MCQ on Mauryan Empire:- D. Kanishka 20.

Ashoka convened third Q 4: Who was the first

1. Who was the founder of 11. Which of the following Buddhist council at Maharajadhiraja?
Mauryan Empire ? ruler was called as Pataliputra in : A) Chandragupta I
A. Chandragupta Maurya ‘Amitragatha’ by the Greeks : A. 240 BC B) Samudragupta
B. Ashoka A. Chandragupta Maurya B. 261 BC C) Chandragupta II
C. Bindusara B. Ashoka C. 269 BC D) Ashoka
D. Dhana Nanda C. Bindusara D. 273 BC Q 5: Who was the father of
2. The capital of Mauryan D. Mahapadma Nanda 21. Who captured Pataliputra Samudragupta?
Empire was : 12. Ashoka embraced from the last ruler of the A) Sri Gupta
A. Pataliputra Buddhism under the influence Nanda Dynasty ? B) Chandragupta I
B. Ujjain of Buddhist monk : A. Chandragupta Maurya C) Chandragupta II
C. Rajagriha A. Kautilya B. Ashoka D) Ramagupta
D. Kapilavastu B. Upagupta C. Bindusara Q 6: Harisena was the _________
3. Arthashastra was written by C. Vishakhadatta D. Pushyamitra Sunga of Gupta
: D. Chandragupta Maurya 22. Which of the following Emperor,Samudragupta.
A. Bindusara 13. Who was called as Rock Edicts gives details about A) Sanskrit poet
B. Vishakhadatta Devanampriya Priyadarshi ? Ashoka’s war with Kalinga ? B) Panegyrist
C. Megasthenes A. Bindusara A. Pillar Edict VII C) Government minister
D. Kautilya B. Chandragupta Maurya B. Rock Edict XIII D) All
4. Who was also called Indian C. Ashoka C. Pillar Edict III Q 7: Who was the wife of
Machiavelli ? D. Kautilya D. Major Rock Edict VII Ramagupta?
A. Bindusara 14. Seleucus Nicator was 23. In which year Kalinga war A) Kuberanaga
B. Chandragupta Maurya defeated by : was took place ? B) Kumaradevi
C. Ashoka A. Brihadrata A. 241 BC C) Dhruvswamini
D. Kautilya B. Ashoka B. 261 BC D) None
5. Arthashastra was written C. Pushyamitra Sunga C. 269 BC Q 8: Fa-Hien came to India at
during the period of : D. Chandragupta Maurya D. 273 BC the time of
A. Sanga 15. The drama Mudrarakshasa 24. Who among the following A) Chandragupta Maurya
B. Maurya was written by : was not a part of the Mauryan B) Chandragupta II
C. Nanda A. Vishakadatta dynasty ? C) Ashoka
D. Gupta B. Kautilya A. Bindusara D) Chandragupta I
6. The book Indica was written C. Megasthenes B. Ashoka Q 9: Kumargupta I was the son
by : D. None of the above C. Bimbisara of
A. Kautilya 16. Who among the following D. Chandragupta Maurya A) Samudragupta
B. Vishakhadatta was the Greek ambassador at 25. Who was the last ruler of B) Chandragupta II
C. Megasthenes the Mauryan court ? Mauryan dynasty ? C) Chandragupta I
D. None of the above A. Megasthenes A. Brihadrata D) None
7. Edicts of Ashoka was first B. Seleucus Nicator B. Chandragupta Maurya Q 10: Who builds Nalanda
deciphered by : C. Menander C. Bindusara University?
A. James Princep D. None of the above D. Ashoka A) Samudragupta
B. Megasthenes 17. Who took throne after MCQ On Gupta Empire:- B) Kumaragupta
C. Seleucus Nicator Chandragupta Maurya ? Q 1: When Sri Gupta started C) Chandragupta II
D. Brihadrata A. Brihadrata his kingdom? D) Chandragupta I
8. Ashoka was the son of : B. Ashoka A) 240 A.D Q 11: Who was the last king of
A. Bindusara C. Ajtashatru B) 280 A.D Gupta dynasty?
B. Chandragupta Maurya D. Bindusara C) 200 A.D A) Vishnugupta
C. Bimbisara 18. The best specimen of the D) 320 A.D B) Kumaragupta III
D. Mahapadmananda Mauryan art represented by Q 2: Who was the father of C) Vainyagupta
9. Who was also known as their : Chandragupta I? D) None
Chanakya or Vishnugupta ? A. Pillars A) Sri Gupta Q 12: What were the five arms
A. Bindusara B. Stupas B) Ghatotkacha of the Gupta military?
B. Ashoka C. Caves C) Samudragupta A) Infantry, cavalry, chariot,
C. Kautilya D. None of the above D) None elephants and ships
D. Brihadrata 19. Which among the Q 3: Who is known as the B) Infantry, cavalry, archers,
10. Which Mauryan emperor following ruler had appointed Napoleon of India? elephants and ships
went to Shravana Belagola Dhamma Mahamattas ? A) Chandragupta I C) Infantry, cavalry, chariot,
along with Bhadrabahu ? A. Bindusara B) Samudragupta elephants and cannons
A. Chandragupta Maurya B. Chandragupta Maurya C) Chandagupta Maurya D) Infantry, cavalry, archers,
B. Ashoka C. Ashoka D) Ashoka elephants and cannons
C. Bindusara D. Pushyamitra Sunga
Q 13: Who was the founder of A) Invasion by the Persians D) a volcanic eruption that D) None of the above
the Gupta dynasty? B) Invasion by the Mongols caused widespread Q 35: Who is credited with
A) Chandragupta Maurya C) Substantial loss of territory destruction making great advancements in
B) Ashoka the Great and imperial authority caused Q 29: Which region is astronomy during the Gupta
C) Samudragupta by their own erstwhile considered to be the homeland period?
D) Sri Gupta feudatories of the Guptas according to one A) Kalidasa
Q 14: Which ancient Indian D) Natural disasters theory? B) Vatsyayana
ruler was known as "the Q 22: When did the Gupta A) present-day Uttar Pradesh C) Aryabhata
Napoleon of India"? Empire exist? B) present-day Bengal D) Varahamihira
A) Bimbisara A) Early 2nd century CE to late C) present-day Maharashtra Q 36: Which dynasty is linked
B) Samudragupta 4th century CE D) present-day Tamil Nadu to the Gupta dynasty by the
C) Ashoka B) Early 3rd century CE to late Q 30: Who is considered to be presence of the Gupta suffix in
D) Chandragupta Maurya 5th century CE the most notable ruler of the their names?
Q 15: Who was the ruler of the C) Early 4th century CE to late Gupta dynasty? A) Maurya dynasty
Gupta Empire during its 6th century CE A) Sri Gupta B) Abhira dynasty
golden age? D) Early 5th century CE to late B) Chandragupta I C) Satavahana dynasty
A) Chandragupta II 7th century CE C) Samudragupta D) Chalukya dynasty
B) Samudragupta Q 23: Who founded the Gupta D) Chandragupta II Q 37: Which of the following
C) Skandagupta Empire? Q 31: How many kingdoms did was NOT a field in which the
D) Kumaragupta I A) Samudragupta the Guptas conquer during Guptas made great
Q 16: What was the name of B) Skandagupta their reign? advancements?
the capital city of the Gupta C) Sri Gupta A) about ten A) Science
Empire? D) Chandragupta II B) about fifteen B) Political administration
A) Pataliputra Q 24: Which ruler is credited C) about twenty-one C) Art and architecture
B) Ujjain with conquering about D) about thirty D) Philosophy
C) Mathura twenty-one kingdoms, both in Q 32: Which ancient Indian Q 38: Which of the following
D) Varanasi and outside India? epic was canonized during the kingdoms paid tribute to
Q 17: Who were some of the A) Chandragupta I Gupta period? Samudragupta according to
scholars produced during the B) Samudragupta A) Mahabharata the Allahabad Pillar
Gupta era? C) Chandragupta II B) Ramayana inscription?
A) Kalidasa D) Skandagupta C) Both A and B A) Magadha
B) Aryabhata Q 25: What is the period of the D) Neither A nor B B) Kalinga
C) Varahamihira Gupta Empire considered as Q 33: What is the significance C) Kamarupa
D) All of the above by historians? of the Yijing account in D) Avanti
Q 18: What is the name of the A) Dark Age of India determining the Gupta Q 39: According to the Eran
5th-century CE Sanskrit poet B) Silver Age of India homeland? inscription, which of the
who credits the Guptas with C) Golden Age of India A) It provides evidence of the following deities was
having conquered about D) Iron Age of India Guptas' Vaishya origin. Samudragupta associated
twenty-one kingdoms? Q 26: Which of the following B) It suggests that the early with?
A) Aryabhata scholars is not associated with Gupta kingdom extended from A) Shiva
B) Kalidasa the Gupta period? Prayaga in the west to B) Vishnu
C) Varahamihira A) Kalidasa northern Bengal in the east. C) Ganesha
D) Vatsyayana B) Aryabhata C) It indicates that the Guptas D) Durga
Q 19: What was the religion C) Varahamihira originated in the present-day Q 40: What kind of ceremonies
followed by the rulers of the D) Panini lower-Doab region of Uttar did Samudragupta perform
Gupta Empire? Q 27: What are the Puranas? Pradesh. according to the Allahabad
A) Buddhism A) ancient Indian epic poems D) It identifies the location of a Pillar inscription?
B) Hinduism B) texts on Hindu philosophy temple built by the Guptas for A) Buddhist ceremonies
C) Jainism C) treatises on medicine Chinese pilgrims. B) Jain ceremonies
D) Sikhism D) collections of folktales Q 34: Which of the following is C) Brahmanical ceremonies
Q 20: Which tribe invaded the Q 28: What caused the NOT a factor that contributed D) Christian ceremonies
Gupta Empire from Central collapse of the Gupta Empire? to the decline of the Gupta Q 41: Which ritual did
Asia? A) invasion by the Mongols Empire? Samudragupta perform to
A) Persians B) civil war among the ruling A) The invasion of Central prove his imperial
B) Greeks dynasty Asian peoples sovereignty?
C) Huns C) loss of territory and B) Loss of territory and A) Yajna
D) Mongols imperial authority caused by imperial authority caused by B) Havan
Q 21: What was the reason for their own erstwhile feudatories C) Ashvamedha
the eventual collapse of the feudatories C) Economic collapse due to D) Pashubali
Gupta Empire? over taxation
Q 42: Which of the following A) It symbolized the Gupta Q 54: Which element formed B) The archaeological
tribes did not perform empire's control over the the core of the Gupta army? discovery of horse archery
obeisance to Samudragupta entire Indian subcontinent. A) Elephant equipment
according to the Allahabad B) It was a powerful talisman B) Light infantry C) Depictions on Gupta
Pillar inscription? that protected the Gupta kings C) Heavy cavalry coinage of emperors as horse
A) Malavas from harm. D) Chariots archers
B) Arjunayanas C) It was a symbol of the Q 55: Who is the protagonist D) The discovery of training
C) Yaudheyas Gupta kings' divine right to of the Raghuvaa and whose manuals for horse archers
D) Pandyas rule. campaigns does he reflect? MCQ on Indian Rivers
Q 43: Which of the following D) It was used by foreign kings A) Harsha, the ruler of 1. River Indus originates from
foreign kings did not offer to administer their own Kannauj A. Hindukush range
their daughters in marriage to territories. B) Chandragupta I, the B. Himalayan range
Samudragupta according to Q 50: What is the significance founder of the Gupta dynasty C. Karakoram range
the Allahabad Pillar of the Garuda-depicting Gupta C) Raghu, the legendary D. Kailash range
inscription? seal? ancestor of Rama 2. Which of the following
A) Simhala king A) It symbolized the Gupta D) Skandagupta, the last great peninsular rivers is westward
B) King of Persia empire's control over the Gupta emperor flowing?
C) King of Khotan entire Indian subcontinent. Q 56: Which foreign powers A. Mahanadi B. Godavari C.
D) King of Nepal B) It was a powerful talisman did the Gupta forces clash Tapti D. Cauvery
Q 44: What was the primary that protected the Gupta kings against in the North-West? 3. The river Cauvery flows
religion of Samudragupta? from harm. A) Persians and Huns from ________
A) Shaivism C) It was a symbol of the B) Persians and Yavanas A. Andhra Pradesh to Tamil
B) Buddhism Gupta kings' divine right to C) Yavanas and Chinese Nadu
C) Vaishnavism rule. D) Huns and Greeks B. Karnataka to Maharashtra
D) Jainism D) It was used by foreign kings Q 57: Who is said to have C. Karnataka to Tamil Nadu
Q 45: What type of ceremony to administer their own founded Nalanda? D. Kerala to Tamil Nadu
did Samudragupta perform to territories. A) Kumaragupta I 4. The fertile land between
prove his imperial Q 51: Which Gupta emperors B) Chandragupta II two rivers is called
sovereignty? are depicted as horse-archers C) Skandagupta A. Drainage basin B.
A) Vajapeya on their coinage? D) Narasimhagupta Baladitya Watershed C. Doab D. Lowland
B) Rajasuya A) Chandragupta II, Q 58: Who is believed to have or terrain
C) Ashvamedha Kumaragupta I, and reflected the campaigns of 5. Teesta forms a part of which
D) Purushamedha Prakasaditya Chandragupta II in his work major river system?
Q 46: What did the foreign B) Chandragupta I, Raghuva??a? A. Ganga B. Krishna C. Cauvery
kings offer Samudragupta as a Samudragupta, and A) Kalidasa D. Brahmaputra
gesture of diplomacy? Skandagupta B) Vasubandhu 6. Most of the rivers flowing
A) Gold and silver C) Kumaragupta II, C) Xuanzang westward from the Western
B) Their daughters in Budhagupta, and Vishnugupta D) Narasimhagupta Baladitya Ghats do not form deltas
marriage D) Bhanugupta, Buddhagupta, Q 59: What did modern because ________
C) Elephants and horses and Skandagupta genetic studies indicate about A. Of the high gradient
D) Weapons and armor Q 52: What is the source of the caste groups during the Gupta B. They are too slow
Q 47: Which of the following best extant information about period? C. They are not perennial
tribal oligarchies paid tribute the Gupta military tactics? A) They started D. There is no vegetation
to Samudragupta? A) The Gupta inscriptions practicing/enforcing 7. Through which of the
A) Marathas B) The Gupta administrative endogamy. following sets of states does
B) Gurjaras records B) They started practicing Krishna river flow?
C) Malavas C) The Sanskrit mahakavya intermarriage with other caste A. Karnataka Andhra Pradesh
D) Chalukyas Raghuva??a groups. B. Maharashtra Madhya
Q 48: Which foreign kingdom D) The accounts of foreign C) They completely ceased to Pradesh
is listed in the inscription, but travelers exist during the Gupta period. C. Maharashtra Andhra
is known to have sent presents Q 53: What was the military D) They started following a Pradesh
to Samudragupta instead of innovation introduced by the new religion called Buddhism. D. Maharashtra Karnataka
attending to him personally? Guptas? Q 60: What evidence supports 8. The river Brahmaputra is
A) Simhala A) Use of chariots in warfare the use of horse archers by the known as ________ as it enters
B) Persia B) Use of siege engines, heavy Guptas? Arunachal Pradesh
C) China cavalry archers, and heavy A) The accounts of A. Dibang B. Dihang C.
D) Rome sword cavalry contemporary writers and Subansiri D. Dhansiri
Q 49: What is the significance C) Use of ships in warfare historians 9. The Satpura range is
of the Garuda-depicting Gupta D) Use of elephants in warfare situated between two west
seal? flowing rivers, They are
A. Narmada and Luni A. Chambal B. Krishna C. 25. The Alamatti is on the Lok Sabha passes it again by a
B. Narmada and Tapi Godavari D. Narmada river two-third majority
C. Tapi and Mahi 18. Which one of the following A. Godavari (D) The Bill shall be deemed to
D. Mahi and Luni pairs of sea ports and states is B. Cauvery have been passed by both the
10. Which one the following is not correctly matched? C. Krishna Houses of the Parliament
a correct sequence of rivers in A. Kandla : Gujarat D. Mahanadi despite the disapproval of the
terms of their total basin area, B. Paradip : Orissa MCQ on Amendments of Bill by the Upper House
in the descending order? C. Quilon : Kerala Indian Constitution:- 6. When was the first Bill for
A. Ganga Indus Brahmaputra D. Kakinada : Maharashtra 1. A bill for the amendment in the amendment of the Indian
Godavari 19. Which of the following Indian Constitution can be Constitution presented?
B. Indus Ganga Brahmaputra river is known as India’s River presented (A) 1950
Godavari of Sorrow? (A) Only in Lok Sabha (B) 1951
C. Brahmaputra Indus Ganga A. Hooghly B. Damodar C. (B) Only in Rajya Sabha (C) 1955
Godavari Ghaghara D. Kosi (C) Either in Lok Sabha or (D) 1958
D. Indus Ganga Godavari 20. The river which rises in Rajya Sabha 7. The Ninth Schedule to the
Brahmaputra the Kamarpet hill in (D) In the Supreme Court of Indian Constitution was added
11. The Buckingham Canal Chhotanagpur Plateau of Bihar India by
runs through and called “The River of 2. Which Article of the (A) First Amendment
A. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Sorrow” is Constitution of India lays (B) Eighth Amendment
B. Kerala and Andhra Pradesh A. Mahanadi B. Damodar C. down the procedure for the (C) Ninth Amendment
C. Tamil Nadu and Kerala Krishna D. Godavari amendment of the (D) Forty Second Amendment
D. Andhra Pradesh and Tamil 21. Which of the following Constitution? 8. The First Constitution
Nadu gives the correct descending (A) 348 Amendment Bill passed in
12. The largest irrigation canal order by length of the rivers of (B) 358 1951 was related to
in India India? (C) 368 (A) Security of the country
A. Yamuna canal A. Brahmaputra Ganga (D) 378 (B) Security of the Prime
B. Indira Gandhi canal Godavari Kosi 3. Which one of the following Minister
C. Sirhand canal B. Ganga Brahmaputra Bills must be passed by each (C) Protection of agrarian
D. Upper Bari Doab canal Krishna Godavari House of the Indian reforms in certain States
13. The river Tsangpo flows C. Ganga Godavari Yamuna Parliament separately by the (D) Scheduled Castes and
through before entering India? Krishna special majority? Scheduled Tribes
A. Myanmar B. Pakistan C. D. Ganga Yamuna Godavari (A) Ordinary Bill 9. ‘Right to Education’
Tibet D. China Mahanadi (B) Money Bill introduced through 86th
14. Which one of the following 22. From north towards South, (C) Finance Bill Amendment came into force.
pairs is correctly matched? which one of the following is (D) Constitution Amendment (A) 2002
A. Tulbul Project – Himachal the correct sequence of the Bill (B) 2004
Pradesh given rivers in India? 4. The President’s power to (C) 2008
B. Srisailam Project – Tamil A. Shyok – Spiti – Zaskar – veto a Bill for amendment of (D) 2010
Nadu Sutlej the Constitution has been 10. The 93rd Constitution
C. Papanasam Project – B. Shyok – Zaskar – Spiti – taken away by substituting the Amendment Bill deals with the
Karnataka Sutlej world ‘shall give his assent’ by (A) Continuation of
D. Ukai Project – Gujarat C. Zaskar – Shyok – Sutlej – which amendment? reservation for backward
15. The Buckincham Canal is Spiti (A) 44th Amendment classes in government jobs
an inland water way in D. Zaskar – Sutlej – Shyok – (B) 23rd Amendment (B) Free and compulsory
A. United Kingdom Spiti (C) 24th Amendment education for all children
B. Australia 23. Consider the following (D) 42nd Amendment between the age of 6 and 14
C. India pairs:,Tributary – Main 5. In the event of the Upper years
D. New Zealand River,a. Chambal – Narmada,b. House rejecting a (C) Reservation of 30% posts
16. The Tibetan river Son – Yamuna,c. Manas – Constitutional Amendment for women in government
‘Tsangpo’ enters India through Brahmaputra,Which of the Bill passed by the Lower recruitments
the State of ________ pairs given above is/are House. (D) Allocation of more number
A. Arunachal Pradesh correctly matched (A) The Bill will have to be of Parliamentary seats for
B. Assam A. a b and c dropped recently formed States
C. Manipur B. a and b only (B) A joint sitting of the both 11. By which of the following
D. Nagaland C. a and c only Houses of Parliament may be amendments of the Indian
17. Which of the following D. c only convened to consider and pass Constitution, the term ‘Co-
rivers divides the ‘Deccan 24. Which of the following is a the Bill operative Societies’ was added
Tableland’ from Central trans-Himalayan river? (C) The Bill shall be deemed to in Article 19(1)(c)?
Highland in northern India? A. Ganga B. Yamuna C. Sutlej D. have been passed by both the (A) 42nd Amendment Act,
Ravi Houses of the Parliament if the 1976
(B) 73rd Amendment Act, 18. The authoritative text of 23. In India, who is competent (C) 42nd Amendment
1993 the Indian Constitution in to amend Fundamental Rights (D) 44th Amendment
(C) 97th Amendment Act, Hindi was authorized to be of the citizens? 29. When were the
2011 published by which of the (A) Lok Sabha Fundamental Duties
(D) 36th Amendment Act, following Constitutional (B) Rajya Sabha mentioned in the
1975 Amendments? (C) Parliament Constitution?
12. By which Constitutional (A) 57th Amendment, 1987 (D) Supreme Court (A) At the time of framing of
Amendment OBCs have been (B) 58th Amendment, 1987 24. The Supreme Court of Constitution
given 27% reservation in the (C) 59th Amendment, 1988 India enunciated the doctrine (B) On 26th January, 1950
admission to educational (D) 60th Amendment, 1988 of ‘Basic Structure of the (C) In the 42nd Constitutional
institutions? 19. Which Constitutional Constitution’ in Amendment
(A) 92nd Amendment makes provision (A) The Golaknath case in (D) In the 41st Constitutional
(B) 93rd for the reservation of seats for 1967 Amendment
(C) 94th SC’s and ST’s in Lok Sabha and (B) The Sajjan Singh case in 30. Which Constitutional
(D) 96th State Assemblies? 1965 Amendment bifurcated the
13. Which of the following has (A) 76th (C) The Shankari Prasad case Combined National
banned floor crossing by the (B) 77th in 1951 Commission for Scheduled
member elected on a party (C) 78th (D) The Keshavanand Bharti Castes and Scheduled Tribes
ticket to the legislature? (D) 79th case in 1973 into two separate bodies?
(A) 52nd Constitutional 20. The 79th Amendment of 25. Which of the following (A) 42nd Amendment
Amendment Act the Indian Constitution is Constitutional Amedment Acts (B) 44th Amendment
(B) Representation of Public related to was termed as Mini (C) 89th Amendment
Law (A) Centre-State Relation Constitution? (D) 93rd Amendment
(C) 42nd Constitutional (B) Establishment of two (A) 42nd 31. 97th Constitutional
Amendment political parties (B) 44th Amendment Act of 2012 is
(D) 44th Constitutional (C) Fundamental Rights (C) 46th concerned with
Amendment (D) Reservation of SCs and STs (D) 50th (A) Free and compulsory
14. Which one of the following, in the Lok Sabha and State 26. In which of the following education for children upto
Amendments of the Legislative Assemblies cases the Supreme Court the age of 14 years
Constitution of India converts 21. The Keshavanand Bharti limited the power of (B) Organization and working
the Union Territory of Delhi Case is important because Parliament to amend the of co-operative societies
into the National Capital (A) It sets aside the orders of Constitution for the first time? (C) Stringent measures to deal
Region of Delhi? the executive (A) A.K. Gopalan Vs. The State with terrorism
(A) 69th Amendment (B) The Supreme Court of Madras (D) Provision of Lokpal to
(B) 70th Amendment interpreted the basic features (B) Golaknath Vs. The State of prevent corruption
(C) 73rd Amendment of the Constitution Punjab 32. The Constitution (98th
(D) 74th Amendment (C) It brought the Union (C) Keshavanand Bharti Vs. Amendment) Bill is related to
15. 52nd Constitution Government in the dock The State of Kerala (A) Empowering the centre to
Amendment is related to (D) None of the above (D) Minerva Mills Vs. The levy and appropriate service
(A) Defection 22. The basis structure theory Union of India tax
(B) Reservation of the Constitution of India 27. Which of the following (B) Constitution of the
(C) Election implies that Constitutional Amendment is National Judicial Commission
(D) Protection of minorities (A) Certain features of the related to the Fundamental (C) Readjustment of electoral
16. Which one of the following Constitution are so essential to Duties? constituencies on the basis of
Constitutional Amendments it that they cannot be (A) 42nd the population census 2001
introduced the anti-defection abrogated (B) 44th (D) The demarcation of new
provision in the Constitution (B) Fundamental rights cannot (C) 46th boundaries between States
for the first time? be abridged or taken away (D) 50th 33. Which of the following
(A) 54th Amendment (C) The Constitution cannot be 28. Which Amendment of the Amendments of the Indian
(B) 53rd Amendment amended except in accordance Constitution provides that no Constitution limits the size of
(C) 52nd Amendment with the procedure laid down law passed to give effect to the Union Ministry?
(D) 51st Amendment in Article 368 Directive Principles of State (A) 78th Amendment
17. Which one of the following (D) The Preamble of the Policy contained in Articles (B) 91st Amendment
Amendments to the Constitution cannot be 39(b) and (c) shall be deemed (C) 88th Amendment
Constitution is related to the amended for it is not a part of to be void on the ground that (D) 90th Amendment
Lowering of the age of voters? the Constitution and at the it abridges the rights 34. By which Constitutional
(A) 61st Amendment same time represents it real conferred by Articles 14 and Amendment the number of
(B) 44th Amendment spirit 19? Central Ministers has been
(C) 42nd Amendment (A) 25th Amendment limited to 15% of the total
(D) 24th Amendment (B) 28th Amendment
number of the members of the consent of atleast half of State 4. Abolition of the Legislature Which of the statements given
Lok Sabha? legislatures. Council of a State above are correct?
(A) 91st Amendment 1. Federal provision of the Code (A) Only 1 and 2
(B) 92nd Amendment Constitution (A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) Only 1 and 4
(C) 90th Amendment 2. Rights of the Supreme Court (B) 1, 2 and 4 (C) Only 2 and 4
(D) None of the above 3. The process of (C) 1, 3 and 4 (D) Only 2, 3 and 4
35. Mizoram has been granted Constitutional Amendment (D) 2, 3 and 4 45. Match the following
the status of a State by which 4. Formation of new States or 43. Match List-I with List-II Constitutional Amendments.
of the following Constitutional transformation in the borders and select the correct answer List-I List-II
Amendment? and names of the states using the code given below the (a) 13th Amendment 1.
(A) 53rd Code lists. Nagaland
(B) 54th (A) 1, 2 and 3 List-I (Amendments to the (b) 18th Amendment 2.
(C) 55th (B) 1, 2 and 4 Constitution) List-II Anti-defection law
(D) 52nd (C) 1, 3 and 4 (a) The Constitution (Sixty (c) 39th Amendment 3.
36. Sikkim became a new State (D) 2, 3 and 4 ninth Amendment) Act, 1991 Clarified the ‘state’
by 40. An amendment to the 1. Establishment of (d) 52nd Amendment 4. The
(A) 30th Amendment of the Constitution of India can be state level Rent Tribunals election of President, Speaker
Constitution initiated by the (b) The Constitution (Seventy and Prime Minister cannot be
(B) 34th Amendment of the 1. Lok Sabha fifth Amendment) Act, 1994 challenged
Constitution 2. Rajya Sabha 2. No reservation for Code
(C) 35th Amendment of the 3. State Legislatures Scheduled Castes in . (a) (b) (c) (d)
Constitution 4. President Panchayats in Arunachal (A) 2 4 1 3
(D) 36th Amendment of the Select the correct answer Pradesh (B) 4 3 2 1
Constitution using the codes given below. (c) The Constitution (Eightieth (C) 3 2 1 4
37. Consider the following (A) 1 alone Amendment) Act, 2000 3. (D) 1 3 4 2
statements. (B) 1, 2 and 3 Constitution of Panchayats at
I. Through 44th Constitutional (C) 2, 3 and 4 Villages or at another local
Amendment, 1978 all the (D) 1 and 2 level
Directive Principles of State 41. Consider the following (d) The Constitution (Eighty
Policy have been given statements. third Amendment) Act, 2000
preference over Fundamental 1. An amendment to the 4. Accepting the
Rights mentioned in Articles Constitution of India can be recommendations of the Tenth
14 and 19. initiated by introduction of a Finance Commission
II. Supreme Court has laid Bill in the Lok Sabha only. 5. According the status of
down in its verdict in Minerva 2. If such an amendment seeks National Capital Territory to
Mills Case, 1980 that the to make changes in the federal Delhi
preference given only to character of the Constitution, Code
Directive Principles of State the amendment also requires . (a) (b) (c) (d)
Policy mentioned in Article to be ratified by the (A) 5 1 4 2
39(b) and (c) over legislatures of all the States of (B) 1 5 3 4
Fundamental Rights India. (C) 5 1 3 4
mentioned in Articles 14 and Which of the statements given (D) 1 5 4 2
19 is constitutional. above is/are correct? 44. Consider the following
(A) Neither I nor II is correct (A) Only 1 statements regarding
(B) Only I is correct (B) Only 2 Constitutional Amendments.
(C) Only II is correct (C) Both 1 and 2 1. In Article 368, two methods
(D) Both I and II are correct (D) Neither 1 nor 2 of Constitutional Amendment
38. Which Amendment to the 42. Which of the following are are mentioned.
Constitution inserted a new the matters on which a 2. Constitutional Amendment
Article 21A in the Constitution constitutional amendment is Bill can be initiated only in Lok
providing Right to Education? possible only with the Sabha.
(A) 86th Amendment ratification of the legislatures 3. In case of any dispute
(B) 87th Amendment of not less than one-half of the between two Houses of
(C) 88th Amendment states? Parliament on Constitutional
(D) 89th Amendment 1. Election of the President Amendment Bill, Joint sitting
39. According to the Indian 2. Representation of the States of both Houses can be
Constitution, the in Parliament summoned.
Constitutional amendment of 3. Any of the Lists in the 7th 4. The President cannot veto a
the following topics requires Schedule Constitutional Amendment
Bill.