Indian Constitutional Law II Set 1

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Bachelor of Laws (LLB),

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

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This set of Indian Constitutional Law 2 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Constitutional Law II Set 1

Q1 | Keshavananda Bharati case is associated with
  • fundamental rights
  • directive principles of state policy
  • state right
  • armed rebellion
Answer: fundamental rights
Q2 | The members of the Council of states in India are elected for a period of
  • 4 years
  • 5 years
  • 6 years
  • life term
Answer: 6 years
Q3 | The President can’t------- Lok Sabha
  • dissolve
  • adjourn
  • prorogue
  • summon
Answer: adjourn
Q4 | The duration of an ordinance issued by the President of India is
  • 6weeks
  • 1 year
  • 6 months
  • 6 weeks from the date of assembly of the parliament
Answer: 6 weeks from the date of assembly of the parliament
Q5 | Who promulgates ordinance in states
  • governor
  • chief minister
  • president
  • chief justice
Answer: governor
Q6 | Who presides over the joint sitting of the Parliament?
  • president
  • vice president
  • speaker
  • chief justice
Answer: speaker
Q7 | The amending power of the Constitution of India is described in Article
  • 352
  • 368
  • 360
  • 395
Answer: 368
Q8 | The ex-officio chairman of the Council of States is
  • speaker
  • vice president
  • deputy speaker
  • deputy chairman
Answer: vice president
Q9 | In India the Council of State is responsible to
  • the people
  • the state
  • local government
  • none of these
Answer: the state
Q10 | The number of the Anglo Indians nominated to the House of People is
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
Answer: 2
Q11 | The number of nominated members to the Council of States is
  • 18
  • 12
  • 20
  • 16
Answer: 12
Q12 | How many methods are there to amend the Constitution of India?
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
Answer: 3
Q13 | Article 352 of the Indian Constitution deal with
  • centre-state relations
  • supreme court
  • state emergency
  • national emergency
Answer: national emergency
Q14 | Article 32 stands suspended during an emergency under Article
  • 352
  • 356
  • 360
  • 362
Answer: 352
Q15 | Which article of the constitution of India empower the President to take over theadministration of a state on the basis of failure of constitutional machinery
  • 365
  • 352
  • 356
  • 360
Answer: 356
Q16 | In India the power of ‘amnesty’ has been given to the
  • president
  • prime minister
  • chief of the army
  • parliament
Answer: president
Q17 | The President’s rule in a state can be continued at a stretch for a maximum period of
  • 4years
  • 2years
  • 3 years
  • one year
Answer: one year
Q18 | The Council of State in India has how many elected members
  • 250
  • 238
  • 245
  • 230
Answer: 238
Q19 | 42ndamendment Act was adopted by the Parliament in
  • 1967
  • 1968
  • 1976
  • 1977
Answer: 1976
Q20 | The supreme commander of the armed forces in India is
  • president
  • prime minister
  • defence minister
  • none of these
Answer: president
Q21 | What is the maximum gap permissible between two sessions of the Parliament?
  • 3 months
  • 4 months
  • 6 months
  • 12 months
Answer: 6 months
Q22 | : The power of president to grant pardon is an independent power distinct from judicialpower. It is not judiciable on its merit. Only the area and scope of president’s power underarticle 72 can be examined by the court” was observed by the Supreme Court in-
  • state of punjab v. joginder singh
  • kehar singh v. union of india
  • maru ram v. uion of india
  • all of the above
Answer: all of the above
Q23 | The President of India is elected by
  • elected members of both houses of parliament
  • members of both houses of parliament
  • elected members of both houses of parliament and state legislative assemblies
  • elected members of both houses of parliament and both houses of the state legislatures
Answer: elected members of both houses of parliament and state legislative assemblies
Q24 | Council of States in India can delay a money bill for
  • indefinite period
  • 6 months
  • 1 month
  • 14 days
Answer: 14 days
Q25 | Public Accounts Committee has members from
  • house of the people
  • council of states only
  • state legislatures
  • both houses of parliament
Answer: both houses of parliament
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