1.

Which of the following is true about Directive Principles of State Policy

Select one:
a. It is a statement of good intentions to be read along with the preamble.
b. Only A&D
c. All the statements
d. Provides ethical basis to state power
e. Only A&B
f. It seeks to establish social and economic democracy
g. Cannot be enforced in a court of Law

2. The significance of the 'Taj' case was that:

Select one:
a. The Taj case ensured protection only to the Taj Mahal monument from environmental
pollution
b. It made MC Mehta famous
c. It marked the beginnings of Public Interest Litigation
d. All polluting industries in the Taj Trapezium zone were directed to observe  pollution
control norms

3. Which among the following correctly defines India's constitutional secularism?

Select one:
a. Like France it strictly enforces secular principles.
b. It has interfered in the religious customs and practices of both Hindu's and Muslims
c. The constitution believes in non-interference in the religious beliefs and practices of its
citizens
d. It only selectively targets Muslim religious customs

4. The sum and substance of Justice Puttaswamy petition to the SC stated that:

Select one:
a. The Govt's motive in pushing through Aadhar was to gather more information about its
citizens
b. Data from Aadhar would only benefit corporates.
c. Aadhar should be scrapped
 d. Aadhar compromised an individual's privacy- medical records, sexual inclinations etc.

5. Which of the following is true about the landmark 44th amendment

Select one:
a. It established the supremacy of the judiciary that had suffered under Emergency
b. The amendment overturned Indira Gandhi's decision to first proclaim emergency and
than seek Cabinet ratification
c. It put to an end, the horrors of emergency
d. It curtailed the powers of the state legislatures

6. Which of the following is true with regard to the three tier Panchayati Raj system?

Select one:
a. It was introduced under the 75th amendment to the constitution
b. It comprises village, block and district level elected bodies
c. It has the power to generate funding for its development/civic activities
d. It has been a resounding failure in representative democracy.

7. The significance of the Indira Sawhney judgement (1992) delivered by the SC was its
ruling that:
Select one:
a. Reservation for the socially and the economically backward was part of the
Right to Equality of opportunity.
b. Pulled up the Govt for exceeding the quota ceiling imposed by the Courts
c. That Reservations was necessary under Article 14 of the constitution.
d. Ruled that quotas in jobs and in education was part of the vision of the
founding fathers of the constitution.

8. Uniform Civil Code, as spelt out under the Directive Principles of State Policy is
central to which of the following political parties?

Select one:
a. Shiv Sena
b. Hindu Mahasabha
c. Congress
d. BJP
 9. Which of the following is NOT true about the Golakhnath case

Select one:
a. Only the Constituent Assembly had the powers to amend Fundamental Rights.
b. It gave individuals unrestricted powers to accumulate property
c. It ruled that Fundamental Rights can be amended only by the judiciary
d. It curtailed the powers of the parliament

10. Which of the following is true with regard to the rights of minorities according to
Indian constitution.

Select one:
a. There will be no religious instruction in schools funded by the state
b. The state can takeover any minority-run institution any time it deems fit.
c. The constitution does not recognise special rights of minority-run institutions.
d. The state can interfere with religious instruction in a minority-run educational
institution

11. Which of the following does NOT require assent of state legislatures for purposes of
constitutional amendment under article 368

Select one:
a. Changes affecting federal features of the Constitution
b. Article 368
c. Ninth Schedule
d. Election of the President of India

12. The most significant part of the Justice Chandrachud led bench on the Sudarshan TV
case was its observation that:

Select one:
a. Media needs effective self-regulation and served notice to the Govt
b. Media needs to self-restrain
c. The NBSA had done a commendable job of self-regulating.
d. The government is not enforcing regulatory mechanisms to curb hate speech

Which of the following is NOT part of the 'Basic Structure' ruling of the Supreme Court
under the Keshavanand Bharti case
 13. Select one:
a. Supremacy of the parliament
b. Supremacy of the Constitution
c. Federalism
d. Separation of powers

14. How has the constitution ensured an independent judiciary?

Select one:
a. SC judges have a fixed tenure
b. Their salaries are governed by a separate act of parliament
c. All of the above
d. Consultation with the Chief Justice of India is mandatory in all appointments

15. The SC struck down the National Judicial Appointment Commission on grounds that
it violated the principle of separation of powers. This means that:

Select one:
a. The SC would henceforth have no say in appointment of judges
b. Parliament would have a larger say in appointment of judges.
c. SC judges would no longer have power to push through their favourite nominees.
d. The Govt and its nominees will have a larger say in matter of appointment of judges