Top 50+ Solved Constitutional Preamble Sources MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which of the following emerges clearly from the Preamble? 1. When the Constitution was enacted. 2. The ideals that were to be achieved. 3. The system of government 4. The source of authority
a. II, III and IV
b. I and II
c. I, II and III
d. I, II, III and IV
Q. 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
Q. The Indian Constitution has borrowed the ideas of Preamble from the:
a. Italian Constitution
b. Canadian Constitution
c. French Constitution
d. Constitution of USA
Q. Secularism means: [RRB 1994]
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 favour any particular religious faith
Q. In a Federal State: [I. Tax 1993]
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
Q. India opted for a federal form of government because of: [Railways 1994]
a. vast-territory
b. cultural integration
c. linguistic and regional diversity
d. administrative convenience
Q. 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 Constitutent 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
Q. 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 basic structure is made
d. Preamble can be amended by Parliament simply by an objective Resolution
Q. 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
Q. 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
Q. 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
Q. 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
Q. 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 the above
Q. Which of the following is not a part of the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?
a. Secularism
b. Sociaiism
c. Democratic Republic
d. Federalism
Q. The source of India's sovereignty lies in the:
a. President
b. Prime Minister
c. People of India
d. Preamble to the Constitution