This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Constitution > Indian Constitution And Polity – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indian Constitution And Polity Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Our constitution had been drafted between ..... A) December 1946 and November 1951. B) December 1946 and January 1950. C) December 1946 and November 1950. D) December 1946 and November 1949. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) December 1946 and November 1949. 2. When the Universal Adult Franchise was adopted ....., a member, remarked that this was done, "with an abundant faith in ..... the common man" . A) Dr. Ambedkar. B) Shri A.K. Verse. C) Shri Jagjivan Ram. D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shri A.K. Verse. 3. Assertion (A):Collective responsibility of the Cabinet signifies unity and coordination among members of the Council of Ministers. Reason (R):It is the prerogative of the Prime Minister to select or drop a member of the Cabinet. A) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A. C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A. 4. In which year Nepal became Democracy after Abolishing Monarchy? A) 2007. B) 2006. C) 2008. D) 2005. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2008. 5. The territories of Goa, Daman & Diu were incorporated in the Indian Constitution by which amendment bill? A) Twelfth Amendment 1962. B) Tenth Amendment 1961. C) Fourteenth Amendment 1962. D) Fifteenth Amendment 1963. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Twelfth Amendment 1962. 6. An interpretation of the Constitution of India is based on the spirit of A) Fundamental Rights. B) Fundamental Duties. C) Preamble. D) Federal System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preamble. 7. Which day is recognised as the implementation of Constitution in India? A) Constitution Day. B) Republic Day. C) Martyrdom Day. D) Independence Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republic Day. 8. Which among the following terms does not get a place in Constitution of India? A) [A] Attorney General. B) [B] Comptroller and Auditor General. C) C] Budget. D) D) president. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C] Budget. 9. What does Article 21 stand for in the Constitution of India? A) Freedom for activities such as employment, occupation and trade. B) Right to Freedom of Movement and Residence. C) Right to Meet. D) Protection of Life and Personal Liberty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protection of Life and Personal Liberty. 10. Consider the following statements and choose the correct ones:1. H.C. Mukherjee & V.T. Krishnamachari were elected as Vice-Presidents of the Constituent Assembly2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad, was elected as temporary President of Constituent Assembly A) 1 only. B) 2 only. C) Both 1 & 2. D) Neither 1 nor 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 only. 11. The three main organs of the Government are ..... A) All of these. B) Legislature. C) Executive. D) Judiciary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of these. 12. The cruel and unjust use of power or authority is called A) Tyranny. B) Sovereign. C) Arbitrary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tyranny. 13. "Speaker" of the Lok Sabha is the ex-officio chairman of:(1) Business Advisory Committee(2) Committee of Privileges(3) General Purpose Committee(4) Rules CommitteeChoose the correct option: A) 1, 2, 3 and 4. B) 1, 2 and 3,. C) 1, 2 and 4. D) 1, 3 and 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1, 3 and 4. 14. President of India is a part of which of the following two houses of the parliament? A) Upper House. B) Lower House. C) Both a and b. D) Neither a nor b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neither a nor b. 15. Separation of Power refers to division of power between the three organs, which are they? A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judiciary. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 16. Right to ..... states that the State cannot discriminate against anyone in matters of employment. A) Right against exploitation. B) Right to freedom of religion. C) Right to freedom. D) Right to Equality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Right to Equality. 17. The constitution came into force on 26th January 1950 which is celebrated as a ..... A) Foundation Day. B) Republic Day. C) Constitution Day. D) Independence Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Republic Day. 18. What is the Purpose of having an Indian Constitution? A) Maintaining law and order. B) Allocation of roles and responsibilities. C) Well being of all the citizens. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. The right to ..... Is one of ghe Fundamental rights guaranteed by the Indian constitution A) Equality. B) Discriminate. C) Distribute. D) Play. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equality. 20. Who was not the member of the Indian Constituent Assembly? A) Motilal Nehru. B) B.R. Ambedkar. C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. D) Mahatma Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mahatma Gandhi. 21. How long did the Indian Constitution take to be drafted? A) 2 years 18 months 11 days. B) 1 year 11 months 18 days. C) 3 years 11 months 18 days. D) 2 years 11 months 18 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2 years 11 months 18 days. 22. It is our duty to express our respect to the A) National Song. B) National Anthem. C) Both A and B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 23. India adopted federalism concept from A) Canada. B) Russia. C) US. D) British. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Canada. 24. The first Amendment Bill for the Indian constitution passed in the year A) 1955. B) A) 1950. C) 1951. D) 1952. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1951. 25. The citizens who have completed ..... years of age are given the right to vote during elections. A) 16. B) 17. C) 18. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 18. 26. The Supreme Court came into existence on ..... A) January 28, 1950. B) December 11, 1946. C) August 15, 1947. D) October 2, 1950. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) January 28, 1950. 27. The Constitution of India provides that "No one shall take possession of property without the authorization of law." Which department does it belong to? A) Section 31. B) Section 31 (2). C) Section 30. D) Section 31 (1). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Section 31 (1). 28. India is a Union of ..... A) States. B) Districts. C) Provinces. D) Territories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) States. 29. A agrees to sell B's hundred tons of oil'. There is nothing whatever to show what kind of oil was intended. A) The agreement is void for uncertainty. B) The agreement is not void in spite of the uncertainty. C) Either (A) of (B). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The agreement is void for uncertainty. 30. Judges of the Supreme Court and High Court can be removed by A) The President. B) Union Council of Ministers. C) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. D) Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The President. 31. The country which has the first written constitution is ..... A) France. B) Britain. C) India. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India. 32. Which of the following Article is related to Panchayati Raj? A) Article 324. B) Article 243. C) Article 124. D) Article 73. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Article 243. 33. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with Fundamental Rights? A) Part III. B) Part V. C) Part II. D) Part IV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Part III. 34. Which part is stated to be the soul of Indian Constitution? A) Part I of the Constitution of India. B) Preamble to the Constitution of India. C) Part II of the Constitution of India. D) Part III of the Constitution of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preamble to the Constitution of India. 35. The process of evolution of man as a social being is called ..... A) Adaptation. B) Progression. C) Socialization. D) Evolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Socialization. 36. Who among the following has the Constitutional authority to make rules and regulations fixing the number of members of the UPSC? A) Cabinet Secretary. B) Vice-President. C) Home Ministry. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) President. 37. The correct sequence of the following words in the Preamble is A) Sovereign, Socialist, Democratic, Secular, Republic. B) Sovereign, Democratic, Socialist, Secular, Republic. C) Sovereign, Socialist, Democratic, Secular, Republic. D) Democratic, Socialist, Republic, Sovereign, Secular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sovereign, Socialist, Democratic, Secular, Republic. 38. Which is the lengthiest Constitution of the World? A) Russian Constitution. B) French Constitution. C) USA's Constitution. D) Indian Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indian Constitution. 39. What does Habeas Corpus mean? A) You may have the body. B) We Command. C) To be certified. D) What is your authority?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You may have the body. 40. What is the significance of "Preamble" in Indian Constitution? A) States the objectives of the President. B) States the objectives of the People. C) States the objectives of the Judiciary. D) States the objectives of the Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) States the objectives of the Constitution. 41. What does 'Hung Parliament' mean? A) A political party have clear majority. B) A political party have No majority. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A political party have No majority. 42. Which among the following is not a discretionary power of the President? A) Withhold assent to a bill other than Money bill. B) Summon and Prorogue the parliament. C) Appointing a Prime Minister when no leader or party enjoys a majority in the Lok Sabha. D) Explore possibility of forming an alternate government when Prime Minister looses the confidence of the House. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summon and Prorogue the parliament. 43. Who, among the following, has the final right to sanction the expenditure of public money in India? A) Parliament. B) Speaker. C) PrimeTinister. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) President. 44. During the drafting of the constitution, the consensus was to make India A) Democratic and for the welfare of the poor. B) Autocratic and run by the private companies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic and for the welfare of the poor. 45. The constitution of India was written by ..... A) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. B) Prem Behrinrain Raizada. C) Babasaheb Gangadhar Kher. D) Kanaiyaalalmaneklal Munshi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prem Behrinrain Raizada. 46. . For creation of new states in India:(A) A bill for creation of a new state requires prior recommendation of President and approval of state legislature before presenting it to parliament.(B) Such bill can be passed by a simple majority of Parliament and by the ordinary legislative process.Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) ) Only A. B) Both A and B. C) ) Only B. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ) Only B. 47. Which of the following is NOT a branch of the government? A) Judicial. B) Legislative. C) Constitutional. D) Executive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constitutional. 48. How much time did it take for the Constituent Assembly to draft the entire Indian Constitution? A) 2 years 11 months 23 days. B) 2 years 11 months 18 days. C) 2 years 7 months 23 days. D) Two years 11 months 14 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 years 11 months 18 days. 49. What is the minimum voting age in India? A) The minimum voting age in India is 25 years. B) The minimum voting age in India is 18 years. C) The minimum voting age in India is 16 years. D) The minimum voting age in India is 21 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The minimum voting age in India is 18 years. 50. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MEMBERS NOMINATED BY THE PRESIDENT TO THE LOK SABHA AND THE RAJYA. A) 12. B) 18. C) 16. D) 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 14. 51. Under which article the official languages of the Union are Hindi and Devanagari? A) Article 324. B) Article 51. C) Article 352. D) Article 343. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Article 343. 52. For what period does the Vice President of India hold office? A) 2 years. B) Till the age of 65 years. C) 6years. D) 5years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5years. 53. If one person is arrested. The atrrested person is Right to consult Advocate. This is say which article A) Art20. B) Darn it. C) Art21. D) I saw 1a. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Darn it. 54. The union government is located in New Delhi. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 55. Nepal adopted an Interim Constitution in 2007. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. Who among the following is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha? A) President. B) Speaker of Lok Sabha. C) Prime Minister. D) Vice-President. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speaker of Lok Sabha. 57. What is the position of a Minister of State in the Central Government? A) He is a Minister of Central Government but not a member of the Cabinet. B) He is the nominee of the State Governor. C) He is the nominee of the State Cabinet. D) He looks after the interests of the State Cabinet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is a Minister of Central Government but not a member of the Cabinet. 58. How many years took the Indian constitution to come into effect? A) 5 years. B) 6 months. C) 1 years. D) 2 years 11 months 18 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2 years 11 months 18 days. 59. Who characterises the Indian system as "extremely federal" ? A) KC Wheare. B) Paul Appleby. C) Morris Jones. D) K Santhanam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paul Appleby. 60. Which act introduced bicameralism and direct elections in the country? A) Indian Independence Act of 1947. B) GOI Act of 1935. C) Indian Councils Act of 1909. D) GOI Act of 1919. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) GOI Act of 1919. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesIndian Constitution And Polity Quiz 1Indian Constitution And Polity Quiz 2Indian Constitution And Polity Quiz 3Indian Constitution And Polity Quiz 4Indian Constitution And Polity Quiz 5Indian Constitution And Polity Quiz 6Indian Constitution And Polity Quiz 7Indian Constitution And Polity Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books