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1. The Constitution of India provides for a __________ form of government.
A. Federal
B. Presidential
C. Parliamentary
D. Unitary
2. The first three words of the Preamble to the Indian Constitution are:
A. India, that is
B. Sovereign, Socialist, Secular
C. We, the People
D. Justice, Liberty, Equality
3. Which amendment to the Indian Constitution lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years?
A. 73rd Amendment
B. 44th Amendment
C. 42nd Amendment
D. 61st Amendment
4. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the Directive Principles of State Policy?
A. Part V
B. Part II
C. Part III
D. Part IV
5. Name the organisation that led the struggle against the policies of segregation.
A. African National Congress
B. African National Conference
C. All National Party
D. African Neutral Congress
6. The most common form that democracy takes in our time is that of
A. representative democracy
B. Limited democracy
C. Maximum democracy
D. none of the above
7. In which period did China face one of the worst famines that have occurred in the world?
A. 2004-2007
B. 1932-36
C. 1958-61
D. 2001-2002
8. Which of these was the most salient underlying conflict in the making of a democratic constitution in South Africa?
A. Between the coloured minority and the black majority
B. Between South Africa and its neighbours
C. Between men and women
D. Between the white majority and the black minority
9. Which of the following days is celebrated to mark the enforcement of the constitution?
A. Constitution Enforcement Day
B. Independence Day
C. Republic Day
D. Gandhi Jayanti
10. When was the Constitution of India adopted?
A. 26th Nov, 1950
B. 26th Nov, 1949
C. 26th Jan, 1949
D. 26th Jan, 1950
11. Some of the drawbacks of democracy is
A. Politicians fighting among themselves
B. Instability and delays
C. corruption and hypocrisy
D. all the above
12. When did South Africa became a democratic country?
A. 27 April, 1996
B. 26 April, 1995
C. 26 April, 1994
D. 24 March, 1994
13. What is Constitutional Law?
A. Law to set up Constituent Assembly
B. Provisions given in the Constitution
C. Law to make Constitution
D. none of the above
14. In which case was the real power with external powers and not with the locally elected representatives?
A. India in Sri Lanka
B. US in Iraq
C. USSR in Communist Poland
D. Both (b) and (c)
15. Trains, buses, taxis, hotels, hospitals, schools and colleges, libraries, cinema halls, theatres, beaches, swimming pools, public toilets, were all separate for the whites and blacks. This was called….?
A. Casteism
B. Apartheid
C. Segregation
D. Racism
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