Previous year MCQs

Indian Polity UPPSC 2008 GS-I
Question

Which part of the Indian Constitution has been described as the "Soul" of the Constitution?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Right to Constitutional Remedies

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Right to Constitutional Remedies”.
B.R. Ambedkar called Article 32 of the Indian Constitution i.e. Right to Constitutional remedies as 'the heart and soul of the Constitution'.

Similar Questions:

Consider following statements as Assertion (A) and Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Uttar Pradesh has the largest concentration of India’s population.
Reason (R): It is also the most densely populated State of India.

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
Which Article of the Indian Constitution protects person's right to travel abroad?
  1. A) 14
  2. B) 19
  3. C) 21
  4. D) None of the above
Who of the following was elected President of India unanimously?
  1. A) S. Radhakrishnan
  2. B) V.V.Giri
  3. C) N. Sanjiva Reddy
  4. D) Gyani Zail Singh
In the following sequence of boxes, the value of X and Y are: [a|1] [c|9] [c|125] [X|Y]
  1. A) X = f, Y = 200
  2. B) X = f, Y = 250
  3. C) X = g, Y = 290
  4. D) X = g, Y = 343
The First Speaker against whom a vote of no-confidence was moved in the Lok Sabha was
  1. A) B.R. Jhakhad
  2. B) G.V. Mavlankar
  3. C) Hukum Singh
  4. D) K.S. Hegde
Who among the following is authorized to make provisions with respect to the composition of Panchayats?
  1. A) Governor of State
  2. B) Legislature of State
  3. C) Parliament of India
  4. D) President of India
In which battle did Mohammad Ghori defeat Jaichand?
  1. A) Battle of Tarain (1191 AD)
  2. B) Battle of Tarain (1192 AD)
  3. C) Battle of Chandawar (1194 AD)
  4. D) Battle of Kannauj (1194 AD)
Which one of the following pairs of states have equal representation in the Council of States?
  1. A) Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
  2. B) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
  3. C) Gujarat and Rajasthan
  4. D) Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
In which of the following sessions of Indian National Congress, Mahatma Gandhi had said, "Gandhi may die but Gandhism will remain forever."?
  1. A) Ramgarh Session, 1940
  2. B) Lahore Session, 1929
  3. C) Calcutta Session, 1928
  4. D) Karachi Session, 1931
The Parliament can make law for the whole or any part of India for implementing International Treaties
  1. A) With the consent of all the states
  2. B) With the consent of majority of states
  3. C) With the consent of the states concerned
  4. D) Without the consent of any state
Which of the following Article was inserted by the 42nd Constitution Amendment to provide for participation of workers in management?
  1. A) Article 38
  2. B) Article 39A
  3. C) Article 45
  4. D) Article 43A
Identify a non-CSIR Institute situated at Lucknow in U.P.:
  1. A) I. I. S. R.
  2. B) N.B.R.l.
  3. C) C-MAP
  4. D) I.T.R.C.