Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship PYQs

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1. Prelims 2025Q52Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

   Consider the following pairs :

   State : Description

   I.Arunachal Pradesh : The capital is named after a fort, and the State has two National Parks

   II.Nagaland : The State came into existence on the basis of a Constitutional Amendment Act

   III.Tripura : Initially a Part 'C' State, it became a centrally administered territory with the reorganization of States in 1956 and later attained the status of a full-fledged State

   How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

   aOnly onebOnly twocAll the threedNone
2. Prelims 2024Q74Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

   Which of the following statements are correct about the Constitution of India ?

   1.Powers of the Municipalities are given in Part IX A of the Constitution.

   2.Emergency provisions are given in Part XVIII of the Constitution.

   3.Provisions related to the amendment of the Constitution are given in Part XX of the Constitution.

   Select the answer using the code given below :

   a1 and 2 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
3. Prelims 2021Q89Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

   With reference to India, consider the following statements :

   1.There is only one citizenship and one domicile.

   2.A citizen by birth only can become the Head of State.

   3.A foreigner once granted the citizenship cannot be deprived of it under any circumstances.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   a1 onlyb2 onlyc1 and 3d2 and 3
4. Prelims 2021Q93Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

   What was the exact constitutional status of India on 26th January, 1950?

   aA Democratic RepublicbA Sovereign Democratic RepubliccA Sovereign Secular Democratic RepublicdA Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
5. Prelims 2020Q16Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

   The Preamble to the Constitution of India is

   aa part of the Constitution but has no legal effectbnot a part of the Constitution and has no legal effect eitherca part of the Constitution and has the same legal effect as any other partda part of the Constitution but has no legal effect independently of other parts
6. Prelims 2017Q38Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

   Which one of the following objectives is not embodied in the Preamble to the Constitution of India ?

   aLiberty of thoughtbEconomic libertycLiberty of expressiondLiberty of belief
7. Prelims 2017Q48Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

   The mind of the makers of the Constitution of India is reflected in which of the following ?

   aThe PreamblebThe Fundamental RightscThe Directive Principles of State PolicydThe Fundamental Duties
8. Prelims 2013Q28Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

   'Economic Justice' as one of the objectives of the Indian Constitution has been provided in

   athe Preamble and the Fundamental Rightsbthe Preamble and the Directive Principles of State Policycthe Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of State PolicydNone of the above
9. Prelims 2012Q40Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

   Which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India have a bearing on Education?

   1.Directive Principles of State Policy

   2.Rural and Urban Local Bodies

   3.Fifth Schedule

   4.Sixth Schedule

   5.Seventh Schedule

   Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

   a1 and 2 onlyb3, 4 and 5 onlyc1, 2 and 5 onlyd1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
10. Prelims 2009Q78Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

    Consider the following statements :

    1.The Governor of Punjab is concurrently the Administrator of Chandigarh.

    2.The Governor of Kerala is concurrently the Administrator of Lakshadweep.

    Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

    a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
11. Prelims 2008Q21Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

    What is the number of spokes in the Dharmachakra in the National Flag of India?

    a16b18c22d24
12. Prelims 2007Q78Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

    Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the formation of the following as full States of the Indian Union?

    aSikkim – Arunachal Pradesh – Nagaland – HaryanabNagaland – Haryana – Sikkim – Arunachal PradeshcSikkim – Haryana – Nagaland – Arunachal PradeshdNagaland – Arunachal Pradesh – Sikkim – Haryana
13. Prelims 2005Q50Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

    Consider the following statements:

    1.Articles 371A to 371I were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa.

    2.Constitution of India and the United States of America can envisage a dual policy (the Union and the States) but a single citizenship.

    3.A naturalized citizen of India can never be deprived of his citizenship.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1, 2 and 3b1 and 3c3 onlyd1 only
14. Prelims 2005Q104Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

    Consider the following statements:

    1.The Constitution of India has 20 parts.

    2.There are 390 Articles in the Constitution of India in all.

    3.Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Schedules were added to the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Amendments) Acts.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 and 2b2 onlyc3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
15. Prelims 2004Q17Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

    Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India?

    aIt contains the scheme of the distribution of powers between the Union and the StatesbIt contains the languages listed in the ConstitutioncIt contains the provisions regarding the administration of tribal areasdIt allocates seats in the Council of States
16. Prelims 2003Q47Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

    Which one of the following statements is not correct?

    aThe National Song Vande Mataram was composed by Bankimchandra Chatterji originally in BengalibThe National Calendar of India based on Saka era has its 1st Chaitra on 22nd March normally and 21st March in a leap yearcThe design of the National Flag of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 22nd July 1947dThe song ‘Jana-gana-mana’, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly on 24th January 1950 as the National Anthem of India
17. Prelims 2003Q139Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

    Which one of the following schedules of the Indian Constitution lists the names of states and specifies their territories?

    aFirstbSecondcThirddFourth
18. Prelims 2001Q39Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

    If a new State of the Indian Union is to be created, which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution must be amended?

    aFirstbSecondcThirddFifth
19. Prelims 2001Q91Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

    Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India?

    aIt lists the distribution of power between the Union and the StatesbIt contains the languages listed in the ConstitutioncIt contains the provisions regarding the administration of tribal areasdIt allocates seats in the Council of States
20. Prelims 2000Q47Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

    Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

    aGoa attained full statehood in 1987bDiu is an island in the Gulf of KhambhatcDaman and Diu were separated from Goa by the 56th Amendment of the Constitution of IndiadDadra and Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954
21. Prelims 1997Q75Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

    Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

    List I (Functionaries)

    I.President of India

    II.Judges of the Supreme Court

    III.Members of Parliament

    IV.Ministers for the Union

    List II (Oaths or affirmations)

    A) Secrecy of Information

    B) Faithful Discharge of Duties

    C) Faith and Allegiance to the Constitution of India

    D) Upholding the Constitution and the Law

    aI-C, II-D, III-A, IV-BbI-D, II-C, III-B, IV-AcI-C, II-D, III-B, IV-AdI-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
22. Prelims 1997Q83Preamble, Salient Features & Citizenship

    In the following quotation, “WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens:

    JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all; FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation; In our Constituent Assembly this ‘X’ ………. do hereby adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution.” ‘X’ stands for

    atwenty-sixth day of January, 1950btwenty-sixth day of November, 1949ctwenty-sixth day of January, 1949dNone of the above