This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Constitution > Features > Salient Features Of The Constitution – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Salient Features Of The Constitution Quiz 1 (34 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where was the Congress session of 1931 held: A) Madras. B) Karachi. C) Bombay. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karachi. 2. Which country's constitution provides dual citizenship? A) The USA. B) France. C) Canada. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The USA. 3. Who among these were a bitter critic of Mahatma Gandhi? A) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. B) B.R.Ambedkar. C) Dr Rajendra Prasad. D) Sarojini Naidu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B.R.Ambedkar. 4. How many volumes do the printed "Constituent Assembly Debates" have? A) Four. B) Seventeen. C) Nine. D) Twelve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Twelve. 5. Part III of the constitution deals with what? A) Fundamental duties. B) Fundamental rights. C) Union government. D) Citizenship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fundamental rights. 6. Which of the following sentences is wrong about Dr B.R. Ambedkar? A) He was law minister in post-independence India. B) He was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee. C) He was the founder of the Republican Party of India. D) He was born in Maharashtra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He was born in Maharashtra. 7. When was the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly held? A) July 1946. B) July 1946. C) December 1946. D) January 1950. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) December 1946. 8. Which principle split the power of the government into three branches? A) Separation of Powers. B) Republicanism. C) Limited government. D) Self-government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Separation of Powers. 9. Which country's constitution allows for temporary suspension of the fundamental rights during emergency? A) Mongolia. B) Vietnam. C) Australia. D) Weimar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weimar. 10. How many years did Rajendra prasad was a president? A) 1952-1959. B) 1950-1962. C) 1951-1946. D) 1949-1960. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1950-1962. 11. Decides what a law means A) Executive Branch. B) Legislative Branch. C) Judicial Branch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judicial Branch. 12. What is the most remarkable feature of the Indian constitution? A) Federal government. B) Secularism. C) Equality. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federal government. 13. When a State Governor dies or resigns, who normally exercises his functions till a new Governor is appointed? A) Chief Justice of the High Court. B) A person designated by State Cabinet. C) Advocate General of the State. D) Secretary General of the Governor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chief Justice of the High Court. 14. The constitution begins with a short statement of its basic values. This is called the ..... of the constitution A) Preamble,. B) Constitution. C) Democracy. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preamble,. 15. What are General Election? A) The election which are held in all the constituencies. B) The elections which are held in some states. C) The elections which held in one constituency. D) The elections which are held due to the death of member of Lok Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The election which are held in all the constituencies. 16. The power and independence of Election Commission(EC) of India is equivalent to which one of the following? A) National Human Rights Commission. B) Governor. C) Assistant Commissioner of Police. D) Judiciary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Judiciary. 17. Who appoints the Chairman of the UPSC? A) Speaker of Lok Sabha. B) Prime Minister. C) President. D) Chief Justice of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President. 18. The following pairs denote terms in the Indian Preamble and their feature/definition. Identify the incorrect pair. A) Socialist-Industry is responsible to reduce socio-economic inequality. B) Democratic-A form of government in which people enjoy political rights based on their merits or demerits. C) Justice-The rights of disadvantaged groups of citizens must be safeguarded by the Government. D) Fraternity-No one should treat anyone else, or be treated, as an inferior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic-A form of government in which people enjoy political rights based on their merits or demerits. 19. Which of the following terms is used for the areas when our country is divided into different areas for purposes of elections? A) Wards. B) Constituencies. C) Blocks. D) Panchayats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Constituencies. 20. When we're the elections for provinsial legislatures and ministries all over British india held? A) 1934. B) 1923. C) 1946. D) 1937. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1937. 21. Enforces the laws A) Executive Branch. B) Legislative Branch. C) Judicial Branch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Executive Branch. 22. Right to work in India is what? A) Directive principle. B) Statutory right. C) Constitutional duty. D) Fundamental right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directive principle. 23. Who has the real executive power in India? A) The Prime minister. B) The president. C) The Chief minister. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Prime minister. 24. In India, Vidhan Sabha and Lok Sabha elections are conducted after every ..... A) 5 months. B) 10 years. C) 5 years. D) 6 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5 years. 25. Most countries (and democracies) have a Preamble at the beginning of their Constitution. This version of a Constitution is according to which country's model? A) India. B) South Africa. C) U.S.A. D) UK. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) U.S.A. 26. The Election commission holds election for ..... A) The parliament, State legislative Assemblies and the State Council. B) The Parliament. C) The parliament and the State Legislative Assemblies. D) The Parliament, State Legislature and the posts of the president and theVice-President. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Parliament, State Legislature and the posts of the president and theVice-President. 27. Which articles of the Indian Constitution give concrete shape to the concept of secualrism? A) Article 35-38. B) Article 107-111. C) Article 26-29. D) Article 25-28. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Article 25-28. 28. The Chief Election commissioner is appointed by whom among the following? A) The vice-President of India. B) Lok Sabha Speaker. C) The Chief Justice of India. D) The President of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The President of India. 29. The Mid-Term Elections are held when A) The Lok Sabha dissolves. B) A seat of member falls vacant. C) The Lok Sabha dissolves after expiry of its normal term. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Lok Sabha dissolves after expiry of its normal term. 30. According to which Act were the elections held to provincial legislatures in India in 1937? A) Government of India Act, 1909. B) Government of India Act, 1919. C) Government of India Act, 1935. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Government of India Act, 1935. 31. The President's Rule in a state means that the state is ruled by ..... A) The President directly. B) A caretaker government. C) The Chief Minister nominated by the President. D) The Governor of the State. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Governor of the State. 32. What makes an election democratic? A) Right to choose. B) Freedom of choice. C) Free and Fair Elections. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 33. 'To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom' is our A) Basic freedom. B) Fundamental duty. C) Fundamental right. D) Education and and Cultural rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fundamental duty. 34. Which of the following is not a member of the constituent assembly? A) Dr. H.C. Mukherjee. B) Mahatma Gandhi. C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mahatma Gandhi. Related QuizzesConstitution QuizzesIndian Polity Quizzes 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books