This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Constitution > Amendment > Amendment Of The Constitution – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Amendment Of The Constitution Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. By which Amendment Act of the Constituttion of India were the Directive Principles of the State Policy given precedence over the Fundamental Rights wherever they come into conflict? [CDS 200S] A) 40th. B) 42nd. C) 44th. D) 46th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 42nd. 2. The Amendment regarding the formation of a new State by separating territory from any other State must be passed by: A) Only Lok Sabha. B) Only Rajya Sabha. C) Both the Houses of Parliament. D) Both the Houses of Parliament and before that the opinion of that State is to be ascertained by the President. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both the Houses of Parliament and before that the opinion of that State is to be ascertained by the President. 3. Which of the following Constitution Amendment Acts seeks that the size of the Councils of Ministers at the Centre and in a State must not exceed 15 percent of the total number of members in the Lok Sabha and the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State, respectively? [IAS 2007] A) 91st. B) 93rd. C) 95th. D) 97th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 91st. 4. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [IAS 2006] A) States Reorganisation Act: Andhra Pradesh. B) Treaty of Yandabu: Asom. C) State of Bilaspur:Himachal Pradesh. D) Year 1966: Gujarat becomes a State. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Year 1966: Gujarat becomes a State. 5. The President of USA is elected after every: A) 3 years. B) 4 years. C) 5 years. D) 6 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4 years. 6. In which one of the following Ministries, the census organisation has been functioning on a permanent footing since 1961? [CDS 2009] A) Health and Family Welfare. B) Home Affairs. C) Social Justice and Empowerment. D) Human Resource Development. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Home Affairs. 7. Who is entitled to initiate a Bill for Constitutional Amendments? A) State Legislative Assemblies. B) Lok Sabha only. C) Either House of Parliament. D) Rajya Sabha only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Either House of Parliament. 8. If India decides to have a Presidential form of government, the first and foremost Amendment has to be made affecting the: A) System of judiciary. B) Composition of Parliament. C) Executive-Legislature relationship. D) Provisions pertaining to Fundamental Rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Executive-Legislature relationship. 9. The National Commission for Women was created by [CDS 2012] A) An amendment in the Constitution of India. B) A decision of the Union Cabinet. C) An Act passed by the Parliament. D) An order of the President of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An Act passed by the Parliament. 10. Civil servants are not permitted to become: [Delhi Police 1994] A) Chief Election Commissioner. B) Vice-Chancellors of Universities. C) Heads of Commissions of Enquiry. D) Members of Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Members of Parliament. 11. Under which one of the Ministries of the Government of India does the Food and Nutrition Board work? [IAS 2005] A) Ministry of Agriculture. B) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. C) Ministry of Human Resource Development. D) Ministry of Rural Development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ministry of Agriculture. 12. An Amendment of the Bill relating to the manner and mode of election of the President: A) Does not need the assent of the President. B) Does need the assent of the President. C) Does not need the assent of the President if passed by ratification of the States. D) On approval of the Bill by the cabinet, assent of the President may be dispensed with. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On approval of the Bill by the cabinet, assent of the President may be dispensed with. 13. Which Amendment provided for an authoritative version of the Constitution in Hindi? A) 56th. B) 58th. C) 60th. D) 61st. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 58th. 14. What was the decision of the Supreme Court in Keshavanand Bharati case? A) Parliament is supreme in the matters of legislation. B) In matters relating to compulsory acquisition of private property the court had the ultimate powers of determining what is public purpose under Article 31. C) The power under Article 368 to amend the Constitution cannot be so exercised as to alter the basic structure or the essential features of the Constitution. D) The Supreme Court has full authority to pronounce on the Constitutional Validity of any State law. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The power under Article 368 to amend the Constitution cannot be so exercised as to alter the basic structure or the essential features of the Constitution. 15. The provision of amending the Constitutional Provision is given in: A) Part XIX Article 356. B) Part XX Article 356. C) Part XX Article 368. D) Part XIX Article 368. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Part XX Article 368. 16. A Constitutional Amendment Bill passed by both Houses of Parliament A) Does not need the assent of the President. B) Does need the assent of the President. C) Does not need the assent of the President if passed by ratification of States. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does need the assent of the President. 17. Which one of the following Union Ministries is implementing the Biodiesel Mission (as Nodal Ministry)? [IAS 2008] A) Ministry of Agriculture. B) Ministry of Science and Technology. C) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. D) Ministry of Rural Development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ministry of Rural Development. 18. The Constituent Assembly appointed the Linguistic Provinces Commission in the year 1948 to enquire into the desirability of linguistic provinces. Who among the following was the Head of that Commission? [IAS 2008] A) Jawaharlal Nehru. B) Justice S.K. Dhar. C) Justice Fazl AIi. D) Pattabhi Sitaramayya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Justice S.K. Dhar. 19. Which Amendment restored the power of judicial review to the Supreme Court and High Courts after it was curtailed by the 42nd Amendment? A) 42nd. B) 43rd. C) 44th. D) 56th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 43rd. 20. Who among the following was the Finance Minister of India in the Interim Government during 1946-1947? [CDS 2008] A) R.K. Shanrnukharn Chetty. B) John Mathai. C) Liaquat Ali Khan. D) Chintamanrao Deshmukh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) R.K. 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