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30 Previous Questions on Indian Constitution for Kerala PSC set 2
Indian Constitution Previous Questions Set 2
31.The National Commission for women in India was formed in the year :
a)1975
b)1980
c)1985
d)1992
32.The Authority/body competent to determine the conditions of citizenship in India
a)The President
b)The Parliament
c)The Union Cabinet
d)The Supreme Court
33.Who was the chairman of the constituent assembly of India?
a)Dr. B R Ambedkar
b)Dr. B N Rao
c)Dr. RajendraPrasad
d)Jawaharlal Nehru
34.Power of a Judiciary to declare a law invalid on constitutional ground is called:
a)Judicial Activism
b)Judicial Review
c)Judicial Supremacy
d)Judicial Absolutism
35. Status of Union Public Service Commission is..
a)Legal
b)Administrative
c)Advisory
d)Constitutional
36.Chairman of the National human Rights Commission is appointed by:
a)The President
b)The Prime Minister
c)The Chief Justice of India
d)The Speaker of Loksabha
37.Money bill of the Union Govt. is first introduced in:
a)Rajyasabha
b)Loksabha
c)Either in Rajyasabhaor Loksabha
d)In the Joint Sitting of Rajyasabhaand Loksabha
38. The Constitution describes India as a
a)Federal State
b)Quasi-Federal state
c)Unitary state
d)Union of states
39.Which amendment act incorporated the Right to education in to the list of Fundamental Rights in India?
a)67th amendment Act, 1990
b)68th amendment Act, 1991
c)76th amendment Act,1994
d)86th amendment Act,2002
40. First Chairperson of the National Commission for women:
a)JayantiPatnaik
b)Dr. V MohiniGiri
c)Dr. PoornimaAdvani
d)MamtaSharma
41.Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers the President of India to declare financial emergency ?
(A)Article 358
(B) Article 359
(C) Article 360
(D) Article 363
42. The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee is being appointed by
(A)The President
(B) The Vice President
(C) Prime Minister
(D) The Speaker of the LokSabha
43. Constitution of India was adopted by constituent assembly on
(A) 1948 January 26
(B) 1949 November 26
(C) 1950 January 26
(D) 1950 November 26
45. Which of the following Article of the Indian Constitution guarantees complete equality of men and women ?
(A) Article 25
(B) Article 21
(C) Article 18
(D) Article 15
46.The concept of single citizenship has been adopted from which country ?
(A) USA
(B) France
(C) Italy
(D) UK
47. Who presides over the joint sitting of the two houses of the Parliament ?
(A) President
(B) Vice President
(C) Speaker of Loksabha
(D) Chief Justice
48. Name the President of the Constituent Assembly of India.
(A) RajendraPrasad
(B) B.R. Ambedkar
(C) SachidanandaSinha
(D) B.N. Rau
49. By which Constitutional Amendment Act was the voting age lowered from 21 years to 18 years ?
(A) 42nd Amendment 1976
(B) 44th Amendment 1978
(C) 52nd Amendment 1985
(D) 61st Amendment 1988
50.The ministers of the state government are administered the oath of office by
(A) President
(B) Governor
(C) Attorney General
(D) Chief Justice
51. The President of India can be impeached for violation of the Constitution vide which article ?
(A) Article 52
(B) Article 61
(C) Article 74
(D) Article 78
52. Which of the following is appointed by the Governor of a state ?
(A) Finance Commission
(B) UPSC
(C) State Election Commission
(D) Inter State Council
53. The jurisdiction of which of the following high courts extends to the Union Territory of Lakshadweep ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Bombay
(D) Delhi
54. Which of the following subjects is included in the Concurrent List ?
(A) Agriculture
(B) Public Health & Sanitation
(C) Local Government
(D) Forests
55. National Voters Day is observed on which date ?
(A)15th August
(B) 2nd October
(C) 25th January
(D) 26th January
56. The article of the Indian Constitution which provides that it shall be the duty of the Union to protect every state against external aggression and internal disturbance is:
(a) Article 215
(b) Article 275
(c) Article 325
(d) Article 355
57.The Headquarters of International Court of Justice is at:
(a) Hague
(b) Paris
(c) London
(d) Tokyo
58. The form of Government in which power is in the hands of a few people is:
(a)Democracy
(b) Oligarchy
(c) Aristocracy
(d) Feudalism
59. What is the time limit within which an information is to be provided regarding the life and liberty of a person under the R.T.I Act 2005?
(a)30 days
(b)24 hours
(c)60 days
(d) 48 hours
60. The SC/ST (Preventions of Atrocities) Act 1989 enforced with effect from
(a)30thJanuary 1990
(b)22ndFebruary 1991
(c)30thNovember 1990
(d) 30thJuly 19903.
61.The Lokayuktaand Upalokayukta Act was first passed in:
a)Maharashtra
b)West Bengal
c)Karnataka
d)Odisha
62.Right to property was removed from the list of Fundamental rights in the
a)43rdAmendment
b)45thAmendment
c)44thAmendment
d)42ndAmendment
63. The chairman and members of the state Public service commission are appointed by:
a)The President
b)The Chief Justice of High Court
c)The Chief Minister of the state
d)The Governor
64. Who act as the friend,, philosopher and guide of the public account committee?
a)The Prime Minister
b)Comptroller and Auditor General
c)The speaker of the Loksabha
d)Attorney General
65. An order of the court to produce a person suffering from detention is called:
a)Mandamus
b)Certiorari
c)Habeas corpus
d)Quo-Warranto
66. The Concept of Directive principles was borrowed from:
a)Irish Republic
b)Switzerland
c)Constitution of USA
d)Constitution of UK