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This section includes 98 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bachelor of Science in Law (BSL) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Provision to Financial Bill is provided under |
| A. | article 110 |
| B. | article 115 |
| C. | article 117 |
| D. | article 119 |
| Answer» D. article 119 | |
| 2. |
Who is considered as the Custodian of Lok Sebha? |
| A. | prime minister |
| B. | leader of opposition |
| C. | chief whip of the ruling party |
| D. | the speaker |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Which of the following is continuing body? |
| A. | lok sebha |
| B. | legislative assembly |
| C. | legislative council |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 4. |
Decisions of the disqualification of member of Lok Sebha are taken by |
| A. | speaker |
| B. | prime minister |
| C. | minister for parliamentary affairs |
| D. | the parliamentary secretary |
| Answer» B. prime minister | |
| 5. |
Which of the following is incorrect |
| A. | newspapers can publish parliamentary proceedings |
| B. | newspapers can publish any part of the proceedings with the permission of the speaker. |
| C. | newspapers have also the freedom to publish expunged portions of the speech of an mp |
| D. | parliament has freedom to publish its proceedings |
| Answer» D. parliament has freedom to publish its proceedings | |
| 6. |
Vidhan Sebha has a term of |
| A. | five years |
| B. | four years |
| C. | five years unless dissolved earlier |
| D. | two years unless dissolved earlier |
| Answer» D. two years unless dissolved earlier | |
| 7. |
In case of conflict between fundamental rights of citizen and privileges of parliament, |
| A. | parliamentary privilege will have supremacy |
| B. | fundamental rights will prevail |
| C. | some of the fundamental rights are sacrosanct over which privileges will not prevail |
| D. | generally parliamentary privileges will prevail. but, parliament while acting against the |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
A Bill to amend the Constitution may be initiated in |
| A. | rajya sebha |
| B. | lok sebha |
| C. | either in rajya sebha or lok sebha |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 9. |
First constitutional amendment was challenged in the case of |
| A. | sankari prasad v. union of india |
| B. | sajjan singh v. state of rajasthan |
| C. | a. k. gopalan v. state of madras |
| D. | golakhnath v. state of punjab |
| Answer» B. sajjan singh v. state of rajasthan | |
| 10. |
Which of the following case was the reason behind the Parliament passing the 24th Amendment of Constitution Act, 1971? |
| A. | sajjan singh v. state of rajasthan |
| B. | golakhnath v. state of punjab |
| C. | kesavananda bharati v. state of kerala |
| D. | minerva mills v. union of india |
| Answer» C. kesavananda bharati v. state of kerala | |
| 11. |
In which case Supreme Court held that an Amendment of the Constitution under Article 368 was ‘law within the meaning of Article 13’? |
| A. | golakhnath v. state of punjab |
| B. | sajjan singh v. state of rajasthan |
| C. | sankari prasad v. union of india |
| D. | kesavananda bharati v. state of kerala |
| Answer» B. sajjan singh v. state of rajasthan | |
| 12. |
The words ‘Socialism’ and ‘Secularism’ were inserted by the |
| A. | 15th amendment |
| B. | 39th amendment |
| C. | 42nd amendment |
| D. | 44th amendment |
| Answer» D. 44th amendment | |
| 13. |
Emergency can be proclaimed |
| A. | only in whole of the country |
| B. | only in that part of the country where aggression has taken place |
| C. | in any part of the country |
| D. | in the entire country or any part of the territory of india |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
The President can issue the proclamation of Emergency |
| A. | on the advice of prime minister |
| B. | on the advice of council of ministers |
| C. | in his own decisions |
| D. | when the decision of union cabinet for the issuance of such proclamation has been |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
The Union of India has power |
| A. | to issue administrative directions to the states |
| B. | to delegate administrative functions to the states |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 16. |
Which Article lays down thatthe laws declared by the Supreme Court would be binding on the courts in India? |
| A. | article 131 |
| B. | article 141 |
| C. | article 143 |
| D. | article 142 |
| Answer» C. article 143 | |
| 17. |
The Structure of Indian Constitution is |
| A. | federal in form and unitary in spirit |
| B. | unitary |
| C. | unitary in form and federal in spirit |
| D. | purely federal |
| Answer» B. unitary | |
| 18. |
The most important feature of a federation is |
| A. | separation of powers |
| B. | division of powers |
| C. | judicial review |
| D. | union of states |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
The Concurrent List contains |
| A. | 47 subjects |
| B. | 68 subjects |
| C. | 42 subjects |
| D. | 38 subjects |
| Answer» B. 68 subjects | |
| 20. |
Which Articles of the Indian Constitution discuss the financial relations between the Centre and the Sates? |
| A. | articles 268-281 |
| B. | articles 278-291 |
| C. | articles 289-295 |
| D. | articles 168-171 |
| Answer» B. articles 278-291 | |
| 21. |
Supreme Court struck down a part of the Preventive Detention Act in the |
| A. | gopalan case |
| B. | golakhnath case |
| C. | ramesh thappar case |
| D. | kochunni case |
| Answer» B. golakhnath case | |
| 22. |
The jurisdiction of Supreme Court of India may be enlarged by |
| A. | parliament by law |
| B. | parliament by resolution |
| C. | the president |
| D. | the president in consultation with the chief justice of india |
| Answer» B. parliament by resolution | |
| 23. |
A retired judge of High Court cannot |
| A. | practice in the supreme court |
| B. | practice in any high court in india |
| C. | practice in the high court from which he has retired |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 24. |
It is inappropriate for petitioner in Public Interest Litigation to |
| A. | write to any single judge of the supreme court |
| B. | act pro bono publico |
| C. | withdraw proceedings as of right and further too claim that they shall not be continued |
| D. | ask for the direction of a new legislation |
| Answer» D. ask for the direction of a new legislation | |
| 25. |
Supreme Court has original jurisdiction |
| A. | in all inter-state or union-state disputes |
| B. | in all disputes relating to international relations |
| C. | in disputes to which india and foreign states are parties |
| D. | in conflict between two foreign states |
| Answer» B. in all disputes relating to international relations | |
| 26. |
The Speaker of Lok Sebha has to address his letter of resignation to the |
| A. | prime minister |
| B. | deputy speaker of lok sebha |
| C. | president of india |
| D. | vice-president of india |
| Answer» C. president of india | |
| 27. |
The minimum number of judges to sit on a Constitution Bench or on a Bench which gives its advisory opinion on the reference by the President must be |
| A. | one half of the total strength of the supreme court |
| B. | seven |
| C. | three |
| D. | one third of the total strength of the court |
| Answer» C. three | |
| 28. |
The judges of the Supreme Court are appointed |
| A. | by the president |
| B. | by the president in consultation with the chief justice of india |
| C. | by the president in consultation with the prime minister |
| D. | by the president in consultation with the chief justice of india and out of the judges of |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
The Supreme Court of India is |
| A. | a court of record and has power to punish for its contempt |
| B. | the only highest court of appeal |
| C. | like house of lords on its judicial side |
| D. | in all respect like the supreme court of the usa |
| Answer» B. the only highest court of appeal | |
| 30. |
To adjudicate on any dispute relating to any inter-state riversor inter-state valley |
| A. | only the supreme court is empowered under article 131 |
| B. | high court of concerned state enjoys concurrent jurisdiction |
| C. | president of india only has the power to decide |
| D. | the parliament is empowered to establish tribunal and to that extent the jurisdiction of the |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
A Law made by Parliament having extra-territorial operation shall |
| A. | not be deemed invalid |
| B. | be deemed invalid |
| C. | be deemed ultra-vires |
| D. | be deemed unconstitutional |
| Answer» B. be deemed invalid | |
| 32. |
Rajya Sebha has the exclusive authority to |
| A. | impeach the vice-president |
| B. | intimate impeachment proceedings against the chief election commissioner |
| C. | recommend the creation of new all india services |
| D. | all off the above |
| Answer» D. all off the above | |
| 33. |
Articles 155-159 of the Indian constitution deal with |
| A. | inter-state commerce commission |
| B. | election commission |
| C. | legislative councils |
| D. | president’s power to appoint and dismiss governor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Prorogation of the House means |
| A. | the house has been brought into session |
| B. | the house itself stands terminated |
| C. | the session of the house has been terminated |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 35. |
Representation of Lok Sebha is based on |
| A. | area of the state |
| B. | population |
| C. | community |
| D. | literacy rate |
| Answer» C. community | |
| 36. |
In the event of the resignation or death of Prime Minister |
| A. | the ministry is dissolved |
| B. | fresh elections must be held |
| C. | the cabinet may choose another leader |
| D. | president’s decision |
| Answer» B. fresh elections must be held | |
| 37. |
The constitution of India provides special procedure for |
| A. | money bill |
| B. | finance bill |
| C. | both money bill & finance bill |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. finance bill | |
| 38. |
The Attorney General of India holds office during the pleasure of |
| A. | the chief justice of india |
| B. | the prime minister |
| C. | the president of india |
| D. | the parliament |
| Answer» D. the parliament | |
| 39. |
A Member of Parliament can claim immunity |
| A. | both from civil as well as criminal cases |
| B. | from civil cases only |
| C. | from criminal cases only |
| D. | cannot claim immunity either from civil or criminal cases |
| Answer» C. from criminal cases only | |
| 40. |
Members of Lok Sebha are elected by way of |
| A. | people’s representation |
| B. | by the state legislature |
| C. | nominations |
| D. | through electoral colleges |
| Answer» B. by the state legislature | |
| 41. |
The Salary & allowances of the Governor are charged to |
| A. | consolidated fund of the state |
| B. | consolidated fund of india |
| C. | contingency fund of india |
| D. | from (a) & (b) in equal proportion |
| Answer» B. consolidated fund of india | |
| 42. |
After a Bill has been passed by the Parliament and sent to the President |
| A. | he can refuse to sign it |
| B. | he has to sign it |
| C. | he can change certain clauses of the bill |
| D. | he can send it back for consideration |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
The powers of the President are |
| A. | beyond the constitution |
| B. | in accordance with the constitution |
| C. | in accordance with the parliament only |
| D. | supra-constitutional |
| Answer» C. in accordance with the parliament only | |
| 44. |
The Governor holds office |
| A. | for a period of five years |
| B. | for a period of four years |
| C. | till the pleasure of the president |
| D. | during the pleasure of the president, and if not recalled earlier, for the period of five years, |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Executive power of the State is vested with |
| A. | people of the state |
| B. | chief minister of the state |
| C. | governor of the state |
| D. | state legislature |
| Answer» D. state legislature | |
| 46. |
Once the proclamation of Emergency is made, the right of the citizen to move Supreme Court for the enforcement of his fundamental rights is suspended by |
| A. | the prime minister of india |
| B. | the president of india |
| C. | the chief justice of the supreme court |
| D. | the speaker |
| Answer» C. the chief justice of the supreme court | |
| 47. |
Article 80 deals with |
| A. | composition of lok sebha |
| B. | composition of rajya sebha |
| C. | composition of state legislative assembly |
| D. | composition of state legislative council |
| Answer» C. composition of state legislative assembly | |
| 48. |
Ground(s) for the declaration of financial emergency include- |
| A. | threat to the financial stability of india |
| B. | threat to the credit of india |
| C. | threat to the financial stability / credit of any part of the territory of india |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Financial Emergency is dealt with under Article |
| A. | 352 |
| B. | 360 |
| C. | 356 |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. 356 | |
| 50. |
Which are the grounds for proclamation of Emergency? |
| A. | war |
| B. | external aggression |
| C. | armed rebellion |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |