{"id":4436,"date":"2025-12-02T10:14:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T10:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=4436"},"modified":"2025-12-02T10:14:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T10:14:42","slug":"mcqs-based-on-political-science-277","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=4436","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Political Science- (277)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the procedure of amendment?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Article 352<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Article 368<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Article 370<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Article 356<\/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. Article 368 <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Article 368 in Part XX of the Constitution provides the detailed procedure for amending the Constitution. It outlines both the power and the process by which Parliament can amend provisions.\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. What type of majority is required to pass a constitutional amendment under Article 368 (for most provisions)?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Simple majority<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Absolute majority<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Special majority<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Unanimous majority<\/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. Special majority <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> A special majority under Article 368 means a majority of the total membership of the House and two-thirds of the members present and voting. This is stricter than the simple majority used for ordinary laws.\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 body can initiate a constitutional amendment in India?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Supreme Court<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">State Legislative Assemblies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">President<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Either House of Parliament<\/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> 4. Either House of Parliament <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> A constitutional amendment can only be introduced in either House of Parliament\u2014Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha\u2014and not in State Legislatures. It can be introduced by any member, not just the government.\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. Which case established the doctrine of \u2018basic structure\u2019 of the Constitution?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Minerva Mills v. Union of India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Golaknath v. State of Punjab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala<\/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> 4. Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> In 1973, the Supreme Court in the Kesavananda Bharati case ruled that Parliament cannot alter the &#8216;basic structure&#8217; of the Constitution even through a constitutional amendment.\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 of the following amendments requires <strong>ratification by at least half of the states<\/strong>?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Abolition of legislative councils<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Fundamental Rights<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Distribution of legislative powers between Centre and States<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Salaries of Members of Parliament<\/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. Distribution of legislative powers between Centre and States <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Amendments related to federal provisions\u2014such as distribution of powers, Supreme Court jurisdiction, or Article 368\u2014must be ratified by at least half of the state legislatures after being passed by Parliament.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the procedure of amendment? View Answer Correct Option: 2. Article 368 Explanation: Article 368 in Part XX of the Constitution provides the detailed procedure for amending the Constitution. It outlines both the power and the process by which Parliament can amend provisions. Q2. 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