This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Constitution > Amendment > Amendment Of The Constitution – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Amendment Of The Constitution Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is the head of the National Defence Committee? [BPSC 2011] A) Home Minister. B) Prime Minister. C) President. D) Vice-President. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Home Minister. 2. Indian Constitution was amended for the first time in: A) 1950. B) 1951. C) 1952. D) 1953. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1951. 3. The State having the largest population of scheduled castes is: A) Rajasthan. B) Tamil Nadu. C) Bihar. D) Uttar Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uttar Pradesh. 4. Which of the following provisions can be amended by simple majority? A) Creation of new States. B) Creation or abolition of upper houses in State Legislatures. C) Reconstitution of existing States. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. The Constitution of India does not mention the post of: A) The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. B) The Deputy Prime Minister. C) The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha. D) The Deputy Speaker of the State Legislative Assemblies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Deputy Prime Minister. 6. The decision of the Supreme Court in the Golakh Nath Case was that: A) Judiciary is independent of Parliament. B) Fundamental Rights could not be amended or abridged. C) The Constitution is supreme. D) The basic structure of the Constitution should not be changed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fundamental Rights could not be amended or abridged. 7. When the name of the State is changed or a new State is created, the Constitution of India is required to be amended by Parliament by a: A) Simple majority as under Articles 107 and 108. B) Majority of total numbers of both the Houses under Article 368. C) Special majority under Article 368. D) Special majority after obtaining opinion of the concerned State under Article 3 of the Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple majority as under Articles 107 and 108. 8. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the descending order of precedence in the warrant of precedence? [IAS 2004] A) Attorney General of India - Judges of the Supreme Court - Members of Parliament - Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha. B) Judges of the Supreme Court - Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha - Attorney General of India - Members of Parliament. C) Attorney General of' India - Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha - Judges of the Supreme Court - Members of Parliament. D) Judges of the Supreme Court - Attorney General of India - Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha - Members of Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Judges of the Supreme Court - Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha - Attorney General of India - Members of Parliament. 9. A merger will not invite action under the Anti-Defection Act if ..... members of a political party decide to join another political party. A) One-third. B) Two-thirds. C) Half. D) One-fourth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two-thirds. 10. Which of the following cannot be altered by the Parliament by ordinary legislative procedure? A) Acquistion and termination of citizenship. B) Privileges of the Parliament. C) Composition of State Legislative Councils. D) Representation of States in the Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Representation of States in the Parliament. 11. Next to Hindi, language spoken by the largest number of people in the Indian subcontinent is: [CDS 1993] A) Bengali. B) Tamil. C) Telugu. D) Marathi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bengali. 12. In the Government of India, under which Ministry is the National River Conservation Directorate? [IAS 2009] A) Ministry of Agriculture. B) Ministry of Earth Sciences. C) Ministry of Environment and Forests. D) Ministry of Water Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ministry of Environment and Forests. 13. Which of the following Constitutional Amendments banned the floor crossing in Parliament? [UGC 1989] A) 42nd. B) 44th. C) 52nd. D) 53rd. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 52nd. 14. National Capital Territory of Delhi has been constituted by: A) 71st Amendment. B) 69th Amendment. C) Ordinance promulgated by the President. D) Ordinance promulgated by the Lieutenant Governor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 69th Amendment. 15. Which one of the following is not an independent Department under the Government of India? [CDS 2009] A) Department of Atomic Energy. B) Department of Bio-Technology. C) Department of space. D) Planning Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Department of Atomic Energy. 16. Who was made the Home Minister when Jawaharlal Nehru formed the Interim Government in 1946? [Asstt Grade 1995] A) Baldev Singh. B) Sardar Patel. C) Mohd. Ali Jinnah. D) Liaqat Ali Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sardar Patel. 17. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? A) Emergency due to war declared for the first time - 1. October1962. B) Lok Sabha held its first sitting - 2. May 1952. C) Sarkaria Commission set up -3. June 1983. D) National Commission for Minorities set up - 4. April 1980. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) National Commission for Minorities set up - 4. April 1980. 18. The National River Conservation Directorate is under: [Asstt Comm 2008] A) Ministry of Agriculture. B) Ministry of Environment and Forests. C) Ministry of Earth Sciences. D) Ministry of Water Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ministry of Environment and Forests. 19. The Archaeological Survey of India is an attached office of the Department/Ministry of: [IAS 2004] A) Culture. B) Tourism. C) Science and Technology. D) Human Resource Development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Culture. 20. Which one among the following commissions was set up in pursuance of a definite provision under an Article of the Constitution of India? [IAS 2006] A) University Grants Commission. B) National Human Rights Commission. C) Election Commission. D) Central Vigilance Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Election Commission. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesConstitution QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesAmendment Of The Constitution Quiz 1Amendment Of The Constitution Quiz 2Amendment Of The Constitution Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books