Previous year MCQs

Indian Polity UPPSC 2019 GS-I
Question

What is the legal nature of the Preamble of the Constitution?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: It is not enforceable

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “It is not enforceable”.
The legal nature of the Preamble of the Constitution is that "It is not enforceable."

Similar Questions:

Which of the following are constitutional authorities? Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A. State Election Commission
B. State Finance Commission
C. Zila Panchayat
D. State Electoral Officer

Codes:
  1. A) 1 and 2 only
  2. B) 1, 2 and 3 only
  3. C) 2, 3 and 4 only
  4. D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Any political party in India can be recognised an National Party if it has state party status in at least:
  1. A) three states
  2. B) four states
  3. C) five states
  4. D) seven states
A writ issued by the judiciary enjoining upon the executive to do what it should have done within its stipulated powers, is called:
  1. A) Habeas Corpus
  2. B) Mandamus
  3. C) Prohibition
  4. D) Quo-warranto
The provision for the representation of Anglo Indian community in the Lok Sabha has been made in the Constitution under:
  1. A) Article-331
  2. B) Article-221
  3. C) Article-121
  4. D) Article-139
Provision for appointment of National Commission for SC's and ST's has been made in the Constitution under article.
  1. A) 338 and 338A
  2. B) 337
  3. C) 334
  4. D) 339
Who will decide the Office of Profit?
  1. A) President and Governor
  2. B) Union Parliament
  3. C) Supreme Court
  4. D) Union Public Service Commission
Who has the right to seek advisory opinion of the Supreme Court of India, on any questions of law?
  1. A) Prime Minister
  2. B) President
  3. C) Any of the High Courts
  4. D) All the above
In the absence of president and vice-president, who holds the office of president?
  1. A) Chief judge of Supreme court
  2. B) Chairman of Lok Sabha
  3. C) Council of Ministers
  4. D) Cabinet of Prime minister
The newly appointed Managing Director of I.M.F. is:
  1. A) Kristalina Georgieva
  2. B) Christine Lagarde
  3. C) Raghuram Rajan
  4. D) Surjit Bhalla
"Equal Pay for Equal Work" has been ensured in the Indian Constitution as one of the:
  1. A) Fundamental Right
  2. B) Directive Principles of State Policy
  3. C) Fundamental Duties
  4. D) Economic Rights
The number of persons who remained unemployed for a major part of the year is called:
  1. A) Usual status unemployment
  2. B) Daily status unemployment
  3. C) Weekly status unemployment
  4. D) None of the above
With reference to the composition of the Legislative Council in a state of India, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

(1) In the Legislative Council there may not be more than one-third members of the total membership of the Legislative Assembly of that state.
(2) The Legislative Council of a state must have at least forty members in it.

Select the correct answer from the code given below—
Code -
  1. A) Only 1
  2. B) Only 2
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2