1. The citizenship provided by the Constitution of India is:
Dual citizenship
Single citizenship
Both of the above
None of the above
2. Constituent Assembly of India was established on:
10.06.1946
06.12.1946
26.11.1949
26.12.1949
3. The Chairman of Drafting Committee of Indian Constituent Assembly was:
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Jawahar Lal Nehru
B.R. Ambedkar
Purushottam Das Tandon
4. The Indian Council Act of 1909 provided for
Dyarchy
Communal representation
Federation
Provincial autonomy
5. Which one of the following is not included in the Union List in the seventh schedule of the Indian Constitution:
Banking
Insurance
Census
Gas
6. ‘India is a Republic’ means:
It is the people who are final authority in all matters
There is a parliamentary system of government in India
There are no hereditary rulers in India
India is a Union of States
7. The reason for the Indian Constitution being the bulkiest is that:
it incorporates the experience of many Constitutions
it contains detailed administrative provisions
it deals with the government of a large country
it contains the Constitution of both Union and State Governments
8. The idea that India is a Welfare State is depicted in:
the Preamble of the Constitution
the Fundamental Rights
the Directive Principles of State Policy
both (a) and (c)
9. Which one of the following languages included in the VIII schedule of the Constitution is spoken by the largest number of people of the country?
Bengali
Gujarati
Marathi
Telugu
10. The resolution for giving a Constitution to India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on:
January 22, 1946
January 22, 1947
February 20, 1947
July 26, 1946
11. Assertion (A): Federalism is not practical in India. Reason (R): India is not a Federal State. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true, but R is false.
A is false, but R is true.
12. In giving representation to talent, experience and service in the composition of the Council of States, the Constitution makers of India were influenced by the example of:
Irish Republic
Canada
U.S.A.
Australia
13. The first Official Languages Commission under the provisions of Article 344 of the Constitution was set up in:
1950 with K.M. Munshi as Chairman
1955 with B.G. Kher as Chairman
1960 with M.C. Chagla as Chairman
1965 with Humayun Kabir as Chairman
14. The concept of judicial review in India has been adopted from the Constitution of
U.K.
U.S.A.
U.S.S.R.
Australia
15. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India have been declared by the Supreme Court as the ‘Inviolable basic structure’ of the Constitution? Select the correct answer from the codes given below: 1. Article 32 2. Article 226 3. Article 227 4. Article 245 Codes:
1, 2 and 3
1, 3 and 4
1, 2 and 4
1, 2, 3 and
16. Assertion (A): India is not a federation Reason (R): Union Parliament has power to alter the area, boundary and name of any state even without its consent. Select the correct answer from the code given below: Codes:
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true, but R is false.
A is false, but R is true.
17. Freedom of inter-state trade and commerce is regulated by the Indian Constitution under the Article:
19(1)(d-e)
301
301 to 307
Combination of all the above
18. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer using the code given below: List–I List–II (Schedules of (Subject-matter) the Constitution) A. 4th 1. Land Reforms B. 6th 2. Language C. 8th 3. Council of States D. 9th 4. Tribal areas Codes: A B C D
1 2 3 4
2 3 4 1
3 4 2 1
4 2 1 3
19. Assertion (A): There is no stable party system in India. Reason (R): There are too many political parties. Codes:
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true, but R is false.
A is false, but R is true.
20. Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, the total number of seats allotted to each province in the Constituent Assembly was roughly in the ratio of one representative to the population of:
8 lakh persons
10 lakh persons
12 lakh persons
15 lakh persons
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