A Financial Emergency can be declared by applying

(1) Article 360

(2) Article 361

(3) Article 370

(4) Article 371

Which Amendment of the Indian Constitution inserted the two words – ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ in the Preamble?

(1) 28th

(2) 40th

(3) 42nd

(4) 52nd

In the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, which languages were added subsequently?

(1) English, Sindhi, Marathi, Sanskrit

(2) Sanskrit, Sindhi, Konkani, Manipuri

(3) Sindhi, Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali

(4) Marathi, Oriya, Konkani, Nepali

Under which Article of the Constitution is the President’s Rule introduced in a State due to the failure of the constitutional machinery ?

(1) 352

(2) 356

(3) 360

(4) 350

The seventy third Amendment Act, 1992 of the Indian Constitution was passed to

(1) strengthen Panchayti Raj

(2) strengthen rural institutions

(3) strengthen urban institution

(4) None of the above

Articles 74 and 75 of the Indian Constitution deal with matters of

(1) the Council of Ministers

(2) the Speaker of Lok Sabha

(3) the President of India

(4) the Cabinet Ministers

A proceeding under Article 226 in case of detention of a person is a

(1) Civil proceeding

(2) Criminal proceeding

(3) Judicial proceeding

(4) Statutory proceeding

Which Schedule of the Constitution deals with the disqualification of elected members on the ground of defection?

(1) 8th

(2) 9th

(3) 10th

(4) 11th

According to Article 75 (3) of the Constitution of India, the Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the

(1) President

(2) Parliament

(3) Lok Sabha

(4) Rajya Sabha

India has been described under Article-1 of the Constitution as a

(1) Federation

(2) Federation, with a strong unitary bias

(3) Confederation

(4) Union of States

The two words that were inserted by the 42nd Amendment to the Preamble of the Constitution are

(1) Secular, Democratic

(2) Sovereign, Democratic

(3) Socialist, Secular

(4) Secular, Republic