Laxmikant

Question 1

Who said that “ Constitution of India has been framed after ransacking all the known constitutions of the world”

Answer 1

B R Ambedkar

Question 2

Who called DPSP as a novel Feature of Indian Constitution?

Answer 2

Ambedkar

Question 3

Which part is the Directive principles of state policy incorporated ?

Answer 3

Part 4

Question 4

In which case did Supreme Court held that “the Indian Constitution is founded on the bedrock of the balance between Fundamental Rights and DPSP?

Answer 4

Minerva Mills Case 1980

Question 5

Under which Committee’s recommendation was the Fundamental Duties added in the constitution?

Answer 5

Swaran Singh Committee

Question 6

86th Constitution amendment in 2002 ?

Answer 6

Added fundamental duty of right to education until age of 6

Question 7

Which constitutional amendment changed the age of voting from 21 to 18?

Answer 7

61st constitutional amendment of 1988

Started in 1989

Question 8

Where is the provision of National Emergency?

Answer 8

Article 352

Question 9

State Emergency provision?

Answer 9

Article 356 - failure of constitutional machinery in the states

Article 365 - failure to comply with the directions of the centre

Question 10

Financial emergency?

Answer 10

Article 360

Question 11

Which constitutional amendment gave cooperative societies a constitutional status?

Answer 11

97th constitutional amendment act of 2011

Question 12

Who called the Indian constitution as both in language and substance a close copy of the act of 1935?

Answer 12

N. Srinivasan

Question 13

Who criticised the making of Indian constitution as “ we wanted music of Veena and sitar, but here we have the music of an English band “?

Answer 13

K. Hanumanthaiya, member of Cons Assembly

Question 14

Who called the Indian Constitution as “Lawyer’s Paradise” ?

Answer 14

Ivor Jennings

Question 15

Who called the Preamble as “ the identity card of the constitution “

Answer 15

N.A. Palkhivala

Question 16

What was the judgement of Supreme Court in Berubari Union Case 1960?

Answer 16

Preamble is not a part of constitution

Question 17

Which part is known as Magna Carta of India?

Answer 17

Part 3
Fundamental Rights.

Magna Carta - charter of rights issued by king john in England in 1215 - first written document on Fundamental Rights

Question 18

Who said,”Article 32 is an article without which this constitution would be nullified. It is the soul of the constitution and the very heart of it”

Answer 18

Dr Ambedkar

Question 19

Who called the Directive principles and Fundamental Rights as “ the Conscience of the Constitution “?

Answer 19

Granville Austin

Question 20

What did the Supreme Court establish in Golaknath Case 1967?

Answer 20

That Fundamental rights cannot be amended for the implementation of DPSP

Question 21

Who called the parliamentary system as ‘cabinet system’?

Answer 21

Ivor Jennings

Question 22

Who described the Indian Constitution as “quasi-federal”?

Answer 22

KC Wheare

Question 23

Who described Indian Federation as a “federation with a strong centralising tendency”?

Answer 23

Ivor Jennings

Question 24

Who called Indian Federalism as “Cooperative Federalism”?

Answer 24

Granville Austin

Question 25

What was the Bommai Case 1994 about?

Answer 25

Federalism as the basic feature

Use of article 356 by the centre

Question 26

Who coined the term “ the Congress System “

Answer 26

Rajani Kothari

Question 27

Which Article provides for adjudication of inter state water dispute?

Answer 27

Article 262