Article, Schedule,Parts And List Flashcards
Q.45. Match the following subject
matters with their concerned Articles.
A B
1. Superintendence,
direction
A) Article 329 and
control of elections to
be Vested in an
Election commission
2. Power of
parliament to make
B) Article 324 provision
with respect to election
to legislature
3. Bar of
interference by
C) Article 327 courts in
electoral matters
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(a) 1-C, 2-B, 3-A (b) 1-A, 2-C, 3-B
(c) 1-A, 2-B, 3-C (d) 1-B, 2-C, 3-A
Sol.45.(d) 1-B, 2-C, 3-A. Article 325 - No
person to be ineligible for inclusion in, or
to claim to be included in a special,
electoral roll on grounds of religion, race,
caste or sex. Article 328 - Power of
Legislature of a State to make provision
with respect to elections to such
Legislature.
Q.46. Which Article deals with the
election of the Vice President?
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(a) Article 66 (b) Article 74
(c) Article 70 (d) Article 52
Sol.46.(a) Article 66. The post of Vice
President of India is taken from the US
Constitution. Article 64 - The Vice
President to be ex officio Chairman of
the Council of States. Article 70 -
Discharge of President’s functions in
other contingencies.
Q.47. Which article allows the state to
make provisions for the upliftment of
certain categories of people like socially
and culturally backward classes and
Scheduled caste and Scheduled Tribes?
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(a) Article 15 (b) Article 14
(c) Article 16 (d) Article 17
Sol.47.(a) Article 15. Article 17-
“Untouchability” is abolished and its
practice in any form is forbidden
Q.48. Which Article of the Constitution
of India mentions that “there shall be a
Public Service Commission for the Union
and a Public Service Commission for
each State” ?
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(a) 315 (4) (b) 315 (1)
(c) 315 (3) (d) 315 (2)
Sol.48.(b) Article 315 (1). Article 315 (2)
- Two or more States may agree that
there shall be one Public Service
Commission for that group of States.
Article 315 (3) - Any such law as
aforesaid may contain such incidental
and consequential provisions as may be
necessary or desirable for giving effect
to the purposes of the law. Article 315 (4)
- UPSC can, if requested by a state
government, conduct examinations and
interviews to select candidates for state
government jobs.
Q.49. Which of the following articles
provides for ‘equal justice and free legal
aid’?
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(a) Article 43 B (b) Article 48 A
(c) Article 39 A (d) Article 43 A
Sol.49.(c) Article 39 A. Part IV - Directive
Principles of State Policy (Articles
36-51). Article 50 - Separation of judiciary
from executive. Article 43 A -
Participation of workers in management
of industries. Article 51 - Promotion of
international peace and security.
Q.50. Which of the following Articles of
the Indian Constitution mentions that all
executive actions of the Government of
India shall be expressed to be taken in
the name of the President?
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(a) Article 67 (b) Article 77
(c) Article 81 (d) Article 48
Sol.50.(b) Article 77. Other Article of the
Constitution: Article 67 - Term of office of
Vice President. Article 81 - Composition
of the House of the People. Article 48 -
The organisation of agriculture and
animal husbandry. Article 48A -
Protection and improvement of
environment and safeguarding of forests
and wildlife.
Q.51. Which of the following Articles of
the Constitution of India provides that
the Governor appoints the Chief Minister
and later, the Chief Minister recommends
the appointment of ministers to the
Governor?
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(a) Article 163 (b) Article 165
(c) Article 164 (d) Article 167
Sol.51.(c) Article 164. Other
Appointments by Governor: State
Election Commissioner (Article 243 K),
Vice-Chancellors of the universities in the
state (University Grants Commission
(UGC) Regulations, 2018), Advocate
General for the State (Article 165) etc.
Article 163 - Council of Ministers to aid
and advise the Governor of the State.
Q.52. Which of the following Articles of
the Indian Constitution empowers the
Parliament to restrict or abrogate the
fundamental rights of the members of
the armed forces, paramilitary forces,
police forces, intelligence agencies and
analogous forces ?
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(a) Article 33 (b) Article 31
(c) Article 37 (d) Article 35
Sol.52.(a) Article 33. Fundamental rights
are included in Part III (Article 12-35) of
the Constitution. It is borrowed from the
Constitution of the United States of
America. It is described as the Magna
Carta of India. Article 35 - Power to make
laws to give effect to certain specifiedfundamental rights shall vest only in the
Parliament and not in the state
legislatures.
Q.53. Which Article of the Indian
Constitution provides for equal
opportunity for all citizens in the matter
of employment under the state ?
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(a) Article 17 (b) Article 15
(c) Article 18 (d) Article 16
Sol.53.(d) Article 16 - It comes under
Right to Equality (Article 14 to 18) in the
Part III (fundamental rights) of the
Constitution. Article 18 - Abolition of
titles.
Q.54. As per Article 361 of the
Constitution of India, who among the
following shall NOT be answerable to any
court for the exercise and performance
of the powers and duties of his/her
office?
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(a) Secretary (b) Chief Minister
(c) Prime Minister (d) Governor
Sol.54.(d) Governor. Article 361 - The
President, or the Governor or Rajpramukh
of a State, shall not be answerable to any
court for the exercise and performance
of the powers and duties of his office or
for any act done or purporting to be done
by him in the exercise and performance.
Q.55. Which schedule of the Constitution
of India contains provisions for
disqualification of legislators on the
ground of defection?
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(a) Schedule-X (b) Schedule-XI
(c) Schedule-VIII (d) Schedule-IX
Sol.55.(a) Schedule-X: Popularly known
as the Anti-Defection Act, was included
in the Constitution via the 52nd
Amendment Act, 1985. Schedule-IX (laws
that are immune from judicial review) - It
was added by the First Amendment Act,
1951.
Q.56. Which Article of the Constitution of
India states that the Prime Minister is
appointed by the President of India ?
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(a) Article 74 (b) Article 76
(c) Article 73 (d) Article 75
Sol.56.(d) Article 75: Other provision -
Council of Ministers (COM) shall be
appointed by the President on the advice
of the Prime Minister; Total number of
COM, including Prime minister shall not
exceed fifteen percent of the total
number of members of the House of thePeople; COM shall be collectively
responsible to the House of the People;
President shall administer to him the
oaths of office and of secrecy of COM; A
Person who is not a member of either
House of Parliament, can become
Ministers for any period of six
consecutive months; The salaries and
allowances of Ministers shall be such as
Parliament may from time to time by law
determine.
Q.57. Articles 36 to 51 of the Indian
Constitution deal with__________.
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(a) fundamental duties
(b) fundamental rights
(c) preamble of Indian constitution
(d) directive principles of state policy
Sol.57.(d) directive principles of state
policy. Article 38 - State to secure a
social order for the promotion of welfare
of the people. Article 41 - Right to work,
education and public assistance in
certain cases.
Q.58. Which Article of the Indian
Constitution mentions that all the
authorities— civil and judicial— in the
territory of India shall act in aid of the
Supreme Court?
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(a) Article 143 (b) Article 141
(c) Article 144 (d) Article 142
Sol.58.(c) Article 144. Article 143: Power
of President to consult the Supreme
Court. Article 142: Enforcement of
decrees and orders of the Supreme Court
and orders as to discovery, etc. Article
141: The law declared by the Supreme
Court shall be binding on all courts within
the territory of India.
Q.59. Which Article of the Indian
Constitution refers to the Rights of
Ministers with respect to the State
Legislature?
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(a) Article 176 (b) Article 178
(c) Article 177 (d) Article 175
Sol.59.(c) Article 177. Article 175 - Right
of Governor to address and send
messages to the House or Houses.
Article 176 - Special address by the
Governor. Article 178 - The Speaker and
Deputy Speaker of the Legislative
Assembly.
Q.60. What is the aim of Article 44 of the
Indian Constitution?
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(a) To protect every monument or place
of artistic or historic interest(b) To separate judiciary from the
executive in the public services of the
State
(c) To protect and improve the
environment and safeguard the
forests and wildlife of the country
(d) To secure for the citizen, a uniform
civil code through the territory of India
Sol.60.(d) Directive Principles of State
Policy (Part IV, Article 36-51). Article 50 -
Separation of judiciary from Executive.
Q.61. Article 149 of the Constitution
deals with ___________ .
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(a) the qualifications required for the
appointment of the Comptroller and
Auditor-General of India
(b) the duties and powers of the
Comptroller and Auditor-General of
India
(c) the term of office of the Comptroller
and Auditor-General of India
(d) the appointment of the Comptroller
and Auditor-General of India
Sol.61.(b) Part V (Chapter V) of the
Indian Constitution (Articles 148-151)
deals with the Comptroller and
Auditor-General (CAG). Article 148 -
Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
Article 150 - Form of Accounts of the
Union and the states. Article 151 - Audit
Reports.
Q.62. Which of the following statements
is correct about Article 129 of the
Constitution of India?
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(a) It provides for the Supreme Court to
give advisory opinions to the President.
(b) It provides for the Supreme Court to
be a court of original jurisdiction
(c) It provides for the Supreme Court to
be a court of record.
(d) It provides for the Supreme Court to
be the highest court of appeal.
Sol.62.(c) Article 143 - Power of the
President to consult the Supreme Court.
Article 131 - Original jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court. Article 132 - Appellate
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in
appeals from High Courts in certain
cases. Article 133 - Appellate jurisdiction
of the Supreme Court in appeals from
High Courts in regard to Civil matters.
Article 134 - Appellate jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court in regard to criminal
matters.
Q.63. Articles 29-30 of the Constitution
of India deals with _______
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(b) Right to freedom
(c) Right to equality
(d) Right to freedom of religion
Sol.63.(a) Cultural and educational
rights. Article (12 - 35) contained in Part
III of the Constitution deals with
Fundamental Rights. Right to Equality -
Article (14 - 18). Right to Freedom -
Article (19 - 22). Right against
Exploitation - Article (23 - 24). Right to
Freedom of Religion - Article (25 - 28).
Right to Constitutional Remedies - Article
(32 - 35).
Q.64. The __________ of the Indian
Constitution defines the Fundamental
Duties of Indian Citizens.
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(a) Article 51A (b) Article 41B
(c) Article 49C (d) Article 21A
Sol.64.(a) Article 51A - It shall be the
duty of every citizen of India, to abide by
the Constitution and respect its ideals
and institutions, the National Flag and
the National Anthem. Article 41 - Right to
work, to education and to public
assistance in certain cases. Article 49 -
Protection of monuments and places
and objects of national importance.
Article 21A - Right to education. Article
43B - Promotion of co-operative
societies.
Q.65. How many schedules are there in
our Constitution as of June 2023?
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(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 10
Sol.65.(c) 12 Schedules in Indian
Constitution: First - List of States and UT;
Second - Emoluments, allowances, and
privileges; Third - Oath and affirmation ;
Fourth - Seat allocation of the Rajya
Sabha; Fifth - Administration of
Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes;
Sixth - Administration of Tribal Areas in
the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura
and Mizoram; Seventh - Union list, State
list and the concurrent list; Eight - List of
recognized languages; Ninth - Land
reforms and regulations; Tenth - Anti
defection law; Eleventh - Panchayati Raj
and Twelfth - Municipalities.
Q.66. Which Article of the Constitution of
India deals with the organisation of
village panchayat?
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(a) Article 38 (b) Article 45
(c) Article 40 (d) Article 36
Sol.66.(c) Article 40. Directive Principles
of State Policy: Part IV (Articles 36 to51). Article 38 - State to secure a social
order for the promotion of welfare of the
people. Article 45 - Provision for early
childhood care and education to children
below the age of six years. Article 36 - It
defines a ‘State’ for Directive Principles to
be followed.
Q.67. Which Clause of Article 19 of the
Indian Constitution guarantees the ‘right
to move freely throughout the territory of
India’ ?
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(a) Clause (b) (b) Clause (c)
(c) Clause (d) (d) Clause (a)
Sol.67.(c) Clause (d). Article 19 - It
guarantees the right to freedom of
speech and expression. Article 19 (1) of
the constitution gave the following right
to citizens : (a) Freedom of speech and
expression, (b) to assemble peacefully
and without arms, (c) to form
associations or unions, (e) to reside and
settle in any part of the territory of India,
(f) omitted, (g) to practise any
profession, or to carry on any occupation,
trade or business
Q.68. Which Article of the Constitution of
India provides for a governor for each
state?
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(a) Article 173 (b) Article 157
(c) Article 153 (d) Article 156
Sol.68.(c) Article 153. Article 156 (1) -
The Governor shall hold office during the
pleasure of the President. Article 157 -
No person shall be eligible for
appointment as Governor unless he is a
citizen of India and has completed the
age of thirty-five years. Article 173 -
Qualification for membership of the State
Legislature.
Q.69. Which Articles of the Constitution
of India deal with the Union and its
territory ?
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(a) Articles 5-11 (b) Articles 1-4
(c) Articles 12-35 (d) Article 36-51
Sol.69.(b) Articles 1-4. Article 1- Name
and territory of the Union; Article 2 -
Admission or establishment of new
States; Article 3 - Formation of new
States and alteration of areas,
boundaries or names of existing States;
Article 4 : Laws made under articles 2
and 3 to provide for the amendment of
the First and the Fourth Schedules and
supplemental, incidental and
consequential matters. Articles 5-11
(Citizenship), Articles 12-35(Fundamental Rights), Article 36-51
(directive principles of state policy).
Q.70. Which Article of the Indian
Constitution mandates that the state
should protect every monument or place
of artistic or historic interest?
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(a) Article 39A (b) Article 50
(c) Article 49 (d) Article 48A
Sol.70.(c) Articles 49. Part IV: Directive
Principle of State Policy (Article 36-51).
Article 45 - Provision for free and
compulsory education for children below
the age of six years. Article 48A -
Protection and improvement of
environment and safeguarding of forests
and wildlife.
Q.71. Which of the following statements
is not correct about the Directive
Principles of State Policy?
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(a) To ensure the above mentioned
employment and clean working
environment for men, women and
children.
(b) Providing adequate means of
livelihood for both men and women
(c) Ensuring equal remuneration for
equal work only for men
(d) Reorganizing the economic system to
prevent concentration of wealth in a
few hands
Sol.71.(c) Part IV {Directive Principles of
State Policy (Articles 36-51)}. It is
imported from the Ireland Constitution.
Article 46 - Promotion of educational and
economic interests of Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes and other weaker
sections.
Q.72. Which Article of the Constitution of
India provides early childhood care and
education for all children until they
complete the age of six years?
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(a) Article 38 (b) Article 39
(c) Article 45 (d) Article 40
Sol.72.(c) Article 45. Article 38 - State to
secure a social order for the promotion
of welfare of the people. Article 40 -
Organisation of village panchayats.
Q.73. Which of the following Articles of
the Indian Constitution prohibits forced
labour and prevents exploitation ?
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(a) Article 20 (b) Article 19
(c) Article 25 (d) Article 23
Sol.73.(d) Article 23. Article 19 -
Freedom of Speech and Expression.Article 25 - It guarantees the freedom of
conscience, the freedom to profess,
practice, and propagate religion to all
citizens.
Q.74. In India which of the following is a
Gandhian principle of Directive Principles
of State Policy ?
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(a) To Separate judiciary from executive
(b) To organise village panchayat
(c) To secure uniform civil code
(d) To provide equal pay for equal work
Sol.74.(b) Article based on Gandhian
principles : 40 - Organise village
panchayats. 43 - Living wage, etc., for
workers. 43B - To promote voluntary
formation, autonomous functioning,
democratic control of cooperative
societies. 46 - promote educational and
economic interests of the weaker
sections. 47 - To improve public health.
48 - To prohibit the slaughter of cows,
calves and other milch. Directive
Principles of State Policy (DPSP) - Part IV
, Article (36 to 51). Taken From - Ireland.
Other Groups - Socialist Principle - Article
(38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 43A, 47).
Liberal-Intellecutal Principle - Article (44,
45, 48, 48A, 49, 50, 51).
Q.75. Which of the following Articles
says that double jeopardy which says
that “no person shall be prosecuted or
punished for the same offence more
than once?
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(a) Article 21 (2) (b) Article 19 (1)
(c) Article 20 (2) (d) Article 22 (2)
Sol.75.(c) Article 20 (2). Article 20 of the
Constitution provides for the protection
of conviction for offences. Article 21 -
Protection of life and personal liberty.
Article 19 (1) - The right to freedom of
speech and expression. Article 22 -
Protection Against Arrest and Detention
in Certain Cases.
Q.76. Under which Article of the Directive
Principles of State Policy, a working
woman on maternity leave, must receive
all maternity benefits from the employer?
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(a) Article 42 (b) Article 44
(c) Article 45 (d) Article 43
Sol.76.(a) Article 42. Directive Principles
of State Policy (Part-IV, Articles 36 - 51)
are borrowed from Ireland. They are
non-justiciable rights (which means that
they cannot be enforced by a Court of
Law). Article 43 - The State shall
endeavour to secure all workers a livingwage and a decent standard of life.
Q.77. Which of the following articles
says that ‘It shall be the duty of every
citizen of India who is a parent or
guardian to provide opportunities for
education to his child or, as the case may
be, ward between the age of six and
fourteen years’ ?
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(a) 51A(k) (b) 51A(j) (c) 51A(i) (d) 51A(h)
Sol.77.(a) 51A(k). 51A Fundamental
Duties (PART IVA): 51A (a) to abide by
the Constitution and respect its ideals
and institutions, the National Flag and
the National Anthem. 51A (h) to develop
the scientific temper, humanism and the
spirit of inquiry and reform. 51A (i) to
safeguard public property and to abjure
violence. 51A (j) to strive towards
excellence in all spheres of individual
and collective activity so that the nation
constantly rises to higher levels of
endeavour and achievement.
Q.78. X and Y are working as managers
in a restaurant but they receive unequal
pay for the same work. Which Article of
the Directive Principles of State Policy
provides for equal pay for equal work ?
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(a) Article 38 (b) Article 41
(c) Article 39 (d) Article 40
Sol.78.(c) Article 39. Part IV {Directive
Principle of State Policy (Articles 36 -
51)}. Article 41 - Right to work, to
education and to public assistance in
certain cases.
Q.79. The government scheme, Pradhan
Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana aims for crop
insurance service for farmers. This type
of government efforts falls under________
of the Directive Principles of the Indian
Constitution.
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(a) Article 47 (b) Article 45
(c) Article 48 (d) Article 46
Sol.79.(c) Article 48. Pradhan Mantri
Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY) - Launched on
18th February 2016 by the Prime
Minister. Objectives: To provide
insurance coverage and financial support
to the farmers in the event of failure of
any of the notified crops as a result of
natural calamities, pests and diseases.
Q.80. Since complete equality is
impossible, __________ of the Indian
Constitution deals with the right to
equality and equal protection of law
subject to appropriate classification.
Equal protection subject to appropriateclassification.
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(a) Article 15 (b) Article 16
(c) Article 13 (d) Article 14
Sol.80.(d) Article 14. Article 13 - Laws
inconsistent with or in derogation of the
fundamental rights.
Q.81. Which of the following Articles of
the Indian Constitution mentions the
right to form co-operative societies?
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(a) 19 (1) (d) (b) 19 (1) (c)
(c) 19 (1) (b) (d) 19 (1) (a)
Sol.81.(b) 19 (1) (c) . Article 19(1)(d) - To
move freely throughout the territory of
India. Article 19(1)(b) - To assemble
peaceably and without arms. Article
19(1)(a) - Freedom of speech and
expression. Article 19(1)(e) - To reside
and settle in any part of the territory of
India.
Q.82. A father was speaking about the
rich cultural heritage of India to his young
son and his teenager friends. The
fundamental duty in which Article was
the father promoting
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(a) Article 51A (f) (b) Article 51A (e)
(c) Article 51A (d) (d) Article 51A (c)
Sol.82.(a) Article 51A (f). Article 51A (e)
- To promote harmony and brotherhood
among the people of a different religion.
Article 51A (d) - Defend the country and
provide national service when called
upon to do so. Article 51A (c) - Maintain
and protect India’s sovereignty, unity, and
integrity.
Q.83. The Fundamental Rights have been
guaranteed to protect the public from
repressive state actions; judicial
decisions tend to expand the scope of
the word “State” as defined by __________
of the Indian Constitution.
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(a) Article 12 (b) Article 14
(c) Article 15 (d) Article 13
Sol.83.(a) Article 12.
Q.84. The working conditions also
include prevention of sexual harassment
of working women and making
arrangements in the organisation for it,
this falls under______________ .
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(a) Article 44 (b) Article 42
(c) Article 45 (d) Article 43
Sol.84.(b) Article 42: Directive
Principles of State Policy (DPSP), Articles36-51, Part-IV. Article 39A: To provide
free legal aid to the poor. Article 45 -
Provide early childhood care and
education for all children until they
complete the age of six years.
Q.85. Which of the following sets of
articles is related with the feature of
Emergency Provisions in the Indian
Constitution?
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(a) 352 to 360 (b) 309 to 312
(c) 343 to 351 (d) 330 to 342
Sol.85.(a) 352 to 360. National
Emergency (Article 352): There is a
threat of war - from external aggression
or armed rebellion. President’s Rule
(Article 356): If the President is satisfied
that a situation has arisen that the
Government of the State cannot be
carried on in accordance with the
provisions of the Constitution. Financial
Emergency (Article 360): President is
satisfied that the financial stability of
India is threatened.
Q.86. Article 1 of the Indian Constitution
which states India, that is Bharat, shall be
a Union of States, mentions which of the
following features?
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(a) Independence of the Judiciary
(b) Cooperative Federalism
(c) Secularism
(d) Parliamentary sovereignty
Sol.86.(b) Cooperative Federalism - A
concept of a stable relationship between
the centre and state governments to
coordinate on issues of common
interests. Example - India is a federal
country with power divided between the
Centre and the States. The word ‘Federal’
is not mentioned in the Indian
Constitution. Granville Austin called
Indian federalism ‘Cooperative
federalism’. India borrowed the concept
of a federal system with a strong centre
from Canada.
