General Knowledge: Indian Constitution Questions Answer GK Quiz

Q. Consider the following state­ments regarding the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution of India -
1. It added three words to the Preamble — 'Socialist', 'Secular', and 'Integrity'.
2. It added eight Fundamental Duties to the Constitution.
3. It added new Directive Principles, i.e., Article 39A, Article 43A, and Article 47.
4. It granted power to the President, in consultation with the Election Commis­sion, to disqualify members of the State Legislatures.
Which of the above statements are incorrect?
1) 3 and 4
2) 2 and 3
3) 1 and 4
4) 1 and 2

Q. The Fifth Scheduled deals with the governance and protection of the interests of which specific group of people?
1) Religious Minorities
2) Scheduled Tribes
3) Linguistic Minorities
4) Scheduled Castes

Q. Untouchability is abolished by which Article of the Indian Con­stitution?
1) Article 15
2) Article 17
3) Article 22
4) Article 14

Q. The specifications required for a community to be declared as a Scheduled Tribe are -
1. indications of primitive traits.
2. distinctive culture.
3. shyness of contact with the community at large.
4. backwardness and geographical isolation.
Which of the above is correct?
1) Only 1, 3 and 4
2) Only 2, 3 and 4
3) Only 1 and 2
4) All of the above

Q. Consider the following state­ments -
i. The Lok Sabha Elections of 1989 marked the end of, what Political Scientists have called, the 'Congress System'.
ii. Indian National Congress emerged as the single largest party in the 1989 Lok Sabha Elections.
1) Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct
2) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
3) Only (ii) is correct
4) Only (i) is correct