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This set of Indian Constitutional Law 2 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Constitutional Law II Set 2

Q1 | The members of the Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to
  • judiciary
  • house of the people
  • council of states
  • the president
Q2 | The term ‘federal’ is derived from the Latin word ‘foedus’ which means
  • separation
  • distribution
  • covenant
  • none of these
Q3 | Which commission has examined the centre- state relations?
  • sarkaria commission
  • sri krishna commission
  • rajamannar commission
  • kher commission
Q4 | In the Indian federal system, residuary powers rest with the
  • local government
  • state
  • judiciary
  • centre
Q5 | Which Article of the Constitution of India provides for co-operation between states?
  • article 32
  • article 360
  • article 14
  • article 263
Q6 | Madan Mohan Punchi commission was appointed to study
  • centre-state relations
  • state reorganization
  • panchayat raj
  • delimitation of constituencies
Q7 | India is a Republic in the sense that
  • it has an elected head of the state
  • it has an elected head of the government
  • it has a bi-cameral legislature
  • it has sovereign power
Q8 | The Indian federal system can be transformed into a unitary system under
  • article 368
  • article 356
  • article 360
  • article 352
Q9 | President’s powers in relation to Emergency are provided in
  • article 352
  • article 385
  • article 340
  • none of these
Q10 | The authority to alter the boundaries of state in India rests with
  • state government
  • parliament
  • prime minister
  • president
Q11 | The High Courts in India do not possess
  • original jurisdiction
  • appellate jurisdiction
  • advisory jurisdiction
  • revisory jurisdiction
Q12 | Provisions under 9th schedule
  • can be challenged in a court of law
  • can’t be challenged in a court of law
  • can seek opinion in a court of law
  • none of these
Q13 | Under which article of the Constitution the Supreme Court of India has beenestablished
  • 24
  • 124
  • 224
  • 231
Q14 | The High Court has the power to issue writ under article
  • 32
  • 220
  • 226
  • 344
Q15 | The power of the Supreme Court can be enlarged by
  • cabinet
  • parliament
  • president
  • chief justice
Q16 | Judge of the Supreme Court can be removed from offices by
  • executive order
  • impeachment
  • judicial order
  • bureaucracy
Q17 | Which article of the Constitution of India deals with the Advisory jurisdiction of theSupreme Court?
  • article 74
  • article 142
  • article 143
  • article 147
Q18 | Subjects in the -------- schedule is beyond the scope of Judicial Review
  • 8th
  • 9th
  • 12th
  • 3rd
Q19 | The Union Legislature in India is empowered
  • not to amend the basic structure of the constitution
  • to amend the basic structure of the constitution
  • to abrogate the basic structure
  • none of these
Q20 | Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court is contained in
  • article 131
  • article 129
  • article 132
  • article 136
Q21 | : The power of the President to consult the Supreme Court is under Article
  • 132
  • 143
  • 136
  • 131
Q22 | The Question as to the constitution amending power of the parliament came beforeSupreme Court for the first time in
  • shankari prasad v. union of india (1951)
  • golakh nath v. state of punjab (1967)
  • indira nehru gandhi v. raj narayan (1975)
  • none of these
Q23 | The term of president expires
  • till the life time
  • four years from the date of his entering to the office
  • five years from the date of declaring the results
  • five years from the date of entering to the office
Q24 | Which are the grounds for proclamation of Emergency?
  • war
  • external aggression
  • armed rebellion
  • all the above
Q25 | Financial Emergency is dealt with under Article
  • 352
  • 360
  • 356
  • none of these