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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2022
4. Which is the correct sequence in the Preamble of the Constitution of India?
(A) Sovereign, Secular, Socialist, Democratic, Republic
(B) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Republic, Democratic
(C) Sovereign, Secular, Socialist, Republic, Democratic
(D) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic
14. “Economic Justice” as one of the objectives of the constitution of India has been provided in
(Article 38)
(A) Preamble and Fundamental Rights
(B) Preamble and Directive Principles
(C) Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
(D) Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
16. How many scheduled languages are there in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
(A) 12
(B) 17
(C) 22
(D) 24
23. How many members were there in the Constituent Assembly?
(A) 389
(B) 192
(C) 289
(D) 292
39. Who was the advisor of the Constituent Assembly?
(A) B. R. Ambedkar
(B) B. N. Rao
(C) Alldai Krishnaswamy
(D) T. T. Krishnamachari
46. The Objective Resolution in the Constituent Assembly was moved by
(A) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) Lord Mountbatten
50. The ideals of “liberty, equality and fraternity” in the Preamble of the Constitution of India is inspired by
(A) Russian revolution
(B) French revolution
(C) Marxian thoughts
(D) Gandhian thoughts
52. The Fundamental Duties in the Constitution of India were adopted from
(A) American Constitution
(B) Russian Constitution
(C) Canadian Constitution
(D) French Constitution
54. The Constitution of India adopted the federal system from the Act of
(A) 1919
(B) 1935
(C) 1947
(D) 1909
57. The word “secularism” was added to the Preamble of the Constitution of India by which
amendment?
(1976)
(A) 40th
(B) 42nd
(C) 44th
(D) 46th
60. The Concurrent list in the Constitution of India was adopted from
(A) Australia
(B) Canada
(C) Russia
(D) UK
63. The Constituent Assembly was set according to the proposals of
(A) The Cripps Mission
(B) The Cabinet Mission
(C) The Mountbatten Plan
(D) None of the Above
72. The Constitution of India describes India as a
(Article 1)
(A) Federation of Independent States
(B) Union of States
(C) Quasi federation
(D) Dominion of States
74. The word “procedure established by law” in the Constitution of India have been borrowed from
(A) The Constitution of UK
(B) The Constitution of USA
(C) The French Constitution
(D) The Constitution of Japan
85. Who was the Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
87. Which of the following is not a feature of the Constitution of India?
(A) It is democratic
(B) It is republic
(C) It is federal
(D) It is presidential
99. The word “socialist” was added to the Preamble of the Constitution of India by which amendment?
(A) 44th
(B) 27th
(C) 21st
(D) 42nd
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8. Which is the ‘Soul’ of the Indian Constitution?
(A) Fundamental Rights
(B) Preamble
(C) both (i) and (ii)
(D) None of the above
23. Where are the words ‘Unity and Integrity of the Nation’ are found?
(A) Directive Principles of State Policy.
(B) Emergency Provisions
(C) Fundamental Duties
(D) Preamble
24. When was the First Amendment Bill passed?
(June)
(A) 1950
(B) 1952
(C) 1951
(D) 1954
28. When was the Constitution of India enacted by the Constituent Assembly?
(A) 26 January, 1950
(B) 26 November, 1949
(C) 26 January, 1949
(D) 20 January, 1949
37. Where was the first Session of the Constituent Assembly held?
(A) Madras
(B) New Delhi
(C) Calcutta
(D) Bombay
60. Which of the following is not included in the Preamble?
(A) Sovereign
(B) Socialist
(C) Democratic
(D) Federal
62. How many Schedules are there in the Constitution of India?
(A) 22
(B) 97
(C) 18
(D) 12
63. When was the Indian Independence Act passed by the British Parliament?
(A) 18 July, 1947
(B) 20 July, 1947
(C) 18 July, 1946
(D) 20 July, 1946
64. The concept of ‘Liberty’ and ‘Fraternity’ in the Constitution of India was taken from
(A) Germany
(B) Russia
(C) France
(D) USA
67. Which Schedule contains “Forms of Oath & Affirmations”?
(A) Eleventh
(B) Third
(C) Fourth
(D) Fifth
77. Who was the temporary President in the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly on 9 December, 1946?
(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Dr. Sachchidanda Sinha
(D) B. N. Rau
84. When were the words “Socialist” and “Secular” added to the Preamble?
(A) 1970
(B) 1950
(C) 1981
(D) 1976
92. What is Article 5 of the Constitution of India related to?
(A) Fundamental Duties
(B) Voting
(C) Citizenship
(D) Formation of new states
100. When was the Indian Citizenship Act enacted?
(Articles 5-11)
(A) 1960
(B) 1949
(C) 1950
(D) 1955
103. The idea of ‘Single Citizenship’ was taken from which country?
(A) Russia
(B) France
(C) Ireland
(D) United Kingdom
124. When was the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly held?
(A) 9th December, 1945
(B) 9th December, 1946
(C) 9th December, 1947
(D) 9th December, 1948
129. Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with
(22 Languages)
(A) Panchayats
(B) Tribunals
(C) Rajya Sabha
(D) List of Recognized Languages
160. The States were reorganized in the year 1956 mainly on the basis of
(A) Linguistic and Cultural uniformity.
(B) Administration facility.
(C) Geographic similarity.
(D) Administrative uniformity.
163. Which is not a condition for becoming a citizen of India?
(Articles 5-11)
(A) Naturalization
(B) Birth
(C) Descent
(D) Acquiring Property
173. From where has been the concept of Fundamental Rights taken?
(A) USSR
(B) USA
(C) France
(D) Britain
194. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee?
(A) Tej Bahadur Sapru
(B) Rajendra Prasad
(C) C. Rajagopalachari
(D) B. R. Ambedkar
WBCS Main Question Paper – 2020
10. The Preamble of the Indian Constitution was inspired by the Preamble of the Constitution of which country ?
(A) U.S. Constitution
(B) Swiss Constitution
(C) British Constitution
(D) Constitution of Canada
11. The Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act, 2003, amended the Eighth schedule to the Constitution so as to include Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali languages, thereby raising the total number of languages listed in the schedule to
(A) 20
(B) 21
(C) 22
(D) 23
30. The Preamble to the Indian Constitution has been amended and the terms ‘Socialist’, ‘Secular’ and ‘Integrity’ have been added by which Amendment Act ?
Choose the correct option.
(A) 42nd Amendment Act
(B) 43rd Amendment Act
(C) 45th Amendment Act
(D) 46th Amendment Act
31. Who is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution ?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(C) Alladi Krishna Swami Ayyar
(D) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
38. In which year did Goa became the 25th State of India ?
(May 30)
(A) 1987
(B) 1988
(C) 1989
(D) 1990
39. Which part of the Constitution of India describes citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution ?
(Article 5 – 11)
(A) Part I
(B) Part II
(C) Part III
(D) Part IV
44. Choose the correct answer:
(A) The Constituent Assembly of India took about one year to complete its work.
(B) The Constituent Assembly of India took about two years to complete its work.
(C) The Constituent Assembly of India took about three years to complete its work.
(D) The Constituent Assembly of India took about four years to complete its work.
47. Who is known as the Father of the Lok Sabha ?
(A) G.V. Mavalankar
(B) Rabi Ray
(C) Balram Jakhar
(D) P. A. Sangma
52. Which Amendment Act made Sikkim a full-fledged state of India ?
(A) 34th Constitutional Amendment Act
(B) 35th Constitutional Amendment Act
(C) 36th Constitutional Amendment Act
(D) 37th Constitutional Amendment Act
61. Fill in the blank :
In India the concept of single citizenship is adopted from _____.
(A) The French Constitution
(B) The Swiss Constitution
(C) The Constitution of United States of America
(D) The British Constitution
73. When was the Indian Constitution first adopted ?
(A) The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India on 26th January, 1950.
(B) The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India on 26th January, 1949.
(C) The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November, 1949.
(D) The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th November, 1948.
76. Which is the longest written constitution in the world ?
(A) The Constitution of the United States
(B) The Constitution of India
(C) The Constitution of the Fifth Republic of France
(D) The Constitution of Switzerland
90. Choose the correct statement stated in the Constitution of India :
(A) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Federation of States.
(B) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.
(C) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Quasi federal State.
(D) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Unitary State.
WBCS Main Question Paper – 2019
11. For the first time, which
Constitutional Amendment made it clear that ‘State’ in clauses (a) to (e) of Article 3 of the Constitution includes ‘Union Territories’?
(1966)
(A) 17th
(B) 18th
(C) 19th
(D) 20th
23. Which of the following
Articles describe about the person voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign state not to be citizens?
(A) Article 5
(B) Article 6
(C) Article 7
(D) Article 9
(A) United States of America
(B) Canada
(C) Ireland
(D) Russia
(A) simple majority as required under Articles 107and 108
(B) majority of total members of both the Houses under Article 368.
(C) special majority under Article 368.
(D) special majority after obtaining the opinion of the concerned State Legislature under Article 3.
(A) Ordinance promulgated by the Lieutenant Governor.
(B) Ordinance promulgated by the President.
(C) 71st Amendment.
(D) 69th Amendment.
(A) Constitution (not now)
(B) defence force
(C) judiciary
(D) All of the above
(A) 3rd June, 1947
(B) 18th July, 1947
(C) 26th July, 1947
(D) 14th August, 1947
(A) 15th August, 1947
(B) 26th January, 1946
(C) 9th December, 1946
(D) 26th November, 1949
(A) 15th August, 1947
(B) 25th August, 1949
(C) 26th November, 1949
(D) 26th January, 1950
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a) Indian Council Act, 1909
b) Government of India Act, 1935
c) Government of India Act, 1919
d) Indian Independence Act, 1947
a) Canadian Constitution
b) Italian Constitution
c) French Constitution
d) Constitution of USA
a) USA
b) UK
c) Erstwhile USSR
d) Canada
a) Cripps Mission
b) Mountbatten Plan, 1947
c) Simla Pact, 1946
d) Cabinet Mission Plan
64. The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held on
a) December 9, 1946
b) November 26, 1949
c) August 15, 1947
d) January 26, 1946
a) Bicameral legislature
b) Dyarchy of centre and the provinces
c) Provincial autonomy
d) All India Federation
66. The Government of India Act, 1935 vested the residuary power in the
a) British Parliament
b) State Legislature
c) Federal Legislature
d) Governor-General
a) C. Rajagopalachari
b) Jai Prakash Narayan
c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
a) Ireland
b) Canada
c) USA
d) Russia
132. The framers of the Constitution borrowed the concept of Directive principles from
a) Constitution of Switzerland
b) Constitution of Ireland
c) Government of India Act, 1935
d) Constitution of USA
a) Article 9
b) Article 8
c) Article 7
d) Article 5
a) a separate judiciary
b) a separate constitution
c) a separate defense force
d) All the above
68. Under the Government of India Act, 1935, the Federal Court had
a) original jurisdiction only
b) appellate jurisdiction only
c) advisory jurisdiction only
d) All the above
(Mayor’s Courts at Calcutta, Madras & Bombay)
a) 1608
b) 1683
c) 1726
d) 1833
70. Under the charter of 1687, a Mayor’s Court was established at Madras. The Mayor had to be
a) Elected by the Alderman and the Burgesses every year
b) Nominated by the company
c) Senior-most Alderman to be next year
d) Nominated by the company on the recommendation of the outgoing Mayor.
a) 1600 AD
b) 1605 AD
c) 1726 AD
d) 1857 AD
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(A) 1st Amendment of the Constitution of India
(B) 15th Amendment of the Constitution of India
(C) 27th Amendment of the Constitution of India
(D) 42nd Amendment of the Constitution of India
(1991)
(A) 69th Amendment
(B) 75th Amendment
(C) 81st Amendment
(D) 52nd Amendment
(A) Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909
(B) Montagui-Chelmsford Act, 1919
(C) Government of India Act, 1935
(D) Indian Independence Act, 1947
43. In the event of changing the name of the State or for creation of a new State, the Constitution of India is required to be amended by Parliament by a
(A) simple majority as required under Articles 107 and 108.
(B) majority of total members of both the Houses under Article 368.
(C) special majority under Article 368.
(D) simple majority after obtained opinion of the concerned State under Article 3 of the Constitution.
47. Which of the following legislation brought the character of Indian Government from ‘Unitary’ to ‘Federal’ ?
(A) Indian Council Act, 1909
(B) Government of India Act, 1919
(C) Government of India Act, 1935
(D) Indian Independence Act, 1947
50. From which of the following Constitutions the Indian Constitution is not borrowed from
(A) Constitution of USA
(B) Constitution of Germany
(C) Constitution of Canada
(D) Constitution of China
52. By which amendment Act ‘Unity of the Nation’ was substituted by ‘Unity and integrity of the Nation’ in the Preamble of the Constitution ? (A) 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
(B) 45th Amendment Act, 1980
(C) 44th Amendment Act, 1979
(D) None of the above
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Jai Prakash Narayan
(C) C. Rajagopalachari
(D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
56. The First Commentary to the Constitution of India is written
(1950)
(A) Dr. D. D. Basu
(B) Justice Vivian Bose
(C) Dr. Bijon Kumar Mukherjee
(D) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(A) Oriyan
(B) Odiya
(C) Orriya
(D) Odia
(A) Marx and Laski
(B) Marx and Gandhi
(C) Rousseau and Gandhi
(D) Gandhi and Hegel
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(A) Shimla Conference
(B) August Offer (1940)
(C) Wavell Plan
(D) None of the above
(A) The Morley-Minto Reforms
(B) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
(C) Government of India Act, 1935
(D) Indian Councils Act, 1892
24. Before 26 November, 1949 which among the following was the governing law of India ?
(A) The Cabinet Mission Plan
(B) Government of India Act, 1935
(C) Government of India Act, 1919
(D) Government of India Act, 1909
(A) Committee on the rules of procedure
(B) Finance and Staff Committee
(C) Ad hoc Committee on National Flag
(D) Order of Business Committee
(A) Simon Commission, 1927
(B) Nehru Committee Report, 1928
(C) Swaraj Bill, 1895
(D) Sapru Committee Report on Constitutional proposals, 1945
(83rd Amendment Act. 2000)
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Assam
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Sikim
41. Choose the incorrect sentence among the following :
(A) The objective resolution passed by Pt. Nehru was what became the Preamble of our constitution.
(B) Preamble is enforceable in court of law.
(C) Preamble of Indian constitution has been amended only once in 1976.
(D) Jawahar Lal Nehru was the strongest advocate of socialism.
(A) Meghalaya only
(B) Meghalaya and Mizoram
(C) Mizoram only
(D) Manipur, Tripura and Nagaland
(A) Mizoram
(B) Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Sikim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Tripura and Mizoram
44. Which among the following act is the latest ?
(A) The Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (transfer of Territories) Act.
(B) Bihar Reorganization Act.
(C) Uttar Pradesh Reorganization Act.
(D) Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act.
45.
Rajaji Formula was suggested by C. Rajagopalachari in 1944 primarily with a view to
(A) resolve the political deadlock in the country.
(B) seek the withdrawal of communal electorates.
(C) secure greater weightage for the Congress in provincial govt.
(D) impress on the government to withdraw from India within a year of the close of Second World War.
(A) Article 6
(B) Article 7
(C) Article 8
(D) Article 9
(adopted on 17 November 1956)
(A) Second parliamentary term began
(B) Second general elections
(C) Second five year plan terms started
(D) Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir came into force
(A) July 1946
(B) July 1950
(C) July 1947
(D) August 1947
(A) 389
(B) 395
(C) 405
(D) 379
(A) Schedule Two – Salaries and Allowances
(B) Schedule Five – Scheduled Areas
(C) Schedule Six – Tribal Areas of Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram
(D) Schedule Ten – Panchayats
(A) Part XVII
(B) Part XVIII
(C) Part XIX
(D) Part XX
116. Which among the following pair is not correctly matched ?
(A) Part Ill –Fundamental Rights.
(B) Part XI – Relationships between the Union and States.
(C) Part XII – Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits.
(D) Part XIX – Amendment of the constitution.
(A) U.P.
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala
WBCS Main Question Paper – 2015
7. India is Union of States. This means
(A) That the Indian federation is not the result of an agreement between States
(B) That the original federation of States gave way to Sovereign Republic
(C) That the Constituent Assembly has created the unitary State of India
(D) That the making of the Indian Union was preceded by the prolonged struggle for freedom from foreign rule.
9. Who was the chairman of the Constituent Assembly ?
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(C) Rajagopalachari
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(B) J. B. Kripalani
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) Gopinath Bardoloi
(55th Amendment)
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Daman and Diu
(C) Goa
(D) Pondicherry
(A) Mizoram
(B) Tripura
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Nagaland
(A) Indian laws are not applicable
(B) It is not part of the Indian Union
(C) It has its own constitution
(D) It has a separate judiciary
(A) 1974
(B) 1975
(C) 1976
(D) 1977
(A) 29th August, 1947
(B) 30th August, 1948
(C) 29th August, 1946
(D) 30th August, 1949
69. The Constitution of India was enacted by a Constituent Assembly set-up under the recommendation of :
(A) Cabinet Mission Plan
(B) Wavell Plan
(C) Mountbatten Plan
(D) Crips Mission
(A) Black
(B) White
(C) Navy Blue
(D) Blue
79. Fill in the Blank :
The Union Territories are specified in the _____
(A) 2nd Schedule
(B) 1st Schedule
(C) 3rd Schedule
(D) 4th Schedule
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(A) 44th Amendment
(B) 42nd Amendment
(C) 43rd Amendment
(D) 45th Amendment
(A) Union of states
(B) Quasi federal
(C) A federation of states and Union territories
(D) Partly unitary and partly federal
(by Thakurdas Bhargav)
(A) The chapter on Fundamental Rights
(B) The chapter on Directive Principal of State Policy
(C) The Preamble
(D) The provisions regarding judicial review
(A) The President
(B) The Parliament
(C) The Election Commission
(D) None of the above
(A) Saiyid Fazl Ali
(B) K. M. Panniker
(C) H. N. Kunzru
(D) M. C. Mahajan
(A) 22 states and 9 union territories
(B) 14 states and 6 union territories
(C) 17 states and 7 union territories
(D) Four categories of states
7. The Constitution of India provides for :
(A) Single citizenship
(B) Double citizenship
(C) Contains no provision regarding citizenship
(D) Provides multiple citizenship
23. Montagu-Chelmsford report is associated with
(A) Govt. of India Act, 1918
(B) Govt. of India Act, 1920
(C) Govt. of India Act, 1930
(D) Govt, of India Act, 1919
47. The special status of Jammu and Kashmir implies that the state has :
(A) separate defence forces
(B) a separate Constitution
(C) a separate judiciary
(D) all of the above
