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1 / 50

Untouchability has been abolished by the Constitution of India under:

Article 14

Article 17

Article 16

Article 15

2 / 50

Consider the following statements:

1. There is no provision in the Constitution of India for reservation in the matters of promotion in the services under the state in favour of the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes.

2. As per provisions of the Constitution of India, for getting reservation for appointments and posts under the state, a class must be backward and should not be adequately represented in the services under the state.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

Both 1 and 2

2 only

Neither 1 nor 2

3 / 50

The Supreme Court invalidated a provision of the 42nd Amendment Act, which enlarged the scope of Article 368 to amend the Fundamental Rights on the ground that the:

Requisite number of States had not ratified the amendment

Amendment abrogated a basic feature of the Constitution

Amendment has been enacted during the emergency

Rajya Sabha had not passed the amendment with the prescribed majority

4 / 50

The Supreme Court of India declared by issuing a writ that "the respondent was not entitled to an office he was holding or a privilege he was exercising". Which writ is that?

Certiorari

Habeas Corpus

Quo-Warranto

Prohibition

5 / 50

The words "Socialist" and "Secular" were inserted in the Preamble by the:

Thirty-ninth Amendment

Forty-second Amendment

Fifteenth Amendment

Forty-fourth Amendment

6 / 50

"Directive Principles of State Policy are the conscience of the Constitution which embody the social philosophy of the Constitution" was described by:

Granville Austin

K.C. Wheare

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

A.V. Dicey

7 / 50

Who, among the following, was not a member of the States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) appointed by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru?

Justice Fazl Ali

K.M. Panikkar

Hridayanath Kunzru

Potti Sriramulu

8 / 50

The Right to Property was converted into a legal right from a Fundamental Right, because it

Tied the hands of the government to prevent corruption

Led to severe conflict between judiciary and the Parliament

Gave rise to litigations that made judiciary overburden

Increased public resentment

9 / 50

Right to work in India is a:

Constitutional duty

Fundamental right

Directive principle

Constitutional right

10 / 50

Which of the following writs is related to a dispute with respect to the appointment of a university teachers?

Quo-Warranto

Mandamus

Habeas Corpus

Certiorari

11 / 50

The States of the Indian Union can be reorganised or their boundaries altered by:

An executive order of the Union Government with the consent of the concerned State Governments.

Two-thirds majority of both the Houses of the Parliament and the consent of the Legislatures of the concerned States.

The Union Parliament by a simple majority in the ordinary process of legislation.

Two-thirds majority of both the Houses of the Parliament.

12 / 50

Who of the following was the chairman of the Committee on the Indian Diaspora setup by the Government of India in 2000?

M.M. Punchhi

L.M. Sharma

J.S. Verma

L.M. Singhvi

13 / 50

Which of the following statements is/are correct of the writ of prohibition?

1. It is an order issued by a higher court commanding a lower court to cease from proceeding in some matters not within its jurisdiction.

2. It can be claimed by an aggrieved party as a matter of right.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

2 only

Both 1 and 2

1 only

Neither 1 nor 2

14 / 50

Under the Citizenship Act, 1955, by which of the following ways can a person become a citizen of India?

1. By birth
2. By descent
3. By registration
4. By nationalisation
5. By incorporation of territory

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

1 and 2 only

3, 4 and 5

1, 2, 3 and 5

15 / 50

According to the Constitution of India, which one of the following rights cannot be taken away during emergency?

Right to life

Right to freedom of movement

Right to organise

Right to speak

16 / 50

Which of the following statements regarding the Fundamental Duties contained in the Indian Constitution are correct?

1. Fundamental Duties can be enforced through writ jurisdiction.
2. Fundamental Duties have formed a part of the Indian Constitution since its adoption.
3. Fundamental Duties became a part of the Constitution in accordance with the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee.
4. Fundamental Duties are applicable only to the citizens of India.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

2 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

3 and 4 only

1, 2 and 4

17 / 50

The "Instrument of Instructions" contained in the Government of India Act, 1935, has been incorporated in the Constitution of India in the year 1950 as:

Directive Principles of State Policy

Fundamental Rights

Fundamental Duties

Emergency Provisions

18 / 50

Consider the following statements:

Directive Principles of State Policy are:

1. Directives in the nature of ideals of the state
2. Directives influencing and shaping the policy of State
3. Non-justiciable rights of the citizens
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2 and 3 only

3 only

1, 2 and 3

1 only

19 / 50

Which one of the following is the best justification for the affirmative action policies in India?

The principle of group disadvantage

The principle of non-discrimination

The principle of radical redistribution

The principle of equal opportunity

20 / 50

Which of the following are mentioned under separate Articles in Part III of the Constitution of India pertaining to the Fundamental Rights?
1. Abolition of untouchability
2. Abolition of titles
3. Freedom as to payment of taxes for promotion of any particular religion
4. Protection of interests of minorities

Select the correct answer by using the codes given below:

1 and 2 only

1, 2, 3 and 4

2, 3 and 4

3 and 4 only

21 / 50

Which of the following are not included in the right to freedom of religion in the Constitu-tion of India?

1. Freedom of conscience and the right to practise and propagate religion
2. Levying of taxes or use of funds of the Government for the promotion or maintenance of any religion
3. Establishment and maintenance of religious and charitable institutions
4. Imparting of religious instructions in any government maintained institution

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1 and 2 only

2 and 4 only

1, 3 and 4

1, 2 and 3

22 / 50

Which of the following are included in the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Consti- tution of India?

1. Uniform civil code for the citizens
2. Separation of judiciary from executive
3. Protection of monuments of national importance

Select the correct answer by using the codes given below:

1, 2 and 3

2 and 3 only

1 and 3 only

1 and 2 only

23 / 50

Consider the following statements:
1. The right to family pension was not declared as the part of Article 21 of the Constitution by the Supreme Court.

2. The Supreme Court has declared the right to social and economic justice and empowerment as the part of Article 21 of the Constitution.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2 only

Both 1 and 2

1 only

Neither 1 nor 2

24 / 50

Consider the following statements:

1. Under the Government of India Act, 1919, the Indian Legislature was made more representative and for the first time bicameral.
2. The Government of India Act, 1935, prescribed a federation taking the Provinces and the Indian States as units.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

Both 1 and 2

2 only

Neither 1 nor 2

25 / 50

Which one of the following is a correct statement?

Primacy is given to all the Directive Principles contained in Part IV of the Constitution over Fundamental Rights.

Primacy is given to all the Fundamental Rights conferred by Article 14-32 of the Constitution over Directive Principles.

Primacy is given only to Directive Principles in the clauses (b) and (c) of Article 39 over Fundamental Rights conferred by Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution.

Primacy is given to all the Fundamental Rights conferred by the Part III of the Constitution over Directive Principles.

26 / 50

Reservation of seats in educational institutions in favour of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is governed by:

Article 14 of the Constitution

Article 15 of the Constitution

Article 16 of the Constitution

Article 29 of the Constitution

27 / 50

Which of the following Fundamental Rights cannot be suspended during

Rights under Articles 21 and 22

Rights under Articles 20 and 21

Right to constitutional remedies under Articles 32 and 226

Freedoms under Article 19

28 / 50

Consider the following statements:

1. The first Public Service Commission in India was set up in the year 1926, on the recommendation of the Lee Commission on the Superior Civil Services in India.

2. The Government of India Act, 1935, provided for setting up of public service commissions at both the federal and provincial levels.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Both 1 and 2

1 only

Neither 1 nor 2

2 only

29 / 50

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Languages : Eighth Schedule

Allocation of seats in the Council of States : Fourth Schedule

The forms of oaths or affirmations : Second Schedule

Provisions as to disqualification on the ground of defection : Tenth Schedule

30 / 50

Which of the following are the principal features of the Government of India Act, 1919?

1.Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the Provinces.

2. Introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims.

3.Devolution of legislative authority by the Centre to the Provinces.

4. Expansion and reconstitution of Central and Provincial Legislatures.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1, 2 and 3

2, 3 and 4

1, 3 and 4

1, 2 and 4

31 / 50

Which of the following cases is related to the procedure established by law?

Gopalan Case

Minerva Mills Case

Shankari Prasad Case

Indra Sawhney Case

32 / 50

Which one of the following rights cannot be inferred from Article 21 of the Constitution?

Right against delayed execution

Right to form association

Right against solitary confinement

Right against inhuman treatment

33 / 50

The 86th Constitutional Amendment deals with which of the following?

Insertion of Article 21A related with free and compulsory education for all children between the age of 6 and 14 years.

Continuation of reservation for backward classes in government employment.

Allocation of more number of parliamentary seats for recently created states.

Reservation of 30% posts for women in Panchayati Raj Institutions.

34 / 50

The Fundamental Duties are intended to serve as a reminder

The State to perform duties conferred by the Constitution

Every citizen to observe basic norms of democratic conduct

The judiciary to administer justice properly

The Legislature to make laws for the welfare of the people

35 / 50

Which of the following is/are among Directive Principles of State Policy?
1. The State shall strive to promote science and technology for development.
2. The State shall endeavour to secure for citizens a Uniform Civil Code throughout India.
3. The State shall try to develop population policy and family planning programmes.
4. The State shall take steps to promote tourism.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

2 and 4 only

1 and 3 only

2 only

1, 2, 3 and 4

36 / 50

The term "equal pay for equal work" is a:

Fundamental Right

Fundamental Duty

Constitutional Right

Directive Principle of State Policy'

37 / 50

The writ of certiorari is issued by a superior court to:

An inferior court to transfer the record of proceedings in a case for review

An officer to show his right to hold a particular office

An inferior court to stop further proceedings in a particular case

A public authority to produce a person detained by it before the court within 24 hours

38 / 50

Which one of the following is not the objective of the Directive Principles of State Policy?

To establish a secular state

To establish a religious state

To ensure socio-economic justice

To establish a welfare state

39 / 50

Who of the following contended that the Directive Principles are "no better than the new year's resolutions, which are broken on the second of January"?

T.T. Krishnamachari

Nasiruddin

K.C. Wheare

K.T. Shah

40 / 50

Consider the following statements:

1. In the Berubari Union case (1960), the Supreme Court opined that Preamble is not a port of the Constitution.
2. The question as to whether the Preamble can be amended under the Article 368 of the Constitution arose for the first time in the Kesavananda Bharati case (1973).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Neither 1 nor 2

1 only

Both 1 and 2

2 only

41 / 50

1. Which of the following statements about a uniform civil code is/are correct?

1. It is binding on the State that a uniform civil code must be made applicable to all.
2. The provision regarding a uniform civil code is contained in Part III of the Constitution.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1 only

2 only

Neither 1 nor 2

Both 1 and 2

42 / 50

6. Consider the following statements:

1. All the Fundamental Rights are available against the arbitrary action of the state.

2. Some of the Fundamental Rights are also available against the action of private individuals.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

43 / 50

Which of the following are the grounds on which discrimination of citizens for admission into educational institutions is constitutionally prohibited?

1. Religion and Race
2. Sex and Place of Birth
3. Nationality and Colour
4. Age and Nativity

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

1 and 2 only

1, 2 and 3

1, 2, 3 and 4

1, 2 and 4

44 / 50

Article 30 of the Indian Constitution deals with the:

Freedom of conscience

Right of minorities to establish and manage educational institutions

Right to propagate religion

Cultural and educational rights of the majority community

45 / 50

Following duties have been prescribed for the State and the citizens:
1. To develop scientific temper
2. To promote common brotherhood
3. To organise village panchayats
4. To minimise the inequalities in income
5. To secure a uniform civil code
6. To defend the country

Among these, the Fundamental Duties of the citizens would include:

1, 3 and 4

2, 5 and 6

1, 2 and 6

3, 4 and 5

46 / 50

Consider the following statements:

The Fundamental Duties provided in the constitution are:

1. To protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
2. To safeguard private property
3. To protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1, 2 and 3

1 and 3 only

2 and 3 only

1 and 2 only

47 / 50

The philosophical postulates of the Constitution of India are based on:

Objectives Resolution of Pandit Nehru, 1947.

Mahatma Gandhi's Article "Independence in Young India", 1922.

Nehru Report, 1928.

Indian National Congress's Resolution for Complete Independence, 1929.

48 / 50

Which of the following writs is related to the transferring of a case from an inferior court to a court of higher jurisdiction?

Habeas Corpus

Quo-warranto

Mandamus

Certiorari

49 / 50

Which one of the following is not stated as a Directive Principle of State Policy in the Constitution of India?

Separation of Judiciary from Executive

Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions

Uniform civil code for the citizens

Organisation of village panchayats

50 / 50

The term "economic justice" in the Preamble of the Constitution of India, is a resolution for:

economy in the administration of justice.

equal distribution of wealth.

socio-economic revolution.

cheap justice to the poor.

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