Constitution Day- MCQs On Preamble Of Our Constitution

(a) Preamble

(b) Fundamental Rights

(c) Directive Principles

(d) Fundamental duties

Ans.: (a)

Q2. Which of the following was adopted after the entire Constitution was enacted?

(a) Preamble

(b) Part III-Fundamental Rights

(c) Part IV- Directive Principles of State Policy

(d) None of the above

Ans.: (a)

Q3. The Preamble of the Constitution was prepared by:

(a) Pt. JL Nehru

(b) Sardar Patel

(c)Mahatma Gandhi

(d) Subhash Chandra Bose

Ans.: (a)

Q4. Preamble is ….

(a) part of the Constitution

(b) not forms part of the Constitution

(c) only an introduction not forms part of the Constitution

(d) None of the above

Ans.: (a)

Q5. The question whether the Preamble of the Constitution of India is a part of the Constitution of India was raised for the first time before the Supreme Court in which one of the following cases?

(a) In re Berubari Union

(b) Golak Nath vs State of Punjab

(c) Keshavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala

(d) Indira Nehru Gandhi vs Raj Narain.

Ans.: (a)

Q6. In Re- Berubari Union (1960) the Supreme Court held that Preamble is

(a) part of the Constitution

(b) not part of the Constitution

(c) only an introduction and not part of the Constitution

(d) None of the above

Ans.: (b)

Explanation: This case was overturned by the Supreme Court in Keshavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala. Thus, Preamble is a part of the Constitution.

Q7. Who described the Preamble of the Constitution as an 'Identity Card' of the Constitution?

(a) N.A.Palkhiwala

(b) Ivor jennings

(c) B.R.Ambedkar

(d) None of the above

Ans.: (a)

Q8. Who among the following described the 'Preamble' as the "horoscope of our sovereign democratic republic"?

(a) Alladi Krishnaswami

(b) Sardar Patel

(c) K.M.Munshi

(d)None of the above

Ans.: (c)

Q9. What was the exact constitutional position of the Indian Republic when the Constitution was brought into force with effect from January 26, 1950?

(a) A Democratic Republic

(b) A Sovereign Democratic Republic

(c) A Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic

(d) A Sovereign Secular Socialist Democratic Republic

Ans.: (b)

Q10. The Preamble to the Constitution declares India as……..

(a) Sovereign, Democratic, Republic

(b) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic

(c) Socialist, Democratic, Republic

(d) Sovereign, Socialist, Democratic, Republic.

Ans.: (b)

Q11. The source of India's sovereignty lies in the:

(a) President

(b) Prime Minister

(c) People of India

(d) Preamble to the Constitution

Ans.: (c)

Q12. The text of the Preamble of the Constitution of India aims to secure ….

(a) fundamental rights to all individuals

(b) fundamental duties to citizens of India

(c) dignity of the individual and unity and integrity of the nation

(d) security of service to Government servant.

Ans.: (c)

Q13. In which of the following cases, Supreme Court held that Preamble cannot be amended?

(a) Berubari Case

(b) Maneka Gandhi case

(c) S.R. Bommai Vs. Union of India

(d) Kesavananda Bharati case

Ans.: (a)

Q14. In which of the following cases, Supreme Court held that Preamble can be amended without altering its basic features?

(a) Golaknath case

(b) Maneka Gandhi case

(c) S.R. Bommai Vs. Union of India

(d) Kesavananda Bharati case

Ans.: (d)

Q15. The Preamble to the Indian Constitution was amended in the year…….

(a) 1976

(b) 1956

(c) 1982

(d) 1990

Ans.: (a)

Q16. The word "secular" in the Preamble to the Constitution of India was:

(a) there from the beginning of the Constitution

(b) added by the first amendment of the Constitution in 1951

(c) added by the forty second amendment of the Constitution in 1976

(d) added by the forty fourth amendment of the Constitution in 1979

Ans.: (c)

Q17. The expression 'Socialist' was intentionally introduced in the Preamble by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976. Its principal aim is to…….

(a) Eliminate inequality in economic and political status

(b) Eliminate inequality in political and religious affairs

(c) Eliminate inequality in income and status and standards of life

(d) Eliminate class-based society

Ans.: (c)

Q18. In Tinsukia Electricity Company Vs. State of Assam, the Supreme Court pointed out that the term "socialist", used in the Preamble to the Constitution of India, means a State whose basic policy is to ….

(a) prohibit concentration of wealth

(b) distribute equitably the natural resources

(c) prohibit concentration of wealth and uplift the living standards of people

(d) prohibit concentration of wealth and distribute equitably the natural resources

Ans.: (c)

Q19. In the Case of Good Governance India Foundation & Anr. Union Of India & Anr.(2010), Supreme Court dismissed the petition against the use of the word, ………………… in Preamble to the Constitution

(a) Socialist

(b) Secular

(c) Democratic

(d)None of the above

Ans.: (a)

Q20. The following are enshrined in the Preamble to the Constitution of India:

1. Equality of status and of opportunity

2. Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship

3. Justice – Social, economic and political

4. Fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual

5. Unity and integrity of the Nation

Which one of the following is the correct order in which they appear in the Preamble?

(a) 5- 1 - 2 - 4 - 3

(b) 3 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 5

(c) 3 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 4

(d) 1 - 2 - 4 - 3 – 5

Ans.: (b)

Q21. The historic "Objective resolution" was moved in the Constituent Assembly by?

(a) Rajendra Prasad

(b) B.R.Ambedkar

(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru

(d) Sachidananda Sinha

Ans.: (c)

Q22. Which of the following cases it was said by the Supreme Court in 2005 that: "It is well accepted by thinkers, philosophers and academicians that if JUSTICE, LIBERTY, EQUALITY and FRATERNITY, including social, economic and political justice, the golden goals set out in the Preamble of the Constitution, are to be achieved, the Indian polity has to be educated and educated with excellence".

(a) Onkar Lal Bajaj v. Union of India (AIR 2005 SC 2562)

(b) Zee Telefilms Ltd. v. Union of India (AIR 2005 SC 2677)

(c) Gopala Krishnan Nair v. State of Kerala (AIR 2005 SC 3053)

(d) P.A. Inamdar v. State of Maharashtra [(2005) 6 SCC 537]

Ans.: (d)

Q23. Which of the following Country introduced a 'preamble' in its Constitution for the first time?

(a) USA

(b) UK

(c) India

(d) Australia

Ans.: (a)

Q24. The ideals of 'liberty, equality and fraternity' in the preamble is inspired by?

(a) Russian revolution

(b) French Revolution

(c) Marxian thoughts

(d) Gandhian thoughts

Ans.: (b)

Q25. How many times has the preamble to the Constitution of India amended?

(a) Once

(b) Twice

(c) Thrice

(d) Never

Ans.: (a)