Indian Polity & Constitution of India
1. Who is the longest-serving Prime Minister of India?
A) Jawaharlal
Nehru
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
D) Narendra Modi
Answer: A) Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of
India deals with the Right to Equality?
A) Article 14
to 18
B) Article 19 to 22
C) Article 23 to 24
D) Article 32 to 35
Answer: A) Article 14 to 18
3. The Constitution of India was adopted on which date?
A) 26th
November 1949
B) 15th August 1947
C) 26th January 1950
D) 26th January 1947
Answer: A) 26th November 1949
4. The preamble of the Indian Constitution begins with
which of the following words?
A) We, the
people of India
B) In the name of the people of India
C) We, the citizens of India
D) In the name of the Government of India
Answer: A) We, the people of India
5. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the
Constituent Assembly?
A) Jawaharlal
Nehru
B) B.R. Ambedkar
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B) B.R. Ambedkar
6. The Constitution of India came into effect on which
date?
A) 15th August
1947
B) 26th January 1950
C) 26th November 1949
D) 15th August 1950
Answer: B) 26th January 1950
7. Which part of the Constitution of India deals with Fundamental
Rights?
A) Part III
B) Part II
C) Part IV
D) Part V
Answer: A) Part III
8. The President of India is elected by an electoral
college consisting of:
A) Elected
members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
B) Elected members of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and Legislative Assemblies of
States and Union Territories
C) Only members of Lok Sabha
D) Members of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and Supreme Court
Answer: B) Elected members of Lok Sabha, Rajya
Sabha, and Legislative Assemblies of States and Union Territories
9. Who among the following is considered the "Father
of the Indian Constitution"?
A) Jawaharlal
Nehru
B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C) B.R. Ambedkar
D) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: C) B.R. Ambedkar
10. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with
the power of the President to promulgate ordinances?
A) Article 123
B) Article 72
C) Article 356
D) Article 352
Answer: A) Article 123
11. Which of the following is a feature of the Indian
Constitution?
A) Unitary in
nature
B) Federal in nature with a strong central government
C) Parliamentary system of government
D) A quasi-federal system
Answer: C) Parliamentary system of government
12. Who is empowered to declare a financial emergency in
India?
A) President of
India
B) Prime Minister of India
C) Finance Minister
D) Lok Sabha Speaker
Answer: A) President of India
13. Which Article of the Indian Constitution gives the
President the power to pardon or commute the sentence of any person?
A) Article 72
B) Article 123
C) Article 32
D) Article 226
Answer: A) Article 72
14. The Directive Principles of State Policy are
mentioned in which part of the Constitution of India?
A) Part III
B) Part IV
C) Part V
D) Part VI
Answer: B) Part IV
15. The Constitution of India provides for a system of
dual polity, i.e., the central government and the state governments. This is
called a:
A) Unitary
System
B) Federal System
C) Confederal System
D) Unitary with federal features
Answer: B) Federal System
16. Which of the following is a non-justiciable right in
the Constitution of India?
A) Right to
Equality
B) Right to Freedom
C) Right to Constitutional Remedies
D) Directive Principles of State Policy
Answer: D) Directive Principles of State
Policy
17. Who can remove a judge of the Supreme Court from
office?
A) President of
India
B) Prime Minister of India
C) Lok Sabha
D) Rajya Sabha
Answer: A) President of India (based on the
recommendation of Parliament)
18. The Indian Parliament consists of:
A) President,
Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha
B) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
C) Lok Sabha and the President
D) Rajya Sabha and the President
Answer: A) President, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha
19. The 'Satyagraha' movement was first successfully used
by Mahatma Gandhi in which state of India?
A) Gujarat
B) Bihar
C) Assam
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: A) Gujarat
20. The Constitution of India provides for a "single
citizenship." What does this mean?
A) A citizen of
India can be a citizen of a state
B) A person can have citizenship of India as well as any state
C) A person is only an Indian citizen and not a citizen of any state
D) A person can be a citizen of India or a state
Answer: C) A person is only an Indian citizen
and not a citizen of any state
21. Which one of the following is NOT a Fundamental Duty
under the Constitution of India?
A) To respect
the national flag and the national anthem
B) To protect and improve the environment
C) To vote in elections
D) To develop scientific temper
Answer: C) To vote in elections
22. Under which article of the Constitution can a State
Legislature make laws on matters enumerated in the Union List?
A) Article 249
B) Article 255
C) Article 370
D) Article 356
Answer: A) Article 249
23. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for
the establishment of the Supreme Court of India?
A) Article 124
B) Article 126
C) Article 128
D) Article 130
Answer: A) Article 124
24. Which amendment of the Indian Constitution gave the
right to vote to all citizens above the age of 18 years?
A) 60th
Amendment
B) 61st Amendment
C) 61st Amendment
D) 73rd Amendment
Answer: B) 61st Amendment
25. In the Indian Constitution, the Union List, State
List, and Concurrent List are contained in:
A) Article 245
B) Article 246
C) Article 247
D) Article 248
Answer: B) Article 246
