The CLAT exam requires strong analytical skills, critical thinking, and careful reading, along with a clear understanding of the Constitutional Laws. This article provides a set of MCQs on Constitutional Laws to help you practice and strengthen your knowledge with the help of detailed solutions, which will support your CLAT 2026 exam preparation.
Whether you're revising the basics or testing your knowledge, these MCQs will serve as a valuable practice resource.
The CLAT 2026 exam is expected to follow a similar trend to the CLAT 2025, with a total of 120 questions for one mark, and 0.25 marks are deducted for each incorrect answer.
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CLAT MCQs on Constitutional Laws
1. PRINCIPLE: Doctrine of Double Jeopardy: No person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence twice.
FACT: Maqbool brought some gold into India without making any declaration to the Customs department on the airport. The custom authorities confiscated the gold under the Sea Customs Act. Maqbool was later charged for having committed an offence under Foreign Exchange Regulation Act.
FACT: Maqbool brought some gold into India without making any declaration to the Customs department on the airport. The custom authorities confiscated the gold under the Sea Customs Act. Maqbool was later charged for having committed an offence under Foreign Exchange Regulation Act.
A : He cannot be prosecuted because it would amount to double jeopardy.
B : He can be prosecuted because confiscation of good by custom authorities does not amount to prosecution by the Court.
C : Maqbool ought to have known that he can be stopped by the custom authorities.
D : None of the above
2. Assertion: Custom per se is law, independent of prior recognition by the sovereign or the judge.
Reason: Custom is source of law but by itself is not law.
Reason: Custom is source of law but by itself is not law.
A : Both A and R are individually true and R is correct explanation to A
B : Both A and R are individually true but R is not correct explanation of A
C : A is true but R is false
D : A is false but R is true
3. Assertion: Idol is a person who can hold property.
Reason: Only human being can be called person not the lifeless things.
Reason: Only human being can be called person not the lifeless things.
A : Both A and R are individually true and R is correct explanation to A
B : Both A and R are individually true but R is not correct explanation of A
C : A is true but R is false
D : A is false but R is true
4. Assertion: Laws are means of achieving an end namely social control.
Reason: The ultimate end of law is to secure greatest happiness to greatest number.
Reason: The ultimate end of law is to secure greatest happiness to greatest number.
A : Both A and R are individually true and R is correct explanation to A
B : Both A and R are individually true but R is not correct explanation of A
C : A is true but R is false
D : A is false but R is true
5. Assertion: Attempt to commit an offence though does not result in any harm, should also be punished.
Reason: A person who tries to cause a prohibited harm and fails, is, in terms of moral culpability, not materially different from the person who tries and succeeds.
Reason: A person who tries to cause a prohibited harm and fails, is, in terms of moral culpability, not materially different from the person who tries and succeeds.
A : Both A and R are individually true and R is correct explanation of A
B : Both A and R are individually true but R is not correct explanation of A
C : A is true but R is false
D : A is false but R is true
6. Who administers oath of office to the Governor of a State?
A : President of India
B : Chief Justice of High Court of the respective state
C : Chief Justice of India
D : Speaker of State Assembly
7. Governor of a State can make Laws during recess of State Legislative Assembly through…………
A : Act
B : Bills
C : Notification
D : Ordinance
8. President of India exercises his powers…………
AEither directly or through officers subordinate to him
BThrough ministers
CThrough Prime Minister
D : Through Cabinet
9. Principle: The Constitution of India guarantees the “right to life”, meaning the right to live with human dignity. This does not include the right to die. Facts: 'M', aged 90, lives alone without family and suffers from physical and mental distress, unable to afford medical expenses. He petitions for the right to die with dignity to avoid being a burden on society.
A The prayer can be granted, as suicide is not an offence in India
B The prayer can be granted, as the right to life under the Constitution includes the right to die
C The prayer can be granted, as a person cannot be forced to enjoy right to life to his disadvantage
D The prayer cannot be granted, as the right to life under the Constitution does not include the right to die
10. Principle: One of the essential conditions for a marriage between any two persons to be solemnized under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 is that at the time of the marriage the male has completed the age of twenty-one years and the female the age of eighteen years. If the said condition is not fulfilled such a marriage is null and void. Facts: 'A', a male aged twenty-two years, proposes to marry 'B', a female aged sixteen years, at Delhi in the month of June 2014 under the Special Marriage Act, 1954.
A Marriage between 'A' and 'B' can be legally solemnized under the Special Marriage Act, 1954
B Marriage between 'A' and 'B' cannot be legally solemnized under the Special Marriage Act, 1954
C Marriage between 'A' and 'B' can remain valid for A under the Special Marriage Act, 1954
D None of the above is correct
11. Principle: Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 either the husband or the wife can move a petition for a decree of divorce on the ground of desertion. The term 'desertion' means desertion of the petitioner by the other party to the marriage for a continuous period of not less than two years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition, without reasonable cause and without the consent or against the wish of such party and includes the wilful neglect of the petitioner by the other party to the marriage, and its grammatical variations and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly. It is also said that desertion is withdrawal not from a place but from a state of things. Facts: Rohan, a technocrat, went to US in January 2011 for pursuing his higher studies for a period of three years. In fact, Rohan went to US with the consent of his wife Basanti, who stayed at her parents' home, and with a promise of his return to India upon the completion of his studies. From US he has quite often been in touch with his wife. Subsequently, Rohan has got a job there in US and he wishes to take his wife. She refuses to go to US and, in the meantime, she files a petition for a decree of divorce on the ground of desertion by her husband.
A Rohan’s three year stay in US in the above context can amount to a ground of desertion for divorce
B Rohan’s three year stay in US in the above context cannot amount to a ground of desertion for divorce
C Rohan’s continued stay after three years can amount to a ground of desertion for divorce
D Basanti’s refusal can amount to a ground of desertion for divorce
12. Principle: Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, no person shall be capable of being taken in adoption unless he or she is a Hindu, he or she has not already been adopted, he or she has not been married, unless there is a custom or usage applicable to the parties which permits persons who are married being taken in adoption, and he or she has not completed the age of fifteen years, unless there is a custom or usage applicable to the parties which permits persons who have completed the age of fifteen years being take in adoption. Fact: Vijay being natural father had given Tarun; a boy aged 10 Years, in adoption to Manoj in March 2010 in accordance with the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. In May 2012 Manoj gave Tarun in adoption to Sanjay. Subsequently in December 2013, Sanjay gave Tarun in adoption to Vijay.
A Adoption of Tarun by Sanjay is valid
B Adoption of Tarun by Vijay is valid
C Adoption of Tarun by Manoj is valid
D None of the above adoptions is valid
13. Principle: Under copyright law, copyright subsists in original literary works also. A literary work need not be of literary quality. Even so prose, a work as an index of railway stations or a railway guide or a list of stock exchange quotations qualifies as a literary work if sufficient work has been expended in compiling it to give it a new and original character. Facts: Michael’s works hard enough, walking down the streets, taking down the names of people who live at houses and makes a street directory as a result of that labour.
A Michael’s exercise in making a street directory is sufficient to justify in making claim to copyright in that work which is ultimately produced
B Michael’s exercise in making a street directory is not enough to justify in making claim to copyright in that work
C A street directory cannot be enough to be considered as a literary work
D None of the above statements is correct
14. Principle: Every person shall be liable to punishment under the Indian Penal Code and not otherwise for every act or omission contrary to the provisions of the Code of which he shall be guilty within the territory of India. In other words, the exercise of criminal jurisdiction depends upon the locality of the offence committed, and not upon the nationality or locality of the offender. Facts: 'X', a Pakistani citizen, while staying at Karachi, made false representations to 'Y', the complainant, at Bombay through letters, telephone calls and telegrams and induced the complainant to part with money amounting to over rupees five lakh to the agents of 'X' at Bombay, so that rice could be shipped from Karachi to India as per agreement. But the rice was never supplied to the complainant.
A The offence of cheating under section 420 of the Code was committed by ‘X’ within India, even though he was not physically present at the time and place of the crime
B The offence of cheating as per section 420 of the Code was not committed by ‘X’ within India, as he was not physically present at the time and place of the crime
C Only the agents of ‘X’ had committed the offence of cheating under section 420 of the Code within India, as they were physically present at the time and place of the crime
D ‘Y’ was also liable for the offence of cheating under section 420 of the Code within India, as he was physically present at the time and place of the crime
15. Principle: One of the principles of natural justice is Nemo Judex in causa sua, which means that no one should be a judge in his own case. In other words, no person can judge a case in which he has an interest. Facts: ‘X’, a member of the selection board for a government service, was also a candidate for selection for the same service. ‘X’ did not take part in the deliberations of the board when his name was considered and approved.
A Selection of ‘X’ is against the principle of natural justice
B Selection of ‘X’ is not against the principle of natural justice
C ‘X’ has committed a violation of the principle of natural justice
D ‘X’ is allowed to be selected despite his involvement in the process
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