Consider the following statements:
On proclamation of emergency under Article 352(1), the Fundamental Rights guaranteed in Article 19 become automatically suspended by virtue of Article 358. Additionally, the President of India may by order under Article 359(1) suspend:
1. The enforcement of all or any of the Fundamental Right (except Articles 20 and 21) as may be specified in his order.
2. The enforcement of all or any of the Fundamental Right except Article 21.
Select the correct answer:
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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The right to vote in India is
A. Fundamental right
B. Natural right
C. Constitutional right
D. Legal right
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Doctrine of unjust enrichment' was laid down by the Supreme Court in which one of the following cases?
A. Sarla Mudgal v. Union of India
B. Mafatlal Industries Ltd. v. Union of India
C. Chander Mohan v. Union of India
D. Unni Krishnan v. State of Andhra Pradesh
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Which of the following is incorrect for fundamental duties as laid down in Article 51A?
A. Fundamental duties are self-executing
B. Fundamental duties are not selfexecuting
C. The State must make laws for the implementation of fundamental duties
D. Mandamus cannot be sought against an individual who does not observe his fundamental duties
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The provision for establishing National Commission for Scheduled Tribes in the Indian Constitution has been inserted by the Constitutional Amendment
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Which is not a Constitutional Commission
A. Law Commission
B. Finance Commission
C. Election Commission
D. UPSC
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Which of the following Article deals with 'Right to Freedom'?
A. Article 19
B. Article 20
C. Article 21, 22
D. All of the above
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Who among the following presides over a joint session of Parliament?
A. The President of India
B. The Vice-President of India
C. The Speaker of the House of the People
D. The Chief Justice of India
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When the President of India is satisfied that the financial credit of Government of India is threatened he may:
A. Direct reduction in the number of members in the Finance Commission
B. Proclaim financial emergency
C. Impose President's Rule in any State
D. Direct Parliament to pass special Financial Bill
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The observation that Article 30(1) is not a charter of mal-administration was made in the case of
A. Saifuddin v. State of Bombay
B. Maneka Gandhi v. UOI
C. St. Stephen's College v. University of Delhi
D. Mittal v. UOI
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Under which Article of the Constitution of India, power of review of judgment or orders made by it, lies with the Supreme Court
A. Article 142
B. Article 137
C. Article 143
D. Article 141
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A. Article 40 of the Constitution is related with organization of village panchayats
B. Article 47 of the Constitution is related with the promotion of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections
C. Article 48 of the Constitution is related with the agriculture and animal husbandry
D. Article 39A of the Constitution is related with the equal justice and free legal aid
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Assertion (A): The President is a part of Parliament.
Reason (R): A Bill passed by two Houses of Parliament cannot become law without the assent of the President.
A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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Which of the following is not a writ mentioned in the Constitution?
A. Quo Warranto
B. Certiorari
C. Prohibition
D. Interrogatory
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The words 'Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic' were introduced in the Preamble by the:
A. Fifteenth Amendment
B. Thirty-ninth Amendment
C. Forty-second Amendment
D. Forty-fourth Amendment
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Consider the following statements:
The executive power of the Union extends to giving of direction to a State in respect of:
1. Construction and maintenance of means of communication of national or military importance
2. Maintenance of law and order in that State
3. Protection of railways within the State
4. Protection of secular character of the country
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Under Article 330 seats shall be reserved in the Heuse of the people for
A. The Scheduled Castes only
B. The Scheduled Tribes only
C. The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes who are only in the autonomous districts of Assam
D. The Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes except the Scheduled Tribes in the autonomous districts of Assam; and the Scheduled Tribes in the autonomous districts of Assam
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As per which provision of the Constitution of India, shall it be the duty of every citizen of India to abide by, the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem?
A. Article 35
B. Article 50
C. Article 51A
D. Article 52
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Which one of the following is the mandatory minimum requirement for a functional federation
A. States should be represented in the upper House of the National Legislature
B. Judicial Review
C. Distribution of legislative and administrative powers between the two sets of governments, to ensure the independence of the governments within their respective spheres
D. Distribution of legislative and administrative powers between the two sets of governments, to ensure independent but co-ordinated exercise of powers of the governments
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The inspiration of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity was derived from
A. French revolution
B. American revolution
C. Russian revolution
D. None of these
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