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Which Schedule of the Constitution of India deals with matters like the formation of a new State?
Which Schedule of the Constitution of India deals with matters like the formation of a new State?
What is the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha?
What is the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha?
The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for what period?
The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for what period?
Which article of the Indian Constitution states there will be a Vice-President of India?
Which article of the Indian Constitution states there will be a Vice-President of India?
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What is the minimum age required for a candidate to run for the office of Vice-President?
What is the minimum age required for a candidate to run for the office of Vice-President?
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By which amendment was Delhi made the National Capital Territory?
By which amendment was Delhi made the National Capital Territory?
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Which of the following was not a Union Territory before being accorded the status of a full-fledged state?
Which of the following was not a Union Territory before being accorded the status of a full-fledged state?
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How many times has a financial emergency been declared in India so far?
How many times has a financial emergency been declared in India so far?
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What is the minimum permissible age for employment in any factory or mine?
What is the minimum permissible age for employment in any factory or mine?
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In which year were Fundamental duties incorporated into the Indian Constitution?
In which year were Fundamental duties incorporated into the Indian Constitution?
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Who is authorized to extend the jurisdiction of a High Court?
Who is authorized to extend the jurisdiction of a High Court?
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Which article deals with the election of the Vice-President?
Which article deals with the election of the Vice-President?
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Which amendment is related to Goods and Services Tax (GST)?
Which amendment is related to Goods and Services Tax (GST)?
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Who among the following can suspend Fundamental Rights?
Who among the following can suspend Fundamental Rights?
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Which state's government has replaced the term 'Harijan' with 'Anusuchit Jati'?
Which state's government has replaced the term 'Harijan' with 'Anusuchit Jati'?
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In which year was the Constitution of India amended for the first time?
In which year was the Constitution of India amended for the first time?
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Which article made the right to form cooperative societies a Fundamental Right?
Which article made the right to form cooperative societies a Fundamental Right?
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The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) was established in which year?
The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) was established in which year?
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Which amendment increased the age of retirement of High Court judges from 60 to 62 years?
Which amendment increased the age of retirement of High Court judges from 60 to 62 years?
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How many members retire from the Rajya Sabha every second year?
How many members retire from the Rajya Sabha every second year?
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In the Panchayati Raj system, the 'Panchayat Samiti' is constituted at which level?
In the Panchayati Raj system, the 'Panchayat Samiti' is constituted at which level?
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Who was the first Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
Who was the first Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
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Which President of India was elected unopposed?
Which President of India was elected unopposed?
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What is the term for a legislature with only one house?
What is the term for a legislature with only one house?
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Who is recognized as the Father of the Indian Constitution?
Who is recognized as the Father of the Indian Constitution?
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Which article grants the President the power to declare a State Emergency?
Which article grants the President the power to declare a State Emergency?
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What significant amendment added the words Socialist, Secular, and Integrity to the Preamble of the Constitution?
What significant amendment added the words Socialist, Secular, and Integrity to the Preamble of the Constitution?
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Which Fundamental Right is available to foreigners on Indian soil?
Which Fundamental Right is available to foreigners on Indian soil?
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On what date did the Constituent Assembly adopt the Constitution of India?
On what date did the Constituent Assembly adopt the Constitution of India?
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The first linguistic state of Andhra was formed in which year?
The first linguistic state of Andhra was formed in which year?
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Who moved the Objectives Resolution that guided the Constituent Assembly's deliberations?
Who moved the Objectives Resolution that guided the Constituent Assembly's deliberations?
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What is the minimum age required to qualify for election to the Lok Sabha?
What is the minimum age required to qualify for election to the Lok Sabha?
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Study Notes
Indian Constitution Questions and Answers
- Father of the Indian Constitution: B. R. Ambedkar
- Chairman of the Constituent Assembly: Rajendra Prasad
- First proposer of the Constitution of India: M. N. Roy
- Adoption date of the Constitution of India: 26 November, 1949
- Constitution of India came into effect from: 26 January, 1950
- Time taken to complete the Constitution: 2 years, 11 months, and 18 days
- Formation date of Andhra Pradesh: 1st October, 1953
- First Speaker of Lok Sabha: G. V. Mavalankar
- First meeting of the Constituent Assembly for undivided India: 9th December, 1946
- Constitutional system followed in India: UK
- Words added to the Preamble through the 42nd Amendment Act: Socialist, Secular, Integrity
- Article for declaring State Emergency: Article 356
- Source of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity in the Preamble: French Revolution
- Fundamental Right available to foreigners in India: Right to Life
- Country whose Constitution influenced Right to Equality: Britain
- Article defining Equality before law and equal protection of law: Article 14
- Change of name of Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands: Lakshadweep, 1973
- Term of office for Lok Sabha members: 5 years
- Minimum age for Lok Sabha elections: 25 years
- Fourth Estate in democracy: Media
- Amendment removing Right to Property: 44th Amendment
- Appointer of the Chief Election Commissioner: President
- Fundamental Right described as the "heart and soul" of the Constitution by Dr. Ambedkar: Right to Constitutional Remedies
- Mover of the Objectives Resolution: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Minimum voting age in India: 18 years
- Minimum age for employment in factories/mines: 14 years
- State prohibiting the use of "Harijan": Uttar Pradesh
- Source of Rule of Law in the Constitution: UK
- Year of incorporating Fundamental Duties: 1976
- Source of distribution of powers between Union and State in the Constitution: Canada
- First amendment of the Indian Constitution: 1951
- Amendment making free and compulsory education a fundamental right: 86th Amendment
- Authority to suspend Fundamental Rights: President
- Article dealing with citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing outside India: Article 8
- Year Uttaranchal was renamed Uttarakhand: 2007
- Author of "The Spirit of Laws": Montesquieu
- Article defining the council of ministers: Article 74
- Amendment related to GST: 101st Amendment
- Authority to extend jurisdiction of a High Court: Parliament
- Administering oath to a High Court judge: Governor
- Percentage of votes needed for a party to be a state political party: 6%
- Act replaced by the Consumer Protection Act, 2019: Consumer Protection Act, 1986
- Year EVMs used for the first time in General Elections: 1982
- Taxes imposed and collected by the state government: Estate duty, Sales tax, Land revenue (All of the above)
- Article describing the election procedure of the Vice-President: Article 66
- Authority to remove the Vice-President from office: Parliament
- Vice-President's term length: 5 years
- Initial number of members in the Constituent Assembly: 389
- Number of articles at the start of the Constitution: 395
- Schedule dealing with matters like formation of new states: First Schedule
- Upper House of Parliament: Rajya Sabha
- Term of Rajya Sabha members: 6 years
- Source of Fundamental Duties in the Constitution: Russia
- Article stating there will be a Vice-President: Article 63
- Maximum strength of the Lok Sabha: 552
- President's power to nominate members to Rajya Sabha: 12 members
- Number of days of absence from Parliament sessions to make a seat vacant: 60 days
- Number of princely states at the time of partition: 562
- Most controversial amendment passed during emergency: 42nd Amendment
- Name of the Japanese Parliament: Diet
- Number of times financial emergency has been declared: Never
- Supreme Commander of India's Defence Forces: President of India
- Minimum age for Vice-President candidate: 35 years
- Amendment that made Delhi a national capital territory: 69th Amendment
- Number of schedules in the Constitution: 12
- President of India who became President without being Vice-President: Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
- Country whose Constitution influenced "Bill of Rights" and "Judicial Review": USA
- Union Territory that wasn't a state initially: Sikkim
- President of India elected unopposed: Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
- Chairman of Special Committee to examine the Draft Constitution: Sir Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyer
- Maximum age of High Court judge: 62 years
- First state with Lokayukta: Maharashtra
- Amendment increasing retirement age of High Court judges: 15th Amendment
- Term limitation for Presidential elections: No bar
- Languages not included in the Eighth Schedule: English
- Number of parts of Indian constitution: 22
- Number of Rajya Sabha members retiring annually: 1/3
- Abolishable part of the Constitution: Legislative Council
- Level at which Panchayat Samiti is constituted: Block level
- India's party system: Multi-party system
- First Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha: S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao
- Legislature with two houses: Bicameral
- Statement about the nature of Democracy: "Democracy is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people." - Abraham Lincoln
- Official legal advisor to state government: The Advocate-General
- Number of women elected to the first Lok Sabha: 22
- Chairman of the committee recommending two-tier Panchayati Raj: Balwant Rai Mehta
- President of India elected unanimously: Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
- How a High Court judge can resign: Writing to the President of India
- First Chairman of Rajya Sabha: Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
- First Governor-General of free India: Lord Mountbatten
- State where EVMs were first used: Goa
- Number of political parties contesting first Lok Sabha election: 14
- Parts of Indian Constitution related to emergency provisions: Part XVIII - Emergency Provision
- Legislature with a single house: Unicameral
- Amendment adding fundamental duties: 42nd Amendment
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