Indian Polity & Indian Economy
1. Which constitutional amendment is popularly referred to as the "Mini Constitution"?
A) 42nd Amendment (1976)
2. Which amendment extended the term of the Lok Sabha from 5 years to 6 years during the Emergency?
A) 42nd Amendment
3. The Ninth Schedule was added to the Constitution of India by which amendment?
A) First Amendment (1951)
4. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to:
B) Lok Sabha (House of the People)
5. The Supreme Court of India was originally proposed to be established under which historic act?
A) Regulating Act of 1773
6. Which Article states that there shall be an Advocate General for each State?
C) Article 165
7. Article 21A of the Indian Constitution is explicitly related to the:
B) Right to Education
8. In which part of the Indian Constitution was the temporary Article 370 located?
A) Part XXI
9. Which Article details the procedure for amending the Indian Constitution?
C) Article 368
10. Which amendment reduced the voting age in India from 21 years to 18 years?
C) 61st Amendment
11. Which amendment added four languages—Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali—to the Eighth Schedule?
B) 92nd Amendment
12. When was the Constitution of India formally adopted by the Constituent Assembly?
A) 26 November 1949
13. Who elected Dr. Rajendra Prasad as the first President of India?
C) Constituent Assembly (Samvidhan Sabha)
14. Whom did Dr. B.R. Ambedkar call the "Heart and Soul" of the Indian Constitution?
C) Right to Constitutional Remedies (Article 32)
15. Who proposed the idea of a "partyless democracy" (Dal-rahit Loktantra) in India?
A) Jayaprakash Narayan
16. Who was the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly?
B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
17. If a Member of Parliament is absent from all sessions without permission, their seat can be declared vacant after:
B) 60 days
18. The concept of "Zero Hour" in parliamentary systems is an innovation of which country?
C) India
19. What constitutes the Parliament of India?
C) President, Lok Sabha, and Rajya Sabha
20. Who was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
A) G.V. Mavalankar