IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUE REGARDING THIS PAGE INFORM AT [email protected] page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 page 5 page 6 Governance, Polity, Administration, and Institutions 1 Created on January 17, 2022 By mr.yashraj Higher Education System - MCQ -2 1 / 47 The chief source of political power in India is The people The constitution The Parliament The Parliament and the state legislatures 2 / 47 Which of the following is not an essential element of the state? Population Territory Sovereignty Democracy 3 / 47 Which of the following factors is/are responsible for increase of the role of government in developing countries? [December 2004]I Economic planningII Rising expectation of peopleIII PrivatizationIV Emergence of concept of welfare stateSelect the most appropriate answer from the code given below.Codes: I and IV I, II, and IV Only III Only IV 4 / 47 The Preamble to the constitution states‘We, the people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic...’By which of the following amendments were the words socialist and secular were added to it? 42nd Amendment 72nd Amendment 73rd Amendment 83rd Amendment 5 / 47 In a federal state States are more powerful than the centre. Centre is more powerful than the states. A presidential form of government functions. None of the above 6 / 47 A federal system Must have a written constitution. Must have an unwritten constitution. May have either written or unwritten constitution. May not have any constitution. 7 / 47 The modern state is described as A police state A welfare state A laissez faire state Autocratic state 8 / 47 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. [June 2010]List-I List-II(Articles) (Institutions)A. Article 280 I. Administrative TribunalsB. Article 324 II. Election CommissionC. Article 323 III. Finance CommissionD. Article 315 IV. UPSCCodes: A-I, B-II, C-III and D-IV A-III, B-II, C-I and D-IV A-II, B-III, C-IV and D-I A-II, B-IV, C-III and D-I 9 / 47 Legislative Council in a state can be created by the State Legislative Assembly alone. President on recommendation of the Governor. Parliament alone Parliament on recommendation of the State Legislature. 10 / 47 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.List-I List-II(Schedules) (Matters)A. First I. Territory States and Union TerritoriesB. Eighth II. LanguagesC. Ninth III. Acts passed by LegislatureD. Tenth IV. Disqualification of MPs/MLAs on defectionCodes: A-II, B-I, C-III and D-IV A-II, B-I, C-IV and D-III A-I, B-II, C-IV and D-III A-I, B-II, C-III and D-IV 11 / 47 In the case of a conflict between the centre and a state in respect of a subject included in Concurrent List Union law prevails State law prevails Both may prevail Decided by the President 12 / 47 Which of the following legislative measure introduced the concept of collective responsibility of the cabinet in India? Minto–Morley Reforms Independence Act, 1947 Constitution of India Government of India Act, 1935 13 / 47 Distributive justice is the common aim of Articles 44 and 45 Articles 38 and 39 Articles 29 and 30 Articles 45 and 46 14 / 47 Which of the following article deals with the amendment to our constitution? 356 368 370 372 15 / 47 Right to free education within certain limits is Guaranteed as a fundamental right. Enshrined in the Directive Principles of State policy. Outlined in the Preamble of the constitution. Ignored by constitution. 16 / 47 Which of the following writs may be issued to enforce a fundamental right? Habeas corpus Mandamus Prohibition Certiorari 17 / 47 Which of the following instruments may be used by the Supreme Court for the enforcement of fundamental rights? A decree An ordinance A notification A writ 18 / 47 How do Directive Principles of State Policy differ from Fundamental Rights? The former are meant for UTs, whereas the latter are for states. The former are not enforceable, whereas the latter are enforceable. The former are not a part of the constitution, whereas the latter are the part of the constitution. None of the above 19 / 47 To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India, a provision has been made in the Directive Principles Preamble to the constitution Fundamental Duties Fundamental Rights 20 / 47 Fundamental rights can be suspended during President’s rule National emergency Financial emergency Can never be suspended 21 / 47 Which Fundamental Right is concerned with the abolition of social distinctions? Right to equality Right against exploitation. Right to life and liberty Cultural and educational rights. 22 / 47 How can Fundamental Rights be protected by a citizen? By approaching the Supreme Court, who will issue writs against the authority. Parliament will take note of such violations and tell the courts. The Executive will inform the courts. It is automatically protected. 23 / 47 The authority to issue writs for the enforcement of fundamental rights rests with All the courts in India The Parliament The Supreme Court The President of India 24 / 47 Which of the following Fundamental Rights have been deleted from our constitution through an amendment? Right against exploitation Right to freedom of religion Right to property Freedom of speech and expression 25 / 47 Which of the following is not a Fundamental Right? [December 2005] Right to equality Right against exploitation Right to freedom of speech and expression Right of free compulsory education of all children up to the age of 14 26 / 47 The idea of democratic decentralization in India was popularized by [December 2004] A. D. Gorwala Committee, 1951 Paul H. Appleby Committee, 1953 B. R. Mehta Committee, 1957 Ashok Mehta Committee, 1978 27 / 47 According to Supreme Court verdict, Right to Property is a Constitutional right Legal right Fundamental right Directive Principles 28 / 47 Which among the following is not guaranteed by the Constitution of India? Freedom to own, acquire, and dispose of property anywhere in the country. Freedom to move freely throughout the country. Freedom to assemble peacefully without arms. Freedom to practise any trade or profession. 29 / 47 Which of the following articles guarantees Right to freedom of religion? 12–19 12–14 25–28 21–28 30 / 47 Which of the following articles provides for the Fundamental Rights in our constitution? Articles 13–36 Articles 12–35 Articles 15–39 None of the above 31 / 47 What is the number of fundamentals rights as enshrined in our constitution? Six Eight Ten Twelve 32 / 47 Who headed the committee appointed the constitution assembly to finalize the fundamental rights of Indian citizens Dr B. R. Ambedkar Jawaharlal Nehru Sardar Patel All the above 33 / 47 What does the phrase equality before the law used in Article 14 mean? All individuals are equal. All laws are the same for everybody. All individuals are equally subjected to the ordinary law of the land. Law in equal circumstances should treat everybody equally. 34 / 47 Fundamental duties were incorporated in the Indian Constitution by the 32nd Amendment 42nd Amendment 44th Amendment 76th Amendment 35 / 47 Which of the following depicts the true nature of Indian Constitution? Unitary Federal Parliamentary Federal in form and unitary in spirit 36 / 47 Directive Principles of State Policy included in the Constitution of India have been inspired by the constitution of USA Ireland Canada Australia 37 / 47 The secular character of the Constitution of India denotes that State has no official religion. Equal opportunity to everybody to profess, practice and propagate of religion of their choice. Single citizenship to assured to all people irrespective of their religion. All the above 38 / 47 The Indian Constitution closely follows the constitutional system of USA UK Switzerland Russia 39 / 47 Which of the following has the most profound impact on our constitution? Government of India Act, 1935 Constitution of USA Constitution of UK Constitution of Ireland 40 / 47 The Constitution of India is divided into 20 parts 22 parts 24 parts 42 parts 41 / 47 An interpretation of Indian Constitution is based on the spirit of Preamble Directive principles Fundamental rights None of the above 42 / 47 In India, with several characteristics of a federal government, the supremacy lies in the Constitution Parliament Supreme Court Bureaucracy 43 / 47 India, that is Bharat, shall be a union of states. The states and the territories, thereof, shall be as specified in the First Schedule Second Schedule Third Schedule None of the above 44 / 47 The time taken by the constituent assembly to frame the constitution for the country was 3 years, 2 months and 10 days 2 years, 11 months and 18 days 2 years, 10 months and 11 days None of the above 45 / 47 Which of the following personalities was the chairperson of the Drafting Committee of Indian constitution? Rajendra Prasad Tej Bahadur Sapru Rajagopalachari Dr B. R. Ambedkar 46 / 47 When was the Indian constitution passed by the Constituent Assembly? 26 November 1949 26 January 1949 26 January 1950 None of the above 47 / 47 The Constituent Assembly (which framed our constitution) was set up in the year 1942 1945 1946 1947 Your score isThe average score is 29% LinkedIn Facebook VKontakte 0% Restart quiz Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6
