Indian Polity & Constitution MCQs
Indian Polity & Constitution Objective / Multiple Choice (MCQs) Questions for Preparation of SSC-CGL, UPSC Civil Services, NDA, CDS, Railways and State Level Public Services Examinations.
1. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with its amendment?
[A] Part XX
[B] Part VIII
[C] Part XIII
[D] Part XIX
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Correct Answer: A [Part XX]
Notes:
Part XX of the Constitution of India has only one article that is Article 368 that deals with the amendment of the Constitution.
2. Supreme Court has made Right to Free Education as the part of which among the following rights?
[A] Right to life
[B] Right against Exploitation
[C] Right to freedom of speech and expression
[D] Cultural and Educational Rights
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Correct Answer: A [Right to life]
Notes:
As per Supreme Court judgements, the “right to education” flows from the “enforceable right to life and personal liberty” guaranteed by the Constitution under Article 21. This is because there can not be a dignified life or realisation of other rights of the person if he / she has no adequate education.
3. The accounts of which of the following are not audited by CAG?
[A] Municipal institutions
[B] State Governments
[C] Government Companies
[D] Central Government
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Correct Answer: A [Municipal institutions]
Notes:
Comptroller and Auditor General of India audits the receipts and expenditure of State Governments, Government Companies and Central Government. The audit of local bodies is not done by CAG.
4. Which among the following articles defines the Money Bill?
[A] Article 110
[B] Article 111
[C] Article 112
[D] Article 113
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Correct Answer: A [Article 110]
Notes:
Only those financial bills which contain provisions exclusively on matters listed in article 110 of the constitution are called Money Bills.
5. In which among the following parts of Constitution of India are enshrined the Fundamental Duties?
[A] Part III
[B] Part IIIA
[C] Part IVA
[D] Part IV
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Correct Answer: C [Part IVA]
Notes:
The 42nd amendment Act 1976 added a new part in the constitution part IVA. It incorporated fundamental duties by inserting a new article 51A below article 51. The objective of incorporating the fundamental duties is to place before the country a code of conduct, which the citizens are expected to follow.
6. Each House of Parliament collectively and the Members individually, enjoy certain special powers and privileges without which they cannot discharge their functions, efficiently and effectively. These privileges have been provided by ___?
[A] Constitution of India
[B] Act of Parliament
[C] Rule book of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
[D] President of India
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Correct Answer: A [Constitution of India]
Notes:
According to the Constitution of India the Members of Parliament both collectively and individually enjoy certain special powers and privileges without which they cannot discharge their functions, efficiently and effectively.
7. To be appointed as a judge of Supreme Court a person should have been an advocate of a High Court for at least _________Yrs?
[A] 5
[B] 10
[C] 15
[D] 20
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Correct Answer: B [10]
Notes:
To be appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court, a person must be a citizen of India and must have been the judge of a high court for a period of 5 years or an advocate of the High Court for at least 10 years or in view of the President a distinct Jurist of the country. Thus, there is nothing which can prevent the direct appointment of the Judges of Supreme Court from the Bar, yet, so far the appointments have been made from the Judges of High Courts only.
8. What is the minimum number of the judges to decide an issue involving the interpretation of the constitution or any presidential reference?
[A] 5
[B] 7
[C] 10
[D] 15
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Correct Answer: A [5]
Notes:
A division bench comprises 2-3 judges while constitution bench consists of at least five or more judges of the court. Such a bench is set up to decide substantial questions of law with regard to the interpretation of the constitution. The origin of constitution bench emanates from Article 143. When President of India seeks Supreme Court’s opinion on a question of fact or law under Article 143 of the Constitution, then also a Constitution bench is set up.
9. Which among the following provisions of Indian Constitution have been taken from the Weimar Constitution of Germany?
[A] Emergency & its effects on Fundamental Rights
[B] The concurrent list
[C] Constitutional Amendments
[D] Preamble
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Correct Answer: A [Emergency & its effects on Fundamental Rights]
Notes:
Provisions regarding suspension of Fundamental Rights during the emergency have been borrowed from Weimar Constitution of Germany.
10. Appeals in Supreme Court regarding Constitution, Civil and Criminal matters come under which kind of jurisdiction?
[A] Appellate Jurisdiction
[B] Advisory Jurisdiction
[C] Miscellaneous Powers
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Appellate Jurisdiction]
Notes:
Supreme Court is the Highest Court of appeal and the writs and decrees of Supreme Court run throughout the country. The cases come to the Supreme Court in the form of appeals against the judgments of the lower courts and this is called appellate jurisdiction. Appellate jurisdiction involves the Constitution, Civil and criminal matters.
