Chapter 1 Constitution: Why and How?
MCQ Questions with Answers
Question 1.
Who decides how the government will be constituted?
(a) Parliament
(b) Constitution
(c) Judiciary
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Constitution
Question 2.
The idea of our Preamble is borrowed from the
(a) Canada constitution
(b) U.K constitution
(c) U.S constitution
(d) French constitution
Answer
Answer: (c) U.S constitution
Question 3.
Which of the following provisions of the Indian Constitution was passed without virtually any debate?
(a) Introduction of Universal Suffrage
(b) Fundamental Rights
(c) Directive Principles of State Policies
(d) Parliamentary Democracy
Answer
Answer: (a) Introduction of Universal Suffrage
Question 4.
India borrowed the Directive Principles of State Policy from the:
(a) Irish constitution
(b) Canadian constitution
(c) British constitution
(d) South African constitution
Answer
Answer: (a) Irish constitution
Question 5.
A Constitution is a body of
(a) Basic laws
(b) Rules
(c) Principles
(d) Moral values
Answer
Answer: (a) Basic laws
Question 6.
A body of fundamental principles, according to which a state is constituted is known as
(a) Convention
(b) Constitution
(c) Law
(d) Tradition
Answer
Answer: (b) Constitution
Question 7.
Who made the constitution of India?
(a) A British Parliament
(b) The King of England
(c) The Indian Parliament
(d) The Constituent Assembly
Answer
Answer: (d) The Constituent Assembly
Question 8.
India borrowed the provision of the First Past the Post system from the:
(a) French constitution
(b) Canadian constitution
(c) British constitution
(d) South African constitution
Answer
Answer: (c) British constitution
Question 9.
The members of the Constituent Assembly were:
(a) Directly elected
(b) Nominated by Congress and Muslim League
(c) Indirectly elected
(d) Appointed by the Governor-General and Governors
Answer
Answer: (c) Indirectly elected
Question 10.
Parliament gets to decide about________
(a) Law and Judiciary
(b) Laws and policies
(c) Judiciary and application
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Laws and policies
Question 11.
Which of these is not a function of the constitution?
(a) It gives a guarantee of the rights of the citizen
(b) It marks out different spheres of power for different branches of government
(c) It ensures that good people come to power
(d) It gives expression to some shared values
Answer
Answer: (c) It ensures that good people come to power
Question 12.
The word that does not appear in the Indian Constitution is
(a) Sovereign
(b) Federal
(c) Fraternity
(d) Republic
Answer
Answer: (b) Federal
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