Indian Constitution Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: The territories of Goa, Daman & Diu were incorporated in the Indian Constitution by which amendment bill?
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60939fa612ecca62c6c87ef4- 1Tenth Amendment 1961false
- 2Twelfth Amendment 1962true
- 3Fourteenth Amendment 1962false
- 4Fifteenth Amendment 1963false
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Answer : 2. "Twelfth Amendment 1962"
Q: The voting age has been reduced from 21 to 18 years by the parliament by 61st Amendment Act in the year
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5fc882b2907913387b04ccf0- 11976false
- 21978false
- 31989true
- 41991false
- 51990false
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Answer : 3. "1989"
Q: India is a republic because
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632d94051656651c9eaa3f9a- 1It is democratic countryfalse
- 2It is a parliamentary democracyfalse
- 3the head of the state is elected for a definite periodtrue
- 4All of thesefalse
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Answer : 3. "the head of the state is elected for a definite period "
Explanation :
India is a republic because the head of the state, the President, is elected by an electoral college for a fixed term of five years. This democratic process ensures that the highest office in the country is not hereditary but held through periodic elections, reflecting the nation's commitment to representative governance and equality.
Q: How many organs of government are there according to the Indian Constitution?
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64391a181ce944a93ea1caf6- 1Twofalse
- 2Fourfalse
- 3Onefalse
- 4Threetrue
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Answer : 4. "Three"
Q: The term ‘secular’ was added in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution by
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638dda1058400a550dbecd26- 141st Amendmentfalse
- 242nd Amendmenttrue
- 343rd Amendmentfalse
- 444th Amendmentfalse
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Answer : 2. "42nd Amendment"
Q: Consider the following with reference to the provision of 'Government of India Act, 1935:
1. Establishment of an all-Indian Federation
2. Provincial autonomy, with a Government responsible to an elected legislature
3. Redistribution of provinces and the creation of two new provinces
Which of these were embodied in the Government of India Act, 1935?
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632d95b81656651c9eaa41ce- 11,2 and 3true
- 21 and 2false
- 32 and 3false
- 41 and 3false
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Answer : 1. "1,2 and 3"
Q: How many seats are reserved in Lok Sabha for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (as on 26 Jan. 2019)?
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6329ed065c208a6bf7df0175- 147 and 84false
- 284 and 47true
- 389 and 42false
- 442 and 89false
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Answer : 2. "84 and 47"
Explanation :
According to the order issued by the Delimitation Commission in 2008, 412 seats are reserved for General, 84 seats for Scheduled Caste and 47 seats for Scheduled Tribes.
Q: Which of the following committee is known to recommend 3-tier Panchayati Raj system?
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6101146a0b25de5a90f40467- 1Ashok Mehta Committeefalse
- 2Balwant Rai Mehta Committeetrue
- 3Sarkaria Committeefalse
- 4Rao Committeefalse
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Answer : 2. "Balwant Rai Mehta Committee"
Explanation :
1. The provisions related to Panchayati Raj have been discussed in the original Constitution under Part 9 by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 (Article 243). Part 9, under the heading ‘Panchayats’, contains provisions related to Panchayati Raj up to Articles 243-243O (243-243O).
2. Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated every year on 24 April in India as the foundation of democracy.
3. The Panchayati Raj system is the system of local self-government in rural India.
4. Panchayati Raj system was implemented by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Bagdhari village of Nagaur district of Rajasthan on 2 October 1959.
5. Local government form was first adopted in the states of Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.
6. The concept of Panchayati Raj in the Indian Constitution is enshrined in the Directive Principles of State Policy.
7. The tenure of Panchayats is fixed for five years but it can be dissolved even before the tenure.
8. All types of major committees related to Panchayati Raj are as follows
- Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957)
- Ashok Mehta Committee (1977)
- Yes. V.K Rao Committee (1985)
- L.M. Singhvi Committee (1986)