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UPSC NDA Indian Constitution — practice questions

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Tap the item that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the definition of a constitutionRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: what a constitution doesRead the answer and worked solution →Order the making of India's ConstitutionRead the answer and worked solution →Dates of the Constituent AssemblyRead the answer and worked solution →Before or after Partition?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false: how the Assembly was chosenRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the first function of a constitutionRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →Tap every function of a constitution the chapter namesRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: date or body with what it marksRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →Rule, body, or date?Read the answer and worked solution →Reading the definitions backRead the answer and worked solution →

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Tap the item that does not belong

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Questions
  1. Items
    1. Right to Property
    2. Right to Equality
    3. Right to Freedom
    4. Right against Exploitation
    Reason
    Right to Property is now a legal right (Art 300A), not a Fundamental Right.
    Odd item
    Right to Property
  2. Items
    1. Lok Sabha
    2. Supreme Court
    3. Rajya Sabha
    4. Vidhan Sabha
    Reason
    The Supreme Court is the judiciary; the others are legislatures.
    Odd item
    Supreme Court
  3. Items
    1. Sovereign
    2. Socialist
    3. Federal
    4. Secular
    Reason
    'Federal' does not appear in the Preamble; the others do.
    Odd item
    Federal
  4. Items
    1. President
    2. Vice President
    3. Prime Minister
    4. Governor
    Reason
    The Governor is a state office; the others are Union offices.
    Odd item
    Governor
  5. Items
    1. Cabinet Mission
    2. Preamble
    3. Fundamental Rights
    4. DPSP
    Reason
    The Cabinet Mission was a 1946 plan, not a part of the Constitution.
    Odd item
    Cabinet Mission
Instructions
Tap the one that doesn't fit.

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Complete the definition of a constitution

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Missing parts
  1. Answer
    fundamental
    Choices
    1. fundamental
    2. temporary
    3. local
  2. Answer
    governed
    Choices
    1. governed
    2. divided
    3. funded
Complete the statement
A constitution is a body of {0} principles according to which a state is constituted or {1}.
The chapter's own wording. Source: syllabus Political Science, Constitution: Why and How?

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True or false: what a constitution does

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Questions
  1. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    The first function of a constitution is to allow minimal coordination among members of a society.
  2. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    It provides a set of basic rules.
  3. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    It governs the allocation of power in society.
  4. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    A constitution is a body of fundamental principles.
  5. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    A constitution deals only with elections.
Its first function is coordination, before anything about rights. Source: syllabus Political Science, Constitution: Why and How?

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