Which of the following statements are correct about the term ‘Equality’ mentioned in the Preamble of the Constitution of India?
1. It refers to absence of any special privileges to any section of the society
2. The preamble embraces only civic and economic equality
Select the correct option:

When any provision of a law made by the Legislature of a State is repugnant to any provision of a law made by the Parliament, which the Parliament is competent to enact, the law made by the

Assertion (A): An accused person cannot be compelled to give his thumb impression.
Reason (R): An accused person cannot be compelled to be a witness against himself.

Protection in respect of conviction for offences’ is the essence of which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution?

Under the federal system

In respect of which of the following the decision in Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, (1978) 1 SCC 248 makes a departure from earlier decisions?
1. The principles of natural justice have no place in deciding the validity of a law under Article 21 of the Constitution.
2. The hearing must be given before depriving a person of his personal liberty.
3. Article 14 cannot be invoked to challenge a law seeking personal liberty.
4. Articles 14, 19 and 21 are inter related.
Select the correct answer:

By which amendment of the Constitution of India provisrons regarding fundamental duties were inserted:

. . . . . . . . enlarged the scope of Article 338, which deals with Constitutional safeguards for SCs and STs. The Amendment provided for the Constitution of a Commission in place of a special officer for this purpose.

The President’s power to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Parliament is contained in Article . . . . . . . . of the Constitution of India.

Match List-I with List II and give the correct answer:

List I
List II

a. The principle of constructive res judicata are also applicable to writ petition
1. Woman’s Education Trust v. State of Haryana

b. Writ petition dismissed for want of prosecution can be restored
2. M. Nagabhushana v. State of Karnataka

c. Direction given by the High Court under Article 226 cannot be altered by the State Government
3. Ratan Singh v. State of Rajasthan

d. The disposal of several writ petitions in a batch by a single order would be cases are similar or almost similar
4. V. Porkutty Mannadissior v. State of Kerala

Under Article 164 of the Constitution of India, Ministers in the States are appointed by the Governor and a non legislature may also be appointed as Minister. The Supreme Court has held that:

The Parliament by law may alter the boundaries of a State, provided that no Bill for this purpose shall be introduced in either Houses of Parliament except

It is obligatory for all States to have

Which of the following is correct in relation to the formation of a new state from the territory of existing states?

Right to life’ under Article 21 does not include:

The Legal power or position of the President of India is

At the first instance, the President can issue a proclamation of financial emergency for a period of

National Development Council is

The State List contains

Which of the following liberties the Preamble of the Constitution does not guarantee? The liberty of

Part XVIII of the Indian Constitution provides for the declaration of

The Vice-President can be removed from his office before expiry of his term by the-

Which of the following are not the functions of Union Public Service Commission?
1. Disciplinary matters relating to Union civil servants.
2. Matters referred to under Article 16(4).
3. Manner in which Article 335 may be given effect.
4. Principles to be followed in making appointment of Union civil servants.
Select the correct answer:

Control over the subordinate courts including posting and promotion of persons belonging to the judicial services vests with the:

An ordinance of the Governor

Treaty making power is conferred upon

Under which jurisdiction, the Supreme Court hears dispute between the Government of India and one or more States?

For the first time a bid to bring about centralisation in the legislative field was made under

The right to ‘equality before the law’ contained in Article 14 of the Constitution of India is available to:

Which one of the following first mooted the idea of a constituent assembly to frame a Constitution for India?

Which part of the Constitution of India deals with the Fundamental Rights?

One of the following statements was not among the Simon Commission’s recommendations

Who said, “Codifying statue means to elaborately express the whole of the law on a specific subject matter, wherein the draftman makes the efforts to include all the rules of general law relating to former legal provisions and subject”?

The President of India has no power to call for a joint session of Parliament:

Reservation for women in Panchayat and Nagarpalika is

The quorum requirement in Rajya Sabha is

The subject of ‘Forests’ was transferred from State List (List II) to the Concurrent List (List III) of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India by:

A legislation made by the state legislature is

Fundamental Rights are contained in which Part of the Constitution of India?

Under Article 141 in which recent judgment it was held that “It is not everything said by a Judge while giving a judgment that constitutes a precedent”

Who nominates the Chairman of Public Accounts Committee of Indian Parliament

The Supreme Court of India in one case observed that “Article 15(4) is an enabling provision and the State Government is the best judge to grant reservation for SC/ST/Backward Class categories at Post-Graduate level in admission and the decision . . . . . . . . not to make any provision for reservation at the Post-Graduate level suffers no infirmity.” This observation was made by

Consider the following statements:
The Fundamental Duties provided in the Constitution are:
1. To cherish and follow the noble ideals
2. To renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women
3. To safeguard private property
4. To protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

The offence affecting the socio-economic condition of the country, to which a bargaining is not applicable, shall be notified by:

Provision for Administrative Tribunals was added in the Constitution of India by . . . . . . . . amendment.

Which Constitutional Amendment deleted the right to property from Chapter III and made it a legal right in India

The Supreme Court of India has adopted new approach for the interpretation of the concept ‘Equality’ in

Article 32 of the Constitution of India guarantees the right to move the Supreme Court for enforcement of fundamental rights. This falls under which among the following kinds of jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?

Which among the following is not correct?

Article 352 of the Indian Constitution deal with

In the event of occurrence of vacancies in the offices of both, the President and the Vice-President of India, who among the following shall discharge the functions of the President till a new President is elected?

Article 329 of the Constitution deals with

Prof. K. C. Wheare said that our constitution is at most-

Who presides the joint sitting of both the Houses of the Parliament?

Assertion (A): Distributive justice is based on the principle that there has to be equal distribution amongst the equals.
Reason (R): Reasonable classification is the essence of equality as justice cannot be achieved by promulgating uniform law for everyone.
1. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct reason for A.
2. Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct reason for A.
3. Both A and R are incorrect.
4. A is incorrect but R is correct.
Choose the correct option:

Membership of Legislative Assembly can vary between

The principle of law formulated by the court for the purpose of deciding the point of law in a case is known as:

Constitution 89th amendment of 2003 provides for-

Which one of the following decisions is responsible for the Parliament passing the Constitution (24th Amendment) Act, 1971?

In State of Rajasthan v. Union of India (1977) the Supreme Court decided that:

In which of the following cases, the power of superintendence of High Courts does not extent?
1. Administrative Tribunals constituted under the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985.
2. Tribunals created under the Army Act, 1950
3. Tribunals created for adjudication of disputes with regard to inter-state rivers.
4. Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission.
Select the correct answer:

President addresses his resignation to:

Under Article-227 of the Constitution who has superintendence over all the courts and tribunals located in the territory to which it exercises jurisdiction?

Who has power to abolish or create the Legislative Councils in States?

Which of the following are included in the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution of India?
1. Uniform civil code for the citizens.
2. Separation of judiciary from executive.
3. Protection of monuments of national importance.
Select the correct answer:

In which case, the Supreme Court directed the Government to implement the law against female foeticide with full determination?

Who has control over the subordinate judiciary?

By how many States must a Constitution Bill be passed before it is given assent by the President of India?

Match the following:

List I
List II

a. Waiver of Fundamental Rights
1. Prafulla Kumar v. Bank of Khula

b. Territorial Nexus
2. Golaknath v. State of Punjab

c. Harmonious Construction
3. Basheshwar Nath v. Commr. Income Tax

d. Prospective overruling
4. Sajjan Singh v State of Rajasthan

Consider the following:
1. Supreme Court’s power to issue writs is narrower than that of High Courts
2. A citizen is free to approach High Court or Supreme Court as he chooses, whenever his fundamental rights are violated
3. The law declared by the Supreme Court is binding on all courts throughout India

The main recommendations of the Cabinet Commission include

Article 12 of the Constitution defines ‘State’ for the purpose of enforcement of fundamental rights. Against which of the following institutions writs cannot be issued for the enforcement of fundamental rights:

As per Article 80 of the Constitution of India, how many members can be nominated by the President of India to the Rajya Sabha?

In which house is the Presiding Officer not a member of that House?

The objective of Audit is to examine and monitor the expenditure made by the

Article 24 of the Constitution speak about

What is the duration of The Council of States?

The President of India can . . . . . . . . the House

The real position of the High Courts is that they are:

The decision of an inferior court or tribunal can be quashed when there is an error of law, by issuing a writ of which of the following nature?

In which one of the following cases, the Supreme Court invalidated clause (d) of the Article 323A of the Constitution of India?

Who amongst the following judges of the Supreme Court of India never served as a High Court Judge?

In which of the following cases, it was said that “unless a right of appeal is clearly given by statute it does not exist”:

Under the Indian Constitution, which one of the following is not a specific ground on which the State can place restrictions on freedom of religion?

Article 22 of the Constitution provides for

The first Constitutional Amendment was upheld by the Supreme Court unanimously. It relates to

Which Right was remarked by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar as the “heart and soul of the Constitution”

Which Article states that the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the state?

Financial emergency under Article 360 of the Constitution once imposed, after the approval by both the Houses of Parliament within the period of two months, shall remain valid for the period of:

Under which of the following condition(s) a writ of mandamus can be granted? Give correct answer:
1. There must be a public duty.
2. There must be a specific demand and refusal.
3. There must be a clear right to enforce the duty.
4. The right must be subsisting on the date of the petition.

As per the Constitution of India, the legislative Assembly of a state shall consist of more than 500 and not less than 60 members, but which one of the following states has got only 32 members?

The salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court of India

The Preamble to the Indian Constitution is:

The Haryana Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015 included some categories which rendered persons falling in any of them, incapable of contesting Panchayat elections in the State of Haryana. This Amendment was declared constitutionally valid by the Supreme Court in Rajbala v. State of Haryana (2015). Who amongst the following are not included in those categories?

The right to equality means that no person is above law. To this rule, certain exceptions are recognized. State which of the following come under the exception:

In which one of the following cases the Supreme Court held that ‘the federalism in India, is not a matter of administrative convenience, but one of principle’?

The President of India has no power to remove

Fulfilling the constitutional obligation under Article 300A the Land Acquisition Act, is the law providing for:

The Legislative Council of a State should not exceed-of the total number of members in the Legislative Assembly of that State:

Who among the following nominates the Chairman of Public Accounts Committee of India?