INDIAN CONSTITUTION MCQS SET 21

INDIAN CONSTITUTION MCQS SET 21

201) The Constitution of India describe India as
A) a federation of States and Union Territories
B) a Union of States
C) Bharatvarsh
D) a federated nation
Answer:  a Union of States
   
202) Which Commission made the recommendations which formed the basis for the Punjab Reorganisation Act, which created the states Punjab and Haryana?
A) Dhar Commission
B) Dass Commission
C) Shah Commission
D) Mahaian Commission
Answer:  Shah Commission
   
203) Consider the following statements
1. In India only two Union Territories have Legislative Assemblies.
2. Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya, the three North Eastern States of India, have only one seat each in the Lok Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer:  Only 1
   
204) Haryana State was formed on November 1st, 1966 on the recommendation of
A) LB Shastri
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Sardar Hukum Singh
D) Sir Chhotu Ram
Answer:  Sardar Hukum Singh
   
205) The old name of which State/Union Territory is wrongly given?
A) Karnataka : Mysore
B) Tamil Nadu : Madras
C) Laksha: Laccadive, Minicoy dweep and Amindivi Islands
D) Meghalaya : Eastern Hill Province
Answer:  Meghalaya : Eastern Hill Province

206) Consider the following statements The creation of a new State in India from an existing State involves the consent of the
1. Supreme Court.
2. Legislature of the State concerned.
3. President.
4. Parliament.
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1 and 4
D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer:  2, 3 and 4
   
207) The States of the Indian Union can be re organised or their boundaries altered by
A) an executive order of the Union Government with the consent of the concerned State Government
B) the Union Parliament by a simple majority in the ordinary process of legislation
C) two thirds majority of both the Houses of Parliament
D) two thirds majority of both the Houses of Parliament and the consent of the concerned State Legislature
Answer:  the Union Parliament by a simple majority in the ordinary process of legislation
 
208) Among the following States, which one was formed last?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Gujarat
C) Karnataka
D) Punjab
Answer:  Punjab
   
209) What is the correct chronological order in which the following States of the Indian Union were created or granted full statehood?
1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Maharashtra
3. Nagaland 4. Haryana
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 2, 1, 3, 4
C) 1, 2, 4, 3
D) 2, 1, 4, 3
Answer:  1, 2, 3, 4
   
210) By which one of the following Constitutional Amendments Delhi has become National Capital Region (NCR)?
A) 61st Amendment
B) 69th Amendment
C) 71st Amendment
D) 79th Amendment
Answer:  69th Amendment