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Indian Polity and Constitution Chapter-8 Indian Polity and Constitution 1*. The Indian Constitution came into force on a) January 26, 1950 b) January 26, 1949 c) November 26, 1949 d) January 1, 1950 2 . The Constitution of India is a) rigid b) very rigid c) flexible d) partly rigid and partly flexible 3. The Constitution of India was adopted on a) November 26, 1949 b) August 16, 1949 c) August 14, 1948 d) January 25, 1950 4. In which year was the first Constitution Amendment Act passed? a) 1951 b) 1952 c) 1953 d) 1950 5. The President of India is the a) Head of State b) Head of the Government c) Head of State as well as Government d) Uncrowned Monarch of the Republic 6. Who was the third President of the Indian Republic? a) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy b) Dr Zakir Husain c) VV Giri d) Fakruddin Ali Ahmed 7. Who among the following held office as President of India, for two consecutive terms? a) Dr S Radhakrishanan b) Dr Rajendra Prasad c) VV Giri d) Both (a) and (b) 8*. The Constitution makes India a secular State. This means a) India shall be a theocratic State b) India shall be a State without religion c) The State is completely detached from religious affiliations d) None of these 9*. The oath of office to the President is administered by the a) Speaker of the Lok Sabha b) Prime Minister c) Vice-President d) Chief Justice of India 10. Who acted as the Prime Minister of India immediately on the death of Jawaharlal Nehru? a) TT Krishnamachari b) Lal Bahadur Shastri c) Mrs Indira Gandhi d) Gulzari Lal Nanda 11. When were the first General Elections held in the country? a) 1950-51 b) 1949-50 c) 1951-52 d) 1952-53 12*. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed by the a) Prime Minister b) President c) Parliament d) Vice-President 13*. Which is the only Indian State which has the unique distinction of having its own Constitution? a) Goa b) Sikkim c) Jammu and Kashmir d) Nagaland 390 Mastering GK 14*. The Head of the State of Jammu and Kashmir was redesignated Governor in 1965. Earlier, he was known as a) Maharaja b) Prime Minister c) Sadar-i-Riyasat d) Rajpramukh 15*. The final authority to make a Procla-mation of Emergency rests with the a) Prime Minister b) President c) Union Parliament d) Union Council of Ministers 16*. Judges of High Courts are appointed by a) the Chief Justices of the respective High Courts b) Governor c) the President d) the Chief Minister 17. When the office of the President and Vice-President fall vacant simultaneously who acts as President? a) Prime Minister b) Chief Justice of India c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha d) Chief of Army Staff 18*. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha can be removed from his office by the/a a) President b) Prime Minister c) Vote of no-confidence passed by both the Houses of Parliament d) Vote of no-confidence passed by the Lok Sabha 19*. In which one of the following States, it is constitutionally obligatory for the State to have a separate minister for tribal welfare? a) Jharkhand b) Odisha c) Madhya Pradesh d) All of them 20*. Panchayati Raj was introduced in the country in a) 1957 b) 1952 c) 1951 d) 1959 21*. Panchayati Raj was first introduced in a) Andhra Pradesh b) Bihar c) Rajasthan d) Gujarat 22. The Committee, on whose recommendations Panchayati Raj was introduced in the country was headed by a) Balwant Rai Mehta b) Jivraj Mehta c) Jagjivan Ram d) Shriman Narayan 23. When was National Emergency declared for the first time in India? a) October 1962 b) February 1962 c) December 1962 d) January 1963 24. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected for a term of five years, but the term can be extended by _________ year(s) by Parliament in a National Emergency. a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four 25*. For how many years does the Vice-President hold office? a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6 26*. Which Indian State remained an Associate State for a short period before it was recognised as a full fledged State of the Union? a) Goa b) Sikkim c) Nagaland d) Kerala 27. The term of office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is a) 4 years b) 5 years c) 6 years d) 7 years Indian Polity and Constitution 391 28*. At present (2009), only six States have Legislative Councils. Find the odd one out? a) Bihar b) Jammu and Kashmir c) Kerala d) Karnataka 29. Which among the following States returns the maximum number of representatives to the Lok Sabha? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) Bihar d) Uttar Pradesh 30. The Supreme Commander of India’s Defence Forces is a) Chief of Staff of the Indian Army b) President of India c) Prime Minister of India d) Defence Minister 31*. The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 reduced the number of States in the country from 27 to a) 14 b) 15 c) 18 d) 19 32. A Constitutional Emergency declared by the President has to be approved by Union Parliament within a) 1 month b) 2 months c) 6 months d) 1 year 33. The Indian Constitution provides for a) Single Citizenship b) Dual Citizenship c) Both of them d) Neither 34*. The letter of resignation of the President should be addressed to the a) Speaker of the Lok Sabha b) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court c) Vice President d) Prime Minister 35. The name of any Indian State can be altered by a) The Governor of the State b) the State Legislature concerned c) Union Parliament d) the President of India 36. Which of the following qualifications is not essential for election as President of India? a) A citizen of India b) Not less than 35 years of age c) Qualified for election as member of the Lok Sabha d) A member of the Lok Sabha 37. Which among the following is not a Fundamental Right? a) Right of strike b) Right to equality c) Right to freedom of religion d) Right to constitutional remedies 38. Which one of the following courts is responsible for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights? a) High Courts b) Supreme Court of India c) District and Sessions Court d) All categories of courts 39. The concept of Welfare State finds elaboration in the a) Preamble b) Fundamental Rights c) Fundamental Duties d) Directive Principles of State Policy.
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