Objective Type Questions on The Constitution of India PDF

# OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS ON THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA ## Chapter 1 **1) Parliament is supreme in Britain; which of the following is supreme in India?** a) The Constitution b) The Legislature c) The Executive d) The Judiciary **2) The Constitution generally supports** a) Rule of Men b) R...

# OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS ON THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA ## Chapter 1 **1) Parliament is supreme in Britain; which of the following is supreme in India?** a) The Constitution b) The Legislature c) The Executive d) The Judiciary **2) The Constitution generally supports** a) Rule of Men b) Rule of Law c) Rule of Individuals d) None of these **3) Sovereignty in a Democracy rests with the** a) Government b) Prime Minister c) President d) People **4) A Constitution provides** a) Powers b) Responsibilities c) Limitations d) All of them **5) The Constitution is a** a) Static Law b) Dynamic Law c) Rigid Law d) Fixed Law ## Classification of Constitutions **6) The Constitution framed by a Committee consisting of the people representatives is called** a) Written Constitution b) Unwritten Constitution c) Evolved Constitution d) None of these **7) The Constitution which arose out of Conventional practices, Court decisions and Common law is known as** a) Written Constitution b) Unwritten Constitution c) Enacted Constitution d) None of these **8) The Constitution which provides for a series of semi-autonomous States joined together as a Nation is** a) Unitary Constitution b) Federal Constitution c) Rigid Constitution d) None of these **9) Centralization of Power is an important feature in** a) Federal Constitution b) Unitary Constitution c) Flexible Constitution d) None of these **10) The Constitution which can be amended by simple act of the Legislature is known as** a) Unitary Constitution b) Flexible Constitution c) Rigid Constitution d) None of these ## Evolution of Constitutional Law **11) Modern States are generally considered as** a) Police States b) Welfare States c) Dictatorial States d) None of these **12) The Fundamental Organs of the State are established by** a) The Government b) The Parliament c) The Constitution d) The President **13) Which of the following is not one of the Three Organs of the State?** a) The Legislature b) The Executive c) The Judiciary d) The Press **14) The Organ of the State which makes Law is** a) The Executive b) The Legislature c) The Judiciary d) The All the above **15) The Organ of the State which interprets Laws is** a) The Legislature b) The Press c) The Executive d) The Judiciary **16) The Organ of the State which implement and execute laws is known as** a) The Legislature b) The Executive c) The Judiciary d) The Parliament **17) Which of the following is considered as The Fourth Estate?** a) The Parliament b) The Assembly c) The Press d) The Council ## The Historical development of the Indian Constitution **18) Which of the following is not a democratic institution of the Rig Vedic era?** a) Sabha b) Samiti c) Vidatha d) Grama **19) During Medieval India which kings first established "Local Self Governments”?** a) Pallavas b) Cholas c) Rayas of Vijayanagara d) Nolambas **20) Local Self Governments created by Cholas during medieval India was strengthened by the emperors of** a) Vijayanagara b) Guptas c) Pallavas d) Kadambas **21) Iqtas, Turfs and Subhas are provincial governments of** a) Pallavas b) Cholas c) Gangas d) Muslim rulers **22) The East India Company was established in the year** a) 1873 b) 1857 c) 1755 d) 1600 **23) Which Charter empowered the British Governors of Presidencies to make By-laws, Rules, Regulations in conformity with British laws?** a) Charter of 1600 b) Charter of 1677 c) Charter of 1683 d) Charter of 1726 **24) The battle that opened Bengal for the British Rule is** a) Battle of Plassey b) Battle of Buxer c) Battle of Oudh d) Battle if Bihar **25) Who started Dual Government in Bengal?** a) Robert Clive b) Warren Hastings c) Lord Cornwallis d) Lord Dalhousie **26) The first written document in the Constitutional History of India is** a) The Pitts India Act, 1784 b) The Regulating Act of 1773 c) The Charter Act of 1793 d) The Charter Act of 1813 **27) The first Governor General of Bengal is** a) Warren Hastings b) Lord Cornwallis c) Lord Hastings d) Lord Cubbon **28) Which Act created for the first time in Indian subcontinent The Supreme Court?** a) The Pitts India Act, 1784 b) The Regulating Act, 1773 c) The Amending Act, 1781 d) The Act of 1786 **29) Which Act abolished all commercial functions of the Company in India?** a) The Act of 1786 b) The Charter Act of 1793 c) The Charter Act of 1813 d) The Charter Act of 1833 **30) Which Charter Act created for the first time in India "Government of India"?** a) The Act of 1786 b) The Charter Act of 1793 c) The Charter Act of 1813 d) The Charter Act of 1833 **31) The First Law Commission was appointed in India for Codification of Laws under the Chairmanship of** a) Lord Wellesly b) Lord Hastings c) Lord Sinha d) Lord Maculey **32) Which Charter Act made the beginning of a Parliamentary System in India?** a) The Act of 1786 b) The Charter Act of 1853 c) The Charter Act of 1813 d) The Charter Act of 1833 **33) Under which of the following Act, the Crown of England took the affairs of Government of India into its own hands?** a) Indian Councils Act, 1861 b) Indian Councils Act, 1909 c) The Government of India Act, 1858 d) The Government of India Act, 1935 **34) The Governor General of India was also the representative of British Crown to Princely States in India and hence he was known as** a) The Commander of India b) The Viceroy of India c) The Secretary of State of India d) The Director of India **35) Which Act renamed the Covenanted Civil Service as Indian Civil Service?** a) The Government of India Act 1858 b) The Charter Act of 1793 c) The Charter Act of 1813 d) The Charter Act of 1833 **36) Which Act for the first time gave an opportunity for Indians to enter into the sphere of Legislature?** a) The Government of India 1858 b) The Indian Council Act, 1861 c) The Indian Council Act, 1892 d) The Charter Act of 1813 **37) Which Council Act made the beginning of Electoral System in India** a) The Government of India 1858 b) The Indian Council Act, 1861 c) The Indian Council Act, 1892 d) The Charter Act of 1813 **38) Which Council Act introduced 'Communal Electorate' in India?** a) The Indian Council Act, 1909 b) The Indian Council Act, 1861 c) The Indian Council Act, 1892 d) The Charter Act of 1813 **39) The Lucknow pact of 1916 was signed between the Congress and the** a) Unionist b) Krishak Praja party c) Sikhs d) Muslim League **40) Which of the following Act made the Indian legislature Bi-cameral for the first time?** a) Government of India Act, 1919 b) Government of India Act, 1935 c) Indian Councils Act, 1909 d) Indian Independence Act, 1947 **41) Which Commission concluded that the system of Dyarch had failed and therefore it should be abolished?** a) The Hunter Commission b) The Simon Commission c) The Cabinet Commission d) None of these **42) The famous Dandi March laid by Gandhiji was against** a) The existing Salt tax b) Untouchability c) The British rule d) None of these **43) Gandhiji participated as a sole representative of the Congress in the** a) First Round Table b) Second Round Table c) Third Round Table d) None of these **44) The federal features of Indian Government was introduced by the** a) Indian Independence Act, 1947 b) Indian Councils Act, 1909 c) The Government of India, 1935. d) Government of India, 1919 **45) The Lahore session of Indian National Congress adopted a resolution for complete independence which is popularly known as** a) Gandhi- Irwin pact b) Quit India movement c) Salt Satyagraha d) Purna Swaraj **46) The Government of India Act, 1935 vested the residuary powers in the** a) Federal legislature b) Governor General c) Governor d) All the above **47) For the first time the Indian demand for setting up of Constituent Assembly was conceded by the Britishers in** a) August Offer b) Shimla Offer c) Cripps proposals d) None of these **48) Which proposals was referred as “Post Dated Cheque" by Gandhiji?** a) The Cabinet Proposal b) The August Offer c) The Cripps Proposal d) None of these **49) Indian National Congress started “Quit India movement" after the failure of** a) August Offer b) Cripps Mission c) Wavell Plan d) Sepoy Mutiny **50) Mahatma Gandhiji gave a call to all Indians to 'do or die' which is popularly known as** a) Salt Satyagraha b) Independence Movement c) Garibi Hato d) Quit India Movement **51) Shimla conference of all political parties ended in failure because of difference between** a) Britishers and Freedom fighters b) Congress and Muslim League c) Congress and Unionist d) Congress and Krishk praja **52) A Cabinet Mission which came to India was headed by** a) A.V. Alexander b) Staford Cripps c) Hugh Gaitskell d) Lord Pethick Lawrence **53) The plan which rejected the demand for independent Pakistan is** a) The Cripps Proposals b) The Cabinet Mission Plan c) Wavell Plan d) None of these **54) The Cabinet Mission Plan divided the provinces of India into** a) A and B States b) Provincial States c) A, B, C and D states d) None of these **55) The Partition of British India into two independent nations India and Pakistan was done according to the** a) Cabinet Mission Plan b) Wavell Plan c) Mountbatten Plan d) None of these **56) The Indian Independence Act, 1947 came into force on** a) 18th July, 1947 b) 15th Aug, 1947 c) 26th Jan, 1950 d) 26th Nov, 1949 ## The Constituent Assembly of India **57) The first attempt in the world to constitute a Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution was made by** a) America b) Britain c) France d) Russia **58) The first attempt by Indians to write a Constitution to India was done by a Committee headed by Motilal Nehru which is popularly known as** a) Nehru Report b) The White Paper c) Swaraj Report d) None of these **59) The idea of the Constitution of India was flashed for the first time by** a) M.N. Roy b) M.K. Gandhi c) B.R. Ambedkar d) M.L. Nehru **60) The plan of setting up of a Constituent Assembly to draw up the future Constitution for India was given by** a) India Independence Act, 1947 b) The Cabinet Mission plan c) Wavell Plan d) None of these **61) The members of the Constituent Assembly were** a) Elected directly by the people b) Elected by Provincial Assemblies c) Nominated by the Government d) Represented by Princely States **62) When was the first session of Constituent Assembly held?** a) 26th Nov, 1949 b) 9th Dec, 1946 c) 15th Aug, 1947 d) 26th Jan 1950 **63) Who among the following is the first President of the Constituent Assembly?** a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar b) H.C. Mookherjee c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad d) V. T. Krishnamachari **64) The credit of introducing the Objective Resolution in the Constituent Assembly on Dec 13, 1946 goes to** a) Mahatma Gandhi b) S.C. Bose c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar d) Jawaharlal Nehru **65) Who is identified as the architect of Indian Constitution?** a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar b) N. Gopal Swamy Ayyangar c) K.M.Munshi d) D.P. Khaitan. **66) The Constituent Assembly appointed a Drafting Committee on 29th August 1947. which was headed by** a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar b) H.C. Mukhajree c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad d) V.T. Krishnamachari **67) Who was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha?** a) M.A. Ayyanger b) Hakaim Singh c) GV. Mavalankar d) Nilam Sajiva Reddy **68) The Structural part of the Indian Constitution is to a large extent derived from** a) Minto-Morley reforms b) The Government of India Act, 1919 c) The Government of India Act, 1935 d) The Cripps Proposal **69) The Historic Indian Constitution was adopted and enacted by the Constituent Assembly on** a) 26th Jan 1950 b) 26th Nov 1949 c) 14th Aug, 1947 d) 15th Aug, 1947 **70) The Indian Constitution came into force on Jan 26th 1950 hence this day is celebrated as** a) Independence Day b) Gandhi Jayanthi c) Republic Day d) None of these **71) All most all major parts of the Constitution came into force from** a) 26th Jan 1950 b) 26th Nov, 1949 c) 15th Aug, 1947 d) 2nd Oct, 1950 **72) The Indian Constitution is recognized as** a) Federal b) Unitary c) Parliamentary d) Federal in form and Unitary in Spirit **73) The Constitution of India borrowed the scheme of the Indian Federation from the Constitution of** a) Canada b) America c) Australia d) Ireland **74) The feature common of both Indian and American Federation is** a) Seventh Schedule b) Presidential System c) Supreme Court to interpret Constitution d) Single Citizenship **75) The largest democratic country in the world is** a) America b) Russia c) India d) Canada ## The Preamble **76) The Preamble to the Indian Constitution is borrowed from the** a) Objective Resolution b) Constitution of Britain c) Constitution of Canada d) Constitution of Australia **77) Who proposed Preamble before the Drafting committee of the Constitution** a) B.N.Rau b) M.K.Gandhi c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar **78) Which among the following is an aid to the Statutory Interpretation?** a) Preamble b) Fundamental Rights c) Directive Principles d) Fundamental Duties **79) The following is considered as the Soul of the Indian Constitution** a) Fundamental Duties b) Directive Principles c) Fundamental Rights d) Preamble **80) The Credit of developing the Preamble goes to** a) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar b) Jawaharlal Nehru c) Mahatma Gandhi d) K.M.Munshi **81) The key to open the minds of the makers of the Indian Constitution is** a) Preamble b) Fundamental Rights c) Directive Principles d) Fundamental Duties **82) Sovereignty under Indian Constitution vest with the** a) President b) Parliament c) Prime Minister d) People of India **83) In which of the following case, it was held that the Preamble is a part of the Indian Constitution** a) Minerva Mills Case b) Maneka Gandhi Case c) Golaknath Case d) Keshavananda Bharati Case **84) The beginning word "WE" in the preamble refers to the** a) Members of the Constituent Assembly b) British Rulers c) People of India d) All the above **85) The idea of Social, Economic and Political Justice has been taken from** a) French Revolution b) Russian Revolution c) American Revolution d) Greek Revolution **86) The Concept of Equality and Fraternity have been taken from** a) French Revolution b) Greek Revolution c) Russian Revolution d) American Revolution **87) Objective resolution was silent as to the concept of which was inserted into the Preamble by the Constituent Assembly** a) Sovereignty b) Democracy c) Republic d) Justice **88) The words 'Socialist' and 'Secular' were inserted into the Preamble under** a) 1st Amendment Act, 1951 b) 24th Amendment Act, 1971 c) 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 d) 44th Amendment Act, 1978 **89) A State which does not promote or interfere in the affairs of religion is referred to as** a) Sovereign State b) Democratic State c) Socialist State d) Secular State **90) The Preamble secures Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity to** a) All Persons b) All Citizens c) Residents of India d) None of these **91) People participation in the affairs of the Government connotes the feature of** a) Democracy b) Sovereignty c) Socialist d) Secular **92) Universal Adult Franchise shows that India is a** a) Sovereign Country b) Socialist Country c) Democratic Country d) Secular Country **93) If the head of the State is an elected functionary for a fixed term it is known as** a) Federal State b) Unitary State c) Republic State d) Democratic State **94) The important test to identify the basic features of Indian Constitution is** a) Fundamental Duties b) Fundamental Rights c) Directive Principles d) Preamble **95) Since, India being the member of Common Wealth Nations, is it a threat to the Sovereignty of India?** a) No threat b) Absolute threat c) Partial threat d) None of the above **96) The people of India dedicated their Constitution to** a) all persons b) to themselves c) to British d) to members of the Constituent Assembly **97) The term Sovereignty means freedom from** a) British Rule b) Military Rule c) Legal Constraints d) Foreign & Feudal Rule **98) The words which were added to the Preamble by 42nd Constitution Amendment Act 1976 are** a) Sovereign, Socialist b) Unity and Integrity c) Secular, Democratic d) Democratic Republic **99) The Preamble to the Constitution doesn't contain** a) Fraternity b) Adult Franchise c) Sovereignty d) Democratic **100) The enacting clause under the Preamble is situated in the part of the Preamble** a) First b) Last c) Middle d) None of the above **101) Secularism is held to be the part of basic structure of the constitution in** a) Minerva Mills Case b) Maneka Gandhi Case c) Golaknath Case d) Keshavananda Bharati Case **102) The word ‘Democracy' is derived from the Greek words** a) Decos and Cartos b) Demos and Kratos c) Democrats d) None of these **103) Liberty in our preamble does not include** a) Freedom of Thought b) Freedom of Worship c) Freedom of Action d) Freedom of Belief **104) The Preamble is termed as political horoscope by** a) K.M.Munshi b) B.N.Rau c) T.T.Krishnamachari d) Lord Bentinck **105) The Preamble is referred as the key to the Constitution by** a) Earnest Barker b) M.V.Paylee c) Huen Tsang d) Granville Austin **106) Well known political thinker Granville Austin termed the Preamble as** a) Social Document b) Paradise of Lawyers c) Toll to interpret d) Temple of the Constitution **107) The Preamble can be amended under Art.368. Which of the following is correct ?** a) Preamble creates an implied limitation on the power of amendment b) Preamble contains the basic features of the Constitution c) Amendment should not be used to destroy the basic features mentioned in the Preamble d) All the above. **108. The word 'Socialist' in the Preamble inclines more towards** a) Gandhian Socialism b) Free Market Economy c) Marxism d) None of the above **109. Which among the following is NOT a feature of Sovereignty?** a) Absoluteness b) Permanence c) Indivisibility d) Delegation **110. The word 'Integrity' intends to** a) Put an end to separatist tendencies b) Create a sence of common Indianness c) Implicit in the concept of Union of India d) All the above. ## Answers 1. a 2. b 3. d 4. d 5. b 6. a 7. b 8. b 9. b 10. b 11. b 12. c 13. d 14. b 15. d 16. b 17. c 18. d 19. b 20. a 21. d 22. d 23. d 24. a 25. a 26. b 27. a 28. b 29. d 30. d 31. d 32. b 33. c 34. b 35. a 36. b 37. c 38. a 39. d 40. b 41. b 42. a 43. b 44. c 45. d 46. b 47. a 48. c 49. b 50. d 51. b 52. d 53. b 54. b 55. c 56. b 57. a 58. a 59. b 60. b 61. b 62. b 63. c 64. d 65. a 66. a 67. c 68. c 69. b 70. c 71. a 72. d 73. a 74. c 75. a 76. a 77. c 78. a 79. d 80. b 81. a 82. d 83. d 84. c 85. a 86. a 87. b 88. c 89. d 90. b 91. a 92. c 93. c 94. d 95. a 96. c 97. d 98. b 99. b 100. b 101. d 102. b 103. c 104. a 105. b 106. b 107. d 108. a 109. d 110. d