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(141) Article 19 of the Indian constitution provides:
[A] 6 freedoms
[B] 7 freedoms
[C] 8 freedoms
[D] 9 freedoms

Comment

Answer: Option [A]

The correct answer is 6 freedoms. The right to freedom in Article 19 guarantees the freedom of speech and expression, as one of its six freedoms.

(142) Of various grounds below, which is the one criterion on which discrimination by the state is not prohibited in Article 15 of the constitution ?
[A] Race
[B] Language
[C] Caste
[D] Place of birth

Comment

Answer: Option [B]

The correct answer is Language. Article 15 provides that the State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.

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(143) Where is the objective of “Social justice” articulated in the constitution of India ?
[A] Art.14
[B] Art.15
[C] Art.16
[D] Preamble

Comment

Answer: Option [D]

The correct answer is Preamble. Objective of social along with political and economic justice has been articulated in Preamble of constitution.

(144) "From each according to his capacity, to each according to his needs" is:
[A] a secular ideal
[B] a socialist ideal
[C] a communist ideal
[D] a democratic ideal

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

"From each according to his capacity, to each according to his needs" is a communist ideal.

(145) Where in the Indian constitution has “economic justice” been provided as one of the objective ?
[A] Mental Rights
[B] Directive principle
[C] Fundamental Rights
[D] Fundamental rights and the directive principle

Comment

Answer: Option [B]

The correct answer is Directive principle. ‘Economic, Justice’, as one of the objectives of the Indian Constitution, has been provided in the Preamble and Directive Principles. The term ‘justice’ in the Preamble embraces three distinct forms—social, economic and political, secured through various provisions of Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles. The concept of Economic Justice is also mentioned under the Directive Principles of State Policy.

(146) Which one of the following is not enumerated as a right in the constitution of India ?
[A] Political and social right
[B] Educational right
[C] Economic right
[D] Right to religion

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

The correct answer is Economic right.

(147) From the Constitution of which country the provision of federation was borrowed while framing the constitution of India ?
[A] USA
[B] UK
[C] Canada
[D] Switzerland

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

The correct answer is Canada. The Indian federal system is based on the ‘Canadian model’ and not on the ‘American model’. The ‘Canadian model’ differs fundamentally from the ‘American model’ in so far as it establishes a very strong centre. It was from the Canadian Constitution that India borrowed a quasi-federal form of government (a federal system with a strong central government) and the idea of Residual Powers.

(148) Who among the following was not a member of the constituent Assembly established in July 1946 ?
[A] Mahatma Gandhi
[B] K M Munishi
[C] Abdul Kalam Azad
[D] Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Comment

Answer: Option [A]

The correct answer is Mahatma Gandhi. The Constituent Assembly constituted on November 1946 under Cabinet Mission Plan. Vallabh Bhai Patel was chairman of Provincial Constitution Committee, J.B Kriplani headed Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee and Dr. K.M Munshi was chairman of Order of Business Committee.

(149) Which Article of the Constitution of India accords special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir ?
[A] 324
[B] 311
[C] 370
[D] 356

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

The correct answer is Article 370. Jammu and Kashmir was administered by India as a state from 1952 to 31 October 2019, and Article 370 conferred on it the power to have a separate constitution, a state flag, and autonomy of internal administration.

(150) The Indian constitution recognized minorities on the basis of
[A] Cast
[B] Colour
[C] Religion
[D] Percentage of the population of the group to the total population

Comment

Answer: Option [D]

The Indian constitution recognized minorities on the basis of percentage of the population of the group to the total population. Article 30 of the Constitution provides that all minorities, whether based on religion or language, shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice. The Constitution thus envisages that minorities can be based on religion or language. Minorities are identified on the basis of percentage of the population of the Group to the total population

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