MCQ's
on Constitution of India-II
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1. The design of the National Flag was adopted by
the Constituent Assembly of India in (a) July,
1947
(b) August,
1947
(c) July,
1948
(d) July,
1950
Answer:
July, 1947 2. The Constitution of India
was enacted by a Constituent Assembly set up
(a) Through
a resolution of the provisional government
(b) By
the Indian National Congress
(c) Under
the Indian Independence Act, 1947
(d) Under
the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
Answer: D
3.
A bill in the imperial Legislative Council for compulsory and free primary
education was introduced by (a) Mohammad Shafi
(b) Feroz
Shah Mehta
(c) G.K.
Gokhale
(d) Shankaran
Nair
Answer: G.K. Gokhale
4. Who among the
folowing was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian
Constution
(a) Rajendra
Prasad
(b) C.
Rajagopalachari
(c) Tej
Bahadur Sapru
(d) B.R.
Ambedkar
Answer: B.R. Ambedkar
5. The Constituent
Assembly which framed the Consitution for Independent India was set up in
(a) 1947
(b) 1949
(c) 1945
(d) 1946
Answer: 1946
6.
The Constituent of India was enacted by a Constituent Assembly set up
(a) By
the Indian National Congress
(b) Through
a resolution of the provisional government
(c) Under
the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
(d) Under
the Indian Independence Act, 1947
Answer: Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
7. Who among the
following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly established in July
1946?
(a) K.M.
Munshi
(b) J.B.
Kripalani
(c) Mahatma
Gandhi
(d) Vallabhbhai
Patel
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
8. What is the
special Constitutional position of Jammu and Kashmir ?
(a) Indian
laws are not applicable.
(b) It
is above Indian Constitution.
(c) It
is not of the integral parts of Indian Union.
(d) It
has its own Constitution
Answer: It has its own Constitution
9. On whose
recommendation was the Constituent Assembly formed ?
(a) Cabinet
Mission Plan
(b) Govt.
of India Act, 1935
(c) Mountbatten
Plan
(d) Cripp's
Mission
Answer: Cabinet Mission Plan
10. Which of the
following Acts gave representation to the Indians for the first time in
legislation ?
(a) Indian
Councils Act, 1919
(b) Govt.
of India Act, 1935
(c) Indian
Councils Act, 1909
(d) Govt
of India Act, 1919
Answer: Govt. of India Act, 1935
11. Which of the
following was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the emblem of Government of
India ?
(a) Horse
(b) Words
Satyameva Jayate
(c) Four
lions
(d) Chariot
Wheel
Answer: Four lions
12. Who presided
over the inaugural meeting of the Constituent Asembly of India ?
(a) Sachchidananda
Sinha
(b) P.
Upendra
(c) B.R.
Ambedkar
(d) Dr.
Rajendra Prasad
Answer: Sachchidananda Sinha
13.
The idea of the Constitution of India was first of all given by
(a) Dr.
B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Jawaharlal
Nehru
(c) Shri
M.N. Roy
(d) Mahatma
Gandhi
Answer: Shri M.N. Roy
14. The
Constitution of India was promulgated on January 26, 1950 because (a) It
was an auspicious day.
(b) This
day was being celebrated as the Independence Day since 1929.
(c) It
was the wish of the farmers of the Constitution.
(d) The
British did not want to leave India earlier than this date.
Answer: This day was being celebrated as the Independence
Day since 1929.
15.
The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held in
(a) Bombay
(b) Lahore
(c) Calcutta
(d) New
Delhi
Answer: New Delhi
16.
The members of the Constituent Assembly were
(a) Elected by Provincial Assemblies (b) Only
representatives of the princely states.
(c) Elected
directly by people.
(d) Nominated
by the government.
Answer: Elected by Provincial Assemblies
17.
The Indian Constitution was enforced on
(a) 15th
Aug, 1947
(b) 26th
Nov, 1949
(c) 26th
Jan, 1950
(d) 30th
Jan, 1950
Answer: 26th Jan, 1950
18.
The Constitution of India was adopted by the
(a) Parliament
of India
(b) Constituent
Assembly
(c) Governor
General
(d) British
Parliament
Answer: Constituent Assembly
19. How long did the
Constituent Assembly take to finally pass the Constitution?
(a) About
6 months in 1949
(b) About
2 years since Aug 15, 1947
(c) Exactly
a year since Nov 26, 1948
(d) About
3 years since Dec 9, 1946
Answer: About 3 years since Dec 9, 1946
20.
The office of Governor General of India was created by
(a) Government
of India Act, 1935
(b) Charter
Act, 1833
(c) Charter
Act, 1813
(d) Governor
of India Act, 1858
Answer: Charter Act, 1833
21. Who was the
Chairman of the Constituent Assembly ?
(a) Dr.
Rajendra Prasad
(b) C.
Rajagopalachari
(c) Pt.
Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Dr.
B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
22. When did Mr.
Attlee, Prime Minister of England, announce the transfer of power to the
Indians ?
(a) February,
1947
(b) June,
1949
(c) August,
1947
(d) June,
1948
Answer: June, 1948
23.
The Constituent Assembly was created by
(a) Simla
Confrence, 1945
(b) Cripps
Mission
(c) Indian
Independence Act
(d) Cabinet
Mission Plan
Answer: Cabinet Mission Plan
24.
The Constitution names our country as
(a) Bharat
(b) Aryavarta
(c) Hindustan
(d) India,
that is Bharat
Answer: India, that is Bharat
25.
The demand for the Constituent Assembly was put forward by the Indian National
Congress in 1936 at its session held at
(a) Kanpur
(b) Lahore
(c) Bombay
(d) Fezpur
Answer: Fezpur
26. A
constitution is (a) A set of ordinary laws
(b) A set of financial laws. (c) A set of official
laws
(d) The basic structure defining the powers of the state
and the rights and duties of the citizens. Answer: The basic structure defining
the powers of the state and the rights and duties of the citizens.
27.
The Cabinet Mission to India was headed by
(a) Stafford
Cripps
(b) Hugh
Gaitskell
(c) A.V.
Alexander
(d) Lord
Pethick Lawrence
Answer: Lord Pethick Lawrence
28.
Cripps Mission visited India in
(a) 1927
(b) 1946
(c) 1939
(d) 1942
Answer: 1942
29. Which of the
following rights was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as The Heart and soul of
the Constitution?
(a) Right
to Equality
(b) Right
to Constitutional Remedies
(c) Right
to Freedom of Religion
(d) Right
to Property
Answer; Right to Constitutional Remedies
30. Who proposed the
Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution ?
(a) B.R.
Ambedkar
(b) Mahatma
Gandhi
(c) B.N.
Rao
(d) Jawaharlal
Nehru
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
31. Who was the
first speaker of the Lok Sabha ?
(a) P.
Upendra
(b) Hukam
Singh
(c) Anantha
Sayanam Ayyanagar
(d) Malvankar
Answer: D
32. The
state of Bombay was bifurcated into Maharashtra and Gujarat on May 1, in the
year (a) 1959
(b) 1962
(c) 1960
(d) 1958
Answer: 1960
33. Which of
the following is correct regarding the Indian Constitution ? (a) It is
completely based on British Constitution.
(b) It
is original
(c) It
is made only on the basis of Government of India Act, 1935 (d) It is a mixture
of several Constitutions.
Answer: It is a mixture of several Constitutions.
34. Which of the
following Union Territories attained statehood in February, 1987 ?
(a) Arunachal
Pradesh
(b) Daman
and Diu
(c) Goa
(d) Pondicherry
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
35.
The 25th Indian state to achieve statehood is
(a) Sikkim
(b) Goa
(c) Arunachal
Pradesh
(d) Mizoram
Answer: Goa
36.
Chairman of Constitution Drafting Committee at the time of independence was
(a) Sardar
Patel
(b) B.R.
Ambedkar
(c) S.
Radhakrishnan
(d) J.L.
Nehru
Answer: B.R. Ambedkar
37.
The demand for a Constitution made by the people of India without outside
interference was officially asserted by the National Congress in
(a) 1939
(b) 1942
(c) 1935
(d) 1929
Answer: 1935
38.
The Constituent Assembly for undivided India first met on
(a) 6th
December, 1946
(b) 3rd
June, 1947
(c) 20th
February, 1947
(d) 9th
December, 1946
Answer: 9th December, 1946
39. When was the
Madras state renamed Tamil Nadu ?
(a) 1968
(b) 1971
(c) 1969
(d) 1970
Answer: 1969
40. In 1938, who
among the following definitely formulated his demand for a Constituent Assembly
elected on the basis of adult franchise ?
(a) C.R.
Das
(b) Subhash
Chandra Bose
(c) Mahatma
Gandhi
(d) Jawaharlal
Nehru
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
41.
The first state to become bifurcated after independence was
(a) Punjab (b) Assam
(c) Bombay
(d) Bengal
Answer: Bombay
42.
When the Constituent Assembly for the Dominion of India reassembled on 31st
October, 1947, its reduced membership was
(a) 331
(b) 299
(c) 311
(d) 319
Answer: 299
43.
For the philosophy underlying our Constitution, the historic Objectives
Resolution was moved in the Constituent Assembly on 22nd January, 1947 by
(a) Jawaharlal
Nehru
(b) Dr.
S. Radhakrishnan
(c) Dr.
B.R. Ambedkar
(d) Dr.
Rajendra Prasad
Answer; Jawaharlal Nehru
44. Which of the following writs is issued by the court in case of
illegal detention of a person ? (a) Quo
Warranto
(b) Habeas
Corpus
(c) Mandamus
(d) Certiorari
Answer: Habeas Corpus
45. Which of
the following cases cannot be filed directly in the Supreme Court ? (a)
Cases against encroachment on Fundamental Rights (b) Both (a) and (b) above.
(c) If
one's property is forcefully occupied by the other
(d) Disputes
between two or more States
Answer: Disputes between two or more States
46. Which is
not an eligibility criterion for appointment as a Judge of the High Court ? (a)
Must have been an advocate of a High Court for not less than 10 years (b) Must
be, in the opinion of the President, a distinguished jurist.
(c) Must
have attained the age of 55 years
(d) Must
have been a High Court Judge for at least 5 years
Answer: A
47. Judicial
Review function of the Supreme Court means the power to (a) Review the
functioning of judiciary in the country (b) Undertake periodic review of the
Constitution.
(c) Examine
the constitutional validity of the laws
(d) Review
its own judgement
Answer: Examine the constitutional validity of the laws
48.
The High Courts in India were first started at
(a) Bombay,
Delhi, Madras
(b) Madras
and Bombay
(c) Bombay,
Madras, Calcutta
(d) Delhi
and Calcutta
Answer: Bombay, Madras, Calcutta
49. For the enforcement of Fundamental Rights, the Supreme Court may
issue a/an (a) Notification
(b) Writ
(c) Decree
(d) Ordinance
Answer:B
50.
Besides its permanent seal at Delhi, the Supreme Court can also meet at
(a) Any
other Union Territory
(b) Any
other place as decided by the Chief Justice of India in consultation with the
President
(c) Any
other metropolitan city
(d) Any
other major city
Answer: Any other place as decided by the Chief Justice of
India in consultation with the President
51. What is meant by
a Court of Record?
(a) The
court that maintains records of all lower courts.
(b) The
court that is competent to give directions and issue writs.
(c) The
court that can punish for its contempt.
(d) The
court that preserves all its records.
Answer: The court that preserves all its records.
52.
Judges of the High Court are appointed by the
(a) Chief
Justice of the High Court
(b) President
(c) Governor
(d) Chief
Justice of India
Answer: President
53. After
retirement, a Judge of a High Court can undertake practice in (a) Any other
court except the same court (b) Wherever he intends to practice. (c) The same
court
(d) Lower courts only
Answer: Any other court except the same court
54.
The age of retirement of the Judges of the High Court is
(a) 62
years
(b) 60
years
(c) 65
years
(d) 58
years
Answer: 65 Year
55.
Separation of the Judiciary from the Executive is enjoined by
(a) VII
Schedule to the Constitution
(b) Judicial
decision
(c) Directive
Principles
(d) Preamble
Answer: Directive Principles
56.
The Chief Justice and other Judges of the High Court are appointed by the
(a) Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court
(b) Chief
Minister of the concerned state
(c) Governor
of the concerned state
(d) President
Answer: President
57. Which High Court
has jurisdiction over the state of Arunachal Pradesh ?
(a) Guwahati
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Bombay
(d) Calcutta
Answer: Guwahati
58. A Judge of the Supreme Court of India is to hold office until he
attains the age of (a) 58 years
(b) 62
years
(c) 60
years
(d) 65
years
Answer: 65 years
59. The President of
India referred the Ayodhya issue to the Supreme Court of India under which
Article ?
(a) 143
(b) 132
(c) 138
(d) 136
Answer: 143
60.
Judicial Review signifies that the Supreme Court
(a) Can
impeach the President
(b) Can
declare a state law as unconstitutional
(c) Can
review cases decided by the High Courts.
(d) Has
final authority over all cases
Answer: Can review cases decided by the High Courts.
61. Which one of the
following comes under the jurisdiction of both the High Court and the Supreme
Court ?
(a) Disputes
between the States inter se
(b) Protection
against the violation of the Constitution
(c) Protection
of the Fundamental Rights
(d) Disputes
between the Centre and the States
Answer: Protection of the Fundamental Rights
62. Congnizable offence refers to an offence where (a) Arrests can be made without warrant
(b) Police
can register a case without formal complaints
(c) Arrests
can be made with warrant
(d) It
is under the jurisdiction of a court
Answer: B
63.
Under the writ of Mandamus, the Court can
(a) Ask
the person to be produced
(b) Order
to transfer the case from one court
(c) Ask
to let a person free for a temporary period
(d) Direct
the Government to do or not to do a thing
Answer: Direct the Government to do or not to do a thing
64. Which of the
following writs is a bulwark of personal freedom ?
(a) Certiorari
(b) Habeas
Corpus
(c) Mandamus
(d) Quo
Warranto
Answer: Habeas Corpus
65.
The High Courts at Calcutta, Madras and Bombay, were established under the
Indian High Courts Act of
(a) 1909
(b) 1911
(c) 1861
(d) 1865
Answer: 1861
66.
Appointment of officers and servants of a High Court are made by the
(a) None
of these
(b) Chief
Justice of the High Court
(c) President
(d) Governor
Answer: Chief Justice of the High Court
67.
Salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court are drawn from the
(a) Grants-in-aid
(b) Public
Accounts
(c) Contingency
Fund
(d) Consolidated
Fund
Answer: Consolidated Fund
68.
The Constitution gives the powers of superintendence over all sub-ordinate
courts to the High Courts under Article
(a) 229
(b) 227
(c) 226
(d) 228
Answer: 227
69.
Which of the following High Courts covers more than one State/ Union
Territories ? (a) Allahabad
(b) None
of these
(c) Guwahati
(d) Delhi
Answer: Guwahati
70. Which of the following writs may be issued to enforce a Fundamental
Right ? (a) Certiorari
(b) Habeas
Corpus
(c) Mandamus
(d) Prohibition
Answer: Habeas Corpus
71.
The total number of High Courts in India at present is
(a) 15
(b) 21
(c) 16
(d) 18
Answer: 21
72.
The Judges of the Supreme Court can be removed from office by the
(a) President
on request of Parliament
(b) Chief
Justice of India
(c) President
(d) Prime
Minister
Answer: President on request of Parliament
73.
The authority competent to suspend the operation of Fundamental Rights
guaranteed under the Constitution of India is
(a) Supreme Court (b) Prime Minister
(c) Parliament
(d) President
Answer: President
74.
Which is the highest and final judicial tribunal in respect of the Constitution
of India ? (a) President
(b) Union
Cabinet
(c) Supreme
Court
(d) Parliament
Answer: Supreme Court
75. Which of the
following is an extensive original jurisdiction given by the Constitution of
India to the Supreme Court ?
(a) Enforcement
of Fundamental Rights
(b) Advising
the Chief Executive in legal matters
(c) Hearing
revenue cases of appeal
(d) Hearing
criminal cases of appeal
Answer: Enforcement of Fundamental Rights
76.
The High Court of West Bengal (Calcutta) has got the additional jurisdiction to
hear cases from
(a) Arunachal
Pradesh
(b) Mizoram
(c) Tripura
(d) Andaman
and Nicobar islands
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar islands
77. Which of the
following is enforceable in a court of law ?
(a) Fundamental
Rights
(b) Fundamental
Duties
(c) Directive
Principles
(d) Preamble
Answer: Fundamental Rights
78. In whom are the
powers of Judicial Review vested in India ?
(a) All
the courts
(b) Supreme
Court and all the High Courts
(c) President
(d) Parliament
Answer: Supreme Court and all the High Courts
79. There is no appeal except on a point of law against the decisions
of the (a) Sub Judges
(b) Small
causes courts
(c) Court
of Munsifs
(d) High
Court
Answer: Small causes courts
80.
The lowest court of revenue is that of a
(a) Naib
Tehsildar
(b) Sub-judge
(c) Third
class magistrate
(d) Munsif
Answer: Naib Tehsildar
81. The First Class Magistrates are competent to award sentence of
imprisonment upto (a) 4 years
(b) 2
years
(c) 1
year
(d) 3
years
Answer: 2 years
82. Which is the
highest court of appeal in India ?
(a) Supreme
Court
(b) President
(c) High
Court
(d) Privy
Council
Answer: Supreme Court
83.
To ensure impartiality, the retired Chief Justice and other Judges of the
Supreme Court are debarred from practising law
(a) In
any court other than State High Courts
(b) In
any Criminal Court
(c) In
any court of India
(d) In
any court other than the Supreme Court
Answer: In any court of India
84. Who decides the
number of Judges in a High Court ?
(a) Governor
of the State
(b) Parliament
(c) President
(d) State
Government Answer: President
85. Who is appointed
as an adhoc judge of the Supreme Court ?
(a) A
sitting judge of a High Court duly qualified for appointment as a Supreme Court
Judge
(b) A
person fully qualified for appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court
(c) A
retired judge of Supreme Court
(d) An
acting judge of the Supreme Court
Answer: A sitting judge of a High Court duly qualified for
appointment as a Supreme Court Judge
86. Which of the
following is covered under the original jurisdiction of the supreme court ?
(a) Dispute
relating to civil matters
(b) Dispute
between two citizens from two different states
(c) Dispute
relating to criminal cases involving murder
(d) Disputes
between two states of the Indian Union
Answer: Disputes between two states of the Indian Union
87. Which High Court
in India, has held that the pronouncement of Talaq thrice in one go is illegal
?
(a) Bombay
High Court
(b) None
of these
(c) Calcutta
High Court
(d) Allahabad
High Court
Answer: Allahabad High Court
88.
The small causes court can hear cases involving a maximum amount of
(a) Rs
5000
(b) Rs
2000
(c) Rs
1000
(d) Rs
500
Answer: Rs 2000
89. The power of the
Supreme Court to review any judgement pronounced or order made by it previously
is provided in Article ?
(a) 126
(b) 139
(c) 138
(d) 137
Answer: 137
90.
A common High Court for two or more states and Union Territory may be
established by
(a) Parliament
by Law
(b) Chief
Justice of India
(c) President
(d) Governer
of the state
Answer: Parliament by Law
91. Which of the
following amendments curtailed the power of Judicial review of the Supreme
Court and the High Court ?
(a) 24th
(b) 44th
(c) 26th
(d) 42nd
Answer: 42nd
92.
Under a single, integrated, hierarchical judicial system, the High Court in the
states are directly under the (a) President
(b) Union
Parliament
(c) Governor
of the state
(d) Supreme
Court
Answer: Supreme Court
93.
A Judge of a Supreme court may resign his office by writing under his hand
addressed to the
(a) Chief
Justice of India
(b) Senior
most judge of the supreme court
(c) Prime
Minister
(d) President
Answer: President
94.
The Appellate Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court dose not involve
(a) Criminal
Cases
(b) Cases
involving interpretation of the Constitution
(c) Civil
Cases
(d) Disputes
arising out of pre-Constitution treaties and agreements
Answer; Disputes arising out of pre-Constitution treaties
and agreements
95. Which of the
following is not a writ issued by a superior court to an inferior court ?
(a) Mandamus
(b) Certiorari
(c) Quo
Warranto
(d) Prohibition
Answer: Quo Warranto
96.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is appointed by the President
(a) In
consulation with the Judges of the supreme court and the High Court
(b) Alone
(c) In
consulation with the Governor
(d) In
consulation with the Judges of the supreme court alone Answer: Alone
97. The concept
of the Judicial review has been borrowed from the Constitution of (a) U.K.
(b) Switzerland (c) U.S.A
(d) U.S.S.R.
Answer: U.S.A
98. Which Amendment
Act conferred on the Supreme Court the jurisdiction to tranfer cases from one
High Court to another ?
(a) 43rd
(b) 45th
(c) 42nd
(d) 39th
Answer: 42nd
99.
The only-Union Territory which has a High Court of its own
(a) Daman
and Diu
(b) Delhi
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Chandigarh
Answer: Delhi
100. The Supreme
Court originally consisted of how many other judges besides the Chief Justice ?
(a) 6
(b) 12
(c) 14
(d) 7
Answer:
7
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