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Important Questions on Indian Constitution for Competitive Exams

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Q :  

Which Constitutional Amendment Act, Goa was made a full-fledged State with a State assembly in?

(A) 43rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1977

(B) 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978

(C) 56th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1987

(D) 57th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1987

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

56th Constitution AmendmentUnder this amendment, on 30 May 1987, Goa was given the status of a separate state. Goa became the 25th state of India.


Q :  

Which Constitutional Amendment Act, provided reservation in admissions in private unaided educational institutions for students belonging to scheduled castes/tribes and other backward classes?

(A) 93rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2005

(B) 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003

(C) 94th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2006

(D) 95th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2009

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

The 93rd Amendment Act, which was passed in 2005, is the Constitutional Amendment Act that allowed reservation in admissions for students belonging to scheduled castes/tribes and other backward classes in India.


Q :  

Under which constitutional amendment Bill, four languages: Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali are added to the 8th schedule of the Indian constitution.

(A) 89th

(B) 92nd

(C) 90th

(D) 95th

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

The correct answer is 92nd Constitution Amendment Act of 2003. Bodo, Dongri, Maithili, and Santhali were added by the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003.


Q :  

In which of the following amendment the term of Lok Sabha increased from 5 to 6 years?

(A) 40th Amendment

(B) 42nd Amendment

(C) 44th Amendment

(D) 46th Amendment

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

Raised the tenure of Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies from 5 to 6 years. Limits of the territorial waters, the continental shelf, the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and the maritime zones of India. Enacted by the Janata Government mainly to nullify provisions introduced by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976.


Q :  

Which of the following amendment was passed during the emergency?

(A) 45th Amendment

(B) 50th Amendment

(C) 47th Amendment

(D) 42nd Amendment

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

The 42nd amendment of the India constitution is the most comprehensive amendment. It was passed in the year 1976 during the emergency proclaimed by Indira Gandhi.It amends important portions of the constitution like the preamble , provides for curtailment of fundamental rights, provides for fundamental duties etc.


Q :  

Which constitutional amendment reduced voting rights from 21 years to 18 years?

(A) 54th

(B) 36th

(C) 62th

(D) 61st

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

The Sixty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1989, lowered the voting age of elections to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative Assemblies of States from 21 years to 18 years.


Q :  

Which Constitutional Amendment Act An authoritative text of the Constitution in Hindi was provided to the people of India by the President in?

(A) 57th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1987

(B) 58th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1987

(C) 59th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1988

(D) 61st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1988

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

58th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1987 of the Indian Constitution deals with the provision for an authoritative text of the Constitution in the Hindi language. It gave the same legal sanctity to the Hindi version of the Constitution.


Q :  

Which article of the Indian constitution deals with constitutional amendments?

(A) Article 332

(B) Article 386

(C) Article 368

(D) None of the above

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

Article 368 of the Indian Constitution deals with constitutional amendments. It is included in part XX of the Indian Constitution. The Constitution of India can be amended only in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Article 368.


Q :  

Which article of the Constitution says that the Counsel of States (Rajya Sabha) shall not be dissolute?

(A) Article 83

(B) Article 53

(C) Article 80

(D) Article 154

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

Article 83 : Duration of Houses of Parliament

(1) The Council of States shall not be subject to dissolution, but as nearly as possible one-third of the members thereof shall retire as soon as may be on the expiration of every second year in accordance with the provisions made in that behalf by Parliament by law.


Q :  

To which of the following states, Article 370 if the Indian constitution is related:

(A) Arunachal Pradesh

(B) Meghalaya

(C) Himachal Pradesh

(D) Jammu & Kashmir

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

Article 370 acknowledges the special status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in terms of autonomy and its ability to formulate laws for the state's permanent residents.


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