1 How many times has there been a national emergency in India?
Three times: 1962 (during the Sino-Indian War), 1971 (during the Indo-Pakistani War), and 1975 (due to internal disturbances)
2. What is Article 19 also known as?
Right to Freedom
3. What is the backbone of the Constitution?
Preamble
4. Which emergency has never been operated in India?
Financial Emergency
5. Who was the PM during the Emergency of 1962?
Jawaharlal Nehru
6. Who was the President of India in Emergency 1975?
Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
7. Who was the minister who resigned during the war of 1962?
V. K. Krishna Menon
8. Which President died in office in India?
Two presidents: Zakir Husain and Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
9. Which agreement was signed between India and China in 1954?
The Panchsheel: Jawaharlal Nehru and Chou En-Lai (first Chinese Prime Minister) signed the deal)
10. Which PM of India died of a heart attack in the USSR?
Lal Bahadur Shastri
11. Who is known as Indian Rasputin?
V.K. Krishna Menon
12. Who was the first IAS woman in India?
Anna Rajam Malhotra
13. Who became PM without being a member of Parliament?
Shri Deve Gowda
14. Who said "India is Indira and Indira is India" during the Emergency period in India (1975-1977)?
Dev Kant Barooah.
15. Who was the first president of India elected without opposition?
Neelam Sanjeev Reddy
16. In which Amendment Act did the Preamble amended?
42nd Amendment
17. Where was the first municipal corporation set up in India?
Madras
18. What is the constitutional name of India?
Republic of India
19. Which fundamental right is not a fundamental right?
Right to property. It was deleted from the list of Fundamental Rights by the 44th Amendment Act of 1978 and made a legal right under Article 300-A in Part XII of the Constitution.
20. Fundamental rights have no value without?
The right to constitutional remedies
21.Who was elected as the president of Constitution Assembly after Sachidananda Sinha?
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
22. Constitution Assembly was based on which structure?
Unicameral
23. When was the Right of Information Act passed?
15th June 2005
24. Which act created the Supreme Court?
The Regulating Act, 1773
25. Where is the 5-year plan borrowed from?
Soviet Union (USSR)
26. Who adopted the five-year plan in India?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Which five-year plan failed?
The Third Five-Year Plan (1961-1966)
27. Which five-year plan is known as Gadgil Yojana?
The Third Five-Year Plan (1961-1966)
28. According to the Indian constitution who is the ultimate sovereign authority of India?
All Indian People
29. Under which Prime Minister, the voting age has been reduced from 21 years to 18 years in India?
Rajiv Gandhi, 1989
30. By which Amendment Act of 1988, the voting age has been reduced from 21 years to 18 years in India?
61st Amendment
31. By which article, the voting age has been reduced from 21 years to 18 years in India?
Article 326
32. What does Article 21A say?
It declares that the State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children between the ages of 6 and 14 years.
33. What article of the Indian Constitution is related to ‘abolition of untouchability’?
Article 17
34. Who abolished untouchability?
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
35. Which artist designed the Constitution of India?
Nandalal Bose
36. What is the symbol of the Constitution of India?
The National Emblem of India, featuring four lions
37. Who was the last person to sign the Indian Constitution?
Feroze Gandhi
38. Who is the permanent chairman of the Constitution?
Dr Rajendra Prasad
39. Which day is celebrated as the Constitution day?
November 26th
40. Whose birthday is celebrated as Constitution Day?
Dr BR Ambedkar
41. Why is India called a republic?
India is called a republic because its head of state, the President, is elected by the people or their representatives, rather than being a hereditary monarch.
42. Which country is known as the mother of democracy?
Bharat
43. Which article is related to the President of India?
Articles 52-62 - Part V of the Constitution
44. What are the four pillars of Preamble?
justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity
45. What is the Magna Carta of the Indian Constitution?
Part III of the Indian Constitution - Fundamental Rights - Articles 12 to 35
47. Which article outlines the procedure for the impeachment of the President?
Article 61
48. What is the ‘61 Act’ in India?
The ‘61 Act’ most commonly refers to Article 61 of the Constitution, which outlines the procedure for the impeachment of the President.
49. Which article is related to ‘women and children’ are protected under the Indian Constitution?
Article 15(3)
50. By which Constitutional Amendment GST has been introduced in India?
101st Amendment