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B.E/[Link] & M.E./[Link] DEGREE EXAMINATIONS: APRIL-2019
(Regulation 2018)
(Even semester)
Mandatory course - B.E. Mechatronics
U18INT5000 : CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
Time: Two Hours Maximum Marks: 50
Answer all the Questions:-
PART A (20 x 1 = 10 Marks)
1. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly? [K1]
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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(b) C. Rajagopalachari
(c) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
2. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian [K1]
Constitution?
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(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) Tej Bahadur Sapru
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) B. R. Ambedkar
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3. Which one of the following aimed at providing a federal structure for India? [K1]
(a) Indian Council Act, 1909
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(b) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms Act, 1919
(c) Charter Act, 1831
(d) Government of India Act, 1935
4. The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held in : [K1]
(a) Bombay
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(b) Calcutta
(c) Lahore
(d) New Delhi
5. Which of the following describes India as a Secular State? [K2]
(a) Fundamental Rights
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(b) Ninth Schedule
(c) Directive Principles
(d) Preamble to the Constitution
6. Which of the following features and their source is wrongly matched? [K2]
(a) Judicial review – British practice
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(b) Concurrent List – Australian Constitution
(c) Directive Principles – Irish Constitution
(d) Fundamental Rights – US Constitution
7. Which one of the following statements is correct? [K2]
(a) Preamble of the Constitution is the part of the Constitution and can be amended under Article 368
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(b) Preamble of the Constitution is not a part of the Constitution and cannot be amended
(c) Preamble is the part of the basic structure of the Constitution and can be amended only if
no change in the basic structure is made
(d) Preamble can be amended by Parliament simply by an objective Resolution
8. The word 'socialist secular' and 'unity and integrity of the Nation' were added to our [K1]
Constitution by :
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(a) 42nd Amendment of the Constitution
(b) 44th Amendment of the Constitution
(c) 46th Amendment of the Constitution
(d) 48th Amendment of the Constitution
9. The Indian Constitution comprises of [K1]
(a) 395 Articles, 22 Parts and 12 Schedules
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(b) 371 Articles, 21 Parts and 11 Schedules
(c) 372 Articles, 20 Parts and 7 Schedules
(d) 381 Articles, 23 Parts and 8 Schedules
10 Under which Article of the Constitution are the Cultural and Educational Rights granted? [K1]
(a) Article 29 and 31
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(b) Article 29 and 32
(c) Article 29 and 30
(d) Article 30 and 31
11 Untouchability is abolished and its practice is punishable according to : [K1]
(a) Article 15
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(b) Article 16
(c) Article 17
(d) Article 15(4)
12 Right to Information is [K2]
(a) fundamental right
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(b) legal right
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 (c) neither fundamental right nor legal right
(d) both fundamental right as well as legal Right

13 Which one of the following is a human right as well as a fundamental right under the [K2]
Constitution of India?
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(a) Right to Information
(b) Right to Work
(c) Right to Education
(d) Right to Housing
14 Under which Article of the Constitution is the President's rule promulgated on any [K1]
State in India?
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(a) 356
(b) 352
(c) 360
(d) 370
15 The proclamation of emergency at the first instance can be restricted to: [K2]
(a) 3 months
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(b) 15 days
(c) 6 months
(d) 60 days
17 Which one of the following statements is correct? [K2]
The Speaker of Lok Sabha can be removed by a resolution passed by:
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(a) a majority of all the then members of Lok Sabha
(b) a majority of the then members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(c) two-thirds majority of the total members of the Lok Sabha
(d) two-thirds majority of the Lok Sabha members present and voting

18 The provision of amending the Constitutional Provision is given in : [K1]

(a) Part XIX Article 356
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(b) Part XX Article 356
(c) Part XX Article 368
(d) Part XIX Article 368

19 Who is entitled to initiate a Bill for Constitutional Amendments? [K1]

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(b) Lok Sabha only
(c) Either House of Parliament
(d) Rajya Sabha only
20 Panchayati Raj System was first inaugurated at Nagaur in Rajasthan on [K1]
(a) October 2, 1959
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(b) October 2, 1960
(c) October 2, 1961
(d) October 2, 1962
PART B (6 x 5= 30 Marks)
Answer any six questions
(Answer not more than 200 words)
21. What are the fundamental duties listed in Article 51-A [K1]

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22. Which articles are described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as 'The Heart and Soul of the Constitution' and [K2]
give the reason for it?
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23. What is the procedure for impeachment of President? [K2]

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24. List out the various types of emergency provisions. [K1]

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25. What are the various types of writ petitions? Mention its significance. [K1]

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26 What are the different types of questions can be asked during the session of Parliament? Give its [K2]
significance.
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27 Write short notes on Local-self Government. [K2]

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