Constitution Day Quiz - MCQs On Constitution [Part 1]

On this Constitution Day, LiveLaw presents to you a Special Quiz on our Constitution.

1. In Supriyo v. Union of India, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held :

(a) Right to marry is a fundamental right.

(b) Right to marry is not a fundamental right.

(c) Right to marry is not a fundamental right but the right to recognition of a civil union is a fundamental right.

(d) (b) and (c) .

2. When Governors withhold assent to a Bill, what should be the next step taken by them :

(a) The Governor must return the bill as soon as possible to the legislature for reconsideration.

(b) The Governor must refer the Bill to the President for assent.

(c) The Governor must refer the bill to the Chief Minister.

(d) The Governor need not do anything further.

3. What has the Supreme Court held about the right of a religious denomination to excommunicate?

(a) The Supreme Court has held that the right to excommunicate is a part of fundamental rights under Articles 25 and 26.

(b) The Supreme Court has held that excommunication infringes constitutional morality and can’t be claimed as a fundamental right by a religious denomination.

(c) The Supreme Court has held that a religious denomination’s right to excommunicate must prevail over an individual’s right to practice religion.

(d) The Supreme Court has prima facie expressed that excommunication violates constitutional morality and has referred the matter to a 9-judge bench for an authoritative pronouncement.

4. Government bars the telecast of a TV channel on the ground that it airs only views critical of the government policies. What do you think about the Government action?

(a) The Government action is valid as Article 19(2) enables it to restrict the expression of views which are against the State.

(b) The Government action is valid as the freedom of the press is also coupled with the duty to support the Government policies.

(c) The Government action is unconstitutional because criticism of governmental policy is not a ground stipulated in Article 19(2).

(d) The Government action is unconstitutional but not illegal because the grant of statutory license of the channel is subject to the condition that it should support the government policies.

5. Citizens can claim fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution only if they perform their fundamental duties under Article 51A. 

(a) The statement is correct because only those who perform their duties can make a moral claim for rights.

(b) The statement is correct because only lazy and irresponsible persons think only of their rights without considering their duties.

(c) The statement is correct because for the development of the country, citizens must be concerned more about their duties than their rights.

(d) The statement is wrong because the Constitutionally guaranteed rights are not conditional on the individuals performing their fundamental duties.

6. According to the Constitution, India is :

(a) A Union of States.

(b) A Federation of States.

(c) Confederation of States.

(d) Assembly of States.

7. Which of the following statements is correct :

(a) Our Constitution only recognises the concept of “cooperative federalism”.

(b) Our Constitution recognises the concept of “uncooperative federalism” along with “cooperative federalism”

(c) Our Constitution does not recognise “uncooperative federalism”.

(d) Our Constitution only recognises the concept of “uncooperative federalism”.

8. Can the Preamble to the Constitution of India be amended? Choose the most correct answer.

(a) The Preamble cannot be amended as it is not a part of the Constitution.

(b) Preamble cannot be amended as only the Articles of the Constitution can be amended using the powers under Article 368.

(c) Preamble can be amended by the Parliament but without altering the basic structure of the Constitution.

(d) A Constitutional amendment is not necessary to amend the Preamble and it can be amended through an ordinary legislative amendment bill.

9. How many Constitution Amendment Acts have been enacted so far?

(a) 106

(b) 128

(c) 104

(d) 103

10. Can the Governor order a floor test to settle an intra-party dispute?

(a) Yes

(b) No

(c) This issue is yet to be answered.

11. Government can claim absolute immunity from disclosure on grounds of national security.

(a) Yes.

(b) No

(c) Depends on the factual situation.

12. A State action, which has no discriminatory intention, results in disadvantage to a particular group, infringing their rights.

(a) The action is not unconstitutional because there is no discriminatory intent.

(b) The action is unconstitutional because it has the effect of discrimination.

(c) The State action cannot be challenged on the sole ground that it affects the right of only a particular group.

(d) The State Action is not unconstitutional because only direct discrimination is prohibited under the Constitution.

13. Can fundamental rights under Article 19 and 21 be enforced against private entities?

(a) Yes

(b) No

(c) The issue is yet to be settled by the Supreme Court.

14. The union parliament passes a law reserving seats in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of state legislatures, and the Delhi legislative assembly, for a certain section of the population. Does the law need to be ratified by at least one-half of the states?

(a) Yes

(b) No

15. Is violation of the principles of separation of powers a ground to declare a legislation as unconstitutional?

(a) Yes.

(b) No.

(c) The issue is yet to be settled by the Supreme Court.

16. 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.

17. In which of the following judgments the Supreme Court held that the “manifest arbitrariness” can be a ground to strike down a legislation?

(a) Shayara Bano v. Union of India (2017)

(b) State of A.P. v. McDowell & Co

(c) Hindustan Construction Company Ltd and another v. Union of India (2019)

(d) (a) and (c) 

18. Is the presumption of Constitutionality applicable to the Indian Penal Code? 

(a) Yes, because all legislations have a presumption of constitutionality.

(b) No, because no legislation has any presumption of constitutionality.

(c) No, because a pre-constitutional statute has no presumption of constitutionality.

(d) Yes, because pre-constitutional statutes are presumed to be constitutional.

19. In which Constitution Bench judgment the Supreme Court discussed the concept of "triple chain of accountability" :

(a) Subhash Desai v. Principal Secretary, Governor of Maharashtra (2023).

(b) Government of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India (2023).

(c) Vivek Narayan Sharma v. Union of India (2023).

(d) Janhit Abhiyan v.Union of India (2023).

20. Which Article of the Constitution was described by Dr.Ambedkar as the “very soul of the Constitution and the very heart of it.”

(a) Article 21

(c) Article 32

(d) Article 14

(e) Article 19

21. The ceiling limit of 50% for reservation : 

(a) cannot be breached under any circumstance.

(b) is flexible and can be crossed by showing appropriate justifications.

(d) is a part of basic structure of the Constitution.

(d) (a) and (d).

22. Discrimination on the ground of 'sexual orientation' violates Article 15 of the Constitution

(a) No, because Article 15 speaks of discrimination on the ground only of sex.

(b)  Yes, because 'sex' under Article 15 also includes 'sexual orientation'.

(c) Yes, because Article 15 expressly mentions sexual orientation as a prohibited ground.

(d) (b) and (c),

23. What is the minimum number of Judges who are to sit for the purpose of deciding any case involving a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of this Constitution.

(a) 5

(b) 3

(c) 7

(d) 9

24. If a reference or a review is pending against a Supreme Court judgment, is the High Court bound to follow it?

(a) Yes

(b) No

(c) High Court should defer its decision till the Supreme Court decides the review/reference.

(d) High Court has the discretion to take an independent decision.

25.  Can the Supreme Court invoke the powers under Article 142 to annul a marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown?

(a) Yes

(b) No

(c) The issue is yet to be decided in a pending reference.

The answers to these questions are published here.