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1. Which Article of the Constitution abolishes Untouchability?

A. Article 42 B. Article 15
C. Article 14 D. Article 17
Ans. A
Sol. Article 17 of the Indian Constitution deals with the abolition of untouchability. Article 15 of the Indian Constitution
prohibits discrimination of Indians on basis of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. Article 14 stays that The
State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of
India Article 42 deals with Provision for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief The State shall
make provision for securing just and humane conditions of work and for maternity relief.

2. Who is the Chairman of Niti Ayog?

A. Prime Minister B. President
C. Home Minister D. Minister of Planning Commission
Ans. A
Sol. The NITI Aayog is National Institution for Transforming India It is a policy think tank that was established to
achieve sustainable development goals through cooperative federalism. Cooperative Federalism encourages healthy
competition among states. NITI Aayog was established in 2015 replacing Planning Commission.

3. Who was the permanent president of the Constituent Assembly?

A. BN Rau B. Dr. Ambedkar
C. Dr Rajendra Prasad D. Sachidanandf Sinha
Ans. C
Sol. Upon independence in 1947, Prasad was elected as President of the Constituent Assembly of India, which prepared
the Constitution of India and served as its provisional parliament. When India became a republic in 1950, Prasad was
elected its first president by the Constituent Assembly.

4. Which Constitutional Amendment introduced the Anti defection provisions in the constitution for the first time?
A. 51st Amendment B. 52nd Amendment
C. 53nd Amendment D. 54nd Amendment
Ans. B
Sol. The anti-defection law in India, technically the Tenth Schedule to the Indian Constitution, was enacted to address the
perceived problem of instability caused by democratically elected legislators in India's Parliamentary System of
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Government shifting allegiance from the parties they supported at the time of election, or disobeying their parties'
decisions at critical times such as during voting on an important matter. Such shifting of allegiance was considered to
be a symptom of endemic political corruption, which in turn provided some legitimization for corruption prevalent in
other aspects of life in the country.

5. Which one of the following does not find mention in the preamble of the Constitution?
A. Dignity of the Individual B. Dignitary of the constitution
C. Fraternity D. Unity and Integrity of the nation.
Ans. B
Sol. 1. Sovereign : The word ‘sovereign’ implies that India is neither a dependency nor a dominion
of any other nation, but an independent state.
2. Socialism : Indian brand of socialism is ‘Democratic Socialism’. It holds faith on mixed
economy and aims to end poverty, ignorance and inequality.
3. Secular : India is a secular statewide)all religions in our country (irrespective of strength)
have the same status, right and support from the state.
4. Democratic: Representative Democracy – Parliamentary and Presidential. In broader sense
it embraces political, social and economic democracy.
5. Republic : President – Indirectly elected heaD. Republic also means political sovereignty in
the people and absence of privileged class.
6. Justice: Social Justice – Equal treatment of all citizens. Economic Justice – Non-
discrimination on basis of economic factors. Political Justice – Citizens should have equal
political rights and access to it.
7. Liberty: Absence of restraints on the activities of individuals and providing opportunities for
the development of individual personalities.
8. Equality: Absence of special privileges to any section of the society and providing
opportunities without any discrimination.
9. Fraternity : Sense of brotherhooD. It also assures two things: 1.Dignity of the individual and
2.Unity and integrity of the nation.

6. After independence of the state organized on the basis of language is?

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A. Tamil Nadu B. Kerala

C. Karnataka D. Andhra Pradesh
Ans. D
Sol. The first state formed on the linguistic basis is Andhra Pradesh. The state of Andhra Pradesh was formed on October 1,
1953. It was bifurcated from Tamil Nadu.

7. If a no confidence motion is passed against a minister

A. The concerned minister has to resign B. The whole council of the ministers has to resign.
C. The prime minister and the council of ministers have to
D. Lok Sabha has to be dissolved
resign
Ans. C
Sol. In India, a motion of no confidence can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Parliament of
India). The motion is admitted for discussion when a minimum of 50 members of the house support the motion
(under rule 198 of Lok Sabha Rules 16th edition). If the motion carries, the House debates and votes on the motion.
If a majority of the members of the house vote in favor of the motion, the motion is passed and the Government is
bound to vacate the office. Acharya Kripalani moved the first-ever no confidence motion on the floor of the Lok
Sabha in August 1963, immediately after the disastrous India–China War.

8. The president has the power to nominate 2 members to the parliament belonging to –
A. Christian Community B. Anglo Indian community
C. Business Community D. Sikh community
Ans. B
Sol. Article 331 of the Constitution says, “the President may, if he is of opinion that the Anglo-Indian community is not
adequately represented in the House of the People, nominate not more than two members of that community to the
House of the People."

9. Who was the constitutional advisor to the constituent assembly?

A. Dr Ambedkar B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Jawahar Lal Nehru D. BN Rau
Ans. D
Sol. Jurist B. N. Rau was appointed constitutional adviser to the assembly; Rau prepared the original draft of the
constitution, and was later appointed a judge in the Permanent Court of International Justice in The Hague.
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10. Who participate in the election of the vice president?

A. Member of the lok sabha B. Elected members of the Rajya Sabha and lok sabha
C. Members of the Rajya sabha and Lok sabha D. Member of the legislative assembly of the states
Ans. C
Sol. The Vice-President is elected by an electoral college consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament, in
accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and the voting in
such election is by secret ballot. The Electoral College to elect a person to the office of the Vice-President consists of
all members of both Houses of Parliament

11. It is mandatory for the governor to reserve a bill for the consideration by the president if such bill affects –
A. The rate land revenues B. Powers of High Court’
D. The amount of salary paid to the members of the
C. The powers of the Advocate General of the state
legislative assembly.
Ans. A
Sol. Rate of land revenues falls under Money Bills. As per Article 200 of the Constitution of India, Assent to Bills When
a Bill has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of a State or, in the case of a State having a Legislative Council,
has been passed by both Houses of the Legislature of the State, it shall be presented to the Governor and the
Governor shall declare either that he assents to the Bill or that he withholds assent there from or that he reserves the
Bill for the consideration of the President: Provided that the Governor may, as soon as possible after the presentation
to him of the Bill for assent, return the Bill if it is not a Money Bill together with a message requesting that the
House or Houses will reconsider the Bill or any specified provisions thereof and, in particular, will consider the
desirability of introducing any such amendments as he may recommend in his message

12. Which is the most important reason to consider India as a secular State?
B. Government work for the welfare of the people of all
A. People of different religion lives in India
the religions
C. Religion is separated from politics D. Minority religions are given special preference.
Ans. B
Sol. Secularism in India, thus, does not mean the separation of religion from state. Instead, secularism in India means a
state that supports or participates in a neutral manner in the affairs of all religious groups. In the words of P B
Gajendragadkar, a former Chief Justice of India, secularism is defined as ‘The State does not owe loyalty to any
particular religion as such: it is not irreligious or anti-religious; it gives equal freedom to all religions
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13. The Constitution of India provides for free and compulsory education to which one of the following group of
children?
A. 3 to 9 years B. 6 to 18 years
C. 6 to 14 ears D. 4 to 10 years
Ans. C
Sol. The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002 inserted Article 21-A in the Constitution of India to provide
free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of six to fourteen years as a Fundamental Right in
such a manner as the State may, by law, determine.

14. Which of the following statement s correctly defines the judicial reviews?
B. The authority of the courts to correct the errors of the
A. The authority of the court to punish political offenders.
government
D. The authority of the courts to interpret the legality of
C. The authority of the courts to issue various writs
laws.
Ans. D
Sol. Judicial review is a process under which executive or legislative actions are subject to review by the judiciary. A
court with authority for judicial review may invalidate laws acts and governmental actions that are incompatible with
a higher authority: an executive decision may be invalidated for being unlawful or a statute may be invalidated for
violating the terms of a constitution. Judicial review is one of the checks and balances in the separation of powers:
the power of the judiciary to supervise the legislative and executive branches when the latter exceed their authority.
The doctrine varies between jurisdictions, so the procedure and scope of judicial review may differ between the
countries. In India, a judicial review is a review of government decisions done by the Supreme Court of India A court
with authority for judicial review may invalidate laws acts and governmental actions which violates the Basic
features of Constitution. Related articles for the judicial review For Supreme court Article 32(Right to Constitutional
Remedy) and Article 136(Special leave to appeal by the Supreme Court). For High Court Article 226 (Power of High
Courts to issue certain writs. and Article 227(Power of superintendence over all courts by the High Court)
15. The doctrine that the fundamental rights cannot be amended under Article 368 was propounded by the supreme court
in
A. Gopalan vs State of Madras B. Keshvananda Bharti vs State of Kerala
C. Golaknath vs State of Punjab D. Maneka Gandhi vs Union of India
Ans. A
Sol. Golaknath v State of Punjab is one of the landmark cases in the Indian legal history. A number of questions were
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raised in this case. But the most important issue was whether the parliament has the power to amend the fundamental
rights enshrined under Part III of the Constitution of India or not. The petitioners contended that the parliament has
no power to amend the fundamental rights whereas the respondents contended that the constitution-makers never
wanted our constitution as rigid and Non-flexible one. The court held that the parliament cannot amend the
fundamental rights. This ruling overturned in Kesavananda Bharati vs Union of India 1973. In this, the court held
that the parliament can amend the constitution including fundamental rights but the parliament cannot change the
basic structure of the constitution.

16. It is mandatory for the governor to reserve a bill for the consideration by the president if such bill affects –
A. The rate land revenues B. Powers of High Court’
D. The amount of salary paid to the members of the
C. The powers of the Advocate General of the state
legislative assembly.
Ans. A
Sol. Rate of land revenues falls under Money Bills. As per Article 200 of the Constitution of India, Assent to Bills When
a Bill has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of a State or, in the case of a State having a Legislative Council,
has been passed by both Houses of the Legislature of the State, it shall be presented to the Governor and the
Governor shall declare either that he assents to the Bill or that he withholds assent therefrom or that he reserves the
Bill for the consideration of the President: Provided that the Governor may, as soon as possible after the presentation
to him of the Bill for assent, return the Bill if it is not a Money Bill together with a message requesting that the
House or Houses will reconsider the Bill or any specified provisions thereof and, in particular, will consider the
desirability of introducing any such amendments as he may recommend in his message

17. Which is the most important reason to consider India as a secular State?
B. Government work for the welfare of the people of all
A. People of different religion lives in India
the religions
C. Religion is separated from politics D. Minority religions are given special preference.
Ans. B
Sol. Secularism in India, thus, does not mean the separation of religion from state. Instead, secularism in India means a
state that supports or participates in a neutral manner in the affairs of all religious groups. In the words of P B
Gajendragadkar, a former Chief Justice of India, secularism is defined as ‘The State does not owe loyalty to any
particular religion as such: it is not irreligious or anti-religious; it gives equal freedom to all religions

18. The Constitution of India provides for free and compulsory education to which one of the following group of
children?
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A. 3 to 9 years B. 6 to 18 years
C. 6 to 14 ears D. 4 to 10 years
Ans. C
Sol. The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002 inserted Article 21-A in the Constitution of India to provide
free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of six to fourteen years as a Fundamental Right in
such a manner as the State may, by law, determine.

19. Which of the following statement s correctly defines the judicial reviews?
B. The authority of the courts to correct the errors of the
A. The authority of the court to punish political offenders.
government
D. The authority of the courts to interpret the legality of
C. The authority of the courts to issue various writs
laws.
Ans. D
Sol. Judicial review is a process under which executive or legislative actions are subject to review
by the judiciary. A court with authority for judicial review may invalidate laws acts and
governmental actions that are incompatible with a higher authority: an executive decision may
be invalidated for being unlawful or a statute may be invalidated for violating the terms of a
constitution. Judicial review is one of the checks and balances in the separation of powers: the
power of the judiciary to supervise the legislative and executive branches when the latter
exceed their authority. The doctrine varies between jurisdictions, so the procedure and scope
of judicial review may differ between the countries. In India, a judicial review is a review of
government decisions done by the Supreme Court of India A court with authority for judicial
review may invalidate laws acts and governmental actions which violates the Basic features of
Constitution. Related articles for the judicial review For Supreme court Article 32(Right to
Constitutional Remedy) and Article 136(Special leave to appeal by the Supreme Court). For
High Court Article 226 (Power of High Courts to issue certain writs. and Article 227(Power of
superintendence over all courts by the High Court)

20. The doctrine that the fundamental rights cannot be amended under Article 368 was propounded by the supreme court
in
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A. Gopalan vs State of Madras B. Keshvananda Bharti vs State of Kerala

C. Golaknath vs State of Punjab D. Maneka Gandhi vs Union of India
Ans. A
Sol. Golaknath v State of Punjab is one of the landmark cases in the Indian legal history. A number
of questions were raised in this case. But the most important issue was whether the
parliament has the power to amend the fundamental rights enshrined under Part III of the
Constitution of India or not. The petitioners contended that the parliament has no power to
amend the fundamental rights whereas the respondents contended that the constitution-
makers never wanted our constitution as rigid and Non-flexible one. The court held that the
parliament cannot amend the fundamental rights. This ruling overturned in Kesavananda
Bharati vs Union of India 1973. In this, the court held that the parliament can amend the
constitution including fundamental rights but the parliament cannot change the basic structure
of the constitution.

21. What was the exact constitutional status of the Indian Republic on Jan 26, 1950?
A. A democratic republic B. A sovereign Democratic Republic
C. A sovereign Secular Democratic Republic D. A sovereign socialist secular democratic republic
Ans. B
Sol. As per the Preamble of the Indian Constitution, India was Sovereign Democratic Republic on

Jan 26, 1950. Words’ Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ were added to preamble by 42nd Constitutional
Amendment Act, 1976. The 42nd Amendment changed the description of India from a
"sovereign democratic republic" to a "sovereign, socialist secular democratic republic", and
also changed the words "unity of the nation" to "unity and integrity of the nation".

22. Who amongst the following acts as the presiding officer of the house without being its member?
A. Vice president of India B. Speaker of Lok Sabha
C. Chairman of legislative council D. Speaker of the legislative assembly
Ans. A
Sol. The Office of the Vice-President is one of the unique features of the Constitution of India It has
no exact parallel in the countries of other democratic constitutions of the worlD. There is no
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such office in other parliamentary systems of Governments in Commonwealth countries or in

Ireland The only Constitution, among the important democracies of the world, which provides
for such an office, is that of the United States of AmericA. But the office of the Vice-President
of India though analogous to, is not identical with, that of the Vice-President in the United
States of America for the obvious reason that it has a presidential system of Government and
not a Parliamentary one as in India And yet the Constitution-makers of India, while basically
following the British Parliamentary system, decided to opt for the American system and
provided that like the Vice-President in the U.S.A. The Vice-President of India would preside
over the Upper House and act as President in certain contingencies. Thus the Vice-President
of India has been clothed with a dual capacity as the second head of the Executive and as the
Presiding Officer of the Upper House of Parliament.

23. In which of the following lists of the Indian constitution is the subject if the population control and family planning
included?
A. Union List B. Concurrent list
C. State list D. Residuary List
Ans. B
Sol. Population Control has been given under Concurrent List. Other items which are included in
concurrent list are Criminal Law, Civil Procedure, Marriage, divorce, adoption etC.

24. Under which of the following circumstances can the president declare emergency?
A. External aggression B. Armed Rebellion
C. Financial crisis D. All of the above
Ans. D
Sol. Under Article 352, President can impose National Emergency on the ground of External
Aggression and Armed Rebellion. President also has the power to impose Financial
Emergency on the ground of financial instability under Article 360 of the Constitution of India

25. Under which Article of the constitution of India can the president of India be impeached?
A. 356 B. 75
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C. 76 D. 61
Ans. D
Sol. Article 61 Procedure for impeachment of the President, When a President is to be impeached
for violation of the Constitution, the charge shall be preferred by either House of Parliament.
Such resolutions have been passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the total
membership of the House. Article 356 deals with emergency provisions. Article 75 deals with
the strength of the council of ministers. Article 76 deals with provisions related to Attorney
General of India