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Salient features of the indian constitution - Test Set 1

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  1. Question 1

    UPPSC Prelims 2019
    Which feature of the Indian Constitution is borrowed from the British Constitution?
    1. Fundamental Rights
    2. Directive Principles
    3. Parliamentary Government
    4. Judicial Review
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  2. Question 2

    Which of the following is not a feature of the Indian Constitution?
    1. Federalism
    2. Parliamentary System
    3. Presidential Form of Government
    4. Secularism
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  3. Question 3

    RRB ALP 2018
    Which of the following is NOT a source of the Indian Constitution?
    1. Irish Constitution
    2. Soviet Constitution
    3. Spanish Constitution
    4. US Constitution
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  4. Question 4

    SSC MTS 2020
    Which of the following countries influenced the Emergency provisions of the Indian Constitution?
    1. Canada
    2. Germany
    3. USA
    4. Russia
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  5. Question 5

    SSC CGL 2015
    The Constitution of India is regarded as:
    1. Rigid
    2. Flexible
    3. Both rigid and flexible
    4. Neither rigid nor flexible
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  6. Question 6

    WBCS Mains 2021
    Which of the following statements about the Indian Constitution is true?
    1. It is an unwritten constitution
    2. It is the longest written constitution in the world
    3. It is borrowed entirely from the US Constitution
    4. It was imposed by the British
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  7. Question 7

    RRB Group D 2019
    Which language was used in the original text of the Indian Constitution?
    1. Hindi
    2. Urdu
    3. Sanskrit
    4. English
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  8. Question 8

    SSC GD 2020
    The Indian Constitution provides for:
    1. Presidential Government
    2. Monarchical Government
    3. Parliamentary Government
    4. Communist Government
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  9. Question 9

    SSC CGL 2019
    The idea of ‘Directive Principles of State Policy’ is borrowed from:
    1. USA
    2. UK
    3. Australia
    4. Ireland
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  10. Question 10

    WBCS Prelims 2017
    The concept of Judicial Review in India is borrowed from the Constitution of:
    1. UK
    2. USA
    3. USSR
    4. France
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  11. Question 11

    WBCS Prelims 2020
    From which country was the concept of a 'Fundamental Duties' borrowed into the Indian Constitution?
    1. USSR
    2. USA
    3. UK
    4. Germany
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  12. Question 12

    SSC CHSL 2021
    What kind of republic is India according to the Constitution?
    1. Democratic
    2. Theocratic
    3. Socialist
    4. Democratic Republic
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  13. Question 13

    SSC GD 2019
    Which of the following features is borrowed from the Canadian Constitution?
    1. Bicameral Legislature
    2. Judicial Review
    3. Federation with strong Centre
    4. Fundamental Rights
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  14. Question 14

    WBCS Prelims 2017
    What is the source of the idea of the ‘Concurrent List’?
    1. Australia
    2. USA
    3. UK
    4. USSR
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  15. Question 15

    SSC CGL 2016
    Which of the following terms is NOT mentioned in the Indian Constitution?
    1. Union of States
    2. Prime Minister
    3. President
    4. Cabinet
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  16. Question 16

    RRB JE 2019
    How many Articles were there in the original Constitution of India?
    1. 395
    2. 398
    3. 392
    4. 397
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  17. Question 17

    SSC CGL 2017
    The power of judicial review is a feature of which country’s Constitution?
    1. USA
    2. UK
    3. Canada
    4. India
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  18. Question 18

    The idea of ‘Independent Judiciary’ was borrowed from which country’s Constitution?
    1. USA
    2. UK
    3. Germany
    4. Canada
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  19. Question 19

    SSC CHSL 2018
    The concept of a ‘Constitutional Morality’ is:
    1. A feature borrowed from Germany
    2. Defined in the Preamble
    3. Found in the Directive Principles
    4. Not mentioned in the Constitution
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  20. Question 20

    RRB ALP 2018
    Which of the following is a salient feature of the Indian Constitution?
    1. Socialism
    2. Secularism
    3. Republic
    4. All of the above
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