Indian Constitution Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Who presides over the joint session of the Indian Parliament?
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5dd231fae1296123a77bbd52- 1Speaker of Lok Sabhatrue
- 2President of Indiafalse
- 3Chairman of Rajya Sabhafalse
- 4Senior Member of Parliamentfalse
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Answer : 1. "Speaker of Lok Sabha"
Explanation :
According to Article 108 of the Indian Constitution, the joint session of the Parliament is presided over by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
Q: Which article of Indian constitution is Dr. B.R. Ambedkar called "The heart and soul of the Indian Constitution"?
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5dd2310be99d7579859f2a1f- 1Article 14false
- 2Article 19false
- 3Article 356false
- 4Article 32true
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Answer : 4. "Article 32"
Explanation :
The father of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar had declared Article 32 as the “heart and soul of the Indian Constitution.
Q: The division of powers and independent judiciary are two important characteristics of
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5dd2306de1296123a77bbc7c- 1Socialist form of governmentfalse
- 2Unitary form of governmentfalse
- 3Democratic form of governmenttrue
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Answer : 3. "Democratic form of government"
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The division of powers and independent judiciary are two important characteristics of a democratic system of government.
Q: The proclamation of emergency must be approved by both the houses of parliament within _____ after the proclamation.
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Answer : 3. "3 months "
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The proclamation of national emergency must be approved by both the Houses of Parliament within three months from the date of its coming into force.
Q: Between whom was the Poona Pact held?
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5dc4d3f95c6fef4d5a06814e- 1Nehru and Ambedhkarfalse
- 2Gandhi and Ambedhkartrue
- 3Malvai and Ambedhkarfalse
- 4Gandhi and Ambedhkarfalse
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Answer : 2. "Gandhi and Ambedhkar"
Explanation :
With the efforts of leaders like Rajagopalachari, Jayakar, Tej Bahadur Sapru, Ghanshyam Das Birla etc., an agreement was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Dalit leader Ambedkar on 24 September 1932 AD. This agreement is known in history as 'Poona Agreement'.
Q: The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on-
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5dc4d1b5049e144d414ac9a7- 126 January, 1950false
- 226 January, 1949false
- 326 November, 1949true
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Answer : 3. "26 November, 1949"
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16 July 1948: Harendra Kumar Mukherjee V.T. Krishnamachari was elected the second vice-president of the Constituent Assembly. 26 November 1949: The Constituent Assembly accepted the Indian Constitution and some of its sections were also implemented.
Q: The system of judicial review in in Indian constitution adopted from
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5dc4cd2441768167982a3554- 1Indiafalse
- 2Gemanyfalse
- 3U.K.false
- 4U.S.Atrue
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Answer : 4. "U.S.A"
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The Indian Constitution has adopted judicial review from the US Constitution.
Q: What is the chief source of political power in India?
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5dc109886d7b0b6e744ee974- 1The peopletrue
- 2The Constitutionfalse
- 3The Parliamentfalse
- 4The Parliament and State Legislaturesfalse
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Answer : 1. "The people"
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In any democracy, the people are the source of every type of political power. This is a fundamental principle of democracy. In such a system of governance, people rule themselves through the institutions of Swaraj. In a proper democratic government, due respect is given to diverse groups and opinions of the society.