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Preamble, Union & Citizenship 02
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Q1. Words ‘socialist, secular, unity and integrity’ were added by
A.
44th Amendment
B.
38th Amendment
C.
42nd Amendment
D.
50th Amendment
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
The 42nd Amendment (1976) added these three new words to the Preamble.
Q2. Which of the following were Union Territories before becoming states?
A.
Himachal Pradesh
B.
Sikkim
C.
Tripura
D.
Manipur
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
A
Himachal Pradesh was a UT from 1956 until it attained statehood in 1971.
Q3. Which state and year of creation is incorrectly matched?
A.
Maharashtra 1960
B.
Goa 1987
C.
Sikkim 1975
D.
Haryana 1962
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
D
Haryana was carved out of Punjab in 1966, not 1962.
Q4. Which feature of the Indian Constitution resembles the American one?
A.
A written Constitution
B.
Single citizenship
C.
Integrated Judiciary
D.
Parliamentary government
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
A
Both India and the USA have written constitutions, whereas Britain has an unwritten one.
Q5. The phrase ‘bicameral legislature’ means
A.
single assembly
B.
elected legislature
C.
lower and upper chamber
D.
parliamentary system
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
It refers to a legislature with two houses (e.g., Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha).
Q6. The name of the islands was changed to Lakshadweep in
A.
1970
B.
1971
C.
1972
D.
1973
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
D
The Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands were renamed Lakshadweep by an Act of Parliament in 1973.
Q7. The preamble declares India as a sovereign state implying
A.
free internal affairs
B.
free external affairs
C.
free internal and external affairs
D.
None of the above
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
Sovereignty means India is not subject to any external authority and handles all affairs independently.
Q8. The preamble to our constitution provided that India is
A.
a sovereign, socialist and democratic republic
B.
a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic
C.
a sovereign republic with a socialist pattern
D.
a socialist, secular and democratic republic
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
B
The 42nd Amendment 1976 added 'Socialist' and 'Secular' to the description of the Indian Republic.
Q9. The constitution of India is
A.
flexible
B.
rigid
C.
partly rigid and partly flexible
D.
none of these
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
It is 'partly rigid' because some parts require a special majority and 'partly flexible' for simple majority changes.
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