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| 1. |
Article 370 provides special status to- |
| A. | Sikkim |
| B. | Nagaland |
| C. | Meghalaya |
| D. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
The right to equality in the Indian Constitution is provided by five articles. this is - |
| A. | Article 16 to 20 |
| B. | Article 15 to 19 |
| C. | Article 14 to 18 |
| D. | Article 13 and 17 |
| Answer» D. Article 13 and 17 | |
| 3. |
Article 356 is related to - |
| A. | financial emergency |
| B. | national emergency |
| C. | President's Rule |
| D. | constitutional amendment |
| Answer» D. constitutional amendment | |
| 4. |
Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions the specific provision related to different states? |
| A. | Article - 369 |
| B. | Article 370 |
| C. | Article 371 |
| D. | Article 372 |
| Answer» D. Article 372 | |
| 5. |
By which of the following articles, a clear provision has been made for the repeal of the Independence of India Act, 1947 and the Government of India Act, 1935 etc.? |
| A. | Article I |
| B. | Article II |
| C. | Article 393 |
| D. | Article 395 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Under the provisions of which Article of the Constitution, Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan etc. are awarded by the Government of India? |
| A. | Article 15 |
| B. | Article 18 |
| C. | Article 23 |
| D. | Article 32 |
| Answer» C. Article 23 | |
| 7. |
Which one of the following articles of Directive Principles is related to the promotion of international peace and security? |
| A. | Article 51 |
| B. | Article 48 (a) |
| C. | Article 43(a) |
| D. | Article 41 |
| Answer» B. Article 48 (a) | |
| 8. |
When the Union Cabinet (in the year 2002) sent it back to the President without any change in the Ordinance on Electoral Reforms, then the President gave his assent to it under which article of the Indian Constitution? |
| A. | Anu . 121 |
| B. | Anu . 122 |
| C. | Anu . 123 |
| D. | Anu . 124 |
| Answer» D. Anu . 124 | |
| 9. |
In which article of the Constitution it has been provided that every State shall endeavor to provide adequate facilities for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage of education? |
| A. | Article 349 |
| B. | Article 35 |
| C. | Article 350 |
| D. | Article 351 |
| Answer» D. Article 351 | |
| 10. |
Under which Articles of the Constitution, minorities have been recognized for the protection of their culture and the right to establish and operate educational institutions of their choice? |
| A. | Article 231 |
| B. | Article 29 and 30 |
| C. | Article 38 and 39 |
| D. | Article 32 |
| Answer» C. Article 38 and 39 | |
| 11. |
It shall be the duty of the Union to protect every state from external and internal disturbances - such a provision is in which one of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution - |
| A. | Anu . 215 |
| B. | Anu . 275 |
| C. | Anu . 325 |
| D. | Anu . 355 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Under which Article of the Constitution of India, the President requested the Supreme Court to know the opinion of the Supreme Court on the validity of the decision of the Election Commission to postpone the elections to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly (in the year 2002)? |
| A. | Article 142 |
| B. | Article 143 |
| C. | Article 144 |
| D. | Article 145 |
| Answer» C. Article 144 | |
| 13. |
In which article of the constitution there is a provision to provide primary education in the mother tongue by the states? |
| A. | Article 349 |
| B. | Article 350 |
| C. | Article 350A |
| D. | Article 351 |
| Answer» D. Article 351 | |
| 14. |
The article related to the abolition of untouchability of the Indian Constitution is - |
| A. | Article 15 |
| B. | Article 16 |
| C. | Article 17 |
| D. | Article 18 |
| Answer» D. Article 18 | |
| 15. |
Under which article of the constitution a member of the Public Service Commission can be removed? |
| A. | 315 , |
| B. | 316 , |
| C. | 317 , |
| D. | 318 , |
| Answer» D. 318 , | |
| 16. |
Under which article of the Indian Constitution, it is the responsibility of the Government of India to protect the states from external aggression and internal disturbances? |
| A. | Article 355 |
| B. | Article 356 |
| C. | Article 352 |
| D. | Article 360 |
| Answer» B. Article 356 | |
| 17. |
According to which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India the executive power of each State shall be exercised in such a way as to be without prejudice to |
| A. | Article 257 |
| B. | Article 258 |
| C. | Article 355 |
| D. | Article 356 |
| Answer» C. Article 355 | |
| 18. |
Which of the following articles of the Constitution of India provides that no child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or be engaged in any other hazardous employment - |
| A. | Article 24 |
| B. | Article 45 |
| C. | Article 330 |
| D. | Article 368 |
| Answer» B. Article 45 | |
| 19. |
Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes? |
| A. | 338A |
| B. | 341 , |
| C. | 16 , |
| D. | 82 , |
| Answer» B. 341 , | |
| 20. |
In which article of the Constitution of India, the Governor will address the State Legislative Assembly? |
| A. | 172 , |
| B. | 176 , |
| C. | 183 , |
| D. | 187 , |
| Answer» C. 183 , | |
| 21. |
Article 17 of the Constitution of India provides - |
| A. | can before the law |
| B. | Equality of Opportunity in Government Jobs |
| C. | abolition of titles |
| D. | the abolition of untouchability |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Which of the following pair (institution and article of the constitution) is matched? |
| A. | Supreme Court of India - Article 318 |
| B. | Election Commission of India - Article 324 |
| C. | Federal Public Service Commission - Article 332 |
| D. | Advocate General - Article 351 |
| Answer» C. Federal Public Service Commission - Article 332 | |
| 23. |
India is one |
| A. | union state |
| B. | union of states |
| C. | Union of Provinces |
| D. | a state unit |
| Answer» C. Union of Provinces | |
| 24. |
Who has the right to include a state in the Indian Union? |
| A. | President |
| B. | Prime minister |
| C. | Parliament |
| D. | Speaker of Lok Sabha |
| Answer» D. Speaker of Lok Sabha | |
| 25. |
It has been declared in Article 1 of the Constitution of India that India is India. |
| A. | union of states |
| B. | federal state with unitary characteristics |
| C. | state with federal characteristics |
| D. | The Federal State |
| Answer» B. federal state with unitary characteristics | |
| 26. |
Who has the right to form a new state or change the boundary? |
| A. | to the prime minister |
| B. | to the cabinet |
| C. | Of the President |
| D. | to parliament |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Which of the following can increase or decrease the area of any state? |
| A. | President |
| B. | Parliament |
| C. | Arrangement of the governance |
| D. | regional council |
| Answer» C. Arrangement of the governance | |
| 28. |
Before introducing a bill related to reorganization in the states, it is necessary to obtain the consent of- |
| A. | Of the Legislature of the State concerned |
| B. | of the governor of the state concerned |
| C. | President's |
| D. | of Rajya Sabha |
| Answer» D. of Rajya Sabha | |
| 29. |
Who among the following has the right to change the name of a state? |
| A. | Of the President |
| B. | to parliament |
| C. | To the Legislature of the State concerned |
| D. | To the Governor of the State concerned |
| Answer» C. To the Legislature of the State concerned | |
| 30. |
At the time of the enforcement of the constitution, the states were divided into four categories A B C and D. In which year these categories were abolished - |
| A. | in 1951 |
| B. | in 1954 |
| C. | in 1956 |
| D. | in 1962 |
| Answer» D. in 1962 | |
| 31. |
Who among the following pairs played the most important role in making the princely states a part of the Indian Union? |
| A. | Sardar Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Sardar Patel and V. P . Menon |
| C. | Sardar Patel and Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Sardar Patel and K. M . Musashi |
| Answer» C. Sardar Patel and Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 32. |
Which three states delayed the joining of India even after the merger of other princely states in India? |
| A. | Junagadh, Mysore and Jammu and Kashmir |
| B. | Junagadh, Hyderabad and Jammu and Kashmir |
| C. | Udaipur, Kapurthala and Jammu and Kashmir |
| D. | Hyderabad, Udaipur, Travancore |
| Answer» C. Udaipur, Kapurthala and Jammu and Kashmir | |
| 33. |
What is the number of states at present? |
| A. | 21 , |
| B. | 25 , |
| C. | 29 , |
| D. | 31 , |
| Answer» D. 31 , | |
| 34. |
In how many categories the states were placed in the original constitution? |
| A. | 1 , |
| B. | 2 , |
| C. | 3 , |
| D. | 4 , |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Which was the first state formed in India on linguistic basis? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» C. Arunachal Pradesh | |
| 36. |
Who was responsible for the merger of more than 500 princely states (indigenous princely states) in India? |
| A. | K. M . Accountant |
| B. | b. R. ambedkar |
| C. | Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel |
| D. | Sardar Baldev Singh |
| Answer» D. Sardar Baldev Singh | |
| 37. |
Under whose chairmanship the States Reorganization Commission was constituted to abolish four different categories of states in the original constitution? |
| A. | Fazal Ali |
| B. | K. M . panikkar |
| C. | NS . N. kunzru |
| D. | P . sriramulu |
| Answer» B. K. M . panikkar | |
| 38. |
At present, the number of states and union territories in the Indian Union were respectively - |
| A. | 24 , 8 |
| B. | 29 , 7 |
| C. | 28 , 9 |
| D. | 26 , 8 |
| Answer» D. 26 , 8 | |
| 39. |
For the reorganization of the states on the linguistic basis, the Government of India decided in December 1953. In 1956,State Reorganization Commissionwas appointed, based on its report in 1956. In theStates Reorganization Actwas passed by the Parliament. The chairman of this commission was - |
| A. | Justice Fazal Ali |
| B. | Justice M. P . Chagla |
| C. | Pandit H. N. kunzru |
| D. | Gulzari Lal Nanda |
| Answer» B. Justice M. P . Chagla | |
| 40. |
India currently includes- |
| A. | 25 states and 9 union territories |
| B. | 29 states and 7 union territories |
| C. | 28 states and 8 union territories |
| D. | 21 states and 11 union territories |
| Answer» D. 21 states and 11 union territories | |
| 41. |
The state of Andhra Pradesh was first formed on the basis of language in 1953 AD. I had happened. Before that there was a movement there. Who died in this movement? |
| A. | Jagyar Sriramulu |
| B. | Aditya Sriramlu |
| C. | granddaughter sriramulu |
| D. | none in suitable |
| Answer» D. none in suitable | |
| 42. |
When was the States Reorganization Act passed? |
| A. | 1950 AD |
| B. | 1952 AD |
| C. | 1956 AD |
| D. | 1959 AD. |
| Answer» D. 1959 AD. | |
| 43. |
After the States Reorganization Act, 1956, the number of States and Union Territories respectively were - |
| A. | 16 , 3 |
| B. | 15 , 6 |
| C. | 14 , 6 |
| D. | 14 , 7 |
| Answer» D. 14 , 7 | |
| 44. |
In which year the State Reorganization Commission was constituted? |
| A. | 1950 AD |
| B. | 1951 AD. |
| C. | 1952 AD |
| D. | 1953 AD |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
In which year the French government handed over the French settlement of Puducherry including Karaikal, Mahe, Yanam to India? |
| A. | 1952 , |
| B. | 1954 , |
| C. | 1955 , |
| D. | 1958 , |
| Answer» C. 1955 , | |
| 46. |
Which of the following was a reserve state of the Indian Union after the constitution came into force? |
| A. | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
| B. | Lakshadweep Group |
| C. | Andaman and Nicobar II. s . |
| D. | Sikkim |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
In which year Puducherry was included in the Indian Union? |
| A. | 1956 , |
| B. | 1959 , |
| C. | 1962 , |
| D. | 1963 , |
| Answer» D. 1963 , | |
| 48. |
In which year Goa and other Portuguese settlements were made a territory of the Indian Union? |
| A. | 1960 , |
| B. | 1961 , |
| C. | 1963 , |
| D. | 1965 , |
| Answer» C. 1963 , | |
| 49. |
In which year Sikkim was included in the Indian Union as a joint state? |
| A. | in 1971 |
| B. | in 1972 |
| C. | in 1974 |
| D. | in 1975 |
| Answer» D. in 1975 | |
| 50. |
State status was given to Himachal Pradesh |
| A. | in 1956 |
| B. | in 1967 |
| C. | in 1971 |
| D. | in 1975 |
| Answer» D. in 1975 | |