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Constitution of India

Practice Test 34

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By a parliamentary legislation, the district courts were empowered to enforce the fundamental rights of citizens in service matters. The legislation is:

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Finance Commission is constituted by the President every

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In which of the following cases the
Supreme Court said that ‘Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles’ aim at the same goal of bringing about a social revolution and establishment of a Welfare State and they can be interpreted and applied together and they are supplementary and complementary to each other?

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Assertion (A): In C. B. Muthamma v. UOI, the Supreme Court struck down the provision in service rules requiring a female employee to obtain the permission of the government in writing before her marriage is solemnised
Reasoning (R): Such provision is discriminatory against women and violates Article 16 and hence unconstitutional

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The provision relating to the Federal Structure can be amended by Parliament

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Which one of the following is a Directive Principle of State Policy?

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Inter-State water disputes can be resolved by which one of the following?

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How many maximum members can represent the Union Territories in the Lok Sabha?

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Which Article of the Constitution describes regarding disqualifications of the Members of Parliament?

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A member of the civil service of a State:

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The provision for Contingency Fund of India as well as for each States have been made under

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Match List I (Judicial Principles) with List II (Decisions) and select the correct answer:

List I (judicial Principles)
List II (Decisions)

a. Freedom of press
1. Kedarnath Bajoria v. State of W. B.

b. Minority rights
2. Bennet Coleman v. Union of India

c. Just, fair and reasonable
3. Ajit Basha v. Union of India

d. Special Courts
4. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India

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The President of India is

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Consolidated Fund is

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In which year legislative council of Tamilnadu was abolished?

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“That fundamental rights guaranteed in Part III of the Constitution India cannot be waived by a citizen” was held by the Supreme Court India in one of the following cases.

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Supreme Court can exercise power to do complete justice under . . . . . . . .

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Mandamus cannot be issued under Article 32 where a fundamental right is infringed by:

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Which of the following is known as Habeas Corpus Case

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Who can remove the Vice-President from his office ?

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When the President refers a matter to the Supreme Court;

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An amendment in the Constitution can be amended in

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The first Constitutional Amendment was passed in 1951. The main object was

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Rajya Sabha can take initiative in

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Which writ can be issued when appointment is contrary to the statutory provisions?

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Is a writ petition maintainable against an order passed by the Supreme Court on the judicial side? If so, under which Article of the Constitution of India?

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Article 19 will be suspended during the proclamation of emergency only when the emergency is declared on the ground of

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The Directive Principles of State Policy as embodied in the Part IV of the Constitution of India were derived from the:

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A bilateral agreement with another country to cede Indian territory in favour of a foreign country can be enforced-

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The Supreme Court of India does not have original exclusive jurisdiction regarding a dispute between:

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Who promulgates ordinance in states

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To protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life, and to have compassion for living creatures is, for every citizen of India:

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The President of India is not bound by the advice of the Union Council of Ministers

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Protection of lakes is an objective expressly stated in which one of the following?

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The Constitution of India adopted the federal system from the Act of

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The document registration of which is optional have been dealt in.

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Which of the following motions cannot be moved in Rajya Sabha

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The term ‘law’ includes every branch of law. Yet there is difference between Constitutional law made in exercise of sovereign powers and hence amendment is not covered within the definition of ‘law’ provided in Article 13(2) and (3) of the Constitution of India

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The Supreme Court of India has evolved curative petition under

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In which of the following case, Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that Indian Courts have no jurisdiction over arbitral awards seated outside India:

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Who among the following, in India, does not take oath of his office:

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Which of the following proved to be the most short lived of all the British constitutional experiments in India

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Which one of the statements is incorrect?

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In which one of the following cases were the provisions of the Constitution (Forty Second Amendment) Act which gave precedence to all or any Directive Principles of States Policy over the Fundamental Rights invalidated by the Supreme Court?

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Lord Cornwallis introduced the ‘Cornwallis Code’ in 1793. What are true effects of this Code.

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What is the nature of a legislation enacted by a State legislature?

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Under which Article of the Constitution, the Prime Minister is duty bound to furnish information to the President?

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The Constitution guarantees the following privileges to the President of India

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In Explanation II, in sub-clause (b) of clauses (2) of Article 25, the term ‘Hindus’ does not include:

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Which One of the following in Our Constitution is similar to that of the United State of America

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The Union Council of Ministers is appointed by:

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The 91st amendment to the Constitution pertains to

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“If I was asked to name any particular Article in this Constitution as the most important an Article without which this constitution would be a nullity I could not refer to any other Article except this one Article 32 . . . . . . . . It is soul of the Constitution. And the very heart of it”.
Whose observations are these?

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Which is the only State of India to have the common Civil Code?

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The impeachment of Supreme Court judge may be made under which of the following article?

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Which amendment made it compulsory for the president to give his assent to a Constitutional Amendment Bill?

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Which one of the following statements is not true:

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The Council of States in India is generally known as

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Right to establish and administer educational institutions is guaranteed to the minorities based on

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The President of India is not bound by the aid and advice, of the Council of Ministers in the matter of appointment of:

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Additional jurisdiction may be conferred on the Supreme Court by

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A resolution for the impeachment of the President must be passed by

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Fundamental duties lie in part:

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A joint session of Parliament is not envisaged in which one of the following situations?

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In which case the Supreme Court held that the Preamble is not the Part of the Constitution?

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The structure of the Indian Constitution is

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The Union List contains

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In case of differences between two Houses of Parliament on an ordinary Bill, the issue is resolved by

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In which Article of the constitution, the eligibility for re-election of the President is given?

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

List I
List II

a. President is the formal head of Government of India
1. U. N. Rao v. Indira Gandhi

b. Actual executive power of the Union is with the Council of Ministers
2. Samsher Singh v. State of Punjab

c. Presidential election disputes are decided by the Supreme Court
3. Article 79

d. President is a part of Parliament
4. Article 71

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The members of UPSC can be removed from the office before the expiry of the term by the

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The Supreme Court of India held that Article 14 of the Constitution of India embodies the principle of nonarbitrariness for the first time in . . . . . . . .

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The fundamental right to form cooperative societies is provided under:

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Which of the following in India is empowered to admit into the Union or establish new State?

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According to Article 71 Disputes arising in connection with the elections of a President or Vice-President are to be enquired into and decided by

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Laws on preservation, protection and improvement of livestock are enacted by the . . . . . . . .

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Which one of the following duties of Chief Minister in relation to the Governor is not correct:

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Which of the following cases upheld ‘secularism’ as a basic feature of the Indian Constitution even before the word ‘secular’ was inserted in the Preamble?

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In which recent judgment it was held that tax administration is a complex subject and while imposing tax, the Government has to a strike a balance between collection of revenue and business friendly approach

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In which of the following casespara 7 of the tenth schedule of the Constitution of India was declared unconstitutional in so far as it bars the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?

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Which of the following writs may be issued in case a public servant ultra vires the authority?

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In which of the following Articles it is written that this Constitution may be called the Constitution of India?

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The idea of single citizenship in India was taken from the

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A Government contract not fulfilling the requirements of Articles 299 of the Constitution of India is:

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The principle of evolving a Uniform Civil Code is stated in:

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Which is not true

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Give response to the statement Equality before law under Article 14 of the Constitution is with reference to

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In which recent case it was held that High Court sitting under Article 226 reappreciated the evidence and came to different conclusion which is not the scope of High Court

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The Governor also acts as an agent of the Central Government in the State. When he acts in that capacity, he is responsible to

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The President in case of Union Commission and Governors in case of State Public Service Commission may remove a member where

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Which of the following is not correct? President shall have the power to grant pardon . . . . . . . .

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A non-legislator can remain a Minister

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A bill authorising expenditure by the Government is

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Assertion (A): The President of India can issue a proclamation of emergency under Article 352(1) on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Reason (R): Where a proclamation of emergency is in operation the President may suspend the operation of all the fundamental rights except Articles 20 and 21.

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In which of the following decisions, the Supreme Court observed that “mercy petitions filed under Articles 72 and 161 should be disposed of within a period of three months from the date when it is received, as unwanted delays tend to shake the confidence in the system of Justice”?

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Which of the following Article(s) of the Constitution of India is/are exceptions to the Fundamental Rights enumerated in the Article 14 or Article 19?

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Answer the following:
‘Economic Justice’ is one of the objectives of the Constitution of India, It has been provided in
1. Preamble
2. Fundamental Rights
3. Directive Principles of State Policy
4. Fundamental Duties

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Under which one of the following Acts was the Communal Electorate System introduced by the British in India for the first time

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The transfer of the company’s Government to the British Crown was proclaimed by Queen Victoria just after ‘Sepoy Mutiny’. It was declared on

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Directive Principles of State Policy are

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