Constitution of India

1. The objective resolution was moved in the
Constituent Assembly on :
(a)December 13, 1946
(b) January 26, 1950
(c) November 26, 1946
(d) November 26, 1950

2. Under which article of the constitution, the
executive power of the Union is vested in
the President ?
(a)Article 25 (b) Article 53
(c) Article 54 (d) Article 55

3. The Financial emergency is declared by the
President on which ground ?
(a)War (b)Threat of war
(c) Breakdown of constitutional machinery
(d) Credit\ Goodwill is under threat

4. The Ordinance refers to:
(a)The executive orders passed by the
Parliament
(b) The executive order issued by the
President
(c) The decision made by the Supreme
Court
(d) The ruling given by the Speaker of Lok
Sabha

5. In the Constitution of India , the term
‘Federal’ :
(a) figures in the Preamble (b)
figures in part III of the Constitution
(c) figures in Article 368
(d) does not figure anywhere

6. The Judges of the District Court are
appointed by :
(a)President of India
(b) Chief Justice of India
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Governor of the State

7. The system of Public Interest Litigation has
been introduced in India
(a)Through constitutional amendment
(b) By judicial initiatives
(c) By political parties
(d)By parliamentary Act

8. The accountability or responsibility of the Prime
Minister and Cabinet to the Lok Sabha is :
(a)Intermittent
( b) Indirect
(c) At the time of election
(d) Direct, continuous, and collective

9. The Council of States is a :
(a)House elected every six years
(b) House elected every five years
(c) House which is permanent
(d) House which can be dissolved

10. Which article of the Constitution empowers
the Parliament to legislate on any matter of
the State List ?
(a) 115
(b) 183
(c)221
(d) 249

11. The quorum requirement in the Rajya
Sabha:
(a) 25
(b) 50
(c) 100
(d) 126

12. The Supreme Court has the exclusive
jurisdiction in regard to:
(a) Constitutional validity of state laws
(b) Constitutional validity of concurrent laws
(c) Constitutional validity of central laws
(d) None of the above

13. Under which article of our constitution , the
Governor can reserve the bill for the
consideration of the president?
(a) 199
(b) 200
(c)201
(d) 202

14. The Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under
the supervision of the:
(a) Ministry of Home Affairs
(b) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
(c) Prime Minister’s office
(d) Speaker of Lok Sabha

15. The Lok Sabha is more powerful than the
Rajya Sabha in:
(a)Electoral powers
(b) Emergency powers
(c) Amending powers
(d) Financial powers

16. Right to Information is:
(a) Fundamental Right
(b) Constitutional Right
(c) Natural Right
(d) legal Right

17. Who took interest in the Public Interest
Litigation cases ?
(a) Bhagawati and Krishna Iyer
(b) Kania and Sastri
(c) Ray and Beg
(d) Shah and Sikri

18. Who is responsible for protecting and
defending the Constitution?
(a)President
(b) Chief Justice of India
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Supreme Court of India

19. Whose prior permission is required before
the money bill is introduced in the Lok
Sabha ?
(a) President of India
(b) Chief Justice of India
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Speaker of Lok Sabha

20. Minority rights are given in :
(a) Article 25 -28
(b) Article 29 and 30
(c) Article 31 (d) Article 32

21. Where does a money bill originate in Indian
Parliament ?
(a) Lok Sabha (b) Rajya Sabha
(c) Both the House (d) None of the above

22. The Vice-President of India can be removed
from the office :
(a)By a resolution in the Council of states
approved by Lok sabha
(b) By a resolution of Lok Sabha agreed to by the council of states
(c) By a resolution adopted by the two House meeting in a joint session
(d) Following the normal process of impeachment

23. The Chairman of Rajya Sabha is elected by:
(a) Elected members of Rajya Sabha
(b) Members of Rajya Sabha
(c) The elected members of Rajya Sabha
(d) All the members of the Parliament

24. The first Lok Adalat was held in the year:
(a) 1985
(b) 1986
(c) 1987
(d) 1988

25. Which of the following is not a fundamental
duty ?
(a) To respect national Anthem
( b) To protect monuments and places of
national importance
(c) To safeguard private property
(d) To protect and improve the natural
environment

Answers

1 (a) 2(b) 3 (d) 4 (b) 5(d) 6(d) 7(b) 8(d) 9(c) 10(d)
11(a) 12(c) 13(c) 14(d) 15(d) 16(d) 17(a) 18(d)
19(a) 20(b) 21(a) 22(a) 23(d) 24(b) 25(c)