Set 105 of the Indian Polity mixed quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions from 20 different topics of the subject: Making of the Constitution, List of Chief Justices of India, Preamble and more. 13 of them were asked in real previous-year papers. A topic quiz checks one chapter; this set revises the whole subject at once, the way an exam paper does, where the next question can come from any chapter. Every question carries an explanation of why the correct option is right and why the others are wrong. Keep to the timer, read the explanations at the end, and go back to the notes of any topic where you slipped.
20 questions with answers and explanations
Who among the following was the advisor to the Constituent Assembly?
Sir Benegal Narsing Rau was appointed Constitutional Adviser to the Constituent Assembly and prepared its first draft of the Constitution in October 1947.
Read the full explanation →Under the Constitution, the oath of office to the President of India is administered by whom?
Article 60 lays down the form of oath for the President and provides that it is made in the presence of the Chief Justice of India, or in his absence the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court available.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following terms were added to the Preamble of the Constitution of India by the Constitutional Amendment, 1976? 1. Socialist 2. Secular 3. Integrity 4. Fraternity Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976, added the words Socialist, Secular and Integrity to the Preamble. Passed during the Emergency under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the 42nd Amendment is often called the "mini-Constitution" because it changed so many provisions.
Read the full explanation →Under the UAPA, a notification declaring an association unlawful must be referred to a Tribunal consisting of one sitting judge of which court?
When the Central Government declares an association unlawful under the UAPA, the notification does not stand on the Government's word alone: it must be referred to a Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal constituted of one person who is a sitting judge of a High Court, and the Tribunal decides within six…
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is not a correct statement with reference to the Constitution of India ?
Article 21A, the right to education, was inserted by the Constitution (Eighty-sixth) Amendment Act, 2002, not by the Eighty-fifth.
Read the full explanation →Which state became the first in independent India to enact a Uniform Civil Code for its residents?
The Uttarakhand Assembly passed a Uniform Civil Code Bill in February 2024, the Bill received the President's assent, and the law was brought into force in January 2025, making Uttarakhand the first state of independent India to legislate a common code on marriage, divorce, live-in relationships and succession for its…
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is not a category under which the President of India nominates Members of Parliament ?
Article 80(3) lists literature, science, art and social service as the fields for the President's nominations, and state service is not among them.
Read the full explanation →Which Article protects a person from liability for publishing a substantially true report of the proceedings of a House of Parliament?
Article 361A protects a person from civil or criminal liability for publishing a substantially true report of the proceedings of either House of Parliament or of a State Legislature, unless the publication is proved to have been made with malice; the protection does not extend to reports of a secret…
Read the full explanation →Every Judge of the Supreme Court of India is appointed by
Article 124(2) says that every Judge of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal.
Read the full explanation →Under which of the new criminal laws are electronic and digital records admissible as primary evidence?
The Adhiniyam is the law of evidence and it places electronic and digital records on the same footing as paper documents, so that such a record is admissible as primary evidence and the definition of a document expressly covers e-mails, server logs, computer files, locational evidence and messages stored on…
Read the full explanation →Which among the following Fundamental Rights is not suspended when an Emergency is declared ?
This is Article 20, and since the 44th Amendment of 1978 the enforcement of Articles 20 and 21 cannot be suspended even during a National Emergency.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following had the shortest span in office as the Prime Minister of India?
Among the four, Charan Singh held office for the shortest time, about 170 days. He became Prime Minister on 28 July 1979 after the Janata government of Morarji Desai fell, but resigned on 20 August 1979 without ever facing Parliament, when the Congress withdrew its support.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements about the Panchayats in India, as per the Constitution of India is/are correct ? 1. There is a provision for reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. 2. Panchayats are not authorised to collect taxes. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
The Constitution reserves seats in Panchayats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, and it also lets Panchayats levy and collect taxes, so statement 2 is false.
Read the full explanation →The Speaker of the Lok Sabha submits his resignation to which of the following?
Article 94(b) provides that the Speaker may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Deputy Speaker, and the Deputy Speaker resigns by writing addressed to the Speaker.
Read the full explanation →An Election Commissioner can be removed from office on the recommendation of
Article 324(5) says that an Election Commissioner cannot be removed from office except on the recommendation of the Chief Election Commissioner.
Read the full explanation →The High Level Committee on Simultaneous Elections recommended that elections to the panchayats and municipalities be held within how many days of the general election to the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies?
The committee proposed a synchronisation in two steps: first the Lok Sabha and all the state legislative assemblies would go to the polls together, and then elections to the local bodies, that is the panchayats and the municipalities, would be held within a hundred days of that poll.
Read the full explanation →The Citizenship (Amendment) Act falls under which one of the following Parts of the Constitution of India?
Citizenship is dealt with in Part II of the Constitution, Articles 5 to 11, and any citizenship law, including the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, falls under it.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is correct in respect of total number of States and Union Territories in India?
India has had 28 States and 8 Union Territories since 26 January 2020. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 turned the State of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, from 31 October 2019.
Read the full explanation →Which one among the following items is not included in the State List of the Constitution of India ?
It is an entry of the Concurrent List, not the State List, so both Parliament and the state legislatures can make laws on it.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements related to the National Commission for Backward Classes is/are correct ? 1. It is a constitutional body. 2. The National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993 has been repealed. 3. The Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India heads the Commission. Select the answer using the codes given below :
The NCBC became a constitutional body in 2018 and the 1993 Act was repealed, but it is headed by a Chairperson, not by a ministry Secretary.
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