MCQ - CIVICS

 Unit 1

Civics - Fundamental Rights, Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary in the Indian Constitution

MCQ

Fundamental Rights

1. Which Article of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to equality?

   a) Article 14

   b) Article 16

   c) Article 19

   d) Article 21

   Answer: a) Article 14

2. Which of the following is not a Fundamental Right?

  a) Right to Property

  b) Right to Freedom of Religion

  c) Right to Equality

  d) Right to Constitutional Remedies

   Answer: a) Right to Property

3. Which Article deals with the right to freedom of speech and expression?

   a) Article 19(1)(a)

   b) Article 21

   c) Article 25

   d) Article 14

   Answer: a) Article 19(1)(a)

4. Under which Article is the right to life and personal liberty guaranteed?

   a) Article 19

   b) Article 21

   c) Article 32

   d) Article 29

   Answer: b) Article 21

5. The Right to Education was included in the Fundamental Rights through which amendment?

   a) 86th Amendment

   b) 42nd Amendment

   c) 44th Amendment

   d) 93rd Amendment

   Answer: a) 86th Amendment

6. Which Article provides for the abolition of untouchability?

   a) Article 15

   b) Article 17

   c) Article 23

   d) Article 25

   Answer: b) Article 17

7. The right to form associations or unions is guaranteed by which Article?

   a) Article 19(1)(c)

   b) Article 16

   c) Article 21

   d) Article 32

   Answer: a) Article 19(1)(c)

8. Which Article provides for the protection of the interests of minorities?

   a) Article 29

   b) Article 32

   c) Article 31

   d) Article 14

   Answer: a) Article 29

9. Which of the following is not included in the Right to Freedom?

   a) Freedom of speech and expression

   b) Freedom to reside and settle in any part of India

   c) Freedom to practice any profession

   d) Freedom to acquire, hold, and dispose of property

   Answer: d) Freedom to acquire, hold, and dispose of property

10. Which Article is related to the prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labor?

    a) Article 21

    b) Article 23

    c) Article 25

    d) Article 30

    Answer: b) Article 23

 Legislature

11. The Parliament of India consists of which of the following?

    a) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

    b) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and the President

    c) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and the Prime Minister

    d) Rajya Sabha and the President

    Answer: b) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and the President

12. The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha is fixed at:

    a) 552

    b) 545

    c) 540

    d) 500

    Answer: a) 552

13. The tenure of a Rajya Sabha member is:

    a) 5 years

    b) 6 years

    c) 4 years

    d) 3 years

    Answer: b) 6 years

14. Money Bills can only be introduced in which House?

    a) Lok Sabha

    b) Rajya Sabha

    c) Both Houses

    d) Joint Session

    Answer: a) Lok Sabha

15. The Presiding Officer of the Lok Sabha is known as the:

     a) Speaker

     b) Chairman

     c) President

     d) Vice President

    Answer: a) Speaker

16. The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of which House?

     a) Lok Sabha

     b) Rajya Sabha

     c) Legislative Council

     d) Legislative Assembly

    Answer: b) Rajya Sabha

17. Who has the power to summon and prorogue either House of Parliament?

     a) The Prime Minister

     b) The Speaker

     c) The President

     d) The Vice President

    Answer: c) The President

18. A Joint Session of Parliament is presided over by:

     a) The President

     b) The Speaker of Lok Sabha

     c) The Chairman of Rajya Sabha

     d) The Prime Minister

    Answer: b) The Speaker of Lok Sabha

19. Which of the following bills cannot be introduced first in the Rajya Sabha?

     a) Ordinary Bill

     b) Constitutional Amendment Bill

     c) Money Bill

     d) None of the above

    Answer: c) Money Bill

20. The President can nominate how many members to the Lok Sabha?

     a) 2

     b) 10

     c) 12

     d) None

    Answer: a) 2

 Executive

21. The President of India is elected by:

     a) Direct election by the people

     b) Electoral College

     c) Members of Parliament only

     d) Members of State Legislatures only

    Answer: b) Electoral College

22. The Prime Minister is appointed by:

     a) The Lok Sabha

     b) The President

     c) The Rajya Sabha

     d) The Vice President

    Answer: b) The President

23. The Union Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to:

     a) The President

     b) The Lok Sabha

     c) The Rajya Sabha

     d) The Prime Minister

    Answer: b) The Lok Sabha

24. The term of the President of India is:

     a) 4 years

     b) 5 years

     c) 6 years

     d) 7 years

    Answer: b) 5 years

25. Which Article of the Constitution defines the duties of the Prime Minister?

     a) Article 74

     b) Article 75

     c) Article 76

     d) Article 77

    Answer: a) Article 74

26. The President can proclaim a national emergency under which Article?

     a) Article 352

     b) Article 356

     c) Article 360

     d) Article 368

    Answer: a) Article 352

27. The power to dissolve the Lok Sabha is vested in:

     a) The President

     b) The Prime Minister

     c) The Speaker of Lok Sabha

     d) The Chief Justice of India

    Answer: a) The President

28. The President can appoint how many Anglo-Indian members to the Lok Sabha?

     a) 2

     b) 4

     c) 5

     d) None

    Answer: a) 2

29. The Attorney General of India holds office during the pleasure of:

     a) The President

     b) The Prime Minister

     c) The Parliament

     d) The Chief Justice of India

    Answer: a) The President

30. Who among the following is not a part of the Executive?

     a) The President

     b) The Prime Minister

     c) The Chief Justice of India

     d) The Union Cabinet

    Answer: c) The Chief Justice of India

 Judiciary

31. Which is the highest judicial authority in India?

     a) The High Court

     b) The Supreme Court

     c) The District Court

     d) The Lok Adalat

    Answer: b) The Supreme Court

32. The Judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by:

     a) The President

     b) The Prime Minister

     c) The Chief Justice of India

     d) The Law Minister

    Answer: a) The President

33. The retirement age of a Supreme Court judge is:

     a) 60 years

     b) 62 years

     c) 65 years

     d) 70 years

    Answer: c) 65 years

34. Which Article provides for the establishment of the Supreme Court?

  

 a) Article 124

 b) Article 143

 c) Article 32

 d) Article 226

  Answer: a) Article 124

35. The Supreme Court of India was established in the year:

     a) 1947

     b) 1949

     c) 1950

     d) 1951

    Answer: c) 1950

36. The power of judicial review in India is vested in:

     a) The President

     b) The Parliament

     c) The Supreme Court

     d) The Election Commission

    Answer: c) The Supreme Court

37. Who can increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court?

     a) The President

     b) The Parliament

     c) The Chief Justice of India

     d) The Law Minister

    Answer: b) The Parliament

38. The first Chief Justice of India was:

     a) M. Patanjali Sastri

     b) H.J. Kania

     c) B.K. Mukherjee

     d) S.R. Das

    Answer: b) H.J. Kania

39. The Chief Justice of a High Court is appointed by:

     a) The President

     b) The Governor

     c) The Chief Justice of India

     d) The Prime Minister

Answer: a) The President

40. The original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court extends to:

     a) Disputes between the Union and one or more states

     b) Disputes between two or more states

     c) Enforcement of fundamental rights

    d) All of the above

    Answer: d) All of the above

41. Which Article deals with the advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?

     a) Article 131

     b) Article 143

     c) Article 226

     d) Article 32

    Answer: b) Article 143

42. Who has the authority to remove the Chief Justice of India?

     a) The President

     b) The Parliament

     c) The Prime Minister

     d) None of the above

    Answer: b) The Parliament

43. The Chief Justice of India can hold office until the age of:

     a) 62 years

     b) 65 years

     c) 70 years

     d) 75 years

    Answer: b) 65 years

44. The power to punish for contempt of court is vested in:

     a) The President

     b) The Parliament

     c) The Supreme Court

     d) The Attorney General

    Answer: c) The Supreme Court

45. Public Interest Litigation (PIL) can be filed in which courts?

     a) The Supreme Court

     b) The High Court

     c) Both a) and b)

     d) The District Court

    Answer: c) Both a) and b)

46. The High Courts in India were first established in:

     a) Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai

     b) Calcutta, Bombay, Madras

     c) Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata

     d) Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi

    Answer: b) Calcutta, Bombay, Madras

47. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the independence of the judiciary?

     a) Article 50

     b) Article 124

     c) Article 368

     d) Article 32

Answer: a) Article 50

48. The Judiciary is an independent body under which part of the Constitution?

     a) Part V

     b) Part VI

     c) Part III

     d) Part IV

    Answer: a) Part V

49. The writ of 'Habeas Corpus' is issued to:

     a) Produce a person before the court

     b) Transfer a case from a lower court to a higher court

    c) Restrain a person from acting in a public office

    d) Release a person from illegal detention

    Answer: d) Release a person from illegal detention

50. Which of the following writs is not a part of Article 32?

     a) Habeas Corpus

     b) Mandamus

     c) Quo Warranto

     d) Prohibition

Answer: d) Prohibition