The Preamble of India: MCQ

Q. The idea of Preamble has been borrowed in Indian Constitution from the Constitution of

a) Italy

b) Canada

c) France

d) USA

Answer:  d) USA

Q. Who said Preamble is the keynote to the Constitution?

a) Earnest Barker

b) KM Munshi

c) BR Ambedkar

d) DD Basu

Answer:  a) Earnest Barker

Q. The word ‘Socialist’ was inserted into the Preamble to the Constitution of India through which one of the following Amendment Acts?

a) 41st Amendment Act

b) 42nd Amendment Act

c) 43rd Amendment Act

d) 44th Amendment Act

Answer:  b) 42nd Amendment Act

Q. The word ‘secular’ was inserted into Constitution of India by

a) 44th Amendment Act

b) 52nd Amendment Act

c) 42nd Amendment Act

d) 34th Amendment Act

Answer:  c) 42nd Amendment Act

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

a) The Preamble

b) The Fundamental Rights

c) The Directive Principles of State Policy

d) The Fundamental Duties

Answer:  a) The Preamble

Q. Where have the words ‘We The People of India’ been used in the Constitution of India?

a) Directive Principle

b) Fundamental Rights

c) Citizenship

d) Preamble of the Constitution

Answer:  d) Preamble of the Constitution

Q. Which one the following describes India a Secular State?

a) Fundamental Rights

b) Preamble of the Constitution

c) 9th Schedule

d) Directive Principles

Answer:  b) Preamble of the Constitution

Q. Which of the following attribute in the Preamble states that ‘No one should treat a fellow citizen as inferior’?

a) Justice

b) Liberty

c) Equality

d) Fraternity

Answer:  d) Fraternity

Q. How many types of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity in that order has been mentioned in the Preamble of Constitution of India?

a) 3, 5, 2, 1

b) 1, 3, 5, 2

c) 2, 5, 3, 1

d) 5, 2, 1, 3

Answer: a) 3, 5, 2, 1

Q. Which one of the following words was not included in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution in 1947?

a) Fraternity

b) Sovereign

c) Equality

d) Integrity

Answer:  d) Integrity

Q. The term ‘Fraternity’ in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution means a sense of

a) friendliness

b) statehood

c) love and affection

d) brotherhood

Answer:  d) brotherhood

Q. The ‘Justice’ described in the Preamble of Indian Constitution has been accepted in which form?

a) Political justice

b) Economic justice

c) Social justice

d) all of the above

Answer:  d) all of the above

Q. At the time of enactment of the Constitution, which one of the following ideals was not included in the preamble?

a) Liberty

b) Equality

c) Socialist

d) Justice

Answer:  c) Socialist

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

a) Liberty of thought

b) Economic liberty

c) Liberty of expression

d) Liberty of belief

Answer: b) Economic liberty

Q. One of the implication of equality in society is the absence of

a) privileges

b) restrains

c) competition

d) ideology

Answer:  a) privileges

Q. Socialism refers to

a) state-controlled economy

b) liquidation of the bourgeoise

c) removal of peasantry from administration

d) establishment of military dictatorship

Answer:  a) state-controlled economy

Q. Which one of the following correctly explains the meaning of ‘Socialist’ in the Preamble?

a) Nationalisation of all means of production

b) abolition of private property

c) socialistic pattern of society

d) eradication of exploitation and vested interest

Answer:  c) socialistic pattern of society

Q. Which of the following is correct?

a) social equality is not guaranteed in our constitution

b) social equality already existed in our country

c) social equality is guaranteed in our constitution

d) none of the above

Answer:  c) social equality is guaranteed in our constitution

Q. ‘Economic Justice’ as one of the objectives of the Indian Constitution has been provided in

a) the preamble and the fundamental rights

b) the preamble and the directive principles of state policy

c) the fundamental rights and the directive principles of state policy

d) none of the above

Answer:  b) the preamble and the directive principles of state policy

Q. The preamble in our constitution makes no intention of

a) justice

b) fraternity

c) equality of status

d) adult franchise

Answer:  d) adult franchise

Q. The preamble is useful in constitutional interpretation because it

a) uses value-loaded words

b) contains the real objective and philosophy of the constitution makers

c) is a source of power and limitation

d) gives an exhaustive list of basic features of the constitution

Answer:  b) contains the real objective and philosophy of the constitution makers

Q. In which one of these cases, the Supreme Court held that ‘the concept of secularism is that state will have no religion’?

a) Bal Patil vs Union of India (2005)

b) Kesavananda Bharti Case (1973)

c) Minerva Mills Case (1984)

d) Sajjan Singh Case (1967)

Answer:  c) Minerva Mills Case (1984)

Q. What is the legal nature of the preamble of the Constitution?

a) It is enforceable

b) It is not enforceable

c) It may be enforced in special circumstances

d) none of the above

Answer:  b) It is not enforceable

Q. In which of the following case Supreme Court urged that the preamble can’t be amended as it is not the Part of Constitution?

a) Sajjan singh case

b) Kesavananda Bharti Case

c) Minerva Mill case

d) Berubari Union case

Answer:  d) Berubari Union case

Q. In which case did the Supreme Court first declare that the Preamble is not a part of the Constitution?

a) Berubari

b) Sajjan Singh

c) Golak Nath

d) Kesavananda Bharti

Answer:  a) Berubari

Q. In which of the following cases Supreme Court has held that the Preamble forms part of the Constitution?

a) Union of India vs Dr. Kholi

b) Banarasidas vs State of UP

c) Bommai vs Union of India

d) Malak Singh vs State of Punjab

Answer:  c) Bommai vs Union of India

Q. Which Amendment Act introduced changes in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?

a) The 38th Amendment Act, 1975

b) The 40th Amendment Act, 1976

c) The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976

d) The 44th Amendment Act, 1979

Answer:  c) The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976

Q. Which of the following words was inserted in the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution of India?

a) Economic

b) Integrity

c) Belief

d) Political

Answer:  b) Integrity

Q. The words ‘Secular’ and ‘Socialist’ were added to the Preamble of Indian Constitution by the

a) 39th Amendment

b) 41st Amendment

c) 42nd Amendment

d) 44th Amendment

Answer: c) 42nd Amendment