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UPSC Civil Services Test Prep: Class 11 NCERT Polity - Indian Constitution at Work
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1. Choose the correct statement from the following.
A constitution needs to be amended from time to time because,
2. Consider the following statements with inferences about making the Indian Constitution.
1. The Constituent Assembly did not represent the Indian people since it was not elected by all citizens.
2. Constitution-making did not involve any major decision since there was a general consensus among the leaders at that time about its basic framework.
3. There was little originality in the Constitution, for much of it was borrowed from other countries
3. Which of the following is a good reason to conclude that the authority of the constitution is higher than that of the parliament?
4. Consider the following statements.
1. A Bill of Rights lays down the rights enjoyed by the people of a country.
2. A Bill of Rights protects the liberties of an individual.
3. Every country in the world has a Bill of Rights.
4. The Constitution guarantees remedy against violation of Rights.
Which one of the above statements is true regarding rights in the Indian constitution
5. Which of the following is common to the method of election of the members of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?
6. Which one of the following statements is true.
1. The President cannot send back an amendment bill for reconsideration of Parliament.
2. Elected representatives alone have the power to amend the Constitution.
3. The Judiciary cannot initiate the process of constitutional amendment but can effectively change the Constitution by interpreting it differently.
4. Parliament can amend any section of the Constitution
7. The 42nd amendment was one of the most controversial amendments so far. Which of the following were the reasons for this controversy?
8. Identify the correct statements about the theory of basic structure.
1. The constitution specifies the basic tenets.
2. The legislature can amend all parts of the Constitution except the basic structure.
3. Judiciary has defined which aspects of the Constitution can be termed as the basic structure and which cannot.
4. This theory found its first expression in the Kesavananda Bharati case and has been discussed in subsequent judgments.
5.. This theory has increased the powers of the judiciary and has come to be accepted by different political parties and the government
9. Which of the following is the best description of Fundamental Rights?
10. A parliamentary executive means:
11. What are the different ways in which the independence of the judiciary is ensured? Choose the odd ones out.
12. Which of the following is a violation of Fundamental Rights
13. Which of the following is a correct interpretation of the Cultural and Educational Rights?
14. While appointing the Prime Minister, the President selects
15. Consider the following statements about a constitution.
1). Constitutions are written documents about the formation and power of the government.
2). Constitutions exist and are required only in democratic countries.
3). A constitution is a legal document that does not deal with ideals and values.
4). A constitution gives its citizens a new identity.
Which one of the above statements is true
16. Which of the following is not a reasonable explanation of the conflict between the legislature and the judiciary over different amendments?
17. Which one of the following statements is true.
1. The President cannot send back an amendment bill for reconsideration of Parliament.
2. Elected representatives alone have the power to amend the Constitution.
3. The Judiciary cannot initiate the process of constitutional amendment but can effectively change the Constitution by interpreting it differently.
4. Parliament can amend any section of the Constitution
18. Consider the following statements with inferences about making the Indian Constitution.
1. The Constituent Assembly did not represent the Indian people since it was not elected by all citizens.
2. Constitution-making did not involve any major decision since there was a general consensus among the leaders at that time about its basic framework.
3. There was little originality in the Constitution, for much of it was borrowed from other countries
19. Which of the options given below cannot be used to complete the following statement?
Democratic countries need a constitution to
20. Which of the following is not a reasonable explanation of the conflict between the legislature and the judiciary over different amendments?
21. Identify the correct statements about the theory of basic structure.
1. The constitution specifies the basic tenets.
2. The legislature can amend all parts of the Constitution except the basic structure.
3. Judiciary has defined which aspects of the Constitution can be termed as the basic structure and which cannot.
4. This theory found its first expression in the Kesavananda Bharati case and has been discussed in subsequent judgments.
5.. This theory has increased the powers of the judiciary and has come to be accepted by different political parties and the government
22. Consider the following statements.
1. A Bill of Rights lays down the rights enjoyed by the people of a country.
2. A Bill of Rights protects the liberties of an individual.
3. Every country in the world has a Bill of Rights.
4. The Constitution guarantees remedy against violation of Rights.
Which one of the above statements is true regarding rights in the Indian constitution