Thursday, August 6, 2015

Indian Polity Quiz

1. 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.
b) It contains the languages listed in the Constitution.
c) It contains the provisions regarding the administration of tribal areas.
d) It allocates seats in the Council of States.

2) The Eighth Schedule of Indian Constitution contains the:
a) Fundamental Rights. 
b) Directive Principles.
c) A list of languages recognized by the Constitution.
d) Number of States and Union Territories.

3) Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding Anti-Defection Act?
a) Second Schedule. 
b) Fifth Schedule.
c) Eighth Schedule. 
d) Tenth Schedule.

4) When Constitution was framed, the number of Schedules were:
a) Eight. 
b) Ten.
c) Twelve. 
d) Eleven.

5) Match List I and List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:


a) I-B, II-D, III-E, IV-A. 
b) I-E, II-A, III-D, IV-C.
c) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C. 
d) I-A, II-B, III-D, IV-C.

6) The Constitution of India borrowed the scheme of Indian Federation from the Constitution of:
a) USA. 
b) Canada.
c) USSR. 
d) UK.

7) The framers of the Constitution borrowed the idea of judicial review from the Constitution of:
a) France. 
b) USA.
c) United Kingdom. 
d) None of the above.

8) Which one of the following feature was not borrowed by the Indian Constitution from the British Constitution?
a) Parliamentary system of Government.
b) Rule of Law. 
c) Election provisions.
d) None of the above.

9) Which part of the Constitution of India talks about the Municipalities?
a) Part IX. 
b) Part IX (A).
c) Part X. 
d) Part X (A).

10) It is often said that the key to the minds of the makers of our Constitution lies in the:
a) Preamble. 
b) Fundamental Rights.
c) Fundamental Duties.
d) Directive Principles of State Policy.

11) The aims and objectives of the Constitution have been enshrined in
a) the Preamble.
b) the Chapter of Fundamental Rights.
c) the Chapter on Directive Principles of State Policy.
d) all of the above.

12) Preamble to the Constitution of India
a) is not a part of the Constitution.
b) indicates the objectives to be achieved. 
c) indicates the source from which the Constitution derives its authority.
d) is a source of authority of the Constitution of India.

13) The Preamble to the Indian Constitution is
a) not a part of the Constitution.
b) a part of the Constitution; but it neither confers any powers not impose any duties not can it be of any use in interpreting other provisions of the Constitution.
c) a part of the Constitution and can be of use in interpreting other provisions of the Constitution in cases of ambiguity.
d) a part of the Constitution and it confers powers and imposes duties as any other provision of the Constitution.

14) The source of “we the people” in the Preamble is:
a) United States. 
b) United Kingdom.
c) United Nations. 
d) None.

15) The following are enshrined in the Preamble to the Constitution of India:
1. Equality of status and opportunity.
2. Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship.
3. Justice-social, economic and political.
4. Fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual.
5. Unity and integrity of the Nation
Which one of the following is the correct order in which they appear in the preamble?
a) 5 – 1 – 2 – 4 – 3
b) 3 – 2 – 1 – 4 – 5
c) 3 – 1 – 2 – 5 – 4
d) 1 – 2 – 4 – 3 – 5

ANSWERS
1
D
2
C
3
D
4
A
5
C
6
B
7
B
8
C
9
B
10
A
11
A
12
C
13
C
14
C
15
B

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