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1	How many official languages were recognised by Indian Constitution?
	15
	18
	20
	22
	Right Answer: 4 At present there are 22 official languages of India. Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu Question ID: 267

2	When is Indian Constitution Day observed?
	January 26
	November 26
	December 26
	October 26
	Right Answer: 2 On 26 November 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted to the Constitution of India, and it came into effect on 26 January 1950. Question ID: 473

3	Under which article of the Indian constitution, President shall appoint the Prime Minister and counsil of ministers?
	75(1)
	75(2)
	75(3)
	75(4)
	Right Answer: 1 The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. Question ID: 635

4	Indian Prime Minister, who first faced the "no confidence motion"?
	Jawaharlal Nehru
	Lal Bahadur Shastri
	Gulzar Lal Nanda
	Indira Gandhi
	Right Answer: 1 Lok Sabha saw its first no-confidence motion moved by Acharya J B Kripalani in 1963 against PM Jawahar Lal Nehru. Question ID: 632

5	What is the minimum age limit to be elected as the President of India?
	18
	21
	25
	35
	Right Answer: 4 Article 58 of the constitution sets the minimum age as 35 years. Question ID: 436

6	What is the minimum members support required to move "no confidence motion" in Lok Sabha?
	Ten
	Thirty Five
	Fifty
	Sixty
	Right Answer: 3 Any Lok Sabha member who can get the support of 50 members can move a motion of no-confidence against the Council of Ministers. Question ID: 634

7	Under which article, can the president impose president's rule in a state?
	Article 370
	Article 368
	Article 356
	Article 352
	Right Answer: 3 President's rule is enabled by article 356 of the Constitution of India, which gives the central government the authority to impose president's rule in any state if there has been failure of the constitutional machinery in the state. Question ID: 266

8	Who is known as sculptor of the Constitution of India?
	Rajendra Prasad
	V.V. Giri
	B.R. Ambedkar
	S.Radha Krishnan
	Right Answer: 3 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar is recognised as the Father of the Constitution of India. Ambedkar was a wise constitutional expert, he had studied the constitutions of about 60 countries. Question ID: 265

9	What is the number of Fundamental Duties that were included in the Indian Constitution?
	Five
	Six
	Eight
	Eleven
	Right Answer: 4 The fundamental duties of citizens were added to the constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee. Increased to eleven by the 86th Amendment in 2002, which added a duty on every parent or guardian to ensure that their child or ward was provided opportunities for education between ages of 6 and 14. Question ID: 248

10	According to which article of the Indian Constitution, a Lok Sabha member can move "no confidence motion"?
	75(1)
	75(2)
	75(3)
	75(4)
	Right Answer: 3 The Constitution has enshrined this rule and the collective responsibility of the Council of Ministers to the Lok Sabha in Article 75(3). Question ID: 633

11	Which of the following is not a Fundamental Right?
	Right to Education
	Right to Property
	Right to Equality before Law
	Right to Freedom of Religion
	Right Answer: 2 Seven fundamental rights were originally provided by the Constitution. The right to equality, right to freedom, right against exploitation, right to freedom of religion, cultural and educational rights, right to property and right to constitutional remedies. However, the right to property was removed from Part III of the Constitution by the 44th Amendment in 1978. Question ID: 251

12	Which commission was formed to review the constitutional changes in British Government?
	Simon Commission
	Hunter Commission
	Butler Commission
	Asachin Commission
	Right Answer: 1 Simon Commission, group appointed in November 1927 by the British Conservative government under Stanley Baldwin to report on the working of the Indian constitution established by the Government of India Act of 1919. Question ID: 260

13	In which year the age limit for enrolling as a voter, was reduced from 21 years to 18 years?
	1982
	1988
	1991
	1994
	Right Answer: 2 Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment of article 326) Act, 1988 reduced the age limit from 21 years to 18 years to enroll as a voter. Question ID: 264

14	What is the minimum age of a loksabha member to become a prime minister of India?
	21 Years
	25 Years
	30 Years
	35 Years
	Right Answer: 2 Article 84 prescribes, should be above 25 years of age if they are a member of the Lok Sabha, or, above 30 years of age if they are a member of the Rajya Sabha. Question ID: 437

15	Under which article of the Indian constitution, a person not being a member of the either House of Parliament, can act as a minister for a period not exceeding six months?
	75(3)
	75(4)
	75(5)
	75(6)
	Right Answer: 3 Article 75(5) - a Minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of either House of Parliament shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a Minister. Question ID: 636

16	What is the minimum age of a rajya sabha member to become a prime minister of India?
	21
	25
	30
	35
	Right Answer: 3 Article 84 prescribes, should be above 25 years of age for Loksabha member or above 30 years of age for Rajyasabha member to contest for the post of Prime Minister of India. Question ID: 438

17	Which committee recommended the fundamental duties of citizens to add in Indian Constitution?
	Sandip Kumar Patel Committee
	Kelkar Committee
	Swaran Singh Committee
	R.Gopalan Committee
	Right Answer: 3 The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee that was constituted by the government earlier that year. Question ID: 250

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