The term of President expires

In which of the following decision the Supreme Court of India heard the matter at midnight?

Right to Constitutional Remedies comes under

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer:

List I (Judicial doctrine)
List II (Case)

a. Doctrine of Waiver
1. Kaiser-i-Hind Pvt. Ltd. v. NTC

b. Doctrine of Eclipse
2. Bhikaji v. State of MP

c. Doctrine of Severability
3. Basheshwar Nath v. CIT

d. Doctrine of Repugnancy
4. State of Bombay v. FN Balsara

Which of the following is the mischief rule?

The 90th Constitution amendment of 2003 provides the conditional norms for the non-member of Scheduled Tribes in any autonomous districts of Assam for the:

The writ of Habeas Corpus is issued

Which of the following statements is/ are correct regarding Constitutional Amendment Bill? Give correct answer:
1. Prior permission of President is required before introducing the Constitutional Amendment Bill in Parliament
2. Constitutional Amendment Bill can be introduced in either House of Parliament
3. President is bound to give his assent to the Bill if duly passed by both Houses of Parliament and ratified, if required, by the Legislatures of not less than one-half of the States
4. President may return the Bill to the Houses of reconsideration

Which one of the following is not a function of Attorney General?

What changes were made by the 1st Constitutional Amendment Act of 1951?

Of the following under which provision is the superintendence, direction and control of the electoral roll vested in the Election Commission of India?

Under which Article of the Constitution of India, the official language of the Union shall be Hindi?

Reasonable restrictions on freedom to assemble can be imposed

Which article is related to “Equal Justice and free legal aid”?

Can fundamental rights, under Indian Constitution, be waived by a person?

Union of India or any State may sue or be sued according to which Article of the Indian Constitution?

Social, economic and political Justice is

In which one of the following cases the Supreme Court has declared Article 15(5) as Constitutional?

Executive power of the union is vested in

In which case, the Supreme Court has held that fundamental duties must be used as a tool to control state action drifting from Constitutional values?

In which of the following cases did Supreme Court issue directions for playing National Anthem in all cinema halls before start of feature film and making mandatory for all in hall to stand up and show respect to National Anthem?

The President of India has power to

In which case did the Supreme Court observe that “Equality of opportunity admits discrimination with reason and prohibits discrimination without reason”?

Right guaranteed to citizen only is

In which provision of Constitution of India right to free education of children of the age of up to 14 years is stated?

After the Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Amendment Act, 2008 (1 of 2009), the monthly emoluments of Governor of a State is fixed

The term of members of UPSC is ordinarily of

The Panchayati Raj institutions in India are established as per constitutional directions of the

The expression ‘minority’ in Article 30 means any community which is

The term of members of the State Public Service Commission is of

Supreme Court held that judicial review is a basic structure of the Constitution and cannot be amended. In which case it was held?

When can a State law on a subject in the Concurrent List get precedence over a central law on the same subject

The sovereignty of the crown was declared over the company’s territorial acquisition of India. It was done by the charter of

Which Article imposes an obligation on the State under Directive Principles of State Policy to protect and to improve the natural environment

The Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) is appointed by . . . . . . . .

The words “Socialist and Secular” were added to the Preamble of the Constitution by

Which is correct statement

Under which of the following Articles the Governor of a State has power to issue an ordinance?

The Vice-president is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya sabha?

Finance Commission is whether Constitutional body

The first attempt at introducing a representative and popular element in administration was made by

The President may under Article 56(1)(b) be removed from his office by a process of impeachment on the ground of

Consider the following statements
The Indian Constitution is :
1. Unwritten Constitution
2. Written Constitution
3. Largely based on Government of India Act, 1935
Choose the best option-

Article 20(3) forbids to compel a person ‘accused’ to say something from his personal knowledge relating to the charge

For the enforcement of Fundamental Rights, the supreme court may issue a/an

Article 19(1)(a) guarantees freedom of speech and expression to

Which of the following writs can be used against a person believed to be holding a public office, he is not entitled to hold?

Preamble is part of Basic Structure in which case it was held?

42nd amendment Act was adopted by the Parliament in

The three Supreme Court Justices who were superseded in 1973 were:

Article 21A was inserted in the Indian Constitution by:

Only that person can be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court who is a citizen of India and:

The Judges of the Supreme Court take an oath conducted by

The Prime Minister is said to hold the office during the pleasure of the President but in reality he stays in office as long as he enjoys the confidence of:

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer:

List I
List II

a. Chief Election Commissioner
1. Elected by Rajya Sabha

b. Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
2. Elected by Members of Lok Sabha

c. Speaker of Lok Sabha
3. Appointed by the President

d. Chairman of Public Accounts Committee
4. Appointed by the Speaker of Lok Sabha

Under the U. S. Constitution residuary legislative powers are given to states. Who according to Indian Constitution exercise residuary legislative powers?

Match the following:

List I
List II

a. Inadvertence
1. Written accusation of crime

b. Incest
2. Exemption from penalty

c. Indemnity
3. Sexual intercourse between Members of a family

d. Indictment
4. Carelessness

In which of the following landmark judgments, right to privacy has been declared as a fundamental right?

In which of the following cases the court has laid down that ‘Right to life’ does not include ‘Right to die’?

President’s resignation shall be given to

Which Amendment Act to the Constitution inserted fundamental duties to the Constitution?

Which article of the constitution of India empower the President to take over the administration of a state on the basis of failure of constitutional machinery

Which of the following is the appropriate qualification for appointment as a judge of a High Court? He/she must

A person whose petition for Habeas Corpus has been refused by the High Court on merits, seeks to move the Supreme Court by an original petition. According to the Constitutional Law of India.

The Chief Election Commissioner of India can be removed from office during his tenure by

What is the effect of 91st Amendment Act, 2003 in the Tenth Schedule?

The Supreme Court enunciated few tests for determining whether an entity is an instrumentality or agency of the State. Which of the following is not one of them?

Under Article 368, Parliament has no power to repeal Fundamental Rights because these are-

Which of the following statements regarding the residuary powers in the Constitution of India are correct
1. Residuary powers have been given to the Union Parliament
2. In the matter of residuary powers the Constitution of India follows the Constitution of Australia
3. The final authority to decide whether a particular matter falls under the residuary power or not is Parliament
4. The Government of India Act, 1935 placed residuary powers in the hands of Governor General

The jurisdiction of the Supreme Court may be enlarged by the Parliament under which Article of the Constitution?

Besides the right to equality of opportunity in general terms, Article 16(2) prohibits discrimination against a citizen on the following grounds except

A permanent Lok Adalat shall take cognizance of any

The Supreme Court of India in National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India (2014) held that transgender persons have the right to identify their gender as . . . . . . . .

“Intercaste marriage is also a fundamental right.” It was laid down by the court in the case of

The subject ‘Protection of wild animals and birds’ is within the Legislative powers of the:

Shreya Singhal v. Union of India dealt with

Right of disabled employee as equal citizens not to be defeated by their superiors and they have no right to defeat their lawful rights.

Which right in India is a constitutional right, but not a Fundamental Right?

The President of India may be removed from his office on which of the following grounds?

Writ of Quo Warranto is related with

UPSC submits its annual report on its work to

By which of the following Amendment Acts of the Constitution, it was provided to the Governor of Karnataka for reservation of a proportion of seats in educational and vocational institutes for those students who belong to Hyderabad-Karnataka region by birth or by domicile

Clause 4A in Article 16 was inserted by the 77th Amendment in response to which one of the following judgments?

Who may appoint ad hoc judges in the Supreme Court?

The legislature of State enacts a law prohibiting the use of loud speaker during night at public places and near educational institutions and religious places. In regard to the above, consider the following statements:
1. Law is valid as it falls under the head “Public Health” provided in List II (7th Schedule) of the Constitution of India.
2. Law is valid as it falls under the head “Public Order” under List II (7th Schedule) of the Constitution of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The meaning of Supreme Court and High Courts as a Court of record is

In India sovereignty lies with

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer:

List I (Doctrine)
List II (Meaning)

a. Doctrine of Pith and Substance
1. You cannot do indirectly what you cannot do directly

b. Doctrine of Incidental Encroachment
2. The part of the Statute which is bad can be served from the rest

c. Doctrine of Severability
3. A law is not invalid even though trenched incidentally to another List

d. Doctrine of Colourable Legislation
4. True nature and character of the legislation

The regional imbalances in resources and financial inequalities can be reduced by:

Which one of the following measures offends Article 302 of the Constitution which says that Parliament can impose restrictions on the freedom of trade and intercourse in Public interest?

For the purpose of creating a new State in India an amendment to the Constitution of India must be passed by

Ex turpi causa non oritur actio’ means

The power to dissolve Rajya Sabha in the Parliament of India is vested with the

The total number of “Fundamental Duties” mentioned in Part IV-A of the Indian Constitution is

Select the right option based on following Assertion-Reason:
Assertion (A): The principal of equality before law means that there should be equality of treatment under equal circumstances.
Reason (R): All persons are not equal by nature, attainment or circumstances.

The doctrine of pleasure has not been mentioned in which Article of the Constitution of India?

The exclusive power to make any law with respect to any matter not enumerated in the concurrent list or state list is vested in the

The provision of Article 368 of the Constitution of India as it stands today, deals with:

Why is the writ of ‘mandamus’ issued?

The Constitution of J & K came into force on: