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Constitutional GK Flashcards

1
Q

The Constitution of India was enacted by

a Constituent assembly set up in

A

July 1946

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2
Q 
Who among the following was a member 
of the Constituent Assembly established 
in July 1946?
 (a) Vallabhbhai Patel
 (b) Mahatma Gandhi
 (c) K. M. Munshi
 (d) Abdul Kalam Azad
A

(c) K. M. Munshi

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3
Q

The idea of the Constitution of India was

first of all given by

A

(d) M. N. Roy

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4
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The Indian Constitution was enforced on

A

b) 26 January 1950

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5
Q

Who was the Chairman of the Constituent

Assembly?

A

(b) Rajendra Prasad

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6
Q

India became a sovereign, democratic republic on

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(c) 26 January 1950

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7
Q

The Constitution names our country as

A

(b) India, that is Bharat

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8
Q

Who proposed the Preamble before the

Drafting Committee of the Constitution?

A

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

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9
Q

When did the first linguistic state of

Andhra come into existence?

A

(b) 1 October 1953

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10
Q

Who was the fi rst speaker of the Lok

Sabha?

A

(a) Malgaonkar

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11
Q

The state of Bombay was bifurcated into
Maharashtra and Gujarat on 1 May in the
year

A

(d) 1960

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12
Q

Which of the following Union Territories

attained statehood in February 1987?

A

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

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13
Q

The 25th Indian state to achieve statehood

was

A

GOA

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14
Q

. The Constituent Assembly for undivided

India first met on

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(b) 9 December 1946

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15
Q

. How long did the Constituent Assembly

take to finally pass the constitution?

A

(d) about 3 years since 9 December 1946

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16
Q

. The fi rst state to become bifurcated after

independence was

A

(b) Bombay

17
Q

When the Constituent Assembly for the

Dominion of India reassembled on 31 October 1947 its reduced membership was

A

(a) 299

18
Q

. For the philosophy underlying our Constitution, the historic ‘Objectives Resolution’
was moved in the Constituent Assembly
on (1) by (2)

A
  1. 22 Jan 1947

2. Jawaharlal Nehru

19
Q

. The Indian Constitution closely follows

the Constitutional system of

A

UK

20
Q

India opted for a federal form of government because of

A

linguistic and regional diversity

21
Q

The concept of welfare state is included in

which part of the Indian Constitution?

A

Directive Principles of State Policy

22
Q

Which of the following words were added to the ‘Preamble to the Constitution’
through the 42nd amendment?

A

(b) Socialist

23
Q

The Constitution of India borrowed the
Parliamentary system of Government
from

A

UK

24
Q

Which of the following is a feature of the

Parliamentary form of government?

A

Executive is responsible to Legislature

25
Q

The Indian Constitution is regarded as

A

Federal in form and Unitary in spirit

26
Q

The Constitution of India borrowed the
scheme of Indian Federation from the
Constitution of

A

Canada

27
Q

Separation of the Judiciary from the Executive is enjoined by

A

Directive Principle

28
Q

The word ‘Economic Justice’ is found in

A

Preamble, Directive Principles

29
Q

The Preamble to the Indian Constitution
reads
(a) We, the people of India….adopt, enact
and give to India this Constitution
(b) We, the people of Constituent Assembly…. adopt, enact and give to India
this Constitution
(c) We, the citizens of India….adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution
(d) We, the people of India….in our Constituent Assembly…adopt, enact and
give to ourselves this constitution

A

(d) We, the people of India….in our Constituent Assembly…adopt, enact and
give to ourselves this constitution

30
Q

The part of the constitution that reflects

the mind and ideals of the framers is

A

Preamble

31
Q

The insertion of ‘Liberty, Equality and

Fraternity’ was derived from

A

French revolution

32
Q

The correct nomenclature of India according to the Preamble is

A

Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic

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