Basavarajeswari Group of Institutions

(Autonomous Institute under Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi)

USN Course Code 2 1 C I P 3 7

Third Semester B.E. Degree Examinations, April/May 2023

Constitution of India, Professional Ethics & Cyber Law
Duration: 2 hr Max. Marks: 100
Note: 1. All questions are compulsory 2. Each question carries 1 mark 3. Use only black ball point pen
4. Darkening two circles for the same question marks the answer invalid
5. Damaging/overwriting using whiteners on the OMR are strictly prohibited.

Q. No Question
1. The Constitution of India was enacted by a constituent assembly set up
A. under the Cabinet B. under the Indian C. under a resolution of D. by the Indian
Mission Plan 1946 Independence Act, the Provisional National Congress
1947 Government
2. The Objective Resolution, which outlined the philosophy of the Indian Constitution, was moved in
the constituent assembly by
A. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan B. Dr. Rajendra C. Jawaharlal Nehru D. B.R. Ambedkar
3. The constitution day of India is celebrated on
A. 15th August B. 26th January C. 26th December D. 26th November
4. Which one of the following is not treated as part of the Constitution?
A. Preamble B. Fundamental C. Directive principles of D. None of these
Rights State Policy
Which one of the following feature was borrowed by the Indian Constitution from the British
5. Constitution?
A. Parliamentary system B. Rule of Law C. Law-making procedure D. All three
of Government
6. The Constitution of India is
A. Rigid B. Flexible C. Partly rigid and partly D. Very rigid
flexible
7. The Preamble to the Constitution declares India
A. A Sovereign, B. A Socialist, C. A Sovereign Socialist D. None of these
Democratic Republic Democratic Secular Democratic
Republic Republic
8. What is the chief source of political power in India?
A. The people B. The Constitution C. The Parliament D. The Parliament
and State
Legislature
9. The Constitution describes the Indian Union as
A. India i.e. Bharat B. India i.e. C. India i.e. Hindustan D. None of these
Bharatvarsha
10. The two persons who played a vital role in the integration of princely states were
A. Sardar Patel and B. Sardar Patel and C. Patel and Rajendra D. Sardar Patel
Jawaharlal Nehru V.P. Menon Prasad and K M Munshi

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 11. The Constitution of India
A. provides single B. provides double C. contains no D. provides multiple
citizenship citizenship provision regarding citizenship
citizenship
12. The Fundamental Rights of Indian citizens are contained in
A. Part III of the B. Part IV of the C. The Seventh D. None of these
constitution constitution Schedule of the
constitution
13. ‘Fundamental Rights’ are
A. Justifiable B. Non-justifiable C. Flexible D. Rigid
Prohibition of discrimination on the ground of religion etc. (Article 15 of the Constitution of India)
14.
is a Fundamental Right classifiable under
A. The Right to B. The Right against C. The Cultural and D. The Right to
Freedom of Religion Exploitation Educational Rights Equality
15. Originally, how many fundamental rights were there in our constitution?
A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9
Which of the following is not covered under article 20, protection in respect of conviction for
16.
offenses?
A. Right to livelihood B. No ex-post-facto C. No double D. No self-
jeopardy incrimination
17. Which of the following comes under minorities' definition in article 30?
A. Religious minority B. Linguistic minority C. Religious and D. Religious,
only only linguistic minorities linguistic, and social
only minorities only
18. Which of the following is the soul of the constitution?
A. Fundamental rights B. DPSP C. Article 32 D. Article 50
Which of the following writ is the bulwark (defensive wall) of individual liberty against arbitrary
19.
detention?
A. Habeas Corpus B. Mandamus C. Prohibition D. Certiorari
The provisions relating to Fundamental Duties in the Constitution of India were added on the
20.
recommendation of
A. Balwant Rai Mehta B. Iyengar Committee C. Swaran Singh D. Thakkar
Committee Committee Commission
21 In which part of the Constitution does the concept of welfare state find elaboration?
A. Preamble B. Fundamental Rights C. Directive D. All of these
Principles of State
Policy
Who said in the Constituent Assembly that the Directive Principles of State Policy are like a
22.
'cheque on a bank payable at the convenience of the bank'?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru B. K T Shah C. B R Ambedkar D. K M Munshi
23. The President of India is
A. directly elected by B. elected by the two C. elected through an D. elected by the
the people houses of Parliament at electoral college elected members of
a joint sitting consisting of the Lok Sabha
elected members of
Parliament and state
legislative assemblies

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 24. To be eligible for election as President, A candidate must be
A. over 35 years of age B. over 60 years of age C. over 55 years of D. there is no age limit
age prescribed by the
Constitution
25. The President can make laws through ordinances
A. during the recess of B. on certain subjects C. only on subjects D. under no
the Parliament even when Parliament is contained in the circumstances
in session concurrent list
The Proclamation of National Emergency ceases to operate unless approved by the Parliament
26.
within
A. One month B. Two months C. Three months D. Six months
27. At present, right to property is a
A. Legal Right B. Human Right C. Fundamental Right D. Natural Right
28. Lok Sabha is superior to the Rajya Sabha because
A. It is directly elected B. It alone controls the C. It can oust the D. All the three
purse Council of Ministers
through a vote of no-
confidence
29. The maximum life of an ordinance can be
A. 6 weeks B. 6 months C. 6 months and 6 D. Till the Parliament
weeks disapproves the
ordinance
30. Who is the ex – officio chairman of Rajya Sabha?
A. President B. Vice resident C. Prime Minister D. Governor
31. A person arrested has to be produced before a magistrate within
A. 48 hours B. 24 hours C. One week D. 2 months
In the final form of the constitution adopted by the Constituent Assembly, how many articles and
32.
schedules were there?
A. 398 Articles and 7 B. One of the bulkiest C. 315 Articles 9 D. 395 Article’s 8
schedules Constitution schedules schedules.
33. Parliamentary form of government means:
A. A government B. The president is C. The head of the D. The real executive
which is having bi- directly elected by the state is constitutional power is vested with
lateral system people head and executive the President
powers are vested in
Council of Ministers
34. Which among the following DPSP that has not been implemented so far
A. Separation of B. Organization of C. Uniform civil code D. Promotion of
Judiciary from the panchayats international peace and
executive security
35. What is the age of retirement of the judges of the supreme court?
A. 58 years B. 60 years C. 62 years D. 65 years
36. A money bill passed by the Lok Sabha can be delayed by the Rajya Sabha for a maximum period of
A. 14 days B. One month C. Two month D. Three month
37. Membership of legislative assembly can vary between
A. 40-500 B. 60-500 C. 50-400 D. 60-300
38. The election commission consists of ----- members.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
39. Voting age of citizens is changed from 21 to 18 years by Constitutional Amendment Act.
A. 7th B. 42nd C. 44th D. 61st
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 40. Breakdown of Constitutional Machinery in a state is popularly known as
A. President rule B. National emergency D. Financial D. All of these
emergency
41. 'Bicameral means presence of -------- in the state.
A. Half house B. One house C. Two houses D. No house
42. Who is competent to declare the elections to the Lok Sabha?
[Link] B. President C. Prime Minister D. Union Cabinet
Commissioner
43. Which one of the following category of emergency has been declared maximum number of times?
[Link] Emergency B. State emergency [Link] D. All of the above
emergency
44. Which one of the following amendment is regarded as a ‘mini revision of the Constitution’
A. 42nd amendment B. 44th amendment C. 86th amendment D. None of the above
Which amendment of the Constitution stipulates that the state shall provide free and compulsory
45.
education to all children if the age 6-14 years?
A. 85th B. 86th C. 91st D. None of the above
46. Article “371 J” is related to
A. Kalyan Karnataka B. Goa C. Sikkim [Link] and Kashmir
47. To which of the following states, Article 370 of the Indian constitution is related:
A. Arunachal Pradesh B. Meghalaya [Link] Pradesh D. Jammu & Kashmir
Article 370 which gives special status to Jammu & Kashmir which existed in the Indian constitution
48.
because of the agreement between.....
A. Jawaharlal Lal B. Vallabh Bhai Patel C. Muhammad Ali D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru and Farukh and Maharaja Hari Jinnah and J.L. Nehru and Maharaja Hari
Abdullah Singh Singh
49. Which of the following constitutional amendment is related to Goods and Services Tax(GST):
A. 100th CAA 2015 B. 101st CAA 2016 C. 102nd CAA 2018 D. 103rd CAA 2019
Article 368, amending procedure of constitution is mentioned in which part of the Indian
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constitution?
A. Part X B. Part VI C. Part IX D. Part XX
51. Which one of the following is a Fundamental Duty in India?
A. Separation of B. To value and C. Free and D. Abolition of
judiciary from preserve the rich compulsory education Untouchability
executive heritage of our
composite culture
52. Under which Article can supreme court issue the writ?
A. Article 226 B. Article 143 C. Article 32 D. Article 368
53. How many judges are there in supreme court including chief justice of India
A. 19 judges B. 24 judges C. 34 judges D. None of the above
54. Which of the following state does not have legislative council
A. Karnataka B. Telangana C. Tamilnadu D. Maharashtra
55. One third of the members of legislative council retire every______ years
A. 1 year B. 2 years C. 3 years D. 6 years
If the announcement of the National Emergency has been approved by both Houses of Parliament,
56.
how long will it be effective?
A. 1month B. 2 month C. 3 months D. 6 months

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 57 Which of the following is not included in the qualification for being a judge in the Supreme Court?
A. He/she should be B. He should be a C. He/she must be a D. He/ She should be a
a citizen of India. respected jurist in the judge in the High lawyer in the High
eyes of Parliament Court for at least 5 Court for at least 10
years years
58. Election Commission is a
A. Constitutional body B. Statutory body C. Elective body D. None of the above
59. Who is the Constitutional head of the state governments?
A. Chief Minister of [Link] court judge C. Governor D. Health Minister of
the State the State
60. Federalism is taken in the Indian Constitution form which of the following countries?
A. Germany B. Canada C. Australia D. Italy
61. In which year India’s IT Act came into existence?
A. 2001 B. 2000 C. 2003 D. 2002
62. Punishment for Breach of Confidentiality and Privacy of IT Act offence is_________.
A. Imprisonment up to B. Imprisonment up to 3 C. Imprisonment up D. Imprisonment up to
2 years years to 5 years 10 years
63. An attempt to harm damage or cause threat to a system or network is broadly termed as.
A. cyber crime B. system hacking C. cyber attack D. digital crime
64. what is the updated version of IT Act 2000
A. IT Act 2007 B. IT Act 2008 C. Advanced IT Act D. Advanced IT act
2002 2002
65. what is the proposed punishment for cyber terrorism Act
A. 1 crore penalty B. life imprisonment C. 10 years D. 6 years
imprisonment
66. What is full form of ITA 2000?
A. Information tect act B. Indian technology C. International D. information
2000 Act 2002 technology Act 2002 technology act 2000

67. Which of the following is not a type of cyber-crime?

A. Data Theft B. Forgery C. Damage to Data D. Installing antivirus
and system for protection
what is the punishment for publishing images of a person private parts without consent as per IT
68.
ACT 2002
A. .5 years B. life imprisonment C. 3 years D. none of the above
imprisonment or 5 lacs imprisonment or 2
rupees penalty or both lakhs rupees penalty
or both
Criminal minded individuals who work for terrorist organizations and steal information of nation
69.
are.
A. state sponsored B. cyber terrorist C. blue hat hackers D. white hat hackers
hackers
70 The first computer virus is
A. I love you B. Blaster C. Sesser D. Creeper
71. What is the term of office of the preceding officer of cyber appellate tribunal
A. 3 years B. 4 years C. 5 years D. 6 years
72. Cyber Crime can be classified into
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

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 73. Which is the appeal court on the order issued by cyber appellate tribunal
A. munsiff court A. district court C. high court D. supreme court
74. The first publically available internet service in India was launched by ------on 15th august 1995
A. Bharatha sanchar B. Videsh Sanchar C. Indian Institute of D. None of the these
Nigam Ltd. Nigam Ltd Technology
75. Engineering ethics is a
A. Scientifically B. Preventive ethics C. Developing ethics D. Natural ethics
developed ethics
76. One of the aim of engineering ethics is to
A. gain better insight B. know the secretes of C. develop analytical D. plagiarism
into the profession the profession skill
77. One of the characteristic of profession is that.
A. it demands hard B. it is based on honesty C. it is having tough D. usually it is having
work competition monopoly
78. It does not amount to misusing the truth
A. biased professional B. failure to seek out the C. withholding D. deliberation
information truth information deception
79. Cooking means
A. retaining the result B. using the actual data C. using falsified data D. both (A) and (B)
to satisfy the theory
discarding the rest
80. Engineering shall issue public statement
A. on their personal B. based on the reports C. in objective D. in subjective
responsibility sent by higher officers manner manner
81. one of the impediment to responsibility is
A. rampant corruption B. self-deception C. interference by D. interference by
at higher level higher officer politician
82. Good work means
A. Superior work done B. Work above and C. Responsible work D. Work involving
with great care and beyond call of duty high risk
skill
83. “Egocentric tendencies” means
A. interpreting B. superiority complex C. arrogant and D. habit of
situation from limited irresponsible condemning the view
view behaviour of other
84. Lying is
A. intentionally B. deception C. falsehood D. both (B) and (C)
conveying false or
misleading information
85. Trimming is
A. smoothing of B. retaining the entire C. consolidating the D. both (A) & (B)
irregularities to make data data
he data to appear
accurate and precise
86. Risk as a maximizing benefit is understood by
A. risk/benefit analysis B. straight-line analysis C. cost/benefit D. break-even analysis
analysis
87. It is not a kind of trade mark
A. symbols B. designs C. good will D. sounds

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 88. Conflict of interest may be
A. potential B. false C. created D. imaginary
89. The obligation and prerogatives associated with a specific role is referred to as
A. duty B. responsibility. C. role morality D. ethics
90. Which of the following is not taken as the aim of engineering ethics?
A. Shifting of B. Recognition of C. Moral imagination D. Sense of
responsibility ethical issues responsibility
91. Ignorance as a hurdle to responsibility is not due to
A. fear B. over confidence C. lack of D. pressure and
imagination deadlines
92. the owner of Patent Right retains his patent right for __ years or
A. 20 B. 50 C. 75 D. 100
93. __________________ is not a symptom of group thinking.
A. mind guarding B. egocentric tendencies C. illusion of D. self-censorship
unanimity
94. tight couple means
A. erecting two pillars B. binding two beam C. process tightly D. strong adhesive
side by side tightly coupled material
95. Engineer profession is consider to be like a building its foundation is
A. Hard and sincere B. Expert engineering C. Honesty D. Sound common
work knowledge and skill sense and expert
knowledge
96. What is the tenure of Chief Election Commissioner and other election commissioner
A. 5 years or up to 65 B. 6 years or up to 65 C. 5 years or up to 70 D. 3 years or up to 62
years of age years of age whichever years of age years of age
is earlier
97. The Election commission of India does not conduct election to the post of
A. The Parliament B. The office of C. The post of Prime D. The office of vice
President minister President
98. The ground for the impeachment of the President is
A. Failure to follow B. Unable to discharge C. Violation of the D. Misbehaviour with
the advice given by the his duty due to old age constitution foreign dignitaries
prime minister
99. According to the constitution the Lok Sabha must meet at least
A. Thrice each year B. Twice each year with C. Twice each year D. Twice each year
with no more than no more than three with no more than with no more than six
two months between months between four months between months between
sessions. sessions sessions session
A person who is not a member of parliament can be appointed as a member of the council of the
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minister but he must acquire the membership of either House within a period of
A. Six months B. One months C. Three months D. One year

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