Indian Constitution Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: In India, who among the following is responsible for auditing all receipts and expenditures of the Union and State governments?
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64a681ef8ecb104cc62ae2d6- 1Attorney General for Indiafalse
- 2Advocate Generalfalse
- 3Union Public Service Commissionfalse
- 4Comptroller and Auditor- Generatrue
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Answer : 4. "Comptroller and Auditor- Genera"
Explanation :
1. There shall be a Comptroller and Auditor General of India, appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal.
2. The administrative expenses of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, including salaries, allowances and pensions payable to or in respect of persons serving in that office, shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.
Following are the paragraphs related to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
- Article 148 – Comptroller and Auditor General of India
- Article 149 - Duties and powers of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India
- Article 150 - Format of accounts of the Union and the States
- Article 151 – Audit report
Q: How many types of writs can be issued under Articles 32 and 226 of the Constitution of India?
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64a6817c8c254a4cead26049- 14false
- 26false
- 35true
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Answer : 3. "5"
Explanation :
1. Under Articles 32 and 226 of the Constitution of India, the following five types of writs can be issued.
2. This Writ: The High Court can issue 5 types of writs to enforce the fundamental rights of a person. He is -
1.Habeas Corpus
2. Mandamus
3. Prohibition
4. inducement
5. Rights Inquiry
Q: Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India states that the Parliament has exclusive powers to make laws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in the Union List?
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64a2abcbab3c5fffc2fa299d- 1Article 287false
- 2Article 246true
- 3Article 362false
- 4Article 352false
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Answer : 2. "Article 246"
Explanation :
1. Parliament has special powers under Article 246 to make laws with respect to any matter included in the Union List.
2. The Union List contains 100 subjects of national interest and is the largest of the three lists.
3. The Center has the right to make laws on the subjects related to this list.
4. Some important subjects included in this list are Defence, Railways, Post and Telegraph, Income Tax, Custom Duty, etc.
Q: Article 148 of the Constitution of India provides for an independent office of the ________.
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64a2a43ec7d7c7e067491fe2- 1Attorney General of Indiafalse
- 2President of Indiafalse
- 3Comptroller and Auditor General of Indiatrue
- 4Advocate General of the Statefalse
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Answer : 3. "Comptroller and Auditor General of India"
Explanation :
1. Article 148 of the Constitution of India provides for an independent office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).
2. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is an independent authority under the Constitution of India.
3. He audits all financial transactions of the Government of India and State Governments.
Q: Which of the following Articles mentions a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of India?
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649aa0b91a612ce001f65b75- 1Article 44true
- 2Article 39false
- 3Article 40false
- 4Article 50false
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Answer : 1. "Article 44"
Explanation :
1. The provisions of the Uniform Civil Code are mentioned in Part IV of the Constitution of India.
2. 'Uniform Civil Code' is clearly mentioned in Part 4 of Article 44 of the Indian Constitution.
3. Article 44 says, “The State shall endeavour to secure to the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India.
4. “The Uniform Civil Code is a proposal to create and enforce secular personal laws of citizens in India
5. This applies equally to all citizens regardless of their religion. At present, the personal laws of different communities are governed by their religious texts.
Q: Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Supreme Court judgement on validity of 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act?
A. The Supreme Court of India’s Constitutional Bench for this case consisted of 5 judges.
B. The Constitutional Bench upholds the 10% of EWS reservation with 3-2 majority.
C. As per the Supreme Court judgement, the 103rd Constitutional Amendment is valid although it is violating the Basic Structure of the Indian Constitution.
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649a9e99ab3c5fffc2e07e01B. The Constitutional Bench upholds the 10% of EWS reservation with 3-2 majority.
C. As per the Supreme Court judgement, the 103rd Constitutional Amendment is valid although it is violating the Basic Structure of the Indian Constitution.
- 1A, B and Cfalse
- 2A and C onlyfalse
- 3B and C onlyfalse
- 4A and B onlytrue
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Answer : 4. "A and B only"
Explanation :
1. The Supreme Court of India’s Constitutional Bench for this case consisted of 5 judges.
2. The Constitutional Bench upholds the 10% of EWS reservation with 3-2 majority.
Q: In India, who appoints the Advocate General of a State?
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649a96fcab3c5fffc2e06b21- 1Governor of the Statetrue
- 2Prime Minister of Indiafalse
- 3President of Indiafalse
- 4Chief Minister of the Statefalse
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Answer : 1. "Governor of the State"
Explanation :
Appointment of State Advocate General in India:
1. Appointee: Governor
2. Qualification: Qualified to be appointed as a judge of a High Court.
3. Tenure: During the pleasure of the Governor
4. Remuneration: Determined by the Governor
5. Their duties are given in Articles 165 and 177 of the Constitution.
Additional Information:
1. The Advocate General is the highest law officer of the state.
2. He provides assistance to the State Government in all its legal matters.
3. He also protects and safeguards the interests of the state government.
Q: Article ______ of the Constitution of India deals with the 'Proclamation of Emergency'.
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64919caecae316dfef68737e- 1235false
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Answer : 2. "352"
Explanation :
1. The emergency provisions in the Indian Constitution are divided into three parts, which include national emergency (Article-352), failure of constitutional machinery in states/President's rule (Article-356) and financial emergency (Article-360).
2. Articles 352 to 360 in Part XVIII of the Indian Constitution deal with the provisions relating to Emergency.
3. National Emergency can be declared only after a resolution is passed by both the Houses of Parliament.
4. The resolution should contain an express proposal to enable the President to declare a national emergency.