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Polity and Constitution: 49 questions with answers

Polity questions in general-awareness papers tend to test the same habit: knowing where a rule lives. Which Article, which Schedule, which amendment changed the wording. This set is built from the text of the Constitution itself, as published by the Legislative Department, rather than from summaries.

Each explanation names the Article or Schedule, so you can open the Constitution and read the clause for yourself. Footnotes in the official text record when and by which amendment a provision was inserted or substituted; several questions here are drawn from those footnotes.

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  1. pol-001Which two words in the Preamble were added by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976?

    1. Justice and Liberty
    2. Republic and Fraternity
    3. Socialist and Secular
    4. Sovereign and Democratic
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    Answer: Socialist and Secular

    The Preamble first described India as a "Sovereign Democratic Republic". The 42nd Amendment substituted the longer phrase that includes Socialist and Secular, with effect from 3 January 1977.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Preamble, footnote 1). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  2. pol-002According to the Preamble, on which date did the Constituent Assembly adopt the Constitution?

    1. 15 August 1947
    2. 26 January 1949
    3. 26 January 1950
    4. 26 November 1949
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    Answer: 26 November 1949

    The Preamble records adoption in the Constituent Assembly on the twenty-sixth day of November, 1949. Most provisions came into force later, on 26 January 1950.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Preamble). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  3. pol-003Article 394 names the day on which most of the Constitution came into force. Which day is it?

    1. 15 August 1950
    2. 26 January 1950
    3. 26 November 1949
    4. 30 January 1950
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    Answer: 26 January 1950

    Article 394 brought a short list of articles (such as those on citizenship and the Election Commission) into force at once, and the rest on 26 January 1950, which the Constitution calls its commencement.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 394). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  4. pol-004Article 1(1) completes the sentence "India, that is Bharat, shall be a ..."

    1. Commonwealth of States
    2. Federation of States
    3. Union of Provinces
    4. Union of States
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    Answer: Union of States

    Article 1(1) reads that India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States. The States and their territories are specified in the First Schedule.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 1). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  5. pol-005Which Article says the State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws?

    1. Article 14
    2. Article 19
    3. Article 21
    4. Article 32
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    Answer: Article 14

    Article 14 guarantees equality before the law and equal protection of the laws within the territory of India, to any person, not only citizens.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 14). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  6. pol-006Which Article abolishes "Untouchability" and makes enforcing any disability arising from it an offence?

    1. Article 15
    2. Article 17
    3. Article 18
    4. Article 23
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    Answer: Article 17

    Article 17 abolishes Untouchability, forbids its practice in any form and makes enforcing a disability arising from it an offence punishable by law. Article 18 deals with titles.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 17). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  7. pol-007Article 21A requires the State to provide free and compulsory education to children of which age group?

    1. Five to fifteen years
    2. Six to eighteen years
    3. Six to fourteen years
    4. Three to ten years
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    Answer: Six to fourteen years

    Article 21A covers all children aged six to fourteen, in the manner the State determines by law. Early childhood care below six is addressed separately in Article 45.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 21A; Article 45). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  8. pol-008Which amendment inserted the Right to Education (Article 21A) into the Constitution?

    1. Eighty-sixth Amendment Act, 2002
    2. Forty-fourth Amendment Act, 1978
    3. Forty-second Amendment Act, 1976
    4. Seventy-third Amendment Act, 1992
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    Answer: Eighty-sixth Amendment Act, 2002

    The footnote to Article 21A shows it was inserted by the Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002. The article took effect from 1 April 2010.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 21A, footnote). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  9. pol-009Article 32(2) lists writs the Supreme Court may issue. Which of these is NOT named there?

    1. Certiorari
    2. Habeas corpus
    3. Injunction
    4. Mandamus
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    Answer: Injunction

    Article 32(2) names five writs: habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari. An injunction is a remedy in ordinary civil law, not one of the five named writs.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 32(2)). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  10. pol-010Article 32 guarantees the right to move which court for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights?

    1. Any District Court
    2. The High Court of the State
    3. The National Human Rights Commission
    4. The Supreme Court
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    Answer: The Supreme Court

    Article 32(1) guarantees the right to move the Supreme Court by appropriate proceedings to enforce the rights in Part III. The right is itself part of Part III.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 32(1)). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  11. pol-011Under Article 24, no child below what age shall be employed in a factory, a mine or other hazardous employment?

    1. Eighteen years
    2. Fourteen years
    3. Sixteen years
    4. Twelve years
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    Answer: Fourteen years

    Article 24 prohibits employing children below the age of fourteen in factories, mines or any other hazardous employment.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 24). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  12. pol-012The freedom of speech and expression is guaranteed to citizens by which Article?

    1. Article 14
    2. Article 19
    3. Article 21
    4. Article 25
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    Answer: Article 19

    Article 19(1)(a) gives all citizens the right to freedom of speech and expression, alongside other freedoms such as assembling peaceably and forming associations.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 19(1)(a)). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  13. pol-013Part IVA, which lists the Fundamental Duties in Article 51A, was inserted by which amendment?

    1. Eighty-sixth Amendment Act, 2002
    2. Fifty-second Amendment Act, 1985
    3. Forty-fourth Amendment Act, 1978
    4. Forty-second Amendment Act, 1976
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    Answer: Forty-second Amendment Act, 1976

    Part IVA and Article 51A were inserted by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, with effect from 3 January 1977. The first duty listed is to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 51A, footnote). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  14. pol-014Article 40, a Directive Principle, asks the State to organise which bodies as units of self-government?

    1. Cooperative societies
    2. Gram nyayalayas
    3. Municipal corporations
    4. Village panchayats
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    Answer: Village panchayats

    Article 40 directs the State to organise village panchayats and give them the powers needed to function as units of self-government.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 40). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  15. pol-015Which Article says the State shall endeavour to secure a uniform civil code for citizens throughout India?

    1. Article 39
    2. Article 44
    3. Article 45
    4. Article 48A
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    Answer: Article 44

    Article 44, among the Directive Principles of State Policy, asks the State to endeavour to secure a uniform civil code for citizens throughout the territory of India.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 44). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  16. pol-016Article 48A, on protecting the environment and safeguarding forests and wild life, belongs to which part of the Constitution?

    1. Directive Principles of State Policy
    2. Emergency Provisions
    3. Fundamental Duties
    4. Fundamental Rights
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    Answer: Directive Principles of State Policy

    Article 48A sits in Part IV, the Directive Principles of State Policy. A related citizen duty to protect the natural environment appears separately in Article 51A.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 48A). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  17. pol-017Under Article 53, the supreme command of the Defence Forces of the Union is vested in whom?

    1. The Chief of Defence Staff
    2. The President
    3. The Prime Minister
    4. The Union Defence Minister
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    Answer: The President

    Article 53(2) vests the supreme command of the Defence Forces in the President, its exercise being regulated by law.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 53(2)). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  18. pol-018What minimum age must a person have completed to be eligible for election as President?

    1. 25 years
    2. 30 years
    3. 35 years
    4. 40 years
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    Answer: 35 years

    Article 58 requires a candidate to be a citizen, to have completed thirty-five years of age and to be qualified for election to the House of the People.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 58). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  19. pol-019What is the minimum age to be chosen for a seat in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha)?

    1. 21 years
    2. 25 years
    3. 30 years
    4. 35 years
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    Answer: 30 years

    Article 84 sets not less than thirty years for the Council of States and not less than twenty-five years for the House of the People.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 84(b)). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  20. pol-020Who is the ex officio Chairman of the Council of States?

    1. The President
    2. The Prime Minister
    3. The Speaker of the House of the People
    4. The Vice-President
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    Answer: The Vice-President

    Article 64 makes the Vice-President of India the ex officio Chairman of the Council of States.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 64). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  21. pol-021Under Article 61, a resolution to impeach the President can be moved only after at least how many days' written notice?

    1. Fourteen days
    2. Seven days
    3. Sixty days
    4. Thirty days
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    Answer: Fourteen days

    Article 61(2) requires the proposal to be moved after at least fourteen days' notice in writing, signed by at least one-fourth of the total members of the House.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 61(2)). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  22. pol-022Article 72 gives the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment to whom?

    1. The Chief Justice of India
    2. The President
    3. The Prime Minister
    4. The Union Home Minister
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    Answer: The President

    Article 72 vests this power in the President, including in all cases where the sentence is by a court martial and where the sentence is of death.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 72). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  23. pol-023The Attorney-General for India must be a person qualified to be appointed a Judge of which court?

    1. A District Court
    2. A High Court
    3. The Federal Court
    4. The Supreme Court
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    Answer: The Supreme Court

    Article 76(1) says the President shall appoint as Attorney-General a person qualified to be appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 76(1)). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  24. pol-024How many members of the Council of States are nominated by the President?

    1. 10
    2. 12
    3. 14
    4. 2
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    Answer: 12

    Article 80(1)(a) provides for twelve members nominated by the President for their knowledge or experience in literature, science, art and social service. The rest, not more than 238, represent the States and Union territories.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 80). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  25. pol-025Article 81 caps the members chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the States at how many?

    1. 500
    2. 530
    3. 545
    4. 552
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    Answer: 530

    Article 81(1)(a) allows not more than 530 members from the States, and clause (1)(b) not more than 20 members to represent the Union territories.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 81(1)). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  26. pol-026As nearly as possible, what share of the members of the Council of States retire on the expiration of every second year?

    1. One-fourth
    2. One-half
    3. One-third
    4. Two-thirds
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    Answer: One-third

    Article 83(1) says the Council of States is not subject to dissolution; about one-third of its members retire every second year.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 83(1)). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  27. pol-027Article 75(1A) limits the total number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister, to what share of the members of the House of the People?

    1. Fifteen per cent
    2. Ten per cent
    3. Twenty per cent
    4. Twenty-five per cent
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    Answer: Fifteen per cent

    Clause (1A), inserted by the 91st Amendment, says the Council of Ministers shall not exceed fifteen per cent of the total number of members of the House of the People.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 75(1A)). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  28. pol-028Who presides over a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament?

    1. The Chief Justice of India
    2. The President
    3. The Speaker of the House of the People
    4. The Vice-President
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    Answer: The Speaker of the House of the People

    Article 118(4) says the Speaker of the House of the People, or in his absence a person determined by the rules of procedure, presides at a joint sitting.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 118(4); Article 108). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  29. pol-029Under Article 108, a joint sitting may be called if the other House does not pass a Bill within how long of receiving it?

    1. More than one year
    2. More than six months
    3. More than thirty days
    4. More than three months
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    Answer: More than six months

    Article 108(1) covers three cases: the Bill is rejected, the Houses finally disagree on amendments, or more than six months pass without the other House passing it.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 108(1)). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  30. pol-030If a question arises whether a Bill is a Money Bill, whose decision is final?

    1. The Chairman of the Council of States
    2. The President
    3. The Speaker of the House of the People
    4. The Union Finance Minister
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    Answer: The Speaker of the House of the People

    Article 110(3) makes the decision of the Speaker of the House of the People final. The Speaker also certifies a Money Bill when it goes to the Council of States and to the President.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 110(3)). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  31. pol-031When may the President promulgate an Ordinance under Article 123?

    1. At any time except when both Houses of Parliament are in session
    2. Only after the House of the People is dissolved
    3. Only during a Proclamation of Emergency
    4. Only with the written consent of the Chief Justice
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    Answer: At any time except when both Houses of Parliament are in session

    Article 123(1) allows an Ordinance when both Houses are not in session and the President is satisfied that immediate action is necessary.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 123(1)). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  32. pol-032Until what age does a Judge of the Supreme Court hold office?

    1. 60 years
    2. 62 years
    3. 65 years
    4. 70 years
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    Answer: 65 years

    Article 124(2) says a Supreme Court Judge holds office until attaining the age of sixty-five years. High Court Judges serve until sixty-two under Article 217.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 124(2); Article 217(1)). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  33. pol-033Until what age does a permanent Judge of a High Court hold office?

    1. 58 years
    2. 60 years
    3. 62 years
    4. 65 years
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    Answer: 62 years

    Article 217(1) provides that a High Court Judge, other than an additional or acting Judge, holds office until the age of sixty-two years.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 217(1)). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  34. pol-034The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India can be removed only in like manner and on the like grounds as whom?

    1. A Judge of the Supreme Court
    2. A State Governor
    3. A Union Minister
    4. An Election Commissioner
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    Answer: A Judge of the Supreme Court

    Article 148(1) says the CAG is appointed by the President by warrant and removed only in the manner and on the grounds that apply to a Supreme Court Judge.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 148(1)). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  35. pol-035Who appoints the Governor of a State?

    1. The Chief Justice of the High Court
    2. The Chief Minister of the State
    3. The President
    4. The State Legislative Assembly
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    Answer: The President

    Article 155 says the Governor of a State is appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal. Article 156 adds that the Governor holds office during the pleasure of the President.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Articles 155-156). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  36. pol-036Unless sooner dissolved, how long does every Panchayat continue from the date appointed for its first meeting?

    1. Five years
    2. Four years
    3. Six years
    4. Three years
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    Answer: Five years

    Article 243E(1) fixes a five-year term for every Panchayat, counted from the date appointed for its first meeting.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 243E(1)). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  37. pol-037The present Part IX, "The Panchayats", was inserted by which amendment?

    1. Forty-second Amendment Act, 1976
    2. Seventy-fourth Amendment Act, 1992
    3. Seventy-third Amendment Act, 1992
    4. Sixty-first Amendment Act, 1988
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    Answer: Seventy-third Amendment Act, 1992

    Part IX was inserted by the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992, effective 24 April 1993. The 74th Amendment added Part IXA on Municipalities.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Part IX, footnote; Part IXA, footnote). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  38. pol-038Under Article 324, the superintendence, direction and control of elections to Parliament and State Legislatures is vested in which body?

    1. The Election Commission
    2. The Inter-State Council
    3. The Supreme Court
    4. The Union Ministry of Law and Justice
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    Answer: The Election Commission

    Article 324(1) vests the preparation of electoral rolls and the conduct of these elections, and of elections to the offices of President and Vice-President, in the Election Commission.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 324(1)). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  39. pol-039Which amendment lowered the voting age in Article 326 from twenty-one to eighteen years?

    1. Fifty-second Amendment Act, 1985
    2. Forty-second Amendment Act, 1976
    3. Seventy-third Amendment Act, 1992
    4. Sixty-first Amendment Act, 1988
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    Answer: Sixty-first Amendment Act, 1988

    The footnote to Article 326 shows "eighteen years" was substituted for "twenty-one years" by the Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 326, footnote). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  40. pol-040Article 343 prescribes which form of numerals for the official purposes of the Union?

    1. Any form chosen by each Ministry
    2. Devanagari numerals only
    3. Roman numerals
    4. The international form of Indian numerals
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    Answer: The international form of Indian numerals

    Article 343(1) makes Hindi in Devanagari script the official language of the Union and specifies the international form of Indian numerals for official purposes.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 343(1)). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  41. pol-041The Forty-fourth Amendment, 1978, replaced "internal disturbance" in Article 352 with which words?

    1. Armed rebellion
    2. External aggression
    3. Failure of constitutional machinery
    4. Financial instability
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    Answer: Armed rebellion

    Article 352 now allows a Proclamation of Emergency when the security of India is threatened by war, external aggression or armed rebellion. The footnote records the 44th Amendment substitution.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 352(1), footnote). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  42. pol-042Which Article deals with a Proclamation of Financial Emergency?

    1. Article 352
    2. Article 356
    3. Article 360
    4. Article 368
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    Answer: Article 360

    Article 360 applies when the financial stability or credit of India or any part of it is threatened. Article 352 covers national emergency and Article 356 the failure of constitutional machinery in a State.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 360). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  43. pol-043How many languages are listed in the Eighth Schedule?

    1. 18
    2. 20
    3. 22
    4. 24
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    Answer: 22

    The Eighth Schedule lists 22 languages, from Assamese to Urdu. The most recent additions, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali, came through the 92nd Amendment in 2003.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Eighth Schedule). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  44. pol-044Which group of languages was added to the Eighth Schedule by the Ninety-second Amendment, 2003?

    1. Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali
    2. Kashmiri, Sanskrit and Odia
    3. Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali
    4. Sindhi and Urdu
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    Answer: Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali

    The footnotes show the 92nd Amendment inserted Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali. Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali came earlier through the 71st Amendment, 1992, and Sindhi through the 21st Amendment, 1967.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Eighth Schedule, footnotes). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  45. pol-045Which amendment changed the Eighth Schedule entry "Oriya" to "Odia"?

    1. Ninety-second Amendment Act, 2003
    2. Ninety-sixth Amendment Act, 2011
    3. Seventy-first Amendment Act, 1992
    4. Twenty-first Amendment Act, 1967
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    Answer: Ninety-sixth Amendment Act, 2011

    The footnote to entry 15 of the Eighth Schedule records that the Constitution (Ninety-sixth Amendment) Act, 2011 substituted "Odia" for "Oriya".

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Eighth Schedule, footnote 7). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  46. pol-046How many Schedules does the Constitution contain?

    1. Eight
    2. Fourteen
    3. Ten
    4. Twelve
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    Answer: Twelve

    The contents list the First to the Twelfth Schedule. The Eleventh and Twelfth cover the powers of Panchayats and Municipalities.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Contents: Schedules). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  47. pol-047Provisions on disqualification on the ground of defection are in which Schedule?

    1. Eighth Schedule
    2. Eleventh Schedule
    3. Ninth Schedule
    4. Tenth Schedule
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    Answer: Tenth Schedule

    The Tenth Schedule contains the provisions on disqualification on the ground of defection. The Eighth Schedule lists languages and the Ninth validates certain Acts and Regulations.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Contents: Tenth Schedule). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  48. pol-048The protection that no person shall be deprived of property save by authority of law now sits in which Article?

    1. Article 19(1)(f)
    2. Article 300A
    3. Article 31
    4. Article 32
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    Answer: Article 300A

    Article 300A was inserted by the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978, effective 20 June 1979. It sits in Part XII, outside the Fundamental Rights.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 300A, footnote). Checked 26 October 2026.

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  49. pol-049Under Article 75(1), who appoints the Prime Minister?

    1. The Chief Justice of India
    2. The President
    3. The Speaker of the House of the People
    4. The Vice-President
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    Answer: The President

    Article 75(1) says the Prime Minister is appointed by the President, and the other Ministers are appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.

    Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), pocket diglot edition (Article 75(1)). Checked 26 October 2026.

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