Indian Constitution Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Which Article of the Constitution of India empowers the High Courts for enforcement of fundamental rights? 

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    Article - 32
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    Article -124
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    Article -226
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    Article - 229
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Answer : 3. "Article -226 "
Explanation :

The High Court has the jurisdiction under Article 226 to issue directions, orders or writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights. A High Court is empowered to issue directions, orders, or writs for the enforcement of a Fundamental Right and for any other purpose those include: Habeas corpus.

Q:

When Was the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India formed?

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    26th August, 1947
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    29th August, 1947
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    22nd November, 1947
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    9th July, 1946
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Answer : 2. "29th August, 1947 "
Explanation :

On 29 August 1947, the Constituent Assembly set up a Drafting Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar to prepare a Draft Constitution for India. While deliberating upon the draft Constitution, the Assembly moved, discussed and disposed of as many as 2,473 amendments out of a total of 7,635 tabled.

Q:

'Agriculture and Irrigation' are included in the list of the Constitution of India, which is

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    the Union list
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    the State list
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    the Concurrent list
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    residual subjects
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Answer : 2. "the State list "
Explanation :

14.2. 01 In the Constitution, 'Agriculture' has been placed as Entry 14 in the State List along with several ancillary matters, while some agriculture-related items have been included in the Union List and the Concurrent List.

Q:

In which Article of the Indian Constitution the definition "Gram Sabha"?

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    Article - 243C
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    Article - 243
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    Article - 243A
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    Article - 243
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Answer : 3. "Article - 243A"
Explanation :

The term Gram Sabha is defined in the Constitution of India under Article 243(b). Gram Sabha is the primary body of the Panchayati Raj system and by far the largest. It is a permanent body.

Q:

Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forest and wildlife under Art.48A is

inserted into Constitution of India by:

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    44th Constitution Amendment
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    42nd Constitution Amendment
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    1st Constitution Amendment
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    52nd Constitution Amendment
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Answer : 2. "42nd Constitution Amendment"
Explanation :

Article 48A reads: The State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and safeguard the country's forests and wildlife. The 42nd Amendment added this Article, 1976 and places an obligation on the State to protect the environment and wildlife.

Q:

In the year 1938, who demanded the formation of the Constituent Assembly on the basis of adult suffrage?

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    Mahatma Gandhi
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    Jawaharlal Nehru
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    Rajendra Prasad
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    Bhimrao Ambedkar
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Answer : 2. "Jawaharlal Nehru"
Explanation :

In 1938, Jawaharlal Nehru, on behalf of the INC declared that 'the Constitution of free India must be framed, without outside interference, by a Constituent Assembly elected on the basis of the adult franchise'.

Q:

India is considered a republic mainly because -

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    The head of the state is elected
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    He got independence on 15 August 1947
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    It has its own written constitution
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    His government is according to the parliamentary system
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Answer : 1. "The head of the state is elected"
Explanation :

A republic country is where the head of a particular state is an elected person and not someone from a hereditary monarch. India is known as a republic country because the people of India elect the head of the state government. It is also incorporated in the Constitution of India.

Q:

At present, the total number of sections in the Indian Constitution is

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    356
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    395
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    404
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    448
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Answer : 4. "448"
Explanation :

Originally, there were 22 parts and 395 articles in the Constitution of India. As of 2021, there are 25 parts in the Constitution of India with 448 articles.

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