21). The Preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelt out in :
A). the speech by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of Ravi when he called for Puma
Swaraj |
| B). the Nehru Report |
| C). a resolution adopted at Karachi session of the Indian National Congress |
| D). the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly |
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22). The part of the Constitution that reflects the mind and ideals of the framers is:
| A). directive principles |
| B). fundamental rights |
| C). preamble |
| D). citizenship |
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23). Which of the following determines that the Indian Government 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 |
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24). The Indian Constitution is regarded as :
| A). federal |
| B). unitary |
| C). parliamentary |
| D). federal in form and unitary in spirit |
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25). There is a Parliamentary system of government in India because :
| A). the Lok Sabha is directly elected by the people |
| B). the Parliament can amend the Constitution |
| C). the Rajya Sabha cannot be dissolved |
| D). the Council of Ministers is responsible to the Lok Sabha |
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26). 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 |
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27). 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 |
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28). The Indian Constitution has borrowed the ideas of Preamble from the :
| A). Italian Constitution |
| B). Canadian Constitution |
| C). French Constitution |
| D). Constitution of U.S.A |
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29). Secularism means :
| A). suppression of all religions |
| B). freedom of worship to minorities |
| C). separation of religion from State |
D). a system of political and social philosophy that does not favours any particular
religious faith |
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30). In a federal state :
| A). states are more powerful than the Centre |
| B). Centre is more powerful than States |
| C). a Presidential form of government functions |
D). Constitution effects division of powers between the Centre and States with
safeguards against transgression of jurisdiction |
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