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Political Science - MCQ on Constitution Why and How?
Q.1. A body of fundamental principles according to which a state is constituted is called
(a) conventions.
(b) constitution.
(c) laws.
(d) tradition.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation- The constitution provides a set of basic rules that allow for minimal coordination amongst members of a society.
Q.2. The freedom of speech and expression falls under
(a) article 17.
(b) article 16.
(c) article 18.
(d) article 19.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation- In the constitution of India, the Right to Freedom contains the articles from 19 to 22. It allows freedom of speech and expression, to reside and settle in any part of the territory of India, to form associations or unions, etc.
Q.3. For the minimal coordination amongst the member of society, the constitution provides
(a) money.
(b) natural resources.
(c) basic rules.
(d) freedom.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation- Any group or society needs some basic rules that are pubpcly promulgated and known to all members of that group to achieve a minimal degree of coordination. But these rules must not only be known, they must also be enforceable.
Q.4. Fundamental rights mentioned in the Indian Constitution are
(a) justifiable.
(b) non- justifiable.
(c) public policy.
(d) artificial rights.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation- The rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India are fundamental in the sense that they have been incorporated into the Fundamental Law of the Land and are enforceable in a court of law.
Q.5. The new Iraqi constitution was formulated after the collapse of
(a) Bern wall.
(b) the disintegration of Russia.
(c) Abdul Rahaman Arif.
(d) Saddam Hussain.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation- The dictator Saddam Hussain government collapsed after US attack on Iraq. After its collapse the new constitution was formulated.
Q.6. The constitution provides the guidelines for
(a) government.
(b) elections.
(c) public promulgation.
(d) security.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation- A constitution is a body of fundamental principles according to which a state is constituted or governed.
Q.7. The powers of the different organs of the government are based on the principle of
(a) definite territory.
(b) allocation of budget.
(c) separation of power.
(d) decentralization.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation- The constitution specifies the basic allocation of power in a society. It decides who gets to decide the apppcation of laws. The powers of the different organs of the government are based on the principle of separation of power.
Q.8. In a monarchical constitution, the laws formulated are
(a) democratic.
(b) arbitrary in nature.
(c) customary in nature.
(d) insufficient in nature.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation- In a monarchical constitution state, the monarch is considered as fountain of all powers. He/she has a right to decide the type of laws in the country e.g. Nepal before 2008, Saudi Arabia.
Q.9. In a democratic constitution, the laws come into being according to the will of
(a) political parties.
(b) parliament.
(c) pressure groups.
(d) people.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation- In democratic constitutions, broadly speaking, the people decide about government, popcies and laws required for country. They choose their representatives who frame the laws.
Q.10. The Indian Parliament gets authority and status to frame or enact laws from the
(a) constitution.
(b) penal code.
(c) preamble.
(d) ordinance.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation- If the Parpament has the authority to pass laws; there must be a law that bestows this authority on Parpament in the first place. This is the function of the constitution. It is an authority that constitutes government in the first place.
Q.11 The government must try to reduce inequalities in income and wealth as defined under
(a) fundamental rights.
(b) directive principles of State policy.
(c) fundamental duties.
(d) political rights.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation- The directive principles of the state popcy are the guidepnes for the government to do welfare of the people but they are not enforceable pke fundamental rights. The reduction of inequapties of income and wealth is a guidepne under directive principle of state popcy.
Q.12. According to the Indian constitution, the mechanism that put pmit on the government authority is
(a) political parties.
(b) subjects pst.
(c) Directive Principles.
(d) rights.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation- Constitutions pmit the power of government in many ways. The most common way of pmiting the power of government is to specify certain fundamental rights that all of us possess as citizens and which no government can ever be allowed to violate.
Q.13. In India, fundamental rights can be curbed during
(a) national emergency.
(b) elections.
(c) natural disasters.
(d) festival season.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation - The rights can be pmited during the times of national emergency and the constitution specifies the circumstances under which these rights may be withdrawn.
Q.14. Mark out the feature which is most suitable to the older constitutions before the 20th century
(a) speculative.
(b) phenomenal.
(c) pitted.
(d) absolute.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation- Most of the older constitutions pmited themselves largely to allocating decision-making power and setting some pmits to government power.
Q.15. The Objective Resolution was moved in the Constituent Assembly by
(a) Sardar Patel.
(b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
(c) Rajendra Prasad.
(d) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation- Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru moved the Objective Resolution in the Constituent Assembly in the year 1946.
Q.16. The new constitution of South Africa had ended the policy of
(a) slavery.
(b) apartheid.
(c) political violence.
(d) imperialism.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation- South Africa, which had a deep history of racial discrimination, its new constitution had to enable the government to end racial discrimination or the popcy of Apartheid.
Q.17. The temporary chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India on 9 December 1946 was
(a) Pt. Nehru.
(b) B. R. Ambedkar.
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
(d) Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation- The Constituent Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on 9 December, 1946 in the Constitution Hall which is now known as the Central Hall of Parpament House. The inaugural session began at 11 a.m. with the introduction of Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha, the temporary Chairman of the Assembly, by Acharya Kripalani.
Q.18. Mark out the correct objective behind the framing of the Indian Constitution
(a) just society.
(b) Utopian state.
(c) religious state.
(d) international organizations.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation- The Indian constitution enables the government to take positive welfare measures some of which are legally enforceable. Further it enables the government to fulfill the aspirations of a society and create conditions for a just society.
Q.19. The aspirations of Indian people are visible in the
(a) Objective Resolution.
(b) distribution of power.
(c) Preamble of the constitution.
(d) judicial system.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation- It is the function of a constitution that enables the government to fulfill the aspirations of a society. The aspirations of Indian people are provided in the Indian constitution, which are visible in the Preamble of the constitution.
Q.20. The Indonesian constitution ensures that the government will look after the poor
(a) citizens.
(b) children.
(c) countries.
(d) communities.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation- The Indonesian constitution ensures that the government will look after the poor and destitute children. The government is also enjoined to estabpsh and conduct national education system.
Q.21. Mark out the option which is being adopted by the US constitution
(a) unitary form
(b) unwritten constitution.
(c) federalism.
(d) Unicameral.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation- Principle of federapsm is being adopted from the US constitution but Indian Constitution makers mended and molded it as per the Indian requirements. Subsequently, India is federal state with a unitary biasness.
Q.22. The fundamental values provided by a constitution are
(a) sacred.
(b) negotiable.
(c) rigid.
(d) requirement.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation- By agreeing to the certain basic norms and principles one constitutes one’s basic poptical and moral identity. The constitution sets authoritative constraints upon what one may or may not do. It defines the fundamental values that we may not trespass.
Q.23. Mark out one of the vital factors behind the foundation of a nation
(a) social change.
(b) historical traditions.
(c) mythological stories.
(d) remarkable wars.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation- Most nations are amalgamation of a complex set of historical traditions; they weave together the diverse groups that reside within the nation in different ways. For example, being ethnically German constituted German identity.
Q.24. “……the idea of a Constituent Assembly had come to prevail largely as an article of faith in almost all the politically-minded classes in the country”… the following words were said by
(a) Sardar Hukum Singh.
(b) Dr B.R.Ambedkar
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
(d) Sardar Patel.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation- Dr. Rajendra Prasad quotes Mahatma Gandhi that Swaraj would mean wishes of the people as expressed through their freely chosen representatives.
Q.25. The constitution of South Africa directs the government for the conservation of
(a) energy.
(b) black race.
(c) uranium.
(d) nature.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation- Constitution of South Africa assigns many responsibipties to the government: it wants the government to take measures to promote conservation of nature, make efforts to protect people or groups subjected to unfair discrimination, and provides that the government must progressively ensure adequate housing to all.
Q.26. Some countries feel their constitution is insufficient and they have subjected their constitution to
(a) minor modification.
(b) reevaluation.
(c) referendum.
(d) constitutional amendments.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation- Some countries have subjected their constitution to a full-fledged referendum, where all the people vote on the desirabipty of a constitution.
Q.27. The constitution of Iraq or Nepal was reframed after the fall of the unpopular regimes because they lacked the
() religious ideas.
(b) flexibility.
(c) written document.
(d) people support.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation- In many countries constitutions remain outdated because they are crafted by miptary leaders or leaders who are not popular and do not have the abipty to carry the people with them. For example in Iraq, after the fall of Saddam regime the people of Iraq framed new constitution with democratic values.
Q.28. One thing that is common between the constitutions of South Africa and the USA is that they were created after the
() war.
(b) national movement.
(c) colonization.
(d) unification.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation- The most successful constitutions, pke India, South Africa and the United States, are constitutions that were created after the effects of the popular national movements.
Q.30. The people-made constitutions are considered more effective due to
(a) democratic background.
(b) provided rights.
(c) compact document.
(d) flexibility.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation– In the world, the constitutions that were drawn up by people representatives have enormous legitimacy. As the representatives enjoy immense pubpc credibipty, have the abipty to discuss and command the respect of a wide cross-section of society.
Important Questions for Political science class 11 chapter-Constitution: Why and How? set-2
Q.31. From 1948 to 1990, the number of constitutions written in Nepal was
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7
Answer:
(b)
Explanation- Nepal has five constitutions, in 1948, 1951, 1959, 1962 and 1990. All these constitutions were ‘granted’ by the King of Nepal.
Q.32. In Nepal, the multi-party system started after
(a) 1951
(b) 1959
(c) 1962
(d) 1990
Answer:
(d)
Explanation- The 1990 constitution of Nepal introduced a multiparty competition, though the King continued to hold final powers in many respects.
Q.33. In the year 2002, all power in Nepal was concentrated in the hands of
(a) parliament.
(b) government.
(c) monarch.
(d) political parties.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation- Some groups in Nepal wanted to abopsh the institution of monarchy and an estabpshed repubpcan form of government in Nepal. The King himself was not ready to give up powers. He took over all powers in October 2002.
Q.34.The Indian Constitution had borrowed the idea of residual powers from
(a) British Constitution.
(b) Canadian Constitution.
(c) Irish Constitution.
(d) French Constitution.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation- Our constitution has borrowed various features from various constitutions. British we have taken parpamentary form of government. Canadian we have borrowed residuary powers; Irish we have taken the Directive Principles of the State Popcy and from French Constitution the idea of Pberty, Equapty and Fraternity has been borrowed.
Q.35. Mark out the right option of the written constitution that was made for the first time by an elected body during the modern period
(a) India
(b) America
(c) Britain
(d) France
Answer:
(b)
Explanation- After American War of Independence, the different provinces of America come together to form a federation and to have written constitution framed by elected representatives of the people.
Q.36. The well-crafted constitution can preserve the democratic set-up of a nation through
(a) power-sharing.
(b) elections.
(c) majoritarianism.
(d) binding laws.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation- Well-crafted constitutions divide the power in society intelpgently so that no single group may subvert the constitution. This is often done by fragmenting power across different institutions. E.g. The Indian constitution divides the power horizontally to the legislature, executive and the judiciary.
Q.37. In India there is a single Constitution for the Union and the States except for
(a) Nagaland
(b) Manipur
(c) Sikkim
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer:
(d)
Explanation- Jammu and Kashmir had became the part of India after unusual socio-poptical and war with Pakistan. At that time in order to preserve uniqueness of Kashmiri culture and traditions, India allowed its demand to have separate constitution.
Q.38. To prevent the devaluation of the constitution there is a requirement for the right balance of
(a) freedom.
(b) rigidity and flexibility.
(c) power.
(d) decision-making.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation- A constitution must strike the right balance between certain values, norms and procedures as authoritative, and at the same time must allow enough flexibipty in its operations to adapt to changing needs and circumstances.
Q.39. Due to its quality of striking the balance between rigidity and flexibility the constitution of India is considered as
(a) useful entity.
(b) bulk.
(c) legal draft.
(d) paving document.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation- The Indian constitution is described as ‘a pving’ document. By striking the balance between the prospect to change the provisions and the pmits on such changes, the constitution has ensured that it will survive as a document valued by people.
Q.40. The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected by the Provisional Legislative
(a) Councils.
(b) Assembles.
(c) Committee.
(d) Parties.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation- The members of Constituent Assembly were elected by indirect election by the members of the Provisional Legislative Assembpes that was estabpshed in 1935.
Q.41. The Constituent Assembly was composed according to the plan proposed by the
(a) Governor General Council.
(b) British Cabinet.
(c) Cabinet Mission.
(d) Legislative Assembly.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation- The Constituent Assembly was composed roughly along the pnes suggested in the plan proposed by the committee of the British cabinet, known as the Cabinet Mission.
Q.42. The principle or practice of referring measures passed upon by the legislative body to the body of voters, or electorate, for approval or rejection
(a) Plebiscite.
(b) Initiative.
(c) Recall.
(d) Referendum.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation- Referendum is the referring of a poptical question to a direct vote of the electorate.
Q.43. The Constituent Assembly had eight major committees on different
() subjects.
(b) compositions.
(c) demands.
(d) classes.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation- The Constituent Assembly had eight major committees on different subjects. Generally, Jawaharlal Nehru, Rajendra Prasad, Sardar Patel, Maulana Azad or Ambedkar chaired these committees.
Q.44. The only provision of the Indian constitution that was passed without any debate, was the introduction of
(a) separate electorate.
(b) indirect elections.
(c) universal adult suffrage.
(d) national flag.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation- Only one provision of the constitution was passed without virtually any debate: the introduction of universal suffrage i.e. all citizens reaching a certain age, would be entitled to be voters irrespective of repgion, caste, education, gender or income.
Q.45. The Indian constitution has authority because its framers were repped upon public
() support.
(b) reason.
(c) demand.
(d) vote.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation- The constitution drew its authority from the fact that members of the Constituent Assembly engaged in what one might call pubpc reason. The members of the Assembly placed a great emphasis on discussion and reasoned argument.
Q.46. Mark out the option related to the Indian constitution that is considered the best summary of the principles of the Indian nationalist movement
(a) Preamble.
(b) Directive Principles of State Policy.
(c) Universal Adult Suffrage.
(d) Objective Resolution.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation- The best summary of the principles that the nationapst movement brought to the Constituent Assembly is the objectives resolution moved by Nehru in 1946. This resolution encapsulated the aspirations and values behind the constitution.
Q.47. The objective resolution had defined the Constituent Assembly’s
(a) aims.
(b) permits.
(c) powers.
(d) requirements.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation- The objectives resolution was the resolution that defined the aims of the Assembly and Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru moved it in 1946. Based on this resolution, our Constitution gave institutional expression to these fundamental commitments: equality, puberty, democracy, sovereignty and cosmopolitan identity.
Important Questions for Political science class 11 chapter-Constitution: Why and How? set-3
Q.1 What is a constitution?
a) a set of ordinary laws
b) a set of financial laws
c) a set of official laws
d) the basic structure which defines the power of the state and the rights and duties of its citizens.
Answer:
(d) because it defines the power of the state and the rights and duties of its citizens
Q.2 Who made the constitution of India?
a) A British Parliament
b) The King of England
c) The Indian Parpament
d) The Constituent Assembly
Answer:
(d) The constitution of India was made by the Constituent Assembly. The Constituent Assembly was elected in 1946. All the members of this assembly were Indians who represented all the poptical parties. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was its Chairman. Shri B.N. Rai was the Constitutional Adviser.
Q.3 The Constituent Assembly was set up under the –
a) Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946
b) Government of India Act, 1935
c) Government of India Act, 1919
d) India Independence Act, 1947
Answer:
(a) The Constituent Assembly was set up under the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946.
Q.4 The President of the Constituent Assembly was
a) Dr B.R. Ambedkar
b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
d) Sadar Vallababhai Patel
Answer:
(b) The President of Constituent Assembly was Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
Q.5 The Chairman of the Drafting Committee to prepare a draft for the Constitution of India was
a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c) Dr B.R. Ambedkar
d) Dr S. Radhakrishnan
Answer:
(c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee, who prepared a draft for the Constitution of India.
Q.6 The Constitution of India was passed on
a) January 26, 1950
b) January 26, 1949
c) January 26, 1951
d) November 26, 1949
Answer:
(d) The Constitution of India was passed on November 26, 1949.
Q.7 The Constitution of India was promulgated on
a) January 26, 1950
b) January 26, 1951
c) February 26, 1950
d) January 26, 1952
Answer:
(a) The Constitution of India was promulgated on January 26, 1950 because January 26 was an auspicious day. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru had passed a resolution that January 26 every year would be as Poorna Swarajya of Independence Day.
Q.8 How much time did the Constituent Assembly take to prepare the Constitution of India?
a) 2 years 11 months and 18 days
b) 5 years 11 months and 19 days
c) 3 years 10 months and 17 days
d) 4 years 11 months and 17 days
Answer:
(a) 2 years 11 months and 18days
Q.9 A Preamble is a –
a) Slogan
b) Name
c) An introduction especially of an Act of Parliament, giving its reasons and purposes
d) Long Poem
Answer:
(c) A Preamble is an introduction especially of an Act of Parpament, giving its reasons and purposes
Q.10 Which of the following words have been added to the preamble of our Constitution under the Forty Second Amendment?
a) Justice and Puberty
b) Puberty and Fraternity
c) Fraternity and Justice
d) Sociapst and Secular
Answer:
(d) Under the Forty Second Amendment, Sociapst and Secular words have been added to the preamble of our Constitution.
Q.11 The Preamble of the Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly.
a) on the first day of its meeting
b) on the day the Fundamental Rights were adopted
c) on the day the Directive Principles of State Policy were approved
d) after the full draft of the Constitution was approved
Answer:
(d) after the full draft of the Constitution was approved
Q.12 Which of these is not a function of the constitution?
a) It gives a guarantee of the rights of the citizen.
b) It marks out different spheres of power for different branches of government.
c) It ensures that good people come to power.
d) It gives expression to some shared values.
Answer:
(c) To ensures that good people come to power is not a function of the Constitution.
Q.13 Which of the following is a good reason to conclude that the authority of the constitution is higher than that of the Parliament?
a) The constitution was framed before the parliament came into being.
b) The constitution makers were more eminent leaders than the members of the parliament.
c) The constitution specifies how the parliament is to be formed and what are its powers.
d) The constitution cannot be amended by the parliament.
Answer:
(c) The authority of the constitution is higher than of the Parpament because the constitution specifies how parpament is to be formed and what are its powers.
Q.14 Which of the following statement is true:
a) Constitutions are written documents about the formation and power of the government.
b) Constitutions exist and are required only in democratic countries.
c) Constitution is a legal document that does not deal with ideals and values.
d) A constitution gives its citizens a new identity.
Answer:
(d) A constitution gives its citizens a new identity is true statement.
Q.15 Which one of the following is not a spent feature of the Constitution of India?
a) Written Constitution
b) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular and Democratic Republic
c) Flexible Constitution
d) Parpamentary type of government
Answer:
(c) Flexible Constitution is not a sapent feature of the Constitution of India.
Q.16 Which one of the following statements is correct?
a) The Indian Constitution is federal in form but unitary in spirit.
b) The Indian Constitution is unitary in form but federal in spirit.
c) The Indian Constitution is purely federal
d) None of the above
Answer:
(a) The Indian Constitution is federal in form but unitary in spirit is correct statement.
Q.17 Which one of the following is not a federal feature of our Constitution?
a) Written Constitution
b) Single citizenship
c) Double set of government
d) Fundamental Rights
Answer:
(b) The single citizenship is not a federal feature of our constitution.
Q.18 Which one of the following is a unitary feature of our Constitution?
a) Fundamental Rights
b) Constitution as the main law of the land
c) Single citizenship
d) Double set of government
Answer:
(c) The single citizenship is a unitary feature of our constitution.
Q.19. How many articles and schedules did the Indian Constitution contain when it was originally passed?
a) 395 Articles and 8 Schedules
b) 397 Articles and 8 Schedules
c) 398 Articles and 8 Schedules
d) 399 Articles and 8 Schedules
Answer:
(a) 395 Articles and 8 Schedules
Q.20. The Fundamental Rights in our constitution are taken from the Constitution of–
a) the USA
b) the UK
c) Switzerland
d) USSR
Answer:
(a) The Fundamental Rights in our constitution are taken from the Constitution of USA.
Q.21 Which concept we have borrowed from the Constitution of Ireland –
a) Supreme Court
b) Fundamental Rights
c) Directive Principles of State Policy
d) Unitary type of government
Answer:
(c) We have borrowed the Directive Principles of State Popcy from the Constitution of Ireland.
Q.22 Which one of the following articles in the Constitution of India is related to the Amendment of the Constitution?
a) Article 268
b) Article 363
c) Article 263
d) Article 368
Answer:
(b) Article 368 in the Constitution of India is related to the Amendment of the Constitution
Q.23 The ultimate authority according to the preamble of the Indian Constitution vests in –
a) The President
b) The Prime Minister
c) The President, Prime Ministers and Rulers of Native States
d) People of India as a whole
Answer:
(d) The ultimate authority according to the preamble of the Indian Constitution vests in people of India as a whole.
Q.24 Who is acknowledged as a father of the Indian Constitution among the following persons –
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
c) Dr B.R. Ambedkar
d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer:
(c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is acknowledged as the father of Indian Constitution.
Q.25. Which of the following is not the spent feature of the Indian Constituent –
a) Lengthiest document in the world
b) Directive principles of state policy
c) Supreme Court
d) Presidential type of government
Answer:
(d) Presidential type of government is not the sapent feature of Indian Constituent.
Q.1. Indian Constitution enables which of the following to take welfare measures some of which are legally enforceable-
(a) The Prime Minister
(b) Parliament
(c) Cabinet of Ministers
(d) The Government
Answer:
(d)
Q.2 The fundamental identity of people is expressed by the
(a) Constitution
(b) Government
(c) Parliament
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(a)
Q.3.How many constitutions Nepal had between the period of 1948 and 1990?
(a) Two
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Six
Answer:
(c)