This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Constitution > Resources > Preamble Resource – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Preamble Resource Quiz 1 (37 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is a feature common to both the Indian Federation and the American Federation? [IAS 1993] A) Dual Judiciary. B) Three lists in the Constitution. C) A Federal Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution. D) A single citizenship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Federal Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution. 2. Which one of the following statements regarding the Preamble is correct? A) It is not enforceable in a court of law. B) The Supreme Court has recently ruled that it is not a part of the Constitution. C) It has been amended twice. D) All the above are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is not enforceable in a court of law. 3. Which Constitution has inspired the Indian concepts of rule of law, parliamentary system and law-making procedure? A) US Constitution. B) British Constitution. C) Canadian Constitution. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) British Constitution. 4. The word 'Socialist' was added to the Preamble, its main aim is to: A) Eliminate inequality in economic and political status. B) Eliminate inequality in political and religious affairs. C) Eliminate inequality in income and status and standards of life. D) Eliminate class based society. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eliminate inequality in economic and political status. 5. The Indian Constitution is regarded as: A) Federal. B) Unitary. C) Parliamentary. D) Federal in form and unitary in spirit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Federal in form and unitary in spirit. 6. Which of the following is not a part of the Preamble to the Indian Constitution? A) Federalism. B) Secularism. C) Sociaiism. D) Democratic Republic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalism. 7. The Constitution of India borrowed the scheme of Indian Federation from the Constitution of: [IAS 1992] A) USA. B) Canada. C) Ireland. D) UK. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Canada. 8. Indian President and Prime Minister are a replica of the heads of the State of which country? A) Britain. B) USA. C) Ireland. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Britain. 9. Which one among the following statements is not correct? The word "socialist" in the Preamble of the Constitution of India, read with [CDS 2012] A) Article 39A, would enable the Court to uphold the constitutionality of nationalization laws. B) Articles 14, would enable the Court to strike down a statute which failed to achieve the socialist goal to the fullest extent. C) Article 25, would enable the Court to ensure freedom guaranteed under that Article. D) Article 23, would enable the Court to reduce inequality in income and status. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Article 25, would enable the Court to ensure freedom guaranteed under that Article. 10. The source of India's sovereignty lies in the: A) Prime Minister. B) President. C) Preamble to the Constitution. D) People of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preamble to the Constitution. 11. From which of the countries, Constitution of India has adopted fundamental duties? A) USA. B) Erstwhile USSR. C) UK. D) Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erstwhile USSR. 12. The constitution of India is republican because it [CDS 2012] A) Has no hereditary elements. B) Provides for adult franchise. C) Provides for an elected Parliament. D) Contains a bill of rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has no hereditary elements. 13. Which of the following determines that the Indian Constitution is federal? [IAS 1994] A) A written and rigid Constitution. B) An independent Judiciary. C) Vesting of residuary powers with the Centre. D) Distribution of powers between the Centre and States. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Distribution of powers between the Centre and States. 14. The inspiration of 'Liberty, Equality and Fraternity' was derived from: A) American revolution. B) French revolution. C) Russian revolution. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) French revolution. 15. Secularism means: [RRB 1994] A) Suppression of all religions. B) Freedom of worship to minorities. C) Separation of religion from State. D) A system of political and social philosophy that does not favour any particular religious faith. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A system of political and social philosophy that does not favour any particular religious faith. 16. In a Federal State: [I. Tax 1993] A) States are more powerful than the Centre. B) Centre is more powerful than States. C) A Presidential form of government functions. D) Constitution effects division of powers between the Centre and States with safeguards against transgression of jurisdiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) States are more powerful than the Centre. 17. The Indian Constitution comprises of [BPSC 2011] A) 395 Articles, 22 Parts and 12 Schedules. B) 371 Articles, 21 Parts and 11 Schedules. C) 372 Articles, 20 Parts and 7 Schedules. D) 381 Articles, 23 Parts and 8 Schedules. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 395 Articles, 22 Parts and 12 Schedules. 18. Which of the following is a feature of the Parliamentary form of government? A) Judiciary is responsible to Executive. B) Executive is responsible to Judiciary. C) Legislature is responsible to Executive. D) Executive is responsible to Legislature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Executive is responsible to Legislature. 19. The Preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelt out in: A) The speech by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of Ravi when he called for Purna Swaraj. B) The Nehru Report. C) A resolution adopted at Karachi session of the Indian National Congress. D) The Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly. 20. Who among the following moved the Objectives Resolution which formed tile basis of the Preamble of the Constitution of India in the Constituent Assembly on Dec 13, 1946? [CDS 2009] A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. D) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. 21. The Indian Constitution closely follows the constitutional system of: [I.Tax1989] A) USA. B) UK. C) Switzerland. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) UK. 22. Which of the pairs is correctly matched? A) Secular - State is without any religion of its own. B) Democratic - Constitution does not recognise legal supremacy of another country. C) Sovereign - Constitution rests on people's will. D) Republic - Head of the State is hereditary Monarch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secular - State is without any religion of its own. 23. The Preamble of our Constitution: A) Is a part of the Constitution. B) Contains the spirit of the Constitution. C) Is a limitation upon the granted power. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contains the spirit of the Constitution. 24. In a parliamentary form of government, real powers of the State are vested in the: [Railways 1994] A) Government. B) Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister. C) President. D) Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister. 25. In India, the concept of single citizenship is adopted from [SSC Grad 2011] A) England. B) U.S.A. C) Canada. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) England. 26. The Constitution of India is designed to work as a unitary government: A) In normal times. B) When the Parliament so desires. C) In times of Emergency. D) At the will of the President. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In times of Emergency. 27. The part of the Constitution that reflects the mind and ideals of the framers is: A) Preamble. B) Citizenship. C) Fundamental rights. D) Directive principles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preamble. 28. India is a democratic republic, because: A) There is independence of judiciary. B) The Head of the State is elected by the people. C) There is distribution of powers between the Centre and the States. D) There is Parliamentary supremacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Head of the State is elected by the people. 29. India opted for a federal form of government because of: [Railways 1994] A) Vast-territory. B) Cultural integration. C) Linguistic and regional diversity. D) Administrative convenience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Linguistic and regional diversity. 30. Which of the following features does the Indian Constitution borrow from the Weimar Constitution of Germany? A) The Emergency powers. B) Provisions concerning the suspension of fundamental rights during National Emergency. C) The method of presidential elections. D) The idea of a federation with a strong centre. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provisions concerning the suspension of fundamental rights during National Emergency. 31. The President of the Indian Union has the same constitutional authority as the: A) British Monarch. B) President of USA. C) President of Russia. D) President of Egypt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) British Monarch. 32. The Preamble of the Constitution of India envisages that: A) It shall stand part of the Constitution. B) It could be abrogated or wiped out from the Constitution. C) It does not acknowledge, recognise or proclaim anything about the Constitution. D) It has separate entity in the Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It has separate entity in the Constitution. 33. Which of the following is not a basic feature of the Indian Constitution? A) Parliamentary Government. B) Independence of Judiciary. C) Federal Government. D) Presidential Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Presidential Government. 34. Which of the following features of the Constitution of India does not resemble the American Constitution? A) Fundamental Rights. B) Parliamentary form of government. C) Written Constitution. D) Federal form of government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parliamentary form of government. 35. The word "socialist secular" and "unity and integrity of the Nation" were added to our Constitution by: A) 42nd Amendment of the Constitution. B) 44th Amendment of the Constitution. C) 46th Amendment of the Constitution. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 42nd Amendment of the Constitution. 36. Which one of the following statements is correct? A) Preamble of the Constitution is the part of the Constitution and can be amended under Article 368. B) Preamble of the Constitution is not a part of the Constitution and cannot be amended. C) Preamble is the part of the basic structure of the Constitution and can be amended only if no change in the basic structure is made. D) Preamble can be amended by Parliament simply by an objective Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preamble is the part of the basic structure of the Constitution and can be amended only if no change in the basic structure is made. 37. The correct nomenclature of India according to the Preamble is: A) Sovereign, Democratic Republic. B) Sovereign, Secular, Socialist Democracy. C) Sovereign, Secular, Democratic Republic. D) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic. Related QuizzesConstitution QuizzesIndian Polity Quizzes 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books