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Q :  

Which of the following is not a feature of the Indian Constitution?

(A) Parliamentary form of government

(B) Independence of Judiciary

(C) Presidential form of government

(D) Federal Government

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

The correct answer is the Unitary System. There are lots of features of the Constitution, like Secular State, Federalism, Parliamentary Government, Fundamental Rights, and many more by the Government of India Act 1935. Fundamental Rights borrowed from the American Constitution.


Q :  

Where is the word 'Federal' used in the Constitution of India?

(A) Part III

(B) Article 368

(C) Nowhere in the constitution

(D) Preamble

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The correct answer is Nowhere. In the Constitution of India, the term 'Federal' is not used anywhere. ​A federal country or system of government is one in which the different states or provinces of the country have important powers to make their own laws and decisions.



Q :  

Untouchability was abolished by which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution?

(A) Article 14

(B) Article 18

(C) Article 17

(D) Article 19

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

Article 17 of the Indian constitution abolished untouchability in the country.


Q :  

The declaration of Emergency is contained in which of the following articles?

(A) Article 352

(B) Article 356

(C) Article 368

(D) Article 370

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

Under Article 352, the president can declare a national emergency when the security of India or a part of it is threatened by war or external aggression or armed rebellion.


Q :  

Which one of the following is not a 'Fundamental Right'?

(A) Right to equality

(B) Right to property

(C) Right to Freedom

(D) Right to Constitutional Remedies

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

The right to property is not a Fundamental Right but it is a constitutional right. In the original Constitution, the right to property was listed as a fundamental right.


Q :  

In the year 1938, who demanded the formation of the Constituent Assembly on the basis of adult suffrage?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Jawaharlal Nehru

(C) Rajendra Prasad

(D) Bhimrao Ambedkar

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

In 1938, Jawaharlal Nehru, on behalf of the INC declared that 'the Constitution of free India must be framed, without outside interference, by a Constituent Assembly elected on the basis of the adult franchise'.


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