Indian Polity & Constitution MCQs
Indian Polity & Constitution Objective / Multiple Choice (MCQs) Questions for Preparation of SSC-CGL, UPSC Civil Services, NDA, CDS, Railways and State Level Public Services Examinations.
1. Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code is related to which among the following?
[A] Murder
[B] Culpable Homicide
[C] Death under Negligence
[D] Rape
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Correct Answer: D [Rape]
Notes:
Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code defines rape.
Section 376 defines the punishment for rape.
2. From which country, the method of Impeachment of the President of India is adopted from?
[A] USA
[B] UK
[C] USSR
[D] France
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Correct Answer: A [USA]
Notes:
Constitution has adopted the method of Impeachment of the President of India from Constitution of USA.
3. The constitution of India derives its ultimate authority from ____?
[A] Supreme Court of India
[B] Parliament of India
[C] People of India
[D] Constituent Assembly of India
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Correct Answer: C [People of India]
Notes:
The Constitution draws its authority from the people and has been promulgated in the name of the people. This is evident from the Preamble which states “We the people of India …. do hereby adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution.” This implies that the direct authority of the people cannot be claimed or usurped by the legislature. Under the constitution, legislature is a representative body but people constitute the ultimate sovereign.
4. The fundamental duties were incorporated in the Indian Constitution in which year ?
[A] 1970
[B] 1972
[C] 1975
[D] 1976
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Correct Answer: D [1976]
Notes:
Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Indian Constitution in 1976 by the 42nd Amendment. The 42nd Amendment was based on recommendations from the Swaran Singh Committee. The Committee was set up in 1976 to recommend changes to the Constitution. The Fundamental Duties are listed in Article 51 ‘A’, which is in Part IV A of the Constitution. There are 11 fundamental duties listed in the Constitution. The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002 added the 11th fundamental duty, which is to provide educational opportunities for children between the ages of six and fourteen.
5. In which case, Supreme Court spelled out the restrictions on the Union Government’s power to dismiss a state governments under Article 356?
[A] Minerva Mills Case
[B] S R Bommai Case
[C] Sajjan Singh Case
[D] Golaknath case
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Correct Answer: B [S R Bommai Case]
Notes:
Supreme court of India has given a landmark guideline spelled out the restrictions on the Union Government’s power to dismiss a state government as per the Article 356 of the Indian Constitution in S R Bommai Case.
6. In context of panchayati Raj in India. The date 24 December 1996 is known for which of the following?
[A] Enactment of 73rd Constitutional Amendment
[B] Presentation of Ashok Mehta committee report
[C] Extension to the Scheduled Areas
[D] Establishment of District Planning Committee
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Correct Answer: C [Extension to the Scheduled Areas]
Notes:
The date 24th December 1996 is significant in the context of the Panchayati Raj in India as it marks the enforcement of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996. The act aimed at extending the provisions of Part IX of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats to the Scheduled Areas. Conferring them with self-governance, the law played a major role in decentralising power to the grassroots in these specific regions of the country.
7. Which among the following article deals with the suspension of provisions of article 19 during emergencies?
[A] 353
[B] 355
[C] 356
[D] 358
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Correct Answer: D [358]
Notes:
The article 358 of the Constitution of India enables the State to make any law or take any executive action inconsistent with Fundamental Rights under Article 19. (l). Thus, this article deals with the suspension of provisions of contained in article 19 during emergencies.
8. Directive principles particularly article 39 (b) and (c ) of the constitution of India are many times referred as charters of the following?
[A] Liberty of religion
[B] Social and economic justice
[C] Liberty to move anywhere in India territories
[D] Imparting education to school children
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Correct Answer: B [Social and economic justice]
Notes:
Article 39 (b) that the ownership and control of the material resources of the community are so distributed as best to subserve the common good; and (c) that the operation of the economic system does not result in the concentration of wealth and means of production to the common detriment; these are sometimes called charter of social and economic justice.
9. The Supreme Court would issue a writ of nature of Habeas Corpus generally when there is a violation of rights given by which article?
[A] Article 14
[B] Article 15
[C] Article 19
[D] Article 21
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Correct Answer: D [Article 21]
Notes:
As under Article 21, “No person shall be deprived of his life and personal liberty except according to procedure established by law,” but when the executive or its agencies unlawfully detains or arrests any person or the arrest contravenes the procedure established by law under which the arrests has been made, the Supreme Court and the High Courts may issue a writ of habeas corpus against the authority who has detained an individual unlawfully.
10. Which one of the following countries has tricameral legislature with one House for ethnic group? (UPSC Prelims 1988)
[A] South Africa
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] Fiji
[D] Malaysia
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Correct Answer: A [South Africa]
Notes:
The Tricameral Parliament was the name given to the South African parliament and its structure from 1984 to 1994, established by the South African Constitution of 1983.
