GK Quiz – Indian Constitution





1. Constitution is generally defined as:
(a) Law of the land.

(b) Fundamental law of the land.
(c) Administrative law of the land.
(d) Constitutional law of the land.
2. Which of the following has been considered supreme as a
source of power?
(a) Supreme Court of India.
(b) Parliament of India.
(c) President of India.
(d) Constitution of India.
3. What is the chief source of political power in India?
(a) The people.
(b) The Constitution.
(c) The Parliament.
(d) The Parliament and State Legislatures.
4. Who is the source of legal authority or sovereignty in
India?
(a) People of India.
(b) Constitution of India.
(c) Parliament of India.
(d) President of India.
5. Ultimate sovereignty lies in:
(a) Parliament.
(b) President.
(c) Supreme Court.
(d) People.
6. On which date Constitution of India was adopted and
enacted by the Constituent Assembly?
(a) August 15, 1947.
(b) January 26, 1950.
(c) November 26, 1949.
(d) January 30, 1948.
7. Indian Constitution came into force on:
(a) 26 Jan 1949
(b) 26 Jan 1950
(c) 15 Nov 1950
(d) 15 Aug 1947
8. The members of the Constituent Assembly were
(a) directly elected by the people.
(b) nominated by the Indian National Congress.
(c) nominated by the rulers of the Indian States.
(d) elected by the Provincial Assemblies.
9. Provincial Constitution Committee of the Constituent
Assembly had been chaired by:
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) Sardar Patel.
(c) Bishwanath Das
(d) None of these.
10. Who of the following was the Permanent Chairman of the
Constituent Assembly?
(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Sardal Patel
11. The Indian Constitution is
I. an unwritten Constitution
II. a written Constitution.
III. largely based on the Government of India Act, 1935.
IV. a gift of British Parliament.
Of these statements:
(a) II and IV are correct
(b) II and III are correct
(c) I and IV are correct
(d) I and III are correct
12. Among the following provisions, which one come into force
soon after adoption of the Constitution on 26th November, 1949?
(a) Provisions relating to citizenship.
(b) Elections.
(c) Provisional Parliament
(d) All of the above
13. The salient features of the Indian Constitution provide
for
I. single citizenship for the whole of India.
II. strictly federal form of Government.
III. unique blend of rigidity and flexibility.
Of the above statements:
(a) I, II and III are correct
(b) I and II are correct
(c) II and III are correct
(d) I and III are correct.
14. Which one of the following is not a salient feature of
the Constitutions of India?
(a) Written Constitution and supremacy of the Constitution
(b) Quasi-federal structure
(c) Committed judiciary
(d) Distribution of powers
15. The Constitution of India is:
(a) Partly rigid and partly flexible.
(b) Rigid
(c) Flexible
(d) Very rigid
16. The President of India has the same Constitutional
authority as the:
(a) British Monarch
(b) President of U.S.A.
(c) President of Egypt
(d) President of Russia
17. In a Parliamentary system the Executive is responsible:
(a) Directly to the people
(b) To legislature
(c) To judiciary
(d) None of the above.
18. India has Parliamentary Democracy because:
(a) Of distribution of power between the Centre and the
States
(b) The Council of Ministers is responsible to the Legislature
(c) The Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by the public
(d) Of a single constitutional framework
19. Which one of the following determines that the Indian
Constitution is Federal?
(a) A written and rigid Constitution
(b) An independent Judiciary
(c) Vesting of residuary powers with the Centre
(d) Distribution of powers between the Centre and the States
20. Which one of the following is the mandatory minimum
requirement for a functional federation?
(a) States should be represented in the Upper House of the
National Legislature.
(b) Judicial Review.
(c) Distribution of legislative and administrative powers
between the two sets of Governments, National and State, so as to ensure the Independence
of the Governments within their respective spheres.
(d) Distribution of legislative and administrative power between
the two sets of Governments, National and State, to ensure independent but
coordinated exercise of powers of the Government.
21. The structure of the Indian Constitution is
(a) federal in form and unitary in spirit.
(b) unitary
(c) unitary in form and federal in spirit.
(d) purely federal.
22. The Constitution of India has created:
(a) A very weak centre.
(b) A very strong centre.
(c) A centre which is weak in normal times but very strong
during emergencies.
(d) None of these.
23. At the time of Emergency, the Indian State become _____
from ______.
(a) Federal, Unitary.
(b) Unitary, Federal.
(c) Unitary, Unitary.
(d) Unitary, Quasi-federal.

24. ‘The Constitution establishes a System of Government which
is almost quasi-federal’. This was a statement of:

(a) Sir Jennings
(b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(c) Prof. K.C. Wheare
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
25. The Constitution of India describes India as:
(a) A federation
(b) Quasi-federal
(c) A Union of States
(d) None of these

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