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This section includes 82 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Basic GK knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which one of the Directive Principles of State Policy deals with the promotion of international peace and security? |
| A. | Article 32 |
| B. | Article 67 |
| C. | Article 51 |
| D. | Article 55 |
| Answer» D. Article 55 | |
| 2. |
A result of the reorganization, what was the number of members of the Constituent Assembly in the year 1947? |
| A. | 450 |
| B. | 572 |
| C. | 299 |
| D. | 272 |
| Answer» D. 272 | |
| 3. |
Which was the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly held? |
| A. | 9 December, 1946 |
| B. | 26 January 1950 |
| C. | 20 July 1950 |
| D. | 26 January 1950 |
| Answer» B. 26 January 1950 | |
| 4. |
Which of the following languages is not in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution? |
| A. | Persian |
| B. | Sanskrit |
| C. | Kashmiri |
| D. | Nepali |
| Answer» B. Sanskrit | |
| 5. |
Many key features of the constitution such as federal structure, provincial autonomy, a bicameral central legislature and the principle of separation of powers are derived from where? |
| A. | Nehru Report of 1928 |
| B. | Government of India Act 1919 |
| C. | Government of India Act 1935 |
| D. | India Independence Act 1947 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Which statement about Prime Minister's Office (PMO) is untrue? |
| A. | It is a constitutional body. |
| B. | It is a staffing agency for the Prime Minister. |
| C. | It has been given the status of a department |
| D. | There is no attached and subordinate office under it |
| Answer» B. It is a staffing agency for the Prime Minister. | |
| 7. |
For which of the following bills, there is no constitutional provision to resolve the deadlock by holding a joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament? |
| A. | Ordinary Bill |
| B. | Money Bill |
| C. | Constitution Amendment Bill |
| D. | 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Which High Court has the largest judicial area? |
| A. | Bombay High Court |
| B. | Guwahati High Court |
| C. | Allahabad High Court |
| D. | Calcutta High Court |
| Answer» C. Allahabad High Court | |
| 9. |
Which among the following authorities decides , how far the fundamental rights can apply to the members of the armed forces in India? |
| A. | President of India |
| B. | Parliament of India |
| C. | Arms Forces themselves |
| D. | Arms Forces Tribunal |
| Answer» C. Arms Forces themselves | |
| 10. |
Which of the following statements is not correct about the Rajya Sabha? |
| A. | Rajya Sabha is a permanent body |
| B. | It was duly constituted for the first time on April 3, 1952 |
| C. | Twelve of Rajya Sabha members are nominated by the President |
| D. | One-third of its members retire every year |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for Vice-President of India? |
| A. | Article 61 |
| B. | Article 61 |
| C. | Article 63 |
| D. | Article 65 |
| Answer» D. Article 65 | |
| 12. |
Which among the following is the constitutional body appointed by the president, every five years to review centre state financial relationships? |
| A. | Finance Commission |
| B. | Inter State Commission |
| C. | Inter State Council |
| D. | Zonal Council |
| Answer» B. Inter State Commission | |
| 13. |
How many members of Rajya Sabha are nominated by President of India? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 15 |
| Answer» D. 15 | |
| 14. |
The ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity in the Preamble are borrowed from the Constitution of which country? |
| A. | French Constitution |
| B. | Australian Constitution |
| C. | British Constitution |
| D. | USSR Constitution |
| Answer» B. Australian Constitution | |
| 15. |
Which among the following was the first attempt to regulate the affairs of English East India Company in India? |
| A. | Pitts India Act 1784 |
| B. | Charter Act 1833 |
| C. | The Regulating Act 1773 |
| D. | Charter Act of 1813 |
| Answer» D. Charter Act of 1813 | |
| 16. |
The territories of Goa, Daman & Diu were incorporated in the Indian Constitution by which amendment bill? |
| A. | Tenth Amendment 1961 |
| B. | Twelfth Amendment 1962 |
| C. | Fourteenth Amendment 1962 |
| D. | Fifteenth Amendment 1963 |
| Answer» C. Fourteenth Amendment 1962 | |
| 17. |
Which among the following is the most appropriate definition of Political liberty of Citizens of India ? |
| A. | Right to participate in the government and assume equal opportunity to assume highest office |
| B. | right to cast vote and participate in the election process |
| C. | Equal opportunity to freely move in the Political territories of India |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. right to cast vote and participate in the election process | |
| 18. |
Which among the following fundamental rights is available to Indian Citizens but not to aliens? |
| A. | Freedom of expression and speech |
| B. | Equality before Law |
| C. | Protection of life & liberty |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Equality before Law | |
| 19. |
Which of the following is the main Standing Committee of Lok Sabha? |
| A. | Committee on Public Accounts |
| B. | Estimates Committee |
| C. | Committee on Public Undertaking |
| D. | All the Above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
To whom the General Purpose Committee advises? |
| A. | The president |
| B. | The vice-president |
| C. | The speaker |
| D. | The Prime Minister |
| Answer» D. The Prime Minister | |
| 21. |
Mr. Narendra Modi is the--------- Prime Minister of India. |
| A. | 7th |
| B. | 5th |
| C. | 6th |
| D. | 14th |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Which amendment of the constitution was offered full statehood to Arunachal Pradesh? |
| A. | 55th |
| B. | 16th |
| C. | 44tnh |
| D. | 65th |
| Answer» B. 16th | |
| 23. |
Who among the following appointed the Governor of the states in India? |
| A. | Prime Minister |
| B. | Parliament |
| C. | Chief Ministers |
| D. | President |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
How many Schedules are contained in the Constitution of India? |
| A. | 12 schedules |
| B. | 20 schedules |
| C. | 10 schedules |
| D. | 25 schedules |
| Answer» B. 20 schedules | |
| 25. |
Whch one of the following State Legislature does not have two houses? |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Maharastra |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Answer» D. Jammu and Kashmir | |
| 26. |
Who is empowered to declare National Emergency? |
| A. | Prime Minister of India |
| B. | President of India |
| C. | Governors of State |
| D. | Parliament |
| Answer» C. Governors of State | |
| 27. |
Who appointed the Chief Justice and Other Judges of the Supreme Court of India? |
| A. | Prime Minister of India |
| B. | The Governor of the concerning State |
| C. | The C.M of the concerned State |
| D. | President of India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Before the independence of India, Dadra and nagar haveli were under the administrative control of ? |
| A. | English |
| B. | French |
| C. | Portuguese |
| D. | Afgans |
| Answer» D. Afgans | |
| 29. |
Who among the following was the first chief Justice of India and assumed office on 26th Jan. 1950 ? |
| A. | Meher Chand mahajan |
| B. | Patanjali sastri |
| C. | Harilal Kania |
| D. | BK Mukherjea |
| Answer» D. BK Mukherjea | |
| 30. |
Which Constitutional Article lays down the provision for a National Commission for SC and ST ? |
| A. | Article 337 |
| B. | Article 334 |
| C. | Article 338 |
| D. | Article 339 |
| Answer» D. Article 339 | |
| 31. |
Which community gets special provision for Central Services in Article 336 ? |
| A. | Sikh Community |
| B. | Muslim Community |
| C. | Hindu Community |
| D. | Anglo-Indian Community |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
National Commission for SC and ST shall be made by which constitutional institution ? |
| A. | Parliament |
| B. | Executive |
| C. | Judiciary |
| D. | State Legislature |
| Answer» B. Executive | |
| 33. |
The Constitution of India empowers the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Center and the States under which field? |
| A. | Appellate jurisdiction |
| B. | Actual jurisdiction |
| C. | Advisory Jurisdiction |
| D. | Writ jurisdiction |
| Answer» C. Advisory Jurisdiction | |
| 34. |
The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in which four states? |
| A. | Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland |
| B. | Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram |
| C. | Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland |
| D. | Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland |
| Answer» C. Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland | |
| 35. |
Following part of the constitution cannot be amended? |
| A. | Preface |
| B. | Directive Principles of State Policy |
| C. | Fundamental Rights |
| D. | Judicial review |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Article 123 of the Constitution is related to? |
| A. | Presidential Ordinances |
| B. | Advisory Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court |
| C. | Special status of Jammu and Kashmir |
| D. | Election Commission |
| Answer» B. Advisory Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court | |
| 37. |
106th Constitutional Amendment and 111th Constitutional Amendment respectively are related to? |
| A. | Panchayat, Co-operative Society |
| B. | Co-operative society, Panchayat |
| C. | Panchayat, Panchayat |
| D. | Co-operative Society |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
In which article of the constitution there is a provision for a joint sitting of both the houses? |
| A. | 108 |
| B. | 110 |
| C. | 173 |
| D. | 166 |
| Answer» B. 110 | |
| 39. |
In the Constitution of India, how many people have been nominated by the President to the Parliament? |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 14 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 24 |
| Answer» C. 2 | |
| 40. |
Who presided over the first-day session of the Constituent Assembly of India? |
| A. | Rajendra Prasad |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | B. R. Ambedkar |
| D. | Sachchidanand Sinha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
The President dissolves the Lok Sabha? |
| A. | Under Article 81 on the advice of the Prime Minister |
| B. | Under Article 81 on the advice of the Vice President |
| C. | Under Article 85 on the advice of the Prime Minister |
| D. | Under 85 on the advice of the Vice President |
| Answer» D. Under 85 on the advice of the Vice President | |
| 42. |
The proposal to give a constitution to India was passed by the Constituent Assembly? |
| A. | January 22, 1946 |
| B. | January 22, 1947 |
| C. | January 20, 1947 |
| D. | July 26, 1946 |
| Answer» C. January 20, 1947 | |
| 43. |
On which day did the Constituent Assembly finally pass the Constitution? |
| A. | 15th August, 1947 |
| B. | 15th December, 1948 |
| C. | 26 November, 1949 |
| D. | 26 January 1950 |
| Answer» D. 26 January 1950 | |
| 44. |
Who is considered the constitutional head of any state? |
| A. | Governor |
| B. | Prime Minister |
| C. | Council of Ministers |
| D. | President |
| Answer» B. Prime Minister | |
| 45. |
For whom are the Directive Principles of Policy in the Indian Constitution? |
| A. | High Court |
| B. | Indian citizens |
| C. | government |
| D. | President |
| Answer» D. President | |
| 46. |
Whom does the Lok Sabha represent in India? |
| A. | State Legislatures |
| B. | Indian people |
| C. | States and Union Territories |
| D. | Political parties |
| Answer» C. States and Union Territories | |
| 47. |
According to the Constitution Article 74, there will be a Council of Ministers to carry out the work of the President and who has been made it's head? |
| A. | Prime Minister |
| B. | President |
| C. | Cabinet Minister |
| D. | Speaker of the Lok Sabha |
| Answer» B. President | |
| 48. |
Who has the right to seek advice from the Supreme Court for any law? |
| A. | President |
| B. | Prime Minister |
| C. | both of the above |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Prime Minister | |
| 49. |
The vacancy of the President is to be filled by___? |
| A. | 1 month |
| B. | 3 months |
| C. | 14 days |
| D. | 6 months |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Who among the following was not a member of the Drafting Committee? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Mohd. Sadaullah |
| C. | K. M. Munshi |
| D. | Gopalaswami Iyengar |
| Answer» B. Mohd. Sadaullah | |