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.
11. Which committee recommended the reorganization of States on the basis of administrative convenience?
[A] JVP Committee
[B] SK Dhar Commission
[C] Fazl Ali Commission
[D] Sarkaria Commission
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Correct Answer: B [ SK Dhar Commission ]
Notes:
The Linguistic Provinces Commission also known as SK Dhar commission recommended for the reorganization of States of the basis of administrative convenience and not on the basis of language.
12. Which of the following does not form a part of the directives outside Part IV of the Constitution of India ?
[A] Claims of SCs and STs to services
[B] Instruction in mother tongue
[C] Development of Hindi language
[D] Promotion of cottage industries
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Correct Answer: D [Promotion of cottage industries]
Notes:
Claims of SCs and STs to Services (Article 335 in Part XVI), Instruction in mother tongue (Article 350-A in Part
XVII), Development of the Hindi Language (Article 351 in Part XVII) all are directive outside Part IV i.e., the Directive Principles.
13. Which Amendment Act added the ninth schedule to the Constitution of India?
[A] First Amendment
[B] Second Amendment
[C] Eighth Amendment
[D] Ninth Amendment
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Correct Answer: A [First Amendment]
Notes:
The first Constitution Amendment Act of 1951 added two new Articles 31 (a) and 31 (b) and 9th schedule to the Constitution for the protection of agrarian reforms in certain States.
14. Who administers oath of office to the President?
[A] The Prime Minister
[B] The Union Home Minister
[C] The Chief Justice of Inida
[D] The Vice-President
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Correct Answer: C [The Chief Justice of Inida]
Notes:
The oath of office to the President of India is administered by the Chief Justice of India but in his absence, the seniormost judge of the Supreme Court administers the oath.
15. Who described Prime Minister as “the steersman of steering wheel of the ship of the state”?
[A] Jennings
[B] H.R.G. Greaves
[C] Ramsay Muir
[D] Munro
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Correct Answer: C [Ramsay Muir]
Notes:
Ramsay Muir described Prime Minister as “the steersman of steering wheel of the ship of the state.” He was a British historian and thinker who made a significant contribution to the development of liberal political philosophy.
16. National Judicial Appointments Commission was established by which amendment act?
[A] 91st Amendment Act, 2003
[B] 96th Amendment Act, 2011
[C] 99th Amendment Act, 2014
[D] 101st Amendment Act, 2016
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Correct Answer: C [99th Amendment Act, 2014]
Notes:
99th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2014 provided for establishment of National Judicial Appointments Commission. However, in 2015 the Supreme Court of India has declared this amendment act as unconstitutional and void.
17. In which case the Supreme Court held that the proclamation of a national emergency can be challenged in a court?
[A] S.R. Bommai Case
[B] Shankari Prasad Case
[C] Keshvananda Bharti Case
[D] Minerva Mills Case
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Correct Answer: D [Minerva Mills Case]
Notes:
In the Minerva Mills case of 1980 the Supreme Court held that the proclamation of a national emergency can be challenged in a court on the basis of malafide or that the declaration was based on wholly extraneous and irrelevant facts or is absurd or perverse.
18. What is the meaning of ‘judicial restraint’?
[A] Judges should expand their role in social policy making
[B] Judges should overstep to protect the rights of the individual
[C] Judges should not indulge in lawmaking
[D] Progressive political values should influence judicial opinion
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Correct Answer: C [Judges should not indulge in lawmaking]
Notes:
Judicial restraint means that the judges should play a limited role of saying what the law is, leaving the job of lawmaking for legislators and the executives. Moreover, judges must not allow their personal political values to influence their judicial opinions.
19. When a bill is reserved by the governor for the consideration of the President which of the following options are available to the President?
[A] Give his assent to the bill
[B] Withhold his assent to the bill
[C] Return the bill for reconsideration of the House or Houses of the state legislature
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
When a bill is reserved by the governor of the state for the consideration of the President of India, the President may either give his assent to the bill or withhold his assent to the bill or return the bill for reconsideration of the House or Houses of the state legislature.
20. In which case Supreme Court ruled that the writ jurisdiction of both the high court and the Supreme Court constitute a part of the basic structure of the Constitution?
[A] S.R. Bommai case
[B] Chandra Kumar case
[C] Minerva Mills case
[D] Shankari Prasad case
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Correct Answer: B [Chandra Kumar case]
Notes:
In the Chandra Kumar case in the year 1997, the Supreme Court of India ruled that the writ jurisdiction of both the high court and the Supreme Court constitute a part of the basic structure of the Indian Constitution.
