INDIAN POLITY

Total Questions: 50

21. Which of the following articles describes India also as Bharat? [S.S.C. Online C.P.O.S.I. (T-I) 01.07.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Article 1
(b) Article 2
(c) Article 3
(d) Article 4

Correct Answer: (a) Article 1

Solution:Article 1 describes India, that is, Bharat as a Union of States rather than a ' Federation of States'. This provision deals with two things: one, name of the country, and two, type of polity. The territory of India shall consist of- 1. the territories of the States, 2. Union Territories and 3. such other territories as may be acquired. The names of the states and union territories and the territories are mentioned in the First Schedule of the Constitution.

22. Indian Citizenship is granted by- [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 4.09.2016 (Shift-II)]

(a) The President of India
(b) The Prime Minister
(c) The Ministry of Home Affairs
(d) The Ministry of External Affairs

Correct Answer: (c) The Ministry of Home Affairs

Solution:Indian citizenship is granted by the Ministry of Home Affairs. In Article 5-11 of Part-2 of the Constitution of India there is provision for granting citizenship. Under Article 11, the Indian Parliament has been given the right to make laws regarding citizenship. Citizenship can be acquired by the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955 (later amended) on five grounds- (1) By Birth, (2) By Descent, (3) By Registration, (4) By Naturalization, and (5) By incorporation of territory.

23. The Constitution of India was framed by- [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Planning Commission
(b) Constituent Assembly
(c) President
(d) Working Committee

Correct Answer: (b) Constituent Assembly

Solution:The Constituent Assembly of India framed the Constitution of India. The Constituent Assembly was elected by the Provincial Assemblies of British India. The Constitution came into effect on January 26, 1950, which is celebrated as Republic Day.

24. The original Constitution of India was published in- [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 29.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Delhi
(b) Srinagar
(c) Ajmer
(d) Dehradun

Correct Answer: (d) Dehradun

Solution:Prem Behari Narain Raizada was the calligrapher of the Indian Constitution. The original constitution was written by him in a flowing italic style. The Calligraphy of the Hindi version of the Original Constitution was done by Vasant Krishan Vaidya.

25. When did the Constituent Assembly adopt the Constitution of India? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 19.08.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) 26th November 1947
(b) 26th January 1950
(c) 26th January 1947
(d) 26th November 1949

Correct Answer: (d) 26th November 1949

Solution:The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India on 26 November 1949 and it came into force on 26 January 1950.

26. The Constitution of India was hand-written by_______. [S.S.C. Online M.T.S. (T-I) 14.10.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Prem Behari Narain Raizada
(b) Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
(c) Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
(d) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

Correct Answer: (a) Prem Behari Narain Raizada

Solution:The original copy of the Indian Constitution was handwritten both in Hindi and English. It did not use typing or print. The original copy of the constitution in both languages was written by Prem Bihari Narayan Raizada.

27. The Indian Constitution declares India as all of the following, except. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 11.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Communist
(b) Democratic Republic
(c) Socialist
(d) Secular

Correct Answer: (a) Communist

Solution:PREAMBLE:

WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens: -

JUSTICE, social, economic, and political;

LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith, and worship;

EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all

FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation; IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty- sixth day of November 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.

Therefore it is clear that the communist system in the Indian Constitution was not mentioned.

28. According to our Constitution, India is______. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 03.02.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) A Religious State
(b) A Secular State
(c) A Capitalist State
(d) A Plutocratic State

Correct Answer: (b) A Secular State

Solution:WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens: -

JUSTICE, social, economic, and political;

LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith, and worship;

EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all

Therefore it is clear that the India is a Secular state.

29. A_______. helps serve as a set of rules and principles that all persons in a country can agree upon as the basis of the way in which they want the country to be governed. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) preamble
(b) document
(c) constitution
(d) draft

Correct Answer: (c) constitution

Solution:The constitution helps to presents a set of rules and principles that all the people of the country can agree on as the basis of the way in which they want the country to be governed.

30. The polity of a country is designed according to its_____ and any change to the polity is possible only when an amendment is made. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Government
(b) Constitution
(c) People
(d) Preamble

Correct Answer: (b) Constitution

Solution:The polity of a country is designed according to its constitution and any change in the polity is possible only when an amendment is made.

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