Indian Polity & Constitution Objective – Multiple Choice Questions for Preparation of SSC-CGL, UPSC Civil Services, NDA, CDS, Railways and State Level Public Services Examinations.
Q.1. What is the maximum number of elected members for a state assembly
(a) 350
(b) 500
(c) 380
(d) 650
(b) 500
Q.2. Which Constitutional Amendment changed the procedure of election of the vice-president?
(a) 1st Amendment Act
(b) 7th Amendment Act
(c) 9th Amendment Act
(d) 11th Amendment Act
(d) 11th Amendment Act
Q.3. Which of the following was given the status of state by Thirteenth Amendment Act, 1962?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Nagaland
(c) Assam
(d) Tripura
(b) Nagaland
Q.4. Which Constitutional Amendment extended the reservation of seats for the SCs and STs, and special representation for the Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies for a further period of ten years?
(a) 22nd Amendment Act, 1969
(b) 23rd Amendment Act, 1969
(c) 24th Amendment Act, 1971
(d) 25th Amendment Act, 1971
(b) 23rd Amendment Act, 1969
Q.5. Who is the guarantor of the fundamental rights of the citizens and guardian of the Constitution of India?
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Parliament
(d) Supreme Court
(d) Supreme Court
Q.6. Which state government challenged the Constitutional validity of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Jharkhand
(c) West Bengal
Q.7. Which of the following cases involved the largest bench till date constituted by Supreme Court?
(a) Keshvananda Bharti Case
(b) Golaknath Case
((d) Bank Nationalisation Casec) Minerva Mills Case
(a) Keshvananda Bharti Case
Q.8. Who can exercise the power of judicial review as per the Constitution?
(a) Supreme Court
(b) High Court
(c) Both of them
(d) None of them
(c) Both of them
Q.9. Who appoints the chairman and members of the Joint State Public Service Commission?
(a) The President
(b) The Governor
(c) The Prime Minister
(d) The Chief Justice of India
(a) The President
Q.10. What is the meaning of ‘locus standi’?
(a) Anybody can move the court on someone\’s behalf
(b) A person whose rights are infringed alone can move the court
(c) No one can move the court without proper justification
(d) None of the above
(b) A person whose rights are infringed alone can move the court
Q.11. Who appoints the Chief Minister?
(a) The Chief Justice of High Court
(b) President
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Governor
(d) Governor
Q.12. Which Act enabled the Governor General to associate representatives of the Indian People with the work of legislation by nominating them to his expanded council ?
(a) Government of India Act, 1858
(b) Government of India Act, 1861
(c) Government of India Act, 1892
(d) Government of India Act, 1915
(b) Government of India Act, 1861
Q.13. Under which Act, The councils were having a power to discuss the budget and addressing questions to the executive.
(a) Government of India Act, 1858
(b) Government of India Act, 1861
(c) Government of India Act, 1892
(d) Government of India Act, 1915
(c) Government of India Act, 1892
Q.14. Which Act was passed to consolidate the provisions of the preceding Government of India Acts ?
(a) Government of India Act, 1858
(b) Government of India Act, 1861
(c) Government of India Act, 1892
(d) Government of India Act, 1915
(d) Government of India Act, 1915
Q.15. For the first time Indian Legislature was made “Bi-cameral” under :
(a) Government of India Act, 1861
(b) Government of India Act, 1892
(c) Government of India Act, 1915
(d) Government of India Act, 1919
(d) Government of India Act, 1919
Q.16. Which Act divided legislative powers between the Centre and Provinces ?
(a) Government of India Act, 1935
(b) Government of India Act, 1919
(c) Government of India Act, 1892
(d) Government of India Act, 1861
(a) Government of India Act, 1935
Q.17. “The Constitution should give India Domination Status”, was a proposal in ?
(a) Cabinet Mission Plan
(b) Cripps Mission
(c) The Mountbatten Plan
(d) Simon Commision
(b) Cripps Mission
Q.18. The plan to transfer of power to the Indians and partition of the country was laid down in the ?
(a) Cabinet Mission Plan
(v) Simon Commision
(c) Cripps Mission
(d) The Mountbatten Plan
(d) The Mountbatten Plan
Q.19. Article 20 of the Indian Constitution is an important fundamental right as it provides protection in relation to convictions for offenses. What protection is not provided to the persons accused of the offense under Article 20:
(a) X-Post Fact Flame
(b) double threat
(c) Prohibition against self-blame
(d) Right to be produced before a magistrate within 24 hours
(d) Right to be produced before a magistrate within 24 hours
Q.20. Which election is not related to Election Commission elections of India:
(a) President
(b) Vice President
(c) Panchayats and municipalities of states
(d) All of the above
(c) Panchayats and municipalities of states