1.

The Constitution of India was handwritten and calligraphed by:

Prem Behari Narain Raizada
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Sachchidananda Sinha
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar 

2. Who administers the Oath of Office & secrecy to the President of India?
Chief Justice of India
Vice President of India
Prime Minster of India
Outgoing President

3. Who among the following appoints the governor of the different states of India?
The President of India
The Chief Justice of India
The Vice President of India
The Chief of Defense Staff

4. How much time it took for the Constituent Assembly to finalize the Constitution?
2 Years 11 Months 18 Days
3 Years 2 Months
10 Year 16 days
7 years

5. The Parliament of India was designed by:

Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker
Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
Lawrence Wilfred Baker
Sir David Frank Adjaye
6. Which of the following rights qualified as a fundamental right originally, but was
made an ordinary right later on?
Right to speech
Right to Property
Right to education
Right to equality before law

7. Some fundamental rights are available to all citizens and foreign nationals alike, while
some are granted to citizens exclusively. Which of the below given fundamental
rights is available to a citizen only?
Right to Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment
Right to education
Right to life
Right to freedom of religion

8. Talaq – e – biddat, or Triple Talaq, was declared an unconstitutional practice by the

Supreme Court in 2017 in the case of:
Emmanuel v. State of Kerala
Ram Bilas singh vs State of Bihar
National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India
Shayara Bano v. Union of India

9. The number of High Courts in India is:

18
24
25
28

10. Article 15(1) prohibits discrimination against any citizen on the grounds of:
Religion, race and caste only.
Religion, caste and sex only.
Religion, caste, sex and place of birth only.
Religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them.
11. In which year did Manipur and Tripura become full-fledged state of India?
February 14, 1962
October 2, 1968
January 21, 1972
April 9, 1980

12. The Union Council of Ministers consists of the:

Cabinet Ministers, Minister of State and Deputy Ministers
Cabinet Ministers and Chief Ministers of the States
Prime Minister
Cabinet Ministers

13. Which one of the following State Legislatures is unicameral (i.e., does not have two
houses)?
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Haryana
Bihar

14. At present how many Fundamental Duties are in the Constitution of India?
6
7
10
11

15. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution is associated with Fundamental
Duties?
Article 50
Article 51
Article 49
Article 51A
16. The Parliament legislated an Act in 1968 to provide for the maintenance of certain
essential services and the normal life of the community. What is the name of the Act?
Disaster Management Act, 1968
Essential Services Management Act, 1968
Essential Goods and Services Act, 1968
Basic necessities Act, 1968

17. Article 352 of the Indian Constitution provides for:

Proclamation of Emergency
Declaration of Independence
Nationwide lockdown
Suspension of fundamental rights

18. Which of the following is the oldest legislation of India?

Bengal Bonded Labours Act, 1838
Bengal Salt Cess Act, 1838
Bengal Bonded Warehouse Association Act, 1838
Bengal Post Office Act, 1838

19. The words “socialist” and “secular” were added to The Constitution of India in:
1977
1976
1947
1969

20. The President of India hands over his resignation to the:

Prime Minister of India
Cabinet Secretary of India
The Home Minster of India
Vice President of India
21. The Constitution names our country as:
Jambudweep
India, that is Bharat
Bharatha
India

22. In 2018, the Supreme Court of India held section 497 of the Indian Penal Code
unconstitutional, thereby decriminalizing:
Adultery
Cheque dishonour for small amounts
Minor Economic offences
Homosexuality

23. Which of the following High Courts cover more than one State/ Union Territories in
their jurisdiction?
Guwahati High Court
Assam High Court
Punjab High Court
Haryana High Court

24. How many members can be nominated by the President of India to the Rajya Sabha?
12
13
14
9

25. India’s longest running property dispute was decided on November 9th, 2019 by the
Supreme Court of India. The dispute was about:
Ram Janmbhoomi, Ayodhya
Campa Cola compound, Mumbai
Doshipura cemetery, Banaras
Kharauni village land, Balia
26. Which of the following judges opined in dissent in the famous Constitutional case of
ADM Jabalpur vs Shivkant Shukla (1976)?
Justice Hans Raj Khanna
Justice Indu Malhotra
Justice Chinnaswamy Swaminathan Karnan
Justice Harilal Jekisundas Kania

27. The state of Jammu and Kashmir was reorganised into two union territories – UT of
Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh – by virtue of:
Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
Ladakh and Jammu Kashmir Divison Act, 2019
Union Territories (J&K and Ladakh) Act, 2019
Indian States Reorganization Act, 2019

28. The present Attorney General of India is:

Motilal Chimanlal Setalvad
Ram Jethmalani
Mukul Rohatgi
K.K. Venugopal

29. The Shaheen Bagh protests in New Delhi was staged from December 11, 2019 to
March 24, 2020. Protestors were protesting against:
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
Uniform Civil Code
Triple Talaq judgment
Abrogation of Article 370

30.  The total number of Constitutional Amendments as of January 2020 is:

104
112
90
111
31. Under the Directive Principles of State Policy, the State endeavor to secure for its
citizens:
Uniform Civil Code
Free food
Private employment
Official state religion

32. The only Chief Justice of India against whom an impeachment motion had been
initiated was:
Justice Dipak Misra
Justice V. Ramaswami 
Justice CS Karnan
Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar

33. Which of the following writs can be issued by a Constitutional court in a case of
illegal detention of a person?
Quo Warranto
Habeas Corpus
Mandamus
Certiorari

34. Who appoints the Prime Minister of India?

Lok Sabha
The President of India
Parliament of India
Citizens of India

35. What is the age of retirement of a Supreme Court judge?

62 years
68 years
60 years
65 years
36. This Supreme Court judge has been a part of all the contemporary constitutional cases
on the issues of privacy, euthanasia, decriminalisation of homosexuality and adultery
and the entry of women into Sabarimala temple. He is:
Justice DY Chandrachud
Justice Madan Lokur
Justice YV Chandrachud
Justice Dipak Misra

37. The full form of FIR is:

First Information Report
First Initiative Reporting
Foremost Inspection Report
Firsthand Information Reporting

38. PIL stands for:

Public Information Litigation
People’s Interest Legislation
Prospective Intelligence Law
Public Interest Litigation

39. Which part of the Constitution lays down the provisions related to the Official
language of the Union, states and agencies of the State?
Part XVII
Part XVIII
Part XX
Part IX

40. Constitution of India was enacted by the Constituent Assembly on:

26 January 1950
26 Nov. 1949
20 Nov. 1950
20 January 1949
41. Constitution of India came into effect on:
26 January 1950
26 Nov. 1949
20 Nov. 1950
20 January 1949

42. Which two articles of the Indian Constitution confers the right to approach the High
Courts or the Supreme Court when a fundamental right is violated?
Articles 67, 222
Articles 33, 120
Articles 75, 31B
Articles 32, 226

43. The original copies of the Indian Constitution, written in Hindi and English, are kept
in special helium-filled cases in the library of:
The Parliament of India
The Prime Minister’s Office
Rashtrapati Bhavan
The National Museum

44. Out of a total of 389, the number of female members in the Constituent Assembly
was:
15
89
97
17

45. When were Articles 370 and 35A abrogated?

5 August 2019
26 January 2019
8 August 2019
21 August 2019
46. Which of the following is the newest state of the Union of India?
Ladakh
Jammu & Kashmir
Telangana
Andhra Pradesh

47. Which of the following rulers of Jammu and Kashmir signed the Instrument of
Accession, thereby making that princely state a part of the Dominion of India?
Maharaja Hari Singh
Gulab Singh
Ranbir Singh
Pratap Singh

48. How many princely states existed in India at the time of Independence?
565
564
563
560

49. The Preamble to the Constitution of India secures “Justice, Liberty, Equality and
Fraternity” to:
all persons
all persons who reside within the mainland of India
all citizens of India
all NRIs only

50. Which of the following women was the first to be appointed as a judge of the
Supreme Court of India?
Sujatha Manohar
Leela Seth
M. Fathima Beevi
K.K.Usha