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1. Who was the temporary President of the Constituent Assembly?
Answer-------Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha.
2. Who was the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly?
Answer-------Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
3. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee?
Answer-------Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
4. Who was the legal advisor of the Constituent Assembly?
Answer-------B. N. Rao.
5. How long the Constituent Assembly took to prepare the Indian Constitution, the largest in
the world?
Answer-------2 year 11 month and 18 days.
6. Indian Constitution was adopted by the Government of India on?
Answer-------26 November 1949.
7. Indian Constitution was enforced by the Government of India on?
Answer-------26 January 1950.
8. Part III (article 12 - 35) of the Constitution deals with?
Answer-------Fundamental Right.
9. Which article contains Right to freedom of speech?
Answer-------Article 19.
10. After which amendment Right to Property became a legal right?
Answer-------44th Amendment.
11. Which Article describes the election of President?
Answer-------Article 55.
12. The term of the president is?
Answer-------5 years.
13. Which Articel lays down the procedure for impeachment of the President?
Answer-------Article 61.
14. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha)?
Answer-------Vice-President.
15. Who is the authority to decide any dispute in connection with the election of the President
and the Vice-President?
Answer------- The Supreme Court of India.
16. Who gave advice to the Government of India upon legal matters?
Answer-------Attorney General of India.
17. Who is the authority to decide whether the introduced bill is a Money Bill or not?
Answer-------Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
18. Money Bill can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha, True or False?
Answer-------True.
19. A bill which is related with revenue and expenditure of the Government is called?
Answer-------Finance Bill.
20. The term of members of Rajya Sabha is?
Answer-------6 years.
21. How many members are nominated by the President in the Rajya Sabha?
Answer-------12 members.
22. How many members are nominated by the President in the Lok Sabha?
Answer-------2 members (Anglo-Indian).
23. The retirement age of the judges of the Supreme Court is?
Answer-------65 years.
24. The retirement age of the judges of the High Court is?
Answer-------62 years.
25. Which Articles provide special status to Jammu and Kashmir?
Answer-------Article 370.
26. Under which Article powers and duties of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India
are described?
Answer-------Article 149 and 150.
27. Under which Article reports of the CAG relating to the union are submitted to the
President?
Answer-------Article 151.
28. In which year Election Commission of India was established?
Answer-------25 January 1950.
29. Who was the first Vice-President of India?
Answer-------S. Radhakrishnan.
30. Who was the first woman judge of the Supreme Court?
Answer-------M. Fathima Beevi.
31. In which year first Lok Sabha election was held?
Answer-------1952.
32. The constitutional provision 'Concurrent List' was borrowed from which country?
Answer-------Australia.
33. The model code of conduct for political parties and candidates to be followed during
election is specified in?
Answer-------Representation of the People Act, 1951.
34. Who is the Chairman of Lok Sabha?
Answer-------Speaker.
35. Which articles empowers the President to appoint Prime Minister of India?
Answer-------Article 75.
36. Which has the most profound influence in framing the India Constitution?
Answer-------The Government of India Act, 1935.
37. Who is the Chairman of the National Integration Council?
Answer-------Prime Minister of India.
38. In the Union Government the council of Ministers is collectively responsible to?
Answer-------Lok Sabha.
39. In India when both offices of President and Vice-President happen to be vacant
simultaneously who will discharge the duties of the President?
Answer-------Chief Justice of India.
40. Who determines the salaries and allowances of the members of the Parliament in India?
Answer-------Parliament by Law.
41. British Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act on?
Answer-------18 July 1947
42. Total number of Fundamental Rights in Constitution of India are?
Answer-------6.
43. Total number of Schedule in Constitution of India are?
Answer-------12.
44. Which Article of the Constitution defines Panchayat Raj?
Answer-------Article 243.
45. Under Constitutional Article 343, which is the official language of the Union?
Answer-------Hindi and English.
46. Which community gets special provision for Central Services in Article 336?
Answer-------Anglo-Indian community.
47. Which Constitutional Article lays down the provision for a National Commission for SC
and ST?
Answer-------Article 338.
48. Before the Independence of India, Dadar and Nager Haveli was under the administrative
control of?
Answer-------Portugese.
49. Who decides allotment of symbols to Political Parties?
Answer-------Election Commission.
50. Who has the authority to approve President rule in the state?
Answer-------Parliament.
51. Which Article specifies the number of seats for the Rajya Sabha?
Answer-------Article 80
52. Which Article specifies the number of seats for the Rajya Sabha?
Answer-------Article 80
53. Which Article specifies the number of seats for the Lok Sabha?
Answer-------Article 81
54. Which Article refers to Imposition of President\'s rule in States?
Answer-------Article 356
55. Which Schedule contains list of recognised languages of India?
Answer-------Schedule 8
56. Which Schedule contains the power, authorities and responsibilities of Panchayats?
Answer-------Schedule 11
57. With which Amendment to the Constitution Sikkim was made a full-fledged State of
Indian Union?
Answer-------36th Amendment, 1975
58. Planning Commission is a constitutional body, True or False?
Answer-------False
59. The word 'Minority' appears in which article of the Indian Constitution?
Answer------- Article 29
60. By which Amendment voting age was reduced from 21 to 18?
Answer------- 61st Amendment, 1989
61. The concept of welfare state is included in the constitution of India in the?
Answer-------Directive Principle of State Policy
62. The retirement age of Member of the State Public Service Commission is?
Answer-------60 years
63. the concept of single citizenship is adopted from which country?
Answer-------Britain
64. How many Fundamental Duties have been incorporated in the Constitution of India?
Answer-------10
65. From which fund unanticipated expenditure can be met without the prior approval of the
Parliament?
Contingency Fund of India
66. Which Articles of Constitution provides the rights of running their own educational
institutions to religious minorities?
Article 30(1)
67. The Constitution of India assures economic justice to its Citizens through the? Preamble
68. National Development council was constituted on?
1952
69. The concept of "Minimum Needs" was an innovation of which one of the following Five
Year Plans?
5th Five Year Plan
70. The 97th Constitutional Amendment dealt with?
Anti-Defection Bill
71. Who approves the Draft outline of Five Year Plan?
Answer-------The National Development Council
72. Which of Constitutional Provisions allows the propagation of one's own religion?
Answer-------Article 25(1)
73. Which Schedule contains distribution of legislative power between the centre and the
states?
Answer------- 7th Schedule
74. Which Right is enjoyed by the Citizens and Foreigners both?
Answer-------Civil Right
75. One-third of the members of Rajya Sabha retire every two years, True or False?
Answer-------True
76. Kerala does not have legislative council, True or False?
Answer------- True
77. Under which Article the Provision of Contingency Fund of India has been made?
Answer------- Article 267
78. In which year Right to Information Act was passed?
Answer------- 2005
79. The President of India can exercise his veto power in respect of?
Answer-------Ordinary bills only
80. What is the minimum duration of a stay necessary, before a person can apply for Indian
citizenship?
Answer------- 5 years
81. The chief source of political power in India is?
Answer------- The people
82. Which has the most profound influence in framing the Indian Constitution?
Answer-------The Government of India Act, 1935
83. Who was the last British Governor General who addressed the Constituent Assembly?
Answer-------Lord Mountbatten
84. Which Article mentioned the post of the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the
Rajya Sabha?
Answer-------Article 89
85. In case President Rule in the state is not approved by the Parliament, for how many
months the same promulgation shall last?
Answer-------6 months
86. To uphold and protect the sovereignity, unity and integrity of India, a provision has been
made in the?
Answer-------Fundamental Duties
87. Article 356 of the Constitution of India deals with?
Answer------- The proclamation of President's Rule in a State
88. In what way the Finance Commission can recommend to the centre for transfer of
resources to States?
Answer------- Subsidy and tax share
89. Which one of the Directive of Principles was not included in the Original Constitution, but
was added by the 42nd Amendment?
Answer-------To provide free legal aid
90. Who has the authority to proclaim emergency in the States?
Answer-------The President
91. Who has the right to convene the Joint Session of the two Houses of Parliament in India?
Answer------- The President
92. The first Five-Year Plan in India was launched in the year?
Answer------- 1951
93. Which Constitutional Article defines the Panchayat Raj ?
Answer-------243
94. What is the literal meaning of secularism?
Answer------- Separation of Church from the state
95. Which one is competent to amend the law relating to Indian citizenship?
Answer-------The Parliament
96. The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India acts as the Chief Accountant and Auditor
for the?
Answer-------Both Union and State Governments
97. The Supreme Court of India consists of a Chief Justice and?
Answer------- 25 judges
98. How many seats are reserved for Union Territories in the Lok Sabha?
Answer-------15 seats
99. In which article of the Constitution of India has the Joint Sitting of the Lok Sabha and the
Rajya Sabha been provided ?
Answer-------Article 108
100. In the National Flag, which colour is used in the wheel?
Answer------- Navy Blue
101. After declaration of financial emergency by the President, what is the period of
operation without approval by the Parliament?
Answer------- Two Months
102. Allocation of revenue between the Union and State Government is done by?
Answer-------Finance Commission of India
103. For the first time the President of India made a proclamation of emergency under article
352 in the year?
Answer-------1962
104. Which article of the Constitution describes the qualification of the judges of the Supreme
Court of India?
Answer-------124 (3)
105. Financial Planning is included in the State List of the Constitution, True or False?
Answer-------False, it is included in the Central List
106. Indians should have a Constitution Assembly to frame a Constitution of India- this was
put forwarded by?
Answer-------M. N. Roy
107. Minimum number of members required to form a meeting is called?
Answer------- Quorum
108. Right to Education for children was made Fundamental Right in the year?
Answer------- 2002
109. National Women Commission was formed in the year?
Answer------- 1992
110. Official house of the Election Commission of India is known as?
Answer-------Nirvachan Sadan
111. Organisation of village panchayat is mentioned in which article?
Answer-------Article 40
112. The annual Budget is normally presented in the Parliament on?
Answer-------28th February
113. The fundamental duties of Indian citizens were incorporated in the constitution in the
year?
Answer-------1976
114. The power to prorogue the Lok Sabha rests with?
Answer-------The President of India
115. In which year State Reorganisation bill was passed by the Parliament?
Answer-------1956
116. The total number of High Courts in India is?
Answer------- 24
117. The words - Socialist, Secular and Integrity were added to the Preamble of the
Constitution in the year?
Answer------- 1976 (42nd Amendment)
118. Under which amendment of the Constitution, the states were reorganised?
Answer------- 7th Amendment
119. Which Act gave the authority to the British to elect the Government in the Indian
Province?
Answer-------The Government of India Act, 1935
120. Which article of the Constitution is related to the Annual Financial Statement?
Answer------- Article 112
121. Who drafted the Preamble of the Indian Constitution?
Answer------- Jawaharlal Nehru
122. Who inaugurated the Parliament House of India?
Answer-------Lord Irwin (1927)
123. Who is known as the second law officer of India?
Answer------- Solicitor General of India
124. Who was the chairman of 13th finance commission?
Answer-------Dr Vijay Kelkar
125. Who was the first acting President of India?
Answer-------V. V. Giri
126. Who was the first Attorney General of India?
Answer-------M. C. Setalvad
127. Who was the first Chairman of Finance Commission?
Answer-------K. C. Neogy
128. Who was the first Solicitor General of India?
Answer-------V. Narahari Rao
129. Who was the legal advisor of the Constitutent Assembly?
Answer------- B. N. Rao
130. The Chief Election Commissioner of India holds office for a period of?
Answer-------6 year or till the age of 65 years whichever is earlier
131. In which year was Tashkent Pact signed between India and Pakistan?
Answer-------1966
132. The Sarkaria Commission was set up for the review of the relation between?
Answer------- The Centre and States
133. In which Schedule to the Constitution of India has the list of national languages been
mentioned?
Answer-------8th Schedule
134. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha votes only in case of?
Answer-------Tie
135. Parliament has power to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List provided?
Answer------- It is in the national interest
136. Article 24 of the Constitution prohibits employment of children in any factory below the
age of?
Answer-------14 years
137. Equal pay for equal work for both men and women is?
Answer-------A Fundamental Right
138. Which amendment of the Constitution reduced the voting age from 21 years to 18 years?
Answer-------61st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1988
139. Which Parliamentary Standing Committee is concerned with the regularity of the
expenditure of the government?
Answer-------Public Accounts Committee
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