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AFCAT 2 2026 Exam Static GK – MCQ Class 2
1. Which Part of the Indian Constitution contains the Fundamental Rights?
A) Part II
B) Part III
C) Part IV
D) Part V
Answer: B) Part III
2. The Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution by which Amendment Act?
A) 24th Amendment
B) 42nd Amendment
C) 44th Amendment
D) 52nd Amendment
Answer: B) 42nd Amendment
3. The Right to Constitutional Remedies is guaranteed under:
A) Article 19
B) Article 21
C) Article 32
D) Article 51A
Answer: C) Article 32
4. Which Article of the Constitution deals with the abolition of untouchability?
A) Article 14
B) Article 15
C) Article 16
D) Article 17
Answer: D) Article 17
5. The President of India is elected by:
A) Members of Lok Sabha only
B) Members of Rajya Sabha only
C) Elected Members of Parliament only
D) An Electoral College consisting of elected MPs and elected MLAs
Answer: D) An Electoral College consisting of elected MPs and elected MLAs
6. The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of:
A) Lok Sabha
B) Rajya Sabha
C) NITI Aayog
D) Inter-State Council
Answer: B) Rajya Sabha
7. Which Article provides for the office of the Attorney General of India?
A) Article 76
B) Article 78
C) Article 80
D) Article 85
Answer: A) Article 76
8. The Prime Minister of India is appointed by the:
A) Chief Justice of India
B) Speaker of Lok Sabha
C) President of India
D) Vice-President of India
Answer: C) President of India
9. Money Bills can be introduced only in:
A) Rajya Sabha
B) Either House of Parliament
C) Joint Sitting of Parliament
D) Lok Sabha
Answer: D) Lok Sabha
10. Which Constitutional Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 years to 18 years?
A) 42nd Amendment
B) 44th Amendment
C) 61st Amendment
D) 73rd Amendment
Answer: C) 61st Amendment
11. The Directive Principles of State Policy are contained in:
A) Part III
B) Part IV
C) Part IVA
D) Part V
Answer: B) Part IV
12. Which Schedule of the Constitution contains the list of recognized official languages?
A) Sixth Schedule
B) Seventh Schedule
C) Eighth Schedule
D) Ninth Schedule
Answer: C) Eighth Schedule
13. The Governor of a State is appointed by the:
A) Chief Minister
B) President of India
C) Prime Minister
D) State Legislature
Answer: B) President of India
14. The Finance Commission is constituted under:
A) Article 280
B) Article 324
C) Article 315
D) Article 356
Answer: A) Article 280
15. Which Constitutional Amendment introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST)?
A) 99th Amendment
B) 100th Amendment
C) 101st Amendment
D) 102nd Amendment
Answer: C) 101st Amendment
16. Which Article empowers the President to proclaim a National Emergency?
A) Article 352
B) Article 356
C) Article 360
D) Article 365
Answer: A) Article 352
17. The Election Commission of India is a constitutional body established under:
A) Article 280
B) Article 324
C) Article 338
D) Article 370
Answer: B) Article 324
18. Which one of the following is NOT a Constitutional Body?
A) Election Commission of India
B) Finance Commission
C) Union Public Service Commission
D) NITI Aayog
Answer: D) NITI Aayog
19. Which Schedule of the Constitution deals with the division of powers between the Union and the States?
A) Fifth Schedule
B) Sixth Schedule
C) Seventh Schedule
D) Eighth Schedule
Answer: C) Seventh Schedule
20. The Constitution of India came into force on:
A) 15 August 1947
B) 26 November 1949
C) 24 January 1950
D) 26 January 1950
Answer: D) 26 January 1950
