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Quiz 126 : Indian Constitution for State PCS & SSC

Examinations
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1. Which among t he f ollowing was t he f irst at t empt t o regulat e t he af f airs of
English East India Company in India?
[A]Pit t s India Act 1784
[B]Chart er Act 1833
[C]The Regulat ing Act 1773
[D]Chart er Act of 1833
The Regulat ing Act 1773
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2. Who among t he f ollowing est ablished t he "Sadar Diwani Adalat "?
[A]Warren Hast ings
[B]Cornwallis
[C]John Macpherson
[D]Wellesley
Cornwallis
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3. Which of t he f ollowing act s creat ed Supreme Court of Judicat ure at Fort
William?
[A]The Regulat ing Act 1773
[B]Indian Councils Act 1861
[C]Dundas Bill of 1783
[D]Chart er Act of 1833
The Regulat ing Act 1773
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4. The East India Company was deprived of monopoly of t rade wit h India
except Tea Trade by which among t he f ollowing act s?
[A]The Chart er Act of 1813
[B]The Chart er Act of 1833
[C]The Chart er Act of 1853
[D]Government of India Act 1858
The Chart er Act of 1813
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5. By which among t he f ollowing act s, t he East India Company lost it s
monopoly of t rade wit h China?
[A]The Chart er Act of 1813
[B]The Chart er Act of 1833
[C]The Chart er Act of 1853
[D]Pit t s India Act 1784
The Chart er Act of 1833
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6. The dual government int roduced by Pit t s India Act cont inued t o operat e in
India, unt il it was abolished by ___?
[A]Government of India Act 1858
[B]Chart er Act 1853
[C]Indian Councils Act 1861
[D]Indian Councils Act 1909
Government of India Act 1858
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7. Which among t he f ollowing is popularly known as Mint o-Morley Ref orms?
[A]Indian Councils Act 1909
[B]Indian Councils Act 1892
[C]Government of India Act 1919
[D]Act of 1861
Indian Councils Act 1909
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8. The const it ut ion of India derives it s ult imat e aut horit y f rom ____?
[A]Supreme Court of India
[B]Parliament of India
[C]People of India
[D]Const it uent Assembly of India
People of India
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9. Which among t he f ollowing const it ut ions has generally inspired t he concept s
of rule of law, parliament ary syst em, and law making procedure in t he Indian
Const it ut ion?
[A]US const it ut ion
[B]Brit ish Const it ut ion
[C]Canadian Const it ut ion
[D]Soviet Const it ut ion
Brit ish Const it ut ion
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10. Consider t he f ollowing mat ches: (Element s in Indian Const it ut ion Source)
1. Concurrent List Aust ralian Const it ut ion
2. Direct ive Principles Irish Const it ut ion
3. Fundament al Right s US Const it ut ion
Which among t he above mat ches are correct ?
[A]Only 1
[B]1 & 2
[C]1 & 3
[D]1, 2 & 3
1, 2 & 3
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11. Which among t he f ollowing f eat ure of Const it ut ion of India is derived f rom
Weimer Const it ut ion (of Germany)?
[A]Dure Procedure of Law
[B]Procedure Est ablished by Law
[C]Suspension of f undament al right s during emergency
[D]Right t o Propert y as Legal right
Suspension of f undament al right s during emergency
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12. Which of t he f ollowing provisions of t he const it ut ion did not come int o
f orce on November 26, 1949?
[A]Provisions relat ing t o cit izenship
[B]Provisions relat ing t o elect ions
[C]Fundament al right s
[D]None of t hem
Fundament al right s
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13. Who among t he f ollowing was t he Const it ut ional Advisor t o t he
Const it uent Assembly ?
[A]Sachidanand Sinha
[B]B N Rao
[C]H N Kunzuru
[D]V N Menon
B N Rao
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14. On which dat e Indian Const it ut ion was f inally signed by t he members of
t he const it uent assembly ?
[A]November 26, 1949
[B]January 24, 1950
[C]January 26, 1950
[D]January 24, 1949
January 24, 1950
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15. By which among t he f ollowing ways, t he Const it ut ion Assembly generally
arrived at decisions on various provisions of t he Const it ut ion?
[A]Simple Majorit y
[B]Two Third Majorit y
[C]Consensus
[D]Cast ing Vot e
Consensus
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16. Who among t he f ollowing was t he f irst president of Const it uent Assembly
of India?
[A]Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
[B]Dr. Rajendra Prasad
[C]Prof essor Harendra Coomar Mookerjee
[D]Dr. B R Ambedkar
Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha was t he f irst president (t emporary chairman) of t he
Const it uent Assembly when it met on December 9, 1946. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
t hen became t he President of t he Const it uent Assembly, and would lat er
become t he f irst President of India. The Vice President of t he Const it uent
Assembly was Prof essor Harendra Coomar Mookerjee, a f ormer Vice-
Chancellor of Calcut t a Universit y and a prominent Christ ian f rom Bengal, who
also served as t he Chairman of t he Const it uent Assembly's Minorit ies
Commit t ee; he was appoint ed Governor of West Bengal af t er India became a
republic.
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17. In which among t he f ollowing years, t he Const it ut ion of India was amended
f or t he f irst t ime?
[A]1950
[B]1951
[C]1954
[D]1955
1951
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18. The Of f icial Languages Act 1963 provided t hat _______?
[A]Hindi is only of f icial language of India
[B]Use of English t o be cont inued in addit ion t o Hindi f or Of f icial Purpose
[C]Special st at us t o English
[D]All of above
Use of English t o be cont inued in addit ion t o Hindi f or Of f icial Purpose
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19. Which among t he f ollowing amendment s of t he const it ut ion of India f ully
secured t he const it ut ional validit y of zamindari abolit ion laws?
[A]First
[B]Second
[C]Third
[D]Fourt h
First
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20. In which year, Union Territ ories were int roduced in India?
[A]1949
[B]1950
[C]1955
[D]1956
1956
Reorganizat ion of st at es on linguist ic lines, abolit ion of Class A, B, C, D st at es
and int roduct ion of Union Territ ories by Const it ut ion 7t h amendment act
on 1 Nov. 1956
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