Previous year MCQs

Indian Polity UPPSC 1999 GS-I
Question

The main objective of the Article 13 of the Indian Constitution is to secure the paramountcy of the Constitution in regard to:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Fundamental Rights

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Fundamental Rights”.
Article 13 ensures that any law that conflicts with the Fundamental Rights enshrined in Part III of the Constitution is void.

Similar Questions:

Right to property is a:
  1. A) Fundamental right
  2. B) Natural right
  3. C) Constitutional right
  4. D) Legal right
The Indian Constitution gives residuary powers to:
  1. A) The Union Government
  2. B) The State Governments
  3. C) Both the Union as well as State Governments
  4. D) Neither the Union nor the State Governments
The two planets having no satellites are:
  1. A) Earth and Jupiter
  2. B) Mercury and Venus
  3. C) Mercury and Saturn
  4. D) Venus and Mars
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  1. A) Lord Bryce
  2. B) Ivor Jannigs
  3. C) H.J. Laski
  4. D) K.C Wheare
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(1) A person is appointed as Attorney General, who is qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
(2) The Attorney General can be removed through the same process as the Judges of the Supreme Court.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
  1. A) Only 1
  2. B) Only 2
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
The Constitution of India initially permitted the use of English language for all official purposes for a period of:
  1. A) 5 years
  2. B) 10 years
  3. C) 15 years
  4. D) 20 years
The Constitutional authority, vested with the power of declaring castes and tribes as the scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes, is the:
  1. A) President of India
  2. B) Prime Minister of India
  3. C) Minister of Social Welfare
  4. D) Chairman, SC/ST Commission
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  1. A) Supreme court
  2. B) Parliament
  3. C) President
  4. D) Prime Minister
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  1. A) VXW
  2. B) WXY
  3. C) XZY
  4. D) XYZ
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  1. A) Attorney General of India
  2. B) Comptroller and Auditor General
  3. C) Governor of State
  4. D) All of the above
Foreign Corporation are governed by
  1. A) Special Act of Parliament
  2. B) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government o India
  3. C) Indian Companies Act, 1956
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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):

Assertion (A) : The nature of Indian Political System embodies the elements of continuity and change.
Reason (R) : The Indian Political System contains the elements of the following political system such as the modern style, the traditional style and saint style.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes :
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. C) (A) is true but (R) is false
  4. D) (A) is false but (R) is true