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Q84.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATEasy

With regard to the Constitution of India, which one of the following statements is not correct ?

  1. A.The words — Socialist and Secular, were not originally part of the Constitution.
  2. B.The Preamble states the objects of the Constitution of India.
  3. C.The Preamble is enforceable in a Court of Law.
  4. D.A Republic refers to the people as the source of all authority under the Constitution.
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Correct answer: C. The Preamble is enforceable in a Court of Law.

This statement is not correct: the Preamble is non-justiciable, so its provisions cannot be enforced in a court. The Preamble is an introduction that sets out the source of authority ("We, the people of India"), the nature of the state and the objectives of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity.

Q85.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATMedium

With reference to the territorial jurisdictions of High Courts in India, consider the following pairs :

High Courts — Territorial Jurisdictions

I. Calcutta High Court — Lakshadweep

II. Madras High Court — Puducherry

III. Gauhati High Court — Manipur

IV. Kerala High Court — Andaman and Nicobar Islands

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. A.One
  2. B.Two
  3. C.Three
  4. D.All the four
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Correct answer: A. One

Only pair II is correct: the Madras High Court has jurisdiction over Puducherry. Under Article 231, Parliament can set up a common High Court for two or more states and Union Territories.

Q86.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATHard

Consider the following statements regarding the PESA Act, 1996 :

I. Gram Sabhas have the power to declare Scheduled Areas.

II. Gram Sabhas have the powers related to the management of community resources.

III. The PESA applies to all States except areas under the Fifth Schedule.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct ?

  1. A.I and II
  2. B.II and III
  3. C.I and III
  4. D.II only
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Correct answer: C. I and III

Both statements are wrong: Gram Sabhas cannot declare Scheduled Areas, and PESA applies to the Fifth Schedule areas rather than leaving them out.

Q87.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKMedium

Which one among the following statements about an adjournment motion in the Parliament of India is not correct ?

  1. A.Its objective is to draw attention of the House to any recent matter of urgent public importance.
  2. B.Adjournment motion is an extraordinary procedure.
  3. C.This motion can be invoked on any matter of urgent importance that may even be within the jurisdiction of a State Government.
  4. D.The Chair has absolute discretion to refuse consent.
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Correct answer: C. This motion can be invoked on any matter of urgent importance that may even be within the jurisdiction of a State Government.

The statement is not correct, because an adjournment motion can be moved only on a matter that primarily concerns the Union Government, not one within a State Government's jurisdiction.

Q88.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKHard

Which of the following descriptions with regard to Parliamentary Privilege for Members of the Parliament of India is/are correct ?

1. The Speaker is empowered to refer suo moto any question of privilege for investigation

2. A question of privilege is accorded priority over other items in the List of Business

3. The privilege extends to freedom from preventive arrest or detention

Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1 and 2 only
  4. D.1,2 and 3
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Correct answer: C. 1 and 2 only

Statements 1 and 2 describe the Lok Sabha's privilege procedure correctly, while statement 3 overstates the freedom from arrest. Under the Rules of Procedure of the Lok Sabha, the Speaker may refer any question of privilege to the Committee of Privileges on his own, without a motion from a member.

Q89.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATHard

Consider the following statements :

I. The Constitution of India mentions that the Speaker has the power to adjourn both the Houses sine die.

II. On prorogation, it is only the Speaker who can summon the Houses.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.I only
  2. B.II only
  3. C.Both I and II
  4. D.Neither I nor II
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Correct answer: D. Neither I nor II

The Constitution gives the Speaker no power to adjourn both Houses sine die, and the power to summon and prorogue the Houses belongs to the President.

Q90.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATMedium

Consider the following statements related to national integration :

I. The expression of regional issues is not a part of democratic politics.

II. Nation-building is an ongoing process.

III. Regional imbalance is associated with India's development experience.

IV. Regions together form the nation.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

  1. A.II, III and IV
  2. B.I, II and IV
  3. C.III and IV only
  4. D.II and III only
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Correct answer: A. II, III and IV

Statement I is wrong: raising regional issues and aspirations is a normal and legitimate part of democratic politics, not something outside it.

Q91.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATMedium

Which member of the Constituent Assembly proposed the resolution that the National Flag of India be a "horizontal tricolour of saffron, white and dark green in equal proportion", with a wheel in navy blue at the centre?

  1. A.Jawaharlal Nehru
  2. B.B. R. Ambedkar
  3. C.Rajendra Prasad
  4. D.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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Correct answer: A. Jawaharlal Nehru

Nehru moved the resolution on the National Flag in the Constituent Assembly on 22 July 1947, and the Assembly adopted it the same day.

Q92.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATEasy

The word 'socialist' was inserted into the Preamble to the Constitution of India through which one of the following Amendment Acts?

  1. A.41st Amendment Act
  2. B.42nd Amendment Act
  3. C.43rd Amendment Act
  4. D.44th Amendment Act
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Correct answer: B. 42nd Amendment Act

The Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976 added the words 'socialist' and 'secular' to the Preamble, along with 'integrity'. The 42nd Amendment was passed during the Emergency, under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and is often called a 'mini-Constitution' because it changed so many provisions.

Q93.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATMedium

With reference to the Panchsheel, which of the following is/are correct ?

I. Mutual respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty

II. Mutual non-interference

III. Collective security against non-aggression

IV. Peaceful co-existence

Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.I only
  2. B.I, II and III
  3. C.II, III and IV
  4. D.I, II and IV
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Correct answer: D. I, II and IV

Mutual respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty, mutual non-interference and peaceful co-existence are all Panchsheel principles; collective security is not one of them.

Q95.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKEasy

The power of the Supreme Court to decide in the case of a dispute between two or more States is called

  1. A.original jurisdiction
  2. B.inherent jurisdiction
  3. C.plenary jurisdiction
  4. D.advisory jurisdiction
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Correct answer: A. original jurisdiction

Under Article 131 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court alone can hear disputes between the Government of India and one or more States, or between two or more States, and such a case starts directly in the Supreme Court.

Q96.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKHard

Which of the following statements is/are correct as per the Constitution of India?

1. The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act has added the Right to Education to the chapter of Directive Principles of State Policy.

2. Right to Work and Right to Education are both, Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy.

Select the answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: D. Neither 1 nor 2

Both statements misread what the 86th Amendment of 2002 did. Education was already a Directive Principle from 1950: the original Article 45 asked the State to provide free and compulsory education to all children up to fourteen years.

Q97.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATMedium

Who among the following are the two civil servants who assisted the Constituent Assembly in framing the Constitution of India ?

  1. A.B. N. Rau and K. M. Munshi
  2. B.S. N. Mukherjee and Alladi Krishnaswamy Aiyar
  3. C.B. N. Rau and S. N. Mukherjee
  4. D.K. M. Munshi and Alladi Krishnaswamy Aiyar
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Correct answer: C. B. N. Rau and S. N. Mukherjee

Both were officials, not elected members: Rau was the Constitutional Adviser and Mukherjee the Chief Draftsman of the Constituent Assembly.

Q98.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATMedium

Which one of the following is not a part of the Directive Principles of State Policy as enshrined in the Constitution of India?

  1. A.Equal justice and free legal aid
  2. B.Protection of monuments and places and objects of national importance
  3. C.Protection of personal law
  4. D.Separation of Judiciary from Executive
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Correct answer: C. Protection of personal law

No Directive Principle asks the State to protect personal laws; on the contrary, Article 44 asks it to secure a Uniform Civil Code for all citizens.

Q99.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATMedium

Consider the following pairs with reference to the Constitution of India :

I. Part V : The Union

II. Part X : The Scheduled and Tribal Areas

III. Part XII : Relations between the Union and the States

IV. Part XIV : Amendment of the Constitution

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. A.One
  2. B.Two
  3. C.Three
  4. D.All four
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Correct answer: B. Two

Pairs I and II are correct; pairs III and IV are wrong. Part V (Articles 52 to 151) deals with the Union: the President, the Vice-President, the Council of Ministers, Parliament, the Supreme Court and the Comptroller and Auditor-General.