The ‘Union Public Service Commission’ is constituted under which Article?
(A) Article 315
(B) Article 320
(C) Article 321
(D) Article 325
Answer: (A)

The power of the President to issue ordinances is given under –
(A) Article 121
(B) Article 213
(C) Article 123
(D) Article 132
Answer: (C)

Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Indian Constitution?
(A) Federal in nature
(B) Parliamentary system
(C) Presidential system
(D) Independent judiciary
Answer: (C)

Which of the following is not a permanent committee of Parliament?
(A) Estimates Committee
(B) Public Accounts Committee
(C) Committee on Public Undertakings
(D) Advisory Committee on Budget
Answer: (D)

The residuary powers in India are vested in –
(A) Centre
(B) State
(C) Both
(D) President
Answer: (A)

Which schedule lists the official languages?
(A) 6th Schedule
(B) 7th Schedule
(C) 8th Schedule
(D) 9th Schedule
Answer: (C)

Which Article gives special status to Scheduled Tribes in Assam?
(A) Article 370
(B) Article 371
(C) Article 371B
(D) Article 372
Answer: (C)

Which committee recommended Panchayati Raj in India?
(A) Balwantrai Mehta
(B) Ashok Mehta
(C) GVK Rao
(D) L.M. Singhvi
Answer: (A)

The ‘Basic Structure Doctrine’ was propounded in –
(A) Golaknath Case
(B) Shankari Prasad Case
(C) Kesavananda Bharati Case
(D) Minerva Mills Case
Answer: (C)

The President can seek advisory opinion of Supreme Court under –
(A) Article 132
(B) Article 143
(C) Article 136
(D) Article 144
Answer: (B)

Which part of the Constitution deals with Emergency Provisions?
(A) Part XVII
(B) Part XVIII
(C) Part XIX
(D) Part XX
Answer: (B)

The term of State Legislative Assembly is –
(A) 4 years
(B) 5 years
(C) 6 years
(D) Varies with state
Answer: (B)

The concept of ‘Secularism’ in the Indian Constitution means –
(A) Absence of religion
(B) Separation of church and state
(C) Equal respect to all religions
(D) No religious education
Answer: (C)

The Oath of office to the Governor is administered by –
(A) President
(B) Chief Minister
(C) Chief Justice of High Court
(D) Prime Minister
Answer: (C)

Who acts as the link between the President and the Council of Ministers?
(A) Lok Sabha Speaker
(B) Vice-President
(C) Prime Minister
(D) Attorney General
Answer: (C)

How many members of the Anglo-Indian community could be nominated to Lok Sabha (before 104th Amendment)?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) None
Answer: (B)

Which Constitutional Amendment Act abolished the Anglo-Indian seat reservation?
(A) 101st
(B) 102nd
(C) 103rd
(D) 104th
Answer: (D)

The administrative head of a Union Territory is known as –
(A) Chief Minister
(B) Governor
(C) Administrator or Lieutenant Governor
(D) Collector
Answer: (C)

Which Commission is related to Centre-State relations?
(A) Sarkaria Commission
(B) Mandal Commission
(C) Punchhi Commission
(D) Both A and C
Answer: (D)

‘Quasi-federal’ is a term used to describe –
(A) USA Constitution
(B) Indian Constitution
(C) UK Constitution
(D) French Constitution
Answer: (B)

Which of the following is NOT a writ?
(A) Habeas Corpus
(B) Mandamus
(C) Certiorari
(D) Locus Standi
Answer: (D)

Which Schedule provides for allocation of seats in Rajya Sabha?
(A) First
(B) Fourth
(C) Sixth
(D) Seventh
Answer: (B)

Which Article empowers Parliament to form new states?
(A) Article 2
(B) Article 3
(C) Article 4
(D) Article 1
Answer: (B)

Which of the following is not a fundamental duty?
(A) Respect the Constitution
(B) Uphold sovereignty
(C) Pay taxes
(D) Develop scientific temper
Answer: (C)

What is the minimum age for a person to be appointed as Governor?
(A) 25 years
(B) 30 years
(C) 35 years
(D) 40 years
Answer: (C)

The first state to implement Panchayati Raj was –
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Maharashtra
Answer: (C)

The President can nominate members to –
(A) Lok Sabha
(B) Rajya Sabha
(C) Both
(D) None
Answer: (C)

The Supreme Court of India was inaugurated in the year –
(A) 1947
(B) 1949
(C) 1950
(D) 1952
Answer: (C)

The main objective of the Preamble is to –
(A) Grant citizenship
(B) Outline structure of government
(C) Declare goals and ideals of the Constitution
(D) Define powers of judiciary
Answer: (C)

The first woman Governor of independent India was –
(A) Sarojini Naidu
(B) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
(C) Sucheta Kripalani
(D) Indira Gandhi
Answer: (A)

Which Amendment removed the Right to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights?
(A) 42nd
(B) 44th
(C) 52nd
(D) 61st
Answer: (B)

What is the minimum age to contest elections for Rajya Sabha?
(A) 25
(B) 30
(C) 35
(D) 21
Answer: (B)

The Prime Minister is appointed by –
(A) President
(B) Vice-President
(C) Lok Sabha
(D) Rajya Sabha
Answer: (A)

Which Article gives power to the Parliament to amend the Constitution?
(A) 360
(B) 368
(C) 370
(D) 371
Answer: (B)

What is the tenure of the Finance Commission?
(A) 4 years
(B) 5 years
(C) 6 years
(D) 10 years
Answer: (B)

The office of Lokpal was established under –
(A) 73rd Amendment
(B) Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013
(C) 44th Amendment
(D) 91st Amendment
Answer: (B)

The Constitution describes India as –
(A) Federation
(B) Union of States
(C) Confederation
(D) Parliamentary Union
Answer: (B)

Who is known as the ‘Father of the Indian Constitution’?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) B.R. Ambedkar
(D) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: (C)

The Constituent Assembly was formed in –
(A) 1945
(B) 1946
(C) 1947
(D) 1948
Answer: (B)

Who was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
(A) G.V. Mavalankar
(B) Hukum Singh
(C) Balram Jakhar
(D) P.A. Sangma
Answer: (A)

Article 370 granted special status to –
(A) Nagaland
(B) Manipur
(C) Jammu & Kashmir
(D) Mizoram
Answer: (C)

Which Article provides for Grants-in-Aid to states?
(A) Article 270
(B) Article 275
(C) Article 280
(D) Article 286
Answer: (B)

The term ‘Cabinet’ is mentioned in Article –
(A) Article 74
(B) Article 75
(C) Article 352
(D) Article 77
Answer: (C)

Who decides whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) President
(C) Finance Minister
(D) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Answer: (D)

The Chief Election Commissioner holds office for –
(A) 4 years
(B) 5 years
(C) 6 years or till age 65
(D) No fixed tenure
Answer: (C)

A law made by Parliament on a subject in the State List is valid during –
(A) Ordinary times
(B) Emergency
(C) Financial instability
(D) President’s Rule
Answer: (B)

Which commission examines the condition of backward classes?
(A) Election Commission
(B) Planning Commission
(C) National Commission for Backward Classes
(D) National Human Rights Commission
Answer: (C)

The ‘Doctrine of Separation of Powers’ is more rigid in –
(A) UK
(B) India
(C) USA
(D) Canada
Answer: (C)

Which Article empowers the President to declare Emergency?
(A) 352
(B) 356
(C) 360
(D) 368
Answer: (A)

Which Article empowers the High Court to issue writs?
(A) Article 32
(B) Article 136
(C) Article 226
(D) Article 124
Answer: (C)