Q1. What does republic mean in the Indian Constitution?

• A) India is a Union of States
• B) The head of state is elected by people
• C) People have final authority in all the matters
• D) India has parliamentary system of government

Answer: (B) The head of state is elected by people

'Republic' is a State in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives. It has an elected head of state rather than a monarch.

Q2. Which one is not the Component of the Preamble?

• A) Sovereign
• B) Secular
• C) Hostility
• D) Democratic Republic

Answer: (C) Hostility

The preamble declares India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic. The objectives stated by the Preamble are to secure justice, liberty, and equality for all citizens and promote fraternity to maintain the unity and integrity of the nation.

Q3. How many articles, parts, and schedules are in the Indian constitution?

• A) 395 Articles, 22 Parts, and 8 Schedules
• B) 395 Articles, 22 Parts, and 12 Schedules
• C) 385 Articles, 22 Parts, and 8 Schedules
• D) 385 Articles, 22 Parts, and 12 Schedules

Answer: (A) 395 Articles, 22 Parts, and 8 Schedules

At its enactment, it had 395 articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules. At about 145,000 words, it is the second-longest active constitution—after the Constitution of Alabama—in the world.

Q4. Who prepared the manuscript of the Constitution of India?

• A) Shantiniketan
• B) Nandlal Bose
• C) Dr. B R Ambedkar
• D) Prem Behari Narain Raizada

Answer: (D) Prem Behari Narain Raizada

Prem Behari Narain Raizada was an Indian calligrapher. He is notable for being the calligrapher who hand-wrote the Constitution of India.

Q5. Procedure for Amendment in Indian Constitution is given in which article?

• A) Article 332
• B) Article 318
• C) Article 368
• D) Article 364

Answer: (C) Article 368

Article 368 in Part 20 of the Constitution deals with the power of parliament to amend the constitution and its procedures. The procedure of amending the constitution has been adopted from the constitution of South Africa.

Q6. Which article if the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability?

• A) Article 30
• B) Article 17
• C) Article 19
• D) Article 21

Answer: (B) Article 17

Abolition of Untouchability. To make an untouchability law further strong, parliament passed an Untouchability Offenses Act in 1955. However, this act was further amended and also renamed in the year of 1976 as Protection of the Civil Rights Act, 1955.

Q7. Who has the power to create new states?

• A) Parliament of India
• B) Chief Justice of India
• C) Governor
• D) State legislatures

Answer: (A) Parliament of India

Article 3 assigns to Parliament the power to enact legislation for the formation of new States. Parliament may create new States in a number of ways, namely by (i) separating the territory from any State, (ii) uniting two or more States, (iii) uniting parts of States, and (iv) uniting any territory to a part of any State.

Q8. Fundamental Rights are described in which articles of Indian Constitution?

• A) Article 12 to 35
• B) Article 14 to 32
• C) Article 14 to 35
• D) Article 12 to 32

Answer: (A) Article 12 to 35

Article 12 to 35 contained in Part III of the Constitution deals with Fundamental Rights.

Q9. Which of the following is not a fundamental right?

• A) Right to Equality
• B) Right to Life
• C) Right to Property
• D) Right against Exploitation

Answer: (C) Right to Property

The Morarji Desai government eventually scrapped the fundamental right to property with the 44th Constitutional Amendment in 1978.

Q10. Who was the Constitutional Advisor of the Constituent Assembly?

• A) Dr. Sachinand Sinha
• B) Dr. B.N. Rau
• C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
• D) H.C. Mukherjee

Answer: (B) Dr. B.N. Rau

Sir Benegal Narsing Rau CIE was an Indian civil servant, jurist, diplomat and statesman known for his key role in drafting the Constitution of India. He was the Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly.