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Indian Polity Mixed Quiz: Set 9

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Set 9 of the Indian Polity mixed quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions from 13 different topics of the subject: Making of the Constitution, Sources and Salient Features of the Constitution, Preamble and more. 18 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

Q3.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 17 Mar 2026, Shift 3Medium

The Preamble primarily serves as which of the following?

  1. A.A schedule to the Constitution
  2. B.A guiding principle for interpretation
  3. C.A financial guideline
  4. D.An enforceable part of law
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Correct answer: B. A guiding principle for interpretation

The Preamble is not enforceable in a court of law: it is neither a source of power for the legislature nor a limit on its powers.

Q7.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 21 Aug 2025, Shift 1Medium

The provision of early childhood care and education to children below six years of age was introduced by which Constitutional Amendment?

  1. A.Forty-second Amendment Act, 1976
  2. B.Seventy-fourth Amendment Act, 1992
  3. C.Eighty-sixth Amendment Act, 2002
  4. D.Forty-fourth Amendment Act, 1978
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Correct answer: C. Eighty-sixth Amendment Act, 2002

Originally Article 45 asked the State to provide free and compulsory education for all children until they reached fourteen, within ten years.

Q8.Indian PolityAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 11 Feb 2024Medium

With reference to the Indian Constitution, match List I with List II:

List I: a. Article 263, b. Article 226, c. Article 239, d. Article 280

List II: i. Finance Commission, ii. High Court, iii. Inter-State Council, iv. Union Territories

Select the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A.a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i
  2. B.a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
  3. C.a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
  4. D.a-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-i
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Correct answer: A. a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i

Article 263 allows the President to set up an Inter-State Council to discuss disputes and common subjects among states; the council was first formed in 1990 on the Sarkaria Commission's advice.

Q10.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · Paper I, 18 Aug 2019Medium

Which one of the following statements about the Attorney-General of India is NOT correct?

  1. A.He shall have the right to speak in the Houses of Parliament
  2. B.He shall have a right of audience in all Courts in the territory of India in the performance of his official duties
  3. C.He must have the same qualifications as are required to be a Judge of the Supreme Court
  4. D.He is a whole-time counsel for the Government
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Correct answer: D. He is a whole-time counsel for the Government

The Attorney-General is not a full-time government servant and may keep a private practice. He is appointed by the President under Article 76 and holds office during the pleasure of the President, with no term fixed by the Constitution.

Q11.Indian PolityAsked in: Rajasthan · RPSC RAS Pre, 1 Oct 2023Medium

Match the following List-P (CAG) with List-R (Articles):

List-P

A. Appointment of CAG

B. Duties and Powers of CAG

C. Form of Accounts of the Union

D. Audit Reports

List-R

I. Article 148

II. Article 151

III. Article 149

IV. Article 150

Select correct option.

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

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is covered by a neat run of four articles in Part V of the Constitution.

Q12.Indian PolityAsked in: CTET · Paper II SST, 20 Aug 2023Hard

Which among the following provisions ensures independence of Indian Judicial system? A. The legislature is not involved in the process of appointment of judges B. Fixed tenure of judges C. Parliament cannot discuss the conduct of judges D. The President administers the oath to the Chief Justice of Supreme Court. Choose the correct option:

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

These three provisions keep judges free from pressure by the other organs of government, while the oath given by the President is only a formality.

Q13.Indian PolityAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC Pre GS, 18 Feb 2018Medium

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

Article of the Indian Constitution – Related State

  1. A.371 A – Nagaland
  2. B.371 B – Assam
  3. C.371 C – Meghalaya
  4. D.371 D – Andhra Pradesh
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Correct answer: C. 371 C – Meghalaya

Article 371C makes special provision for Manipur, not Meghalaya: the President may provide for a committee of the Legislative Assembly made up of members elected from the Hill Areas, and the Governor reports to the President on the administration of those areas.

Q18.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 24 Jul 2023, Shift 3Easy

From which country were the Directive Principles of State Policy of the Indian Constitution borrowed?

  1. A.The USSR
  2. B.The US
  3. C.Ireland
  4. D.China
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Correct answer: C. Ireland

The Directive Principles of State Policy in Part IV of the Constitution were modelled on the Irish Constitution. India also took two other features from Ireland: the nomination of members to the Rajya Sabha and the method of electing the President.

Q19.Indian PolityEasy

Who described the Preamble as the 'identity card of the Constitution'?

  1. A.N.A. Palkhivala
  2. B.K.M. Munshi
  3. C.Sir Ernest Barker
  4. D.Dr B.R. Ambedkar
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Correct answer: A. N.A. Palkhivala

Palkhivala. Nani Ardeshir Palkhivala, one of India's most eminent jurists and constitutional lawyers, called the Preamble the "identity card of the Constitution", because it tells us in one sentence what the Constitution is, where its authority comes from and what it sets out to achieve.

Q20.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 16 Aug 2017, Shift 2Easy

Which article was referred to as the 'the heart and soul' of the constitution by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?

  1. A.Article 4
  2. B.Article 32
  3. C.Article 28
  4. D.Article 30
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Correct answer: B. Article 32

Speaking in the Constituent Assembly, Dr B.R. Ambedkar said that if he were asked to name the most important Article, one without which the Constitution would be a nullity, he could not refer to any other; it was "the very soul of the Constitution and the very heart of it".

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