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Salient Features of the Constitution MCQ

18 MCQ questions with answers and explanations

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Q1. The Presidential Government operates on the principle of_____

  1. ADivision of powers between centre and states
  2. BCentralisation of Powers
  3. CBalance of Powers
  4. DSeparation of powers
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Answer: D) Separation of powers

Q2. Which of the following countries have an Unwritten Constitution?

  1. AUSA
  2. BUK
  3. CIndia
  4. DPakistan
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Answer: B) UK

Q3. The basic features of the Indian Constitution which are not amendable under Article 368 are _____

  1. ASovereignty, territorial integrity, federal system and Judicial review
  2. BSovereignty, territorial integrity and parliamentary system of government
  3. CJudicial review and the federal system
  4. DSovereignty, territorial integrity, federal system judicial review and parliamentary system of government
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Answer: D) Sovereignty, territorial integrity, federal system judicial review and parliamentary system of government

Q4. The Unitary System of Government possesses which of the following advantages?

  1. AGreater adaptability
  2. BStrong State
  3. CGreater participation by the people
  4. DLesser chances of authoritarianism
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Answer: B) Strong State

Q5. Which of the following countries enjoys a federal form of government?

  1. AChina
  2. BUSA
  3. CCuba
  4. DBelgium
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Answer: B) USA

Q6. The English Crown is an example of ______

  1. AReal executive
  2. BQuasi-real executive
  3. CNominal executive
  4. DNominated executive
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Answer: C) Nominal executive

Q7. The declaration that Democracy is a Government 'of the people, by the people, for the people' was made by_______

  1. AAbraham Lincon
  2. BGeorge Washington
  3. CTheodre Roosevelt
  4. DWinston Churchill
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Answer: A) Abraham Lincon

Q8. What is Gandhi's definition of 'Ram Raj'?

  1. ASovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority
  2. BThe rule as it was during the time of Rama
  3. CThe greatest good of all
  4. DThe absolute power concentrated in the hands of a king
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Answer: A) Sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority

Q9. The most essential feature of the Parliamentary form of Government is the _____

  1. Asovereignty of the Parliament
  2. Bwritten Constitution
  3. Caccountability of the executive to the legislature
  4. Dindependent judiciary
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Answer: C) accountability of the executive to the legislature

Q10. At which of its session, did the Congress officially accept the 'Socialistic Pattern of Society'?

  1. ABombay Session of 1953
  2. BAvadi Session of 1955
  3. CCalcutta Session of 1957
  4. DNagpur Session of 1959
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Answer: B) Avadi Session of 1955

Q11. In Indian Polity which one is Supreme?

  1. AThe Supreme Court
  2. BThe Constitution
  3. CThe Parliament
  4. DReligion
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Answer: B) The Constitution

Q12. In Indian Polity, the executive is subordinate to the:

  1. AJudiciary
  2. BLegislature
  3. CElection Commission
  4. DUnion Public Service Commission
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Answer: B) Legislature

Q13. Who among the following gave the following statement about the Indian Constitution? 'Indian Constitution strikes a good balance between extreme rigidity and too much flexibility'.

  1. AB. R. Ambedkar
  2. BM. V. Pylee
  3. CAlexanderowicz
  4. DK. C. Wheare
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Answer: C) Alexanderowicz

Q14. Which of the following official documents is related with India?

  1. AWhite Paper
  2. BGreen Paper
  3. CYellow Book
  4. DBlue Book
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Answer: A) White Paper

Q15. Where was, the concept of written constitution, first born

  1. AFrance
  2. BSwitzerland
  3. CBritain
  4. DUSA
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Answer: D) USA

Q16. Where was the first parliamentary form of Government formed?

  1. ABritain
  2. BBelgium
  3. CSwitzerland
  4. DFrance
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Answer: A) Britain

Q17. Who called Indian Federalism as the Co-operative Federalism?

  1. AG. Austin
  2. BK. C. Wheare
  3. CSir Ivor Jennings
  4. DD. D. Basu
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Answer: A) G. Austin

Q18. The constitution of India is_____

  1. ARigid
  2. BFlexible
  3. CVery rigid
  4. DPartly rigid, partly flexible
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Answer: D) Partly rigid, partly flexible

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