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MCQ 511 Mark

The king who had accepted the transition to constitutional monarchy in Nepal was $.........$

A
Dipendra
B
Gyanendra
✓
Birendra
D
Virendra

Answer

Correct option: C.

Birendra

"Birendra Bir Bikram Shah" was the King of Nepal from $1972$ until $2001.$ He accepted the transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy, was killed in a mysterious massacre of the royal family in $2001.$

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MCQ 521 Mark

How many members had the Constituent Assembly that wrote the Indian Constitution?

A
$200$
✓
$199$
C
$198$
D
$190$

Answer

Correct option: B.

$199$

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MCQ 531 Mark

What is apartheid?

A
Election in proportion to population.
✓
Official policy of discrimination against the Blacks.
C
Equality among all.
D
None of the above.

Answer

Correct option: B.

Official policy of discrimination against the Blacks.

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MCQ 541 Mark

South Africa became a democratic country in the year $.......$

A
$1950$
B
$1970$
C
$1984$
✓
$1994$

Answer

Correct option: D.

$1994$

Apartheid was the name of a system of racial discrimination which was practiced in South Africa before $1994.$ The system of apartheid divided the people and labelled them on the basis of their skin colour. Under the leadership of Nelson Mandela, African National Congress led a struggle against this system. Finally, in $1994,$ South Africa became a democratic country.

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MCQ 551 Mark

Provisions to Financial Bill is provided under $......$

A
Article $110$ of Constitution.
B
Article $115$ of Constitution.
✓
Article $117$ of Constitution.
D
Article $119$ of Constitution.

Answer

Correct option: C.

Article $117$ of Constitution.

Financial bills are those bills that deal with fiscal matters, that is, revenue or expenditure. However, the Constitution uses the term financial bill in a technical sense. Financial bills are of three kinds which are dealt with in the following provisions:
Money Bills$-$ Article $110\ ($money bills are a specie of financial bills$).$
Financial Bills $(I)-$ Article $117 (1)$
Financial Bills $(II)-$ Article $117 (3)$
Only those financial bills are money bills which contain exclusively those matters which are mentioned in Article $110.$ These are also certified by the Speaker of Lok Sabha as money bills. However, on the other hand, financial bills $(I)$ and $(II)$ have been dealt with in Article $117$ of the Constitution.

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MCQ 561 Mark

Which among the following authorities or institutions has power of admission or establishment of new State within the meaning of Article $11 .......$

A
Neighbouring States only.
✓
Parliament of India only.
C
Governor specially appointed by the Parliament.
D
Special Commission for such purpose.

Answer

Correct option: B.

Parliament of India only.

The Parliament may by law admit into the union or establish new states on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit. The power is conferred by the constitution under Article $2$ as parliament is the supreme legislature of the country.

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MCQ 571 Mark

The Constitution begins with a short statement of its basic values. What is it called?

A
Preface.
✓
Preamble.
C
Introduction.
D
Article.

Answer

Correct option: B.

Preamble.

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MCQ 581 Mark

During $1980s$ the Zimbabwe government amended the constitution to $........$

✓
Increase presidents power.
B
Bring autocratic government.
C
Overthrow president.
D
Decrease presidents powers.

Answer

Correct option: A.

Increase presidents power.

$\text{ZANU-PF}$ leader Robert Mugabe, elected prime minister in $1980,$ revised the constitution in $1987$ to make himself president. Among the most radical of such amendments were; the abolition of seats reserved for white minority in parliament and the abolition of the office of the prime minister in $1987$ and the creation of an executive presidency following a forced merger between Mugabe $\text{ZANU}$ and the main opposition Patriotic Front $(PF).$
Hence, Option $A$ is correct. The rest of the clauses are contradictory to the $1987$ amendment, hence, incorrect.

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MCQ 591 Mark

Quit India Movement was declared by the Indian National Congress in Bombay Session of $\text{AICC}$ on $........$

✓
August $8, 1942$
B
August $9, 1945$
C
July $18, 1947$
D
None of the above

Answer

Correct option: A.

August $8, 1942$

The Quit India resolution was passed at the Mumbai session of All India Congress Committee on $8^{th}$ August$, 1942,$ after the failure of the Cripps Mission.
Mahatma Gandhi gave his famous Do or Die Quit India speech at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay after the passing of the Quit India resolution.

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MCQ 601 Mark

The Preamble to the Indian Constitution includes all except $.......$

✓
Adult Franchise.
B
Equality of status.
C
Fraternity.
D
Justice.

Answer

Correct option: A.

Adult Franchise.

Preamble is an introductory statement that states the source of authority, date of adoption, guiding principles, etc. Also, it specifies character and values like sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic, justice, liberty, equality, fraternity. It doesnt include anything about adult franchise.

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MCQ 611 Mark

The validity of the Constitution $39^{th}$ Amendment Act$, 1975$ was challenged on the ground that it destroyed the basic feature of the Consitution, in the case of $........$

A
Ram Jawaya v. State of Punjab.
B
Keshvananda Bharti v. State of Kerala.
✓
Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain.
D
Khem Chand v. Union of India.

Answer

Correct option: C.

Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain.

The validity of the Constitution $39^{th}$ Amendment Act$, 1975$ was challenged on the ground that it destroyed the basic feature of the Constitution, in the case of Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain. It was challenged on the ground that the constitution of the House which passed the Amendment was illegal. However, the validity of the amendment was upheld by the Supreme Court.

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MCQ 621 Mark

How many members were there in the Constituent Assembly that wrote the Indian Constitution?

A
$399$
✓
$299$
C
$199$
D
$190$

Answer

Correct option: B.

$299$

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MCQ 631 Mark

What does the term 'Socialist' mean?

A
Wealth should be shared only by the rich.
✓
Wealth is generated socially and should be shared equally by society.
C
Wealth should be shared only by the poor.
D
Wealth is generated socially and should not be shared by any one.

Answer

Correct option: B.

Wealth is generated socially and should be shared equally by society.

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MCQ 641 Mark

Which one of the following statements is correct?

✓
The Constituent Assembly of India was elected by the Provincial Assemblies in the year $1946.$
B
Jawaharlal Nehru$; M.A.$ Jinnah and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were members of the Constituent Assembly of India.
C
The First Session of the Constituent Assembly of India was held in January$, 1947.$
D
The Constitution of India was adopted on $26^{th}$ January$, 1950.$

Answer

Correct option: A.

The Constituent Assembly of India was elected by the Provincial Assemblies in the year $1946.$

The Constituent Assembly was Constituted in November $1946$ under Cabinet Mission Plan. The members of Constituent Assembly were elected by Provincial Legislative Assemblies and voting was to be by the method of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.

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MCQ 651 Mark

The Constitution of India is protected by $........$

A
Parliment.
B
President.
✓
Supreme Court.
D
Prime Minister.

Answer

Correct option: C.

Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court has ruled that all provisions of the Constitution, including fundamental rights, can be amended. However, the Parliament cannot alter the basic structure of the constitution. Since the fundamental rights can be altered only by a constitutional amendment, their inclusion is a check not only on the executive branch but also on the Parliament and state legislatures.

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MCQ 661 Mark

As per provision under Article $120$ of Constitution of India what kind of language can be used in Parliament for its conduct of business?

A
Hindi.
B
English.
C
Mother$-$tongue of a member.
✓
All the above are allowed.

Answer

Correct option: D.

All the above are allowed.

Article $120$ of the Constitution of India deals with the provision of language to be used in Parliament. The proceedings in Parliament shall be conducted in Hindi or English. But the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha or the speaker of the Lok Sabha, as the case may be, may permit any member who cannot adequately express himself in Hindi or in English to address the House in his mother$-$tongue.

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MCQ 671 Mark

Every document presented and every word spoken in the Constituent Assembly has been recorded and preserved. These are called $.......?$

✓
Constituent Assembly Debates.
B
Constituent Assembly Minutes.
C
Constituent Assembly Agenda.
D
Constituent Assembly Daily.

Answer

Correct option: A.

Constituent Assembly Debates.

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MCQ 681 Mark

India is the only country in the world where, in the States which are governed by the Communist party, human rights are fully respected and that is only because the Bill of Rights is firmly entrenched in our national Constitution. We can proudly say that our Constitution gave us a flying start and equipped us adequately to meet the challenges of the future.
Which of the following conclusions is not implied by the passage above?

A
Communist states often do not respect human rights.
✓
Communist states never respect human rights.
C
The entrenchment of the Bill of Rights is what ensures that even Communist$-$governed states respect human rights.
D
The Indian Constitution prepared India for the challenges of independence.

Answer

Correct option: B.

Communist states never respect human rights.

Option $(b)$ contradicts this by stating in the communist states never respect human rights. Thus, option $(b)$ is not a conclusion implicit in the passage.

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MCQ 691 Mark

How many amendments were considered before adopting the Constitution?

A
Around $500$
✓
Around $2000$
C
Around $1550$
D
Around $1000$

Answer

Correct option: B.

Around $2000$

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MCQ 701 Mark

Which among the following statements about Indias Constitution is wrong?

A
It prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion.
✓
It gives official status to one religion.
C
It provides to all individuals the freedom to profess any religion.
D
It ensures equality of citizens within religious communities.

Answer

Correct option: B.

It gives official status to one religion.

Freedom of religion in India is a fundamental right guaranteed by Article $15$ and Article $25$ of the Constitution of India. Modern India came into existence in $1947$ and the Indian constitutions preamble was amended in $1976$ to state that India is a secular state. Every citizen of India has a right to practice and promote their religion peacefully.

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MCQ 711 Mark

Who among the following played a key role in the making of the Constitution?

✓
B.R. Ambedkar
B
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
C
Mahatma Gandhi
D
T.T. Krishnamachari

Answer

Correct option: A.

B.R. Ambedkar

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MCQ 721 Mark

India is the only country in the world where, in the States which are governed by the Communist party, human rights are fully respected$-$ and that is only because the Bill of Rights is firmly entrenched in our national Constitution. We can proudly say that our Constitution gave us a flying start and equipped us adequately to meet the challenges of the future.
Which of the following, if true, would weaken the above argument?

✓
Communist governments are motivated to respect human rights out of Communist principles, not Constitutional ones.
B
The Constitution of India is itself sympathetic to Communist principle.
C
Human rights need to be enforceable to have any meaning.
D
Countries without a strong culture of human rights are prone to oppressing minorities.

Answer

Correct option: A.

Communist governments are motivated to respect human rights out of Communist principles, not Constitutional ones.

Option $(a)$ weakens the argument by starting that the communist government are not motivated by the principle of the constitution $($of India$).$ Instead they are motivated by their own Communist principles.

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MCQ 731 Mark

When was the national flag of the Republic of South Africa unfurled?

✓
$1994$
B
$1996$
C
$1993$
D
$1995$

Answer

Correct option: A.

$1994$

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MCQ 741 Mark

When did the Indian constitution come into force?

A
$26^{th}$ Nov$, 1949$
B
$15^{th}$ August$, 1947$
✓
$26^{th}$ Jan$, 1950$
D
$26^{th}$ Jan$, 1930$

Answer

Correct option: C.

$26^{th}$ Jan$, 1950$

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MCQ 751 Mark

Which one of the following is $\text{NOT}$ a part of the Preamble of the Indian Constitution?

A
Secularism.
B
Socialism.
C
Sovereign Democratic Republic.
✓
Federalism.

Answer

Correct option: D.

Federalism.

The Preamble reads that we, the People of India having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic and to secure to all its citizens justice, liberty, equality and fraternity.
India has a federal form of government, i.e. a government at two or more levels.

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MCQ 761 Mark

When did the Constitution of India come into effect?

A
$26$ November $1950$
B
$26$ November $1949$
C
$20$ November $1951$
✓
$26$ January $1950$

Answer

Correct option: D.

$26$ January $1950$

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MCQ 771 Mark

A constitution which can be amended easily is called $........$ constitution:

A
Modern.
✓
Flexible.
C
Rigid.
D
Unique.

Answer

Correct option: B.

Flexible.

A Constitution can be said to be rigid or flexible on the basis of its amendability. A flexible constitution can be amended by ordinary law making procedure whereas a rigid one requires special procedures.

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MCQ 781 Mark

$102^{nd}$ consistution Amendment Act inserted how many Articles?

A
Five
B
Six
✓
Two
D
None

Answer

Correct option: C.

Two

$102^{nd}$ constitution Amendment Act inserted two Articles which are Article $338 B$ and Article $342 A.$

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MCQ 791 Mark

Which of these is a provision that a democratic constitution does not have?

A
Powers of the head of the state.
✓
Name of the head of the state.
C
Powers of the legislature.
D
Name of the country.

Answer

Correct option: B.

Name of the head of the state.

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MCQ 801 Mark

Under the Indian constitution which one of the following articles plays an interventionist role in the autonomy of a State Government?

A
Article $190$
B
Article $366$
C
Article $339$
✓
Article $356$

Answer

Correct option: D.

Article $356$

The constitution of India has provided the President of India the power to impose emergency using article $356$ and article $365$ on two different accounts, if the state does not follow the Indian constitution and if the state does not obey the union government direction.

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MCQ 811 Mark

Which of these features were accepted by all the Indian leaders much before they sat down to make the Constitution?

A
Universal adult franchise.
B
Right to freedom.
C
Protection of the rights of minoritie.
✓
All of the above.

Answer

Correct option: D.

All of the above.

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MCQ 821 Mark

Which of the following sentences is wrong about Dr B.R. Ambedkar?

A
He was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee.
✓
He was born in Maharashtra.
C
He was law minister in post$-$independence India.
D
He was the founder of the Republican Party of India.

Answer

Correct option: B.

He was born in Maharashtra.

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MCQ 831 Mark

The Constitution names our country as $........$

A
Bharat.
✓
India, that is Bharat.
C
Hindustan.
D
Aryavarta.

Answer

Correct option: B.

India, that is Bharat.

The Constitution names our country as India, that is Bharat. The first article of the Constitution of India states that India, that is Bharat, shall be a union of states, implicitly codifying India and Bharat as equally official short names for the Republic of India.

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MCQ 841 Mark

Consider the following statements with regard to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. Choose the correct statement:
The framers of the Constitution resolved not to repeat the racist, brutal and repressive past.
The Constitution was framed by both the whites and the blacks who lived in the country.
The goodness of all was the basic feature of the belief of the framers of the Constitution.

A
$A$ and $B$
B
$A$ and $C$
C
$B$ and $C$
✓
$A, B$ and $C$

Answer

Correct option: D.

$A, B$ and $C$

According to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa following statements are correct:
The goodness of all was the basic feature of the belief of the framers of the Constitution.
The framers of the Constitution resolved not to repeat the racist, brutal and repressive past.
The Constitution was framed by both the whites and the blacks who lived in the country.

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MCQ 851 Mark

Quit India Movement was declared by the Indian National Congress after the failure of the $........$

✓
Cripps Mission.
B
August offer.
C
Wavell Plan.
D
None of the above.

Answer

Correct option: A.

Cripps Mission.

The Cripps Mission was a failed attempt by the British government to secure full cooperation from Indians and support for their efforts in World War $II$ in $1942.$ The mission was headed by a senior minister Sir Stafford Cripps. The Quit India resolution was passed at the Mumbai session of All India Congress Committee on $8^{th}$ August$, 1942,$ after the failure of the Cripps Mission. Mahatma Gandhi gave his famous Do or Die Quit India speech at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay after the passing of the Quit India resolution.

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MCQ 861 Mark

How many duties are provided under Part$-IV$ of the Constitution?

✓
11
B
10
C
12
D
08

Answer

Correct option: A.

Part $\text{IVA}$ of the Indian Constitution deals with the Fundamental Duties. Originally, the Constitution did not provide for the fundamental duties. It was by the $42^{nd}$ and $86^{th}$ Constitutional Amendment Act that these were added in the Constitution. As of now there are $11$ fundamental duties from Article $51A ($a to $k).$

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MCQ 871 Mark

How many languages are there under article $8^{th}$ in the Indian Constitution?

✓
$22$
B
$20$
C
$25$
D
$15$

Answer

Correct option: A.

$22$

The Eighth Schedule to the Indian constitution lists $22$ languages that the Government of India has the responsibility to develop.

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MCQ 881 Mark

When was the constitution of India drafted at first?

A
$1930$
B
$1931$
✓
$1928$
D
$1929$

Answer

Correct option: C.

$1928$

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MCQ 891 Mark

What is meant by Secular?

✓
Citizens have complete freedom to follow any religion. But there is no official religion. Government treats all religious beliefs and practices with equal respect.
B
All are equal before the law. The traditional social inequalities have to be ended. The government should ensure equal opportunity for all.
C
There are no unreasonable restrictions on the citizens in what they think, how they wish to express their thoughts and the way they wish to follow up their thoughts in action.
D
People have the supreme right to make decisions on internal as well as external matters. No external power can dictate the government of India.

Answer

Correct option: A.

Citizens have complete freedom to follow any religion. But there is no official religion. Government treats all religious beliefs and practices with equal respect.

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MCQ 901 Mark

How many recognised official languages are there in India?

✓
$25$
B
$23$
C
$22$
D
$27$

Answer

Correct option: A.

$25$

Currently there are $22$ scheduled languages in India Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Meitei $($Manipuri$),$ Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.

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MCQ 911 Mark

What is the maximum permissible strength of elected members of Upper House according to the Constitution?

A
$234$
B
$238$
C
$242$
✓
$250$

Answer

Correct option: D.

$250$

The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Membership of Rajya Sabha is restricted by the Constitution to a maximum of $250$ members. Members of the House are indirectly elected by state and territorial legislatures using votes.

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MCQ 921 Mark

The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held in $.......$

A
Bombay
B
Calcutta
C
Lahore
✓
New Delhi

Answer

Correct option: D.

New Delhi

The Constituent Assembly constituted on November $1946$ under Cabinet Mission Plan held its first meeting on December $9, 1946,$ at Constitutional Hall, New Delhi.

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MCQ 931 Mark

What is called the soul of the Indian Constitution?

A
Legislature.
B
Judiciary.
C
Executive.
✓
Preamble.

Answer

Correct option: D.

Preamble.

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MCQ 941 Mark

Who was the chairman of the Drafting Committee that drafted the Indian Constitution?

A
Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
B
Jaipal Singh.
✓
Dr. BR Ambedkar.
D
Baldev Singh.

Answer

Correct option: C.

Dr. BR Ambedkar.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, chairman of the Drafting Committee, presenting the final draft of the Indian Constitution to Dr. Rajendra Prasad on $25$ November $1949.$ Jawaharlal Nehru addressing the constituent assembly in $1946.$

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MCQ 951 Mark

The practice of having written constitutions started with $........$

A
The French Revolution.
✓
The American War of Independence.
C
The Glorious Revolution.
D
The French Revolution and American War of Independence.

Answer

Correct option: B.

The American War of Independence.

The United States Constitution, ratified June $21, 1788,$ was influenced by the writings of Polybius, Locke, Montesquieu, and others. The document became a benchmark for republicanism and codified constitutions written there after.

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MCQ 961 Mark

Preamble of Indian Constitution has declared India as Republic State which means, head of the state is $.......$

A
Prime Minister of India.
B
Speaker of Lok$-$sabha.
✓
President of India.
D
Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India.

Answer

Correct option: C.

President of India.

The Preamble of Indian Constitution has declared India as Republic State which means the head of the state is the President who is an elected representative and not a hereditary person. President is elected by a voting body called Electoral College.

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MCQ 971 Mark

The Indian Constitution closely follows the Constitutional system of $........$

A
$\text{USA}$
✓
$U.K.$
C
Switzerland
D
$\text{USSR}$

Answer

Correct option: B.

$U.K.$

The Indian Constitution system mostly resembles the system of constitution prevalent in the United Kingdom. It is so because India remained the colony of Britain for a long period and the laws so enacted and formulated during British India were adopted as it is with little modification. The system prevalent in the $U.K.$ was more feasible for the Indian system hence major principles were taken from the $U.K.$ itself such as Prime Minister, Parliament, cabinet, Council of Minister, etc.

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MCQ 981 Mark

Who often bitterly criticised Mahatma and his visions and why?

A
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
✓
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
C
Mr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.
D
Mr. Somnath Lahiri.

Answer

Correct option: B.

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.

This dream of an India that has eliminated inequality was shared by Dr. Ambedkar, who played a key role in the making of the Constitution but he had a different understanding of how inequalities could be removed. He often bitterly criticised Mahatma Gandhi and his vision.

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MCQ 991 Mark

Which of these did not form a part of the changed attitude of South African government?

A
Discriminatory laws were repealed.
B
Ban on political parties and media was lifted.
C
Nelson Mandela was freed from imprisonment.
✓
More discriminatory laws were passed.

Answer

Correct option: D.

More discriminatory laws were passed.

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MCQ 1001 Mark

Find the odd one out $.......$

A
Indian Constitution adopts from experiences of freedom struggle.
B
Indian Constitution adopts from already existing Constitutions.
✓
Indian Constitution has remained same since its drafting.
D
Indian Constitution provides principles and provisions for ruling the country.

Answer

Correct option: C.

Indian Constitution has remained same since its drafting.

The constitution of India is a living document meaningly it is amenable to changes and requires amendment as per the time, necessities and social and cultural necessities. The makers of the constitution have understood this necessity and provide for amendment in the provisions of the constitution itself. The first amendment was made within one year of coming it in force i.e., in $1951$ and so far $101$ amendments have been made to date. The philosophy of the Indian constitution is reflected in its preamble which expresses the hopes and aspirations of people.

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Social Science MCQ (1 Mark)