NTSE Sample Paper (16.01.12)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Q.1 Constitution serves several purposes –

(i) Lays out certain ideals that form the basis of the kind of country that we as citizens aspire to live in.

(ii) Constitution tell us what the fundamental nature of our society is.

(iii) Constitution helps serves as a set of rules and principles that all persons in a country can agree upon as the basis of the way in which they want the country to be governed.

(iv) It includes not only the type of government but also an agreement on certain ideals that they all believe the country should uphold.

(A) (i), (ii) and (iii)                                     (B) (i), (ii) and (iv)         

(C) (ii), (iii) and (iv)                                   (D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Q.2. Read the following lines –

He believed that his participation in the Constituent Assembly helped the Scheduled Castes get some safeguards in the draft constitution. He also stated that although the laws might exist, Scheduled Castes still had reason to fear because the administration of these laws  were in the henads of ‘caste Hindu officers’. He, therefore, urged Scheduled castes to join the government as well as the civil services.

Who is ‘He’ in the above lines –

(A) Jawahar Lal Nehru                                          (B) Mahatma Gandhi

(C) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar                               (D) Shri. A.K.Ayyar

Q.3. Which of the following are the key features of the Indian Constitution ?

1. Federalism

2. Parliamentary Form of Government

3. Separation of powers

4. Fundamental Rights

5. Secularism

6. Presidential form of government

(A) Only 1, 2 and 5  are correct              (B) 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 are correct

(C) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are correct                (D) 1, 2 ,3, 4, 5 and 6 all are correct

Q.4. According to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the object of the Fundamental Right is two fold

A. Every citizen must be in a position to claim those rights.

B. These rights must be binding upon every authority that has got the power to make laws.

Which of the above statements are correct

(A) A is correct B is false                                    (B) B is correct A is false

(C) Both A and B are correct                               (D) Both A and B are false

Q.5. Why is it important to Separate Religion from the State ?

1. It is important for a country to function democratically.

2. If majority religious group has access to State power, then it could quiet easily use this power and financial resources to discriminate against and persecute persons of other religions.

3. Tyranny of the majority could result in the discrimination, coercion and at times even the killing of religious minorities.

4. Any form of domination based on religion is in violation of the rights that a democratic society guarantees to each and every citizen irrespective of their religion.

5. We also need to protect the freedom of individuals to exit from their religion, embrace another religion or have the freedom to interpret religious teachings differently.

(A) Only 1, 2 and 5 are correct              (B) 1, 2, 3 and 5 are correct

(C) 1, 2, 4 and 5 are correct                   (D) 1, 2 ,3, 4 and 5 all are correct

                    

Q.6. In February 2004, France passed a law banning students from wearing any conspicuous religious or political signs or symbols such as the Islamic headscarf, the Jewish skullcap, or large Christian crosses. This law has encountered a lot of resistance from immigrants who are mainly from the former French colonies of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. In the 1960s, France had faced a shortage of workers and therefore, had provided visas for these immigrants to come and work in the country. The daughters of these immigrants often wear headscarves while attending school. However with the passing of this new law, they have been expelled from their school for wearing headscarves.

The above incident highlights the violation of which Fundamental Rights –

1. Right against exploitation                                       2. Right to Freedom of Religion

3. Cultural and Education Rights                                4. Right to Constitutional Remedies

(A) 1 and 2 only                                             (B) 2 and 3 only

(C) 1 and 4 only                                             (D) 2, 3 and 4 only

Q.7. Which section of the Indian Constitution was designed by the members of the Constituent Assembly to ensure greater social and economic reform, and to serve as a guide to the independent Indian State to institute laws and policies that help reduce the poverty of the masses?

(A) Fundamental Rights                                     (B) Fundamental Duties

(C) Directives Principles Of State Policy           (D) All of these

Q.8. While making the Constitution, the Constituent Assembly had a huge task before them. Work out the features which made this task a difficult task 

1. The country was made up of several different communities who spoke different languages, belonged to different religions and had distinct cultures.

2. The partition of the country in India and Pakistan was imminent; they had to fulfill the expectations of the people who were migrating from other places.

3. Some of the Princely States remained undecided about their future

4. The socio-economic condition of the vast mass of people appeared dismal.

(A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct                                              (B) 2, 3 and 4 are correct

(C) 1, 3 and 4 are correct                                              (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4 all are correct

Q.9. Work out the features of Federalism as mentioned in the Indian Constitution –

1. Governments at the state level and at the centre. Panchayati Raj is the third tier of the government.

2. While each state in India enjoys autonomy in exercising powers on certain issues, subjects of national concern require that all of these states follow the laws of the central government.

3. Lists that each tier of government can make laws on.

4. Constitution also specifies where each tier of government can get the money from for the work that it does.

5. The states are not merely agents of the federal government but draw their autonomy from the Constitution as well.

6. Most of the important powers lies in the hand of central government and it can overrun the powers of state government anytime by imposing Emergency at its own whims.

(A) 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 are correct              (B) 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are correct

(C) 1, 3, 4 and 5 are correct                  (D) 1, 2 ,3, 4 and 5 are correct

Q.10. This includes the right to freedom of speech and expression, the right to form associations, the right to move freely and reside in any part of the country, and the right to practise any profession, occupation or business.

About which Fundamental Right, these lines are referred to –

(A) Right to equality                                        (B) Right to Freedom

(C) Right against exploitation                          (D) Right to Freedom of Religion

ANSWERS - Q.1. (D),Q.2. (C),Q.3. (C),Q.4. (C),Q.5. (D),

                      Q.6. (B),Q.7. (C),Q.8. (D),Q.9. (D),Q.10. (B)