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Basic Structure of the Constitution — UPSC Prelims Quiz

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The Unkillable Core: The Basic Structure Doctrine and Its Judicial Origins•hard•19 questions•~18 min

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Question 01

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In the Shankari Prasad case (1951), the Supreme Court held that the word 'law' in Article 13 of the Constitution:

Question 02

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The Golak Nath case (1967) arose from a challenge to which constitutional amendment?

Question 03

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Which of the following correctly describes the position established in the Golak Nath case?

Question 04

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The 24th Amendment Act (1971) was Parliament's legislative response to which Supreme Court judgment?

Question 05

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Which of the following statements about the Kesavananda Bharati judgment (1973) is correct?

Question 06

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The 39th Amendment Act (1975) was struck down in the Indira Nehru Gandhi case because it:

Question 07

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The 42nd Amendment Act (1976) attempted to declare that Parliament's amending power under Article 368 is unlimited and no amendment can be questioned in any court. This provision was struck down in:

Question 08

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Consider the following statement from the Minerva Mills judgment: 'The donee of a limited power cannot by the exercise of that power convert the limited power into an unlimited one.' This refers to which principle?

Question 09

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The Waman Rao case (1981) is significant in the context of the basic structure doctrine primarily because it:

Question 10

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Which of the following is NOT recognised as an element of the basic structure of the Constitution based on Supreme Court judgments?

Question 11

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In which case did the Supreme Court hold that federalism, secularism, democracy, unity and integrity of the nation, social justice, and judicial review are all basic features of the Constitution?

Question 12

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The I.R. Coelho case (2007), also known as the Ninth Schedule case, held that:

Question 13

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Which case is popularly known as the 'Defection Case' and recognised 'free and fair elections' and 'sovereign, democratic, republican structure' as basic features?

Question 14

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Powers of the High Courts under Articles 226 and 227 were declared a basic feature of the Constitution in which case?

Question 15

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Consider the following sequence of events: 1. Golak Nath judgment 2. 24th Amendment Act 3. Kesavananda Bharati judgment 4. 42nd Amendment Act 5. Minerva Mills judgment Which of the following correctly represents the chronological order?

Question 16

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Which of the following is an accurate statement about the basic structure doctrine?

Question 17

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The Kesavananda Bharati case is popularly known as the 'Fundamental Rights Case.' The petitioner challenged which State's land reform laws?

Question 18

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The harmony and balance between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy was recognised as a basic feature of the Constitution in which case?

Question 19

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Which of the following pairs — case and element of basic structure it recognised — is INCORRECTLY matched?

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