3 ) Constitution Of India MCQs - Part : 3rd

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Part 3 :  The Constitution of India 

Multiple Choice Questions for Judicial Services.

Ques 34: Can a juristic person acquire citizenship under Part-II of the Constitution of India?

1. Yes, if the juristic person is in operation from more than 10 years in Indian Territory
2. Yes, if that had operation in pre-partition Indian territory.
3. No.
4. Yea, as per provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955

What is a Juristic person

Ans: A judicial person is a non-human legal entity, in other words any organization that is not a single natural person but is authorized by law with duties and rights and is recognized as a legal person and as having a distinct identity. This includes any incorporated organizations including corporations, government agencies, and NGOs. Also known as artificial person, juridical entity, juridic person, juristic person, or legal person.

[U.P.H.J.S. 2018]

Ques 35: A person who or whose father was not born in the territory of India but "who (a) has his domicile 'in the territory of India', and (b) has been ordinarily residing 'within the Territory of India' for not less than 5 years immediately preceding the commencement of the constitution" is considered as Indian citizen. Which of the following Articles of Indian Constitution describes it?

1. Citizenship by Domicile - Article 5
2. Article 5B
3. Article 5A
4. Article 5C

[Bihar (J) 2015]

CHARACTERISTICS OF CONSTITUTION

Ques 36: Which of the following is considered as a Supreme Source of Power

1. Supreme Court of Power.
2. Parliament of India. 
3. President of India.
4. Constitution of India.

[U.P.P.C.S(J) 2015]

Ques 37: Who amongst the following made the statement that: "The Indian Constitution establish a system of Government which is almost quasi-federal".

1. Sir Ivor Jennings
2. Dr.D.D. Basu
3. Prof. K.C. Wheare
4. H.M. Seerval

[U.P.P.C.S. 2000]

Ques 38: Assertion(A) : In federalism, there is a division of power between the centre and states.

Reasoning(R): The legislation is not invalid merely because it incidentally encroaches on the matters which have been assigned to another legislature.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of (A)

(A) is true but (R) is false.

(A) is false but (R) is true.

Essential charachteristics of a federal Constitution.

1. Distribution of powers of the state among a number of co-ordinate bodies each originating in and controlled by the constitution.
2. The Constitution in a federal State constitutes the supreme law of the land. Prof. Wheare says "that those two institutions - the supreme Constitution and the written constitution are then, essential institutions to a federal Government."
3. Federal constitution must be a written Constitution.
4. A federal constitution should be rigid.
5. In a federal the legal supremacy of the Constitution is essential for the existence of the federal system.

[Bihar A.P.P. 2010]

Ques 39: "The constitution establishes a System of Government which is almost quasi-federal."

This was a statement of :

1. Sir Ivor Jennings.
2. Prof. K.C. Wheare
3. Dr.B.R. Ambedkar.
4. Dr.Rajendra prasad (He was the chairman of the Constituent Assembly)

[Uttrakhand(J) 2006]

[U.P.P.C.S. 2002]

[U.P. Lower 1998]

Ques 40: Who among the following expressed the view that the Indian Constitution is federal as much as it establishes what may be called a dual polity?

1. Dr. B.R Ambedkar
2. Sir William Ivor Jennings
3. Sir.B.N. Rau
4. Prof.K.C. Wheare

[Bihar (J) 2018]

Ques 41: Prof.K.C. Wheare said that Constitution of India is

1. weak federation
2. non-federal
3. strong federation
4. quasi-federal

[Bihar (J) 2018]

Ques 42: The Constitution of India is federal in character because: 

1. The Head of the State(the president) is elected.
2. The Governors of States are appointed by the president and they hold office during the pleasure of the President.
3. There is distribution of powers between the Union and the States
4. The amendment of the constitution can be made only by following the procedure laid down in the Constitution and in some cases the amendment requires ratification by legislatures of the States.

[U.P.Lower 1998]

[U.P.P.C.S. 2009]

Ques 43: Which one of the following is not correct about parliamentary form of Government?

1. The head of the State can dissolve the Lower House of the Legislature.
2. The executive is a part of the Legislature
3. The executive is responsible to the Legislature.
4. All the Ministers are the Members of Lower House.

parliamentary form of Government

[U.P.P.C.S. 2009]

Ques 44: The Indian Constitution provides a Unitary State with subsidiary federal features, rather than federal state with subsidiary unitary features.

This statement has been made by?

1. Sir Ivor Jennings.
2. A.V. Dicey
3. K.C.Wheare
4. S.A. de smith

[U.P.P.C.S(J) 2016]

[U.P.Lower 2008]

Ques 45: Which one of the following is not a salient feature of constitution of India.

1. Written Constitution and Supremacy of the constitution 
2. Quasi federal Structure 
3. Committed judiciary 
4. Distribution of Powers

Salient features of Constitution of India

1. The lengthiest constitution in the world consist of 12 schedules and 448 Articles.
2. Establishment of a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic.
3. The Government of India is a Parliamentary form of Govt.
4. Indian Constitution is a combination of rigidity and flexibility.
5. Fundamental rights in part IIIrd of the Constitution.
6. DPSP set out the aims and objective of the States in the governance of the country. 
7. A federation with strong centralising tendency.
8. An independent Judiciary.
9. A Secular State - Article 25 to 28.
10. Single citizenship for whole India.
11. Fundamental duties for citizens.-Article 51A of Constitution.
12. Adult suffrage -Voting rights are given to adults who are 18 years of age.
13. Judicial review.- Power of courts to pronounce upon the constitutionality of legislative acts.

[U.P.P.C.S 2001]

[U.P.Lower 2008]

Ques 46: Consider the following statements: 

The Indian Constitution is: 

1. unwritten Constitution.
2. written Constitution.
3. largely based on the Government of India Act, 1935.

1. 2 and 1 are correct
2. 2 and 3 are correct
3. only 2 is correct
4. 1 and 3 are correct

[Bihar A.P.P. 2010]

Ques 47: Which of the following is not a salient feature of the Constitution of India?

1. The largest Constitution in the world.
2. Parliamentary form of Government.
3. Dual Citizenship.
4. Independence of Judiciary.

[U.P.Lower 2009]

Ques 48: The number of Articles and Schedules in original Indian Constitution was

1. 395 Articles and 8 schedules
2. 394 Articles and 9 schedules
3. 396 Articles and 10 schedules
4. 395 Articles and 7 schedules

[Uttrakhand (J) 2012]

Ques 49: Which of the following is not an essential characteristics of a federal Constitution?

1. Distribution of powers
2. Supremacy of the Constitution.
3. Presidential form of Government.
4. A written Constitution.

[Delhi A.P.P. 2008]

Ques 50: The constitution of India is:

1. Partly rigid and partly flexible.
2. Rigid.
3. Flexible.
4. None of the above.

[M.P.A.P.P. 2008]

Ques 51: Who amongst the following has said that "Indian Constitution is a federation with strong centralizing tendency."?

1. K.C.Wheare
2. A.V.Dicey.
3. Sir Ivor Jennings
4. None of the above.

[U.P.P.C.S(J) 2015]

Ques 52: According to Supreme Court decision in S.R. Bommai v. Union of India, the Constitution of India is

1. Federal
2. Quasi Federal 
3. Co-operative union
4. None of the above.

[U.P.P.C.S(J) 2016]

Ques 53: Which one of the following is not 'State' under Article 12 of the Constitution of India.

1. Delhi Stock Exchange
2. UP. Co-operative and Land Development Bank
3. U.P. Rajya Karmachari Kalyan Nigam
4. U.P. Ganna Kisan Sansthan

Article 12 : Article 12 defines - "the State" which includes the Government and Parliament of India and the Government and the Legislature of each of the States and all local or other authorities within the territory of India or under the control of the Government of India.

[U.P.P.C.S. 2010]