This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Defence > Chiefs > Cds – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cds Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following has ceased to be a fundamental right in the Indian Constitution? A) Right to live. B) Right to Constitutional remedies. C) Right to Property. D) Right to education for the children upto 14 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right to Property. 2. How many total members were elected in the Constituent Assembly A) 291. B) 293. C) 296. D) 292. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 292. 3. Who was the first Chairman of Rajya Sabha? A) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. B) Zakir Husain. C) S.V.Krishnamoorthy Rao. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. 4. The Constituent Assembly was created by A) Cripps Mission. B) Simla Confrence, 1945. C) Cabinet Mission Plan. D) Indian Independence Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cabinet Mission Plan. 5. Which constitutional article emopowers amendment in the Constitution of India A) Article 356. B) Article 357. C) Article 368. D) Article 359. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Article 368. 6. Who among the following holds office during the pleasure of the President of India? A) Chief Election Commissioner. B) Comptroller and Auditor General of India. C) Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission. D) Governor of a State. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Governor of a State. 7. India's first Defence University is in the State of A) Haryana. B) Andhra Pradesh. C) Uttar Pradesh. D) Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haryana. 8. Consider the following statements: 1. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the members of that House. 2. While the nominated members of the two Houses of the Parliament have no voting right in the presidential election, they have the right to vote in the election of the Vice President. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? A) 1 only. B) 2 only. C) Both 1 and 2. D) Neither 1 nor 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 only. 9. In the Parliament, every Bill has to pass through which stages of Reading before it becomes act A) First Reading. B) Second Reading. C) Third Reading. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 10. The Constitution confers a special authority for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights on the A) Supreme Court. B) Election Commission. C) Parliament. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supreme Court. 11. On which date the objective resolution was moved in the Constituent assembly? A) December 09, 1946. B) December 13, 1946. C) December 16, 1946. D) December 19, 1946. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) December 13, 1946. 12. As per preamble date of adoption of the Constitution was A) 26 January 1950. B) 26 November 1949. C) 11 December 1946. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 26 November 1949. 13. The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between two or more States falls under its A) Writ Jurisdiction. B) Appellate Jurisdiction. C) Original Jurisdiction. D) Advisory Jurisdiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Original Jurisdiction. 14. What is the special Constitutional position of Jammu and Kashmir? A) Indian laws are not applicable. B) It is above Indian Constitution. C) It is not of the integral parts of Indian Union. D) It has its own Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It has its own Constitution. 15. The Right to Information Act, 2005 makes the provision of A) Dissemination of all types of information by all Public authorities to any person. B) Establishment of Central, State and District Level Information Commissions as an appellate body. C) Transparency and accountability in Public authorities. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 16. Article 15 (3) confers a special provisions to A) Women and Children. B) SCs and STs. C) Linguistic Minorities. D) Tribal People. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Women and Children. 17. British educational policy was introduced in India by A) Charles Metcalfe. B) George Cornewalewis. C) Lord Macaulay. D) Robert Clive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lord Macaulay. 18. The Governor of a State nominates the Chairman of Legislative Council of that particular State. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? A) 1 only. B) 2 only. C) Both 1 and 2. D) Neither 1 nor 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neither 1 nor 2. 19. After how many years, one-third of the members of the Rajya Sabha retire A) 3 years. B) 2 years. C) 6 years. D) 5 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 years. 20. The Fundamental Duties of a citizen include (1) Respect for the Constitution, the National Flag and the National Anthem (2) To develop the scientific temper. (3) Respect for the Government. (4) To protect Wildlife. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: A) 1, 2 and 3. B) 1, 2 and 4. C) 2, 3 and 4. D) 1, 3, 4 and 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1, 2 and 4. 21. Who had said that the preamble is the keynote to the Costitution A) K M. Munshi. B) Earnest Barker. C) B R. Ambedker. D) D.D.Basu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earnest Barker. 22. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution A) B.R. Ambedkar. B) Tej Bahadur Sapru. C) Rajendra Prasad. D) C. Rajagopalachari. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B.R. Ambedkar. 23. Under the British Rule when Dyarchy Governing System was introduced for the first time A) Govt. of India Act 1925. B) Govt. of India Act 1929. C) Govt. of India Act 1919. D) Govt. of India Act 1935. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Govt. of India Act 1919. 24. If in a country there happens to be the office of monarchy as well as a Parliamentary form of government this monarch will be called A) Head of the State. B) Head of the Cabinet. C) Head of the government. D) Both Head of the government and State. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Head of the State. 25. Which Article of the Constitution empowers the President to appoint a Commission to investigate the condition of backward classes in general and suggest ameliorative measures? A) Art 342. B) Art 344. C) Art 339. D) Art 340. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Art 340. 26. Consider the statement which is followed by two arguments (I) and (II): Statement: Should India switch over to a two party system? Arguments: (I) Yes, it will lead to stability of Government. (II) No, it will limit the choice of voters. A) Only argument (I) is strong. B) Only argument (II) is strong. C) Both the arguments are strong. D) Neither of the arguments is strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both the arguments are strong. 27. The Vice President of India discharges the duties of President in the event of A) His death. B) His resignation. C) His absence due to illness. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 28. Which Article mentions the conduct of business of the Houses of Parliament A) 99. B) 100. C) A & B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A & B. 29. The Federal features of the Indian Government was taken from A) Government of India Act, 1935. B) Government of India Act, 1919. C) Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946. D) Indian Independence Act, 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Government of India Act, 1935. 30. Who was the first elected chairman of the Constituent Assembly? A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. B) Jawaharlal Nehru. C) B R.Ambedkar. D) B N. Rao. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. 31. Which one of the following is one of the the objects of the Indian National Congress in 1885? A) Promotion of friendship. B) Eradication of Poverty. C) Demand for Swaraj. D) Independence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Promotion of friendship. 32. Who has the constitutional power not to approve 'President Rule' in the state under Article 356 A) Prime Minister. B) Union Council of Ministers. C) Parliament. D) State Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parliament. 33. What was the last session of the Constituent Assembly A) Eleventh session. B) Seventh session. C) Twelfth session. D) Sixteenth session. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Twelfth session. 34. Fundamental rights guaranteed in the Indian Constitution can be suspended only by A) An amendment of the Constitution. B) The judicial decision of the Supreme Court. C) A proclamation of an emergency. D) An Act passed by the Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A proclamation of an emergency. 35. Who is popularly known as Lokmanya A) Bala Gangadar Tilak. B) Bibin Chandra Pal. C) Gopala Krishna Gokhale. D) Lala Lajpat Rai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bala Gangadar Tilak. 36. Writs can be issued for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights by the A) Supreme Court. B) High Courts. C) Parliament. D) Both a) & b). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a) & b). 37. Which of the following statements are correct about the Central Information Commission? (1) The Central Information Commission is a statutory body. (2) The chief Information Commissioner and other Information Commissioners are appointed by the president of India. (3) The Commission can impose a penalty upto a maximum of Rs 25, 000 (4) It can punish an errant officer. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: A) 1 and 2 only. B) 1, 2 and 4. C) 1, 2 and 3. D) 2, 3 and 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1, 2 and 3. 38. Where in the Indian Constitution, Economic Justice has been provided as one of the objectives? A) Preamble. B) Directive Principles of State Policy. C) Fundamental Rights. D) Both a) and b). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a) and b). 39. The power of Parliament to amend the Constitution includes power to amend by way of A) Addition. B) Variation. C) Repeal. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 40. In the final form of the Constitution adopted by the Constituent Assembly, how many Articles and Schedules were there A) 397 Articles and 9 Schedules. B) 395 Articles and 4 Schedules. C) 396 Articles and 7 Schedules. D) 395 Articles and 8 Schedules. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 395 Articles and 8 Schedules. 41. The original copy of the Constitution of India was A) Typeset. B) Printed. C) Handwritten. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Handwritten. 42. Indian National Congress was established in the year A) 1885. B) 1887. C) 1857. D) 1886. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1885. 43. In 1938, who among the following definitely formulated his demand for a Constituent Assembly elected on the basis of adult franchise? A) C.R. Das. B) Subhash Chandra Bose. C) Mahatma Gandhi. D) Jawaharlal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jawaharlal Nehru. 44. In the warrant of precedence, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha comes next only to A) The Prime Minister. B) The President. C) The Cabinet Ministers. D) The Vice-President. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Prime Minister. 45. Which act introduced dyarchy in the centre? A) Government of India act1919. B) Indian Councils Act 1909. C) Government of India act1935. D) Indian Independence Act 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Government of India act1935. 46. Who elected the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly? A) B. R. Ambedkar. B) Jawaharlal Nehru. C) Rajendra Prasad. D) Sardar Vallabhai Patel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. R. Ambedkar. 47. Which constitutional organ has wider powers when emergency is in operation A) Judiciary. B) Legislative. C) A & B. D) Executive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A & B. 48. Can de-recognition of the Political Party by the Election Commission on the basis of its performance at the last Election be subjected to scrutiny A) Judicial Review. B) Judicial Order. C) Judicial Scrutiny. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Judicial Review. 49. Which Constitutional article defines the provisions in case of failure of constitutional machinary in States A) Article 369. B) Article 358. C) Article 356. D) Article 359. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Article 356. 50. When was the Constituent Assembly established to form the Constitution? A) 13.12.1946. B) 22.01.1947. C) 01.12.1946. D) 06.12.1946. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 06.12.1946. 51. Which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct about the Attorney General of India? (1) The President appoints a person, who is qualified to be a Judge of a High Court, to be the Attorney General of India. (2) He has the right of audience in all the Courts of the country. (3) He has the right to take part in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. (4) He has a fixed tenure. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: A) 1 and 4. B) 2, 3 and 4. C) 3 and 4. D) 3 only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 and 4. 52. The first mass movement launched by Gandhi in India was A) Khilafat movement. B) Non-co-perative movement. C) Quit- India movement. D) Civil disobedient movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-co-perative movement. 53. In which language script, Constitution of India was signed by the members of the Constitutent Assembly on 21st Jan. 1950 A) English. B) Hindi. C) A & B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A & B. 54. How much time did the Constituent Assembly take to prepare the Constitution of India? A) 2 year 10 month 18 days. B) 2 year 11 month 18 days. C) 2 year 11 month 15 days. D) 2 yera 12 months 5 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 year 11 month 18 days. 55. The accreditation process by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) differs from that of National Board of Accreditation (NBA) in terms of A) Disciplines covered by both being the same, there is duplication of efforts. B) One has institutional grading approach and the other has programme grading approach. C) Once get accredited by NBA or NAAC, the institution is free from renewal of grading, which is not a progressive decision. D) This accreditation amounts to approval of minimum standards in the quality of education in the institution concerned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Once get accredited by NBA or NAAC, the institution is free from renewal of grading, which is not a progressive decision. 56. Which article of the Constitution empowers the Parliament to legislature on any matter of the State List? A) 221. B) 183. C) 249. D) 115. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 249. 57. Under Constitutional Article 343D, a metropolitan area represent how many number of population A) Less than Ten Lakhs. B) Fifteen Lakhs or more. C) Less than Five Lakhs. D) Ten Lakhs or more. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ten Lakhs or more. 58. Which Constitutional Article mentions conformation the Supreme Court of powers to issue certain writs A) Article 145. B) Article 168. C) Article 169. D) Article 139. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Article 139. 59. The idea of a constituent assembly for India was proposed by A) Motilal Nehru. B) Mahatma Gandhi. C) C R Das. D) Manabendra Nath Roy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manabendra Nath Roy. 60. The maximum number of fake institutions / universities as identified by the UGC in the year 2014 are in the State / Union territory of A) Bihar. B) Tamil Nadu. C) Uttar Pradesh. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uttar Pradesh. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesDefence QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesCds Quiz 1Cds Quiz 2Cds Quiz 3Cds Quiz 5 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books