Quiz 38: Indian Constitution Quiz

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1. Provincial Constitution Committee of the Constitutional Assembly had been chaired by:
A. Jawahar Lai Nehru
B. Sardar Patel
C. Bishwanath Das
D. None of these


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B. Sardar Patel

2. Assertion A: In Indian political system Prime Minister is the Head of the Government.
Reason R: Real executive power is vested in the Council of Ministers.

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of 'A'
C. A is true but R is basic
D. A is false but R is true


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B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of 'A'

3. The framers of the Constitution borrowed the concept of Directive Principles from:

A. the Constitution of the Irish Republic
B. the Government of India Act, 1935
C. the Constitution of USSR
D. the Constitution of Switzerland


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A. the Constitution of the Irish Republic

4. The Prime Minister is:

A. the Head of the State
B. the Head of the Government
C. the Head of the State as well as the Government
D. none of these


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B. the Head of the Government.

5. The aims and objectives of the Constitution have been enshrined in:

A. the Preamble
B. the Chapter of Fundamental Rights
C. the Chapter on Directive Principles of State Policy
D. all these


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A. the Preamble

6. After a Bill has been passed by Parliament and sent to the President for his consideration:

A. he can refuse to sign it
B. he has to sign it
C. he can change certain clauses of the Bill
D. he can send it back for reconsideration


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D. he can send it back for reconsideration

7. Who is legally competent to declare war or conclude peace?

A. The President
B. The Council of Ministers
C. The Parliament
D. The Prime Minister


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A. The President

8. The members of the Constituent Assembly were:

A. directly elected by the people
B. nominated by the Indian National Congress
C. nominated by the rulers of the Indian States
D. elected by the Provincial Assemblies


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D. elected by the Provincial Assemblies

9. In which case did Supreme Court say 'Preamble' is the basic of the Constitution:

A. Maneka Gandhi
B. Keshavanad Bharti
C. Golaknath
D. Swaran Singh


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B. Keshavanad Bharti

10. The Constitution declares India a secular state. This means that:

A. religious worship is not allowed
B. religions are patronized by the State
C. the State regards religion as a private affair of the citizen and does not discriminate on this basis
D. None of these


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C. the State regards religion as a private affair of the citizen and does not discriminate on this basis