Prashant Jagtap Solutions for Exercise 2: INDIAN CONSTITUTION STRUCTURE, PARTS, SCHEDULES, CITIZENSHIP, UNION AND TERRITORIES

In the Constitution of India, the word ‘Federal’ is used in:

Consider the following Territories which became part of India after 15th August 1947.

1. Goa, Daman and Diu

2. Pondicherry

3. Sikkim

4. Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Which of the following is the correct chronological order (beginning with the earliest) of their becoming part of India?

Overseas Citizens of India (as per Overseas Citizenship of India Scheme as operational from December 2005) shall not be entitled to:

Which one among the following items was not added to the Concurrent List of the Constitution of India under the provisions of the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976?

The Parliament of India may form a new State by separation of territory from any State or by unifying any territory to a p\art of any State. Which of the following procedures is/are true in this regard?

1. By a simple majority and by the ordinary legislative process

2. On the recommendation of the President, who usually has to refer the bill to the legislature of the State(s) which is/are going to be affected by the changes proposed in the bill

3. On the advice of the Prime Minister to the President

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Which of the following are true regarding the Preamble of the Constitution of India?

1. The Objective Resolution was proposed 29 by Jawaharlal Nehru and passed by the Constituent Assembly which ultimately became the Preamble.

2. The idea of the Preamble was borrowed from the Constitution of USA.

3. The words Socialist and Secular were adopted by the 42nd Amendment in 1976.

4. The Preamble, incorporates the Fundamental Rights of the citizens of India.

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Which of the following statements rewarding the residuary powers under the Constitution of India is/are correct?

1. Residuary powers have been given to the Union Parliament.

2. In the matter of residuary power, the Constitution of India follows the Constitution of Australia.

3. Schedule 7 of the Constitution of India provides a list of residuary powers.

4. The Government of India Act, 1935 placed residuary powers in the hands of the Governor General.

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According to Article 3 of the Constitution of India, the Parliament may by law:

1. declare war on any country,

2. alter the boundaries of any State.

3. increase the area of any State

4. establish an Autonomous Council within any State.

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