BA Second Year (Sem 3 & 4) Political Science – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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Who gave the famous declaration 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it'?
Chapter 1: Indian National Movement: Moderates, Extremists and the Gandhian Phase
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Answer: C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Lokmanya Tilak, a leading Extremist, made this declaration; Gokhale and Naoroji were Moderates.Dyarchy in the provinces was introduced by which Act?
Chapter 2: Constitutional Development: Acts of 1909, 1919, 1935 and 1947
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Answer: B. Government of India Act, 1919
The 1919 Act (Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms) split provincial subjects into transferred and reserved; the 1935 Act ended provincial dyarchy.On which date did the Constituent Assembly adopt the Constitution of India?
Chapter 3: Making of the Indian Constitution
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Answer: A. 26 November 1949
The Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949 (now Constitution Day) and came fully into force on 26 January 1950.Which words were added to the Preamble by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment (1976)?
Chapter 4: Preamble and Salient Features of the Constitution
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Answer: D. Socialist, Secular and Integrity
The 42nd Amendment added 'Socialist' and 'Secular', and changed 'unity of the Nation' to 'unity and integrity of the Nation'.The Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens are listed in which Article of the Constitution?
Chapter 7: Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties
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Answer: C. Article 51A
Fundamental Duties are in Part IV-A, Article 51A; 21A is the right to education and 39A is free legal aid.Who presides over a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament?
Chapter 10: Parliament of India
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Answer: B. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
A joint sitting (Article 108) is presided over by the Lok Sabha Speaker; the Vice-President, as Rajya Sabha Chairman, does not preside over it.Which writ is issued by a court to free a person who has been unlawfully detained?
Chapter 11: Supreme Court and Judicial Review
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Answer: D. Habeas corpus
Habeas corpus ('to have the body') orders the detainer to produce the person before the court, who is freed if the detention is unlawful.The Governor of a State in India is appointed by:
Chapter 14: State Government
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Answer: A. The President
Under Article 155 the President appoints the Governor by warrant under his hand and seal.The Election Commission of India is established under which Article of the Constitution?
Chapter 16: Election Commission and Electoral Reforms
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Answer: B. Article 324
Article 324 vests superintendence, direction and control of elections in the Election Commission; 280 is the Finance Commission.The power of Parliament to amend the Constitution and the procedure for it are laid down in which Article?
Chapter 12: Constitutional Amendment and the Basic Structure
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Answer: C. Article 368
Article 368 (Part XX) lays down Parliament's amending power and the procedure, including special majority and state ratification.
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