✅ Module 1 - Indian Constitution (Q1–Q88)

1. c) Government of India Act 1935

2. a) January 26, 1950

3. b) the people of India

4. a) The constitution was adopted on that day

5. d) Partly rigid and partly flexible

6. a) 1951

7. a) November 26, 1949

8. d) 1950

9. a) Constituent assembly

10. a) 7 members

11. c) Dr B R Ambedkar

12. a) Chairman-drafting Committee

13. c) 6.4 Crores

14. d) The powers of the parliament

15. b) Justice

16. a) 2 years 11 months 19 days

17. a) Deputy Prime Minister

18. b) Clement Atlee

19. b) Special majority

20. a) Dr Rajendra Prasad & Dr B R Ambedkar

21. a) 26th Nov 1949; 26th Jan 1950

22. b) Pandit Nehru

23. c) Nehru

24. d) Sovereign state

25. c) Elected head of state

26. d) Legal

27. b) adult franchise

28. a) Britain

29. d) Great Britain / United Kingdom

30. c) Union of states

31. c) USA constitution

32. b) Directive principles

33. d) Federation

34. d) USA

35. c) 42nd amendment

36. d) All of these

37. a) Once

38. c) The preamble

39. b) Six

40. c) Economic rights

41. b) 1946

42. c) May 16, 1946

43. d) 389 members

44. a) Cabinet mission

45. c) Cabinet mission plan of act 1946

46. c) diarchy at the center

47. a) June 1948

48. b) Mountbatten Plan

49. d) December 9, 1946

50. c) Parliament

51. a) Partly rigid and partly flexible

52. b) Can be amended only after undergoing a special procedure

53. b) Sachidanand Sinha

54. a) Dr Rajendra Prasad

55. c) Articles 124-147

56. c) 356

57. d) 448

58. d) 395 articles and 8 schedules

59. a) 12 schedules

60. b) One of the bulkiest constitution

 61. c) Socially and educationally backward class people

62. b) Religious rights

63. a) Establish and administer educational institution

64. c) Women and children

65. a) Untouchability

66. b) Salt tax

67. a) An offence

68. a) 1950

69. a) Article 17

70. c) 86th amendment act

71. c) Life and personal liberty

72. b) 18th July 1947

73. c) Sovereign, Socialistic, Secular, Democratic, Republic

74. c) Citizens of India

75. b) Justice, Liberty, Equality and fraternity

76. d) Technical

77. d) All the above

78. a) South Africa

79. a) The regulating act, 1773

80. b) Minto Morley reforms

81. d) The act of 1858

82. a) Supreme Court

83. c) 42nd

84. b) We the people of India

85. b) Jammu and Kashmir

86. a) 26-01-1950

87. d) Technical

88. d) Supreme Court

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📘 Module 1 – Indian Constitution

✅ Questions 1 to 30 with Correct Answers

1. Which one of these is the primary source of Indian

constitution?
a) British constitution
b) Irish constitution
c) Government of India Act 1935 ✅
d) US constitution

2. The constitution of India came into force / effect on

a) January 26, 1950 ✅
b) January 26, 1949
c) January 1, 1950
d) November 26, 1949

3. The source of authority of Indian constitution is

a) The Government of India
b) The people of India ✅
c) The President
d) The Parliament

4. 26th November 1949 is significant because

a) The constitution was adopted on that day ✅
b) India took pledge of complete independence
c) India became republic
d) The first amendment was passed

5. The constitution of India is

a) Rigid
b) Very rigid
c) Flexible
d) Partly rigid and partly flexible ✅

6. In which year was the first constitutional amendment passed?

a) 1951 ✅
b) 1952
c) 1953
d) 1950

7. The constitution of India was adopted on

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

8. When did constitution come into force?

a) 1946
b) 1948
c) 1949
d) 1950 ✅
9. Who made the constitution of India?
a) Constituent Assembly ✅
b) Indian Parliament
c) British Parliament
d) The Queen of England

10. The Union Constitution Committee under Nehru had

a) 7 members ✅
b) 10 members
c) 12 members
d) 15 members

11. Who is called the architect of Indian Constitution?

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

12. Dr. Ambedkar was

a) Chairman - Drafting Committee ✅
b) Chairman - Constituent Assembly
c) Congress President
d) Law Minister

13. Total expenditure on constitution-making was

a) 7 Crores
b) 8 Crores
c) 6.4 Crores ✅
d) 1 Crore

14. The Preamble indicates

a) Reservation
b) Amendments
c) Sources of Constitution
d) Powers of the Parliament ✅

15. One of the objectives of the Constitution is

a) Law and order
b) Justice ✅
c) Political stability
d) Social control

16. Time taken to frame the constitution was

a) 2 years 11 months 19 days ✅
b) 5 years
c) 4 years 10 months
d) 3 years

17. The Constitution does not mention

a) Deputy Prime Minister ✅
b) Deputy Speaker
 c) Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
d) State Assembly Deputy Speaker

18. PM of England during independence was

a) Churchill
b) Clement Atlee ✅
c) Thatcher
d) Mountbatten

19. Method of amending rigid constitution is by

a) Simple majority
b) Special majority ✅
c) Can’t be amended
d) None

20. Chairman of Constituent Assembly & Drafting Committee

a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad & Dr. B R Ambedkar ✅
b) B R Ambedkar & Rajendra Prasad
c) Nehru & Gandhi
d) Patel & Rajendra Prasad

21. Constitution was adopted & enforced on

a) 26th Nov 1949; 26th Jan 1950 ✅
b) 26th Jan 1949; 26th Jan 1959
c) 26th Feb 1946; 26th Jan 1949
d) 15th Jan 1949; 15th Jan 1950

22. Developer of Preamble was

a) Gandhi
b) Nehru ✅
c) Ambedkar
d) Patel

23. Objective Resolution was moved by

a) Ambedkar
b) Gandhi
c) Nehru ✅
d) Patel

24. Originally present in Preamble

a) Democratic
b) Socialist
c) Republican
d) Sovereign ✅

25. Republican state means

a) Hereditary head
b) Rotating head
c) Elected head ✅
d) None
26. Not a feature of Preamble
a) Introductory
b) Integral
c) Key part of Constitution
d) Legal ✅

27. Preamble does NOT contain

a) Democracy
b) Adult Franchise ✅
c) Sovereignty
d) Fraternity

28. Constitution idea first came from

a) Britain ✅
b) USA
c) Switzerland
d) France

29. Parliamentary system in India is based on

a) USA
b) Greece
c) France
d) Great Britain / UK ✅

30. The Indian Constitution describes India as a

a) Dominion
b) Quasi federation
c) Union of states ✅
d) Federation of independent states

31. From which constitution did we borrow the idea of the

Preamble?
a) Canada
b) UK
c) USA ✅
d) France
32. From the constitution of Ireland we borrowed
a) Fundamental rights
b) Directive principles ✅
c) Supreme court
d) Election system
33. From Canada we borrowed the scheme of
a) Directive principles
b) Fundamental rights
c) Fundamental duties
d) Federation ✅
34. Judicial review is borrowed from
a) Switzerland
b) UK
c) USSR
d) USA ✅
35. Socialist and secular were added by the
a) 24th amendment
b) 25th amendment
c) 42nd amendment ✅
d) 48th amendment
36. Words added to the Preamble by the 42nd amendment
a) Secular
b) Socialist
c) Integrity
d) All of these ✅
37. How many times has the Preamble been amended?
a) Once ✅
b) Twice
c) Thrice
d) Never
38. Basic features of the Constitution are found in
a) Fundamental duties
b) Fundamental rights
c) The Preamble ✅
d) Directive Principles
39. Originally, Fundamental Rights were classified into
a) Eight
b) Six ✅
c) Regrouped
d) Five
40. Indian Constitution does not provide for
a) Religious rights
b) Educational rights
c) Economic rights ✅
d) Social rights
41. Year when Cabinet Mission came to India
a) 1942
b) 1946 ✅
c) 1947
d) 1949
42. Cabinet Mission Plan was announced on
a) April 16, 1946
b) July 17, 1946
c) May 16, 1946 ✅
d) June 16, 1946
43. Constituent Assembly members under Cabinet Mission
Plan
a) 500
b) 400
c) 349
d) 389 ✅
44. Interim Government formed on Cabinet Mission
recommendation
a) Cabinet Mission ✅
b) Cripps Mission
 c) Wavel Plan
d) None
45. Constituent Assembly setup under
a) Government of India Act 1919
b) Government of India Act 1935
c) Cabinet Mission Plan (1946) ✅
d) Indian Independence Act 1947
46. The 1935 Act abolished
a) Diarchy in provinces
b) Provincial autonomy
c) Diarchy at the center ✅
d) None
47. Date announced for transfer of power by Clement Atlee
a) June 1948 ✅
b) June 1949
c) August 15, 1947
d) February 20, 1947
48. Plan finalizing partition of India
a) Cabinet Mission
b) Mountbatten Plan ✅
c) Cripps Mission
d) None
49. First meeting of the Constituent Assembly
a) December 7, 1949
b) December 10, 1946
c) December 9, 1947
d) December 9, 1946 ✅
50. Who can amend the Constitution?
a) Executive
b) Judiciary
c) Parliament ✅
d) Press
51. Nature of Indian Constitution's amendment process
a) Partly rigid and partly flexible ✅
b) Very rigid
c) Very flexible
d) Occasionally done
52. Constitution is flexible because
a) Cannot be amended easily
b) Can be amended only via special procedure ✅
c) Easily amendable
d) No frequent changes
53. First President of Constituent Assembly
a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
b) Sachidanand Sinha ✅
c) Nehru
d) Patel
54. Second President of Constituent Assembly
a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad ✅
b) Ambedkar
 c) Nehru
d) Patel
55. Articles related to Union Judiciary
a) Article 123
b) Article 118
c) Articles 124–147 ✅
d) None
56. Article Ambedkar called a "dead letter"
a) 352
b) 355
c) 356 ✅
d) 357
57. Articles included in Indian Constitution
a) 300
b) 368
c) 395
d) 448 ✅
58. Original constitution had
a) 397 articles, 7 schedules
b) 395 articles, 4 schedules
c) 400 articles, 10 schedules
d) 395 articles, 8 schedules ✅
59. Total schedules in Indian Constitution
a) 12 schedules ✅
b) 7 schedules
c) 9 schedules
d) 10 schedules
60. Constitution of India is
a) One of the briefest
b) One of the bulkiest ✅
c) Medium-sized
d) Evolved
61. Constitution permits the state to make special provisions
for
a) Women and unemployed
b) Old sick and disabled
c) Socially and educationally backward classes ✅
d) Backward class people
62. Constitution protects minorities in
a) Political rights
b) Religious rights ✅
c) Culture
d) Educational institutions
63. Minorities have the right to
a) Establish and administer educational institutions ✅
b) Only establish educational institutions
c) Carry on any profession
d) None
64. Constitution empowers states to make laws for
a) Workers
 b) Teachers
c) Women and children ✅
d) Farmers
65. Our Constitution prohibits
a) Untouchability ✅
b) Freedom
c) Liquor
d) Politics
66. The Dandi March was against
a) British rule
b) Salt tax ✅
c) Sati system
d) Untouchability
67. Untouchability is
a) An offence ✅
b) Not an offence
c) Permissible
d) None
68. Year untouchability was abolished
a) 1950 ✅
b) 1956
c) 1954
d) 1952
69. Abolition of untouchability is under Article
a) Article 17 ✅
b) Article 18
c) Article 15
d) Article 20
70. Article 21(A) was introduced by
a) 81st amendment
b) 82nd amendment
c) 86th amendment ✅
d) 89th amendment
71. Article 21 protects
a) Life only
b) Liberty only
c) Life and personal liberty ✅
d) None
72. British Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act on
a) 15 August 1947
b) 18 July 1947 ✅
c) 26 January 1950
d) 14 August 1947
73. Preamble declares India as
a) Sovereign, Democratic, Republic
b) Sovereign, Socialistic, Democratic, Republic
c) Sovereign, Socialistic, Secular, Democratic, Republic
✅
d) Sovereign, Republic
74. The word “We” in Preamble refers to
a) British rulers
b) Constituent Assembly
c) Citizens of India ✅
d) All of these
75. Preamble declares the objectives of Constitution as
a) Secularism
b) Justice, Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity ✅
c) Democratic socialist
d) Liberalism
76. What justice is not guaranteed in the Constitution?
a) Social
b) Economic
c) Political
d) Technical ✅
77. Secularism means
a) Absence of state religion
b) Right to religious freedom
c) Equality of all religions
d) All the above ✅
78. Amendment procedure is borrowed from
a) South Africa ✅
b) USA
c) Australia
d) Britain
79. First written part of Indian law
a) The Regulating Act, 1773 ✅
b) The Charter Act, 1813
c) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
d) Indian Council Act, 1892
80. Indian Council Act, 1909 is also called
a) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
b) Minto-Morley Reforms ✅
c) Cripps Mission
d) British Act
81. Act transferring power from East India Company to the
Crown
d) The Act of 1858 ✅
a) Charter Act, 1853
b) Charter Act, 1813
c) Charter Act, 1833
82. Who interprets the Constitution?
a) Supreme Court ✅
b) Parliament
c) President
d) Prime Minister
83. Lengthiest constitutional amendment was
a) 46th
b) 44th
 c) 42nd ✅
d) 24th
84. The Preamble begins with
a) We the members of Parliament
b) We the people of India ✅
c) We the members of Cabinet
d) We the members of the Association
85. Indian state with its own Constitution (till Article 370
abrogation)
a) Kerala
b) Jammu and Kashmir ✅
c) Assam
d) Bihar
86. India became a Republic on
a) 26-01-1950 ✅
b) 26-11-1949
c) 15-08-1947
d) None
87. What justice is not in the Constitution?
a) Social
b) Economic
c) Political
d) Technical ✅
88. Who interprets the Constitution?
a) President
b) Parliament
c) Founding fathers
d) Supreme Court ✅
89. Fundamental rights are in which part of the Constitution?
a) Part I
b) Part II
c) Part III ✅
d) Part IV
90. Fundamental rights of Indian citizens are contained in
a) Part III of Constitution ✅
b) Part IV of Constitution
c) Seventh Schedule
d) None

91. How many categories of fundamental rights are there in Part-III?

a) Five
b) Six ✅
c) Seven
d) Eight

92. Which of the following is not a fundamental right?

a) Right to work ✅
b) Right to form association
 c) Right to speech
d) Right to religion

93. Right to religion is included under Article

a) 25 to 28 ✅
b) 29 to 30
c) 31 to 32
d) 21 to 23

94. Right to constitutional remedies is under Article

a) 16
b) 14
c) 21
d) 32 ✅

95. Right to property was removed by

a) Right against exploitation
b) Right to property ✅
c) Right to protest
d) Right to speak

96. Unnikrishnan vs. State of Andhra Pradesh case relates to

a) PIL
b) Abolition of Capitation Fee ✅
c) Smoking in public
d) Loudspeakers in festivals

97. Fundamental rights are based on

a) Bill of Rights ✅
b) Magna Carta
c) Swaransingh Committee
d) Dr. Ambedkar

98. Fundamental rights can be claimed against

a) Judiciary
b) Individuals
c) State ✅
d) All

99. Fundamental rights are inspired by

a) UK
b) Switzerland
c) Russia
d) USA ✅

100. Number of fundamental rights

a) 5
b) 6 ✅
c) 8
d) 10
Final 50: 101 to 150

101. The ultimate source of authority in India is

a) Government
b) Constitution
c) People ✅
d) Parliament

102. Which is no longer a fundamental right?

a) Right to property ✅
b) Right to religion
c) Right to equality
d) Right to liberty

103. Right to property is now a

a) Ordinary right ✅
b) Fundamental right
c) Moral right
d) Birth right

104. High Court protection under Article

a) 225
b) 226 ✅
c) 227
d) 228

105. Theory of Basic Structure was laid in

a) Golaknath
b) Kesavananda Bharati ✅
c) Gopalan vs. Madras
d) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee case

106. Which case said fundamental rights can't be amended?

a) Gopalan vs. Madras
b) Golaknath vs. Punjab ✅
c) Kesavananda
d) Shyama Prasad case

107. Fundamental rights are mostly

a) Social rights
b) Educational rights
c) Economic rights
d) Political rights ✅

108. Fundamental rights are

a) Rights of rulers
b) Rights of ruled
c) Basic conditions of social life ✅
d) None

109. Freedom of religion is part of

a) Preamble
 b) Directive Principles
c) Fundamental Rights ✅
d) Convention

110. Right against exploitation protects

a) Equal pay
b) Against trafficking and beggary ✅
c) Free education
d) None

111. Cultural and Educational rights allow

a) Free education
b) Special aid
c) Religious instructions
d) Minorities to manage institutions ✅

112. Cultural/Educational rights aim to

a) Preserve Indian culture
b) Create one culture
c) Eradicate illiteracy
d) Help minorities ✅

113. Objective of cultural and educational rights

a) Preserve heritage
b) Help minorities ✅
c) Evolve single culture
d) All

114. Article 32 is called “Heart and Soul” of the Constitution as it includes

a) Right to freedom
b) Right to constitutional remedies ✅
c) Right to education
d) Minority rights

115. Who called Article 32 the “Heart and Soul”?

a) Nehru
b) Patel
c) Shastri
d) Dr. Ambedkar ✅

116. Articles 12 to 35 deal with

a) Fundamental rights ✅
b) Directive principles
c) Emergency
d) Citizenship

117. Right against exploitation prohibits

a) Usury
b) Child marriage
c) Women working nights
d) Human trafficking ✅
118. India recognizes
a) One national religion
b) Three national religions
c) Five religions
d) No national religion ✅

119. Freedom of press comes under

a) Right to profession
b) Personal liberty
c) Freedom of speech ✅
d) Right to education

120. Right to education is a

a) Fundamental right ✅
b) Ordinary right
c) Not a right
d) Both a and b

121. Custodian of fundamental rights

a) Civil court
b) Supreme Court ✅
c) State govt
d) Central govt

122. Classification of fundamental rights is under

a) Part I
b) Part II
c) Part III ✅
d) Part IV

123. Which of the following is not a fundamental right?

a) Right to constitutional remedies
b) Right to property ✅
c) Right to assemble
d) Right to movement

124. Right to equality is guaranteed by

a) Article 13
b) Article 14 ✅
c) Article 15
d) Article 17

125. Equal pay for equal work falls under

a) Freedom
b) Religion
c) Remedies
d) Equality ✅

126. Articles 14–18 deal with

a) Equality ✅
b) Fundamental duties
 c) DPSP
d) Executive powers

127. Freedom of speech is in

a) 19(1)(a) ✅
b) 19(1)(c)
c) 19(1)(d)
d) None

128. Pollution-free environment is part of

a) Assemble freely
b) Move freely
c) Practice religion
d) Right to life ✅

129. Fundamental rights are

a) Civil rights
b) Basic rights ✅
c) Criminal rights
d) None

130. Sexual harassment of working women violates

a) Fundamental duties
b) Directive principles
c) Fundamental rights ✅
d) Rule of law

131. Fundamental rights and DPSP are

a) Opposed
b) Unrelated
c) Complementary ✅
d) None

132. Fundamental rights are protected by

a) Civil court
b) Criminal court
c) Supreme Court ✅
d) None

133. Constitution allows practice of

a) Any profession/trade ✅
b) Only profession
c) Both a & b
d) None

134. Fundamental rights can't be suspended

a) Except by SC
b) Under any condition
c) Except by President during National Emergency ✅
d) Except during war
135. Fundamental rights may be suspended during
a) Elections
b) State Emergency
c) National Emergency ✅
d) Financial Emergency

136. Writ restraining person from acting in unauthorized office

a) Habeas corpus
b) Prohibition
c) Certiorari
d) Quo warranto ✅

137. Not a writ

a) Habeas corpus
b) Mandamus
c) Certiorari
d) Prevention ✅

138. Mandamus means

a) Request
b) Command ✅
c) Permission
d) All

139. Writ for illegal detention

a) Habeas corpus ✅
b) Prohibition
c) Certiorari
d) Quo warranto

140. Fundamental rights are

a) Six ✅
b) Five
c) Ten
d) Seven

141. Article 32 allows moving to

a) Parliament
b) President
c) Any court
d) Supreme Court ✅

142. Right to property removed in

a) 1978 ✅
b) 1980
c) 1969
d) 1976

143. Fundamental duties added by

a) 40th amendment
b) 42nd amendment ✅
 c) 44th amendment
d) 52nd amendment

144. Fundamental duties borrowed from

a) USSR ✅
b) USA
c) Japan
d) Germany

145. Number of fundamental duties

a) 10 ✅
b) 9
c) 11
d) 12

146. Article on fundamental duties

a) Article 45
b) Article 51A ✅
c) Article 48
d) Article 14

147. Fundamental duties are

a) Not enforceable by law ✅
b) Enforceable
c) Not mentioned
d) None

148. Respect for flag and anthem is a

a) Directive principle
b) Fundamental right
c) Fundamental duty ✅
d) Legal obligation

149. Protecting sovereignty is a

a) Fundamental right
b) Directive principle
c) Fundamental duty ✅
d) Legal duty

150. 11th fundamental duty added by

a) 42nd amendment
b) 44th amendment
c) 86th amendment ✅
d) 74th amendment