According to the Constitution of the India, which of the following are fundamental for the government of the country?
1.Fundamental Rights
2.Fundamental Duties
3.Directive Principles of State Policy
4.Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties
Form which one of these constitution has the idea pf Preamble been borrowed by the Constitution of India?
1.US Constitution
2.Canadian Constitution
3.French Constitution
4.Italian Constitution
Freedom of the press in India is
1.Available to the people under the law of the Parliament
2.specifically provided in the Constitution
3.implied in the Right to Freedom of Expression
4.available to the people to India under Executive order
In a parliamentary from of government, real powers of the state are vested in the
1.President
2.Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister
3.Vice-President
4.Parliament
in a Presidential Government
1.the President is responsible to the legislature
2.the Cabinet is collectively responsible to the Lower House of legislature
3.the Cabinet is responsible to both houses of legislature
4.the President is responsible to the people
In which case did the Supreme Court take the view that the Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles are complementary to each other and there was no need to sacrifice one for the other?
1.Golak Nath Case
2.Keshavananda Bharati Case
3.Minerva Mills Case
4.All of the above
In which of the following cases, the supreme Court a ruling that the Preamble was a part of the Constitution?
1.Kesavananda Bhari Case
2.Golaknath Case
3.Berbari Case
4.Sajjan Singh Case
In which one of the following case, the Supreme Court initially had held that Preamble is not part of the Constitution?
1.Berubari Case
2.Sajjan Singh Case
3.Golaknath Case
4.Kesavananda Bharti Case
In which one of these cases, the basic structure doctrine was not affirmed
1.MC Mehta vs Union of India-2001
2.Minerva Mills Case-1984
3.Golaknath Case-1967
4.Waman Rao Case-1981
India borrowed the idea of Directive Principles of State from the Constitution of
1.the Weimar Republic of Germany
2.Ireland
3.South Africa
4.Australia
Judicial Review signifies that the Supreme Court
1.has final authority in overall cases
2.can declare a state law as unconstitutional
3.can review cases whose decisions has been given by the High Court
4.None of the above
One of the following does constitute a from of domestic violence
1.sexual assault
2.hitting and fighting
3.physical abuse
4.social isolation
Socialism is opposed to
1.social security scheme
2.equal distribution of wealth
3.unrestricted competition
4.collective ownership and management
Socialism refers to
1.state-controlled economy
2.liquidation of the bourgeoisie
3.removal of the peasantry from administration
4.establishment of military dictatorship
The Cabinet Mission Plan for India envisaged a
1.Federation
2.Confederation
3.Unitary form of Government
4.Union of States
The Constitution of India borrowed the scheme of Indian Federation form the Constitution of
1.USA
2.Canada
3.Ireland
4.UK
The Constitution of the India is republican because it
1.provides for an elected Parliament
2.provides for adult franchise
3.contains a bill of rights
4.Union of States
The first attempt to introduce a representative and popular element in the government of India was made through
1.Indian Council Act, 1861
2.Indian Council Act, 1892
3.Indian Council Act, 1909
4.Government of India Act, 1935
The following does not constitute an example of "beggar"?
1.compulsory social service
2.forced
3.trafficking in human beings
4.children working in hazardous
The Fundamental Rights of Indian citizens
1.can be suspended by the President during National Emergency
2.can be suspended by the President during all types of emergencies
3.can be suspended by the President with the prior approval of the Supreme Court at any time
4.cannot b suspended under any condition
The Indian parliamentary system is different from the British parliamentary system in that India has
1.both a real and a nominal executive
2.a system of collective responsibility
3.bicameral legislature
4.the system of judicial review
The Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy of development guided the playing practice in India form the
1.First Five-Year Plan to the Sixth Five-Year Plan
2.Fourth Five-Year Plan to the Eighty Five-Year Paln
3.Second Five-year Plan to the Seventh Five-Year Plan
4.First Five-Year Plan to the Eight Five-Year Plan
The Preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first given in
1.the Nehru Report
2.Tej Sapru Report
3.proposal by C R Gopalachari
4.Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly
The Preamble was proposed before the Drafting Committee by
1.BN Rau
2.BR Ambedkar
3.Jawaharlal Nehru
4.Sardar Patel
The word socialist was added to the Preamble in 1976. What is its main objective?
1.The state shall promote policies for the welfare of the people
2.Eliminate class based society
3.Eliminate biological/natural inequality
4.Eliminate political inequality
Two independent states of India and Pakistan were created by
1.the Simla Conference
2.the Cripps Proposal
3.the Cabinet Mission Plan
4.the Indian Independent Act
Under the Constitution of India, which one of the following is not a Fundamental Duty?
1.To vote in public elections
2.To develop a scientific temper
3.To safeguard public property
4.To abide by the constitution and respect its ideals
What dose Secularism imply?
1.Suppression of all religions
2.Giving minorities more freedom for their religion
3.Seperation of religion from the state
4.Not favouring any particular religion/faith
Which of the following feature of the Constitution of India resemble the American Constitution?
1.A written Constitution
2.Single citizenship
3.Integrated Judiciary
4.Parliamentary form of government
Which of the following is not included in the Directive Principles of State Policy?
1.Prohibition of liquor
2.Right to work
3.Equal wage for equal work
4.Right to information
Which of the following two words were added in chronological order to the Preamble through 42nd Amendment?
1.Secular and Socialist
2.Socialist�and�Secular
3.Socialist and Sovereign
4.Italian Constitution
Which of the following was ceded by the French to India?
1.Dadra and Nagar Haveli
2.Daman and Diu
3.Karaikal and Mahe
4.None of the above
Which one among the following has the power to regulate the right of citizenship in India?
1.The Union Cabinet
2.The Parliament
3.the Supreme Court
4.The Law Commission
Which one among the following state-ments about the State Reorganisation Act is not correct?
1.The Act dealt with the issue of the redrawing of the boundaries of states
2.It wad passed in the year 1956
3.It created fourteen states and six Union Territories
4.The state boundaries were drawn for administrative convenience
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of Indian administration?
1.Uniformity
2.Dyarchy
3.Decentralisation
4.Independent Judiciary
Which one of the following is not related to the Constitution Government?
1.Coalition Government
2.Presidential Government
3.Hierarchy Government
4.Federal Government
Which one of the following the Presidential Government?
1.Single judicial system
2.Federal form of government
3.Separation of powers
4.Division of powers
Which one of the following writs literally means "what is your authority"?
1.Habeus Corpus
2.Certiorari
3.Quo Warranto
4.Prohibition
Which one of these is a federal feature of the Indian Constitution?
1.A written and rigid constitution
2.An independent judiciary
3.Vesting of the residuary powers with the centre
4.Distribution of powers between the centre and states
Which one of these is the primary source of Indian Constitution?
1.British Constitution
2.Irish Constitution
3.Government of India Act, 1935
4.German Constitution
Who adopted the Constitution of India on the 26th November, 1949?
1.People of India
2.Parliament of India
3.Representative of the people of India in Constituent Assembly
4.Cabinet
Who among the following proposed the creation of a preamble before the Drafting Committee?
1.B N Rau
2.Jawaharlal Nehru
3.Sardar Patel
4.B R Ambedkar
Who said Preamble is the keynote to the Constitution?
1.Ernest Barker
2.K M Munshi
3.B R Ambedkar
4.D D Basu