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1. Indian Constitution has adopted the preamble from which country

(A) USA
(B) Germany
(C) Russia
(D) France
2. Indian Constitution has taken judicial review from which country
(A) US
(B) Germany
(C) Ireland
(D) South Africa
3. What in proof Co-relative of liberty?
(A) Power
(B) Right
(C) No-claim
(D) Immunity
4. Who appoints UPSC members?
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Chairman UPSC
(D) Lok Sabha Speaker
5. Which of the following in not appointed by the President?
(A) Advocate General
(B) Comptroller and Auditor General
(C) CJI
(D) Attorney General of India
6. From which country we have adopted Institution of Ombudsman?
(A) Germany
(B) USA
(C) France
(D) Sweden
7. Finance Commission is whether Constitutional body or Statutory body
(A) Yes
(B) No
(C) None of these
(D) Autonomous body
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8. Preamble was amended by what amendment?

(A) 42 Amendment
nd

(B) 44th Amendment

(C) 39th Amendment
(D) None of these
9. Preamble is part of Basic Structure in which case it was held?
(A) Keshavananda Bharti Case
(B) Golaknath Case
(C) Re Berubari Union
(D) None of these
10. Position of Prime Minister is what?
(A) Head of Government
(B) Head of State
(C) Chief of Lok Sabha
(D) Head of the Council of Minster
11. A bill presented in Parliament becomes an Act after
(A) It is passed by both Houses
(B) The Presidnet has given his assent
(C) The Prime Minister has signed it
(D) It is so declared by the Supreme Court
12. Dissolution of the House means that the life of the House has ended and a fresh House has to be
Which one of the following House in Indian cannot be dissolved?
constituted.

(A) Lok Sabha

(B) Rajya Sabha
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
13. Dyarchy as a form of government at the provincial level was introduced by the
(A) Government of India Act, 1919
(B) Minto-Morley Reforms
(C) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
(D) Government of India Act, 1935
14. Economic justice as one of the objectives of the Indian Constitution has been provided in the
(A) Preamble and Fundamental Rights
(B) Preamble and Directive Principles
(C) Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
(D) Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
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15. The President of India can declare Emergency if there is

(A) War or threat of war
(B) Failure of Constitutional machinery
(C) Financial instability
(D) All of the above
16. Which Article of the Constitution provide the Parliament the power to amend the Constitution?
(A) 370
(B) 368
(C) 390
(D) 376
17. Select the right option based on following Assertion – Reason:
Assertion (A): The principle of equality before law means that there should be equality of treatment under equal
circumstances.
Assertion (R): All persons are not equal by nature, attainment or circumstances.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is a correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are individually true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
18. Select the right option based on following Assertion-Reason:
Assertion (A): Non-inclusion of Rajasthani language in the Eighth schedule of the constitution does not violate Article
14.
Reason (R): Such policy matters have to be left of the state.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are individually true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
19. Ban on smoking in public place is a violation of which one of following articles of the
constitution?
(A) Article 14
(B) Article 20
(C) Article 21
(D) Article 25
20. In which one of the following cases it was held that telephone tapping is an invasion of right to
privacy?
(A) People’s Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India
(B) State of Maharashtra v. Murali Deora
(C) Govind v. State of Madhya Pradesh
(D) Mr. X v. Hospital Z
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21. Which one out of the following is not a fundamental Right?

(A) Right to strike
(B) Right to equality
(C) Right against exploitation
(D) Right to freedom of religion
22. The jurisdiction of the Supreme Couirt may be enlarged by the
(A) Parliament by law
(B) Parliament by resolution
(C) President of India
(D) President of India in consultation with the chief Justice of India
23. When can a State law on a subject in the Concurrent List get precedence over a Central law on
the same subject?
(A) In no circumstances
(B) If it was made before the Central Law
(C) If it had got the President’s assent before the enactment of the Central Law
(D) If consent of the President was taken before its introduction as a bill in the State legislature
24. Who out of the following nominates the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the
Parliament?
(A) Prime Minister of India
(B) President of India
(C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(D) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
25. A legislation made by the state legislature is
(A) Subordinate legislation
(B) Supreme legislation
(C) Autonomus legislation
(D) Delegated legislation
26. What in provision Article 20(2)?
(A) Ex Post Facto
(B) Double Jeopardy
(C) Self-conviction
(D) None of these

27. 39th Amendment was held unconstitutional in the case of

(A) Kheshwanand Bharti Case
(B) Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narayan
(C) Minrava Mill Case
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(D) None of these

28. ‘Equality before law’ & Equal protection of law Article 14 available to whom
(A) Citizens
(B) All persons
(C) Both (a) and (b)
(D) None of these
29. ‘Vandematram’ has been taken from?
(A) Anandmath
(B) Gitanjali
(C) Mudokprishad
(D) Harsh Charit
30. Freedom of speech & expression is available to whom
(A) Citizens
(B) All including foreigners
(C) Only (a)
(D) Only (b)
31. Who can file a ‘PIL’?
(A) Any person
(B) Lawyers
(C) Company
(D) None of these
32. ‘Equal pay for equal work’ to woman in provided in which Act.
(A) Workman Compansation Act
(B) Equal Remuneration Act
(C) Trade Union Act
(D) Industrial Dispute Act
33. Student punished for disciplinary action is called
(A) Quasi judicial action
(B) Administrative action
(C) Departmental enquiry
(D) Domestic enquiry
34. Sexual Harassment case was
(A) Vishakha v. State of Rajasthan
(B) Keshvananda Bharti v. State of Kerala
(C) Apperal Promotian Council
(D) Pull v. UOI
35. What is right to life means not mere animal existence but to live with dignity
(A) Satwant Singh Case
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(B) Menka Gandhi Case

(C) E.R.J. Swami v. State of Kerala Case
(D) None of above

36. Act of Parliament is called

(A) Enactment
(B) Bill
(C) Law
(D) None of these
37. The first draft of the Constitution was published in
(A) November, 1947
(B) January, 1948
(C) February, 1948
(D) November, 1948
38. The used to be a Fundamental Right but is now a legal right only
(A) Cultural and Educational Rights
(B) Rights to Property
(C) Right against Exploitation
(D) Right to Religious Freedom
39. The name of the Union given in the Constitution is
(A) Hindustan or Bharatavarsha
(B) India or Hindustan
(C) India or Bharat
(D) Bharatadesh or India

40. The Supreme Court in a significant judgment held that the Guru Granth Sahib is
(A) A juristic person
(B) The holiest of the holy books
(C) To be equated with the model
(D) Not a juristic person
41. The Judges of the Supreme Court take an oath conducted by
(A) Chief Justice of India
(B) President or Vice-President
(C) President or some person appointed by him
(D) None
42. What is the minimum age required for voting in India?
(A) 16 years
(B) 18 years
(C) 21 years
(D) 25 years
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43. Sarkaria Commission was set up to

(A) Inquiring into Babri Masjid Demolition case
(B) Review the Constitution
(C) Review the Centre-State relations
(D) To investigate 1984 and Sikh riots
44. In Bhanumati v. State of U.P. (2010), the Supreme Court in interpreting Article 243C of the
Constitution applied the
(A) Doctrine of Colourable legislation
(B) Doctrine of Silence
(C) Doctrine of Pith and Substance
(D) Doctrine of Basic features
45. P.A. Sangma v. Pranav Mukherjee (2013) case was decided by the Supreme Court
(A) Unanimously
(B) By a majority of 3:2
(C) By a majority of 6:1
(D) By a majority of 4:1
46. In which list is the subject ‘Pilgrimages Places outside India’ enumerated?
(A) Union List
(B) State List
(C) Concurrent List
(D) None of the above
47. Order of the Election Commission to cover statutes of elephants being election symbol of a
political party, during election period
(A) Does not violate Article 25 of the Constitution
(B) Violates Article 25 of the Constitution
(C) Offends Preamble of the Constitution
(D) Infringes Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution
48. The salaries and allowances of the Judges of the Supreme Court of India are charged on
(A) Ministry of Home Affairs
(B) Ministry of Law
(C) Contingency Fund of India
(D) Consolidated Fund of India
49. While deciding cases of terrorists, which procedure is to be followed?
(A) Procedure established by law
(B) Procedure established by the constitution
(C) Both (a) and (b) above
(D) None of the above
50. In which of the following cases the Five Judges Constitutional Bench observed that the ‘doctrine
of postponement’ was aimed at balancing the right of an accused to be presumed innocent till
completion of trial with the media’s Right to Freedom of Expression?
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(A) Ajai Kumar Parmar v. State of Rajasthan

(B) Sahara India Real State Corporation Ltd. & Ors. v. Securities and Exchange Board of India
(C) R. Rajagopal v. State of Tamil Nadu
(D) Ajay Goswami v. Union of India

51. Which one of the following is not the way of Termination of Citizenship?
(A) By renunciation
(B) By acquisition
(C) The tour journey of another State for few months
(D) By deprivation
52. “It shall be the duty of every citizen of India, who is a parent or guardian to provide
opportunities for education to his children or as the case may be; ward between the age of six
and fourteen years.” By which Constitutional Amendment Act, this duty included?
(A) By 42 Amendment
nd

(B) By 44th Amendment

(C) By 86th Amendment
(D) By 92nd Amendment
53. Under the Constitution of India all aspects of family law are provided in the
(A) Union List
(B) State List
(C) Concurrent List
(D) None of the above
54. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution empowers the Parliament to form
new States, change in the area of present States, change in the territories and name of the
States?
(A) Article 5
(B) Article 11
(C) Article 13
(D) Article 3
55. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India empowers the Parliament to make
law on the subject mentioned in the State List?
(A) Article 245
(B) Article 249
(C) Article 251
(D) Article 253
56. In which of the following cases the traditional concept of equity was not accepted by the
Supreme Court and a new concept of equity was adopted by the Supreme Court?
(A) Kedarnath v. State of West Bengal
(B) State of West Bengal v. Anwar Ali
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(C) Balsara v. Bombay State

(D) E.P. Royappan v. State of Tamil Nadu

57. By which of the following Amendment Acts of the Indian Constitution. Right to Education was
made a Fundamental Right?
(A) 42 Amendment
nd

(B) 44th Amendment

(C) 49th Amendment
(D) 86th Amendment
58. By which of the following Articles of the Constitution, constitutional safeguard has been
provided to public servants?
(A) Article 251
(B) Article 309
(C) Article 311
(D) Article 312
59. If the positions of President and Vice President are vacant, who among the following officiates
as the President of India?
(A) The Prime Minister
(B) The Chief Justice of India
(C) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
(D) None of the above
60. “If I were asked to name any particular Article in this Constitution as the most important - an
Article without which this Constitution would be a nullity, I could not refer to any other Article
except this one…. It is the very soul of the Constitution and the very heart of it.”
Who among the following has given the above statement?
(A) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(D) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
61. In which of the following cases it was held by the Supreme Court that right to trade on
pavements is a Fundamental Rights?
(A) Sukumar Mukherjee v. State of Bengal
(B) Fertilizer Corporation Workers ‘Union, Syndri v. Union of India
(C) P.A. Inamdar v. State of Maharashtra
(D) Sodan Singh v. New Delhi Municipal Committee
62. By which of the following Amendment Acts of the constitution, Chapter of Fundamental Duties
have been added as Chapter IV-A in the Constitution?
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(A) 40th Amendment Act

(B) 42nd Amendment Act
(C) 45th Amendment Act
(D) 49th Amendment Act

63. Which of the following is the sequence number of Ms. Patil as President of the Republic of
India?
(A) 10th
(B) 11th
(C) 12th
(D) 13th
64. According to our Constitution, Rajya Sabha is
(A) Dissolved in two years
(B) Dissolved every five years
(C) Dissolved every six years
(D) Not subject to dissolution
65. In the case of Golaknath v. State of Punjab, it was remarked that our “Preamble contains in a
nutshell its ideals and inspirations.”
Who was the Judge?
(A) Justice Mathew
(B) Justice Krishna Iyer
(C) Justice Subba Rao
(D) Justice H.R. Khanna
66. In which of the following cases the Supreme Court held that the Preamble is not a part of the
Constitution?
(A) A.K. Gopalan’s case
(B) Berubari’s case
(C) Minerva Mill’s case
(D) A.K. Antony’s case
67. Right to life does not include Right to die was held in
(A) R. Rathi Ram v. Union of India
(B) State v. Sanjay Kumar Bhatia
(C) Chenna Jagdeshwar v. State of Andhra Pradesh
(D) Gyan Kaur v. State of Punjab
68. Petitions to the Supreme Court under Article 32 are subject to the rule of res judicata, except
(A) quo warranto
(B) habeas corpus
(C) certiorari
(D) prohibition
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69. Which among the following is not a Fundamental Right?

(A) Right to Strike
(B) Right against Exploitation
(C) Right to Equality
(D) Right to Freedom of Religion

70. The Right to Property was dropped from the List of Fundamental Rights by the
(A) 24 Amendment
th

(B) 42nd Amendment

(C) 44th Amendment
(D) None of the above
71. The protection and improvement of environment including forests and wildlife of the country
are in
(A) Directive Principles
(B) Fundamental Duties
(C) National Policy
(D) both Directive Principles and Fundamental
72. By which of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts the voting age was reduced from 21
years to 18 years?
(A) 48th
(B) 57th
(C) 61st
(D) 63rd
73. Under the Government of India Act, 1935, the Federal Court had
(A) Original jurisdiction only
(B) Appellate jurisdiction only
(C) Advisory jurisdiction only
(D) Original, appellate and advisory jurisdictions
74. Which one of the following made the Indian Legislature bicameral?
(A) Indian Council Act, 1909
(B) Government of India Act, 1919
(C) Government of India Act, 1935
(D) Indian Independence Act, 1947
75. Which one of the following aimed at providing a federal structure for India?
(A) Indian Council Act, 1909
(B) Government of India Act, 1919
(C) Government of India Act, 1935
(D) Indian Independence Act, 1947
76. When was Magna Carta granted in England?
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(A) 1832
(B) 1911
(C) 1949
(D) 1215

77. “The British Constitution is the mother of constitutions. The British Parliament is the mother of
Parliaments.”
(A) William Holdsworth
(B) Herman Finer
(C) Ogg
(D) Munro
78. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(A) Conventions are certain and clear.
(B) Conventions are unwritten.
(C) Conventions are not applied by the courts.
(D) Conventions take birth by change.
79. Which of the following is/are the main source of the British Constitution?
(A) Judicial Decisions
(B) Conventions
(C) Commentaries
(D) Common Law
80. “There are many subtle distinctions in the vernacular of the British Constitution but none more
vital than the distinction between the King and the Crown.”
Whose statement is the above?
(A) Herman Finer
(B) Munro
(C) Ogg
(D) Gladstone