Amendments to Preamble

Q.

What do you understand by the word government? List five ways in which you think the government affects your daily life?

Q. Choose the correct statements with respect to the doctrine of 'Basic Structure' regarding the Constitution of India.

1. The provisions of the Constitution can be amended, but the 'Basic Structure' of the Constitution should not be compromised.
2. All the provisions of the Constitution are considered as the parts of the 'Basic Structure'.
3. The doctrine of 'Basic Structure' is intended to preserve the essence of the Constitution.
4. Government can make laws on subjects related only to the 'Basic Structure' of the Constitution.

Q. The Seventeenth Amendment, ratified in 1913, established which of the following?

1. A federal minimum wage
2. Secret ballots in local elections
3. Direct popular election of senators
4. An eight-hour workday
5. A direct primary

Q. "A type of governing in which the national government plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of its citizens."
Which of the following options is most appropriate to suit the above statement?

1. An autocratic state
2. A monarchy
3. A fascist state
4. A welfare state

Q. As of 2013, how many amendments have been made to the Indian Constitution?

1. 97
2. 98
3. 99
4. 100

Q. In which of the following houses can a Constitutional Amendment Bill be introduced?

1. State Legislature
2. Lok Sabha
3. Rajya Sabha
4. Either Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha

Q. During which of the following Prime Ministers' tenures were the words “secular” and “socialist” added to the Preamble?

1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Lal Bahadur Shastri
3. Indira Gandhi
4. P.V. Narasimha Rao

Q. Why was the provision for constitutional amendment created?

1. To change the Constitutional laws according to the needs of the ministers.
2. To change the Constitutional laws according to the needs of the President.
3. To change the Constitutional laws according to the needs of the Prime Minister.
4. To allow for new developments in the constitution as and when deemed fit.

Q. In which of the following houses can a Constitutional amendment bill be introduced?

1. Either Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha
2. Lok Sabha
3. State legislature
4. Rajya Sabha