DAY – 19: Insights Self Study Guide for Prelims + Mains – 2015

With reference to constitution of a nation and its functions, consider the following statements:

1. A constitution sets basic rules which are enforceable
2. It decides how the government will be constituted
3. It compulsorily provides foundation for a secular state
4. It sets some limits on what a government can impose on its citizens

Which of the above statements is/are true?

Which of the following rights of citizens enshrined in the Indian constitution cannot be absolutely violated by the government?

1. Right to property
2. Right to education
3. Freedom of speech
4. Freedom of association

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One of the functions of Indian constitution is to enable the government to fulfil the aspirations of a society and create conditions for a just society. In which of the following sections of the Indian constitution, would you find such enabling provisions?

1. The preamble
2. Fundamental Rights
3. Directive Principles of State Policies
4. Article 243-D

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Consider the following statements:

1. The Indian Constitution does not make ethnic identity a criterion for citizenship
2. The constitution of India gives its people a moral identity

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Indian Constitution was subjected to a referendum only once in its history since independence
2. In the United Kingdom, a series of documents and decisions that, taken collectively, are referred to as the constitution

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to the making of Indian Constitution and the Constituent Assembly, consider the following statements:

1. The first sitting of the Constituent Assembly was held on 9 December1946
2. The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected by direct election
3. There were only two women in the Constituent Assembly

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Of which of the following committees of the constituent assembly was Jawaharlal Nehru not a Chairman?

With reference to the Objectives Resolution moved by Nehru in 1946, consider the following statements:

1. This resolution encapsulated the aspirations and values behind the Constitution
2. Based on this resolution, Indian Constitution gave institutional expression to its fundamental commitments: equality, liberty, democracy, sovereignty and a cosmopolitan identity

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following provisions was borrowed from the constitution of Canada to the Indian constitution?

Which of the following is a good reason to conclude that the authority of the constitution is higher than that of the parliament?

With reference to Fundamental Rights as enshrined in Indian constitution, consider the following statements:

1. While ordinary legal rights are protected and enforced by ordinary law, Fundamental Rights are protected and guaranteed by the constitution of the country
2. Fundamental rights are not absolute or unlimited rights

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following rights is part of the Right to Equality as written in the Indian Constitution?

Consider the following statements:

1. The right to shelter and livelihood is also included in the right to life
2. As per the freedom of life and personal liberty guaranteed by the Indian constitution, no one can be arrested without being told the grounds for such an arrest

Which of the above statements is/are INCORRECT?

To ensure a fair trial in courts, the Constitution has provided three rights. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Which of the following is NOT explicitly mentioned in the Indian constitution?

With reference to fundamental duties mentioned in the Indian constitution, consider the following statements:

1. The 42nd amendment to the Constitution among other things, inserted a list of Fundamental Duties of Citizens
2. The Indian Constitution makes the enjoyment of rights dependent or conditional upon fulfilment of the fundamental duties
3. To abjure violence is one of the fundamental duties

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Which of the following is/are non-justiciable rights under the constitution of India?

1. Equal pay for equal work (for men and women)
2. Right to work
3. Right to education
4. Right against economic Exploitation

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