Constitution Day Quiz : Answers To Multiple Choice Questions On Constitution [Part 1]

The answers of the Constitution Day Special Quiz(Part 1) are given below :1. In Supriyo v. Union of India, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held :(a) Right to marry is a fundamental right.(b) Right to marry is not a fundamental right.(c) Right to marry is not a fundamental right but the right to recognition of a civil union is a fundamental right.(d) (b) and (c) .Answer : (b). The Constitution Bench unanimously held that right to marry is not a fundamental right.2. When Governors withhold assent to a Bill, what should be the next step taken by them :(a) The Governor must return the bill as soon as possible to the legislature for reconsideration.(b) The Governor must refer the Bill to the President for assent.(c) The Governor must refer the bill to the Chief Minister.(d) The Governor need not do anything further.Answer : (a). The Supreme Court recently held in State of Punjab v. Principal Secretary to Governor of Punjab(2023) that a Governor, on withholding assent to a bill, must return it to the legislature. In State of Telangana v. Hon'ble Secretary to Her Excellency the Governor(2023), the Supreme Court observed that as per the proviso to Article 200, the Governor must return the bill "as soon as possible".3. What has the Supreme Court held about the right of a religious denomination to excommunicate?(a) The Supreme Court has held that the right to excommunicate is a part of fundamental rights under Articles 25 and 26.(b) The Supreme Court has held that excommunication infringes constitutional morality and can’t be claimed as a fundamental right by a religious denomination.(c) The Supreme Court has held that a religious denomination’s right to excommunicate must prevail over an individual’s right to practice religion.(d) The Supreme Court has prima facie expressed that excommunication violates constitutional morality and has referred the matter to a 9-judge bench for an authoritative pronouncement.Answer : (d). In Central Board of Dawoodi Bohra Community & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra & Anr(2023), a 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court prima facie observed that excommunication violates the principles of constitutional morality. However, since a coordinate bench in Sardar Syedna Taher Saifuddin Saheb v. State of Bombay(1962) struck down a legislation prohibiting excommunication, the matter was referred to a larger bench. Noting that the issues relating to the ambit of religious freedom were subject matter of the Sabarimala reference pending before a 9-judge bench, the bench referred the Dawoodi Bohra case to that bench. 4. Government bars the telecast of a TV channel on the ground that it airs only views critical of the government policies. What do you think about the Government action?(a) The Government action is valid as Article 19(2) enables it to restrict the expression of views which are against the State.(b) The Government action is valid as the freedom of the press is also coupled with the duty to support the Government policies.(c) The Government action is unconstitutional because criticism of governmental policy is not a ground stipulated in Article 19(2).(d) The Government action is unconstitutional but not illegal because the grant of statutory license of the channel is subject to the condition that it should support the government policies.Answer : (c). "Criticism of governmental policy can by no stretch of imagination be brought within the fold of any of the grounds stipulated in Article 19(2)", held the Supreme Court in Madhyamam Broadcasting Ltd vs Union of India and others(2023).5. Citizens can claim fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution only if they perform their fundamental duties under Article 51A. (a) The statement is correct because only those who perform their duties can make a moral claim for rights.(b) The statement is correct because only lazy and irresponsible persons think only of their rights without considering their duties.(c) The statement is correct because for the development of the country, citizens must be concerned more about their duties than their rights.(d) The statement is wrong because the Constitutionally guaranteed rights are not conditional on the individuals performing their fundamental duties.Answer : (d). 6. According to the Constitution, India is :(a) A Union of States.(b) A Federation of States.(c) Confederation of States.(d) Assembly of States.Answer : (a). Article 1 describes India as a "Union of States".7. Which of the following statements is correct :(a) Our Constitution only recognises the concept of “cooperative federalism”.(b) Our Constitution recognises the concept of “uncooperative federalism” along with “cooperative federalism”(c) Our Constitution does not recognise “uncooperative federalism”.(d) Our Constitution only recognises the concept of “uncooperative federalism”.Answer : (b). In Union of India and Anr versus M/s Mohit Minerals Through Director(2022), the Supreme Court discussed the concept of "uncooperative...

Constitution Day Quiz : Answers To Multiple Choice Questions On Constitution [Part 1]

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