Practice Constitutional Law Questions and Answers

• Article 19(1)(a) provides: “All citizens shall have the right to freedom of speech and expression.” Consider: (1) This freedom is available only to cit...
• Article 20(1) states: “No person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of a law in force at the time of the commission of the act.” Co...
• Article 21: “No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law.” Consider: (1) This Article ...
• Article 22(1) states: “No person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed, as soon as may be, of the grounds for such arrest.�...
• In Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973), the Supreme Court held that: 
• Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978) expanded the meaning of Article 21 to include: 
• In A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras (1950), the Court held: 
• I.R. Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu (2007) held that: 
• Minerva Mills v. Union of India (1980) held that: 
• When Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 [BNS, 2023] was enacted? 
• How many sections are there in BNS? 
• Which Article provides for the “Appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India”? 
• “Official language of the Union” is provided under which Article? 
• Which Article empowers Parliament to form new States? 
• Which Constitutional Article deals with “Money Bills”? 
• The special leave jurisdiction of the Supreme Court arises under: 
• Article 25(1): “Subject to public order, morality and health… all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess...
• Article 32(2): “The Supreme Court shall have power to issue directions or orders or writs…” Consider: (1) Writs can be issued for violation of any le...
• Article 44 (Directive Principle): “The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code.” Consider: (1) It is a Fundamental Right....
• Article 72(1): “The President shall have the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions…” (1) Applies to all offences. (2) Applies onl...
• Article 150: “The accounts of the Union and of the States shall be kept in such form as the President may, on the advice of the Comptroller and Auditor-G...
• Indira Sawhney v. Union of India (1992) laid down which principle? 
• Golaknath v. State of Punjab (1967) held that: 
• S.R. Bommai v. Union of India (1994) is associated with: 
• Shayara Bano v. Union of India (2017) dealt with: 
• Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017) held that: 
• Under Section 12(3), on what grounds can a party challenge an arbitrator's impartiality or independence?
• Under Section 13(2), what is the mandatory timeline and procedure for challenging an arbitrator
• Under the Right to Information Act, 2005, which of the following is exempt from disclosure (and can be refused) even if held by the Reserve Bank of India?
• Which of the following correctly states the scope of the writ of Certiorari under Article 226 of the Constitution of India?
• Which Article deals with “Distribution of legislative powers” between the Union and States? 
• The President gives his resignation to the:
• A person has been arrested and detained by the police without any lawful authority. To obtain his immediate release, the most appropriate writ is:
• A writ of MANDAMUS may be issued to:
• A government authority discriminates against a citizen in violation of Article 14, causing denial of an employment benefit. To enforce the fundamental righ...
• A writ of CERTIORARI is issued to:
• An executive order curtails a citizen's freedom of speech and expression contrary to Article 19(1)(a). Desiring the matter to be heard directly by the Supr...
• Where a PROCEEDING is pending before an inferior court or tribunal that is exceeding its JURISDICTION, the appropriate writ to RESTRAIN it from proceeding ...
• Parliament and a State Legislature both enact laws on a subject in the CONCURRENT List, and the State law is repugnant to the earlier Central law. Under Ar...
• Where a State law is challenged as having intruded into a Central legislative field, the court examines whether, in PITH AND SUBSTANCE, the enactment falls...