Constitution interview questions – page 5

Who called Indian Federalism as the Co-operative Federalism?

1. D.D. Basu
2. Sir Ivor Jennings
3. K.C. Wheare
4. G. Austin

Which of the following are NOT the parts of British constitution?

1. Method of presidential Election
2. Speaker and his role
3. Privileges of legislature
4. Rule of Law

Which of the following official documents is related with India?

1. Blue Book
2. Yellow Book
3. Green paper
4. White paper

The Unitary system of Government possesses which of the following advantages?

1. Lesser chances of authoritarianism
2. Greater participation by the people
3. Greater adaptability
4. Strong state

The Constitution of India borrowed the scheme of Indian Federation from the constitution of

1. Ireland
2. U.S.A.
3. United Kingdom
4. Canada

Indian Constitution has taken certain features of the Constitution of the constitutions of other countries. Which country has contributed to the framing of the ‘Directive Principles of State Policy’?

1. U.S.A.
2. France
3. Ireland
4. Japan

The equal protection of law in our constitution from

1. Irish Constitution
2. French Constitution
3. British Constitution
4. Canadian Constitution

The concept of Judicial Review in our Constitution has

1. Australia
2. Canada
3. U.S.A.
4. England

The planning Fundamental duties has been taken from

1. Irish Constitution
2. Soviet Constitution
3. Australian Constitution
4. British Constitution

In Indian polity which one is Supreme?

1. The Supreme Court
2. The Constitution
3. The Parliament
4. Religion

The declaration that Democracy is a Government of the people, by the people, for the people; was made by

1. Winston Churchill
2. Theodre Roosevelt
3. George Washington
4. Abraham Lincon

‘The Federal System with strong centre’ has been borrowed by the Indian Constitution from

1. UK
2. France
3. Canada
4. U.S.A.

The constitutional Amendment with 2/3rd majority in Parliament and election of the members of Rajya Sabha on the basis of proportional representation has been derived from

1. Germany
2. Canada
3. Britain
4. South Africa

At which of its session, did the Congress officially accept the ‘Socialistic Pattern of Society’?

1. Nagpur Session of 1959
2. Calcutta Session of 1957
3. Avadi Session of 1955
4. Bombay Session of 1953

Which one of the following is a basic feature of the Presidential Government?

1. Residual Powers of the States
2. Supremacy of the Legislature
3. Rigid Constitution
4. Single Executive

In Indian Polity, the executive is subordinate to the

1. Union public Service Commission
2. Election Commission
3. Judiciary
4. Legislature

The idea of the concurrent list has been borrowed from

1. Australia
2. U.S.A.
3. Canada
4. Ireland

The idea of including the Emergency provisions in the Constitution of India has been borrowed from the

1. Constitution of USA
2. Constitution of Ireland
3. Weimar Constitution of Germany
4. Constitution of Canada

The English Crown is an example of

1. Nominated executive
2. Nominal executive
3. Quasi-real executive
4. Real executive

The constitution of India is

1. Partly rigid, partly flexible
2. Very rigid
3. Rigid
4. Flexible

There are provision in the constitution to ensure the independence of

1. Citizens
2. Parliament
3. Judiciary
4. None of these

Which of the following countries enjoys federal form of government?

1. Belgium
2. Cuba
3. China
4. U.S.A.

The most essential feature of the Parliamentary form of Government is the

1. Independent Judiciary
2. Accountability of the executive to the legislature
3. Written Constitution
4. Sovereignty of the Parliament

The Nomination of certain members to the upper house taken from

1. Irish Constitution
2. Soviet Constitution
3. French Constitution
4. USA Constitution

The presidential government operates on the principle of

1. Separation of powers
2. Balance of Powers
3. Centralization of Powers
4. Division of powers between centre and states

The Parliamentary system of Government and the office of Comptroller and Auditor General in our constitution from

1. Constitution of Ireland
2. Constitution of USA
3. Constitution of Britain
4. Constitution of Germany

The office of Lokpal and Lokayukta in India is based on which one of the following?

1. Council of State in France
2. Procurator General of Russia
3. Ombudsman in Scandinavia
4. Parliamentary Commissioner of UK

How many Articles consist in the Indian Constitution?

1. 120 Articles
2. 280 Articles
3. 448 Articles
4. 750 Articles