1.
The Preamble secures to all the citizens of
India, equality of status and opportunity.
Which of the following provisions of the
Constitution is based on Right to equality ?
1. Equality before law
2. Prohibition of Human trafficking
3. Abolition of untouchability
4. Prohibition of discrimination on Certain
Grounds
5. Right to marry by one’s choice
Select the right code from below:
(a) 1 and 5
(b) 1,3 and 4
(c) 2 and 4
(d) All of the above
2. Consider the following statements:
1. The Preamble of the Constitution is
based on the ‘Objective Resolution’
drafted and moved by Pandit Nehru in
the Constituent Assembly.
2. The Preamble provides greater rights to
citizens than those mentioned in the
Objective Resolution.
3. The Objective Resolution also provided
the Date of Commencement of the
Constitution as 26th January 1950 to
mark the 20th Anniversary of
Declaration of ‘Purna Swaraj’.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 3 only
3. Which of the following statements about
Preamble is correct?
(a) The Preamble provides the source of
authority of the Constitution.
(b) The Preamble provides liberty of thought,
expression, opportunity, belief and
worship.
(c) The Preamble has been amended only
once by the 44th Constitutional
Amendment Act.
(d) In the Berubari Union case, the Supreme
Court held that the Preamble is a part of
the Constitution.
4. Consider the following statements with
reference to ‘Equality’ as mentioned in the
Preamble:
1. The Preamble mentions social, economic
and political equality.
2. It signifies the absence of special privileges
to any section of the society.
3. The provision related to opportunity made
under Article 16 emanates from this.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
5. Which of the following Articles of the
Constitution fulfils the objective of promotion
of fraternity among the people of India:
1. Article 51A
2. Article 38
3. Article 18
Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 2 only
6. Consider the following statements about the
term ‘Liberty’ mentioned in the Preamble:
1. The Preamble provides liberty of thought,
expression, opportunity, faith and
worship.
2. Liberty cannot be achieved with the
absence of laws.
3. It provides an opportunity for an individual
to develop himself/herself fully.
4. Liberty is essential for the successful
functioning of democracy.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are
incorrect?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) None of the above
7. Which of the following Articles of the
Constitution promote social justice as
envisaged in the Preamble?
1. Article 17
2. Article 38
3. Article 39A
4. Article 42
5. Article 49
6. Article 50
Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 2, 3 and 6 only
(c) 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
8. Consider the following statements about the
Preamble:
1. The Preamble has been amended only
once so far under the Prime Ministership
of Mrs. Indira Gandhi.
2. The Supreme Court in the Minerva Mills
case has held that the Preamble is part of
the Constitution.
3. The original Preamble did not include the
word ‘unity and integrity’ in it.
Which of the statement(s) given is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 3 only
9. Consider the following statements about the
term ‘Secular’ as mentioned in the Preamble
of the Constitution:
1. The term was added by the 44th
Constitution Amendment Act.
2. Indian secularism provides for strict
separation of State and religion.
3. Article 15, 16 and 44 of the Constitution
promotes secularism in India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 3 only
10. Consider the following pairs of principles of
Preamble and Rights that promote those
principles:
Principle Fundamental Right
1.Equality of
opportunity
Article 16
2.Liberty of belief Article 25
3.Dignity of individual Article 17
4.Social Justice Article 21A
Which of the above pairs are correctly
matched?
(a) 2 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
11. Consider the following statements:
1. Preamble is neither a source of power to
the legislature nor part of the constitution.
2. Provisions of preamble are not
enforceable in courts of law.
3. Preamble cannot be amended as it is not
part of the Constitution of India.
Select the correct answer from the code given
below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
12. Which of the following statements about
Preamble is correct?
a) The Preamble provides the source of
authority of the Constitution.
b) The Preamble provides liberty of thought,
expression, opportunity, belief and
worship.
c) The Preamble has been amended only
once by the 44th Constitutional
Amendment Act.
d) In the Berubari Union case, the Supreme
Court held that the Preamble is a part of
the Constitution.
13. Which of the following is/are components
that Preamble reveals?
1. Source of authority of the Constitution
2. Nature of Indian State
3. Objectives of the Constitution
4. Date of enforcement of the Constitution
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
(a) 2 and 3 only
(b) 1 ,2 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2 ,3 and 4 only
14. Consider the following statements with
respect to ‘Justice’ in the Preamble?
1. Economic justice means that the
Constitution wants to create a society
without discrimination on any grounds like
caste, creed, gender, religion, etc.
2. Social Justice means no discrimination can
be caused by people on the basis of their
wealth, income, and economic status.
3. Political Justice means all the people have
an equal, free and fair right without any
discrimination to participate in political
opportunities.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only
15. In which of the following parts of the
Constitution the term “justice” is
mentioned?
1. Preamble
2. Fundamental Rights
3. Fundamental Duties
4. Directive principles of State Policy
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
(a) 1 and 4 only
(b) 1 , 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only
16. Consider the following statements with
respect to the term Sovereign:
1. It means the state has limited control over
every subject and no other authority or
external power has control over it.
2. External sovereignty means the
sovereignty in International Law which
means the independence of the state
against other states
3. A country can have its own constitution
even if it is not sovereign.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 2 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only
17. Which of the following statements is
incorrect regarding ‘sovereign’?
(a) It implies that India is neither a
dependency nor a dominion of any other
nation, but an independent state
(b) There is no authority above it, and it is
free to conduct its own affairs
(c) India’s membership of the United
Nations Organisation (UNO) is a way that
constitutes a limitation on her
sovereignty.
(d) India can either acquire a foreign
territory or cede a part of its territory in
favour of a foreign state.
18. The term Socialist , Secular and Integrity in
constitution is added by Which Constitutional
Amendment?
(a) 42nd Amendment 1976
(b) 44th Amendment 1976
(c) 38th Amendment 1976
(d) 52nd Amendment 1976
19. Consider the following statements with
reference to the ‘Socialist’:
1. The word socialist was added in the
Preamble by the 42nd Amendment to the
Constitution.
2. It means commitment to attain ideals like
removal of inequalities, provision of
minimum basic necessities to all, equal pay
for equal work.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
20. Which of the following statements is
𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 regarding Indian secularism ?
(a) It ensures that one religious community
does not dominate another.
(b) Some members do not dominate other
members of the same religious
community.
(c) The State does not enforce any particular
religion nor take away the religious
freedom of individuals.
(d) Due to the flexible separation between
religion and the State, the State intervenes
in all religious affairs.
21. Which of the following is/are manifestations
of the democratic character of the Indian
polity?
1. Universal Adult Franchise
2. Rule of law
3. Integrated Judiciary
4. Absence of discrimination on certain
grounds
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
(a) 2 and 4 only
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 , 3 and 4
22. Consider the following statements with
reference to the Fraternity:
1. It assures the dignity of the individual
and the unity and integrity of the nation.
2. The Constitution promotes this feeling of
fraternity by the system of single
citizenship.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
23. Consider the following statements with
reference to the Preamble :
1. The Preamble was enacted by the
Constituent Assembly before the rest of
the Constitution to have clear vision of
aspiration of people
2. In the Kesavananda Bharati case (1973),
the Supreme Court again held that the
Preamble is an integral part of the
Constitution.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
24. Consider the following statements with
respect to Amendability of the preamble?
1. Preamble can be amended but basic
elements of the Constitution as contained
in the can be altered by an amendment
under Article 368
2. The objectives in the Preamble are just a
part of the basic structure of the
Constitution.
3. The Preamble has been amended twice so
far, in 1976 and 1978 by the 42nd and 44
th Constitutional Amendment Act
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
(a) 2 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only
