princes?
Correct : A. 26th amendment.
73. Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a shortcomings of the
electoral process in India?
Correct : B. growing use of money and muscle power.
74. In urban areas the behaviour of the voters is generally greatly influenced by
Correct : D. all the above factors.
75. The concept of ‘basic structure of the Constitution’ gained currency flowing
Supreme Court’s judgement in
Correct : B. keshanandabharti case.
76. Which one of the following has been wronglylisted as a feature of the basic
structure of the Constitution?
Correct : D. none of the above.
77. The concept of basic structure of the constitution propounded in a
KeshavanandBharati case was further elaborated and strengthened in
Correct : A. indira gandhi vs raj narain case.
78. In mid-seventies Congress under Mrs Indira Gandhi constituted a Review
Committee which was headed by
Correct : A. swaran singh.
79. Swaran Singh Committee which was constituted to re-examine the
Constitution during emergency recommended
Correct : D. all the above .
80. Which one of the following recommendation was not made by the Swaran
Singh was Committee.
Correct : C. more power should be granted to the centre.
81. The President of India is :
Correct : B. the constitutional head of the state.
82. Which one of the following qualifications for the office of the President has
been wrongly listed?
Correct : D. he must be a member of either house of parliament .
83. The President of India is :
Correct : D. indirectly elected through an electoral college .
84. A member of parliament or a State Legislature can be elected as President but
Correct : D. a member of parliament can contest but a member of state legislature cannot
85. The candidates for the office of the President must be sponsored by
Correct : B. at least 50 electors .
86. The President of India elected for
Correct : C. 5 years.
87. Under the Indian Constitution no person can hold office of the President for
more than
Correct : D. there is no such ban under the constitution.
88. The oath of office to the President is conducted by
Correct : A. the chief justice of india.
89. The election of the office of the president is conducted by
Correct : D. the election commission of india.
90. The vacancy in the office of the president must be filled up within
Correct : B. 6 months.
91. The person elected to fill the vacancy of the President holds office for
Correct : B. for full term of five years.
92. The president can vacate his office by addressing his resignation to
Correct : A. the vice-president.
93. The Salary of the President is
Correct : A. liable to income tax.
94. The President of India can be removed from his office before the expiry office
team by
Correct : C. the two houses of parliament.
95. The President can be removed from his office only on grounds of
Correct : A. violating the constitution .
96. Which one of the following powers of the President of India has been wrongly
listed?
Correct : D. he presents the budget before the parliament for its approval.
97. Which one the following statement is incorrect?
Correct : B. the president is not a part of the parliament.
98. The President of India enjoys the right to veto
Correct : C. only non- money bills.
99. During the recess of the Parliament the President can promulgate ordinances
Correct : C. with the consent of the council of ministers.
100. Who said that the emergency powers of the President is a fraud on the
Constitution?