PREAMBLE MCQS SET 07

PREAMBLE MCQS SET 07

61) The Preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelt out in:
A) the Government of India Act, 1935
B) a resolution adopted at Karachi session of the Indian National Congress
C) the Nehru Report
D) the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly
Answer:  the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly
   
62) Which of the following determines that the Indian Constitution is federal?
A) A written and rigid Constitution
B) An independent Judiciary
C) Vesting of residuary powers with the Centre
D) Distribution of powers between the Centre and States
Answer:  Distribution of powers between the Centre and States
   
63) The Indian Constitution is regarded as :
A) parliamentary
B) federal
C) unitary
D) federal in form and unitary in spirit
Answer:  federal in form and unitary in spirit
   
64) There is a parliamentary system of government in India because:
A) the Council of Ministers is responsible to the Lok Sabha
B) the Lok Sabha is directly elected by the people
C) the Parliament can amend the Constitution
D) the Rajya Sabha cannot be dissolved
Answer:  the Council of Ministers is responsible to the Lok Sabha
   
65) Which of the following emerges clearly from the Preamble?
I. When the Constitution was enacted
II. The ideals that were to be achieved
III. The system of government
IV. The source of authority
A) II, III and IV
B) I and II
C) I, II and III
D) I, II, III and IV
Answer:  I, II, III and IV

66) Who said Preamble is the keynote to the Constitution?
A) Ernest Barker
B) K M Munshi
C) B R Ambedkar
D) D D Basu
Answer:  Ernest Barker
   
67) Who adopted the Constitution of India on the 20th November, 1949?
A) People of India
B) Parliament of India
C) Representative of the people of India in Constituent Assembly
D) Cabinet
Answer:  People of India
   
68) The preamble declares India as a sovereign state which implies
A) India is free to conduct her internal affairs
B) India is free to conduct her external affairs
C) India is free to conduct her internal as well as external affairs
D) None of the above
Answer:  India is free to conduct her internal as well as external affairs
   
69) Which one of the following statements regarding the Preamble is correct?
A) It is not enforceable in a court of law
B) the Supreme Court has recently ruled that it is not a part of the Constitution
C) It has been amended twice
D) All the above are correct
Answer:  It is not enforceable in a court of law
   
70) The Indian Constitution has borrowed the ideas of Preamble from the:
A) Irish Constitution
B) USA Constitution
C) Weimar Constitution
D) French Constitution
Answer:  USA Constitution