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1
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Which Clause of Article 20 incorporates the
doctrine of double jeopardy?

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2

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In which judgement did the Supreme Court
extend the scope of Article 21 and observed that ‘the
Right to education flows directly from the Right to
life’?

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Mohini Jain vs State of Karnataka

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Which of the following Articles was amended by
The Constitution Fiftieth Amendment Act, 1984?

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Article 33

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4
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Under the discretionary power of which Article
of the Indian Constitution did the SC of India
recognise sex work as a profession?

A

Article 142

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5
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In a situation wherein A (female) and B (male)
are working in same office, same designation, same
nature of work but unequal payment, which of the
following Articles of the Constitution will be
applicable?

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Article 39(d)

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6
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Which of the following Articles in the
Constitution of India provides protection to
President and Governors and Rajpramukhs?

A

Article
361

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7
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Which of the following Articles was amended in
the Constitution (Fifth Amendment Act), 1955?

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Article 3

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8
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Lal Thanhawla holds the record for the longestserving Chief Minister of ________, occupying the
position for five terms.

A

Mizoram

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9
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Which of the following Amendment Acts led to
the insertion of Article 21 A?

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Eighty-sixth Amendment Act, 2002

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10
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‘Reservation in promotion’ comes under which
Article of the Constitution?

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Article 16 (4A)

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11
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Articles 344 (1) and 351 of the Constitution of
India are related to the:

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Eighth Schedule

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12
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Which Article of the Constitution of India vests
plenary powers in Parliament to legislate on the subject of citizenship?

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Article 11

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12
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Secularism is a feature of the Indian
Constitution, which means:

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The State does not
promote any religion.

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13
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The establishment of Union Public Service
Commission, State Public Service Commissions and
Joint Public Service Commission falls under which of
the following features of the Constitution of India?

A

Federalism

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14
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How many fundamental duties were
recommended to be inserted in the Indian
Constitution by the Swarna Singh Committee?

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8

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14
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In which of the following years did the
Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act come
into force?

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2015

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15
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Federalism in the Indian constitutional context
means:

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the existence of more than one level of
government in the country

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From which of the following Constitutions has the India Constitution adopted the system of ‘First Past the Post’?

A

British Constitution

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17
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In which year did the Indian Constitution
declare Hindi in Devanagari script to be the official
language of the Union?

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1949

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18
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How many Fundamental Rights were initially
provided in the Constitution of India?

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7

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19
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The Preamble of the Constitution describes
India as:

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a secular state

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20
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Judicial Review, a salient feature of the
Constitution of India, has been borrowed from

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The US

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21
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How many languages are included in the Eighth
Schedule of the Constitution of India as scheduled
languages?

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22

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22
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word sequences

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Sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic

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23
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A.G. Perarivalan vs The State Of Tamil Nadu State

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  1. It highlighted that the Governor’s powers are
    qualified by the constitutional mandate, chiefly requiring them to act in aid and advice of the council of ministers
  2. The bench headed by justice L Nageswara Rao
    ordered the freedom of one of the convicts in the
    Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
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23
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the power to regulate the right of citizenship in India

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Parliament

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24
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The parliamentary standing committees have a
tenure of ________ years.

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1

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25
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On 26 January 1950 India became:

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a sovereign,
democratic, republic state

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26
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How is the structure of health infrastructure
and health care system in India?

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3 tier

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27
Q

Which Section of the Representation of
People’s Act (RPA), 1951 deprives the prisoners of
their right to vote?

A

Section 62 (5)

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28
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Which of the following organisations said that
India CANNOT have a parallel judicial system - one
for the rich and the other for the poor?

A

Supreme Court

29
Q

Any citizen of India can make a declaration
renouncing his/her Indian citizenship under the

A

Citizenship Act, 1955

30
Q

Which of the following Sections of the Indian
Penal Code deals with ‘rape’?

A

Section 375

31
Q

According to Article 243 I of the Constitution,
the Governor of a state constitutes the Finance
Commission for every __________.

A

5 years

31
Q

The Press and Registration of Books (PRB) Act was enacted in which year?

A

1867

32
Q

enlargement of the jurisdiction of
the Supreme Court?

A

Article 138

33
Q

Which word has been substituted for the words
‘Unity of the Nation’ in the 42nd Amendment Act of the Preamble of the Constitution of India?

A

Unity and integrity of the nation

34
Q

Who is the ultimate interpreter of the
Constitution?

A

Supreme Court

35
Q

The National Defense Fund is governed by an
Executive Committee, which is chaired by the:

A

Prime Minister

36
Q

Which Chief Justice of India was sworn in as the
acting President of India on 20thJuly 1969?

A

Justice
Mohammad Hidayatullah

37
Q

Who among the following was the first and the
longest serving attorney general of India ?

A

Motilal
Chimanlal Setalvad

38
Q

‘In the performance of his/her duties, the Attorney-General for India shall have the right of audience in all the courts in the territory of India’

A

Article 76(3)

39
Q

Which Article of the Indian Constitution
mentions that every religious denomination or
section shall have the right to own and acquire
movable and immovable property?

A

Article 26(c)

40
Q

the recommendations of the Finance Commission

A

Article 281

41
Q

Which Article of the Indian Constitution
mentions that ‘All doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with the election of a President or
Vice-President shall be inquired into and decided by the Supreme Court, whose decision shall be final’?

A

Article 71

42
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the President is eligible for reelection

A

Article 57

43
Q

Which Article of the Indian Constitution
mentions that an election to fill a vacancy caused by
the expiration of the term of office of the President
shall be completed before the expiration of the term?

A

Article 62

44
Q

‘No person shall be prosecuted and
punished for the same offence more than once

A

Article 20(2)

45
Q

Which Article of the Indian Constitution
mentions that any person to become the President
of India has to be a citizen of India?

A

Article 58

46
Q

Members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a
term of how many years?

A

6 years

47
Q

Who elects the Presiding Officer (the speaker)
in the State legislature?

A

Members of Vidhan Sabha

47
Q

The Governor’s emoluments are decided by the:

A

Parliament

48
Q

Arunachal Pradesh

A

Article 371 H

49
Q

Who unfurls the flag at Rajpath on the Republic
Day

A

The President of India

50
Q

the longest serving
Chief Minister of a state

A

Pawan Kumar Chamling

51
Q

Lok Sabha seats are there for the state of Meghalaya

A

2

52
Q

73rd Amendment Act 1992 makes provisions
for a 3-tier system of Panchayati Raj for all the states having population of above:

A

20 lakh

53
Q

The Finance Commission of India consists of

A

a Chairperson and four other members

54
Q

composition of
the Legislative Councils

A

Article 171

55
Q

The emergency provisions of the Indian
Constitution are taken from the Government of India Act

A

1935

56
Q

According to article 112 of Indian constitution,
who shall cause in every financial year a statement
of estimated receipts and expenditure of the
Government of India?

A

President

57
Q

Who is considered the pivot of the
government?

A

Prime Minister

58
Q

During a National Emergency, the term of Lok Sabha can be extended for

A

one year at a time

59
Q

the ideals of justice
of the Indian Constitution borrowed

A

The USSR

60
Q

Who called the preamble of the Indian
Constitution ‘The Political Horoscope of our
Constitution’?

A

Dr. KM Munshi

61
Q

One-third of the members of the State
Legislature Council retire every ________ years

A

second

62
Q

How many members (elected and nominated)
were there in the Council of State under the
Government of India Act 1919 passed by the
Parliament of the United Kingdom to expand
participation of Indians in the government of India?

A

60

63
Q

In which of the following schedules of the
Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 is the most common
wild cat in India ‘Felis chaus’ listed?

A

Schedule II

64
Q

The languages spoken in Jharkhand and parts of
central India mainly belong to which of the following
language family?

A

Austro-Asiatic family

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