Indian Polity and Constitution Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Answers 

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Indian Polity and Constitution Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Answers 

 

To days topic is Indian Polity and Constitution Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Answers  in important for ssc,ntpc,wbcs, to get in more marks in exam read this question 

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1. The words ' social , secular ' and ' the unity and integrity of the nation ' have been added to the Indian Constitution by which amendment ?

( a ) 38^th

 ( b ) 40^th

 ( c ) 42nd

( d ) 48th

 

2. Who is entitled to initiate a Bill for Constitutional amendments ?

 ( a ) State Legislative Assemblies

 ( b ) Lok Sabha only

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 ( c ) Either House of Parliament

 ( d ) Rajya Sabha only

 

3. For the creation of a new state in India , the amendment of the Constitution will require . ( Railways , 1993 )

 

( a ) simple majority in Parliament

( b ) simple majority in Parliament and approval of majority of states .

( c ) two - third majority in Parliament

( d ) two - third majority in each House of Parlia ment and approval of majority of states

 

 4. The Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India ( U.D.C. 1993 )

( a ) added by the 1st amendment

 ( 6 ) added by the 24th amendment

 ( c ) added by the 42nd amendment

( d ) a part of the original Constitution

 

5. Which of the following words were added to the Indian Constitution by 42nd Amendment ?

 ( a ) Federal

 ( b ) Democratic was

( c ) Socialist Secular

( d ) Republic

6. Recently , through an amendment , Parliament has passed the bill allowing the banks to raise their equity from the capital market upto a maximum of which of the following percentages ? ( Bank P.O. 1994 )

 ( a ) 45

 ( b ) 47

(c)    51

 ( d ) 49

 ( e ) None of these

 7. The Sixth Schedule to the Constitution ( Amend ment ) Bill , 1988 relates to ( Railways , 1991 )

 ( a ) lowering the voting age

( b ) some discretionary powers of the Governors of Mizoram and Tripura

( c ) the power of the local bodies to levy profes sional tax

 ( d ) the setting up of the Gorkha Hill Council .

 8. Which of the following were incorporated into the Constitution by an amendment ?

 ( a ) Directive Principles

 ( b ) Fundamental Duties

 ( c ) Fundamental Rights

 ( d ) None of these

 9. Which of the following are correctly matched ?

 

 Constitutional Amendment               Subject

1. 52nd                                             Anti - defection Law

2. 56th                                             Statehood for Goa

3. 59th                                             Emergency in Punjab

4. 62nd                                            Reservation for SC's & ST's

 

( a ) 1 , 2 & 3

( b ) 3 & 4

( c ) 1,2,3 & 4

 ( d ) 2 , 3 & 4

 

10. Which of the following Articles deals with the Amendment to Our Constitution ? ( R.R.B.1991 )

( a ) 356

( b ) 368

( c ) 370

( d ) 372

 

11. 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 ascer tained by the President .

 

 12. Which of the following are correct regarding the Parliament's power of amendment ?

I. It can amend the Fundamental Rights

II . It can amend the basic structure of the Con stitution

( a ) Only I

 ( b ) Only II

( c ) Both I & II

( 4 ) ( d ) None of these

 13. By which amendment , the power to amend the Constitution was specifically conferred upon the Parliament ? ( N.D.A. 1992 )

( a ) 56^th

 ( b ) 52nd

( c ) 42^nd

( d ) 24th

 

14. If any act or amendment is included in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution , what will be the result ?

 ( a ) It becomes justiciable .

 ( b ) It becomes non - justiciable .

 ( c ) It relates to official languages .

( d ) A new State or Territory is created .

 

15. The 42nd amendment to the Indian Constitution is notable because it gives

 ( a ) primacy to Fundamental Rights over Direc tive Principles

 ( b ) primacy to Directive Principles over Funda mental Rights

( c ) special treatment to Jammu & Kashmir

( d ) special treatment to Sikkim

 

16. 44 th amendment deals with

( a ) abolition of Right to Property as a Fundamental Right

( b ) curbing the Fundamental Rights

( c ) curbing the jurisdiction of High Courts

( d ) extension of reservation of seats in Parliament

 

17. By which amendment was the power of the Lok Sabha to amend the Constitution affirmed ?

( a ) 24th

( b ) 42^nd

 ( c ) 43^rd

 ( d ) 39th

 

18. The Constitution 44th amendment ( renumbered 43rd )

 ( a ) ensures the right to property  

( b ) ensures the Press Freedom .

( c ) limits the power of the government to pro claim internal emergency .

 ( d ) restored to the High Courts and the Supreme Court their jurisdiction to consider the valid ity of any Central or State Law .

 

19. Which of the following amendments provided for the extension of reservation of SC's and ST's for another 10 years ?

( a ) 43rd

( b ) 44th

( c ) 45th

( d ) 42nd

 20. Which of the following provisions of the Indian Constitution cannot be amended by the method of simple majority ?

 ( a ) Creation of new states or changing the boundaries of the existing states

 ( b ) Creation or abolition of the second chambers in the states

 ( c ) Election of the President of India

 ( d ) Qualifications for Indian citizenship

 

 21. As a result of the 42nd amendment, which of the following has emerged as supreme in the Indian constitutional framework ? ( I.Tax , 1989 )

 ( a ) Parliament

( b ) Executive

( c ) Judiciary

 ( d ) Constitution

 

 22. The 42nd Constitution Amendment Bill was passed in the year loan

 ( a ) 1976

( b ) 1977

 ( c ) 1979

( d ) 1980

 

23. Indian Constitution was amended for the first time in

 ( a ) 1950

( b ) 1951

 ( c ) 1952

 ( d ) 1953

 

24. The 44th Amendment modifies or nullifies a number of provisions of which amendment ?

( a ) 43^rd

 ( b ) 42nd

( c ) 41st

( d ) 40th

 

 

25. Of all the amendments in the Indian Constitution , the most comprehensive and controversial amendment was

( a ) 42nd

( b ) 43^rd

 ( c ) 44th

( d ) 45th

 

 ANSWERS 

1. ( c ) 2. ( c ) 3. ( d) 4. ( a ) 5. ( c ) 6. ( d ) 7. ( b) 8. ( b ) 9. ( a ) 10. ( b ) 11. ( d)

12. ( a ) 13. ( d ) 14.. ( b ) 15. ( b ) 16.. ( a ) 17.. ( a ) 18. ( d ) 19.. ( c ) 20. ( c ) 21. ( a ) 22.. ( a ) 

23.. ( b ) 24.. ( b ) 25.. ( a )