Constitution Day- MCQs On Preamble Of Our Constitution

Q1. Which portion of the Indian Constitution reflects the mind and ideals of its framers? (a) Preamble (b) Fundamental Rights (c) Directive Principles (d) Fundamental duties Ans.: (a) Q2. Which of the following was adopted after the entire Constitution was enacted? (a) Preamble (b) Part III-Fundamental Rights (c) Part IV- Directive Principles of State Policy (d) None of the above Ans.: (a) Q3. The Preamble of the Constitution was prepared by: (a) Pt. JL Nehru (b) Sardar Patel (c)Mahatma Gandhi (d) Subhash Chandra Bose Ans.: (a) Q4. Preamble is …. (a) part of the Constitution (b) not forms part of the Constitution (c) only an introduction not forms part of the Constitution (d) None of the above Ans.: (a) Q5. The question whether the Preamble of the Constitution of India is a part of the Constitution of India was raised for the first time before the Supreme Court in which one of the following cases? (a) In re Berubari Union (b) Golak Nath vs State of Punjab (c) Keshavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala (d) Indira Nehru Gandhi vs Raj Narain. Ans.: (a) Q6. In Re- Berubari Union (1960) the Supreme Court held that Preamble is (a) part of the Constitution (b) not part of the Constitution (c) only an introduction and not part of the Constitution (d) None of the above Ans.: (b) Explanation: This case was overturned by the Supreme Court in Keshavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala. Thus, Preamble is a part of the Constitution. Q7. Who described the Preamble of the Constitution as an 'Identity Card' of the Constitution? (a) N.A.Palkhiwala (b) Ivor jennings (c) B.R.Ambedkar (d) None of the above Ans.: (a) Q8. Who among the following described the 'Preamble' as the "horoscope of our sovereign democratic republic"? (a) Alladi Krishnaswami (b) Sardar Patel (c) K.M.Munshi (d)None of the above Ans.: (c) Q9. What was the exact constitutional position of the Indian Republic when the Constitution was brought into force with effect from January 26, 1950? (a) A Democratic Republic (b) A Sovereign Democratic Republic (c) A Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic (d) A Sovereign Secular Socialist Democratic Republic Ans.: (b) Q10. The Preamble to the Constitution declares India as…….. (a) Sovereign, Democratic, Republic (b) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic (c) Socialist, Democratic, Republic (d) Sovereign, Socialist, Democratic, Republic. Ans.: (b) Q11. The source of India's sovereignty lies in the: (a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) People of India (d) Preamble to the Constitution Ans.: (c) Q12. The text of the Preamble of the Constitution of India aims to secure …. (a) fundamental rights to all individuals (b) fundamental duties to citizens of India (c) dignity of the individual and unity and integrity of the nation (d) security of service to Government servant. Ans.: (c) Q13. In which of the following cases, Supreme Court held that Preamble cannot be amended? (a) Berubari Case (b) Maneka Gandhi case (c) S.R. Bommai Vs. Union of India (d) Kesavananda Bharati case Ans.: (a) Q14. In which of the following cases, Supreme Court held that Preamble can be amended without altering its basic features? (a) Golaknath case (b) Maneka Gandhi case (c) S.R. Bommai Vs. Union of India (d) Kesavananda Bharati case Ans.: (d) Q15. The Preamble to the Indian Constitution was amended in the year……. (a) 1976 (b) 1956 (c) 1982 (d) 1990 Ans.: (a) Q16. The word "secular" in the Preamble to the Constitution of India was: (a) there from the beginning of the Constitution (b) added by the first amendment of the Constitution in 1951 (c) added by the forty second amendment of the Constitution in 1976 (d) added by the forty fourth amendment of the Constitution in 1979 Ans.: (c) Q17. The expression 'Socialist' was intentionally introduced in the Preamble by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976. Its principal aim is to……. (a) Eliminate inequality in economic and political status (b) Eliminate inequality in political and religious affairs (c) Eliminate inequality in income and status and standards of life (d) Eliminate class-based society Ans.: (c) Q18. In Tinsukia Electricity Company Vs. State of Assam, the Supreme Court pointed out that the term "socialist", used in the Preamble to the Constitution of India, means a State whose basic policy is to …. (a) prohibit concentration of wealth (b) distribute equitably the natural resources (c) prohibit concentration of wealth and uplift the living standards of people (d) prohibit concentration of wealth and distribute equitably the natural resources Ans.: (c) Q19. In the Case of...

Constitution Day- MCQs On Preamble Of Our Constitution

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