Constitution of India: Key Articles, Amendments and Institutions

Question 1

Which Constitutional Amendment is most closely associated with adding the words "Socialist," "Secular," and "Integrity" to the Preamble?

Accepted Answer

42nd Amendment

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44th Amendment

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24th Amendment

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52nd Amendment

Question 2

Which part of the Constitution of India deals with Fundamental Rights?

Accepted Answer

Part III

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Part II

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Part IV

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Part V

Question 3

The idea of Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution was inspired primarily by the Constitution of which country?

Accepted Answer

Ireland

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Canada

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Australia

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France

Question 4

Which Article of the Indian Constitution is the basis for the constitutional remedies that Dr. B. R. Ambedkar called the "heart and soul" of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Article 32

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Article 19

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Article 21

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Article 356

Question 5

In the Seventh Schedule, which list contains subjects on which both Parliament and State Legislatures can legislate?

Accepted Answer

Concurrent List

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Union List

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State List

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Residuary List

Question 6

Who presides over a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament under the Constitution of India?

Accepted Answer

Speaker of the Lok Sabha

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Vice-President of India

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Chief Justice of India

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President of India

Question 7

Which case is most famous for establishing the Basic Structure doctrine of the Indian Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala

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Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India

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A. K. Gopalan v. State of Madras

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S. R. Bommai v. Union of India

Question 8

Which constitutional office is tasked with deciding disputes relating to the election of the President and Vice-President of India?

Accepted Answer

Supreme Court of India

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Election Commission of India

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Parliament in joint session

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Attorney General of India

Question 9

The anti-defection provisions were introduced into the Constitution through which schedule?

Accepted Answer

Tenth Schedule

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Ninth Schedule

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Eleventh Schedule

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Twelfth Schedule

Question 10

Before the Constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950, India had formally been governed under which major colonial-era statute?

Accepted Answer

Government of India Act, 1935

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Indian Councils Act, 1909

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Regulating Act, 1773

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Indian Independence Act, 1947

Constitution of India: Key Articles, Amendments and Institutions

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