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MTS General Awareness – Polity & Constitution (Topic Test)
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This free practice set from AndamanJobs has 20 questions to be solved in 16 minutes. Every question is listed below with four options. Open Show answer and explanation under a question to see the correct option and why it is correct. Try the timed test above first, then use this list to revise the questions you got wrong.
- Parliament may legislate on a subject in the State List if the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution under
- A. Article 250
- B. Article 249
- C. Article 252
- D. Article 248
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Answer: B. Article 249
Article 249 lets the Rajya Sabha, by a two-thirds majority, declare a State List subject to be of national importance, allowing Parliament to legislate on it for one year. Article 248 covers residuary powers.
- Free and compulsory education for children aged 6 to 14 years is a fundamental right under
- A. Article 30
- B. Article 45
- C. Article 21A
- D. Article 29
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Answer: C. Article 21A
Article 21A was inserted by the 86th Amendment in 2002. Article 45, a Directive Principle, now covers early childhood care and education for children below six.
- Who is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?
- A. Sardar Patel
- B. Jawaharlal Nehru
- C. Rajendra Prasad
- D. Dr B R Ambedkar
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Answer: D. Dr B R Ambedkar
Dr B R Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee.
- The minimum age required to contest elections for the Lok Sabha is:
- A. 25 years
- B. 21 years
- C. 18 years
- D. 30 years
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Answer: A. 25 years
- Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
- A. Sushil Chandra
- B. Gyanesh Kumar
- C. Rajiv Kumar
- D. Sunil Arora
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Answer: B. Gyanesh Kumar
Gyanesh Kumar was appointed Chief Election Commissioner in February 2025, succeeding Rajiv Kumar. The Election Commission is a constitutional body under Article 324.
- Which Article guarantees equality before the law and equal protection of the laws?
- A. Article 16
- B. Article 19
- C. Article 15
- D. Article 14
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Answer: D. Article 14
Article 14 guarantees both equality before the law, a negative concept borrowed from Britain, and equal protection of the laws, a positive concept from the United States. Article 15 forbids discrimination and Article 16 covers equality of opportunity in public employment.
- The procedure for the impeachment of the President is laid down in
- A. Article 74
- B. Article 61
- C. Article 72
- D. Article 56
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Answer: B. Article 61
Article 61 provides for impeachment for violation of the Constitution. The charge may be brought by either House and must be passed by a two-thirds majority of the total membership of each House.
- President’s rule in a State, on the failure of constitutional machinery, is imposed under
- A. Article 352
- B. Article 360
- C. Article 365
- D. Article 356
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Answer: D. Article 356
Article 356 provides for President’s rule. Article 352 covers a National Emergency and Article 360 a Financial Emergency. The Bommai judgment of 1994 made the use of Article 356 subject to judicial review.
- Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of independent India?
- A. K.V.K. Sundaram
- B. T.N. Seshan
- C. Sunil Arora
- D. Sukumar Sen
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Answer: D. Sukumar Sen
- Which Article did Dr. B. R. Ambedkar call “the heart and soul of the Constitution”?
- A. Article 14
- B. Article 32
- C. Article 21
- D. Article 19
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Answer: B. Article 32
Article 32 gives the right to move the Supreme Court directly for enforcement of fundamental rights, and is itself a fundamental right. Article 226 gives High Courts a wider writ power, but it is not a fundamental right.
- How many fundamental rights are guaranteed by the Indian Constitution at present?
- A. Six
- B. Five
- C. Eight
- D. Seven
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Answer: A. Six
There are six fundamental rights, after the right to property was removed.
- The office of the Attorney General of India is created by which Article?
- A. Article 148
- B. Article 76
- C. Article 324
- D. Article 165
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Answer: B. Article 76
Article 76 provides for the Attorney General, the highest law officer of the Union, appointed by the President. The Advocate General of a State is provided for by Article 165.
- Under the Lakhpati Didi initiative, the target announced in February 2026 is to create how many Lakhpati Didis by March 2029?
- A. 3 crore
- B. 2 crore
- C. 6 crore
- D. 10 crore
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Answer: C. 6 crore
The target was doubled to 6 crore women by March 2029. A Lakhpati Didi is a woman in a self-help group whose household earns at least one lakh rupees a year.
- Who among the following acts as the presiding officer of a legislative House in India without being its member?
- A. Attorney General
- B. Vice President of India
- C. Advocate General
- D. Chairman of the Legislative Council
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Answer: B. Vice President of India
The Vice-President is ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha without being a member.
- Who is the 53rd Chief Justice of India?
- A. Justice Surya Kant
- B. Justice D. Y. Chandrachud
- C. Justice Sanjiv Khanna
- D. Justice B. R. Gavai
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Answer: A. Justice Surya Kant
Justice Surya Kant was sworn in as the 53rd Chief Justice of India on 24 November 2025, succeeding Justice B. R. Gavai, who was the 52nd and held office from May to November 2025.
- The organisation of village panchayats is directed by which Article?
- A. Article 43
- B. Article 39
- C. Article 40
- D. Article 48
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Answer: C. Article 40
Article 40 is a Directive Principle asking the State to organise village panchayats as units of self-government. It was given effect by the 73rd Amendment of 1992, which added Part IX to the Constitution.
- Fundamental Duties of citizens are listed in which Article?
- A. Article 51
- B. Article 51A
- C. Article 50
- D. Article 49
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Answer: B. Article 51A
Article 51A was added by the 42nd Amendment in 1976 on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee, with ten duties. An eleventh, on education, was added by the 86th Amendment in 2002.
- Who acts as the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
- A. The Speaker of Lok Sabha
- B. The Vice-President of India
- C. The Prime Minister of India
- D. The President of India
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Answer: B. The Vice-President of India
- By which constitutional amendment act was the Right to Property removed from the list of Fundamental Rights?
- A. 42nd Amendment
- B. 44th Amendment
- C. 73rd Amendment
- D. 86th Amendment
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Answer: B. 44th Amendment
- The Finance Commission in India has be constituted by the President, usually after an interval of:
- A. 4 years
- B. 5 years
- C. 3 years
- D. 6 years
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Answer: B. 5 years
Under Article 280 the Finance Commission is constituted every five years.