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Indian Polity Mixed Quiz: Set 11

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Set 11 of the Indian Polity mixed quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions from 11 different topics of the subject: Making of the Constitution, Fundamental Rights, Sources and Salient Features of the Constitution and more. 19 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.

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20 questions with answers and explanations

Q1.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 16 Jun 2024Easy

Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over?

  1. A.C. Rajagopalachari
  2. B.Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  3. C.T.T. Krishnamachari
  4. D.Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
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Correct answer: D. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha

As the oldest member, he chaired the Constituent Assembly as its temporary President at its first sitting. The Assembly first met on 9 December 1946 in the Constitution Hall, now the Central Hall of Parliament, and Sinha took the chair following the French practice of letting the senior-most member preside.

Q3.Indian PolityHard

In which case did the Supreme Court hold that the procedure for depriving a person of life or personal liberty under Article 21 must be fair, just and reasonable?

  1. A.Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978)
  2. B.A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras (1950)
  3. C.Golaknath v. State of Punjab (1967)
  4. D.Minerva Mills v. Union of India (1980)
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Correct answer: A. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978)

Article 21 says that no person shall be deprived of life or personal liberty except according to "procedure established by law".

Q5.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CPO · 29 Jun 2024, Shift 2Easy

Article 50 of the Constitution of India refers to the ________.

  1. A.reservation of seats
  2. B.separation of judiciary from executive
  3. C.right to elementary education
  4. D.appointment of Governor
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Correct answer: B. separation of judiciary from executive

Article 50 says the State shall take steps to separate the judiciary from the executive in the public services of the State.

Q7.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB JE · CBT-1, 16 Dec 2024, Shift 3Medium

Which of the following is related to Article 84 of the Constitution?

  1. A.Disqualification for membership
  2. B.Qualification for membership of Parliament
  3. C.Annual Financial Statement
  4. D.Ordinance making Power of President
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Correct answer: B. Qualification for membership of Parliament

Article 84 lists who can become a Member of Parliament. A candidate must be a citizen of India, must make an oath or affirmation in the form set out in the Third Schedule before a person authorised by the Election Commission, must be at least 30 years old for the…

Q8.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CHSL · 09 Mar 2023, Shift 4Medium

Article 2 of the Indian constitution is related with __________.

  1. A.Admission or establishment of new states
  2. B.Alteration of areas of existing states
  3. C.Alteration of names of existing states
  4. D.Name and territory of the Union
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Correct answer: A. Admission or establishment of new states

Article 2 lets Parliament admit into the Union, or establish, new States on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.

Q11.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CHSL · 17 Aug 2023, Shift 1Medium

Which of the following is NOT included in the category of Directive Principles of State Policy of the Indian Constitution?

  1. A.Liberal
  2. B.Nehruvian
  3. C.Socialist
  4. D.Gandhian
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Correct answer: B. Nehruvian

The Constitution does not classify the Directive Principles, but scholars group them into three categories: Socialist (such as Articles 38, 39, 41, 42 and 43, aimed at a welfare state and economic justice), Gandhian (such as Article 40 on village panchayats, Article 43 on cottage industries, Article 47 on prohibition…

Q13.Indian PolityAsked in: Rajasthan · RPSC RAS Pre, 27 Oct 2021Medium

Under Article 103 of the Constitution of India, before giving any decision on any question relating to the disqualification of members of the Lok Sabha, the President shall obtain the opinion of which of the following?

  1. A.Attorney General
  2. B.Election Commission
  3. C.Supreme Court
  4. D.Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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Correct answer: B. Election Commission

Article 103 says the President shall obtain the opinion of the Election Commission and shall act according to that opinion.

Q14.Indian PolityAsked in: Haryana · HSSC CET Group C, 5 Nov 2022, Shift 2Medium

Article 395 of the Constitution of India, which is also the last article of the Constitution, deals with the provision of which of the following?

  1. A.Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019
  2. B.Formation of new states
  3. C.Repeal of the Indian Independence Act, 1947
  4. D.Proclamation of Emergency
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Correct answer: C. Repeal of the Indian Independence Act, 1947

Article 395, the last article of the Constitution, repeals the Indian Independence Act, 1947 and the Government of India Act, 1935, along with the laws that amended or added to the 1935 Act.

Q15.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 13 Jun 2022, Shift 1 (CBT 2, Level 2)Medium

Which Amendment to the Constitution of India removed the 'Right to property' from the Fundamental Rights?

  1. A.46th Constitutional Amendment 1980
  2. B.44th Constitutional Amendment 1978
  3. C.42nd Constitutional Amendment 1976
  4. D.48th Constitutional Amendment 1981
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Correct answer: B. 44th Constitutional Amendment 1978

The 44th Amendment, passed by the Janata Party government of Morarji Desai, took the right to property out of Part III of the Constitution.

Q17.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 20 Jan 2025Hard

In which of the following cases did the Supreme court of India give a ruling that, 'in case of any conflict between the fundamental rights and the directive principles, the former would prevail'?

  1. A.Champakam Dorairajan Case, 1951
  2. B.Keshvananda Bharti Case, 1973
  3. C.Golaknath Case, 1967
  4. D.Minerva Mills Case, 1980
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Correct answer: A. Champakam Dorairajan Case, 1951

In State of Madras v. Champakam Dorairajan, the Supreme Court struck down a Madras government order that reserved college seats by community.

Q18.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS (II) 2022, 4 Sep 2022Easy

By which one of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts, was the Article 21A (Right to Education) inserted into the Constitution of India?

  1. A.83rd Amendment Act
  2. B.84th Amendment Act
  3. C.85th Amendment Act
  4. D.86th Amendment Act
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Correct answer: D. 86th Amendment Act

The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002 inserted Article 21A and made elementary education a Fundamental Right. Article 21A says the State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children aged 6 to 14 years in the manner the State may by law determine.

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