CIVICS_UNIT-I

INDIAN CONSTITUTION- (EXERCISE)

I. Choose the correct answer. 7. If the fundamental rights of Indian citizen are
1. Which of the following sequences in right regarding violated, they possess the right to have an access
the Preamble? to
(1) Republic, democratic, secular, socialist, (1) The Parliament
sovereign (2) Tbe Atomey General
(2) Sovereign, socialist, secular, republic, (3) The President of India
democratic (4) The Supreme court of India
(3) Sovereign, republic, sccular, socialist, Ans. 4
democratic
8. Which one of the following rights was described
(4) Sovereign, socialist, secular; democratic, by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the heart and soul of
republic Constitution?
Ans. 4 (1) Right to freedom of religion
2. Hoy many times has the Preamble to the Constitution (2) Right to equality
of India amended
(3) Right to Constitutional remedies
(1) Once (2) Twice
(4) Right to property
(3) Thrice (4) Never
Ans. 3
Ans. 1
9. How can the Fundamental Rights be suspended?
3. The Indian Constitution gives to its citizens
(1) If the Supreme Court so desires
(1) Double Citizenship
(2) If the Prime Minister orders to this effect
(2) Single Citizenship
(3) If the President orders it during the national
(3) Single Citizenship in some States and double in emergency
others
(4) All of the above
(4) None of the above
Ans. 3
Ans. 2
10. We borrowed the Fundamental Duties from the
4. A foreigner can acquire Indian citizenship through
(1) American Constitution
(1) Descent (2) Registration
(2) Canadian Constitution
(3) Naturalisation (4) All of the above
(3) Russian Constitution
Ans. 3
(4) Irish Constitution
5. Find the odd one out.
Ans. 3
(1) Right to Equality
11. The Directive Principles can be classified into
(2) Right against Exploitation
(1) Liberal and Communist principles
(3) Right to Property
(2) Socialist and Communist principles
(4) Cultural and Educational Rights
(3) Liberal, Gandhian and Communist principles
Ans. 3
(4) Socialist, Gandhian and Liberal Principle
6. One of the following is not an instance of an exercise
Ans. 4
of a fundamental right?
12. Under which Article financial emergency can be
(1) Workers from Karmataka go to Kerala to work
proclaimed
on the farns
(1) Article 352 (2) Article 356
(2) Christian missions set up a chain of missionary
schools (3) Article 360 (4) Article 368
(3) Men and Women government employees got Ans. 3
the sarme salary 13. The procedure for the amendment of the Indian
(4) Parents property is inherited by their children Constitution is given in
Ans. 4 (1) Article 352 (2) Article 356
(3) Article 360 (4) Article 368
Ans. 4
14. Which or the rolowing committees/commissions Additional Bits
made recommendations about the Centre-State 21. Consttuent Assembly was setup under the____
Relations? plan.
(i) Sarkaria Commission (1) The Settlement Act
(ii) Rajamannar Committee (2) Pitts India Act
(iii) M.N.Venkatachaliah Comp»ission Select the (3) Cabinet Mission Plan
correct answer from the codes given below
(4) Mountbatten Plan
(1) (i), (ii) & (iii) (2) (i) & (ii)
Ans. 3
(3) (i) & (iii) (4) (ii) & (iii)
22. The Constituent Assembly consisted of 389
Ans. 2 members. Representing Provinces (292), States
15. The concept of constitution first originated in (93) and remaining members were represented in
(1) UK (2) Switezerland 3:1 ratio respectively from which of the following:
(3) USA (4) France (1) Baluchistan and Central Provinces
Ans. 3 (2) Central Provinces and Baluchistan
16. ________was elected as the temporary President (3) Baluchistan and Chief Commissioner’s
of the Constituent Assembly. Provinces
(1) H.C. Mukherjee (4) Chief Commissioner’s Provinces and
(2) Sachidananda Shinah Baluchistan
(3) V.T. Krishnamachari Ans.4
(4) Dr Rajendra Prasad 23. Which of the following was not a Chief
Commissioner’s Province
Ans. 2
(1) Chief Commissioner’s Province of Bombay
17. The Constitution of India was adopted on
(2) Chief Commissioner’s Province of Assam
(1) Nov 26th, 1949 (2) Jan 26th, 1949
(3) Chief Commissioner’s Province of Ajmer-
(3) Nov 26th, 1950 (4) Jan 26th, 1950 Merwara
Ans. 1 (4) Chief Commissioner’s Province of Delhi
18. _______Writs are mentioned in Article 32 Ans. 1
(1) 4 (2) 5 24. The Constituent Assembly held its first meeting on
(3) 6 (4) 7 (1) Novmeber 9 1946 (2) December 9 1946
Ans. 2 (3) December 9 1948 (4) October 9 1948
19. Fundamental duties have been given to the citizen Ans. 2
of India under Article
25. If Prem Behari Narain Raizada was the calligrapher
(1) Article 50 (2) Article 51 of the Indian Constitution then who was done the
(3) Article 50A (4) Article 51A artwork of the constitution.
Ans. 4 (1) Rash Behari Bose
II. Match the following: (2) Asit Kumar Haldar
20. (i) Citizenship Act (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (3) Nadalal Bose
(ii) The Preamble (b) 42nd Amendment (4) Abanindranath Tagore
(iii) The mini Constitution (c) 1955 Ans. 3
(iv) Classical Language (d) 1962 26. The drafted Constitution came into force on____
(v) National Emergency (e) Tamil
(1) 26th January1949
(1) (i)-(c), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(e), (iv)-(b), (v)-(d)
(2) (i)-(c), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b), (v)-(e) (2) 26th November1949
(3) (i)-(c), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(e), (v)-(d) (3) 26th November1950
(4) (i)-(c), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b), (v)-(e)
Ans. 3 (4) 26th January1950
Ans. 4
27. The Preamble was adopted by the constituent 32. The Citizenship Act of 1955 for the acquisition and
assembly on detemination of Indian citizenship was enacted
(1) 26th January1949 (2) 22nd January1947 Parliament on

(3) 26th November1949 (4) 22nd January1948 (1) 30th November1955

Ans. 3 (2) 29th December1955
28. The words Liberty, Equality and Fraternity
incorporated into our constitution was derived from (3) 29th November1955
(1) French Revolution
(4) 30th December1955
(2) American Revolution
(3) Russian Revolution Ans. 4
(4) None of these 33. The Citizenship Act of 1955 prescribes______
Ans. 1 ways of acquiring citizenship.
29. _____coined the phrase Liberty Equality Fraternity (1) Three (2) Four
during a 1790 speech entitled “On the Organization (3) Five (4) Six
of the National Guard.” Ans. 3
(1) George Danton
34. The Eundamental Rights are enshrined in which of
(2) Jacques Pierre Brissot the following parts of the Constitution.
(3) Maximilien Robespierre (1) Three (2) Four
(4) Jean-Paul Marat
(3) Five (4) Six
Ans. 3
Ans. 2
30. The word ‘Citizen’ is derived from the____ word
Civis 35. Which Articles describes about Fundamental Rights
(1) Roman (2) Greek of the Indian Constitution.
(3) Arabic (4) Latin (1) Article 11 to 34 (2) Article 12 to 35
Ans. 4 (3) Article 12 to 38 (4) Article 15 to 35
31. Match the following and find the right option: Ans. 2
(a) Continuance of the 36. Fundemental Rights were incorporated into the
(i) Article 5 Indian Constitution by taking inspiration from which
rights of Citizenship of the following countries.
(b) Parliament to (1) France (2) Switzerland
(ii) Article 8 regulate the right of (3) Russia (4) USA
citizenship by Ilaw Ans. 4
(c) Citizenship at the 37. This is the first written document relating to the
(iii) Article 9 commencement of the Fundamental Rights of citizens.
Constitution (1) Charter of Rights issued by King John of
(d) Persons voluntarily England in 1215 under the pressure from the
Barons
acquiring citizenship of a
(iv) Article 10 (2) The resurrection of Charter of 1215 under the
Foreign state not to be new government of the young Henry III
Citizen (3) The Charter of the Forest of 1217 that re-
(e) Rights of citizenship established for free men rights of access to the
of certain personsof royal forest that had been eroded by William
(v) Article 11 the Conqueror and his heirs.
Indian origin residing
(4) The reissuing of the Charters of 1215 by King
outside lndia. Edward I in the year 1297
(1) (i)-(c), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(e), (v)-(b)
Ans. 1
(2) (i)-(c), (ii)-(e), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(a), (v)-(d)
(3) (i)-(d), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(e), (iv)-(a), (v)-(b)
(4) (i)-(c), (ii)-(e), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(a), (v)-(b)
Ans. 4
38. The Directive Principles of State Policy are 45. Directive Principles of State Policy was drawn on
enumerated in ____ of the Constitution from the model of the Constitution of
Articles _____ to ______ (1) France (2) Switzerland
(1) Part III & Article 36 to 51 (3) Ireland (4) USA
(2) Part IV & Article 36 to 51 Ans. 3
(3) Part III & Article 30 to 45 46. Article ____declares it to be the duty of every
(4) Part IV & Article 30 to 45 citizen of India.
Ans. 2 (1) 50 (2) 50 A
39. The _______ Amendment Act of 2002 changed (3) 51 (4) 51 A
the subject-matter of Article 45 and made Ans. 4
elementary education a fundamental right
47. All citizens of India or parents shall provide
(1) 42nd (2) 44th opportunities for education to their children between
age of
(3) 86 th (4) 87 th
(1) 51 A(h) (2) 50 A(k)
Ans. 3
(3) 50 A(f) (4) 51 A(k)
40. Elementary education is a fundamental right under
Article_______ Ans. 4
(1) 20 (2) 20 A 48. The Union List, State List and Concurrent List
consisting at present_______ & ______ items
(3) 21 (4) 21 A respectively
Ans. 4 (1) 97, 66 and 47 (2) 100, 61 and 51
41. The Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution (3) 99, 68 and 51 (4) 95, 60 and 47
are inspired by the Constintion of former______
Ans. 2
(1) Germany (2) Switerland
49. In 1969, the Tamil Nadu Government appointed a
(3) USSR (4) USA three-member committee under the chairmanship
Ans. 3 _______ to examine the entire question of Centre-
42. In 1976, the Congress party set up the_______ state relations.
Committee to make recommendations on (1) J.Radhakrishnan (2) G.Jayachandran
fundamental duties. (3) A.Karthik (4) Dr.P.V.Rajamannar
(1) Ashok Mehta Committee Ans. 3
(2) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee 50. Article_______in Part XI deal with the Financial
(3) Shah Nawaz Committee relations between centre and the states.
(4) Sardar Swaran Singh Committee (1) 253-265 (2) 274-297
Ans. 4 (3) 268-293 (4) 278-298
43. Right to Property (Art. 31) was deleted from the Ans. 3
list of Fundamental Rights by the 51. The Finance Commission appointed by the
(1) 44th Amendment Act, 1978 President under Article______ of the Constitution.
(1) 267 (2) 272
(2) 43rd Amendment Act, 1978
(3) 278 (4) 280
(3) 46 th Amendment Act, 1978 Ans. 4
(4) 42nd Amendment Act, 1978 52. Part ____ of the constitution deals with the official
Ans. 1 language in Articles 343 to 351
44. Right to Property is made a legal right under Article (1) XIV (2) XV
300-A in Part XII of the Constitution. (3) XVI (4) XVII
(1) Article 350A & Part III Ans. 4
(2) Article 30A & Part XII 53. The First language committee was appointed
(3) Article 300A & Part XII in_____ and it submitted its report in______
(4) Article 300A & Part XiV (1) 1950 & 1951 (2) 1952 & 1953
Ans. 3 (3) 1955 & 1956 (4) 1959 & 1960
Ans. 3
54. As a follow up of the 1956 report, parliament
enacted the Official Language Act in
(1) 1961 (2) 1962
(3) 1963 (4) 1965
Ans. 3
55. Under which of the following Act, it was provided
that the use of English would continue indefinite
(1) Official Languages Act, 1963
(2) Official Languages Act, 1965
(3) Official Languages (Amendment) Act, 1963
(4) Official Languages (Amendment) Act, 1967
Ans. 4
56. So far, the_____ languages are granted the
classical language status
(1) Five (2) Six
(3) Eight (4) Ten
Ans. 2
57. Which among the following is not enlisted as
classical language in the Constitution
(1) Malayalam (2) Odia
(3) Tamil (4) Bengali
Ans. 1
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