CONSTITUTION OF INDIA - (21CIP37)

MODULE – 1 & 2 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Faculty: Dr J BALASUBRAMANIAN, PROFESSOR – MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, BTI
1) How many times was the Preamble of the Constitution amended?
(a) Three times
(b) Two times
(c) One time (d) Not amended

2) The Right to Education is part of

(a) Right to freedom of speech and expression
(b) Right to social equality
(c) Right to Life
(d) Right to freedom of profession and trade

3) The freedom of speech and expression does not include

(a) The right to express one‟s own conviction
(b) Commercial advertisements
(c) Right to propagate the views of other person
(d) Calling for “Bundh”

4) The Indian independence Act 1947 was passed by the

(a) Constituent Assembly
(b) British Parliament
(c) Governor General of India
(d) Provincial Government

5) India has recognized

(a) Only one religion as National Religion
(b) Three religions as National Religion
(c) Five religions as National Religion
(d) No religion as National Religion

6) One of the restrictions of freedom of speech and expression is

(a) Contempt of Court
(b) Degrading the office of the President
(c) Spreading discontent among the citizens
(d) Holding unlawful assembly

7) Common Civil Code means

(a) Common Civil Procedure Code
(b) Common Civil law applicable to all
(c) Civil law applicable to common man
(d) Civil law applicable to Hindus, Muslims and Christians in certain matters

8) Fraternity means
(a) Fatherly treatment
(b) Sprit of brotherhood
(c) Unity and integrity of the nation
(d) Elimination of economic injustice

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9) Dr Rajendra Prasad was chairman of
(a) Drafting committee
(b) Constituent Assembly
(c) Raj Sabha
(d) First Planning Commission

10) Social Justice means

(a) Justice to all people who are poor and illiterate, irrespective of cast, creed and religion
(b) Providing justice to poor and downtrodden by passing special laws
(c) Justice which protects the interest of the society at large
(d) None of the above

11) Preamble of Indian Constitution

(a) Is part of the constitution
(b) Is not part of the constitution
(c) Was considered to be part of the constitution
(d) Is additional part of the constitution

12) The final draft of the Indian Constitution was signed by

(a) Dr B R Ambedkar
(b) All the members of drafting committee of the Indian constitution
(c) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(d) All the members of constituent assembly

13) To set up two independent dominions to be known as India and Pakistan was provided by the
(a) Cabinet Mission
(b) Indian Independence Act 1947
(c) Mountbatten Plan
(d) Shimla Agreement

14) The words “we people of India” in the preamble of Indian Constitution refer to
(a) All the people of India
(b) All the persons who were the members of the Constituent Assembly
(c) All the persons who were the members of the Drafting Committee
(d) Both all the members of Constituent Assembly and Drafting Committee

15) The Constitution of India derives its authority from the

(a) Parliament of India
(b) Supreme Court
(c) People of India
(d) Constituent Assembly

16) Rule of law means

(a) No man is above the law of the land
(b) Procedural rules to be strictly followed while applying the law
(c) Strictly according to rules made under law
(d) Rules made under the law of Constitution

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17) Illegal telephone tapping is violation of
(a) Right to equal protection laws
(b) Right to practice any profession or to carry on any trade
(c) Rights to personal liberty
(d) Right to freedom of speech and expression

18) Right to life includes

(a) Right to commit suicide
(b) Right to live with human dignity
(c) Right to practice any religion
(d) Right to carry on any religion

19) Reasonable restriction means

(a) Restrictions based on social conditions
(b) Restrictions based on economic conditions
(c) Restrictions actually required in the interest of public
(d) Restrictions which is moderate

20) An educational institutions wholly maintained out of state funds should

(a) Provide proper religious instruction
(b) Not provide any religious instruction
(c) Provide religious instruction with the consent of parents
(d) Provide religious instruction with prior permission of State Government

21) An arrested person should be produced before a magistrate within

(a) Three days
(b) Twelve hours
(c) Twenty four hours
(d) Thirty six hours

22) The rule of equality before law is applicable to

(a) Backward class people
(b) Socially and Educationally backward class people
(c) All citizens of India
(d) Any person within the territory of India

23) Constitution declares Untouchability as

(a) Undemocratic act
(b) Serious social evil
(c) Criminal offence
(d) Inhuman act

24) Freedom of press is included in

(a) Right to freedom of profession
(b) Right to freedom of trade and commerce
(c) Right to freedom of speech and expression
(d) Right to personal liberty

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25) Constitution declares untouchability as
(a) Undemocratic act
(b) Criminal Offence
(c) Serious social evil
(d) Inhuman act

26) Who had stated during freedom struggle “Freedom is my birth-right and I shall have it”
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Sardar Valla Bhai Patel
(c) Dr B R Ambedkar
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

27) January 26th was selected as the date for the inauguration of Constitution because
(a) It was an auspicious day
(b) Congress had observed „Independence Day‟ on 26th January 1930.
(c) On that day „Salt Satyagraha‟ was launched
(d) It was the day on which „Quit India‟ movement was started

28) Who was chiefly responsible for integrating more than 565 princely states
(a) Sadar Valla Bhai Patel
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Dr B R Ambedkar

29) Free and compulsory education is made a Fundamental Right for children of
(a) 6 to 18 years
(b) 6 to 14 years
(c) 6 to 10 years
(d) 5 to 12 years

30) The preamble of the constitution declared India as

(a) Sovereign, Democratic, Republic
(b) Sovereign, Socialist, Democratic, Republic
(c) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic
(d) Sovereign, Republic

31) Right to equality under article 14 means

(a) Treating all People equally
(b) Equally among equals and not equality among unequal
(c) Upliftment of S.Cs. and S.Ts and backward class people
(d) None of the above

32) In which year, the Cripps Mission come to India?

(a) 1949
(b) 1947
(c) 1946
(d) 1945

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33) The Constituent assembly on Aug 29, 1947 appointed a drafting committee under the
chairmanship of
(a) Dr B R Ambedkar
(b) Sri B G Tilak
(c) Sri Sardar Patel
(d) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

34) Which of the following words were added to the preamble of the Indian constitution by the
42nd amendment?
(a) Secular
(b) Socialist
(c) Integrity
(d) All the above

35) A citizen‟s fundamental rights are protected

(a) By the executive when the citizen brings the issue before it
(b) Automatically by the Supreme Court
(c) When the citizen approaches the court for a remedy
(d) By Parliament when the issue is brought before it by the executive

36) A citizen of India may debarred from the right to vote on the ground of
(a) Unsoundness of mind
(b) Non-residence
(c) Crime or corrupt or illegal practice
(d) All the above

37) According to the Indian Constitution, the executive power of the union is vested with
(a) The Parliament
(b) The Prime Minister
(c) The President
(d) The Vice-President

38) The members of the constituent assembly to form Constitution for India.
(a) Were nominated by Vice-roy of India
(b) Were nominated by the leaders of Congress party and Muslim league
(c) Elected by the adult franchise
(d) None of the above

39) Right to religion is subject to

(a) Public interest
(b) Public convenience
(c) Public health
(d) Public welfare

40) Fundamental duty demands

(a) To avoid corruption
(b) To abide moral rules
(c) To abide by the constitution
(d) To work sincerely

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41) This is an object enshrined in the Preamble of the constitution
(a) Equality before the law
(b) Equality of status
(c) Equal protection of laws
(d) Economic equality

42) The Purpose of fundamental rights is to establish

(a) Government laws
(b) Strong democratic government
(c) Government of Men
(d) None of the above

43) The word “We the people “ in the preamble of Indian constitution indicates that
(a) The Constitution was framed by the people who were elected by the people of India
(b) India is a republican polity
(c) All the members of constituent assembly who contributed in framing the constitution for
India
(d) None of the above

44) The preamble of Indian Constitution was amended

(a) Once
(b) Twice
(c) Thrice
(d) Not amended

45) In the Indian Constitution, the fundamental rights

(a) Were added by the first amendment
(b) Were added by the 42nd amendment
(c) Formed a part of the original constitution
(d) None of the above

46) The Constitution of India is

(a) Unitary in form but federal in spirit
(b) Unitary with strong federal bias
(c) Is full of strong unitary features
(d) Federal in form but unitary in spirit

47) The constitution of India says „untouchability‟ is abolished and its practice in any form is
prohibited. This is provided under
(a) Right to equality
(b) Right to liberty
(c) Right against exploitation
(d) Right to constitutional remedies

48) Fundamental duties were incorporated in the constitution by the

(a) 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
(b) 44th Amendment Act, 1978
(c) 45th Amendment Act, 1980
(d) 46th Amendment Act, 1982.

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49) The Constitution of India declares India as
(a) A unitary state
(b) A federation
(c) A union of states
(d) A quasi-federal state

50) The ultimate source of authority in India

(a) The people
(b) The Government
(c) The Constitution
(d) The Parliament

51) India is sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic. This expression occurs in
(a) Fundamental rights
(b) Citizenship
(c) Preamble
(d) Directive Principles

52) Fundamental rights are essential to

(a) Unfold the capacities of human beings
(b) Keep a strong check on the working of Government machinery
(c) To achieve the objectives mentioned in the preamble
(d) None of the above

53) It is not the objective enshrined in the Preamble

(a) Justice Social Economic and Political
(b) Liberty of thought and expression
(c) Equality of Status
(d) Not to indulge in corrupt practice

54) Violate means

(a) Use violence
(b) Use force
(c) Commit breach of law
(d) Over-rule

55) Traffic in human beings is violation of

(a) Right to life and personal liberty
(b) Right against exploitation
(c) Right to social justice
(d) Right to equal protection of laws

56) In relation to fundamental rights, public order relates to

(a) Maintaining law and order
(b) Right to speech and expression
(c) Cultured and educational rights of the minority
(d) Human trafficking

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57) The Indian constitution is
(a) Based on conventions
(b) A brief document
(c) An evolved constitution
(d) Written and bulky document

58) Mountbatten plan refers to

(a) Elect members to for constituent assembly
(b) Giving total independence to India by transferring power
(c) Partition of Punjab and Bengal provinces
(d) Permitting Muslim league to frame separate constitution for Pakistan.

59) Fundamental rights granted by the Indian constitution to its citizens cannot be suspended
(a) Except by an order of the President during national emergency
(b) Except through an order of the President during war
(c) Except by an order of the Supreme Court
(d) Under any circumstances

60) The right to legal aid refers to

(a) Right to life and personal liberty
(b) Principles of natural justice
(c) Directives principles of state policy
(d) Equal protection of laws

61) The Constituent Assembly was created as per the proposal of

(a) Cabinet mission
(b) Cripps mission
(c) Simon mission
(d) Indian National Congress

62) The Preamble to the Indian Constitution is borrowed from

(a) Britain Constitution
(b) Canada Constitution
(c) Australia Constitution
(d) Objective Resolution

63) The Constitution of India provides for

(a) Single citizenship
(b) Double citizenship
(c) Multiple citizenship
(d) No citizenship

64) 26th November 1949 is a significant day in our constitutional history because
(a) The constitution was adopted on that day
(b) The India took pledge of complete independence on that day
(c) India become republic on that day
(d) The first amendment to the constitution was passed on that day

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65) The Indian constitution which provides for an elected President indicates that
(a) India is a sovereign state
(b) India is a republic state
(c) India is a democratic state
(d) India is a secular state

66) Traffic in-human being means

(a) Transporting human beings
(b) Selling or purchasing men and women
(c) Traffic in place have dense population
(d) Illegal sale of human organs

67) “Partition would take place on my dead body” whose statements is it?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(d) Sardar Valla Bhai Patel

68) A state where “Head of the state”, is elected is called

(a) Monarchy
(b) Dyarchy
(c) Republic
(d) Anarchy

69) Total number of articles in Indian Constitution is

(a) 397
(b) 297
(c) 400
(d) 445

70) This is not the right of the arrested person

(a) To inform him the ground of his arrest
(b) To insult his lawyer
(c) To produce before the magistrate immediately
(d) To produce before the magistrate within 24 hours

71) Who was the advisor to the Constitution Assembly?

(a) Dr B R Ambedkar
(b) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(c) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) B N Rao

72) Which constitutional amendment inserted “Socialism, Secularism and Integrity” into the
preamble?
(a) 42nd Amendment
(b) 44th Amendment
(c) 77th Amendment
(d) 73rd Amendment

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73) Uniform Civil code means
(a) A codified civil law applicable to all person of India irrespective of their religion
(b) A code related to individual public life
(c) A code meant for Hindus only
(d) A code meant for Muslims only

74) The Fundamental duties of Indian citizen were

(a) Enshrined in original constitution
(b) Added to the constitution by 42nd Amendment
(c) Added to the constitution by 44th Amendment
(d) Added to the constitution by 46th Amendment

75) Village panchayat are the best example of India‟s ________ form of Government
(a) Republic
(b) Sovereign
(c) Democratic
(d) Socialist

76) The main objective of the cultural and Educational Rights granted to the citizen is to
(a) Preserve the rich cultural heritage of India
(b) Help the minorities to conserve their culture
(c) Evolve a single integrated Indian culture
(d) All of the these

77) Parliamentary system in India is based on the pattern of

(a) Great Britain
(b) USA
(c) France
(d) Canada

78) Fundamental Rights can be claimed against

(a) Judiciary
(b) Individual
(c) State
(d) All of these

79) President made proclamation of emergency on the grounds of Internal disturbance for first
time in
(a) 1950
(b) 1965
(c) 1975
(d) 1980
80) Restriction cannot be imposed on the right of freedom of speech and expression on the ground
of
(a) Defamation
(b) Law and order problem
(c) Incitement to an offence
(d) Contempt of court

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81) This is not d Directive Principle of state policy
(a) Organize village Panchayat
(b) Provide free legal aid
(c) Secure living wage
(d) Secure just and efficient judiciary

82) This is not a fundamental duty

(a) To abide by constitution
(b) To protect and improve natural environment
(c) To develop scientific temper
(d) Not to indulge in corrupt practice

83) Promotion of international peace and security is

(a) One of the fundamental duties of every citizen
(b) One of the directive principles of state policy
(c) One of the objectives enshrined in the preamble of the constitution
(d) One of the important function of President of India

84) The directive principles of State Policy directs the state to secure to all workers
(a) Minimum wages
(b) Fair wages
(c) Living wages
(d) Standard wages

85) This is not one of the fundamental duties

(a) To protect and improve the natural environment
(b) To develop the scientific temper
(c) To make scientific improvement
(d) To protect and improve lakes, rivers and wildlife

86) The aim of the Directive Principles of State policy is

(a) To protect the civil right of the citizens
(b) To restrain the state from misusing its power public money
(c) To promote the general welfare of the society
(d) To make special rules to protect women, children and weaker section of the society

87) Fundamental duties were incorporated in the Constitution on the recommendation of

(a) Karan Singh Committee
(b) Charan Singh Committee
(c) Swaran Singh Committee
(d) Manmohan Singh Committee

88) The aim of the direct Principles of State Policy is

(a) To protect scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe people and weaker section of the society
(b) To change the economic system of the country
(c) To promote the general welfare of the society
(d) To keep proper check on the working of state governments by providing suitable
guidelines

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89) The Direct Principles of State Policy does not direct the state to
(a) Secure for the citizens a Uniform Civil Procedure Code
(b) To provide free legal aid
(c) Raise the level of nutrition
(d) Protect places of historic interest

90) This is not a fundamental duty

(a) To defend the country
(b) To develop scientific temper
(c) To make scientific improvement
(d) To uphold and protect sovereignty of India

91) This is not a Directive Principle of State Policy

(a) To improve standard of living
(b) Protect the places of historic interest
(c) Promote family planning
(d) Promote international peace

92) Traffic in human beings:

(a) Helps to improve national economy
(b) Essential for the overall development of one‟s personality
(c) Is an offence punishable by law
(d) Should be regulated by state governments, not by the Central Government

93) Direct Principles of State Policy do not direct the State to

(a) Separate judiciary from the executive
(b) Raise the level of nutrition
(c) Discourage settlement of international disputes by arbitration
(d) Make provision for securing the right to work

94) It is not the duty of every citizen

(a) Respect the National Anthem
(b) Adopt practice, derogatory to the dignity of women
(c) To develop scientific temper
(d) To abjure violence

95) The Directive Principle of State Policy do not direct the state to meet
(a) Social reforms
(b) Political reforms
(c) Economic reforms
(d) Cultural reforms

96) The main purpose of including directive principles of state policy in the Constitution of India
is
(a) To check the arbitrary action of the government
(b) To establish a secular state
(c) To establish a welfare state
(d) To provide opportunities for the development

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 97) Direct Principles of State Policy direct the state to safe guard
(a) Wildlife
(b) The rights of SC and ST
(c) The rights of the workers, specially of women and children
(d) The judiciary from external interference

98) The Direct Principles of State Policy direct the State

(a) To improve the standard of technical education
(b) To improve judicial system
(c) To improve standard of public health
(d) To maintain proper law and order

99) The subject “Education” has been shifted to

(a) State list to Union list
(b) Union list to State list
(c) State list to concurrent list
(d) None of the above

100) Direct principles of state policy

(a) Can be enforced in any court
(b) Cannot be enforced in any court
(c) Can be enforced in High court and Supreme Court
(d) None of the statement is true.

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