Daily GK Challenge

More practice: Indian Polity & Constitution

5 more SSC CGL questions from the same chapter, with step-by-step solutions. Try each one, then reveal the answer.

1. Q1easy

   Dr B.R. Ambedkar described which Article as the 'heart and soul' of the Constitution?

   • AArticle 32
   • BArticle 21
   • CArticle 226
   • DArticle 368
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   Correct answer: (A) Article 32

   Article 32 gives the right to move the Supreme Court directly to enforce Fundamental Rights, through writs. Without it the other rights could not be enforced, which is why Ambedkar called it the heart and soul of the Constitution. Article 226 gives writ powers to the High Courts, and Article 368 deals with amendment. So the answer is Article 32.

2. Q2easy

   Which writ is issued by a court to secure the release of a person who has been unlawfully detained?

   • AMandamus
   • BCertiorari
   • CQuo Warranto
   • DHabeas Corpus
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   Correct answer: (D) Habeas Corpus

   Habeas Corpus means 'to have the body'. The court orders the detaining authority to bring the person before it and frees them if the detention is unlawful. Mandamus orders an official to perform a duty, Certiorari quashes a lower court's order, and Quo Warranto questions the right to hold a public office. So the answer is Habeas Corpus.

3. Q3medium

   How many Fundamental Duties are listed in Article 51A of the Constitution?

   • A10
   • B12
   • C11
   • D9
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   Correct answer: (C) 11

   The 42nd Amendment (1976) added 10 Fundamental Duties in Part IVA, on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee. The 86th Amendment (2002) added an 11th: the duty of parents or guardians to give children aged 6–14 the opportunity for education. 10 + 1 = 11.

4. Q4medium

   Which Constitutional Amendment Act reduced the voting age from 21 years to 18 years?

   • A42nd Amendment Act
   • B61st Amendment Act
   • C44th Amendment Act
   • D73rd Amendment Act
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   Correct answer: (B) 61st Amendment Act

   The 61st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1988 changed Article 326 to lower the voting age for Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections from 21 to 18 years. The 42nd added Fundamental Duties, the 44th removed the right to property from Fundamental Rights, and the 73rd dealt with Panchayats. So the answer is the 61st Amendment Act.

5. Q5medium

   The concept of the Directive Principles of State Policy was borrowed from the Constitution of:

   • AUSA
   • BIreland
   • CCanada
   • DAustralia
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   Correct answer: (B) Ireland

   The framers took the idea of non-justiciable directive principles from the Irish Constitution (1937), which had borrowed it from Spain. From the USA came Fundamental Rights and judicial review, from Canada a federation with a strong Centre, and from Australia the Concurrent List. So the answer is Ireland.