November 21, 2024
Overview: If you're here, you must be gearing up for the UP PCS J 2025 exam. This blog will teach you the most important topics & PYQ of Constitution Law. Uttar Pradesh (UP) offers a large number of vacancies and attracts aspirants from all over the country.
Constitutional law is an important topic for the UP PCS J Exam. Many questions related to constitutional law are asked at all three stages: Prelims, Mains, and Interviews.
Which word was added to the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976?
a) Democratic
b) Secular
c) Republic
d) Sovereign
Answer: b) Secular
The Preamble of the Constitution declares India as:
a) A Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic
b) A Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic
c) A Federal, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic
d) A Unitary, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic
Answer: b) A Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic
The idea of the Preamble was borrowed from which country?
a) USA
b) UK
c) Australia
d) Canada
Answer: a) USA
Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Indian Constitution?
a) Rigid Constitution
b) Parliamentary System
c) Federal System with Unitary Bias
d) Single Citizenship
Answer: a) Rigid Constitution
How many times has the Preamble been amended?
a) Once
b) Twice
c) Thrice
d) Never
Answer: a) Once
Which Article guarantees the Right to Equality?
a) Article 14-18
b) Article 19-22
c) Article 23-24
d) Article 25-28
Answer: a) Article 14-18
Under which Article is Untouchability abolished?
a) Article 15
b) Article 16
c) Article 17
d) Article 18
Answer: c) Article 17
Which Fundamental Right prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth?
a) Article 14
b) Article 15
c) Article 16
d) Article 17
Answer: b) Article 15
Which Article provides the Right to Freedom of Religion?
a) Article 19
b) Article 21
c) Article 25
d) Article 28
Answer: c) Article 25
Writs are issued under which Article?
a) Article 21
b) Article 32
c) Article 19
d) Article 226
Answer: b) Article 32
Which Article states that the State shall strive to promote the welfare of people?
a) Article 36
b) Article 37
c) Article 38
d) Article 39
Answer: c) Article 38
DPSPs are borrowed from the Constitution of:
a) USA
b) Ireland
c) UK
d) Canada
Answer: b) Ireland
Which Article emphasizes equal pay for equal work?
a) Article 39(d)
b) Article 41
c) Article 43
d) Article 44
Answer: a) Article 39(d)
What is the significance of Article 44?
a) Uniform Civil Code
b) Prohibition of Child Labor
c) Right to Education
d) Right to Privacy
Answer: a) Uniform Civil Code
Are DPSPs enforceable by law?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Partially
d) Only in emergencies
Answer: b) No
Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution by:
a) 42nd Amendment
b) 44th Amendment
c) 52nd Amendment
d) 86th Amendment
Answer: a) 42nd Amendment
How many Fundamental Duties are listed in Article 51A?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 9
d) 12
Answer: b) 11
Which of these is a Fundamental Duty?
a) Right to Education
b) Protect and improve the environment
c) Right to Vote
d) None of the above
Answer: b) Protect and improve the environment
Fundamental Duties apply to:
a) Citizens only
b) Citizens and Non-Citizens
c) Government Officials only
d) State Authorities
Answer: a) Citizens only
Which committee recommended the inclusion of Fundamental Duties?
a) Sarkaria Committee
b) Sardar Swaran Singh Committee
c) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
d) Narasimham Committee
Answer: b) Sardar Swaran Singh Committee
The Parliament consists of:
a) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
b) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and the President
c) Lok Sabha only
d) Lok Sabha and the Prime Minister
Answer: b) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and the President
Money Bills are introduced in:
a) Rajya Sabha
b) Lok Sabha
c) Both Houses
d) None of the above
Answer: b) Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha is also known as:
a) Lower House
b) House of Commons
c) Council of States
d) Federal Chamber
Answer: c) Council of States
The maximum strength of Lok Sabha is:
a) 552
b) 545
c) 500
d) 560
Answer: a) 552
How many seats in the Rajya Sabha are reserved for Union Territories?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 20
d) 15
Answer: b) 12
The Supreme Court was established in:
a) 1947
b) 1950
c) 1949
d) 1951
Answer: b) 1950
The Supreme Court consists of how many judges, including the Chief Justice?
a) 30
b) 31
c) 33
d) 34
Answer: d) 34
Article 141 states:
a) Supreme Court's decisions are binding on all courts
b) Supreme Court can review its judgments
c) Supreme Court can transfer cases from one High Court to another
d) None of the above
Answer: a) Supreme Court's decisions are binding on all courts
Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was introduced in which case?
a) Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
b) SP Gupta v. Union of India
c) Keshavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
d) Minerva Mills v. Union of India
Answer: b) SP Gupta v. Union of India
Which Article allows the Supreme Court to review its own judgments?
a) Article 136
b) Article 137
c) Article 141
d) Article 144
Answer: b) Article 137
Which Article divides the powers between the Union and the State?
a) Article 245
b) Article 246
c) Article 247
d) Article 248
Answer: b) Article 246
What is the basis of the division of powers between the Union and the State?
a) Indian Penal Code
b) Directive Principles
c) Seventh Schedule
d) Sixth Schedule
Answer: c) Seventh Schedule
The residuary powers under the Indian Constitution rest with the following:
a) State Legislature
b) Union Parliament
c) Both State and Union
d) Local Bodies
Answer: b) Union Parliament
The concept of Cooperative Federalism is based on:
a) Rigid Constitution
b) Distribution of Powers
c) Collaboration between Union and State Governments
d) Judicial Review
Answer: c) Collaboration between Union and State Governments
The Inter-State Council is constituted under:
a) Article 263
b) Article 262
c) Article 264
d) Article 266
Answer: a) Article 263
The Election Commission is responsible for:
a) Conducting municipal elections
b) Conducting Panchayat elections
c) Conducting elections to Parliament and State Legislatures
d) Supervising all elections in India
Answer: c) Conducting elections to Parliament and State Legislatures
Anti-defection law is included in which Schedule?
a) 8th Schedule
b) 10th Schedule
c) 11th Schedule
d) 12th Schedule
Answer: b) 10th Schedule
Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Chief Justice of India
d) Vice-President
Answer: b) President
The model code of conduct is enforced by:
a) Supreme Court
b) Parliament
c) Election Commission
d) High Courts
Answer: c) Election Commission
The minimum age for becoming a member of Rajya Sabha is:
a) 21 years
b) 25 years
c) 30 years
d) 35 years
Answer: c) 30 years
Panchayati Raj institutions were introduced through which amendment?
a) 42nd Amendment
b) 44th Amendment
c) 73rd Amendment
d) 74th Amendment
Answer: c) 73rd Amendment
Municipalities are governed under:
a) 10th Schedule
b) 12th Schedule
c) 11th Schedule
d) 7th Schedule
Answer: b) 12th Schedule
How many tiers are there in Panchayati Raj?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
Answer: c) Three
Which Article provides for Gram Sabha?
a) Article 40
b) Article 243A
c) Article 243B
d) Article 243C
Answer: b) Article 243A
Which body supervises the functioning of Municipal Corporations?
a) State Government
b) Central Government
c) High Court
d) Election Commission
Answer: a) State Government
Emergency provisions are detailed under which part of the Constitution?
a) Part XVI
b) Part XVIII
c) Part XIX
d) Part XVII
Answer: b) Part XVIII
The President can declare a National Emergency under:
a) Article 352
b) Article 356
c) Article 360
d) Article 365
Answer: a) Article 352
What happens to Fundamental Rights during a National Emergency?
a) They are suspended
b) They are amended
c) They remain intact
d) They can be partially suspended
Answer: d) They can be partially suspended
State Emergency is declared under:
a) Article 352
b) Article 356
c) Article 365
d) Article 360
Answer: b) Article 356
Financial Emergency is mentioned under:
a) Article 352
b) Article 356
c) Article 360
d) Article 370
Answer: c) Article 360
The procedure to amend the Constitution is provided in:
a) Article 356
b) Article 360
c) Article 368
d) Article 372
Answer: c) Article 368
Which case was the doctrine of basic structure established?
a) Golaknath Case
b) Minerva Mills Case
c) Kesavananda Bharati Case
d) Indira Sawhney Case
Answer: c) Kesavananda Bharati Case
Which amendment added Fundamental Duties?
a) 42nd Amendment
b) 44th Amendment
c) 52nd Amendment
d) 86th Amendment
Answer: a) 42nd Amendment
Which part of the Constitution deals with amendments?
a) Part XX
b) Part XVIII
c) Part XIX
d) Part XXI
Answer: a) Part XX
The 73rd Amendment pertains to:
a) Cooperative Societies
b) Panchayati Raj
c) Fundamental Duties
d) Right to Education
Answer: b) Panchayati Raj
The term “Secular” was added to the Constitution by:
a) 40th Amendment
b) 42nd Amendment
c) 44th Amendment
d) 46th Amendment
Answer: b) 42nd Amendment
Which Article guarantees the right to education?
a) Article 19
b) Article 21A
c) Article 32
d) Article 39
Answer: b) Article 21A
Which Article provides for the impeachment of the President?
a) Article 61
b) Article 71
c) Article 72
d) Article 76
Answer: a) Article 61
Which Article mentions the Finance Commission?
a) Article 268
b) Article 270
c) Article 280
d) Article 282
Answer: c) Article 280
Single citizenship is provided under:
a) Article 5
b) Article 6
c) Article 10
d) Article 11
Answer: a) Article 5
Which Article establishes the Supreme Court of India?
a) Article 124
b) Article 125
c) Article 126
d) Article 127
Answer: a) Article 124
What is the term of office for a Supreme Court judge?
a) 60 years
b) 65 years
c) 70 years
d) No fixed term
Answer: b) 65 years
Which Article gives the Supreme Court the power to enforce Fundamental Rights?
a) Article 32
b) Article 226
c) Article 142
d) Article 141
Answer: a) Article 32
High Courts in India were first established in:
a) 1862
b) 1885
c) 1909
d) 1919
Answer: a) 1862
Under which Article can the President seek advisory opinion from the Supreme Court?
a) Article 141
b) Article 142
c) Article 143
d) Article 144
Answer: c) Article 143
Which Article allows the High Court to issue writs?
a) Article 224
b) Article 225
c) Article 226
d) Article 227
Answer: c) Article 226
Public Interest Litigation (PIL) can be filed under:
a) Article 19
b) Article 32
c) Article 226
d) Both b and c
Answer: d) Both b and c
Which Article specifies the independence of the judiciary?
a) Article 50
b) Article 51
c) Article 48
d) Article 49
Answer: a) Article 50
The concept of Judicial Review in India is derived from:
a) UK
b) USA
c) Canada
d) Australia
Answer: b) USA
The Supreme Court's decision is binding on all courts as per:
a) Article 140
b) Article 141
c) Article 142
d) Article 143
Answer: b) Article 141
Which Schedule deals with the allocation of seats in Rajya Sabha?
a) First Schedule
b) Second Schedule
c) Fourth Schedule
d) Sixth Schedule
Answer: c) Fourth Schedule
The Fifth Schedule deals with:
a) Scheduled Tribes in Tribal Areas
b) Scheduled Areas and Tribes
c) Languages
d) Anti-defection
Answer: b) Scheduled Areas and Tribes
The Eighth Schedule contains:
a) Fundamental Duties
b) Official Languages
c) Directive Principles
d) Panchayati Raj
Answer: b) Official Languages
How many languages are listed in the Eighth Schedule?
a) 18
b) 21
c) 22
d) 23
Answer: c) 22
Which Schedule is related to anti-defection?
a) 8th Schedule
b) 9th Schedule
c) 10th Schedule
d) 12th Schedule
Answer: c) 10th Schedule
Article 370 provided special status to:
a) Nagaland
b) Jammu & Kashmir
c) Mizoram
d) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: b) Jammu & Kashmir
Which Article protects the rights of minorities to establish educational institutions?
a) Article 28
b) Article 29
c) Article 30
d) Article 31
Answer: c) Article 30
Reservation of seats for SC/ST in Lok Sabha is mentioned in:
a) Article 326
b) Article 330
c) Article 340
d) Article 350
Answer: b) Article 330
Which Article provides for the Finance Commission?
a) Article 280
b) Article 281
c) Article 282
d) Article 283
Answer: a) Article 280
Article 21 guarantees:
a) Freedom of Speech
b) Right to Equality
c) Right to Life and Personal Liberty
d) Right to Property
Answer: c) Right to Life and Personal Liberty
Single citizenship is adopted from:
a) UK
b) USA
c) Canada
d) Australia
Answer: a) UK
Which Article deals with the Official Language of India?
a) Article 340
b) Article 341
c) Article 343
d) Article 344
Answer: c) Article 343
The National Emergency has been declared in India how many times?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Answer: c) 3
The doctrine of "Basic Structure" was propounded in:
a) Golaknath Case
b) Kesavananda Bharati Case
c) Minerva Mills Case
d) Indira Sawhney Case
Answer: b) Kesavananda Bharati Case
The Right to Property was removed as a Fundamental Right by:
a) 42nd Amendment
b) 44th Amendment
c) 45th Amendment
d) 46th Amendment
Answer: b) 44th Amendment
Which part of the Constitution governs Indian citizenship?
a) Part II
b) Part III
c) Part IV
d) Part V
Answer: a) Part II
Citizenship can be acquired in how many ways?
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Six
Answer: c) Five
A person voluntarily acquiring citizenship of another country loses Indian citizenship under:
a) Article 8
b) Article 9
c) Article 10
d) Article 11
Answer: b) Article 9
Dual citizenship is allowed in India for:
a) NRIs
b) PIOs
c) OCI holders
d) None of the above
Answer: d) None of the above
Provisions related to citizenship are mentioned in:
a) Articles 1-4
b) Articles 5-11
c) Articles 12-35
d) Articles 36-51
Answer: b) Articles 5-11
Who appoints the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)?
a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Finance Minister
d) Parliament
Answer: b) President
The tenure of the CAG is:
a) 5 years
b) 6 years
c) 65 years of age or 6 years, whichever is earlier
d) No fixed tenure
Answer: c) 65 years of age or 6 years, whichever is earlier
Article 112 deals with:
a) Annual Financial Statement (Budget)
b) Finance Commission
c) Consolidated Fund of India
d) Contingency Fund
Answer: a) Annual Financial Statement (Budget)
Taxes levied by the Union but collected and appropriated by States are mentioned in:
a) Article 265
b) Article 268
c) Article 270
d) Article 275
Answer: b) Article 268
Which amendment was introduced through the Goods and Services Tax (GST)?
a) 100th Amendment
b) 101st Amendment
c) 102nd Amendment
d) 103rd Amendment
Answer: b) 101st Amendment
Which language is used for Supreme Court proceedings?
a) Hindi
b) English
c) Both Hindi and English
d) Regional Languages
Answer: b) English
Which amendment was introduced to the Ninth Schedule?
a) First Amendment
b) Seventh Amendment
c) Ninth Amendment
d) Tenth Amendment
Answer: a) First Amendment
The Constitution initially recognized how many languages?
a) 12
b) 14
c) 16
d) 18
Answer: b) 14
How many Schedules are there in the Indian Constitution?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 13
Answer: c) 12
The Sixth Schedule deals with:
a) Tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram
b) Scheduled Areas in India
c) Anti-defection law
d) Panchayati Raj institutions
Answer: a) Tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram
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