3.THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE CONSTITUTION
139.
Which part of the Constitution of Indian has been described as the Soul of the
Constitution?
(a) Fundamental Rights
(b) The Directive Principles of State policy
(ç) The Preamble\
(d) Judicial Review
140.
There is popular sovereignty in India because the Preamble of Indian
Constitution begins with the words
:(a)
Democratic India
(b)
Sovereignty of People
(c)
Peoples democracy
(d) We,
the people of India
141.
The importance and utility of Preamble has been pointed out in several
decisions of our Supreme Court. In which case the Supreme Court first time opined
as it is not enforceable in a Court of Law :
(a) Gopalan v/s State of Madras
(b) Union
of India v/s MadanGopal
(c) Keshava Nand Bhartiv/s Union of India
(d) None of the above
142.
The objectives of the Constitution enshrined in the Preamble were first :
(a)
Adopted by the Indian National Congress at its Lahore Session
(b) Spelt out in the Indian Independence Act,
1947
(c) Spelt
out in the Objetive Resolution moved by Pandit Nehru and adopted by the ConstituentAssembly on 22 January, 1947
(d) Spelt
in none of the above
143.
Originally the preamble was cannot a part of the Constitution, but
subsequently included that it was gave
this verdict in :
(a) Gorakh
Nath case
(b)
Keshava N.
(c) Beruberi case
(d)
Minerva Mills,
144.
Which among the following is incorrect about the
(a) It is
a source from which the constitution authority
(b) It
states the objects which the constitution seeks to establish, and promote-
(c) It
declares the ultimate sovereignty of the People of india
(d) It is
gifted by the British Parliament
145.Which
among the following is incorrect about sovereignty:
(a) It
means dependent Authority of a State
(b) It
means independent Authority of a State
(c) It is not subject to the control of any
other Statë
(d). It is
not controlled by any external power.
146.India
ia a Republican State it means :
(a) It has an elected president at the head of
our State
(b) It has a Monarchy systern as a head of
State
(c) It has
a nominated head of the State
(d) Norme of the above
147.The
Constitution came into force on :
{a} 26th
January, 1950
(b) 26th
January, 1949
(c) 15th August, 1947
(d) 15th August, 1950
148.
Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru has taken a historic decision on April 27,
1949 it was
a)
Declaration to becoming a sovereign independent Republic, India will continue
her full membership of Commonwealth Nation
(b) Declaration to be a dependent Commonwealth
Nation
(c) Declaration to be converted into a
Commonwealth Nation
(d) All the above
149.
The declaration about the membership of Commonwealth of Nations and accceptance
of the King as a symbol of free association of the independent nations as such
the Head of the Commonwealth
(a) Was
compulsory declaration
-{b} Was a
voluntary declaration and indicates a free association and no obligation
(c) Was a
political obligation
(d) None of the above
150.
The decisions at Commonwealth Nations Conference.
(a) Will
not be binding on India
(b) Will
be binding on India
(c) Will effected the sovereignty of India
(d) None of the above
151.
Indian Sovereignty is consisted with the concept of "one world'
international peace & security and respect of internationl law which
envisaged in Constitution of India :
(a) Article 49 of the Constitution
{b)
Article 51 of the Constitution
(c)
Article 41 of the Constitution
(d) Nowhere mentioned in the Constitution
152.
The Preamble envisages democratic system not only from political point of view
but also from the social standpoint infused with the spirit of
(a)
Justice
(b)
Liberty
(c) Equality
(d) All
the above
153.
The people of India are to exercise their sovereignty through :
(a) Parliament at the centre and Legislature
in each state which is to be elected on adult universal franchise
(b)
Referendum
(c)
Initiative
(d) All the above
154.
Under the Indian Parliamentary democratic system the real Executive i.e.
Council of Ministers shall be responsible to the :
(a) Prime Minister of India
(b)
President of India
(c)
Legislature
(d) People
of India
155.
Political Justice means :
(a)
Absence of any arbitary distinction in the political sphere/ participation in
the system
(b)
Equality of opportunity
(c) Equal protection of Law
(d) None
of the above
156.
"Welfare State' stands for :
(a) Good for adults
b) Good for all
(c) Good for
Schedule Caste & Schedule Tribe
(d) Good
for minorities
157. A
concept of "Welfare State' embodied in
(a) The
Directive Principles of State Policy
(b) The
Fundamental Rights
(c)
Preamble
(d)
Political system itself
158.
Who made the following explanation while concluding speech in the Constituent
Assembly ‘Political democracy cannot act unless there lies at the base of
social democracy'? (a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(b) B.N. Rao
(c) Alladi
Krhsnaswami Ayyar
(d) K.M. Munshi
159.Indian Democracy declares Economy justice
aims at establishing economic democracy and a –
(a) Socialist State
(b)
Communist State
(c)
Welfare State
(d)
Fascist State
160.
The goal of the Indian polity is 'socialism' was ensured by inserting the word
'socialist' in the preamble, by the Constitution
{a) 42nd Amendment Act 1976
(b) 24th
Constitutional Amendment Act
(c) 44th Constitutional Amendment Act
(d) None
of the above amendments
161.
From 1992 onwards the trend is now away from socialism to privatisation due to
the reason that :
(a) People have lost faith from socialism
(b) Socialism has been neglected by the Indian
people
(c) It has changed in keeping with the world
wide trends after the collapse of socialism in USSR (d) None of the above
162. The
word 'Integrity' were added in the Preamble by the :
(a) 24th
Amendment
(b) 42nd
Amendment
(c) 44th Amendment
(d) None
of the above
164.
'Secular State' means
(a) The state doesnoțgransany religion as the
state religion
. (b.
freedom of religion for all
(b) The
state protects a particular religion as a state religion
(c) The
state does not grants freedomof religion
(d) The
state provides discrimination in the name of religion
165. secularism is the part of 'Basic
structure' of the Constitution
(a)
Santosh v/s Secretary,
(b) Bornmai v/s Union of India
(c)
Randhir v/s Union of India
(d) All
the above
166. In
which country among the following have not uphold-- particular religions as
state religion
@ India
(a)
Pakistan
(b)
Bangaldesh
(c) Burona
(d) India
167,
The Preamble of the Constitution of India declares the A New Concept legal sovereign as
(a) President of India
(b) The People of India
(c) The Constitution of India
(d) Prime Minister of India
168.
The Preamle serves the following purposes:
(a) It declares the great right and freedom
which the people of India intended to secure to all citizens and the basic type
of Govt. and polity which was to be established
(b) postulates the Gandhian ideologies for peace and
tranquility to all its citizen
(c) It does not contain the actual ideals and
aspirations which the legislation is intended to achieve
(d) It does not show any general purpose
behind the general provisions of the constitution
169.
"All human beings are born free and equal in đignity and rights. They are
endowed with reason anđ conscience and- A Master Key of Public Administration
(Part-I & II) should act towards one another in spirit of
brotherhood". The saidi concept has been adopted by :
(a)
Preamble of the Iridian Constitution
(d) Slogan of French
170.The
very adoption of the bulk of the provision from the Govt. of India Act 1935
because.
(a) The people were familiar with the existing
system
(b) It was
only suitable for Indian Environment
(c) There was pressure from the England to do
so
(d) None
of the above
171.The
main factors contributing the bulk of the IndianConstitution are :
(a) The
constitution mentioned in detail things which were left in other constitution
the ordinary legislation
(b) It
contains a detailed provision of Fundamental Rights, Judiciary, UPSC, Elections
etc. etc.
(c) Both
(a) and (b) are true
(d) Both
(a) and (b) are wrong
172.The
bulky constitution contributed towards :
(a) To
solve the peculiar problems like problems of Schedule Caste/Tribes/OBC,
relating to official language
(b) Imposing emergency provisions as and when
require
(c) To
solve the caste system spreading all over India
(d) To solve the problems of terrorism
173.Which
among the following statement is/are true:
(a) Constitution of the United States deals
only with the Federal and leaves the State to draw up their own constitution
(b) The Indian Constitution provides the
constitution of both the union and the states
(c) Both (a) and (b) are true and correct
(d) Both
(a) and (b) are false
174.Which
among the following states have special status and was allowed to make its own
constitution
(a)
Nagaland
(b) Sikkim
(c) Jammu & Kashmir
(d) Bihar
175.The
lessons drawn from the political history of India which induced the framers of
the constitution to give it a –
(a)
Federal bias
(b)
Unitary bias but Federal structure
(c) Both
the above
(d) None
of the above
176.The
distinctive feature of the Indian Constitution is that it seeks:
(a) More
rigid than flexible
(b) More
flexible than rigid
(c) As
rigid as American Constitution
(d) As
flexible as English Constitutional System
177.
Parliament has been given the powers to alter or modify many of the provisions
of the constitution by a simple majority in following case :
(a) Change
in the name, boundaries, area of and amalgamation and separation of states
(b) Abolition or creation of second chamber of
a state legislature
(c) Administration of Schedule Area and
Schedule Tribes
(d) In all the above cases
178.
Who had made the following statements : “If you make anything rigid and
permanent you stop the nation's growth, the growth of a living vital, organic
people ......In any even, we could not make this constitution as, as
rigid"?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Indira
Gandhi
(c)
Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) Sardar
Patel
179.
The Constitution of India provides a federal system with
(a) A weak
centre
(b) A
strong centre
(c) A
centre which enjoys co-equal powers with the states
(d) An omnipotent centre
180.
Indian Constitution is often called :
(a)
Lawyer's paradise
(b)
Original Constitution
(c) Dictatorial Constitution
(d)
Evolved Constitution
181.
The Indian Constitution is :
(a) Brief
constitution (b) Medium-size
constitution
(c)
Bulkiest constitution (d) Convention based constitution
182. In
India, an amendment of the constitution can be initiated by the :
(a)
People(b) Parliament
(c)
States(d) President
183.
The method of amendment of the Indian Constitution has been borrowed from the :
(a) Constitution of USA
(b)
Constitution of England
(c)
Constitution of Canada
(d) Constitution of South Africa
184.
The Indian Constitution can be amended by :
(a) Simple
majority only
(b)
Special majority only
(c) Both
by simple and special majority
(d) By
simple majority, special majority and participation of the states in some cases
185.
How many types of emergencies have been envisaged under the Indian Constitution?
(a) Two(b) Three (c) Four(d) Five
186.
Though the Constitution of India has introduced universal adult franchise, it
has still permitted
(a)
Constitution of communal electorates
(b)
Reservation of seats for Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe
(c)
Reservation of seats for minorities
(d) Reservation
for handicap person
187.
Which one of the following is a feature of the Indian Constitution
(a) India
is a religious state
(b) India is a secular state
(c) India
is a capitalist state
(d) India
is a totalitarian state
188.
The Indian Constitution gives to its citizens :
(a) Single citizenship
(b) Double citizenship
(c) Single
citizen in some states and double in some
(d) None
of these
189.
The single citizenship is granted to :
(a) give authority to states
(b) strengthen national unity
(c)
establish independent judiciary
(d)
strengthen federalism
190.
Indian Constitution set up :
(a) commercial franchise
(b)
restricted franchise
(c) universal adult franchise
(d) class
franchise
191.
Which of the following provisions of the constitution can be amended only by
2/3rd majority of the parliament and majority of the states?
I. Changes
in the boundaries and names of the states
II. Provisions concerning elections of the
President
III.
Provisions concerning Union Judiciary and State High Courts
IV. Provisions regarding, amendment of the
Constitution
(a) I, II,
III(b) II, III, IV (c) I, III, IV(d) I, II, IV
192.
The Indian Constitution has been described by some critics as “Lawyer's
paradise due to the fact that the Constituent Assembly was dominated by ‘the
Lawyer-Politicians” – who make this statement.
(a) Sir
Ivor Jennings
(b) Prof.
Laski
(c) K.M.
Munshi
(d) K.C.
Wheae
193.
Among the following who pointed out about theconstitution that (father of the Indian
Constitution preferred the American doctrine of ‘Limited Government' to the
English doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty".
(a) K.C. Wheare
(b) K.M.
Munshi
(c) Sir
Ivor Jennings
(d) None
of the above
194.
The concept of “Rule of Law' under the Indian Constitution has been borrowed
from :
(a)
British Rule of Law
(b)
American Rule of Law
(c) French Rule of Law
(d) None
of the above
195. An
independent Judiciary having the power of Judicial review an important feature
of our constitution has been taken from the :
(a)
Constitution of USA
(b)
Constitution of Ireland
(c) Constitution of France
(d)
Constitutionof Germany
196.
Parliament is supreme and can do everything that is not naturally impossible
and court cannot nullify any Act of Parliament – the statement is correct about
:
(a)
American Constitution
(b) English Constitution
(c) French
Constitution
(d) Indian
Constitution
197.
The Indian constitution wonderfully adopts the via media between the :
(a) Parliamentary system of England and
Presidential system of USA
(b) American system of Judicial supremacy and
English principles of parliamentary supremacy (c) British system of convention
and American system of due process
(d) All the above
198.
The supreme Court has discovered “Due Process" inArticle 21 (Right to
Life) in :
(a) Menka Gandhi v/s Union of India
(b) Minerva Mills v/s Union of India
(c) Golak Nath case v/s State of Punjab
(d) None of the above
199.
The makers of our Constitution rejected the presidential system of Govt. as it
obtains in America on the ground that:
(a) Under that system the Executive and the
Legislature are separate from and independent of each other
(b) separation is likely to conflicts between
them,which our infant democracy could ill offered to risk
(c) Both (a) and (b) are true & correct
(d) Both (a) and (b) are incorrect information
200.India
had declared herself“Republic' instead of a Monarch as in England and declared
Elécted President to be head of the state – this amalgam followed the pattern
of :
(a) Irish
President
(b)
American President
(c) French President
(d) All
the above
201.The
outstanding feature of the new,constitution was the union of Indian States with rest of India under the
Constitution.
(a) 625 (b)
552
(c) 455 (d)
1000
202.The
power of Judicial review,implies :
(a)
Theright of the Supreme Court to advise the President on Constitutional &
Legal matters
(b) The
right of the judiciary to declare the laws passed by the Legislature and
decisions taken by the executive as unconstitutional if they infringe any
provision of the constitution
(c) The
right of the judiciary to propose certain laws to preserve the rule of the law
(d) The
right of the Supreme Court to review the Organisation of the judiciary in India
and demand necessary modification in the interest of Justice
203.The
federal system in India was greatly influenced by the federal system in :
(a) United
States
(b) Canada
(c)
Australia
(d) All
the above countries
204.In
which of the following countries does the constitution Vest the residuary
powers with the Centre
(a) Canada (b) India
(c) United
States(d) None of the above
205.Which
of the following constitutions does not contain a concurrent sist?
(a)
Constitution of India
(b)
Constitution of Canada
(c) Constitution of Nigeria
(d) Constitution of USA
206.The
procedure for amendment of the Constitution in India closely resembles the Procedure
of the amendment in :
(a) United States
(b) Canada
(c) Australia
(d) Germany
207.The
main objective of the rule of law is to ensure
(a)
Freedom of Thought
(b)
Freedom of Press
(c)
Independence ofJudiciary
(d)
Liberty of Citizen
208.The
Rule of Law means :
(a) There
must be Separate courts for the trial ofordinary Citizens and Govt. servants
(b) The
Govt. is carried on inaccordance with the rules framed by the Department
(c)
Supremacy of the regular law as against arbitrariness
(d) All
the above
209.Rule
of Law is a feature of :
(a) All democratic systems of Govt.
(b) All democratic as well as totalitarian
system
(c) All totalitarian states
(d) None
of the above
210.The
phrase 'equality before law” used inArticle 14 of the constitution has been
borrowed from
(a)
Britain
(b) Switzerland
(c) U.S.A
.(d)
France
211.The
main features of rule of law,is/are :
(a) All
persons are Subjected to the sense laws which are administrated by the Ordinary
courts
(b) The
regular law is Superior to the arbitrary powers of the ruler
(e) No
person can be made to suffer in body or goods except for the distinct breach of
law
(d) All
the above
212."Fundamental
Duties' under Article 51Awere incorporated in the Constitution through
(a) 42nd
Amendment Act
(b) 24th
Amendment Act
(c) 43rd Amendment Act
(d) None
of the above
213.In
order to remove poverty and to bring about a socio-economic revolution, the
list of Directive was widened and immune from the attack of any courts on the
ground than such measures contravenesany person's fundamental rights through :
(a) 24th
constitutionalamendments
{6)
42ndConstitutional amendments
(c) 43rd
constitutional amendments
(d) 44th
constitutional amendments
