1. Which of the following is a feature of the Parliamentary form of government ?
A. Executive is responsible to Judiciary
B. Executive is responsible to Legislature
C. Judiciary is responsible to Executive
D. Legislature is responsible to Executive

Correct Answer: Executive is responsible to Legislature

2. Match the following :
Constitutional Sources
provisions
A. Federation 1. U.S.A
B. Parliamentary 2. Britain
c. Directive Principle 3. Canada
D. Fundamental Rights 4. Ireland
Below options are given in A B C D order
A. 2 1 4 1
B. 2 3 1 4
C. 3 4 1 2
D. 3 2 4 1

Correct Answer: 3 2 4 1

3. Which of the following features does the Indian Constitution borrow from the Weimar Constitution of Germany ?
A. The idea of a federation with a strong centre
B. The method of presidential elections
C. The Emergency powers
D. Provisions concerning the suspension of fundamental rights during National
Emergency

Correct Answer: Provisions concerning the suspension of fundamental rights during National
Emergency

4. Match the following :
Constitutional Sources
provisions
A. Rule of Law 1. German Constitution
B. Directive Principles 2. Australian Constitution
C. Concurrent List 3. Irish Constitution
D. Suspension of 4. British Constitution
Fundamental Rights
during Emergency
Below options are given in A B C D order
A. 4 2 1 3
B. 4 3 2 1
C. 2 3 4 1
D. 2 1 4 3

Correct Answer: 4 3 2 1

5. Which of the following features and their source is wrongly matched?
A. Judicial review - British practice
B. Concurrent List - Australian Constitution
C. Directive Principles - Irish Constitution
D. Fundamental Rights - U.S.A Constitution

Correct Answer: Judicial review - British practice

6. Which Constitution has inspired the Indian concepts of rule of law, parliamentary system and law-making procedure?
A. U.S. Constitution
B. British Constitution
C. Canadian Constitution
D. All the above

Correct Answer: British Constitution

7. The Constitution of India borrowed the scheme of Indian Federation from the Constitution of :
A. U.S.A
B. Canada
C. Ireland
D. U.K.

Correct Answer: Canada

8. The Indian Constitution closely follows the constitutional system of :
A. USA
B. U.K
C. Switzerland
D. Russia

Correct Answer: U.K

9. Which of the following is a feature common to both the Indian Federation and the American Federation?
A. A single citizenship
B. Dual Judiciary
C. Three lists in the Constitution
D. A Federal supreme court to interpret the Constitution

Correct Answer: A Federal supreme court to interpret the Constitution

10. The inspiration of 'Liberty, Equality and Fraternity' was derived from :
A. American revolution
B. French revolution
C. Russian revolution
D. None of these

Correct Answer: French revolution

11. Indian President and Prime Minister are a replica of the heads of the State of which country?
A. Britain
B. U.S.A
C. Ireland
D. Russia

Correct Answer: Britain

12. The President of the Indian Union has the same constitutional authority as the :
A. British monarch
B. President of U.S.A
C. President of Egypt
D. President of Russia

Correct Answer: British monarch

13. Which of the following describes India as a Secular State ?
A. Fundamental Rights
B. Ninth Schedule
C. Directive Principles
D. Preamble to the Constitution

Correct Answer: Preamble to the Constitution

14. In a parliamentary form of government, real powers of the state are vested in the :
A. Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister
B. President
C. Government
D. Parliament

Correct Answer: Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister

15. Which of the following is not a basic feature of the Indian Constitution?
A. Presidential Government
B. Parliamentary Government
C. Federal Government
D. Independence of Judiciary

Correct Answer: Presidential Government

16. The Constitution of India is designed to work as a unitary government :
A. in normal times
B. in times of emergency
C. when the parliament so desires
D. at the will of the President

Correct Answer: in times of emergency

17. Which of the following features of the Constitution of India does not resemble the American Constitution?
A. Written Constitution
B. Federal form of government
C. Fundamental Rights
D. Parliamentary form of government

Correct Answer: Parliamentary form of government

18. From which of the countries, Constitution of India has adopted fundamental duties?
A. USA
B. Canada
C. Erstwhile USSR
D. UK

Correct Answer: Erstwhile USSR

19. The word 'Socialist' was added to the Preamble, its main aim is to :
A. eliminate inequality in economic and political status
B. eliminate inequality in political and religious affairs
C. eliminate inequality in income and status and standards of life
D. eliminate class based society

Correct Answer: eliminate inequality in economic and political status

20. Which of the pairs is correctly matched?
A. Republic Head of the State is hereditary Monarch
B. Sovereign Constitution rests on people's will
C. Democratic Constitution does not recognise legal supremacy of another
country
D. Secular State is without any religion of its own

Correct Answer: Secular State is without any religion of its own

21. The Preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelt out in :
A. the speech by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of Ravi when he called for Puma
Swaraj
B. the Nehru Report
C. a resolution adopted at Karachi session of the Indian National Congress
D. the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly

Correct Answer: the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly

22. The part of the Constitution that reflects the mind and ideals of the farmers is:
A. directive principles
B. fundamental rights
C. preamble
D. citizenship

Correct Answer: preamble

23. Which of the following determines that the Indian Government is federal?
A. A written and rigid Constitution
B. An independent Judiciary
C. Vesting of residuary powers with the Centre
D. Distribution of powers between the Centre and States

Correct Answer: Distribution of powers between the Centre and States

24. The Indian Constitution is regarded as :
A. federal
B. unitary
C. parliamentary
D. federal in form and unitary in spirit

Correct Answer: federal in form and unitary in spirit

25. There is a Parliamentary system of government in India because :
A. the Lok Sabha is directly elected by the people
B. the Parliament can amend the Constitution
C. the Rajya Sabha cannot be dissolved
D. the Council of Ministers is responsible to the Lok Sabha

Correct Answer: the Council of Ministers is responsible to the Lok Sabha

26. Which of the following emerges clearly from the Preamble?
I. When the Constitution was enacted
II. The ideals that were to be achieved
III. The system of government
IV. The source of authority
A. II, III and IV
B. I and II
C. I, II and III
D. I, II, III and IV

Correct Answer: I, II, III and IV

27. Which one of the following statements regarding the Preamble is correct?
A. It is not enforceable in a court of law
B. the Supreme Court has recently ruled that it is not a part of the Constitution
C. it has been amended twice
D. All the above are correct

Correct Answer: It is not enforceable in a court of law

28. The Indian Constitution has borrowed the ideas of Preamble from the :
A. Italian Constitution
B. Canadian Constitution
C. French Constitution
D. Constitution of U.S.A

Correct Answer: Constitution of U.S.A

29. Secularism means :
A. suppression of all religions
B. freedom of worship to minorities
C. separation of religion from State
D. a system of political and social philosophy that does not favours any particular
religious faith

Correct Answer: a system of political and social philosophy that does not favours any particular
religious faith

30. In a federal state :
A. states are more powerful than the Centre
B. Centre is more powerful than States
C. a Presidential form of government functions
D. Constitution effects division of powers between the Centre and States with
safeguards against transgression of jurisdiction

Correct Answer: states are more powerful than the Centre

31. India opted for a federal form of government because of :
A. vast territory
B. cultural integration
C. linguistic and regional diversity
D. administrative conveniences

Correct Answer: linguistic and regional diversity

32. The Preamble of the Indian Constitution reads :
A. We the people of India - adopt, enact and give to India this Constitution
B. We the people of Constituent Assembly - adopt, enact and give to India this
Constitution
C. We, the citizens of India - adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution
D. We, the people of India - in our Constituent Assembly - adopt, enact and give
to ourselves this Constitution

Correct Answer: We, the people of India - in our Constituent Assembly - adopt, enact and give
to ourselves this Constitution

33. Which one of the following statements is correct?
A. Preamble of the Constitution is the part of the Constitution and can be
amended under Article 368
B. Preamble of the Constitution is not a part of the Constitution and cannot be
amended
C. Preamble is the part of the basic structure of the Constitution and can be
amended only if no change in the basis structure is made
D. Preamble can be amended by Parliament simply by an objective resolution

Correct Answer: Preamble is the part of the basic structure of the Constitution and can be
amended only if no change in the basis structure is made

34. The word 'socialist secular' and 'unity and integrity of the Nation' were added to our Constitution by :
A. 42nd Amendment of the Constitution
B. 44th Amendment of the Constitution
C. 46th Amendment of the Constitution
D. none of the above

Correct Answer: 42nd Amendment of the Constitution

35. The Preamble of the Constitution of India envisages that :
A. it shall stand part of the Constitution
B. it could be abrogated or wiped out from the Constitution
C. it does not acknowledge, recognise or proclaim anything about the Constitution
D. it has separate entity in the Constitution

Correct Answer: it has separate entity in the Constitution

36. The correct nomenclature of India according to the Preamble is :
A. Sovereign, Secular, Democratic Republic
B. Sovereign, Democratic Republic
C. Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic
D. Sovereign, Secular, Socialist Democracy

Correct Answer: Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic

37. India is a democratic republic, because :
A. there is independence of judiciary
B. the Head of the state is elected by the people
C. there is distribution of powers between the Centre and the States
D. there is Parliamentary supremacy

Correct Answer: the Head of the state is elected by the people

38. The Preamble of our Constitution :
A. is a part of the Constitution
B. contains the spirit of the Constitution
C. is a limitation upon the granted power
D. None of these

Correct Answer: contains the spirit of the Constitution

39. Which of the following is not a part of the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?
A. Secularism
B. Socialism
C. Democratic Republic
D. Federation

Correct Answer: Federation

40. The source of India's sovereignty lies in the :
A. President
B. Prime Minister
C. People of India
D. Preamble to the Constitution

Correct Answer: Preamble to the Constitution

41. Which of the following is a feature of the Parliamentary form of government?
A. Executive is responsible to Judiciary
B. Judiciary is responsible to Executive
C. Executive is responsible to Legislature
D. Legislature is responsible to Executive

Correct Answer: Executive is responsible to Legislature

42. Match the following:
Provisions   Sources
A. Federation    1. USA
B. Parliamentary   2. Britain
C. Directive Principle   3. Canada
D. Fundamental Rights 4. Ireland

Below codes are given in A B C D order
A. 2 1 4 1
B. 2 3 1 4
C. 3 4 2 1
D. 3 2 4 1

Correct Answer: 3 2 4 1

43. Which of the following features does the Indian Constitution borrow from the Weimar
Constitution of Germany?
A. The idea of a federation with a strong centre
B. The method of presidential elections
C. The Emergency powers
D. Provisions concerning the suspension of fundamental rights during National Emergency

Correct Answer: Provisions concerning the suspension of fundamental rights during National Emergency

44. The Constitution of India borrowed the scheme of Indian Federation from the Constitution
of:
A. USA
B. Canada
C. Ireland
D. UK

Correct Answer: Canada

45. The Indian Constitution closely follows the constitutional system of:
A. USA
B. UK
C. Switzerland
D. Russia

Correct Answer: UK

46. Which of the following is a feature common to both the Indian Federation and the
American Federation?
A. A single citizenship
B. Dual Judiciary
C. Three lists in the Constitution
D. A Federal Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution

Correct Answer: A Federal Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution

47. The word 'Federation' is described in which part of the constitution?
A. First Part
B. Second Part
C. Forth Part
D. not mentioned anywhere

Correct Answer: not mentioned anywhere

48. The inspiration of “Liberty. Equality and Fraternity' was derived from:
A. American revolution
B. French revolution
C. Russian revolution
D. None of the above

Correct Answer: French revolution

49. Indian President and Prime Minister are a replica of the heads of the State of which country?
A. Britain
B. USA
C. Ireland
D. Russia

Correct Answer: Britain

50. The President of the Indian Union has the same constitutional authority as the:
A. British Monarch
B. President of USA
C. President of Egypt
D. President of Russia

Correct Answer: British Monarch