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. In which Constitutional Amendment Act Goa was made a full fledged State with a State assembly ?
(a) 43rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1977
(b) 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978
(c) 56th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1987
(d) 57th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1987
(c) 56th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1987
Q.2. In which Constitutional Amendment Act An authoritative text of the Constitution in Hindi was provided to the people of India by the President ?
(a) 57th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1987
(b) 58th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1987
(c) 59th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1988
(d) 61st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1988
(b) 58th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1987
Q.3. Which Constitutional Amendment Act, provided reservation in admissions in private unaided educational institutions for students belonging to scheduled castes/tribes and other backward classes ?
(a) 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003
(b) 93rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2005
(c) 94th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2006
(d) 95th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2009
(b) 93rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2005
Q.4. How many articles were there originally in Constitution of India ?
(a) 395
(b) 397
(c) 403
(d) 410
(a) 395
Q.5. Under the constitution of India who are the ultimate Sovereign ?
(a) Indian People
(b) Prime Minister of India
(c) President of India
(d) All elected leaders of India
(a) Indian People
Q.6. When is Human Rights Day celebrated?
(a) 10 March
(b) 20 December
(c) 10 September
(d) 10 December
(d) 10 December
Q.7. Which of the following is not compatible with democratic position?
(a) Republic
(b) Dictatorship
(c) Socialism
(d) Monarchy
(b) Dictatorship
Q.8. Under the Indian Constitution, any person who is arrested or imprisoned must appear before the nearest magistrate-
(a) Within 12 hours
(b) Within 48 hours
(c) Within 24 hours
(d) Within 72 hours
(c) Within 24 hours
Q.9. By which amendment of the Indian Constitution is it clearly provided that the President of India is obliged to obey the advice of the Council of Ministers?
(a) 24 th
(b) 25 th
(c) 41 th
(d) 42 th
(d) 42 th
Q.10. Which of the following is not a fundamental right?
(a) Right to equality
(b) Right to freedom
(c) Right against exploitation
(d) Right to property
(d) Right to property
Q.11. Who is the author of the book ‘Rebooting Government’.
(a) Pravan Mukherjee
(b) Nandan Nilekani
(c) Manmohan Singh
(d) Khushwant Singh
(b) Nandan Nilekani
Q.12. Who is the Chairman of Drafting Committee?
(a) N. Gopalswamy
(b) K.M. Munshi
(c) N. Madhav Rao
(d) Dr. B.R Ambedkar
(d) Dr. B.R Ambedkar
Q.13. Under which article of the constitution can the central government give directions to the state governments?
(a) Article 256
(b) Article 263
(c) Article 356
(d) Article 370
(a) Article 256
Q.14. Under which article of Indian Constitution is there a provision for the formation of Finance Commission?
(a) Article 249
(b) Article 280
(c) Article 368
(d) Article 370
(b) Article 280
Q.15. Legally able to declare war or decide peace—
(a) President
(b) Parliament
(c) Council of Ministers
(d) Prime Minister
(a) President
Q.16. President’s Rule can be imposed initially for a minimum duration of
(a) 6 Months
(b) 1 Year
(c) 2 Years
(d) 3 Years
(a) 6 Months
Q.17. In which state, the President’s Rule was first imposed in India
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Assam
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(a) Andhra Pradesh
Q.18. Who is the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(a) V. S. Ramadevi
(b) KalyanSundaram
(c) Sukumar Sen
(d) T N Seshan
(c) Sukumar Sen
Q.19. Which article of constitution give the power to President’s to impose President Rule in a State?
(a) Article 66
(b) Article 112
(c) Article 223
(d) Article 356
(d) Article 356
Q.20. Who is the first female Speaker of Lok Sabha?
(a) PratibhaPatil
(b) Urmilla Singh
(c) Meira Kumar
(d) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Meira Kumar