Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (ICSE) · History and Civics
Chapter: Chapter 16 — Chapter 16: Salient Features of the Constitution - II
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What structure does the Constitution establish? [1]
(A) A federal structure
(B) Only a unitary structure
(C) No structure
(D) Only local governance
2. What does federalism divide? [1]
(A) Power between centre and states
(B) Power among individuals only
(C) Nothing is divided
(D) Power only among states
3. What does India's federalism lean towards? [1]
(A) A strong centre
(B) A weak centre
(C) Equal power always
(D) No centre at all
4. What interprets the Constitution? [1]
(A) An independent judiciary
(B) Only the Parliament
(C) Only the President
(D) No one interprets it
5. What heads the judiciary? [1]
(A) The Supreme Court
(B) The Parliament
(C) The President
(D) The Prime Minister
6. Can the Constitution be changed? [1]
(A) Yes, through a formal amendment process
(B) No, it's permanently fixed
(C) Only by foreign countries
(D) Only by courts, informally
7. What does the amendment process allow? [1]
(A) Adaptation to changing needs
(B) No adaptation at all
(C) Complete rewriting anytime
(D) Only cosmetic changes
8. Why are these features important? [1]
(A) They create a flexible, stable governance framework
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests
9. What structure does the Constitution establish? [1]
(A) A federal structure
(B) Only a unitary structure
(C) No structure
(D) Only local governance
10. What does federalism divide? [1]
(A) Power between centre and states
(B) Power among individuals only
(C) Nothing is divided
(D) Power only among states
11. What does India's federalism lean towards? [1]
(A) A strong centre
(B) A weak centre
(C) Equal power always
(D) No centre at all
12. What interprets the Constitution? [1]
(A) An independent judiciary
(B) Only the Parliament
(C) Only the President
(D) No one interprets it
13. What heads the judiciary? [1]
(A) The Supreme Court
(B) The Parliament
(C) The President
(D) The Prime Minister
14. Can the Constitution be changed? [1]
(A) Yes, through a formal amendment process
(B) No, it's permanently fixed
(C) Only by foreign countries
(D) Only by courts, informally
15. What does the amendment process allow? [1]
(A) Adaptation to changing needs
(B) No adaptation at all
(C) Complete rewriting anytime
(D) Only cosmetic changes
16. Why are these features important? [1]
(A) They create a flexible, stable governance framework
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests