Top 1000+ Solved Indian Polity and Constitution MCQ Questions Answer
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
Q. Who among the following moved the Objectives Resolution which formed tile basis of the Preamble of the Constitution of India in the Constituent Assembly on Dec 13, 1946? [CDS 2009]
a. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
b. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
d. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Q. The constitution of India is republican because it [CDS 2012]
a. provides for an elected Parliament
b. provides for adult franchise
c. contains a bill of rights
d. has no hereditary elements
Q. Which one among the following statements is not correct ? The word 'socialist' in the Preamble of the Constitution of India, read with [CDS 2012]
a. Article 39(d), would enable the Court to uphold the constitutionality of nationalization laws
b. Articles 14, would enable the Court to strike down a statute which failed to achieve the socialist goal to the fullest extent
c. Article 25, would enable the Court to ensure freedom guaranteed under that Article
d. Article 23, would enable the Court to reduce inequality in income and status