Constitutional Design - MCQs

Choose the correct option:

The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India on

(a) 26 January 1950 (b) 26 November 1949 (c) 26 January 1949 (d) 15 August 1947

Which of the following sentences is wrong about Dr B.R. Ambedkar?

(а) He was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee.

(b) He was born in Maharashtra.

(c) He was law minister in post-independence India.

(d) He was the founder of the Republican Party of India.

Who among the following was not the member of the Constituent Assembly?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Rajendra Prasad (c) T.T. Krishnamachari (d) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

How many members had the Constituent Assembly that wrote the Indian Constitution?

(a) 200 (b) 199 (c) 198 (d) 190

Which of the following terms is not included in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?

(a) Liberty(b) Equality (c) Secular (d) Religion

what did the white minority want from the new Constitution?

(a) Protect its privileges and property

(b) A separate country for themselves

(c) Reservation in legislature

(d) some special rights

which of the following sentences is correct?

(a) All countries that have constitutions are necessarily democratic

(b) All countries that are democratic necessarily have constitutions

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) None of the above)

Where was the 1931 session of Indian National Congress held?

(a) Nagpur (b) Karachi (c) Calcutta (d) Delhi

According to which Act were the elections held to provincial legislatures in India in 1937?

(a) Government of India Act, 1935 (b) Government of India Act, 1919

(c) Government of India Act, 1909 (d) None of the above

which revolution in the world inspired the Indians to set up a socialist economy?

(a) French Revolution (b) Turkish Revolution

(c) Russian Revolution (d) American War of Independence

when did the Assembly adopt the Constitution?

(a) 26 November, 1949 (b) 26 December, 1949 (c) 26 January, 1950 (d) 26 January, 1949

How many amendments were considered before adopting the Constitution?

(a) Around 500 (b) Around 2000 (c) Around 1550 (d) Around 1000

The Constitution begins with a short statement of its basic values. What is it called?

(a) Preface (b) Preamble (c) Introduction (d) Article

which of these positions is correct in relation to the ‘Sovereign’ status of India?

(a) USA can decide India’s foreign policy

(b) USSR can support the CPI (M) in setting up its government here

(c) The Indian government only can decide its internal and external policies

(d) Pakistan can control India’s Armed Forces

which of the following days is celebrated to mark the enforcement of the constitution?

(a) Republic Day (b) Independence Day c) Gandhi Jayanti (d) Constitution Enforcement Day

The Constituent Assembly met for how many days?

(a) 114 (b) 280 (c) 365 (d) 150

When did the Indian constitution come into force?

(a) 26th Nov, 1949 (b) 15th August, 1947 (c) 26th Jan, 1950 (d) 26th Jan, 1930

When was the Constitution of India adopted?

(a) 26th Nov, 1949 (b) 26th Jan, 1949 (c) 26th Jan, 1950 (d) 26th Nov, 1950

Every document presented and every word spoken in the Constituent Assembly has been recorded and
preserved. These are called…….?

A. Constituent Assembly Debates B. Constituent Assembly Minutes C. Constituent Assembly

Agenda D. Constituent Assembly Daily

How many volumes were the recordings of the constituent assembly when printed?

A. 6 B. 10 C. 12 D. 8

What is called the soul of the Indian Constitution?

A. Legislature B. Judiciary C. Executive D. Preamble

Column A Column B

1. Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi a. Captain of the first national hockey team

2. Jawaharlal Nehru b. Leader of the Communist Party of India

3. Somnath Lahiri c. Three times the president of Congress

4. Baldev singh d. Founder of the Swatantra Party

5. Jaipal Singh e. Education Minister in the first union cabinet

6. Rajendra Prasad f. Defence Minister in the union cabinet

g. Advocate of socialism, democracy and anti-

7. Abul Kalam Azad
imperialism
Column A Column B

1. Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi d. Founder of the Swatantra Party

g. Advocate of socialism, democracy and anti-

2. Jawaharlal Nehru
imperialism

3. Somnath Lahiri b. Leader of the Communist Party of India

4. Baldev singh f. Defence Minister in the union cabinet

5. Jaipal Singh a. Captain of the first national hockey team

6. Rajendra Prasad c. Three times the president of Congress

7. Abul Kalam Azad e. Education Minister in the first union cabinet