Question 1 : The mind of the makers of the Constitution of India is reflected in which of the following?
a) The Preamble
b) The Fundamental Rights
c) The Directive Principles of State Policy
d) The Fundamental Duties
Answer : a
Question 2 : Where have the words ‘We The People of India’ been used in the Constitution of India?
a) Directive Principle
b) Fundamental Rights
c) Citizenship
d) Preamble of the Constitution
Answer : d
Question 3 : Which one the following describes India a Secular State?
a) Fundamental Rights
b) Preamble of the Constitution
c) 9th Schedule
d) Directive Principles
Answer : b
Question 4 : The Preamble of our Constitution reads India as
a) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic
b) Sovereign, Democratic, Socialist, Secular, Republic
c) Socialist, Sovereign, Democratic, Secular, Republic
d) Democratic, Sovereign, Secular, Socialist, Republic
Answer : a
Question 5 : 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 rules that it is not a part of the Constitution
c) It has been amended twice
d) All of the above
Answer : a
Question 6 : The Preamble of the Indian Constitution adopted on 26th November, 1949 did not include the terms
I. Socialist
II. Secular
III. Integrity
IV. Republic
a) I, II and III
b) II, III and IV
c) I, II and IV
d) III and IV
Answer : a
Question 7 : Consider the following statements about the Preamble of the Constitution
I. The objective resolution proposed by Pt Nehru ultimately became the preamble
II. It is not justiciable in nature
III. It cannot be amended
IV. It cannot override the specific provisions of the Constitution
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
a) I and II
b) I, II and IV
c) I, II and III
d) II, III and IV
Answer : b
Question 8 : Assertion (A) : India is a democratic country
Reason (R) : India has a Constitution of its own
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true
Answer : b
Question 9 : Consider the following words
I. Socialist
II. Democratic
III. Sovereign
IV. Secular
Choose the response that gives the correct order in which these words occur in the Preamble
a) III, I, IV, II
b) III, IV, I, II
c) III, IV, II, I
d) IV, I, III, II
Answer : a
Question 10 : Assertion (A) : India is a sovereign socialist secular democratic republic
Reason (R) : It was substituted by 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 for Sovereign Democratic Republic
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true
Answer : a
Question 11 : Which of the following attribute in the Preamble states that ‘No one should treat a fellow citizen as inferior’?
a) Justice
b) Liberty
c) Equality
d) Fraternity
Answer : d
Question 12 : How many types of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity in that order has been mentioned in the Preamble of Constitution of India?
a) 3, 5, 2, 1
b) 1, 3, 5, 2
c) 2, 5, 3, 1
d) 5, 2, 1, 3
Answer : a
Question 13 : Which one of the following words was not included in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution in 1947?
a) Fraternity
b) Sovereign
c) Equality
d) Integrity
Answer : d
Question 14 : The ideals and objectives outlined in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution have been further elaborated in
a) the chapter on Fundamental Rights
b) the chapter on Directive Principles of State Policy
c) the chapter on Directive Principles of State Policy, Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties
d) nowhere else in the text of the Constitution
Answer : c
Question 15 : 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 Purna Swaraj
b) the Nehru Report
c) a resolution adopted at Karachi session of the Indian National Congress
d) the objective resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly
Answer : d
Question 16 : 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
Answer : d
Question 17 : Among the following ideals and philosophy, identity those enshrined in the preamble to the Constitution of India.
I. Sovereign democratic republic
II. Socialism and secularism
III. Capitalism and free trade
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) I and II
b) I and III
c) I, II and III
d) II and III
Answer : b
Question 18 : The Indian Constitution establishes a Secular State. It means
I. the state treats all religions equally
II. freedom of faith and worship is allowed to all the people
III. educational institutions, without exception, are free to impart religious instruction
IV. that state makes no discrimination on the basis of the religion in matters of employment
a) I and II
b) I, II, III and IV
c) II, III and IV
d) I, II and IV
Answer : d
Question 19 : The idea of Preamble has been borrowed in Indian Constitution from the Constitution of
a) Italy
b) Canada
c) France
d) USA
Answer : d
Question 20 : Who said Preamble is the keynote to the Constitution?
a) Earnest Barker
b) KM Munshi
c) BR Ambedkar
d) DD Basu
Answer : a
Question 21 : The term ‘Fraternity’ in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution means a sense of
a) friendliness
b) statehood
c) love and affection
d) brotherhood
Answer : d
Question 22 : The ‘Justice’ described in the Preamble of Indian Constitution has been accepted in which form?
a) Political justice
b) Economic justice
c) Social justice
d) all of the above
Answer : d
Question 23 : At the time of enactment of the Constitution, which one of the following ideals was not included in the preamble?
a) Liberty
b) Equality
c) Socialist
d) Justice
Answer : c
Question 24 : Which one of the following objectives is not embodied in the Preamble to the Constitution of India?
a) Liberty of thought
b) Economic liberty
c) Liberty of expression
d) Liberty of belief
Answer : b
Question 25 : One of the implication of equality in society is the absence of
a) privileges
b) restrains
c) competition
d) ideology
Answer : a
Question 26 : Socialism refers to
a) state-controlled economy
b) liquidation of the bourgeoise
c) removal of peasantry from administration
d) establishment of military dictatorship
Answer : a
Question 27 : Which one of the following correctly explains the meaning of ‘Socialist’ in the Preamble?
a) Nationalisation of all means of production
b) abolition of private property
c) socialistic pattern of society
d) eradication of exploitation and vested interest
Answer : c
Question 28 : Which of the following is correct?
a) social equality is not guaranteed in our constitution
b) social equality already existed in our country
c) social equality is guaranteed in our constitution
d) none of the above
Answer : c
Question 29 : ‘Economic Justice’ as one of the objectives of the Indian Constitution has been provided in
a) the preamble and the fundamental rights
b) the preamble and the directive principles of state policy
c) the fundamental rights and the directive principles of state policy
d) none of the above
Answer : b
Question 30 : The preamble in our constitution makes no intention of
a) justice
b) fraternity
c) equality of status
d) adult franchise
Answer : d
Question 31 : The preamble is useful in constitutional interpretation because it
a) uses value-loaded words
b) contains the real objective and philosophy of the constitution makers
c) is a source of power and limitation
d) gives an exhaustive list of basic features of the constitution
Answer : b
Question 32 : In which one of these cases, the Supreme Court held that ‘the concept of secularism is that state will have no religion’?
a) Bal Patil vs Union of India (2005)
b) Kesavananda Bharti Case (1973)
c) Minerva Mills Case (1984)
d) Sajjan Singh Case (1967)
Answer : c
Question 33 : What is the legal nature of the preamble of the Constitution?
a) It is enforceable
b) It is not enforceable
c) It may be enforced in special circumstances
d) none of the above
Answer : b
Question 34 : In which of the following case Supreme Court urged that the preamble can’t be amended as it is not the Part of Constitution?
a) Sajjan singh case
b) Kesavananda Bharti Case
c) Minerva Mill case
d) Berubari Union case
Answer : d
Question 35 : In which case did the Supreme Court first declare that the Preamble is not a part of the Constitution?
a) Berubari
b) Sajjan Singh
c) Golak Nath
d) Kesavananda Bharti
Answer : a
Question 36 : In which of the following cases Supreme Court has held that the Preamble forms part of the Constitution?
a) Union of India vs Dr. Kholi
b) Banarasidas vs State of UP
c) Bommai vs Union of India
d) Malak Singh vs State of Punjab
Answer : c
Question 37 : Which Amendment Act introduced changes in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?
a) The 38th Amendment Act, 1975
b) The 40th Amendment Act, 1976
c) The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
d) The 44th Amendment Act, 1979
Answer : c
Question 38 : Which of the following words was inserted in the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution of India?
a) Economic
b) Integrity
c) Belief
d) Political
Answer : b
Question 39 : The words ‘Secular’ and ‘Socialist’ were added to the Preamble of Indian Constitution by the
a) 39th Amendment
b) 41st Amendment
c) 42nd Amendment
d) 44th Amendment
Answer : c
Question 40 : The word ‘Socialist’ was inserted into the Preamble to the Constitution of India through which one of the following Amendment Acts?
a) 42st Amendment Act
b) 42nd Amendment Act
c) 43rd Amendment Act
d) 44th Amendment Act
Answer : b
Question 41 : The word ‘secular’ was inserted into Constitution of India by
a) 44th Amendment Act
b) 52nd Amendment Act
c) 42nd Amendment Act
d) 34th Amendment Act
Answer : c
Question 42 : Consider the following statements
I. The 42nd Amendment to the Constitution of India introduced an Article placing the election of the Prime Minister beyond judicial review
II. The Supreme Court of India struck down the 99th Amendment to the Constitution of India as being violative of the independence of judiciary
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II
Answer : b
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