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Which of the following fundamental rights was called 'The heart and soul of the Indian Constitution' by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?

  1. Right to equality

  2. Right to constitutional remedies

  3. Right against exploitation

  4. Right against discrimination


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Article 32 of the Indian Constitution deals with Right to constitutional remedies. It states that whenever there is a violation of fundamental rights by the Parliament or any state assembly, it can be challenged in the Supreme Court under article 32. 

From which country was the concept of five year plans borrowed?

  1. Italy

  2. Germany

  3. Russia

  4. France


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The concept of five year plan was borrowed from USSR(Russia).

Who was the chairman of the minority affairs committee during the framing of the Indian Constitution?

  1. Sardar Vallabhai Patel

  2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

  3. Dr. K.M. Munshi

  4. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sardar Vallab bhai Patel was the chairman of the minority affairs committee during the framing of the Indian Constitution.

The positon of the President in India is similar to

  1. President of Russia

  2. President of USA

  3. Monarch of Japan

  4. Monarch of Great Britian


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 The President of India is simply a nonminal head of the country just like the monarch of Great Britian. But the real executive head is the Prime Minister. 

From which country has India borrowed the concept of suspension of fundamental rights during emergency?

  1. France

  2. Ireland

  3. Japan

  4. Germany


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

India borrowed the concept of suspension of fundamental rights during emergency from Germany.

The method of functioning of the Supreme Court of India has been borrowed from:

  1. Japan

  2. Ireland

  3. Germany

  4. Austria


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The method of functioning of the Supreme Court of India has been borrowed from Japan.

From which country has India borrowed the concept of appointment of the speaker in the Lok Sabha?

  1. USA

  2. UK

  3. Australia

  4. Canada


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

India has borrowed the concept of appointment of the speaker in the Lok Sabha from the UK.

The concept of nomination of the members to the Rajya Sabha by the president has been borrowed from

  1. USA

  2. Ireland

  3. UK

  4. France


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The concept of nomination of the members to the Rajya Sabha by the president has been borrowed from Ireland.

Which of the following parts of the constitution is called political horoscope?

  1. Article 32

  2. 7th Schedule

  3. Part 4

  4. Preamble


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

K.M. Munshi termed Preamble as ‘the Political Horoscope.

From which country has India borrowed the concept of fundamental duties?

  1. USA

  2. UK

  3. Russia

  4. Japan


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

India has borrowed the concept of fundamental duties from Russia.

Uniform civil code is a codified law which deals with uniformity in law irrespective of religion and caste differences with respect to:

  1. marriage and divorce

  2. succession

  3. inheritance

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Uniform civil code is a codified law which deals with uniformity in law irrespective of religion and caste differences with respect to marriage, divorce, succession and inheritance.

Which schedule of the constitution deals with distribution of powers between the centre and states?

  1. 7

  2. 8

  3. 9

  4. 12


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Schedule 7 of the Indian Constitution deals with distribution of powers between the centre and states. 

The case of Mohammed Hanif Qureshi v/s State of Bihar deals with:

  1. ban on carrying Eid procession

  2. ban on slaughtering of cows during Eid

  3. ban on use of speakers in mosques

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The case of Mohammed Hanif Qureshi vs State of Bihar deals with ban on slaughtering of cows during Eid.

74th amendment in 1993 deals with the

  1. organisation of municipal corporations

  2. organisation of village panchayats

  3. organisation of zilla parishads

  4. protection of wildlife and environment


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Act, 1992 added Part IX-A of the Constitution of India related to Municipalities and the Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution containing various matters relating to functions and responsibilities to be performed by a Municipality.

Which of the following departments comes under the concurrent list?

  1. Education

  2. Defence

  3. Forest and wildlife

  4. Railways


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In 1976(during the Emergency), Gandhi added Article 48A to the constitution stating that: The State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country. The same decree transferred wildlife and forests from state list to concurrent list of the constitution, thus, giving the central government the power to overrule state decisions on that matter.

Article 49 of the constitution deals with:

  1. protection of historical monuments

  2. protection of wildlife and environment

  3. duty of the government to raise the level of nutrition and provide better medical facilities

  4. organisation of agriculture and animal husbandry


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Article 49 of the constitution deals with protection of historical monuments and places and objects of national importance.

Which of the following articles provides reservation for SC/ST in the Parliament?

  1. 330

  2. 331

  3. 332

  4. 356


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Article 330 of the Indian Constitution deals with reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the Parliament. 

Aricle 17 of the constitution deals with the opportunity

  1. right against exploitation

  2. abolition of untouchability

  3. abolition of titles

  4. equality of oppurtunity on public employment


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Article 17 of the constitution abolishes the practice of untouchability. Practice of untouchability is an offence and anyone doing so, is punishable by law.

Article 22 of the constitution deals with

  1. right against exploitation

  2. right against discrimination

  3. right against arbitary arrest and detention

  4. right to life and personal liberty


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Article 22 of Constitution of India deals with protection against arrest and detention in certain cases. 

Directive principles of state poilcy are

  1. political rights of the citizens

  2. social rights of the citizens

  3. legal rights of the citizens

  4. economic rights of the citizens


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Part IV (Directive principles of state policy) of the Constitution of India is not enforceable by any court, but the principles laid down therein are considered fundamental in the governance of the country making it the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws to establish a just society in the country.

Provision for maternity relief to pregnent mothers is dealt under:

  1. Article 38

  2. Article 42

  3. Article 43

  4. Article 39


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Article 42 of the Indian Constitution states provision for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief.

The writ of Mandamus is issued by the Supreme Court to:

  1. a public authority to perform public duty

  2. a lower court to transfer the proceedings of a case to a higher court

  3. a lower court to stop the proceedings of a case which is not under its jurisdiction

  4. a person to question his authority to occupy public office


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The writ of Mandamus is issued by the Supreme Court to a public authority when it goes against the constitution or when it fails to perform a public duty. This writ is just like a wake up call given by the court to the concerned authority to perform a public duty. 

Which of the following posts is not filled by election?

  1. President

  2. Vice-President

  3. Governor of a state

  4. Both 2 and 3


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Governor is appointed by the President and holds his office at the pleasure of the President in accordance with the Article 156.

Article 45 of the constitution deals with:

  1. free and compulsory education for children upto the age of 14 years

  2. provision for early childhood care upto the age of 6 years

  3. duty of the parents/guardians to provide educaion to their children

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The State shall endeavour to provide within a period of ten years from the commencement of this Constitution for free and compulsory education for all children until they complete the age of six years.

Which of the following rights is/are available to an enemy alien arrested under prevented detention law?

The following rights may be available to an arrested person:

(1) Right to choose a lawyer of his choice

(2) Right to communication

(3) Right to be produced before the judicial magistrate with in 24 hours

(4) Right to be reviewed by an advisory court headed by the chief justice

(5) Right against solitary confinement

  1. Only 5

  2. Only 2, 4 and 5

  3. Only 1 and 4

  4. No rights available to an enemy alien


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

An enemy alien is not entitled to any rights provided to a person normally arrested. He can neither choose a lawyer of his choice nor he has any right to communicate. Also, he may be held in detention for a longer time.

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