MCQ Class 11 Political Science Chapter 9 Constitution as a Living Document

1. Which of the following statements is/are not correct?

1. First past the post system is followed for all the elections in India.
2. Election Commission of India does not supervise Panchayat and Municipal elections.
3. President of India cannot remove the Election Commissioner.
4. Appointment of more than one Election Commissioners in the Election Commission is mandatory.
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2. Political equality means every citizen should be given

3. Amendment in our constitution can be effected:

4. A preliminary version of a legal document is called ….?

5. The Constituent Assembly that wrote the Indian constitution had ….. members.

6. Consider the following statements.

1. The President cannot send back a constitutional amendment bill for reconsideration to the Parliament.
2. Elected representatives alone have the power to amend the Constitution.
3. The judiciary cannot initiate the process of Constitutional Amendment but can effectively change the Constitution by interpreting it differently.
4. The Parliament can amend any section of the Constitution.
Which among the above statements is/are correct?

7. Indian constitution is a :

8. OBCs are the communities other than SC and ST who suffer from educational and social backwardness. Choose the correct statement/s in this regard.

1. Karpoori Thakur, was a pioneer in raising voice for reservations for backward castes in North India.
2. Mandal Commission was the first Backward Class Commission since Independence, appointed by Central Government.
3. The decision to implement Mandal Commission recommendation was challenged in the Supreme Court in the famous ‘S R Bommai Case’.
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9. Amendment process of the constitution is given in

10. The constitution of India provides for a single integrated judicial system. This means that

1. Unlike most of the other federal countries of the world, India does not have separate state courts.
2. The structure of the judiciary in India is pyramidal with the Supreme Court at the top, High Courts below them and district and subordinate courts at the lowest level.
3. The lower courts function under the direct superintendence of the higher courts.
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11. The amendment of the constitution can be initiated in

12. Consider the following statements about the Indian constitution and choose the correct ones:

1. Constitution makers were of the belief that there can be no faults in the constitution as each provision was deliberated in detail and passed unanimously.
2. Some provisions in Indian constitution were temporary in nature.
3. There are different ways for amending Indian Constitution.

13. When was the national flag of the Republic of South Africa unfurled?

14. When was the constitution of India drafted at first?