INDIAN CONSTITUTION AND SOCIAL ISSUES

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Complementary: INDIAN CONSTITUTION AND SOCIAL ISSUES

1. The preventive Detention Act curtailed the
(a) Right to Freedom
(b) Right to Equality
(c) Right to Constitutional Remedies
(d) Right to Freedom of Religion
2. Which one of the following Fundamentals Rights has been the subject of maximum
litigation and controversy?
(a) Right to Property
(b) Right to Equality
(c) Right to Freedom of Religion
(d) Right to Freedom
3. Which one of the following features has been wrongly listed as a feature of Right to
Equality?
(a) It ensures equality in the matter of appointment to offices under the State
(b) It abolishes all titles, other than academic and military
(c) It abolishes untouchability
(d) It prohibits special treatment of any section of society including the women and
children, etc.
4. The Six Freedoms of the Indian Citizens have been enshrined in :
(a) Article 14 to 18
(b) Article 14to 35
(c) Article 19
(d) Articles 21 to 26
5. Which one of the following has been wrongly shown as freedom granted under the Right
to Freedom?
(a) Freedom to assemble peacefully without arms
(b) Freedom to profess, practice and propagate any religion
(c) Freedom to reside and settle in any part of the country
(d) Freedom of profession, occupation, trade or business
6. Which one of the following has been omitted from the list of freedom by the Forty-Fourth
Amendment?
(a) Freedom of association
(b) Freedom of residence and settlement
(c) Freedom of movement throughout the territory of India
(d) Freedom of acquiring, holding and disposing of property
7. Right against exploitation seeks to protect the weaker sections of Society by
(a) Prohibiting traffic in human beings and beggar
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(b) Prescribing minimum wages for the workers
(c) Placing a ban on introduction of compulsory service by the state on the plea of public
interest
(d) None of the above
8. The Right to freedom of religion granted by the Indian Constitution implies that the Indian
citizens
(a) Are free to have faith in a religion other than the state religion
(b) Have to follow the religion of the state
(c) Have the freedom to profess, practise or propagate a religion of their choice
(d) Not having faith in some religion shall not be appointed to government offices
9. Right to Freedom of Religion means
(a) Religious instructions shall be provided in all government educational instructions
(b) State shall encourage religious thinking and give preference to persons with religious
bent of mind in matter of employment
(c) All persons shall have right to establish institutions for religious and educational
purposes
(d) None of the above
10. The Constitution grants Cultural and Educational Rights with a view to
(a) Evolve a common national culture
(b) Eradicate illiteracy from the country
(c) To help the minorities conserve their culture
(d) None of the above
11. Right to Cultural and Educational Right implies
(a) Provision of free and compulsory education up to High School
(b) Special assistance to backward classes educate them
(c) Provision of religious and cultural instructions in schools run by the government or
receiving aid out of government funds
(d) Right of minorities to establish and administer educational infractions of their choice

12. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) The Right to Private Property was incorporated in the Constitution by the Forty- Second
Amendment
(b) The Right to private property was granted by the original Constitution but it has since
been removed the List of Fundamental Rights
(c) The Right to Property was never a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution
(d) The Right to Private Property which was granted by the original constitution has been
made more sacrosanct by the Forty-Fourth Amendment
13. Which one of the following rights was described by Dr. B.R Ambedkar as ‘the heart and
soul of the Constitution’?
(a) Right to Equality
(b) Right to Freedom
(c) Right to Constitutional Remedies
(d) Right to Freedom of Religion
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14. The Right to Constitutional Remedies means?
(a) The right of the citizens to request the Parliament to amend the Constitution
(b) The right of Indian citizens to mobilise public opinion in favour of some constitutional
amendments
(c) Right of citizens to disobey the Constitution under certain circumstances
(d) Right to move the courts for enforcement of fundamentals rights granted by the
Constitution
15. Which one of the following writs is issued by the court in case of an illegal detention of a
person?
(a) Habeas Corpus
(b) Mandamus
(c) Certiorari
(d) Quo Warranto
16. Which one of the following writs is issued to courts, corporation of a person directing
them to perform their public duty?
(a) Habeas Corpus
(b) Quo Warranto
(c) Mandamus
(d) Prohibition
17. Which one of the following writs is issued by the High Court to lower court or a non-
judicial public institution to stop proceedings in a particular case?
(a) Habeas Corpus
(b) Prohibition
(c) Quo Warranto
(d) Certiorari
18. Which one of the following writs is issued by a higher court asking the lower court to send
the record of a particular case to it on the ground that it is not competent to decide the
case?
(a) Habeas Corpus
(b) Quo Warranto
(c) Certiorari
(d) Mandamus
19. Under which one of the following writs a person can be prevented from taking an action to
which he is officially not entitled?
(a) Mandamus
(b) Quo Warranto
(c) Certiorari
(d) Mandamus
20. To which of the following rights the foreigners are entitled under the Indian Constitution
(a) Right against exploitation
(b) Right to equality before law
(c) Right to life and Personal Liberty
(d) All the above rights
21. What is the sanction behind the Fundamental Rights granted by the Indian Constitution?
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(a) Public opinion
(b) Parliament
(c) Independent judiciary
(d) The Constitution
22. The main purpose for the grant of Fundamental Rights to the Indian Citizens is :
(a) Establishment of democratic government
(b) Protection of individual liberty
(c) To ensure independence of judiciary
(d) To establish socialist society
23. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) The Fundamental Rights of the Indian citizens cannot be suspended under any
circumstances
(b) The Fundamental Rights of the Indian citizens can be suspended by the Parliament by
a two-third majority
(c) The Fundamental Rights of the Indian citizens can be suspended by the president
during the national emergency
(d) The fundamental Rights of the Indian citizens can be suspended by the President
during the national emergency as well as emergency arising due to breakdown of
constitutional machinery in a state
24. Which one of the following statement is correct?
(a) The Fundamental Rights granted by the Indian Constitution are absolute
(b) The Fundamental Rights of the Indian Citizens are non- justiciable
(c) The Fundamental Rights of the Indian citizens are justiciable
(d) The Fundamental Rights of the Indian citizens protect them against the tyranny of the
majority
25. The Fundamental Rights under the Indian Constitution can be suspended during
(a) General election
(b) National emergency
(c) All type of emergencies
(d) In all the above cases
26. The orders for the suspension of Fundamental Rights are issued
(a) By the Parliament
(b) By the President on the recommendation of the Supreme Court
(c) By the President with the approval of the Parliament
(d) By the President with the approval of the Council of Ministers
27. Which one of the following points of criticism against the Fundamental Rights has been
wrongly listed?
(a) The economic and social rights do not find any place in the Chapter on Fundamental
Rights
(b) The Fundamental Rights are absolute and attach too much importance to the interests
of the individual
(c) The remedies for the protection of the fundamental rights are very expensive and
beyond the capacity of ordinary citizens
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(d) The rights are hedged with so many restrictions and limitations that they virtually
became ineffective
28. Which one of the following authorities is authorised by the Constitution to impose
reasonable restrictions on Fundamental Rights?
(a) The Parliament
(b) The Supreme Court
(c) The President
(d) None of the above
29. The Fundamental Duties of the Indian Citizens.
(a) Formed a part of the original Constitution
(b) Were added by the Forty-Second Amendment
(c) Were added by the Forty-Fourth Amendment
(d) Were defined by the parliament through a law enacted during the emergency
30. The Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens are contained in
(a) Part I of the Constitution
(b) Part III of the Constitution
(c) Part IV-A of the Constitution
(d) None of the above part of the Constitution
31. The Fundamental Duties were added to constitution because
(a) Majority of the people wanted it
(b) A section of people was not fulfilling its obligation of respecting the established legal
order
(c) The government felt this would ensure quicker progress of the country
(d) The Supreme Court emphasised the need of incorporation of these duties in the
Constitution
32. Which one of the followings is not a Fundamental duty as outlined in Article 51A of the
Constitution?
(a) To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals
(b) To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so
(c) To work for the moral upliftment of the weaker sections of society
(d) To preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture
33. Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a Fundamental duty of the Indian
citizens?
(a) To develop scientific temper, humanism and spirit of inquiry and reform
(b) To work for raising the prestige of the country in the international sphere
(c) To protect and improve the natural environment
(d) To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity
34. The Constitution vests the responsibility for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights
(a) Exclusively with the Supreme Court
(b) Both with the High Courts and the Supreme Court
(c) With all the courts in the country
(d) None of the above
35. The Fundamental duties were added to the Constitution
(a) To make the Fundamental Rights more effective
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(b) To check anti- national, subversive and unconstitutional agitations
(c) To accord priority to the directive principles over fundamental rights
(d) To achieve all the above objectives

36. Which one of the followings is not included as a Fundamental Duty?
(a) Abidance by Constitution and respect for its ideals and institutions
(b) To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
(c) To ensure rule f law in the country
(d) To safeguard public property and to adjure violence
37. Which one of the followings has been enlisted as a fundamental duty in the constitution?
(a) To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired the freedom struggle in India
(b) To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so
(c) To protect and improve the natural environment
(d) All the above
38. The inclusion of Fundamental Duties in the Constitution was
(a) Unanimously welcomed
(b) Welcomed by the opposition parties only
(c) Welcomed by the ruling only
(d) None of the above
39. Which of the following rights can be claimed only by the citizens and not by aliens within
the territory of India?
I. Freedom of speech
II. Right to form associations of Unions
III. Equality before law
IV. Freedom to assemble peacefully without arms
Select the correct answer using the codes given below : Codes :
(a) I, II and III
(b) II, III and IV
(c) I, II and IV
(d) I, III and IV
40. To whom among the followings is the Right against exploitation guaranteed by the Indian
Constitution?
I. Children
II. Tribals
III. Women
IV. Harijans
Select the correct answer using the following codes:
(a) I and III
(b) II and IV
(c) III and IV
(d) I and II
41. If the land belonging to a poor man is appropriated by the government without
compensation, he cannot directly approach the High Court for redress because the
(a) Cost involved are exorbitant
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(b) Right to property is a legal right
(c) Court have been deprived of the power to determine compensation
(d) Matter is outside their jurisdiction
42. The Constitution of which one of the following countries specifically recognises that the
State has a moral responsibility to provide employment to its citizens?
(a) Great Britain
(b) India
(c) U.S.S.R
(d) U.S.A
43. Which one of the following rights is vital for the successful working of democracy?
(a) Right to property
(b) Right to association
(c) Right to assemble
(d) Right to Criticise
44. The Fundamental Rights of the Indian citizens have been enumerated from
(a) Article 12 to 35 of the Constitution
(b) Article 13 to 36 of the Constitution
(c) Article 15 to 39 of the Constitution
(d) Article 16 to 40 of the Constitution
45. In an emergency the fundamental rights of citizens
(a) May be suspended
(b) Stand automatically suspended
(c) Can be enjoyed only with the approval of the Supreme Court
(d) Have no meaning
46. The Directive Principle of State Policy
(a) Were added by the Forty-Second Amendment
(b) Formed a part of the original Constitution
(c) Do not from a part of the Constitution
(d) Were added by the first three amendments to the Constitution
47. The framers of the Indian Constitution borrowed the idea of Directive Principles of State
Policy from
(a) The Government of India Act,1935
(b) The Government of U.S.S. R
(c) The Constitution of U.S.A
(d) The Constitution of Irish Republic
48. The Directive Principles of State Policy are contained in
(a) Part I of the Constitution
(b) Part III of the Constitution
(c) Part IV of the Constitution
(d) None of the above parts
49. The Directive Principles are in the nature of
(a) Injunction to the government to refrain from doing certain things
(b) Instructions to the government to do certain things
(c) Request to the government to pay attention to certain subjects
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(d) Judicial injunction to the government to enact certain laws
50. The Directive Principles were incorporated in the Constitution with a view to
(a) Ensure a democratic government in the country
(b) Provided a strong central government
(c) Establish welfare state
(d) Raise the living standard of the weaker sections of society
51. The main objective of the Directive Principles is to
(a) Establish political democracy in the country
(b) Establish social and economic democracy in the country
(c) Raise the moral and ethical standard of the people
(d) Establish a police state in the country
52. Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a Directive Principles
(a) Provision of adequate means of livelihood for all the citizens
(b) Provision of employment facilities to all able- bodied persons
(c) Protection of workers, especially children
(d) Securing of equal pay for equal work to both men and women
53. Which one of the Followings has been wrongly listed as a Directive Principle?
(a) Complete freedom in the economic sphere in the interest of consumers as well as
producers
(b) Regulation of economic system of the country with a view to prevent concentration of
wealth and means of production
(c) To ensure decent standard of living and facilities of leisure for all workers
(d) To protect the children and youth against exploitation
54. Which one of the following Directive Principles can be described as Gandhian in
Character?
(a) Provision of equal work to both men and women
(b) Protection of workers, especially children
(c) Separation of the judiciary from the executive
(d) Organisation of village panchayats as effective units of self – government
55. Which one of the following Directive Principle is non-Gandhian?
(a) Promotion of cottage industries in rural areas
(b) Prohibition of the use of intoxicants except for the medical purposes
(c) Prevention of slaughter of cows, calves and other milch cattle
(d) Provision of free and compulsory education for all the children up to the age of
fourteen years
56. Which one of the following is in the concurrent list in the Constitution of India?
(a) Population control and family planning
(b) Public health and sanitation
(c) Capitation tales
(d) Treasure trove
57. Which one of the following comes under the Jurisdiction of both the High Court and the
Supreme Court
(a) Disputes between the centre and States.
(b) Disputes between the States inter Supreme Court
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(c) Protection of the Fundamental Rights
(d) Protection against the violation of Constitution.
58. The Anti- Defection Law was enacted as early as 1979 in
(a) Kerala
(b) Jammu & Kashimir
(c) West Bengal
(d) Tamilnadu
59. Which one of the following determines that Indian Constitution is Federal?
(a) A Written and rigid Constitution
(b) An Independent Judiciary
(c) Vesting of residuary powers with the Country
(d) Distribution of powers between centre and the States
60. Which of the following are the States in which the Lok Ayukta Act includes the chief
Minister in its ambit?
(a) West Bengal and Kerala
(b) Gujarat and Maharashtra
(c) Madhya Pradesh and Orissa
(d) Rajasthan and Karnadaka
61. Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion is a Fundamental Rights classified
under
(a) The Right to Freedom of Religion
(b) The Right against Exploitation
(c) The Cultural and Educational Rights
(d) The Rights to Equality
62. Agricultural income tax is assigned to the State government by
(a) The Finance Commission
(b) The National Development Council
(c) The Inter State Council
(d) The Constitution of India
63. According to the Constitution of India, the term ‘District Judge’ shall not include
(a) Chief Presidency Magistrate
(b) Sessions Judge
(c) Tribunal Judge
(d) Chief Judge of a Small Cause Court
64. Which one of the following is not a Principle of ‘Panchsheel’?
(a) Non-alignment
(b) Peaceful Co-existence
(c) Mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity and Sovereignty
(d) Mutual non- interference in each others internal affairs.
65. The concept of public interest litigation originated in
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) Australia
(d) Canada
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66. Economic Survey in India is Published officially every year by the
(a) Reserve Bank of India
(b) Planning Commission, Govt of India
(c) Ministry of Finance Govt of India
(d) Ministry of Industries Govt of India
67. A British Citizen Staying in Indian Cannot claim Right to
(a) Freedom of trade and profession
(b) Equality before law
(c) Protection of Life and personal liberty
(d) Freedom of religion.
68. The State which has the largest number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in the
LokSabha is
(a) Bihar
(b) Gujarat
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
69. In which way does the Indian Parliament exercise Control over the administration
(a) Through parliamentary Committees
(b) Through Consultative committees of Various Ministries
(c) By Making the administrators and periodic reports
(d) By Compelling the executive to issue writs
70. The purpose of the inclusion of DPSP in the Indian Constitution is to establish
(a) Political Democracy
(b) Social democracy
(c) Gandhian democracy
(d) Social and economic democracy
71. Five year plan in India is finally approved by
(a) Union Cabinet
(b) President on the advice of Prime minister
(c) Planning Commission
(d) National Development Council
72. The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by
(a) First Amendment
(b) Eighth Amendment
(c) Ninth Amendment
(d) Forty Amendment
73. The resolution for removing the Vice- President of India can be moved in the
(a) Lok Sabha alone
(b) Either House of Parliament
(c) Joint Sitting of Parliament
(d) Rajya Sabha alone
74. Who among the following was the chairman of Union Constitution Committee of the
Constitution Assembly?
(a) B.R Ambedkar
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