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 The Chairman
and members of State Public Service Commission are appointed by the
(a) President
(b) Chairman, UPSC
(c) Governor
(d) Prime Minister


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Answer – (c)

 When a State
Governor dies or resigns, who normally exercises his functions till a new
Governor is appointed? 
(a) Chief Justice of the High Court
(b) Advocate General of the State
(c) Secretary General of the Governor
(d) A person designated by State
Cabinet

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Answer – (a)
 When a
financial emergency is proclaimed 
(a) Union budget will not be presented
(b) Salaries and allowances of any class of
employees may be reduced
(c) Repayment of government debts will stop
(d) Payment of salaries to public servants will
be postponed

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Answer – (b)
 Who appoints
the Chairman of the UPSC? 
(a) President
(b) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(c) Chief Justice of India
(d) Prime Minister

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Answer – (a)
 Which of the
following is correct regarding the Governor of a State?
(a) He can recommend to the President to impose
President’s Rule in the State.
(b) No money bill can be introduced in the State
Legislature without his prior permission.
(c) He has the power of issuing ordinances when
the legislature is not in session.
(d) All of the above

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Answer – (d)
 If the
President wants to resign from office, he may do so by writing to the 
(a) Chief Justice of India
(b) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Vice- President

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Answer – (d)
 Is the Prime
Minister bound to advise the President on matters on which his advice is
sought ?
(a) Yes, if the Council of Ministers so desires
(b) Yes
(c) No
(d) It is discretionary

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Answer – (b)
 The five
year term of the President is calculated from the 
(a) First day of the month following the month he
assumes charge
(b) Date of his election result
(c) Day he assumes charge
(d) First day of the month he assumes charge

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Answer – (c)
 Who is the
ex- officio Chairman of the Council of States? 
(a) Vice- President
(b) Leader of the opposition
(c) President
(d) Speaker

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Answer – (a)
 Under which
Article of the Constitution is the President’s rule promulgated on any state
in India? 
(a) 326
(b) 370
(c) 380
(d) 356

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Answer – (d)
 
 The Governor of a State is appointed by the
President on the advice of the
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Vice- President
(c) Chief Minister
(d) Chief Justice

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Answer – (a)
 The
President gives his resignation to the 
(a) Chief Justice
(b) Parliament
(c) Vice President
(d) Prime Minister


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Answer – (c)
 For what
period does the Vice President of India hold office? 
(a) 5 years
(b) Till the age of 65 years
(c) 6 years
(d) 2 years

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Answer – (a)
 Who among
the following holds office during the pleasure of the President? 
(a) Governor
(b) Election Commissioner
(c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(d) Prime Minister

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Answer – (a)
 Who was the
first Prime Minister of India? 
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Mrs. Indira Gandhi
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Mahatma Gandhi

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Answer – (a)
 In case a
President dies while in office, the vice President can act as President for a
maximum period of 
(a) 1 years
(b) 3 months
(c) 6 months
(d) 2 years

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Answer – (c)
 The Union
Council of Ministers consists of
(a) Cabinet Ministers, Minister of State and
Deputy Ministers
(b) Cabinet Ministers and Chief Ministers of the
States
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Cabinet Ministers

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Answer – (a)
 Who
administers the oath of office to the President of India before he enters upon
the office ?
 (a) Chief Justice
 (b) Speaker
 (c) Vice President
 (d) Prime Minister

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Answer – (a)
  Who among the following enjoys the rank of a
Cabinet Minister of the Indian Union?
(a) None of the Above
(b) Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
(c) Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha
(d) Secretary to the Government of India

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Answer – (b)
 A person who
is not a member of Parliament can be appointed as a Minister by the President
for a maximum period of
(a) 9 months
(b) 3 months
(c) 12 months
(d) 6 months

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Answer – (d)
 When can a President use his discretion in
appointing the Prime Minister?
(a) When no political party enjoys a clear
majority in the Lok Sabha
(b) Only when the Lok Sabha has been dissolved.
(c) In all circumstances
(d) In no circumstances

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Answer – (a)
  If in a country there happens to be the
office of monarchy as well as a  Parliamentary form of government this
monarch will be called
(a) Head of the State
(b) Head of the Cabinet
(c) Head of the government
(d) Both Head of the government and State

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Answer – (a)
  One feature distinguishing the Rajya Sabha
from the Vidhan Parishad is
(a) Power of impeachment
(b) Indirect election
(c) Nomination of members
(d) Tenure of membership

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Answer – (a)
  Chief Ministers of all the states are
ex-officio members of the
(a) Planning Commission
(b) National Development Council
(c) Inter State Council
(d) Finance Commission

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Answer – (c)
 Who, among
the following, has the final right to sanction the expenditure of public money
in India?
(a) Speaker
(b) President
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Parliament

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Answer – (b)
 Which of the
following is not an essential qualification for appointment as a Governor? 
(a) He must not be a member of either House of
Parliament.
(b) He should be a domicile of the state to which
he is being appointed.
(c) He should be a citizen of India.
(d) He must have completed the age of 35 years

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Answer – (b)
 The
President nominates 12 members of the Rajya Sabha according to 
(a) Their performance as office bearers of
cultural societies.
(b) The recommendations made by the Vice
President.
(c) Their role played in political set up of the
country.
(d) Their distinction in the field of science,
art, literature and social service.

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Answer – (d)
 Which
Article of the Constitution empowers the President to appoint a Commission to
investigate the condition of backward classes in general and suggest
ameliorative measures? 
(a) Article 342
(b) Article 344
(c) Article 340
(d) Article 339


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Answer – (c)
 Who can
initiate impeachment proceedings against the President of India? 


(a) Either House of Parliament

(b) Any Vidhan Sabha
(c) Only Lok Sabha
(d) Rajya Sabha

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Answer – (a)
 Who was the
member of the Rajya Sabha when first appointed as the Prime Minister of
India? 
(a) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(b) Charan Singh
(c) Morarji Desai
(d) Indira Gandhi

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Answer – (d)
 The first
state to become bifurcated after independence was 
(a) Punjab
(b) Assam
(c) Bombay
(d) Bengal


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Answer – (c)

 When the
Constituent Assembly for the Dominion of India reassembled on 31st
October, 1947, its reduced membership was 


(a) 331
(b) 299
(c) 311
(d) 319


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Answer – (b)

 The 25th
Indian state to achieve statehood is


(a) Sikkim
(b) Goa
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Mizoram


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Answer – (b)

 When was
the Madras state renamed Tamil Nadu ? 


(a) 1968
(b) 1971
(c) 1969
(d) 1970


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Answer – (c)

 Which of the
following is not true regarding the payment of the emoluments of the
President? 
(a) They can be reduced during a Financial Emergency.
(b) They are shown separately in the budget.
(c) They are charged on the Contigency Fund
of India.
(d) They do not require any parliament sanction.

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Answer – (c)
 The total
number of members nominated by the President to the Lok Sabha and the Rajya
Sabha is 
(a) 16
(b) 18
(c) 14
(d) 12

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Answer – (c)
 Which one of
the following does not constitute the Electoral College for electing the
President of India ? 
(a) Elected members of Lok Sabha
(b) Elected members of the Legislative Assembly
of each state.
(c) Elected members of the Legislative Council
(d) Elected members of Rajya Sabha

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Answer – (c)
 The council
of Ministers in a Parliamentary type of Government can remain in office till it
enjoys the support of the 
(a) Minority of members of the Upper House of
Parliament
(b) Majority of the members of the Upper House of
Parliament
(c) Minority of members of the Lower House
(d) Majority of the members of the Lower House of
Parliament

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Answer – (d)
 Which of the
following appointments is not made by the President of India ? 
(a) Chief of the Army
(b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(c) Chief Justice of India
(d) Chief of the Air Force

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Answer – (b)
 Who appoints
the Prime Minister of India? 
(a) Lok Sabha
(b) President
(c) Parliament
(d) Citizens of India



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Answer – (b)
 Which of the
following rights was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as ‘The Heart and soul of
the Constitution’? 


(a) Right to Equality
(b) Right to Constitutional Remedies
(c) Right to Freedom of Religion
(d) Right to Property Answer; 

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Answer – (b)
 Who proposed
the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution ? 


(a) B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) B.N. Rao
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru 


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Answer – (d)
 The state
of Bombay was bifurcated into Maharashtra and Gujarat on
May 1, in the year 


(a) 1959
(b) 1962
(c) 1960
(d) 1958


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Answer – (c)

 Which of the
following is correct regarding the Indian Constitution ? 


(a) It is completely based on British
Constitution.
(b) It is original
(c) It is made only on the basis of Government of
India Act, 1935
(d) It is a mixture of several
Constitutions. 


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Answer – (d)
 Which of the
following Union Territories attained statehood in February, 1987


(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Daman and Diu
(c) Goa
(d) Pondicherry 


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Answer – (a)
 Chairman of
Constitution Drafting Committee at the time of independence was


(a) Sardar Patel
(b) B.R. Ambedkar
(c) S. Radhakrishnan
(d) J.L. Nehru 


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Answer – (b)
 The demand
for a Constitution made by the people of India without outside interference was
officially asserted by the National Congress in 


(a) 1939
(b) 1942
(c) 1935
(d) 1929


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Answer – (c)

8 Who was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha


(a) P. Upendra
(b) Hukam Singh
(c) Anantha Sayanam Ayyanagar
(d) Malvankar


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Answer – (d)

 In 1938, who
among the following definitely formulated his demand for a Constituent Assembly
elected on the basis of adult franchise ? 


(a) C.R. Das
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru


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Answer – (d)

The Constituent Assembly for undivided India first
met on 


(a) 6th December, 1946
(b) 3rd June, 1947
(c) 20th February, 1947
(d) 9th December, 1946


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Answer – (d)
 

 How long did the Constituent Assembly take to
finally pass the Constitution? 
(a) About 6 months in 1949
(b) About 2 years since Aug 15, 1947
(c) Exactly a year since Nov 26, 1948
(d) About 3 years since Dec 9, 1946 

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Answer – (d)
 When did Mr.
Attlee, Prime Minister of England, announce the transfer of power to the
Indians? 
(a) February, 1947
(b) June, 1948
(c) August, 1947
(d) June, 1949

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Answer – (b)
 The
Constituent Assembly was created by 
(a) Simla Confrence, 1945
(b) Cripps Mission
(c) Cabinet Mission Plan
(d) Indian Independence Act

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Answer – (c)
 The
Constitution names our country as 
(a) Bharat
(b) Aryavarta
(c) Hindustan
(d) India, that is Bharat

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Answer – (d)
 The demand
for the Constituent Assembly was put forward by the Indian National Congress in
1936 at its session held at 
(a) Fezpur
(b) Lahore
(c) Bombay
(d) Kanpur

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Answer – (a)
 A
constitution is 
(a) A set of ordinary laws
(b) A set of financial laws.
(c) A set of official laws
(d) The basic structure defining the powers of
the state and the rights and duties of the citizens.

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Answer – (d)
 The office
of Governor General of India was created by


(a) Government of India Act, 1935
(b) Charter Act, 1833
(c) Charter Act, 1813
(d) Governor of India Act, 1858


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Answer – (b)
 The
Cabinet Mission to India was headed by 


(a) Stafford Cripps
(b) Hugh Gaitskell
(c) A.V. Alexander
(d) Lord Pethick Lawrence 

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Answer – (d)
 For the
philosophy underlying our Constitution, the historic Objectives Resolution was
moved in the Constituent Assembly on 22nd January, 1947 by 


(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad


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Answer – (a)

 Cripps Mission visited India in 

(a) 1927
(b) 1946
(c) 1942
(d) 1939 



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Answer – (c)
 
 The concept of ‘Equal
Protection under law’
 was taken from the constitution of 


(a) USA
(b) Japan
(c) Britain
(d) Canada


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Answer – (a)
 The concept of ‘Directive
principles of state policy’
 was taken from the constitution of


(a) Canada
(b) Ireland
(c) Britain
(d) France


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Answer – (b)
 The ideals of ‘Liberty, Equality and
Fraternity’
 was taken from the constitution of 


(a) Soviet Union
(b) Germany
(c) France
(d) Japan


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Answer – (c)
The concept of ‘Fundamental
Duties’
 was taken from the constitution of 
(a) USA
(b) Canada
(c) Australia
(d) Soviet Union


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Answer – (d)
 The concept of ‘Amendment
of Constitution’
 was taken from the constitution of 
(a) South Africa
(b) Britain
(c) France
(d) Ireland


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Answer – (a)
 The concept of ‘a Constitutionally
mandated Planning Commission to oversee the development of the economy’
 was
taken from the constitution of 


(a) Germany
(b) Soviet union
(c) Austria
(d) USA


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Answer – (b)
 The concept of ‘Emergency Provisions’ under
article 356 was taken from the constitution of 


(a) Soviet Union
(b) USA
(c) Germany (Weimar Constitution)
(d) South Africa


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Answer – (c)
 The concept of ‘Due Procedure of Law’ was
taken from the constitution of 


(a) Germany
(b) Canada
(c) Ireland
(d) Japan


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Answer – (d)


 The first session
of the Constituent Assembly was held in
(a) Bombay
(b) Lahore
(c) Calcutta
(d) New Delhi

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Answer – (d)
The Constitution of India was adopted by
the
(a) Parliament of India
(b) Constituent Assembly
(c) Governor General
(d) British Parliament

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Answer – (b)
The concept of power
of the national legislature to make laws for implementing treaties, even
on matters outside normal Federal jurisdiction
 was taken from the
constitution of 


(a) Australia
(b) Canada
(c) Japan
(d) USA


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Answer – (a)
 The concept of Concurrent
List
 was taken from the constitution of 
(a) Ireland
(b) Australia
(c) Britain
(d) Canada


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Answer – (b)
 The concept
of Charter of Fundamental Rights was taken from the
constitution of 


(a) Soviet Union
(b) Canada
(c) USA
(d) Britain


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Answer – (c)
 The concept of terminology
for the Preamble
 was taken from the constitution of 
(a) Soviet Union
(b) Britain
(c) Canada
(d) Australia


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Answer – (d)
 The concept of federal
structure of government
 was taken from the constitution of 


(a) USA
(b) Canada
(c) Soviet Union
(d) Japan


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Answer – (a)
 The concept of distribution
of powers between the central government and state governments
 was
taken from the constitution of 


(a) USA
(b) Canada
(c) Ireland
(d) South Africa


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Answer – (b)

 The concept of Electoral College was taken
from the constitution of 


(a) Soviet Union
(b) Britain
(c) USA
(d) Germany


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Answer – (c)
 The concept of residual
powers retained by the central government
 was taken from the
constitution of 
(a) Britain
(b) Australia
(c) South Africa
(d) Canada


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Answer – (d)

 The concept of independence of the judiciary and separation of
powers among the three branches of the government
 was taken
from the constitution of 


(a) USA
(b) Soviet Union 
(c) Japan
(d) Ireland


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Answer – (a)

 The concept of Judicial review was taken from the
constitution of 


(a) Soviet Union
(b) USA
(c) Canada
(d) Britain


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Answer – (b)
 The concept of ‘Parliamentary
form of government’
 was taken from the constitution of


(a) Britain
(b) USA
(c) Soviet Union
(d) Canada


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Answer – (a)
 The idea of ‘single
citizenship’
 was taken from the constitution of


(a) Canada
(b) Britain
(c) USA
(d) South Africa


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Answer – (b)
 The idea of the ‘Rule
of law’
 was taken from the constitution of


(a) USA
(b) Germany
(c) Britain
(d) Soviet Union


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Answer – (c)
 The concept of ‘institution
of Speaker and his role’
 was taken from the constitution of


(a) Canada
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) Britain


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Answer – (d)
 Lawmaking procedure was
taken from the constitution of


(a) Britain
(b) Soviet Union
(c) South Africa
(d) Ireland


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Answer – (a)
 The concept of ‘procedure
established by law’
 was
taken from the constitution of


(a) Soviet Union
(b) Britain
(c) Germany
(d) France


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Answer – (b)

 The concept of ‘due procedure of law’ was taken from the
constitution of


(a) Britain
(b) Canada
(c) Japan
(d) USA


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Answer – (c)
 The concept of quasi-federal
form of government (a federal system with a strong central government)
 was
taken from the constitution of


(a) Soviet Union
(b) USA
(c) Britain
(d) Canada


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Answer – (d)

 The concept of President as supreme commander of armed
forces
 was taken from the constitution of


(a) USA
(b) Britain
(c) Canada
(d) Soviet Union


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Answer – (a)

 The concept of freedom of trade and commerce within the
country and between the states 
was taken from the constitution of


(a) Soviet Union
(b) Australia
(c) Canada
(d) USA


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Answer – (b)


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