Indian Constitution Quiz

Financial Emergency

• Declaration of financial emergency lasts for 6 months.

Federal Constitution

• A federal constitution divides powers between the Centre and states.

Election Commission

• Powers to supervise, direct, and control elections are vested in the Election Commission.
• The Election Commission is a multi-member commission.
• Conditions of service for election commissioners are determined by the President.
• Removal of the Chief Election Commissioner can occur on grounds similar to that of a Judge of the Supreme Court.
• Election commissioners are appointed by the President.

Voting Eligibility

• Every citizen aged 18 years or older is eligible to vote in elections.

Reservation of Seats

• Seats are reserved in favor of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs).
• The number of seats to be reserved for the Anglo-Indian community in Lok Sabha is two.

Constitution Classifications

• Constitutions can be classified as rigid or flexible.
• Amending a rigid constitution typically requires a special majority.

Magna Carta

• Magna Carta is a written document from the 13th century assuring liberties, primarily to British citizens.

Preamble Amendments

• The Preamble of the Constitution has been amended three times.

Directive Principles of State Policy

• Directive Principles are located in Part IV of the Constitution.
• The main objective of these principles is to achieve a welfare state.
• The right to adequate means of livelihood is guaranteed to both men and women equally.
• Equal pay for equal work is part of the right to equality.
• Directive Principles of State Policy cannot be enforced in any court.

Fundamental Duties

• Fundamental Duties are addressed to the people.
• There are ten fundamental duties listed in Part IV (A) of the Constitution.
• Part IV (A) was added in 1976.
• Protection and improvement of the natural environment is a fundamental duty. Not practicing corruption is not a listed duty.

Sources of Directive Principles

• The Directive Principles were borrowed from the Constitution of Ireland.

Enforcement of Article 39(d)

• The Equal Remuneration Act was enacted for the enforcement of Article 39(d).

Parliamentary Membership

• No person can become a member of parliament unless educated up to tenth grade.

General Elections

• The first general elections in India were held in 1951-52.

Amendment of Voting Age

• The voting age was changed from 21 to 18 years by the 61st Constitutional Amendment.

Untouchability Abolition

• The practice of untouchability was abolished under Article 17 of the Constitution.

Reservation for SCs in Lok Sabha

• Several states, including Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir, do not reserve seats for SCs in Lok Sabha.

Common Capitals

• Punjab and Haryana share a common capital.

Special Provisions for Jammu and Kashmir

• Special provisions for Jammu and Kashmir are incorporated in Article 370.

First Chief Justice of India

• The first Chief Justice of India was Harilal J. Kania.

Constitution Framing Timeline

• The work of framing the Constitution began in December 1946 and was completed by January 1950.