1. The Constitution of India was adopted on
A) 26 January 1950
B) 15 August 1947
C) 9 December 1946
D) 26 November 1949
2. The Chairman of the Drafting Committee was
A) Rajendra Prasad
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) B.R. Ambedkar
D) Sardar Patel
3. The Constitution was framed by the
A) Parliament
B) Constituent Assembly
C) Supreme Court
D) Cabinet Mission
4. The President of the Constituent Assembly was
A) Rajendra Prasad
B) B.R. Ambedkar
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) C. Rajagopalachari
5. The Preamble begins with the words
A) We the Parliament
B) We the People of India
C) We the Government
D) We the Nation
6. India is described in the Preamble as
A) Federation of States
B) Union of Kingdoms
C) Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
D) Parliamentary Monarchy
7. The word Socialist was added to the Preamble by
A) 44th Amendment
B) 52nd Amendment
C) 61st Amendment
D) 42nd Amendment
8. The word Secular was added to the Preamble by
A) 42nd Amendment
B) 24th Amendment
C) 44th Amendment
D) 73rd Amendment
9. The word Integrity was added to the Preamble by
A) 52nd Amendment
B) 61st Amendment
C) 42nd Amendment
D) 86th Amendment
10. The Preamble aims to secure justice, liberty, equality and
A) Law
B) Fraternity
C) Rights
D) Duty
11. Justice in the Preamble includes
A) Legal, moral and civil
B) State, central and local
C) Rural, urban and global
D) Social, economic and political
12. Liberty in the Preamble includes
A) Speech only
B) Thought, expression, belief, faith and worship
C) Voting only
D) Movement only
13. Equality in the Preamble means
A) Equality of status and opportunity
B) Equality of religion only
C) Equality of income only
D) Equality of language only
14. Fraternity in the Preamble promotes
A) Separation of states
B) Rule by monarchy
C) Judicial control
D) Dignity of the individual
15. The Constitution declares India a
A) Dictatorship
B) Monarchy
C) Republic
D) Colony
16. In a republic, the head of the state is
A) Hereditary ruler
B) Elected directly or indirectly
C) Appointed by judges
D) Chosen by army
17. The source of authority in the Constitution is
A) Parliament
B) President
C) Prime Minister
D) People of India
18. The Preamble is
A) A law made by Parliament
B) A court order
C) A part of the Constitution
D) A separate schedule
19. Which case said that the Preamble is part of the Constitution
A) Golaknath case
B) Kesavananda Bharati case
C) Minerva Mills case
D) Shankari Prasad case
20. The Constitution of India is the
A) Shortest written constitution
B) Oldest constitution
C) Smallest constitution
D) Longest written constitution
21. Fundamental Rights are given in
A) Part III
B) Part II
C) Part IV
D) Part V
22. Fundamental Duties are in
A) Part III
B) Part IVA
C) Part IV
D) Part VI
23. The Constitution originally had how many Fundamental Rights
A) 5
B) 6
C) 8
D) 7
24. The Right to Constitutional Remedies is in
A) Article 19
B) Article 21
C) Article 32
D) Article 44
25. The Indian Constitution establishes a
A) Presidential system
B) Parliamentary system
C) Monarchical system
D) Military system
26. India is called a Union of States in
A) Article 1
B) Article 14
C) Article 21
D) Article 51A
27. The Preamble was amended only
A) Twice
B) Thrice
C) Never
D) Once
28. The Constitution provides single citizenship like
A) USA
B) Switzerland
C) UK
D) Australia
29. The Directive Principles were borrowed from
A) USA
B) UK
C) Russia
D) Ireland
30. The Preamble secures dignity of the individual and unity and integrity of the
A) Parliament
B) Judiciary
C) Nation
D) Cabinet