This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Constitution > Amendment > Amendment Of The Constitution – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Amendment Of The Constitution Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Under which one of the following Constitution Amendment Acts, four languages were added to the languages under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, thereby raising their number to 22? [IAS 2008] A) Constitution (Ninetieth Amendment) Act. B) Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Act. C) Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act. D) Constitution (Ninety-third Amendment) Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act. 2. Why is the year 1952 important in Indian History? A) States Reorganisation Act was passed. B) Haryana State was split. C) First official census in India was held. D) First general elections to the Lok Sabha were held. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) First general elections to the Lok Sabha were held. 3. Which of the following would be construed as a reasonable restriction of the 'right to freedom'? [CDS 2009] A) When the State disallows a candidate from securing votes in the name of religion. B) When the State disallows citizens from forming a club out of State funds that denies access to women. C) When the Government of Nagaland disallows temporary residents to buy immovable property in Nagaland. D) AII of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When the Government of Nagaland disallows temporary residents to buy immovable property in Nagaland. 4. By which Amendment, the power to amend the Constitution was specifically conferred upon the Parliament? [NDA 1992] A) 56th. B) 52nd. C) 42nd. D) 24th. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 24th. 5. Department of Border Management is a Department of which one of the following Union Ministries? [IAS 2008] A) Ministry of Defence. B) Ministry of Home Affairs. C) Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways. D) Ministry of Environment and Forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ministry of Home Affairs. 6. What is the document published by the government to apprise the public on any issue? [Central Excise 1990] A) Gazette. B) Report of Public Accounts Committee. C) White Paper. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) White Paper. 7. The Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India was: [UDC 1993] A) Added by the first Amendment. B) Added by the 24th Amendment. C) Added by the 42nd Amendment. D) A part of the original Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Added by the first Amendment. 8. In which one of the following years did the Right to Information Act come into force? [CDS 2008] A) 2003. B) 2004. C) 2005. D) 2006. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2005. 9. Territorial waters of India extends upto how many nautical miles? [IFS 1989] A) 8. B) 12. C) 18. D) 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 10. The Constitution envisages: A) Two types of civil services-administrative and police. B) Two types of civil services-Indian and Provincial. C) Three types of civil services-all- India, Central and regional. D) Three types of civil services-all- India, Central and State. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Three types of civil services-all- India, Central and State. 11. Which is the highest ranking post among the following? A) Chief of the Air Staff. B) Judge of the Supreme Court. C) Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha. D) Speaker of Lok Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speaker of Lok Sabha. 12. Department of Official Language (Raj Bhasha Vibhag) comes under which one of the following Ministries? [CDS 2008] A) Ministry of Culture. B) Ministry of Home Affairs. C) Ministry of Human Resource Development. D) Ministry of Information and Broad casting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ministry of Home Affairs. 13. There are different arguments given in favour of power sharing in a democratic political system. Which one of the following is not one of them? [CDS 2011] A) It reduces conflict among different communities. B) Majority community does not impose its will on others. C) Since all are affected by the policies of the government, they should be consulted in the governance of the country. D) It speeds up the decision making process and improves the chances of unity of the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Majority community does not impose its will on others. 14. Which of the following countries has the briefest Constitution in the world? A) France. B) USA. C) UK. D) Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) USA. 15. In the Minerva Mills batch of cases the Supreme Court has further reaffirmed its decision in: A) Golakh Nath Case. B) Keshavanand Bharati case. C) Sajjan Singh Case. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keshavanand Bharati case. 16. Which Amendment of the Constitution gave priority to Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights? A) 24th Amendment. B) 39th Amendment. C) 42nd Amendment. D) 40th Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 42nd Amendment. 17. The quarantine regulation for preventing entry of diseased plants into the country is done by which one of the following? [CDS 2008] A) National Botanical Research Institute. B) Botanical Survey of India. C) National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources. D) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources. 18. How many States are required to ratify certain Amendments to the Constitution? A) Not less than half the number. B) Three-fourths of the number. C) At least 10 States. D) All States in some cases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not less than half the number. 19. Which of the following is true about C. Rajgopalachari? A) He was the first Speaker of Lok Sabha after independence. B) He was the Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Body of India. C) He was the first and last Indian Governor General of India after independence. D) He was the Governor of Tamil Nadu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was the first and last Indian Governor General of India after independence. 20. Of all the Amendments in the Indian Constitution, the most Comprehensive and Controversial Amendment was: A) 42nd. B) 43rd. C) 44th. D) 45th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 42nd. Next →Related QuizzesConstitution QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesAmendment Of The Constitution Quiz 2Amendment Of The Constitution Quiz 3Amendment Of The Constitution Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books