MCQs ON CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (PART-6)
| 1 | The Preamble of the Constitution of India is—
(A) Justiciable (B) Not justiciable (C) Enforceable (D) Not justiciable and can not be enforced in the Court Ans: (D) |
| 2 | Mark incorrect statements—
(A) Sovereignty is the most important element of Statehood (B) India is sovereign in its external and internal affairs (C) The sovereignty of India lies in Parliament (D) Indian membership of Commonwealth like any other organizations (viz. United Nations) is voluntary and not against the doctrine of absolute sovereignty Ans: (C) [The sovereignty of India lies in its people] |
| 3 | The sovereignty of India lies in—
(A) Parliament (B) Constitution (C) Its People (D) Judiciary Ans: (C) |
| 4 | The term “socialist” was inserted in the Indian Constitution through—
(A) 42nd Amendment (B) 44th Amendment (C) 46th Amendment (D) It was part of the original Constitution Ans: (A) |
| 5 | Mark incorrect statements—
(A) The term socialist was added in the Preamble through 44th Constitution Amendment Act, 1978. (B) Indian socialism is republican socialism based upon the concept of J.L. Nehru which says that the State shall have minimum control over economic and natural resources. (C) In communist socialism the State has comparatively strong hold over the natural resources. (D) Part-IV of the Indian Constitution especially Article 39 reflects the socialistic approach. Ans: (A) |
| 6 | The word “secular” was inserted in the Preamble through—
(A) 42nd Amendment, 1978 (B) 44th Amendment (C) 42nd Amendment, 1976 (D) It was part of the original Constitution Ans: (A) |
| 7 | Secular means the State has—
(A) Religion of its own which is given preference over other religions (B) Promotes a particular religion which is followed by the majority of the population of the state (C) No religion of its own and all religions have the equal respect (D) None Ans: (C) |
| 8 | In which of the following case, secularism was declared to be the basic feature of the Indian Constitution—
(A) S R Bomai vs. Union of India (B) Re Berubari’s Case (C) Keshvanand Bharti vs. State of Kerala (D) None Ans: (A) |
| 9 | Mark incorrect statements—
(A) Democratic means the head of the State is elected (direct or indirect) and not hereditary (B) Like England, in India there is an indirect democracy or representative democracy (C) In England there is hereditary system and head of the State is not elected. (D) All correct Ans: (B) [Unlike England, in India there is an indirect democracy or representative democracy] |
| 10 | Which terms were added by the 42nd Amendment—
(A) Socialist, secular and integrity (B) Sovereign, secular and integrity (C) Sovereign, socialist, secular and integrity (D) Sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic and integrity Ans: (A) |
| * Typographical error, if any, is inadvertent. | |
