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The 91st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003 limits the size of the Council of Ministers to what percentage of the total strength of the Lok Sabha/State Assembly?

  1. 10%
  2. 15%
  3. 20%
  4. 25%
polity hard mcq

Which statement best describes the purpose of miscellaneous constitutional provisions (Articles 312, 323A/B, 330-342, 361-367, etc.)?

  1. Create permanent exceptions to constitutional principles
  2. Provide detailed procedural mechanisms, safeguards, and transitional arrangements to operationalize constitutional values
  3. Delegate legislative power to executive without oversight
  4. Limit judicial review of constitutional matters
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Articles 379-392 contained temporary and transitional provisions for the first Parliament, provisional President, etc., and most of these provisions ceased to have effect after the first general elections in ______.

  1. 1950
  2. 1951-52
  3. 1957
  4. 1962
polity hard true_false

Under Article 368, a Constitutional Amendment Bill must be passed by each House by special majority and, if affecting federal provisions, ratified by half of State Legislatures, but the President cannot return the Bill for reconsideration.

  1. True
  2. False
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Article 371-I, inserted by 56th Constitutional Amendment, 1987, provides special provisions for Goa including protection of existing laws and administrative arrangements. Which unique feature does it contain?

  1. Reservation in jobs for locals
  2. Autonomous district council
  3. Special status for Konkani language
  4. Provision for size of Legislative Assembly
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Under Article 338, a National Commission for Scheduled Castes is constituted to investigate and monitor safeguards for SCs, and its report is laid before ______.

  1. President only
  2. Parliament only
  3. President and Parliament
  4. State Legislatures only
polity hard true_false

Article 371J, providing special provisions for Hyderabad-Karnataka region of Karnataka, was inserted by a constitutional amendment that received ratification from State Legislatures.

  1. True
  2. False
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Under Article 116, Lok Sabha can authorize withdrawal from Consolidated Fund of India for expenditure pending completion of parliamentary procedure through which mechanism?

  1. Supplementary Grant
  2. Vote on Account
  3. Excess Grant
  4. Token Grant
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Under Article 393, the Union of India succeeds to all property, assets, rights, liabilities, and obligations of the ______ immediately before the commencement of the Constitution.

  1. British Crown
  2. Dominion of India
  3. Provincial Governments
  4. Princely States
polity hard true_false

Orders made by President under Article 392 to remove difficulties in implementing the Constitution could not be challenged in any court of law.

  1. True
  2. False
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Under Article 394, which Articles of the Constitution came into force immediately on 26th November 1949 (date of adoption)?

  1. All Articles
  2. Articles relating to Citizenship, Elections, Preliminary provisions
  3. Only Fundamental Rights
  4. Only Directive Principles
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Article 395 repeals the ______ and the Indian Independence Act, 1947, marking the complete transition to constitutional sovereignty.

  1. Government of India Act, 1919
  2. Government of India Act, 1935
  3. Indian Councils Act, 1909
  4. Regulating Act, 1773
polity medium true_false

Article 366 contains definitions of key terms used in the Constitution, such as 'Anglo-Indian', 'Article', 'Borrow', 'Clause', 'Federal Court', 'Goods and Services Tax', etc.

  1. True
  2. False
polity hard mcq

Under Article 392, the President could make provisions to remove difficulties in giving effect to the Constitution during the transitional period. This power was available for how many years from commencement of Constitution?

  1. 1 year
  2. 2 years
  3. 3 years
  4. 5 years
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Article 371D empowers the ______ to issue orders for equitable opportunities for people of different regions of Andhra Pradesh in public employment and education.

  1. Supreme Court
  2. President
  3. Governor
  4. Parliament
polity easy true_false

The forms of oaths or affirmations for various constitutional functionaries are prescribed in the Third Schedule of the Constitution.

  1. True
  2. False
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Under Article 101(3), if a member of Parliament is absent from all meetings of the House for a period of ______ days without permission, their seat may be declared vacant.

  1. 30
  2. 60
  3. 90
  4. 120
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Under Article 102(1)(e), a person is disqualified for Parliament membership if they are so disqualified by or under any law made by ______.

  1. President
  2. Parliament
  3. Supreme Court
  4. Election Commission
polity hard true_false

The 97th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2011 added Article 43B for promotion of co-operative societies and Part IXB for their regulation, but the Supreme Court struck down Part IXB as it related to State co-operative societies.

  1. True
  2. False
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Which Article provides special provisions for Maharashtra and Gujarat regarding equitable development of Vidarbha, Marathwada, Saurashtra, and Kutch regions?

  1. Article 371
  2. Article 371A
  3. Article 371B
  4. Article 371C