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Sunday, February 3, 2019

MCQ ON INDIAN CONSTITUTION

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MCQs on Indian Constitution 
1.When was the Constituent Assembly established to form the Constitution? 

(a) 06.12.1946
(b) 13.12.1946
(c) 22.01.1947
(d) 01.12.1946
2.The Constitution of India was adopted on:

(a) 26 January 1950
(b) 26 November 1949
(c) 26 December 1949
(d) 01 January 1950
3.The Constitution of India came into force on:

(a) 26 January 1950
(b) 26 November 1949
(c) 15 August 1947
(d) 01 January 1950


4.The Constitution of India contains ---------- Appendices

(a) 12
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 5
5.The Constitution of India contains --------- Schedules

(a) 12
(b) 24
(c) 18
(d) 10
6. How much time did the Constituent Assembly take to prepare the Constitution of India?

(a) 2 yera 12 months 5 days
(b) 2 year 11 month 18 days
(c) 2 year 11 month 15 days
(d) 2 year 10 month 18 days
7.The Members of the Constituent Assembly were 

(a) Elected by Provincial Assemblies
(b) Nominated by princely States
(c) Nominated by Chief Commissioners' Provinces
(d) All the above
8.The Constituent Assembly of India held its first meeting on 

(a) 23.01.1947
(b) 06.12.1946
(c) 11.12.1946
(d) 09.12.1946
9.  ‘Objective Resolution’ was moved on the Constituent Assembly by Jawaharlal Nehru on

(a) 13.12.1946
(b) 22.01.1947
(c) 26.01.1948
(d) 06.12.1946
10. When was the ‘Objective Resolution’ adopted by the Constituent Assembly? 

(a) 13.12.1946
(b) 22.01.1947
(c) 26.01.1948
(d) 15.08.1945


11. The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India in
(A) July, 1947
(B) August, 1947
(C) July, 1948
(D) July, 1950

12. The Constitution of India was enacted by a Constituent Assembly set up 

(A) Through a resolution of the provisional government
(B) By the Indian National Congress
(C) Under the Indian Independence Act, 1947
(D) Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946

13. A bill in the imperial Legislative Council for compulsory and free primary education was introduced by 
(A) Mohammad Shafi
(B) Feroz Shah Mehta
(C) G.K. Gokhale
(D) Shankaran Nair

14. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution? 
(A) Rajendra Prasad
(B) C. Rajagopalachari
(C) Tej Bahadur Sapru
(D) B.R. Ambedkar


15. The Constituent Assembly which framed the Constitution for Independent India was set up in 
(A) 1947
(B) 1949
(C) 1945
(D) 1946

16. Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly established in July 1946? 
(A) K.M. Munshi
(B) J.B. Kripalani
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Vallabhbhai Patel


17. What is the special Constitutional position of Jammu and Kashmir? 
(A) Indian laws are not applicable.
(B) It is above Indian Constitution.
(C) It is not of the integral parts of Indian Union.
(D) It has its own Constitution

18. Which of the following was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the emblem of Government of India?
(A) Horse
(B) Words Satyameva Jayate
(C) Four lions
(D) Chariot Wheel



19. Who presided over the inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India ? 
(A) Sachchidananda Sinha
(B) P. Upendra
(C) B.R. Ambedkar
(D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad


20. The Constitution of India was promulgated on January 26, 1950 because 
(A) It was an auspicious day.
(B) This day was being celebrated as the Independence Day since 1929.
(C) It was the wish of the farmers of the Constitution.
(D) The British did not want to leave India earlier than this date.


21. Who is the Protector and Guarantor of the Fundamental Rights?

(a) Supreme Court
(b) President
(c) Parliament
(d) Prime Minister
22.Any violation of Fundamental Rights can be presented to 

(a) Supreme Court only
(b) High Courts only
(c) Both Supreme Court and High Courts
(d) Tribunal appointed by Government


23.The Fundamental Rights of the Indian citizen 

(a) can be suspended by the Supreme Courts during national emergency
(b) can be suspended by the Parliament during national emergency
(c) can be suspended by the President during national emergency
(d) can be suspended by the President in any time
24. Right to equality before law is guaranteed under 

(a) Article 15
(b) Article 13
(c) Article 16
(d) Article 14
25.Equal opportunity in matters of public employment is guaranteed under 

(a) Article 16
(b) Article 15
(c) Article 17
(d) Article 18
26.‘Right to Freedom’ can be restricted in the interest of 

(a) Public order
(b) Security of the State
(c) Friendly relations with foreign States
(d) All the above



27.Which one of the following right conferred by the Constitution is not  available to non-citizens?

(a) Protection of life & liberty
(b) Equality before Law
(c) Freedom of expression and speech
(d) Right to constitutional remedies
28. A citizen can directly move the Supreme Court for any violation of Fundamental Rights under 

(a) Article 31
(b) Article 226
(c) Article 34
(d) Article 32
29. Article 15 (3) confers a special provisions to 

(a) Women and Children
(b) SCs and STs
(c) Linguistic Minorities
(d) Tribal People
30. Article 15 (4) confers a special provisions for the advancement of 

(a) Linguistic Minorities
(b) SCs and STs
(c) Women and Children
(d) Mentally retarded people

31. By which fundamental right other fundamental rights is protected?

(a) Right to Constitutional Remedies
(b) Right to live
(c) Right to freedom
(d) Right to equality


32.Which of the following is not a fundamental right? 

(a) Right to Speak
(b) Right to Strike
(c) Right to carry out religious rituals
(d) Right to Equality
33. Which of the following has ceased to be a fundamental right in the Indian Constitution?

(a) Right to live
(b) Right to Constitutional remedies
(c) Right to Property
(d) Right to education for the children upto 14 years
34. Right to property is a legal right under the 

(a) Article 22
(b) Article 200 A
(c) Article 24
(d) Article 300 A
35. The Right to private property was dropped from the list of fundamental rights by the  

(a) 44th Amendment
(b) 42nd Amendment
(c) 61st Amendment
(d) 75th Amendment
36. The Right to equality guaranteed by the Indian Constitution does not include 

(a) Equality of status
(b) Economic equality
(c) Equality of opportunity
(d) Equality before law
37. Which was described by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar as the ‘Heart and Soul of the Constitution’?

(a) Preamble
(b) Directive Principles of State Policy
(c) Right to Constitutional Remedies
(d) Right to freedom
38. The Right to Constitutional Remedies are 

(a) Fundamental Duties
(b) Directive Principles of State Policy
(c) Legal Rights
(d) Fundamental Rights
39. The Constitutional remedies under the Article 32 can be suspended by the

(a) Parliament
(b) President
(c) Supreme Courts
(d) Central cabinet
40. Writs can be issued for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights by the 

(a) Supreme Court
(b) High Courts
(c) Parliament
(d) Both (a) & (b)


41. Original constitution classified Fundamental Rights into seven categories but now there are

(a) Six
(b) Five
(c) Ten
(d) Eight
42. The  Fundamental Rights, which cannot be suspended even during the emergency are

(a) Articles 20 and 22
(b) Articles 20 and 21
(c) Articles 19 and 32
(d) Articles 17 and 20
43. India borrowed the idea of incorporating  Fundamental Rights in the Constitution from 

(a) Soviet Union
(b) Canada
(c) USA
(d) Australia
44.The concept of Single Citizenship is borrowed from the Constitution of

(a) Soviet Union
(b) Germany
(c) Canada
(d) Britain
45. Under which article of the Indian Constitution, Citizenship of a person can be determined at the commencement of the Constitution? 

(a) Article 5
(b) Article 4
(c) Article 6
(d) Article 9
46. Which article describes the persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be an Indian Citizen? 

(a) Article 5
(b) Article 9
(c) Article 10
(d) Article 8
47. Who is authorized to lay down qualifications to acquire the Citizenship? 

(a) Parliament
(b) Supreme Court
(c) President
(d) Prime Minister
48. Which of the following is a qualification to acquire Citizenship by Naturalization? 

(a) A person is ordinarily resident in India for 12 months
(b) A person is in service of Government of India from 12 months
(c) A person is in service of Government of India from 24 months
(d) Both (a) and (b)
49. Fundamental Rights are not applicable to

(a) Armed Forces
(b) Foreign Citizens
(c) Government Civilian Employees
(d) None of the above
50. Which article of the Constitution empowers the Parliament to enact the provisions for acquisition and termination of Citizenship? 

(a) Article 6
(b) Article 11
(c) Article 13
(d) Article 10

51. Who is authorized to initiate a Bill for Constitutional Amendment? 

(a) Rajya Sabha
(b) Lok Sabha
(c) Either (a) or (b)
(d) President


52. The power of Parliament to amend the Constitution includes power to amend by way of

(a) Addition
(b) Variation
(c) Repeal
(d) All the above


53. Which Article empowers the Parliament to amend the Indian Constitution?

(a) Article 370
(b) Article 360
(c) Article 368
(d) Article 366
54. What is contained in the Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

(a) Powers, authorities and responsibilities of Panchayaths
(b) List of Recognized languages
(c) Allocation of Seats in Council of States
(d) Provisions regarding disqualification on grounds of defection
55. Who called the word for Preamble as ‘Political Horoscope of India’?

(a) K.M. Munshi
(b) B.R Ambedkar
(c) Sardar K.M Panikikar
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
56. Where in the Indian Constitution, ‘Economic Justice’ has been provided as one of the objectives?

(a) Preamble
(b) Directive Principles of State Policy
(c) Fundamental Rights
(d) Both (a) and (b)
57. Indian Constitution is called ‘Quasi-Federal’ because it has 

(a) Union of states
(b) Single Citizenship
(c) Single Judiciary
(d) Residue Power to Central Government
58. Kashmiri is the Official Language of 

(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Himacha Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) No State in the Indian Union
59. Who is empowered to admit a new State to the Union of India?

(a) Parliament
(b) State Legislative
(c) Supreme Court
(d) Governor of State
60.The Constitution confers a special authority for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights on the

(a) Parliament
(b) Supreme Court
(c) President
(d) Election Commission

61. The details of salaries, allowances, etc. of the President, Vice President, Speaker, Judges of Supreme Court, etc. are provided in Schedule 

(a) II
(b) III
(c) IV
(d) VII

62. Which schedule gives details regarding the subjects included in the three lists — Central, State and Concurrent Lists?

(a) Schedule VIII
(b) Schedule VII
(c) Schedule V
(d) Schedule VI
63. What are the name of list of subjects enumerated in Schedule- VII of Indian Constitution 

(a) Union list
(b) State list
(c) Concurrent list
(d) All the above



64. As per Article 262 of Indian Constitution, disputes relating to waters shall be solved by

(a) President
(b) Supreme Court
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Parliament
65.Which one of the following declares India as a Secular State?

(a) Preamble of the Constitution
(b) Directive Principles of State Policy
(c) Fundamental Rights
(d) Fundamental Duties
66.The final interpreter to Indian Constitution is

(a) President
(b) Supreme Court
(c) Parliament
(d) Supreme Courts
67.Which one of the following States has a separate Constitution?

(a) Sikkim
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Jammu & Kashmir
(d) Maharashtra
68. Apart from the Jammu & Kashmir, which other State has been provided special protection in certain matters? 

(a) Sikkim
(b) Goa
(c) Assam
(d) Nagaland
69.The State of Jammu & Kashmir was accorded special status under 

(a) Article 370
(b) Article 380
(c) Article 390
(d) Article 360
70.The Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir came into force on

(a) 15.08.1947
(b) 26.01.1957
(c) 01.11.1956
(d) 26.01.1950

71. Which of the following is not a condition for becoming an Indian citizen?

(a) Registration
(b) Registration
(c) Acquiring property
(d) Naturalization



72. A person can lose citizenship through 

(a) Deprivation
(b) Termination
(c) Renunciation
(d) All the above



73. The Constituent Assembly was set up to under the 

(a) Mountbatten Plan 1947
(b) Cripps Mission Plan 1942
(c) Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946
(d) Government of India Act 1935
74.The Indian Federal system is modeled on the Federal system of 

(a) Unites States of America
(b) Soviet Union
(c) Australia
(d) Canada
75.India is known as Parliamentary Democracy because 

(a) Executive is responsible to the Parliament
(b) Head of the States is elected for a fixed period
(c) Independent judiciary
(d) None of the above
76.The Indian State is regarded as federal because the Indian Constitution provides for 

(a) Strong Central Government
(b) Sharing of power between Center and States
(c) Residue Powers provide to Central Government
(d) Head of the State is elected for a fixed period



77. In which Case did Supreme Court hold that Preamble was not a part of the Constitution?

(a) Golaknath case
(b) Maneka Ghandhi case
(c) Keshavananda Bharti Case
(d) Berubari Case


78. In which Case did Supreme Court hold that the Preamble was a part of the
Constitution? 

(a) Maneka Ghandhi case
(b) Berubari Case
(c) Keshavananda Bharti Case
(d) Golaknath case

79.The Ninth Schedule was added to the Constitution by the 

(a) 1st Amendment
(b) 9th Amendment
(c) 11th Amendment
(d) 2nd Amendment
80.Which Schedule details the boundaries of the States and the Union Territories? 

(a) 1st
(b) 2nd
(c) 3rd
(d) 4th


81. India is a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic. In the Indian Constitution, this expression occurs in

(a) Preamble
(b) Union & its Territory
(c) Fundamental Rights
(d) Directive Principles of State Policy


82. The Preamble of Indian Constitution has been amended so far 

(a) Twice
(b) Once
(c) Never
(d) More than three times
83. The Preamble was amended by the 

(a) 43rd Amedment 1978
(b) 44th Amendment 1978
(c) 42nd Amendment 1976
(d) 41st Amendment 1976
84. Two words added into Preamble by the 42nd Amendment are

(a) Socialist, Democratic
(b) Sovereign, Socialist
(c) Sovereign, Secular
(d) Socialist, Secular
85. The Preamble to the Indian Constitution is borrowed from the

(a) Objective Resolution passed by the Constituent Assembly
(b) Sacred text of various religions
(c) Indian Philosophy
(d) None of the above
86. Who proposed Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution? 

(a) B.R Ambedkar
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) K. M Munshi
(d) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
87. India is called a ‘Republic’ because 

(a) Executive is answerable to legislature
(b) Judiciary is separate from legislature
(c) The Head of the State is an elected head for a fixed period
(d) None of the above
88.Which of the following is described as the ‘Soul of the Constitution’?

(a) Directive Principles of State Policy
(b) Fundamental Rights
(c) Fundamental Duties
(d) Preamble


89. The Constitution of India provides

(a) Single citizenship
(b) Double citizenship
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)
90. The Constitution provides

(a) Powers
(b) Responsibilities
(c) Limitations
(d) All the above


91.The Constitution of India contains -------- articles

(a) 448
(b) 395
(c) 410
(d) 380
92.Which constitution is the longest written constitution of any independent country in the world

(a) Constitution of USA
(b) Constitution of India
(c) Constitution of Britain
(d) Constitution of Canada
93. How many women members were in the Constituent Assembly 

(a) 12
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 18
94. The idea of a constituent assembly for India was proposed by 

(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) C R Das
(d) Manabendra Nath Roy
95. The original copy of the Constitution of India was 

(a) Typeset 
(b) Printed
(c) Handwritten
(d) None of the above


96. The original copy of the Constitution of India was handwritten and calligraphed in 

(a) Sanskrit
(b) English
(c) Hindi
(d) Both English and Hindi




97. The original copies of the Constitution of India are kept in special helium-filled cases in
(a) the personal custody of President of India
(b) the Library of Supreme Court of India
(c) the Library of the Parliament of India
(d) None of the above
98. The Federal features of the Indian Government was taken from 

(a) Government of India Act, 1919
(b) Indian Independence Act, 1947
(c) Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
(d) Government of India Act, 1935
99. The beginning word ‘WE’ in the Preamble refers to the

(a) Citizens of India
(b) People of India
(c) All adult people in India
(d) All people above 25 years
100. The important test to identify the basic features of the Indian Constitution is

(a) Directive Principles of State Policy
(b) Preamble
(c) Fundamental rights
(d) Fundamental duties


101.How many Committees were set up by the Constituent Assembly for framing the Constitution?

(a) 13
(b) 15
(c) 12
(d) 8
102.Who of the following acted as the Constitutional Adviser to the Constituent Assembly?

(a) M. N. Roy
(b) B. N. Rau
(c) B. R. Ambedkar
(d) Sachidananda Sinha
103.Which one of the following acted as the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly? 

(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) B. R. Ambedkar
(c) Sachidananda Sinha
(d) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
104.The Constituent Assembly elected ------------ on 11.12.1946 as its Permanent Chairman 

(a) Sachidananda Sinha
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c)  B. R. Ambedkar
(d) Rajendra Prasad
105.Who elected the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly? 

(a) B. R. Ambedkar
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c)  Rajendra Prasad
(d) Sardar Vallabhai Patel

106.Who had given the idea of a Constitution for India of all? 

(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) M. N. Roy
(c) B. R. Ambedkar
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
107.Which one of the following provisions of the Constitution came into force soon after its adoption on 26.11.1949?

(a) Provisional Parliament
(b) Provisions relating to Citizenship
(c) Provisions relating to Elections
(d) All the above
108.India has been described under Article 1 of the Constitution as a 

(a) Group of States
(b) Federation of States
(c) Cluster of States
(d) Union of States
109.The Constitution of India is  

(a) Rigid
(b) Flexible
(c) Partly rigid and partly flexible
(d) None of the above


110.January 26th was selected as the date for the inauguration of the Constitution because

(a) Quit India Movement announced
(b) Congress had observed it as the Independence Day in 1930
(c) Constituent Assembly was established for framing the Constitution?
(d) None of the above


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