1. The Structure of Indian Constitution is
a) Federal in form and unitary in spirit
b) Unitary
c) Unitary in form and Federal in spirit
d) Purely Federal
2. The most important feature of a federation is
a) Separation of powers
b) Division of powers
c) Judicial Review
d) Union of States
3. Which Articles of the Indian Constitution discuss the financial relations between the Centre and the Sates?
a) Articles 268-281
b) Articles 278-291
c) Articles 289-295
d) Articles 168-171
4. The Concurrent List contains
a) 47 subjects
b) 68 subjects
c) 42 subjects
d) 38 subjects
5. The Union of India has power
a) to issue administrative directions to the States
b) to delegate administrative functions to the States
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the above
6. Emergency can be proclaimed
a) only in whole of the country
b) only in that part of the country where aggression has taken place
c) in any part of the country
d) in the entire country or any part of the territory of India
7. The President can issue the proclamation of Emergency
a) On the advice of Prime Minister
b) On the advice of Council of Ministers
c) in his own decisions
d) When the decision of Union Cabinet for the issuance of such proclamation has been communicated to him in writing
8. The words ‘Socialism’ and ‘Secularism’ were inserted by the
a) 15th Amendment
b) 39th Amendment
c) 42nd Amendment
d) 44th Amendment
9. In which case Supreme Court held that an Amendment of the Constitution under Article 368 was ‘law within the meaning of Article 13’?
a) Golakhnath v. State of Punjab
b) Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan
c) Sankari Prasad v. Union of India
d) Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
10. Which of the following case was the reason behind the Parliament passing the 24th Amendment of Constitution Act, 1971?
a) Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan
b) Golakhnath v. State of Punjab
c) Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
d) Minerva Mills v. Union of India