{"id":3401,"date":"2025-11-28T12:17:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T12:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=3401"},"modified":"2025-11-28T12:17:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T12:17:29","slug":"mcqs-based-on-political-science-196","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=3401","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Political Science- (196)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. Which feature of the Indian Constitution reflects a deviation from the pure federal model as per classical federal theories?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Division of powers between Centre and States<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Supremacy of the Constitution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Existence of a single judiciary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Bicameral legislature at the Centre<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Existence of a single judiciary <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> In classical federalism (like the USA), separate judicial systems exist for the union and the states. India&#8217;s single, integrated judiciary is a unitary feature, showing deviation from the pure federal model.\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. Which constitutional provision allows the Parliament to make laws on subjects in the State List under certain circumstances, thereby indicating the centralising bias of the Constitution?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Article 249<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Article 263<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Article 265<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Article 311<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 1. Article 249 <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Under Article 249, Parliament can legislate on State List subjects in the national interest if the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution supported by two-thirds of members present and voting. This highlights India&#8217;s unitary tendency.\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. Which of the following statements about the \u2018basic structure doctrine\u2019 is <em>incorrect<\/em>?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It was propounded in the Kesavananda Bharati case.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It allows Parliament to amend all provisions including those affecting the federal structure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It restricts Parliament from altering essential constitutional features.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It has been upheld in subsequent cases like Minerva Mills and I.R. Coelho.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. It allows Parliament to amend all provisions including those affecting the federal structure. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The basic structure doctrine limits Parliament&#8217;s amending power, especially regarding features fundamental to the Constitution such as federalism, secularism, and the separation of powers.\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4. The Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution were inspired from which of the following sources?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">U.S. Constitution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Weimar Constitution of Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Irish Constitution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">French Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Irish Constitution. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> India adopted the concept of Directive Principles from the Irish Constitution, which emphasizes social and economic democracy.\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. Which Schedule of the Constitution was added to protect land reform laws from judicial review and was later challenged in courts?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Sixth Schedule<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Ninth Schedule<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Eleventh Schedule<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Twelfth Schedule<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. Ninth Schedule. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Ninth Schedule was added by the First Amendment Act, 1951, to shield land reform and other laws from judicial review. However, in I.R. Coelho v. 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