Degree Level PSC Questions and Answer- Constitution of India

Constitution of India

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1. Who was elected the president of Constituent Assembly after Sacchidananda Sinha?
Ans:Dr. Rajendra Prasad

2. District Judges in a State are appointed by the
Ans : Governor

3. Who is regarded as the chief architect of the Indian Constitution?
Ans: B.R.Ambedkar

5.The power to determine the number of judges in a High Court lies with the
Ans : President of India

6. What are the two major languages, the original constitution written in?
Ans: The original constitution written in Hindi and English

7. How many members are nominated by the Governor in the Legislative Council of a State?
Ans : 1/12 of the total membership

8. The council of Ministers of the National Capital Territory of Delhi shall consist of not more than
Ans : 10 Ministers

9. When Hindi became the Official Language of India?
Ans : The Indian Constitution declared Hindi as the official language in 1950

10 How many times has the proclamation of National Emergency been enforced in India?
Ans : Three times

11. Which most important feature made Indian Constitution unique to any constitution of the world?
Ans : Indian constitution is the only longest written constitution in the world ever

12. The power to make rules for the transaction of the business of the Government of Indian and for the allocation of business among Ministers lies with the
Ans : President

13. Which Union territory send their members to the Council of States?
Ans : Pondicherry and Delhi

14.The minimum age prescribed for election as a member of panchayat is
Ans : 21 years

15. When the Sarkaria Commission was set up?
Ans : 1983

16. One of the basic character of the Indian Constitution is –
Ans : Judicial Review

17. A major portion of the Constitution of India is derived from the
Ans : Government of India Act, 1935

18. What is the constitutional name of India?
Ans : Republic of India

19. Which schedule of the Constitution make special provisions for the administration and control of scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes?
Ans : Fifth Schedule

20. Directive principles of state policy in Indian Constitution has been adopted from which country?
Ans: Ireland

21. Distribution of power between Union and state govt policy borrowed from which nation?
Ans: Canada

22. The President of India can issue a proclamation of National Emergency only on the written recommendation of :
Ans : The Cabinet consisting of only Cabinet Ministers of the Union

23. The idea of ‘Single Citizenship’ taken from which country?
Ans:- Britain

24. Who appoints Vice President of India?
Ans : The Electoral College of India

25. What was the Mountbatten Plan?
Ans: The Mountbatten Plan was an agreement between Lord Mountbatten and Indian National Congress, Muslim League and Sikh community

26. At present, how many members of the Lok Sabha can be elected from Union Territories?
Ans : 20

27. Who is the first Deputy Prime Minister of India?
Ans : Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel(1947-1950)

28. Who said this famous quote that “Constitution is not a mere lawyers document, it is a vehicle of Life, and its spirit is always the spirit of Age.”?
Ans : Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar

29. Who appoints the Chairman and other members of the UPSC(Union Public Service Commission)?
Ans: President

30. How long the National Emergency can be imposed?
Ans : Six months. May be extended by six month on Parliamentary approval.

31. Who appoints the Chairman and other members of the UPSC(Union Public Service Commission)?
Answer : President

32. How long it took to drafting the Constitution of India?
Ans:- 3 years

33. Who can proclaim a Financial Emergency?
Ans : President can proclaim a financial emergency

34. Who was the Governor General during India’s Independence?
Ans : Lord Mountbatten

35. Who appoints the Comptroller and Auditor General(CAG)?
Ans : President appoints the Comptroller and Auditor General of India

36. By which procedure the President of India may be removed before the expiry of the term?
Ans : Impeachment

37. Who is the inaugural Prime Minister of India?
Ans : Jawaharlal Nehru(1947-1964)

38. Who is the famous writer of ‘Introduction to the Constitution of India’?
Ans : Durga Das Basu

39. Who was the British Prime Minister during India’s Independence?
Ans : Clement Atlee

40. The Panchayath Raj system came in existence by the ____ ?
Ans : 73rd Constitutional Amendment

41. 23. By which legislation India and Pakistan were divided as two independent nations?
Ans : Indian Independence Act 1947

42. 25. Indian constitutional rights were inspired by which historical documents?

Ans: France’s Declaration of the Rights of Man and United States Bill of Rights

43.Who is empowered by the Indian Constitution to appoint the Attorney General of India?
Ans : President of India

44. Who is the chief adviser to the President of India?
Ans : Prime Minister

45. What is the age requirement to become a member of Lok Sabha?
Ans : 25 Years

46. Who designed the Parliament House in New Delhi?
Ans : Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker

47. Who is the leader of the lower house Lok Sabha?
Ans : Narendra Modi (Prime Minister) BJP

48. Who is the current Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha as of 2018?
Ans : M. Thambidurai

50. Who is the current Speaker of the Lok Sabha as of 2018?
Ans : Sumitra Mahajan

51. Who is the chairman of Rajya Sabha?
Ans : Vice President of India.

52. Who was the first Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
Ans : Dr. S. Radhakrishnan.

53. Who was the first woman to preside over the Rajya Sabha?
Ans : Violet Alva (Violet Alva was the first woman Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha)

54. Who was the first woman nominated member of the Rajya Sabha?
Ans : Smt. Rukmini Devi Arundale .

55. What is the maximumn strength of Rajya Sabha?
Ans : 250 of which 238 are to be elected and 12 are to be nominated by the President of India.

56. How many members can be appointed to Rajya Sabha by the President?
Ans : 12

57. Who was the first Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
Ans : Shri S.V.Krishnamoorthy Rao

58. Why is Rajya Sabha called a permanent body?
Ans : Rajya Sabha is not subject to dissolution; as nearly as possible, one-third of its members retire every second year.

59. When was the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) first constituted?
Ans : On 3 April 1952.

60. Who presides over the joint session of Indian Parliament
Ans : Speaker of Lok sabha

61. When was the first Sitting of Rajya Sabha?
Ans : 13 May 1952

62. Which state has maximum number of seats in Rajya Sabha?
Ans : Uttar Pradesh

63. Which Union territories have elected members in Rajya Sabha?
Ans : Delhi and Puducherry (3 from Delhi and 1 from Puducherry).

64. When was the Council of States named as Rajya Sabha in Hindi?
Ans : 23 August 1954.

65. First Secretary General of Rajya Sabha?
Ans : S.N. Mukherjee

66. First woman Secretary General of Rajya Sabha?
Ans : M N Kaul

Qualifications of Supreme Court Judge:

Citizen of India.
Have been a judge of High Court for 5 yrs or an advocate of High Court for 10 yrs minimum or in President's view, a distinguished jurist of the country

Appointment of Supreme Court Judge:

The senior most judge of the Supreme Court is appointed as the Chief Justice of India.

Other judges are appointed by the President after consultation with such judges of the Supreme Court and of the High Courts as the President may deem necessary.
In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court in the "Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association vs. Union of India" case, 1993, held that the Chief Justice's opinion in the appointment of the judges of the Supreme Court and in the appointment and transfer of the judges of the High Court shall enjoy primacy.

Term & Salary of Supreme Court Judge:

The Chief Justice & other judges hold office till 65 yrs of age.
Can give resignation to President.
Can be removed by the Parliament.
After retirement, a judge of Supreme Court cannot plead or act before any authority.
Supreme Court Judge Salary:
Chief Justice - Rs.1,00,000 per month
Other Judges - Rs.90,000 per month

Parliamentary Committees :