DSSSB Stenographer General Knowledge Questions 2014 - Previous Papers

UPPSC IAS GK Questions 2014 (Sources and Features of Our Constitution)

Question 1. Who among the following moved the objectives resolution which formed the basis of the Preamble of the constitution of India in the Constituent Assembly on 13th December, 1946? 

A. Dr B R Ambedkar              
B. Dr Rajendra Prasad
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel    
D. Pandit Jaawaharlal Nehru

Question 2. Which of following bodies does not/do not find mention in the Constitution?
1. National Development Council
2.Planning Commission
3. Zonal Council
Select the correct answer using the codes given  below
A. 1 and 2          
B. Only 2
C. 1 and 3          
D. All of these

Question 3. The Preamble of our Constitution
A. is a part of the Constitution
B. contains the spirit of the Constitution
C. is a limitation upon the granted power
D. None of the above

Question 4. Which of the following is not a part of the Preamble to the India Constitution?
A. Secularism         
B. Socialism
C. Democratic Republic    
D. Federalism

Question 5. The India Constitution has borrowed the idea of Preamble from the
A. Italian Constitution      
B. Canadian Constitution
C. French Constitution     
D. Constitution of USA

Question 6. As the time of becoming the Prime Minister of country, one
A. must be a ember of one of the houses of the Parliament. It not, must become a member of one of the houses within six months
B. need not necessarily be a member of one of the houses of Parliament, but must get elected asa member of Lok Sabha within six months
C. Must be a member of one of the houses of Parliament prior to appointment
D. must be member of Rajya Sabha

Question 7. India opted for a federal form of government because of
A. vast territory      
B. cultural integration
C. linguistic and regional diversity      
D. administrative convenience

Question 8. The part of the Constitution that reflects the mind and ideals of the framers is
A. Directive principles      
B. Fundamental rights
C. Preamble                     
D. Citizenship

Question 9. Which of the following is not a basic feature of the India Constitution?
A. Presidential Government        
B. Parliamentary Government
C. Federal Government             
D. Independence of Judiciary

Question 10. Consider the following statements
1. National Development Council is an organ of the Planning Commission.
2. The Economic and Social Planning is kept in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India.
3. The Constitution of India prescribes that Panchayats should be assigned the task of preparation of plans for economic development and social justice. Which of the statement given above is/ are correct?
A. Only 1          
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3         
D. All of the above

Answer : 1.(d), 2.(d), 3.(b), 4.(d), 5.(d), 6.(a), 7.(c), 8.(c), 9.(a), 10.(b).