Multiple Choice Questions

Indian Constitution At Work

Chapter 1 - Constitution

1) A body of fundamental principles, according to which a state is constituted is

known as
a) Convention
b) Constitution
c) Law
d) Tradition

2) India borrowed the Directive Principles of State Policy from the:

a) Irish Constitution
b) Canadian Constitution
c) British Constitution
d) South African Constitution

3) The Preamble of our Constitution reads: India is a

a) Socialist, Sovereign, Secular, Democratic, Republic.
b) Secular, Socialist, Sovereign, Democratic, Republic
c) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic
d) Secular, Sovereign, Democratic, Socialist, Republic

4) The members of Constituent Assembly were

a) Directly elected
b) Nominated by Congress and Muslim League
c) Indirectly elected
d) Appointed by the Governor-General and Governors.

5) When was the Constitution of India enacted?

a) 26 November 1949
b) 26 January 1950
c) 15 August 1947
d) 26 January 1949

6) Who was the chairperson of the Constituent Assembly?

 a) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
d) Sardar Patel

7) Which of the following are enforceable in court?

a) Fundamental Duties
b) Fundamental Rights
c) Directive Principles of State Policy
d) None of these

8) How many Fundamental Rights are granted by the Constitution of India?

a) 3
b) 5
c) 6
d) 8

9) Fundamental Rights are mentioned in what Part of the Constitution?

a) Part III
b) Part IV
c) Part V
d) Part VI

10) Fundamental Duties are mentioned in what Part of the Constitution?

a) Part III
b) Part IV
c) Part V
d) Part VI

11) Which writ is used against a person who has wrongfully usurped a public
office?
a) Habeas Corpus
b) Mandamus
c) Prohibition
d) Quo Warranto

12) Provision for amendment of Constitution is specified in which article?

a) Article 32
b) Article 226
c) Article 368
 d) Article 15

13) How many procedures of amendment are provided in the Constitution?

a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5

14) Passing an amendment by simple majority requires assent of ____ + 1

members of the house present and voting.
a) 1/2
b) 1/3
c) 1/4
d) 1/6

15) Amendment of the Constitution can be done by _________.

a) Only by Simple Majority
b) Only by Special Majority
c) Only by Ratification by State Legislature
d) All of the above

Chapter 2 – Election and Representation

1) Minimum age of voting was 21 years until

a) 1984
b) 1987
c) 1989
d) 1990

2) The country that follows FPTP electoral system is

a) Israel
b) UK
c) Netherlands
d) Argentina

3) An example of proportional representation system is

a) India
b) UK
c) Netherlands
 d) New Zealand

4) The authority that issues the notification for elections is

a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Governor
d) Chief Election Commissioner

5) The present composition of the Election Commission of India is

a) as decided by the President
b) one-member body
c) two-member body
d) three-member body

6) First Past The Post system is also known as

a) proportional representation
b) direct election
c) separate electorate
d) plurality system

7) Territorial Representation means __________ representation.

a) geographical
b) functional
c) minority
d) class

8) Minimum age limit for exercising Right to Vote in India is

a) 16
b) 18
c) 21
d) 25

9) Who conducts elections in India?

a) Planning Commission
b) Finance Commission
c) Election Commission
d) Vigilance Commission

10) Voter’s List is also known as

a) Election Number
 b) Voter Identity Card
c) Electoral Roll
d) All of these

11) Which of the following elections is conducted through proportional

representation system?
a) Rajya Sabha
b) Lok Sabha
c) Panchayat
d) All of these

12) Which of the following is NOT a merit of First Past The Post System?
a) Simplicity and Accountability
b) Stable Government
c) Wide Representation
d) Wastage of Votes

13) In India who can vote under the concept of Universal Adult Franchise?
a) Minors can vote
b) Only educated people can vote
c) Foreign Nationals can also vote
d) Adults who have the nationality of India, have the right to vote irrespective
of caste, colour, creed, or gender

14) Chief Election Commissioner is appointed by

a) President
b) Vice President
c) Prime Minister
d) Governor

15) After the poling has finished, the votes are counted under the supervision of
a) Chief Election Commissioner
b) Polling Officer
c) Returning Officers and Observers
d) Delimitation Officer

Chapter 7 – Local Government

1) How many tiers are there in the Panchayati Raj system?
a) two tiers
b) three tiers
c) four tiers
d) five tiers

2) Which of the following is an urban local government body?

a) Block Samiti
b) Zila Parishad
c) Gram Panchayat
d) Nagar Panchayat

3) Panchayats have been established in

a) Villages
b) Towns
c) Big Cities
d) Small Cities

4) The term of Panchayat body is

a) 2 years
b) 3 years
c) 4 years
d) 5 years

5) One-third of the total number of seats of Panchayats are reserved for

a) backward classes.
b) scheduled classes.
c) scheduled tribes.
d) women.

6) Ward Committees are found in

a) Gram Sabha
b) Gram Panchayat
c) Zila Parishad
d) Municipalities

7) Zila Panchayat is government at ________ level,

a) village
b) block
c) district
 d) central

8) Which of the following amendments concerns rural government?

a) 73rd
b) 74th
c) 81st
d) 42nd

9) Which of the following amendments concerns urban government?

a) 42nd
b) 73rd
c) 74th
d) 81st

10) Which of the following is a rural local government institution?

a) Nagar Panchayat
b) Nagar Nigam
c) Nagar Palika
d) Panchayat Samiti

11) Which of the following is known as the first citizen of a city in India?
a) Mayor
b) Chairman
c) Sheriff
d) Member of State Legislative Assembly

12) Which of the following is not a local government institution?

a) Zila Parishad
b) Legislative Assembly
c) Municipal Corporation
d) Panchayat Samiti

13) How many subjects are taken from the State List and added to the 11th
Schedule List?
a) 27
b) 29
c) 22
d) 25

14) Which state adopted the first Panchayati Raj System?

 a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Andhra Pradesh

15) Which body recommended the three-tier structure of Panchayati Raj?

a) Ashok Mehta Committee
b) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
c) Lok Sabha
d) Rajya Sabha

Political Theory

Chapter 1 – Introduction to Political Theory

1. Which among the following is not a political theorist?

a) Napoleon Bonaparte
b) Jean Jacques Rousseau
c) J.S. Mill
d) Karl Marx

2. A new threat to freedom that has emerged in the contemporary world is

a) Coloialism
b) Slavery
c) Terrorism
d) Gender Discrimination

3. Identify the leader who advocated the cause of scheduled castes.

a) Dr. BR Ambedkar
b) Machiavelli
c) Karl Marx
d) John Locke

4) Who among the following is not a political thinker?

a) Plato
b) Aristotle
c) John Locke
d) Adam Smith
5) Who had observed that politics envelops us like the coils of a snake and there is
no other way out but to wrestle it?
a) Dr. BR Ambedkar
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

6) Who first argued for freedom as a fundamental right of humankind?

a) Karl Marx
b) Jean Jacques Rousseau
c) Plato
d) Aristotle

7) Who discussed the meaning of genuine freedom or swaraj?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Dr. BR Ambedkar
c) Sardar Patel
d) Mahatma Gandhi

8) Which of the following concepts are explained by Political Theory?

a) Freedom
b) Equality
c) Justice
d) All of the above

9) Scope of Political Theory is

a) study of power
b) to determine the political principles
c) study of state and government
d) all of the above

10) Human beings are unique because they …

a) possess power of reasoning and reflection
b) are social beings and depend on society
c) participate in politics
d) never fight with one another

11) Politics is a
a) only science
b) only art
 c) both of these
d) none of these

12) Which political thinker made the study of politics a systematic and scientific
discipline?
a) Aristotle
b) Plato
c) Jean Jacques Rousseau
d) J.S. Mill

13) Which of the following does NOT come under Liberal View of politics?
a) Politics is a state or group activity
b) Politics is concerned with allocation of scarce resources
c) Politics is a process of conciliating interests
d) Politics is a means of promoting common good

14) Which of these is a not a topic under politics as the study of power>
a) Economic Power
b) Ideological Power
c) Physical Power
d) Political Power

15) Who is known as father of modern politics?

a) Aristotle
b) Plato
c) Jean Jacques Rousseau
d) John Locke

Chapter 2 – Rights

1) A Bill of Rights is enshrined in

a) Preamble of the UNO
b) Constitution of many countries
c) School Rules
d) Government documents of few countries

2) Natural rights are those which are given to us by

a) Constitution
 b) King
c) God or Nature
d) Parliament

3) The natural right that was not advocated by the political theorists of 17 th and 18th
centuries was right to
a) Life
b) Liberty
c) Information
d) Property

4) What is the force behind Legal Rights?

a) Force of Nature
b) Force of Public Opinion
c) Force of Morality
d) Force of Law

5) Civil liberties and political rights form the basis of a

a) Dictatorship
b) Monarchy
c) Totalitarian Rule
d) Democratic Government

6) Right to Vote is a
a) Political Right
b) Religious Right
c) Economic Right
d) Educational Right

7) Right to Adequate Wages is

a) Political Right
b) Religious Right
c) Economic Right
d) Educational Right

8) Right to Preach is a
a) Political Right
b) Religious Right
c) Economic Right
 d) Educational Right

9) Right to privacy is a
a) Political Right
b) Religious Right
c) Economic Right
d) Civil Liberty

10) Right to Basic Needs is

a) Political Right
b) Religious Right
c) Economic Right
d) Educational Right

11) Right to Education is a

a) Political Right
b) Religious Right
c) Economic Right
d) Educational Right

12) Right to Contest Elections is a

a) Political Right
b) Religious Right
c) Economic Right
d) Educational Right

13) Right to criticize the government is a

a) Political Right
b) Religious Right
c) Economic Right
d) Educational Right

14) Right to Work is

a) Political Right
b) Religious Right
c) Economic Right
d) Educational Right

15) Right to Worship is a

a) Political Right
 b) Religious Right
c) Economic Right
d) Educational Right

Chapter 3 –Development

1) UNDP stands for:

a) United Nations Development Programme
b) United Nations Development Planning
c) United Nations Destruction Programme
d) None of the above

2) Which of these is not measured in HDI?

a) Per capita income
b) Life expectancy at birth
c) Crime rate
d) Mean years of schooling

3) In India, one of the priorities of the first three plans was

a) Peace and Harmony
b) Industrial Growth
c) Political Participation
d) Social Equality

4) What factors should we take into consideration when making development

plans?
a) Protection of environment
b) Rights of individuals
c) Development for all sections of society
d) All of the above

5) Social costs of development include:

a) Displacement of people
b) Loss of traditional skills
c) Loss of culture
d) All of the above

6) The melting of ice in Arctic and Antarctic regions may cause

a) submergence of low lying areas
 b) famines
c) volcanic eruptions
d) drought

7) Development includes
a) only political development
b) only social development
c) only economic development
d) all of the above

8) Economic development concerns

a) industrial growth
b) suffrage rights
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the above

9) Which of these should be considered while measuring social development?

a) Per Capita Income
b) Voter Turnout
c) Literacy Rate
d) GDP

10) Which of these is a solution for “top-down” development?

a) Inclusion of local people in decision making
b) Upliftment of marginalized sections of society
c) Investment in MNCs
d) Both (a) and (b)

11) What has been argued as a reason for slow development of Asian and African
countries?
a) Geographical Location
b) Colonialism
c) Lack of Resources
d) Bad Decision Making

12) When economic growth d redistribution do not go together, the benefits are
likely to be cornered by ___________.
a) politicians
b) underprivileged
c) already privileged
 d) all of these

13) The emphasis on “harmony” and “happiness” is placed in the

a) political view
b) narrower view
c) broader view
d) economic view

14) The idea of Five Year Plans was inspired by

a) USSR
b) United States of America
c) United Kingdom
d) France

15) Development concerns

a) welfare for all
b) common good
c) improved quality of life
d) all of the above