UPSC Indian Polity and Civics Constitutional Framework and Citizenship Question Bank

done Constitutional Framework and Citizenship Total Questions - 119

• question_answer1)
  Constituent Assembly which framed India's Constitution was set up by:
  A)
  Indian Independence Act done clear
  B)
    Government of India Act, 1935 done clear
  C)
  Cabinet Mission Plan - 1946 done clear
  D)
  Queen's Proclamation done clear
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• question_answer2)
   _________ headed the Drafting Committee of me Constitution?
  A)
  Sachchidanand Sinha done clear
  B)
  B.N. Rao done clear
  C)
  Jawaharlal Nehru            done clear
  D)
  B.R. Ambedkar done clear
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• question_answer3)
  _____ is borrowed from the Weimar Constitution of Germany by the Indian Constitution
  A)
  A federation with a strong centre done clear
  B)
  System of presidential elections done clear
  C)
  Directive Principles of State Policy. done clear
  D)
  Suspension of fundamental rights during Emergency done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Preamble borrows the ideals of "liberty, equality and fraternity from:
  A)
  Russian Revolution done clear
  B)
  Irish Revolution done clear
  C)
  French Revolution           done clear
  D)
  American Constitution done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Preamble enshrines ideals spelt out in:
  A)
  Speech by Nehru on the banks of Ravi calling for Purna Swaraj. done clear
  B)
  Nehru Report done clear
  C)
  Resolution adopted at the Karachi session of the Congress Party done clear
  D)
  Objectives Resolution of the Constituent Assembly done clear
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• question_answer6)
  States Reorganisation Act created_____ states and_____ Union Territories.
  A)
  14; 7                 done clear
  B)
  14; 6 done clear
  C)
  15; 7                             done clear
  D)
  15; 6 done clear
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• question_answer7)
  The Constitution bestows __ citizenship on Indian citizens.
  A)
  Single    done clear
  B)
  dual done clear
  C)
  Federal              done clear
  D)
  Three done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas coincides with:
  A)
  Gandhiji's becoming a lawyer in South Africa done clear
  B)
  Gandhiji's return from South Africa done clear
  C)
  Beginning of civil disobedience movement done clear
  D)
  India's proclamation as a republic done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Which portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946?
  A)
  Defence done clear
  B)
  External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations done clear
  C)
  Food and Agriculture done clear
  D)
  None done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Which of the following is correctly matched?
  A)

  1909 Act

  Principle of election

  done clear
  B)

  1919 Act

  Provincial autonomy

  done clear
  C)

  1935 Act

  Dyarchy in states

  done clear
  D)

  1947 Act

  Responsible government

  done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Statutory recognition to the portfolio system was accorded by:
  A)
  Indian Councils Act of 1892 done clear
  B)
  Indian Councils Act of 1871 done clear
  C)
  Indian Councils Act of 1861 done clear
  D)
  Indian Councils Act of 1882 done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Which act provided for direct control of Indian affairs by the British Government?
  A)
  Charter Act of 1858 done clear
  B)
  Regulating Act of 1773 done clear
  C)
  Pitts India Act of 1784 done clear
  D)
  Charter Act of 1833 done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
  A)

  1919 Act

  Dyarchy at the Centre

  done clear
  B)

  1861 Act

  Portfolio system

  done clear
  C)

  1935 Act

  Bicameralism

  done clear
  D)

  1853 Act

  Governor- General of India

  done clear
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• question_answer14)
  The Constituent Assembly, which framed me Indian Constitution, was set up in
  A)
  1945                 done clear
  B)
  1946 done clear
  C)
  1947                             done clear
  D)
  1949 done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
  A)
  States Reorganization : Andhra Pradesh Act done clear
  B)
  Treaty of Yandabu : Assam done clear
  C)
  State of Bilaspur : Himachal Pradesh done clear
  D)
  Year 1966 : Gujarat becomes a state done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Constitutional government stand for
  A)
  limited government done clear
  B)
  a government limited by the desires and capacities of those who exercise power. done clear
  C)
  a government run according to general laws known to me people done clear
  D)
  a government run by people's representatives. done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Which items is wrongly matched?
  A)

  December 9, 1947

  Constituent Assembly's First meeting

  done clear
  B)

  November 26, 1949

  The people of India adopted, enacted and gave to themselves the Constitution

  done clear
  C)

  January 24, 1950

  The Constitution was signed by the members of the Constituent Assembly

  done clear
  D)

  January 26, 1950

  the date of commencement of the Constitution

  done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Which features and source are WRONGLY matched?
  A)
  Judicial review - British practice done clear
  B)
  Concurrent List - Australian Constitution done clear
  C)
  Directive Principles - Irish Constitution done clear
  D)
  Fundamental Rights- US Constitution done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Which one among the following has the power to regulate the right of citizenship in India?
  A)
  The Union Cabinet done clear
  B)
  The Parliament done clear
  C)
  The Supreme Court done clear
  D)
    The Law Commission done clear
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• question_answer20)
  What is extradition?
  A)
  Delivering a national of another country for the trial of offences done clear
  B)
  To block the trade of other countries with a particular country done clear
  C)
  Forcing a person to leave the country of which he is a citizen done clear
  D)
  To force foreign national to leave the country done clear
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• question_answer21)
  "Referendum" has an integral relationship with
  A)
  Indirect democracy          done clear
  B)
  Limited monarchy done clear
  C)
  Direct democracy            done clear
  D)
  People's courts done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Which of the following statements best describe in systems of liberal democracy?
  A)
  Liberal democratic political systems only occur in highly industrialised societies. done clear
  B)
  The same political party holds power continuously in liberal democratic regimes. done clear
  C)
  Liberal democratic governments prevent their citizens from travelling abroad. done clear
  D)
  Liberal democratic governments protect baste civil liberties. done clear
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• question_answer23)
  The mention of the word 'justice' in the preamble to the constitution of India expresses
  A)
   social, political and religious justice done clear
  B)
  social, economic and cultural justice done clear
  C)
   social, economic and political justice done clear
  D)
  economic and political justice done clear
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• question_answer24)
  In which case the Supreme Court evolved the concept of 'Basic Structure of Constitution'?
  A)
  Golak Nath case done clear
  B)
  Shankari Prasad case done clear
  C)
  Kishana Nanda Bharti case done clear
  D)
  Minerva Mills case done clear
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• question_answer25)
  By which amendment of the constitution, the Word 'Socialist' was incorporated in the preamble of the constitution?
  A)
  \[{{42}^{nd}}\]Amendment      done clear
  B)
  \[{{44}^{th}}\]Amendment done clear
  C)
  \[{{25}^{th}}\]Amendment       done clear
  D)
  \[~{{24}^{th}}\]Amendment done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Which one of the following rights has been described by Dr. Ambedkar as "The heart and soul of the constitution'?
  A)
  Right of Equality done clear
  B)
  Right to freedom done clear
  C)
  Right to property done clear
  D)
  Right to Constitutional Remedies done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Which schedule of Indian Constitution is related to Panchayti Raj?
  A)
  II Schedule                     done clear
  B)
  VIII Schedule done clear
  C)
  X Schedule                    done clear
  D)
  XI Schedule done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Which term is not used in the preamble of the Indian constitution?
  A)
  Republic            done clear
  B)
  Integrity done clear
  C)
  Federal              done clear
  D)
  Socialist done clear
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• question_answer29)
  The source of the basic structure theory of the constitution of India is
  A)
  the constitution done clear
  B)
  opinion of jurists done clear
  C)
  indicial interpretation done clear
  D)
  parliamentary statutes done clear
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• question_answer30)
  The provision of the sixth schedule shall not apply in which one of the following states?
  A)
  Meghalaya                     done clear
  B)
  Tripura done clear
  C)
  Mizoram                        done clear
  D)
  Goa done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Which one of the following is not related to the constitutional Government?
  A)
  Coalition Government done clear
  B)
  Presidential Government done clear
  C)
  Hierarchy Government done clear
  D)
  Federal Government done clear
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• question_answer32)
  The Indian constitution is divided into
  A)
  16 chapters                    done clear
  B)
  22 chapters done clear
  C)
  24 chapters                    done clear
  D)
  25 chapters done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Which of the states of Indian federation has a separate constitution?
  A)
  Goa                  done clear
  B)
  Tamil Nadu done clear
  C)
  Jammu & Kashmir          done clear
  D)
  Himachal Pradesh done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Which one of the following is not a part of the "basic structure' of the Indian constitution?
  A)
  Rule of law done clear
  B)
  Secularism done clear
  C)
  Republican form of government done clear
  D)
  Parliamentary form of government done clear
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• question_answer35)
  The philosophical foundation of the Indian constitution is
  A)
  Directive principle of state policy done clear
  B)
  Fundamental rights done clear
  C)
  Federal Structure done clear
  D)
  Preamble done clear
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• question_answer36)
  Which article of Indian constitution declares Devnagri Hindi as an official language of India?
  A)
  Article 343         done clear
  B)
  Article 348 done clear
  C)
  Article 154                     done clear
  D)
  Article 156 done clear
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• question_answer37)
  Which of the following gave the idea of constituent Assembly for India?
  A)
  Simon Commission         done clear
  B)
  Rajaji Formula done clear
  C)
  Cabinet Mission Plan       done clear
  D)
  Wavell Plan done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Who amongst the following was not a member of the drafting committee of the constitution?
  A)
  Mohammod Sadullah      done clear
  B)
  K.M. Munshi done clear
  C)
  A.K. Ayyar                    done clear
  D)
  J.L. Nehru done clear
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• question_answer39)
  The tenth schedule of Indian constitution deals with
  A)
  Anti-defection Legislation done clear
  B)
  Panchayti Raj done clear
  C)
  Land Reforms done clear
  D)
  Distribution of powers between the union and states done clear
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• question_answer40)
  The number of official languages recognized under 8th schedule of the Indian Constitution is
  A)
  Sixteen              done clear
  B)
  Seventeen done clear
  C)
  Twenty              done clear
  D)
  Twenty Two done clear
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• question_answer41)
  How many articles are there in the Indian constitution?
  A)
  395 done clear
  B)
                            396 done clear
  C)
  398                               done clear
  D)
  399 done clear
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• question_answer42)
  The feature of Indian constitution borrowed from South African constitution is:
  A)
  Procedure established by law done clear
  B)
  Procedure for amendment of constitution and election of Rajya Sabha members done clear
  C)
  Method of election of President done clear
  D)
  Joint Sitting of the Parliament done clear
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• question_answer43)
  The words justice in the form of social, economic and political justice present in the Preamble has been taken from
  A)
  American Revolution       done clear
  B)
  French Revolution done clear
  C)
  Russian Revolution done clear
  D)
    None of the above done clear
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• question_answer44)
  The terms not introduced in the Preamble through the 42nd amendment are:
  A)
  Socialist             done clear
  B)
  Secular done clear
  C)
  Integrity             done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer45)
  Which case determined that the Preamble is a part of me constitution?
  A)
  Berubari Union case done clear
  B)
  Kesavananda Bharati case done clear
  C)
  Golaknath case done clear
  D)
  Minerva Mills case done clear
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• question_answer46)
  Which statements are correct?
  A)
  Originally the constitution had 14 languages in the 8th schedule. done clear
  B)
  Currently there are 22 languages with the last amendment being the 92nd amendment. done clear
  C)
   both correct done clear
  D)
  both wrong done clear
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• question_answer47)
  Which statements are correct?
  A)
  Article 2 of the constitution gives the right to the government to create new states into the Union of India which are not part of India already. done clear
  B)
  Article 3 gives the power to the government to change the boundaries of the state within India. done clear
  C)
  both correct done clear
  D)
  both wrong done clear
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• question_answer48)
  The parliament can make any law for the whole or any part of India for implementing international treaties?
  A)
  with the consent of all the states done clear
  B)
  with the consent of majority of states done clear
  C)
  with the consent of state concerned done clear
  D)
  without me consent of any state. done clear
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• question_answer49)
  Under which one of the following constitution amendment act, four languages were added to the languages under the eighth schedule of the constitution of India thereby, raising their number to 22?
  A)
  90th Amendment Act      done clear
  B)
  91st Amendment Act done clear
  C)
  92nd Amendment Act done clear
  D)
  93rd Amendment Act done clear
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• question_answer50)
  Who among the following was the advisor of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
  A)
  B. Shiva Rao                 done clear
  B)
  Dr. B.R. Ambedkar done clear
  C)
  Sachidananda Sinha       done clear
  D)
  B.N. Rao done clear
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• question_answer51)
  The idea of including the Emergency provisions in the Constitution of India has been borrowed from the
  A)
  Constitution of Canada done clear
  B)
  Weimar Constitution of Germany done clear
  C)
  Constitution of Ireland done clear
  D)
  Constitution of the USA done clear
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• question_answer52)
  Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India includes the disqualification of a Legislator on grounds of defection?
  A)
  8th Schedule                  done clear
  B)
  7th Schedule done clear
  C)
   Schedule                       done clear
  D)
  10th Schedule done clear
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• question_answer53)
  Which schedule of the Constitution of India contains the three lists that divide powers between the Union and the sates?
  A)
  Fifth                              done clear
  B)
  Sixth done clear
  C)
  Seventh             done clear
  D)
  Eight done clear
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• question_answer54)
  In which part of the Constitution, details of citizenship are mentioned?
  A)
  I                                   done clear
  B)
  II done clear
  C)
  III                                 done clear
  D)
  IV done clear
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• question_answer55)
  Who among the following was the first Law Minister of India?
  A)
  Jawaharlal Nehru done clear
  B)
  Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad done clear
  C)
  Dr BR Ambedkar done clear
  D)
  T Krishnamachari done clear
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• question_answer56)
  Who among the following was the Finance Minister of India in the Interim Government during 1946-1947?
  A)
  R K Shanmukham Chetty done clear
  B)
  John Mathai done clear
  C)
  Liaquat Ali Khan done clear
  D)
  Chintamanrao Deshmukh done clear
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• question_answer57)
  Which one of the following rights conferred by the Constitution of India is also available to non-citizens?
  A)
  Freedom of speech, assembly and form association done clear
  B)
  Freedom to move, reside and settle in any part of the territory of India done clear
  C)
  Freedom to acquire property or to carry on any occupation, trade or business done clear
  D)
  Right to constitutional remedies done clear
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• question_answer58)
  Which one among the following statements is not correct? The word 'socialist' in the Preamble of the Constitution of India read with
  A)
  Article 39 [d], would enable the court "to uphold the constitutionality of nationalisation laws done clear
  B)
  Article 14, would enable the court to strike down a-statute which failed to achieve the socialist goal to the fullest extent done clear
  C)
  Article 25, would enable the court to ensure freedom guaranteed under that Article done clear
  D)
  Article 23, would enable the court to reduce inequality in income and status done clear
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• question_answer59)
  The Constitution of India is republican because it
  A)
  provides for an elected Parliament done clear
  B)
  provides for adult franchise done clear
  C)
  contains a bill of rights done clear
  D)
  has no hereditary elements done clear
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• question_answer60)
  The Preamble is useful in constitutional interpretation because it
  A)
  uses value loaded words done clear
  B)
  contains the real objective and philosophy of  the constitution makers done clear
  C)
  is a source of power and limitation done clear
  D)
  gives and exhaustive lift of basic features of the Constitution done clear
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• question_answer61)
  Which one among the following was not a proposal of the Cabinet Mission, 1946?
  A)
  The Constituent Assembly was to be constituted on the democratic principle of population strength done clear
  B)
  Provision for an Indian Union of Provinces and States done clear
  C)
  All the members of the Constituent Assembly were to be Indians done clear
  D)
  British Government was to supervise the affairs of the Constituent Assembly done clear
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  "The Draft Constitution as framed only provides a machinery for the government of the country. It is not a contrivance to install any particular party in power as has been done in some countries. Who should be in power is left to be determined by the people, as it must be, if the system is to satisfy the test of democracy'. The above passage from Constituent Assembly debates is attributed to
  A)
  Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru done clear
  B)
  Dr B R Ambedkar done clear
  C)
  Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad done clear
  D)
  Acharya J B Kriplani done clear
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• question_answer63)
  Which among the following features of a federal system is not found in the Indian Political System?
  A)
  Dual citizenship done clear
  B)
  Distribution of powers between the Federal and the State Governments done clear
  C)
  Supremacy of the Constitution done clear
  D)
  Authority of the Courts to interpret the Constitution done clear
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• question_answer64)
  The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution contains provisions for the administration of Tribal areas. Which of the following States is not covered under this Schedule?
  A)
  Assam               done clear
  B)
  Manipur done clear
  C)
  Meghalaya                     done clear
  D)
  Tripura done clear
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• question_answer65)
  In the following quotation,

  "WE THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens: JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity: and to promote among them all; FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and the integrity of the Nation. In our Constituent Assembly this 'X' do hereby adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution." 'X' stands for:

  A)
  twenty-sixth day of January, 1950 done clear
  B)
  twenty-sixth day of November, 1949 done clear
  C)
  twenty-sixth day of January, 1949 done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer66)
  Which one of the following schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding anti-defection Act?
  A)
  Second Schedule done clear
  B)
  Fifth Schedule done clear
  C)
  Eighth Schedule  done clear
  D)
  Tenth Schedule done clear
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• question_answer67)
  The Constitution of India recognises:
  A)
  only religious minorities done clear
  B)
  only linguistic minorities done clear
  C)
  religious and linguistic minorities done clear
  D)
  religious, linguistic and ethnic minorities done clear
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• question_answer68)
  Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
  A)
  It lists the distribution of powers between the Union and the states done clear
  B)
  It contains the languages listed in the Constitution done clear
  C)
  It contains the languages listed in the Constitution done clear
  D)
   It allocates seats in the Council of States done clear
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• question_answer69)
  If a new state of the Indian Union is to be created, which one of the following schedules of the Constitution must be amended?
  A)
  First                              done clear
  B)
  Second done clear
  C)
  Third                 done clear
  D)
  Fifth done clear
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• question_answer70)
  The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by:
  A)
  First Amendment done clear
  B)
  Eighth Amendment done clear
  C)
  Ninth Amendment done clear
  D)
  Forty Second Amendment done clear
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• question_answer71)
  Which one of the following schedules of the Indian Constitution lists the names of states and specifies their territories?
  A)
  First                              done clear
  B)
  Second done clear
  C)
  Third                 done clear
  D)
  Fourth done clear
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• question_answer72)
  Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
  A)
  It contains the scheme of the distribution of powers between the Union and the States done clear
  B)
  It contains the languages listed in the Constitution done clear
  C)
  It contains the provisions regarding the administration of tribal areas done clear
  D)
  It allocates seats in the Council of States done clear
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• question_answer73)
  Which Schedule of the Constitution of India contains : Special provisions for the administration and control of Scheduled Areas in several States?
  A)
  Third                 done clear
  B)
  Fifth done clear
  C)
  Seventh             done clear
  D)
  Ninth done clear
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• question_answer74)
  Under which one of the following Constitution Amendment Acts, four languages were added to the list of languages under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, thereby raising their number to 22?
  A)
  Constitution (Ninetieth Amendment) Act done clear
  B)
  Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Act done clear
  C)
  Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act done clear
  D)
  Constitution (Ninety-third Amendment) Act done clear
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• question_answer75)
  The distribution of powers between the Centre and the States in the Indian Constitution is based on the scheme provided in the
  A)
  Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909 done clear
  B)
  Montagu-Chelmsford Act, 1919 done clear
  C)
  Government of India Act, 1935 done clear
  D)
  Indian Independence Act, 1947 done clear
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• question_answer76)
  Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding anti-defection?
  A)
  Second Schedule done clear
  B)
  Fifth Schedule done clear
  C)
  Eighth Schedule  done clear
  D)
  Tenth Schedule done clear
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• question_answer77)
  The provisions in Fifth Schedule and Sixth Schedule in the Constitution of India are made in order to [IAS Prelims 2015]
  A)
  protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes done clear
  B)
  determine the boundaries between States done clear
  C)
  determine the powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats done clear
  D)
  protect the interests of all the border States done clear
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• question_answer78)
  The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to
  A)
  social reforms     [IAS Prelims 2016] done clear
  B)
  educational reforms done clear
  C)
  reforms in police administration done clear
  D)
  constitutional reforms done clear
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• question_answer79)
  Exercise - 2 Indian Constitution establishes a secular state meaning that:

  1. State treats all religions equally

  2. Freedom of faith and worship

  3. Educational bodies can impart religious instructions

  4. State does not discriminate on the basis of religion

  Which of the following statements is/are correct?
  A)
  1 and 2             done clear
  B)
  1, 2 and 3 done clear
  C)
  2, 3 and 4                      done clear
  D)
  1, 2 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer80)
  What facts emerges from the Preamble?

  1. When the Constitution was enacted

  2. Ideals that were to be achieved.

  3. System of government

  4. Source of authority

  Which of the following statements is/are correct?
  A)
  2, 3 and 4                      done clear
  B)
  1 and 2 done clear
  C)
  1, 2 and 3                      done clear
  D)
  1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer81)
  Which statement is correct?

  1. Territory of the constituents of the Indian federation may be altered by the Parliament by a simple majority.

  2. Consent of the State Legislature is necessary before the Parliament alters boundaries.

  3. President's recommendation is necessary for introducing any Bill on redrawing the boundary of a State.

  4. President must have State's opinion before altering the name of the State.

  Which of the following statements is/are correct?
  A)
  1 only               done clear
  B)
  1 and 2 done clear
  C)
  1, 3 and 4                      done clear
  D)
  1 and 3 done clear
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• question_answer82)
   _______ gives the Indian Constitution a unitary bias?

  1. Rigidity of the amendment process

  2. Written Constitution

  3. Same Constitution for Centre and States

  4. Fixed State boundaries

  Which of the above is/are correct?
  A)
  2 and 4             done clear
  B)
  1, 2 and 4 done clear
  C)
  3 and 4             done clear
  D)
  3 only done clear
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• question_answer83)
  Consider the following statements :

  1. The Charter Act 1853 abolished East India Company's monopoly of Indian trade.

  2. Under the Government of India Act 1858, the British Parliament abolished the East India Company altogether and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
  1 only               done clear
  B)
  2 only done clear
  C)
  Both 1 and 2                  done clear
  D)
  Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer84)
  The salient features of the Government of India Act, 1935 are:

  1. All India Federation

  2. Provincial Autonomy

  3. Dyarchy at the Centre

  4. Abolition of Dyarchy in the states

  Which of the above is/are correct?
  A)
  1 and 2             done clear
  B)
  1, 2 and 3 done clear
  C)
  2, 3 and 4                      done clear
  D)
  1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer85)
  The features of Government of India Act of 1858 includes:

  1. Replacement of Company rule by the Crown rule.

  2. Establishment of a Board of Control over the Court of Directors.

  3. Reaffirmation of the system of open competition.

  4. Separating the legislative and executive functions of the Governor-General.

  5. Creation of a new office of the Secretary of State for India.

  Which of the following statements is/are correct?
  A)
  1, 3 and 4                      done clear
  B)
  1, 2 and 4 done clear
  C)
  1 and 5             done clear
  D)
  1, 3 and 5 done clear
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• question_answer86)
  The features of Indian parliamentary system are:

  1. Independent judiciary.

  2. Collective responsibility of the executive to the legislature.

  3. A written Constitution.

  4. Presence of de jure and de facto executives.

  5. Individual responsibility of the executive to the legislature.

  Which of the following statements is/are correct?
  A)
  2, 3 and 4                      done clear
  B)
  1, 2 and 4 done clear
  C)
  2, 4 and 5          done clear
  D)
  1, 2, 4 and 5 done clear
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• question_answer87)
  Which of the following are the federal features of the Indian Constitution?

  1. Rigid Constitution

  2. Bicameralleg legislature

  3. Office of the CAG

  4. Collective responsibility

  5. Office of the Governor

  A)
  1, 2 and 3                      done clear
  B)
  l, 2 and 5 done clear
  C)
  1, 2, 3 and 4                  done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 done clear
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• question_answer88)
  The forms of oaths or affirmations for which of the following officials are mentioned in the third schedule of the Indian constitution?                       -

  1. The Comptroller and Auditor General

  2. The Chief Election Commissioner

  3. The Chief Justice of a High Court

  4. The Attorney General

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  A)
  1 and 2 only                  done clear
  B)
  1, 2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
  2, 3 and 4 only   done clear
  D)
  1 and 3 only done clear
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• question_answer89)
  Which of the following provisions of the constitution reveal the secular character of the Indian State:

  1. The state shall not deny to any person equality before the law.

  2. No religious instruction shall be provided in any educational institution maintained by the state.

  3. The state shall endeavour to secure for all citizens a uniform Civil Code.

  4. Any section of the society shall have the right to conserve its distinct language.

  A)
  1, 2, 3 only                    done clear
  B)
  2 only done clear
  C)
  2 & 3 only                     done clear
  D)
  1, 2, 3 & 4 done clear
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• question_answer90)
  Which of the following feature/s of the constitution of India has/have been borrowed from GOI Act 1935:

  1. Office of the Governor.

  2. Emergency Provisions.

  3. Legislative Procedure.

  4. Bicameralism.

  5. Federation with a strong center.

  A)
  1, 2 & 4 only done clear
  B)
  1, 3, 4 & 5 only done clear
  C)
  1 & 2 only done clear
  D)
  None of the above options are correct done clear
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• question_answer91)
  Which of the following term/s was/were added by the 42nd Amendment act in our Preamble:

  1. Socialist

  2.   Secular

  3. Republic

  A)
  1 & 2 only         done clear
  B)
  1 only. done clear
  C)
  2 & 3 only                     done clear
  D)
  1, 2 & 3 done clear
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• question_answer92)
  Which of the following statements are incorrect:

  1. The Preamble is a prohibition on the powers of the legislature.

  2. Preamble is not a part of the constitution.

  3. Preamble cannot be amended, as it is a part of the basic structure of the constitution.

  A)
  1 & 2 only                     done clear
  B)
  2 & 3 only. done clear
  C)
   1 & 3only                     done clear
  D)
  1.2 & 3 done clear
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• question_answer93)
  Which of the following statement/s is/are correct:

  1. Indian-territory can be ceded to a foreign state without amending the constitution as mentioned in article 368.

  2. Resolution of boundary dispute between India and another country does not require constitutional amendment.

  A)
  1 only               done clear
  B)
  2 only done clear
  C)
  Both                             done clear
  D)
  None done clear
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• question_answer94)
  Choose the correct statements from below:

  1. The Regulating Act "f 1773 was the first step by British govt to regulate the East India Company.

  2. The plu's India Act setup the Supreme Court in Calcutta.

  3. The Charter Act of 1833 first recognized the company's territories in India as British possessions.

  4. Pin's India Act created the Board of Control to look after political affairs.

  A)
  Only 1, 2, 3 is correct      done clear
  B)
  Only 1, 3, 4 is correct done clear
  C)
  Only 1, 4 is correct          done clear
  D)
  All are correct done clear
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• question_answer95)
  Choose the correct answer

  1. Charter Act of 1833 created the post Governor General of India.

  2. Charter Act, 1833 deprived the Governors of Bombay and Madras their legislative powers.

  3. Charter Act, 1853 introduced open competitive system for recruitment of civil servants.

  4. Macaulay Committee on the Indian Police Service was formed in 1854 and it drafted the Indian Police Act, 1861.

  A)
  Only 1, 2 is correct          done clear
  B)
  Only 1, 3 is correct done clear
  C)
  Only 1, 2, 3 is correct      done clear
  D)
  1,2,3,4 is correct done clear
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• question_answer96)
  Consider following statements

  1. Chattisgarh was formed by die Uttar Pradesh Reorganization Act.

  2. Himachal Pradesh was first UT to become a State

  3. Manipur was the first to become a UT choice

  A)
  Only 1 and 2 correct, done clear
  B)
  Only 2 and 3 correct. done clear
  C)
  Only 1 and 3 correct done clear
  D)
  all correct. done clear
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• question_answer97)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by an introduction of a bill in the Lok Sabha only.

  2. If such an amendment seeks to make changes in the federal character of the Constitution, the amendment also requires to be ratified by the legislature of all the States of India.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
  1 only               done clear
  B)
  2 only done clear
  C)
  Both 1 and 2                  done clear
  D)
  Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer98)
  Which among the following statements is/are the feature(s) of a Federal state?

  1. The power of the central and the state (Constituent Unit) Government are clearly laid down.

  2. It has an unwritten constitution.

  Select the correct answer using the code given below:
  A)
  1 only   done clear
  B)
  2 only done clear
  C)
  Both 1 and 2                  done clear
  D)
  Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer99)
  Which of the following statements is/are not violative of the principle of federalism?

  1. The President of India takes over administration of provinces under the emergency provisions.

  2. The Parliament of India has exclusive power to make any law with respect to any matter not enumerated in the Concurrent List or State List.

  3. The distribution of powers between the Union and Provinces is done through three different lists enumerated in the Constitution of India.

  Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
  A)
  1 and 2             done clear
  B)
  2 and 3 done clear
  C)
  3 only               done clear
  D)
  1 and 3 done clear
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• question_answer100)
  Which of the following statements with regard to the Federal System is/are correct?

  1. In a federation, two sets of government's co- exist and there is distribution of power.

  2. There is a written constitution.

  Select the correct answer using the code given below:
  A)
  1 only               done clear
  B)
  2 only done clear
  C)
  Both 1 and 2      done clear
  D)
  Neither 1 or 2 done clear
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• question_answer101)
  Which of the following statements regarding me Preamble of the Constitution of India is/are correct?

  1. The Preamble is an integral part of the Constitution.

  2.   The words 'secular' and 'socialist' have been a pan of the Preamble since its inception.

  Select the correct answer using the code given below:
  A)
  1 only               done clear
  B)
  2 only done clear
  C)
  Both land 2                    done clear
  D)
  Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer102)
  Consider the following statements

  1. A person who was born on January, 26th, 1951 in Rangoon, whose father was a citizen of India by birth at the time of his birth is deemed to be an Indian citizen by descent.

  2. A person who was born on My 1st, 1988, in Itanagar whose mother is a citizen of India at the time of his birth but the father was not is deemed to be a citizen of India by birth.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
  Only 1   done clear
  B)
  Only 2 done clear
  C)
  Both 1 and 2                  done clear
  D)
  Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer103)
  Under which of the following conditions can citizenship be provided in India?

  1. One should be born in India.

  2. Either of whose parents was born in India

  3. Who has been a resident of India for not less than five years.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below

  A)
  1, 2 and 3 done clear
  B)
  land 2 done clear
  C)
  2 and 3             done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer104)

  Which of the following condition/conditions must be fulfilled by the NRIs to be eligible to vote in elections in India?

  1. They must be physically present in their place of origin to exercise their franchise.

  2. NRIs whether they have acquired citizenship of other countries or not are eligible to vote.

  3. Eligible NRIs have to register by filling up form 6-A with electoral registration office.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below
  A)
  1, 2 and 3          done clear
  B)
  1 and 3 done clear
  C)
  Only 2               done clear
  D)
  Only 3 done clear
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• question_answer105)
  What is/are the major difference/differences between a written and an unwritten Constitution?

  1. A written Constitution is the formal source of all Constitutional Laws in the country and the unwritten Constitution is not the formal source.

  2. A written Constitution is entirely codified whereas an unwritten Constitution is not.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below
  A)
  Only 1               done clear
  B)
  Only 2 done clear
  C)
  Both 1 and 2      done clear
  D)
  Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer106)
  Consider the following statements

  1. In India, only two Union Territories have Legislative

  Assemblies.

  2. Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya, the three North-Eastern States of India, have only one seat each is the Lok Sabha.

  Which of the statements) given above is/are correct?
  A)
  Only 1   done clear
  B)
  Only 2 done clear
  C)
  Both 1 and 2                  done clear
  D)
  Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer107)
  The Government of India Act, 1919

  1. Established a bicameral legislature at the centre.

  2. Introduced dyarchy in the provincial executive.

  3. Introduced a Federal System of Government in India.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below
  A)
  1 and 3             done clear
  B)
  2 and 3 done clear
  C)
  1, 2 and 3                      done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 done clear
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• question_answer108)
  Among the following ideals and philosophy, identify those enshrined in the Preamble to the Constitution of India.

  1. Sovereign democratic republic.

  2. Socialism and secularism.

  3. Capitalism and free trade.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below
  A)
  1 and 2 done clear
  B)
  1 and 3 done clear
  C)
  1, 2 and 3                      done clear
  D)
  2 and 3 done clear
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• question_answer109)
  The citizenship means

  1. full civil and political rights of the citizens.

  2. the right of suffrage for election to the House of the People (of the Union) and the Legislative Assembly of every state.

  3. the right to become a Member of the Parliament and Member of Legislative Assemblies.

  Which of the following statements) is/are not correct for the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India?

  A)
  1 and 2             done clear
  B)
  1 and 3 done clear
  C)
  2 and 3             done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer110)
  Select the correct answer using the codes given below

  1. It was inserted by the first amendment in 1951.

  2. It includes those laws which are beyond the purview of judicial review.

  3. It was inserted by the 42nd Amendment.

  4. The laws in the Ninth Schedule are primarily those which pertain to the matters of national security.

  Select the correct answer using the code given below:
  A)
  1 and 2             done clear
  B)
  2 and 3 done clear
  C)
  3 and 4 done clear
  D)
  3 only done clear
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• question_answer111)
  Which of the following statements is/are not true for the category of the Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) inserted by the amendment to the Citizenship Act of India in 2003?

  1. It gives dual citizenship to Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) who are citizens of another country.

  2. It gives Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) who are citizens of another country, an OCI card without citizenship.

  3. It permits the OCI to vote in general elections in India.

  4.  It allows the OCI to travel to India without visa.

  Select the correct answer using the code given below:
  A)
  1 and 2 done clear
  B)
  1 and 3 done clear
  C)
  3 only   done clear
  D)
  2 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer112)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. Article 371 A to 371 I were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunchal Pradesh and Goa.

  2. Constitution of India and the United States of America envisage a dual policy (The Union and the States) but a single citizenship.

  3. A naturalized citizen of India can never he-deprived of his citizenship.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
  1, 2 and 3                      done clear
  B)
  1 and 3 done clear
  C)
  3 only               done clear
  D)
  1 only done clear
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• question_answer113)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. The Constitution of India has 40 parts.

  2. There are 390 Articles in the Constitution of India in all.

  3.  Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Schedules were added to the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Amendment) Acts.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
  1 and 2 done clear
  B)
  2 only done clear
  C)
  3 only   done clear
  D)
  1, 2 and 3 done clear
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• question_answer114)
  Match the following

  List-I (Schedule in the Constitution of India)		List-II (Subject)
  a.	Tenth Schedule	1. Languages
  b.	Eighth Schedule	2. Provisions as to disqualification on the grounds of defection
  c.	First Schedule	3. Validation of certain Acts and Regulations
  d.	Ninth Schedule	4. The States

  A)
              A-4       B-3       C-2       D-1 done clear
  B)
              A-2       B-1       C-4       D-3 done clear
  C)
              A-4       B-1       C-2       D-3 done clear
  D)
              A-2       B-3       C-4       D-1 done clear
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• question_answer115)
  March the following

  List-I (Provision of the Constitution of India)		List-II (Source)
  a.	Amendment of the Constitution	Constitution of Germany
  b.	Directive Principles	Constitution of Canada
  c.	Emergency Power of the President	Constitution of South Africa
  d.	The Union-State Relations	Irish Constitution

  A)
              A-1       B-2       C-4       D-3 done clear
  B)
              A-3       B-4       C-1       D-2 done clear
  C)
              A-1       B-4       C-2       D-3 done clear
  D)
              A-3       B-7       C-4       D-2 done clear
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• question_answer116)
  Match the following

  List-I (Act)	List-II (Feature)
  a. The Indian Councils Act, 1892	Introduction of provincial autonomy
  b. The Indian Councils Act, 1909 Indian	Introduction of the principle of election
  c. The Government of India- Act, 1919	Introduction of diarchy in provinces
  d. The Government of India Act, 1935	Introduction of separate electorate for the Muslims

  A)
              A-2       B-4       C-3       D-1       done clear
  B)
              A-1       B-3       C-4       D-2 done clear
  C)
              A-2       B-3       C-4       D-1 done clear
  D)
              A-1       B-4       C-3       D-2 done clear
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• question_answer117)
  Match the following

  List-I (Person)			List-II (Role in making of the Constitution of India)
  a.	Rajendra Prasad	1.	Member Drafting Committee
  b.	T T Krishanamachari	2.	Chairman Constituent Assembly
  c.	H C Mukherjee	3.	Chairman Drafting Committee
  d.	B R Ambedkar	4.	Vice Chairman. Constituent Assembly

  A)
              A-2       B-1       C-4       D-3  done clear
  B)
              A-2       B-4       C-1       D-3 done clear
  C)
              A-3       B-4       C-1       D-2 done clear
  D)
              A-3       B-1       C-4       D-2          done clear
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• question_answer118)
  Matching Based MCQ Match List I (Acts of colonial Government of India) with List II (Provisions)

  List I		List II
  [a]	Charter Act, 1813 Britain to fully East	(1)	Set up a board of regulate the India company
  [b]	Regulating Act	(2)	Company's trade monopoly in India was ended
  [c]	Act of 1858	(3)	The power to govern was transferred from East Indian the Company the to British Crown
  [d]	Pitt's India Act	(4)	The Company's directors were asked to present to the British Government all correspondence and documents pertaining to the administration of the company

  A)
  A - 2 ; B - 4 ; C - 3 ; D - 1 done clear
  B)
  A - 1 ; B - 3 ; C - 4 ; D - 2 done clear
  C)
  A - 2 ; B - 3 ; C - 4 ; D - 1 done clear
  D)
  A - 1 ; B - 4 ; C - 3 ; D - 2 done clear
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• question_answer119)
  Match List-1 with List-11 and select the correct answer:

  List-I (Item in the Indian Constitution)			List-II (Country from which it was derived)
  a.	Directive Principles of State Policy	1.	Australia
  b.	Fundamental Rights	2.	Canada
  c.	Concurrent List in Union-State Relations	3.	Ireland
  d.	India as a Union of States with greater powers to the Union	4.	United Kingdom
  		5.	United States of America

  Codes:
  A)
  A-5, B-4, C-1, D-2           done clear
  B)
  A-3, B-5, C-2, D-1 done clear
  C)
  A-5, B-4, C-2, D-1           done clear
  D)
  A-3, B-5, C-1, D-2 done clear
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