Indian Polity & Constitution MCQs

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As per Supreme Court judgements, the “right to education” flows from the “enforceable right to life and personal liberty” guaranteed by the Constitution under Article 21. This is because there can not be a dignified life or realisation of other rights of the person if he / she has no adequate education.

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The principles of Republic and the ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity in the Preamble of the Constitution of India are borrowed from the French Constitution. These ideals were born during the French Revolution of 1789.

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By 44th Constitutional amendment Act in 1978 the right to property was taken away from the category of fundamental rights and made as a legal right. Article 19(1)(f), which guarantees the citizens the right to acquire, hold and dispose of property and article 31 relating to compulsory acquisition of property have been omitted.  It was, however, be ensured that the removal of property from the list of fundamental rights would not affect the right of minorities to establish and administer educational  institutions of their choice.

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The Constitution of India was passed on 26th November, 1949 as mentioned in the Preamble to the Constitution of India.

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The following six presidents of India have been awarded Bharat Ratna till date:

1. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
2. Rajendra Prasad
3. Zakir Hussain,
4. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
5. Dr. V V Giri
6. Pranab Mukherjee

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The first chairman of the National Commission for Women (NCW) in India was Mohini Giri. Established in 1992, the NCW aims to review legal and constitutional safeguards for women, recommend remedial measures, and ensure their rights are upheld. Mohini Giri, a prominent social activist and advocate for women’s rights, played a crucial role in shaping the commission’s agenda during its formative years.

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Article 169 provides for abolition or creation of the legislative councils in states. Any creation or abolition of the legislative council in state will need an amendment of the constitution but it will be of first category (not deemded to be amendment under article 368) and to be passed by simple majority.

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n case the number of contesting candidates goes beyond 64 in any constituency, EVMs cannot be used in such a constituency. The conventional method of voting by means of ballot box and ballot paper will have to be adopted in such a constituency. EVMs can cater to a maximum of 64 candidates. There is provision for 16 candidates in a Balloting Unit. If the total number of candidates exceeds 16, a second Balloting Unit can be linked parallel to the first Balloting Unit. Similarly, if the total number of candidates exceeds 32, a third Balloting Unit can be attached and if the total number of candidates exceeds 48, a fourth Balloting Unit can be attached to cater to a maximum of 64 candidates.

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Union Finance Minister is the Chairman of Tax Policy Council. RBI Governor is the ex-officio Chairperson of the newly constituted Monetary Policy Committee. Tax Policy Research Unit is headed by an officer of the level of Chief Commissioner at functional level alternatively from CBDT and CBEC for a fixed tenure, who will directly report to Revenue Secretary.

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Britain is unusual in that it has an ‘unwritten’ constitution: unlike the great majority of countries there is no single legal document which sets out in one place the fundamental laws outlining how the state works. Britain’s lack of a ‘written’ constitution can be explained by its history.