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Salient Features
of Indian
Constitution.
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Which of the following is not an

implication (s) of India being a
secular state?
(a) There is no ethnic or
religious majority or minority
(b) State has no religion of its
own
(c) Religion will be regarded as
a private affair
(d) All of the above
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A
The Indian Constitution embodies the positive
concept of secularism ie, all religions in our
country (irrespective of their strength) have the
same status and support from the state.
The characteristics of secular states are given
below:
• The state as such as no religion of its own
• It does not award preferential treatment to the
followers of any faith
• It does not discriminate against any person on
account of his faith
• All citizens are eligible to enter government
service irrespective of the faith
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Question 2
With reference to Constitutionalism,
which of the following statements is most
appropriate?
(a) It is an ideology which promotes
supremacy of a written Constitution.
(b) It means Constitution is necessary in a
democratic country.
(c) It denotes the principle that the
government derives its authority from a
body of fundamental law and is limited by
it.
(d) It means that Constitution must
provide certain inalienable rights to the
citizens.
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C
Constitutionalism is "a
complex of ideas, attitudes,
and patterns of behavior
elaborating the principle
that the authority of
government derives from
and is limited by a body of
fundamental law
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What is the chief source of

political power in India?
(a) The people.
(b) The Constitution.
(c) The Parliament.
(d) The Parliament and State
Legislatures
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A
1st option is correct because the
Preamble states that the Constitution
derives its authority from the people of
India..
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A Democracy's success can be measured

by which of the following criteria?
1. Improving the quality of decision
making for the country.
2. Promoting equality among citizens.
3. Providing arenas and methods to
resolve conflicts.
4. Enhancing the dignity of the individual.
(a) All of the above
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 3 and 4 only
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5 A
• Improving the quality of decision
making for the country.
• Promoting equality among citizens.
Providing arenas and methods to
resolve conflicts.
• Enhancing the dignity of the individual.
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Consider the following Statements regarding the
working of Federal & Unitary System of Indian Political
System.
Which one of them is incorrect ?
1. Dual Polity i.e. Union at Centre & States at the
periphery( regional & local level) represent a
Federal system in India.
2.Power to initiate an amendment to the
Constitution lies only with the Centre is a
testimony to the fact that India has a Strong
Centre.
3..Rigid Constitution makes way for both Centre &
State Govt. to amend those provisions which are
concerned with the federal structure.
A) 1 and 2 only
B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1 AND 3 only
D) None statement is incorrect
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D
All the statements are correct.
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Which one of the following

Schedules of the
Constitution of India
contains provisions
regarding anti-defection?
(a) Second Schedule
(b) Fifth Schedule
(c) Eighth Schedule
(d) Tenth Schedule
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Anti-defection is mentioned
under schedule ten of Indian
constitution
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Which of the following make the Indian

constitution acceptable, legitimate and
authoritative?
1. Citizens of India participated directly or
indirectly by way of notes, debates, suggestions in
the constituent assembly.
2. The Constituent assembly was not entirely
nominated by the British.
3. The Constitution was adopted after a
referendum.
Choose the correct answer using the codes below:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) All of the above
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A
3rd statement is incorrect. The
constitution of India was drafted by
drafting committee which was entrusted
with the task of preparing a draft of new
constitution.
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Select the correct statement(s)

1) Constitution of India had 395 articles,
22 parts and 8 schedules when it was
enacted
2) Constitution of India now has 448
articles, 25 parts and 10 schedules.
Code
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both
(d) None
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C
2nd statement is incorrect. Now
constitution of India has 4645
Articles in 25 parts and 12 schedules.
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The Preamble enshrines the ideals of

‘liberty, equality and fraternity’- ideals
inspired by
(a) Russian Revolution
(b) Irish Revolution
(c)French Revolution
(d) US Constitution
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C
The ideals of liberty, equality and
fraternity in our Preamble have been
taken from the French Revolution (1789–
1799).
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The Constitution of India is

republican because it
(a) Provides for an elected
Parliament.
(b) Provides for adult franchise
(c) Contains a bill of rights
(d) Has no hereditary element
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The term 'republic' in our

constitution indicates that India
has an elected head called the
President.
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Economic Justice’ the objectives of

Constitution has been as one of the Indian
provided in
(a) The Preamble and Fundamental Rights
(b) The Preamble and the Directive
Principles of State Policy
(c) the Fundamental Rights and the
Directive Principles of State Policy
(d) None of the above
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B 2nd option is correct.

• The expression 'economic justice'
envisaged in the preamble of the Indian
Constitution denotes the determination
of India in bringing socio-economic
revolution.
• Directive Principles are classified under
the following categories: economic and
socialistic, political and administrative,
justice and legal, environmental,
protection of monuments and peace
and security.
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The ideal of “Welfare State” in the

Indian Constitution is enshrined in its
(a) Preamble
(b) Directive Principles of State Policy
(c) Fundamental Rights
(d) Seventh Schedule
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15 B
In a welfare State, the functions of the
State are not only the defence of the
country or administration of justice or
maintaining law and order but it extends
to regulating and controlling the activities
of the people in almost every sphere—
educational, commercial, social,
economic, political and even marital.
The idea of 'welfare state' in the Indian
constitution is enshrined in Directive
Principles of State Policy.
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Which one of the following is a basic

feature of the Presidential
Government?
(a) Rigid Constitution
(b) Single Executive
(c) Supremacy of the Legislature
(d) Residual Powers of the States
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B 2nd option is correct.

The features of Presidential system are
given below:
1. Single executive.
2. President and legislators elected
separately for a fixed term.
3. Non-responsibility
4. Political homogeneity may not exist.
5. Single membership
6. Domination of president.
7. No dissolution of Lower House.
8. Separation of powers.
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Choose the incorrect statement(s)

1) The Constitution prescribes penalties
for practicing untouchability.
2) The Constitution defines
untouchability as a vicious historical
practice.
3) Right to Equality includes equal pay
for equal work.
code
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 2 and 3
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D
• 1st statement is incorrect because it is under the
Protection of Civil Rights Act (1955), the offences
committed on the ground of untouchability are
punishable either by imprisonment up to six months
or by fine upto `500 or both.
• 2nd statement is incorrect because the term
‘untouchability’ has not been defined either in the
Constitution or in the Act.
• However, the Mysore High Court held that the
subject matter of Article 17 is not untouchability in
its literal or grammatical sense but the ‘practice as it
had developed historically in the country’. It refers to
the social disabilities imposed on certain classes of
persons by reason of their birth in certain castes.
• 3rd statement is incorrect because right to equality
means political and civil justice not economic