Constitutional Law Questions and Answers Part-9

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

Answer: a

2. The most important feature of a federation is
a) Separation of powers
b) Division of powers
c) Judicial Review
d) Union of States

Answer: d

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

Answer: a

4. The Concurrent List contains
a) 47 subjects
b) 68 subjects
c) 42 subjects
d) 38 subjects

Answer: a

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

Answer: c

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

Answer: d

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

Answer: d

8. The words ‘Socialism’ and ‘Secularism’ were inserted by the
a) 15th Amendment
b) 39th Amendment
c) 42nd Amendment
d) 44th Amendment

Answer: c

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

Answer: a

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

Answer: b