Q1 Constitution of India Which Article of the Constitution, described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the 'very heart and soul' of the Constitution, empowers a person to move the Supreme Court directly for enforcement of Fundamental Rights?
A Article 136 B Article 32 C Article 21 D Article 226
Q2 Constitution of India The power of a High Court to issue writs, including habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari, is conferred by
A Article 226 B Article 139 C Article 32 D Article 227
Q3 Constitution of India In which landmark decision did the Supreme Court hold that the 'procedure established by law' under Article 21 must be just, fair and reasonable?
A Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India B State of Madras v. Champakam Dorairajan C ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla D A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras
Q4 Constitution of India Under the Seventh Schedule, 'Public order' and 'Police' fall in which Legislative List?
A State List B Residuary powers of Parliament C Union List D Concurrent List
Q5 Constitution of India Subjects of 'Criminal law' and 'Criminal procedure' are enumerated under which List of the Seventh Schedule?
A Union List B State List C Concurrent List D Both Union and State Lists
Q6 Constitution of India The residuary power to make laws on any matter not enumerated in the Concurrent List or the State List is vested in
A The State Legislatures B Parliament (the Union) C The President of India D Either Parliament or the State Legislature concurrently
Q7 Constitution of India A Proclamation of President's Rule issued under Article 356 ceases to operate unless approved by both Houses of Parliament within
A Two months B One month C Six months D Three months
Q8 Constitution of India Subject to the prescribed conditions, the maximum period for which a Proclamation under Article 356 (President's Rule) may ordinarily continue in operation is
A Six months B One year C Two years D Three years
Q9 Constitution of India The expression 'internal disturbance' as a ground for proclaiming a national emergency under Article 352 was substituted by the words 'armed rebellion' by which Amendment?
A The 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978 B The 24th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1971 C The 38th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1975 D The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976
Q10 Constitution of India The word ‘socialist’ was inserted into the Preamble of the Constitution of India by which provision of the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976?
A Section 2 B Section 3 C Section 5 D Section 4
