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1. 97th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2012 is concerned with______.
  1. Free and compulsory education for children upto the age of 14 years
  2. Organization and working of co-operative societies
  3. Stringent measures to deal with terrorism
  4. Provision of Lokpal to prevent corruption

Answer: Organization and working of co-operative societies

2. Which Amendment to the Constitution inserted a new Article 21A in the Constitution providing Right to Education?
  1. 86th Amendment
  2. 87th Amendment
  3. 88th Amendment
  4. 89th Amendment

Answer: 86th Amendment

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3. Which of the following are the matters on which a constitutional amendment is possible only with the ratification of the legislatures of not less than one-half of the states?

1. Election of the President
2. Representation of the States in Parliament
3. Any of the Lists in the 7th Schedule
4. Abolition of the Legislature Council of a State


Code
  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1, 2 and 4
  3. 1, 3 and 4
  4. 2, 3 and 4

Answer: 1, 2 and 3

4. By which of the following amendments of the Indian Constitution, the term ‘Co-operative Societies’ was added in Article 19(1)(c)?
  1. 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
  2. 73rd Amendment Act, 1993
  3. 97th Amendment Act, 2011
  4. 36th Amendment Act, 1975

Answer: 97th Amendment Act, 2011

5. When was the first Bill for the amendment of the Indian Constitution presented?
  1. 1950
  2. 1951
  3. 1955
  4. 1958

Answer: 1951

8. Which Article of the Constitution of India lays down the procedure for the amendment of the Constitution?
  1. 348
  2. 358
  3. 368
  4. 378

Answer: 368

9. The First Constitution Amendment Bill passed in 1951 was related to______.
  1. Security of the country
  2. Security of the Prime Minister
  3. Protection of agrarian reforms in certain States
  4. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Answer: Protection of agrarian reforms in certain States

10. Which one of the following, Amendments of the Constitution of India converts the Union Territory of Delhi into the National Capital Region of Delhi?
  1. 69th Amendment
  2. 70th Amendment
  3. 73rd Amendment
  4. 74th Amendment

Answer: 69th Amendment

11. Which one of the following Amendments to the Constitution is related to the Lowering of the age of voters?
  1. 61st Amendment
  2. 44th Amendment
  3. 42nd Amendment
  4. 24th Amendment

Answer: 61st Amendment

12. In India, who is competent to amend Fundamental Rights of the citizens?
  1. Lok Sabha
  2. Rajya Sabha
  3. Parliament
  4. Supreme Court

Answer: Parliament

13. Which of the following Constitutional Amendment is related to the Fundamental Duties?
  1. 42nd
  2. 44th
  3. 46th
  4. 50th

Answer: 42nd

14. Which of the following Amendments of the Indian Constitution limits the size of the Union Ministry?
  1. 78th Amendment
  2. 91st Amendment
  3. 88th Amendment
  4. 90th Amendment

Answer: 91st Amendment

15. Which of the following Constitutional Amedment Acts was termed as Mini Constitution?
  1. 42nd
  2. 44th
  3. 46th
  4. 42nd

Answer: 42nd

16. When were the Fundamental Duties mentioned in the Constitution?
  1. At the time of framing of Constitution
  2. On 26th January, 1950
  3. In the 42nd Constitutional Amendment
  4. In the 41st Constitutional Amendment

Answer: In the 42nd Constitutional Amendment

17. Mizoram has been granted the status of a State by which of the following Constitutional Amendment?
  1. 53rd
  2. 54th
  3. 55th
  4. 52nd

Answer: 53rd

18. According to the Indian Constitution, the Constitutional amendment of the following topics requires consent of atleast half of State legislatures.

1. Federal provision of the Constitution
2. Rights of the Supreme Court
3. The process of Constitutional Amendment
4. Formation of new States or transformation in the borders and names of the states
Code

  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1, 2 and 4
  3. 1, 3 and 4
  4. 2, 3 and 4

Answer: 1, 2 and 3

19. 52nd Constitution Amendment is related to ______.
  1. Defection
  2. Reservation
  3. Election
  4. Protection of minorities

Answer: Defection

20. Which Constitutional Amendment bifurcated the Combined National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes into two separate bodies?
  1. 42nd Amendment
  2. 44th Amendment
  3. 89th Amendment
  4. 93rd Amendment

Answer: 89th Amendment

21. Sikkim became a new State by______.
  1. 30th Amendment of the Constitution
  2. 34th Amendment of the Constitution
  3. 35th Amendment of the Constitution
  4. 36th Amendment of the Constitution

Answer: 36th Amendment of the Constitution

22. The 93rd Constitution Amendment Bill deals with the ______.
  1. Continuation of reservation for backward classes in government jobs
  2. Free and compulsory education for all children between the age of 6 and 14 years
  3. Reservation of 30% posts for women in government recruitments
  4. Allocation of more number of Parliamentary seats for recently formed States

Answer: Free and compulsory education for all children between the age of 6 and 14 years

23. ‘Right to Education’ introduced through 86th Amendment came into force.
  1. 2002
  2. 2004
  3. 2008
  4. 2010

Answer: 2010

24. The 79th Amendment of the Indian Constitution is related to_______.
  1. Centre-State Relation
  2. Establishment of two political parties
  3. Fundamental Rights
  4. Reservation of SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies

Answer: Reservation of SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies

25. The Keshavanand Bharti Case is important because______.
  1. It sets aside the orders of the executive
  2. The Supreme Court interpreted the basic features of the Constitution
  3. It brought the Union Government in the dock
  4. None of the above

Answer: The Supreme Court interpreted the basic features of the Constitution

26. The Constitution (98th Amendment) Bill is related to______.
  1. Empowering the centre to levy and appropriate service tax
  2. Constitution of the National Judicial Commission
  3. Readjustment of electoral constituencies on the basis of the population census 2001
  4. The demarcation of new boundaries between States

Answer: Constitution of the National Judicial Commission

27. The President’s power to veto a Bill for amendment of the Constitution has been taken away by substituting the world ‘shall give his assent’ by which amendment?
  1. 44th Amendment
  2. 23rd Amendment
  3. 24th Amendment
  4. 42nd Amendment

Answer: 44th Amendment

28. Which of the following has banned floor crossing by the member elected on a party ticket to the legislature?
  1. 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act
  2. Representation of Public Law
  3. 42nd Constitutional Amendment
  4. 44th Constitutional Amendment

Answer: 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act

29. The authoritative text of the Indian Constitution in Hindi was authorized to be published by which of the following Constitutional Amendments?
  1. 57th Amendment, 1987
  2. 58th Amendment, 1987
  3. 59th Amendment, 1988
  4. 60th Amendment, 1988

Answer: 58th Amendment, 1987

30. The Supreme Court of India enunciated the doctrine of ‘Basic Structure of the Constitution’ in______.
  1. The Golaknath case in 1967
  2. The Sajjan Singh case in 1965
  3. The Shankari Prasad case in 1951
  4. The Keshavanand Bharti case in 1973

Answer: The Keshavanand Bharti case in 1973

31. By which Constitutional Amendment the number of Central Ministers has been limited to 15% of the total number of the members of the Lok Sabha?
  1. 91st Amendment
  2. 92nd Amendment
  3. 90th Amendment
  4. None of the above

Answer: 91st Amendment

32. An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by the

1. Lok Sabha
2. Rajya Sabha
3. State Legislatures
4. President
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  1. 1 alone
  2. 1, 2 and 3
  3. 2, 3 and 4
  4. 1 and 2

Answer: 1 and 2

33. Which Constitutional Amendment makes provision for the reservation of seats for SC’s and ST’s in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies?
  1. 76th
  2. 77th
  3. 78th
  4. 79th

Answer: 79th

34. In which of the following cases the Supreme Court limited the power of Parliament to amend the Constitution for the first time?
  1. A.K. Gopalan Vs. The State of Madras
  2. Golaknath Vs. The State of Punjab
  3. Keshavanand Bharti Vs. The State of Kerala
  4. Minerva Mills Vs. The Union of India

Answer: Golaknath Vs. The State of Punjab

35. Which one of the following Bills must be passed by each House of the Indian Parliament separately by the special majority?
  1. Ordinary Bill
  2. Money Bill
  3. Finance Bill
  4. Constitution Amendment Bill

Answer: Constitution Amendment Bill

36. By which Constitutional Amendment OBCs have been given 27% reservation in the admission to educational institutions?
  1. 92nd
  2. 93rd
  3. 94th
  4. 96th

Answer: 93rd

37. Which Amendment of the Constitution provides that no law passed to give effect to Directive Principles of State Policy contained in Articles 39(b) and (c) shall be deemed to be void on the ground that it abridges the rights conferred by Articles 14 and 19?
  1. 25th Amendment
  2. 28th Amendment
  3. 42nd Amendment
  4. 44th Amendment

Answer: 25th Amendment

38. In the event of the Upper House rejecting a Constitutional Amendment Bill passed by the Lower House.
  1. The Bill will have to be dropped
  2. A joint sitting of the both Houses of Parliament may be convened to consider and pass the Bill
  3. The Bill shall be deemed to have been passed by both the Houses of the Parliament if the Lok Sabha passes it again by a two-third majority
  4. The Bill shall be deemed to have been passed by both the Houses of the Parliament despite the disapproval of the Bill by the Upper House

Answer: The Bill will have to be dropped

39. The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by______.
  1. First Amendment
  2. Eighth Amendment
  3. Ninth Amendment
  4. Forty Second Amendment

Answer: First Amendment

40. Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments introduced the anti-defection provision in the Constitution for the first time?
  1. 54th Amendment
  2. 53rd Amendment
  3. 52nd Amendment
  4. 51st Amendment

Answer: 52nd Amendment

41. Consider the following statements.

1. Through 44th Constitutional Amendment, 1978 all the Directive Principles of State Policy have been given preference over Fundamental Rights mentioned in Articles 14 and 19.
2. Supreme Court has laid down in its verdict in Minerva Mills Case, 1980 that the preference given only to Directive Principles of State Policy mentioned in Article 39(b) and (c) over Fundamental Rights mentioned in Articles 14 and 19 is constitutional.

  1. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
  2. Only 1 is correct
  3. Only 2 is correct
  4. Both 1 and 2 are correct

Answer: Only 2 is correct

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