Deck 3: Indian Constitution Amendments and Provisions

Question 1

The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by

A)first amendment .
B)eighth amendment .
C)ninth amendment .
D)forty amendment.

Answer 1

first amendment .

Question 2

The resolution for removing the Vice- President of India can be moved in the

A)loksabha alone.
B)either house of parliament .
C)joint sitting of parliament .
D)rajyasabha alone .

Answer 2

rajyasabha alone .

Question 3

Who among the following was the chairman of Union Constitution Committee of the Constitution Assembly.

A)b.r ambedkar.
B)j.b kripalani.
C)jawaharlal nehru .
D)alladi krishna swami ayyar.

Answer 3

jawaharlal nehru .

Question 4

Which one of the following subjects is under the Union list in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.

A)regulation of labour and safety in mines and oil fields.
B)agriculture .
C)fisheries .
D)public health .

Question 5

If the Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within

A)1 month .
B)3 month.
C)6month.
D)1year.

Question 6

The authorization for the withdrawal of funds from the Consolidate fund of India must come from.

A)the president of india.
B)the parliament of india .
C)the prime minister of india .
D)the union finance minister .

Question 7

According to the Constitution of India, Which of the following are Fundamental for the governance of the Country .

A)fundamental rights .
B)fundamental duties.
C)directive principles of state policy.
D)fundamental rights and fundamental duties

Question 8

Which one of the following is part of the electoral college for the election of the President of India but does not form part of the forum for his impeachment ?

A)loksabha.
B)rajyasabha.
C)state legislative councils.
D)state legislative assemblies .

Question 9

The Speaker Can ask a member of the House to stop seeking and let another member speak this phenomenon is known as

A)decorum .
B)crossing the floor .
C)interpellation.
D)yielding the floor .

Question 10

Which one of the following amendment is regarded as a 'mini revision of the Constitution'?

A)42nd amendment.
B)44th amendment.
C)52nd amendment.
D)none of the above.

Question 11

Which one of the following amendment was concerned with the extension of reservation of seats for the Schedule Castes?

A)eighth amendment.
B)23rd amendment.
C)45th amendment.
D)all the above .

Question 12

Which one of the following amendment of the Constitution did away with the privileges and concessions enjoyed by the I.C.S. Office.

A)24th amendment.
B)28thamendment.
C)29th amendment.
D)42nd amendment.

Question 13

Which one of the following Amendment of the Constitution is reacted with right to private property ?

A)first amendment .
B)fourth amendment.
C)seventeenth amendment.
D)all the above.

Question 14

Which one of the following Amendments removed Rights to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights and made it only a legal right?

A)42nd amendment.
B)44th amendment.
C)48th amendment.
D)52nd amendment.

Question 15

Which Amendment of the Constitution whichConduits provisions regarding disqualifications on grounds of defection?

A)51st amendment.
B)52nd amendment.
C)53rd amendment.
D)none of the above.

Question 16

Which one of the following amendment reduce the voting age from 21 years to 18 years ?

A)52nd amendment.
B)60th amendment.
C)61st amendment.
D)none of the above.

Question 17

Which amendment accorded statutory status to the Commission for Scheduled Casts and Scheduled Tribes?

A)64th.
B)65th.
C)68th.
D)70th.

Question 18

Which amendment provided a constitutional guarantee to the formulation of the Panchayatsat village and other levels ?

A)73rd amendment.
B)74th amendment.
C)84th amendment.
D)none of the above.

Question 19

Which amendment empowered the state to make provision for reservation in promotion in government jobs in favour of Scheduled Cast and Scheduled Tribes?

A)74th amendment.
B)75th amendment.
C)77th amendment.
D)none of the above.

Question 20

Which amendment of the Constitution stipulates that the state shall provided free and compulsory education to all children if the age 6-14 years?

A)85th
B)86th
C)90th
D)91st

Question 21

The National Commission for Scheduled Caste was created by

A)87th amendment.
B)88th amendment.
C)89th amendment.
D)92nd amendment.

Question 22

Which one of the following amendment of the constitution abolished the Privy Purses and privileges of the Indian Princes?

A)26th amendment.
B)28th amendment.
C)30th amendment.
D)32nd amendment.

Question 23

Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a shortcomings of the electoral process in India?

A)growing use of corrupt parties.
B)growing use of money and muscle power.
C)presence of large number of regional political parties.
D)presence of large number of independent candidates in the contest.

Question 24

In urban areas the behaviour of the voters is generally greatly influenced by

A)the educational qualification of candidate.
B)the party affiliation of the candidate.
C)the caste and profession.
D)all the above factors.

Question 25

The concept of 'basic structure of the Constitution' gained currency flowing Supreme Court's judgement in

A)golaknath case.
B)keshanandabharti case.
C)minerva mills case.
D)none of the above case.