1. When was the First Amendment to the Indian Constitution enacted?
In June 1951
2. Which amendment is called the ‘mini-constitution’?
42nd Amendment of 1976
3. In which article is Rajya Sabha?
Article 80
4. Which house cannot introduce the money bill?
Rajya Sabha
5. Which article is for religious education?
Article 28
6. What is ‘khasdar’ called in English?
Member of Parliament (MP)
7. Who appoints the prime minister?
In India, the President of India
8. MLA stands for -
Member of the Legislative Assembly
9. Who was the longest Prime Minister of India?
Jawaharlal Nehru
10. Who was the first and only woman to serve as prime minister?
Indira Gandhi
11. Who was the first and only prime minister in Indian history who never faced parliament?
Charan Singh
12. Which amendment added Article 21A?
The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002 added Article 21A to the Indian Constitution, guaranteeing the right to education as a fundamental right for children aged 6 to 14 years.
13. Who is the first House of Parliament?
Lok Sabha (House of the People)
14. Who inaugurated the Old Parliament House of India?
On January 18, 1927, by Lord Irwin
15. Which garden is inside Rashtrapati Bhavan?
‘Amrit Udyan’, formerly known as the Mughal Garden
16. Who is the first Lokpal of India?
Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghosh
17. Who was the first woman to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha?
Rukmini Devi Arundale
18. Who was the first film actress nominated to the Rajya Sabha?
Nargis Dutt
19. What is a 9-judge bench called in India?
Constitution bench
20. What is the meaning of the ‘amicus curiae’?
Friend of the Court (amicus curiae) - refers to an individual or organization that is not a party to a legal case but is permitted to offer information or expertise to the court to assist in its decision-making.
21. Under whose government was the ‘right to property’ removed as a fundamental right?
Moraji Desai government
22. What was omitted by the 44th Amendment Act?
‘Right to Property’ was removed from the list of fundamental rights (Article 31) and was made a legal right under Article 300A.
23. What are the four pilars of democracy?
The four pillars of democracy- the Legislature, Executive, Judiciary and the Media
24. In which country is the money bill presented in the upper house of parliament?
Germany
25. Where is ‘Satyameva Jayate’ borrowed from?
The phrase ‘Satyameva Jayate’ (which translates to ‘Truth Alone Triumphs’) is borrowed from the Mundaka Upanishad.
26. In which list is the subject education included?
Concurrent list
27. What are the three lists of the government?
Article 246 deals with the 7th Schedule of the Indian Constitution that mentions three lists named as Union List, State List, and Concurrent List which specify the divisions of power between the Union and States.
28. What is the Hota Committee related to?
2004 PC Hota Committee on Civil Service Reforms
29. Who defined ‘democracy as of the people, by the people, and for the people’?
Abraham Lincoln
30. What is the second name of democracy?
Republic
31. Who is the highest law authority in India?
The Supreme Court of India
32. Who is the highest law officer in India?
Attorney General of India
33. What is Article 9 of the Constitution of India?
This provision prevents dual citizenship and ensures that individuals cannot claim Indian citizenship if they have chosen to become citizens of another country.
34. Where is the concept of single citizenship adopted from?
The British Constitution
35. What is the full form of DPSP?
The full form of DPSP is Directive Principles of State Policy
36. Which Indian act is also known as the Morley-Minto Reforms?
The Indian Councils Act 1909
37. Which act introduced elections in India?
The Indian Councils Act of 1892
38. From which country is DPSP borrowed?
Ireland
39. How many articles are under DPSP?
Articles 36-51 belong to DPSP
40. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with DPSP?
Part IV belongs to DPSP
41. Who has served more than one term as the Prime Minister of India?
Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee
42. What is the Article 154 of the Governor?
Article 154 of the Indian Constitution deals with the executive power of the State and vests it in the Governor.
43. What is the Article 153 of the Governor?
Article 153 of the Indian Constitution mandates that there shall be a Governor for each State.
44. Which article gives the President power to declare a financial emergency when the financial stability of India is threatened?
Article 360
45. Which country borrowed the Concurrent List in the Indian Constitution?
Australia
46. Who wrote the first Preamble in India?
Jawaharlal Nehru
47. When was the Panchayati Raj system started in India?
On 2nd October 1959 in Nagaur district of Rajasthan.
48. Who is the father of the Panchayati Raj system?
Balwant Rai Mehta
49. What is the fourth pillar of Indian Democracy?
Freedom of the Press
50. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the "Abolition of Titles"?
Article 18. Through this article 18 titles like “Maharaja”, “Raja” and “Rao Bahadur” are abolished.