India and Indian Constitution (NEP) Question Bank PDF

**ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)** **END SEMESTER -- JANUARY 2024** **IV SEMESTER** **INDIA AND INDIAN CONSTITUTION (NEP)** **Question Bank** 1\. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is known as the 'Father of Indian Renaissance.' a\) Mahatma Gandhi\ **b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy** c\) Swami...

**ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)** **END SEMESTER -- JANUARY 2024** **IV SEMESTER** **INDIA AND INDIAN CONSTITUTION (NEP)** **Question Bank** 1\. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is known as the 'Father of Indian Renaissance.' a\) Mahatma Gandhi\ **b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy** c\) Swami Vivekananda d\) Sri Aurobindo Ghosh 2\. Who is considered the pioneer of the Subaltern Studies project? a\) Edward Said\ **b) Ranajit Guha**\ c) Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak\ d) Homi K. Bhabha 3\. Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly? a\) Jawaharlal Nehru b\) Sardar Vallabhai Patel **c) Dr. Babu Rajendra Prasad** d\) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 4\. Right to Education (RTE) was added to the Indian Constitution under which Article? a\) 19 b\) 20 **c)21A** d)32 5\. **Which of the following is a salient feature of the Indian Constitution?** a\) Rigid Constitution\ **b) Federal Structure with Unitary Bias\ **c) No Fundamental Rights\ d) Hereditary Monarchy 6\. Drain of wealth theory was put forward by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. **a) Dadabhai Naoroji**\ b) Annie Besant\ c) Jyothi Ba Phule\ d) Atmaram Panduranga 7\. Which day is celebrated as National Youth Day? a\) June 5\ **b) January 12** c\) January 26 d\) January 25 8\. The doctrine of Integral Humanism was given by a.) Ramakrushna Paramahamsa b\) Ramana Maharshi\ **c) Deena Dayal Upadhyay**\ d) Madana Mohan Malaveeya 9\. Kittur is located in the a\) District of Kalburgi **b) District of Belagavi** c\) District of Bidar\ d) District of Bagalkote 10\. Which of these scholars is NOT associated with Subaltern Studies? a\) Partha Chatterjee\ b) Dipesh Chakrabarty\ c) Edward Said\ **d) Judith Butler** 11\. What is the quorum to hold a session of the Parliament? **a) One-tenth of the total membership of the House** b\) One-third of the total membership of the House c\) Half of the total membership of the House d\) Two-thirds of the total membership of the House 12\. Arthashastra was written by 13\. How many folds are there in Varnashrama Dharma? 14\. Pancha Sheela (Five Moral Precepts) is related to 15\. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ introduced English education in India. 16\. The Proclamation of Queen Victoria was announced in the year 17.Total duration taken to write Constitution of India is 18\. Cabinet Mission Plan was sent to India in the year 19\. The book "Annihilation of Caste" was written by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 20\. Dr. B. R Ambedkar considered Article \_\_\_ as Heart and Soul of the constitution. 21\. Bhoodan Movement, which sought to promote land reform and social justice in India was started by a\) Ramakrushna Paramahamsa\ b) Bhagath Singh\ c) Deena Dayal Upadhyay\ **d) Acharya Vinobha Bhave** 22\. Which Act officially transferred power from the East India Company to the British Crown? **a) Government of India Act, 1858**\ b) Indian Councils Act, 1861\ c) Indian Independence Act, 1947\ d) Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909 23\. In which year was the Indian National Congress (INC) founded? a\) 1857\ **b) 1885**\ c) 1905\ d) 1920 24\. The Rowlatt Act of 1919 was primarily aimed at: a\) Encouraging Indian participation in the British administration\ **b) Curbing revolutionary activities in India**\ c) Promoting economic reforms\ d) Introducing a new education policy 25\. The Quit India Movement of 1942 was launched with the slogan: a\) "Swaraj is my birthright"\ **b) "Do or Die"**\ c) "Vande Mataram"\ d) "Inquilab Zindabad" 26\. Constituent Assembly of India was formed based on the recommendations of a\) Morley -- Minto Reforms b\) Montagu -- Chelmsford Reforms **c) Cabinet Mission Plan** d)Cripps Mission 27\. Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly? a\) Jawaharlal Nehru b\) Sardar Vallabhai Patel **c) Dr. Babu Rajendra Prasad** d\) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 28\. Right to Education (RTE) was added to the Indian Constitution under which Article? a\) 19 b\) 20 **c)21A** d)32 29\. Which of the following is a salient feature of the Indian Constitution? a\) Rigid Constitution\ **b) Federal Structure with Unitary Bias**\ c) No Fundamental Rights\ d) Hereditary Monarchy 30\. **Which of the following is a salient feature of the Indian Constitution?** a\) Rigid Constitution\ **b) Federal Structure with Unitary Bias\ **c) No Fundamental Rights\ d) Hereditary Monarchy 31.. Developing scientific temper, humanism and rational spirit of inquiry is mentioned in the 32\. The tenure of Chief Information Commissioner is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.\ a) 3 Years\ **b) 5 Years**\ c) 4 Years\ d) 6 Years 33\. What is Information? 34\. What is the object of the Right to Information Act?\ a) To empower the citizens\ b) To promote transparency\ c) To Promote accountability\ **d) All of the above** 35\. The language in which Buddha preached?\ a) Hindi\ b) Urdu\ **c) Pali**\ d) Hebrew 36\. Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\ **a) Lord Wellesley**\ b) Sir John Shore\ c) Robert Clive\ d) Lord Dalhousie 37\. The policy of Doctrine of lapse was introduced by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\ a) Lord Wellesley\ b) Lord William Bentinck\ c) Lord Macaulay\ **d) Lord Dalhousie** 38\. India became independent during the vice royalty of\ a) William Bentinck\ b) Wellesley\ c) Wavell\ **d) Mountbatten** 39\. India was granted freedom during the British Prime Minister\ **a) Clement Attlee**\ b) Winston Churchill\ c) Ramsay Mac Donald\ d) William Pitt 40\. The original name of Swami Vivekananda is \_\_\_\_\_\_. a. b. c. d. 41\. **Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with Fundamental Rights?** a\) Part I\ b) Part II\ **c) Part III\ **d) Part IV 42\. **The Indian Constitution is regarded as a blend of:** a\) Monarchy and Democracy\ **b) Federal and Unitary Features\ **c) Capitalism and Communism\ d) Theocratic and Secular Principles 43\. **The Preamble of the Indian Constitution declares India to be:** a\) A Socialist, Secular, and Monarchical State\ **b) A Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic\ **c) A Federal, Secular, and Capitalist State\ d) A Unitary, Secular, and Socialist State 44\. **Which feature of the Indian Constitution ensures its adaptability to changing needs?** a\) Directive Principles of State Policy\ b) Preamble\ **c) Amendment Process\ **d) Single Citizenship 45\. **Which amendment added the words \"Socialist\" and \"Secular\" to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution?** a\) 24th Amendment\ **b) 42nd Amendment\ **c) 44th Amendment\ d) 52nd Amendment 46\. Which feature of the Indian Constitution ensures its adaptability to changing needs? a\) Directive Principles of State Policy\ b) Preamble\ **c) Amendment Process**\ d) Single Citizenship 47\. Which amendment added the words \"Socialist\" and \"Secular\" to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution? a\) 24th Amendment\ **b) 42nd Amendment**\ c) 44th Amendment\ d) 52nd Amendment 48\. Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 years to 18 years? a\) 42nd Amendment\ b) 44th Amendment\ **c) 61st Amendment**\ d) 86th Amendment 49\. Which amendment is also known as the \"Mini-Constitution\"? **a) 42nd Amendment**\ b) 44th Amendment\ c) 24th Amendment\ d) 86th Amendment 50\. Union-State relations are categorized under which of the following headings? **a) Legislative, Administrative, and Financial relations**\ b) Political and Judicial relations\ c) Social and Cultural relations\ d) Electoral and Economic relations 51\. How did Swami Vivekananda start his speech at Chicago? a. b. c. d. 52\. Which among the following literary books are written by Sri Aurobindo?\ a) Savitri\ b) The Life Divine\ **c) Both of the above**\ d) None of the above 53\. According to Gandhi the practice of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is very helpful to dilute environmental issues. 54\. The central teaching of Gandhi's thought is : a\) Spiritualism b\) Classless society **c) Truth and nonviolence** d\) Brotherhood 55\. Tilak regarded that Swaraj was not only a right but a a\) Justice **b) Dharm** c\) Power d\) Status 56\. The Bhoodan Movement or Land Gift Movement was a voluntary land reform movement in India started by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in 1951. **a) Acharya Vinoba Bhave** b\) Mahatma Gandhi c\) Maqbool Butt d\) EMS Namboodaripad 57\. Who among the following led the Kittur revolt against the British East India Company in 1824? **a) Rani Lakshmibai** b\) Rani Chennamma c\) Begum Hazrat Mahal d\) Rani Durgavati 58\. Who was also known as Gandhi of Karnataka? a\) Aluru Venkat Rao b\) Kumarappa c\) Maasti **d) Hardekar Manjappa** 59\. Emergency provisions in the Indian Constitution have been borrowed from which constitution? a\) Constitution of Canada **b) Constitution of Germany** c\) Constitution of Ireland d\) Constitution of USA. 60\. Who among the following is the executive head of state in India? a\) Prime Minister b\) Finance Secretary **c) President** d\) Cabinet Secretary 61\. Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for the establishment of an Inter-State Council? a\) Article 249\ b) Article 262\ **c) Article 263**\ d) Article 265 62\. Sarvodaya means a\) Upliftment of chosen few\ b) Upliftment of majority\ c) Upliftment of the rich\ **d) Universal Uplift or Progress of All** 63\. Balagangadhar Tilak had a title as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ a\) Mahatma\ b) Guruji\ **c) Lokamanya**\ d) Harijana Bandhu 64\. Tilak along with \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, founded the All-India Home Rule League. a) Tolstoy\ b) Ruskin Bond **c) Annie Besant** d)Bhagat Singh 65\. The Indian Parliament is composed of: a\) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha only\ b) President and Lok Sabha only\ **c) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and the President**\ d) Rajya Sabha and the Prime Minister 66\. The tenure of the Lok Sabha is: **a) 5 years**\ b) 6 years\ c) Permanent\ d) Until dissolved by the President 67\. Which of the following is NOT a function of the Indian Parliament? a\) Making laws\ b) Amending the Constitution\ **c) Conducting elections**\ d) Approving the budget 68\. Money Bills can only be introduced in: a\) Rajya Sabha\ **b) Lok Sabha**\ c) Either House of Parliament\ d) Both Houses simultaneously 69\. Who decides whether a bill is a Money Bill or not? a\) The President\ **b) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha**\ c) The Vice President\ d) The Prime Minister 70\. The Simon Commission faced opposition because: **a) It included no Indian members\ **b) It aimed to partition India\ c) It introduced unfair taxation laws\ d) It promoted British goods over Indian goods 71\. The Cabinet Mission of 1946 aimed to: **a) Discuss the future of India's governance\ **b) Demand independence for India\ c) Propose partition of the country\ d) Strengthen British control over India 72\. The Indian Constitution is described as: a\) The shortest written constitution in the world\ **b) The longest written constitution in the world\ **c) The first unwritten constitution\ d) Based entirely on the British Constitution 73\. Which of the following features makes the Indian Constitution unique? a\) Parliamentary Sovereignty\ b) Judicial Supremacy\ **c) Combination of Rigidity and Flexibility\ **d) Absence of Fundamental Duties 74\. The concept of a single citizenship in India has been adopted from the Constitution of: a\) France\ b) USA\ c) Canada\ **d) UK** 75\. The States Reorganization Act, 1956, was based on which principle? a\) Administrative convenience\ **b) Linguistic basis**\ c) Economic viability\ d) Cultural homogeneity 76\. Which schedule of the Constitution lists the distribution of powers between the Union and the States? a\) Fifth Schedule\ b) Sixth Schedule\ **c) Seventh Schedule**\ d) Ninth Schedule 77\. What is the primary purpose of Parliamentary Committees? a\) To pass laws\ **b) To investigate and scrutinize matters in detail**\ c) To approve the budget\ d) To elect the Speaker 78\. The Public Accounts Committee examines: a\) Proposals for new laws\ b) The budget of the Union Government\ **c) The accounts and expenditures of the government**\ d) The working of government schemes 79\. The Election Commission operates under which article of the Constitution? a\) Article 320 **b) Article 324** c\) Article 326 d\) Article 327 80\. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India? **a) The President** b\) The Prime Minister c\) The Parliament d\) The Supreme Court 81\. Which article of the Constitution specifies Fundamental Duties? a\) Article 50 b\) Article 51 **c) Article 51A** d\) Article 52 82\. The Cabinet Mission of 1946 aimed to: **a) Discuss the future of India's governance** b\) Demand independence for India c\) Propose partition of the country d\) Strengthen British control over India 83.The Indian Constitution is described as: a ) The shortest written constitution in the world **b) The longest written constitution in the world** c\) The first unwritten constitution d\) Based entirely on the British Constitution 84\. Which of the following features makes the Indian Constitution unique? a\) Parliamentary Sovereignty b\) Judicial Supremacy **c) Combination of Rigidity and Flexibility** d\) Absence of Fundamental Duties 85\. According to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar which of the following is considered 'Heart and Soul of the Indian Constitution'? **a) Right to Constitutional Remedies** b\) Right to Equality\ c) Right to Life d\) Right to Religion 86\. The present President of India is a. b. c. d. 87\. Who is the Ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha? a. b. c. d. 88\. Who appoints the Chief Justice of India? a. b. c. d. 89\. Secular, Socialist, Integrity terms were added to Indian Constitution under, a. b. c. d. 90\. Which is the Apex court in India? a. b. c. d. 91\. The Constitution of India was framed by: a\) Planning Commission **b) Constituent Assembly** c\) President d\) Working Committee 92\. Right to Privacy comes under\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a\) Article 19 b\) Article 20 **c) Article 21** d\) Article 18 93\. "Untouchability is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden" is the essence of which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution? a\) Article 14 b\) Article 15 c\) Article 16 **d) Article 17** 94\. Right to Freedom of Religion' is contained in which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution? **a) Article 25-28** b\) Article 29-30 c\) Article 32 d\) Article 19-22 95\. The Indian Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on: a\) 25 August, 1949 **b) 26 November, 1949** c\) 26 January, 1950 d\) 15 August, 1947. 96\. The word 'socialist secular' and 'unity and integrity of the Nation' were made to our Constitution by: **a) 42nd Amendment of the Constitution** b\) 44th Amendment of the Constitution c\) 46th Amendment of the Constitution d\) None of the above. 97\. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India? a. b. c. d. 98\. What is the legal status of Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution? a\) Enforceable in a court of law **b) Non-enforceable but essential for citizens** c\) Mentioned in the Preamble d\) Part of the Basic Structure Doctrine 99\. The Rajya Sabha is a: **a) Permanent body that cannot be dissolved** b\) Body dissolved every 6 years c\) Temporary body constituted for 2 years d\) Permanent body, but one-third of its members retire every two years 100\. The Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution was: **a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar** b\) KM. Munshi c\) Sir. A. Krishna Iyer d\) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. 101\. What is the term of office of a member of the Rajya Sabha? a\) 3 years b\) 5 years **c) 6 years** d\) 7 years 102.. What does Article 356 of the Indian Constitution deal with? a\) National Emergency b\) Financial Emergency **c) Proclamation of President's Rule** d\) Emergency under Article 360 103\. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the present Speaker of Karnataka State Legislative Assembly. a\) Jagdeep Dhankar b\) Om Birla c\) Basavaraja Horatti **d) UT Khader** 104\. The first amendment to the Indian Constitution was passed in: a\) 1949 b\) 1950 **c) 1951** d\) 1952 105\. The right to property was removed from the list of Fundamental Rights by which amendment? a\) 24th Amendment b\) 42nd Amendment **c) 44th Amendment** d\) 52nd Amendment 106\. The Panchayati Raj system was given constitutional status by which amendment? a\) 61st Amendment **b) 73rd Amendment** c\) 86th Amendment d\) 97th Amendment 107\. The Anti-Defection Law was added to the Constitution by which amendment? **a) 52nd Amendment** b\) 61st Amendment c\) 73rd Amendment d\) 86th Amendment 108\. Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for the establishment of an Inter- State Council? a\) Article 249 b\) Article 262 **c) Article 263** d\) Article 265 109\. The procedure for amending the Constitution is outlined in which article? a\) Article 356 **b) Article 368** c\) Article 352 d\) Article 370 110\. During a National Emergency, the powers of the State Legislature are vested in: 111\. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution President can invoke President's Rule in the state? A\) Article 352 B\) Article 360 C\) Article 368 **D) Article 356** 112\. Which constitutional amendment introduced the GST, fostering cooperative federalism? 113\. The 74th Constitutional Amendment focuses on: 114\. The 42nd Amendment Act transferred subjects from the State List to the Concurrent List. Which of the following was one of them? 115\. The residuary powers under the Indian Constitution are vested in: **a) The Union Government** b\) The State Governments c\) Both Union and State Governments d\) The Judiciary 116\. Which of the following is NOT a type of Parliamentary Committee? a\) Standing Committee b\) Ad hoc Committee c\) Select Committee **d) Executive Committee** 117\. The Estimates Committee primarily deals with: a\) Examination of public expenditure **b) Estimates of the revenue and expenditure** c\) Auditing of government accounts d\) Examination of public sector undertakings 118\. The States Reorganization Act, 1956, was based on which principle? a\) Administrative convenience **b) Linguistic basis** c\) Economic viability d\) Cultural homogeneity 119\. The Election Commission of India was established in: a\) 1947 b\) 1949 **c) 1950** d\) 1952 120\. Who is the ex-officio Chairperson of Rajya Sabha? a. b. c. d. \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*