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POL Constitutional Design Test 01

Question No. 1 to 6 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:

As protests and struggles against apartheid had increased, the government realised that they could no longer keep the blacks
under their rule through repression. The white regime changed its policies. Discriminatory laws were repealed. Ban on political
parties and restrictions on the media were lifted. After 28 years of imprisonment, Nelson Mandela walked out of the jail as a
free man. Finally, at the midnight of 26 April 1994, the new national flag of the Republic of South Africa was unfurled marking
the newly born democracy in the world. The apartheid government came to an end, paving way for the formation of a multi-
racial government. After the emergence of the new democratic South Africa, black leaders appealed to fellow blacks to forgive
the whites for the atrocities they had committed while in power. They said let us build a new South Africa based on equality of
all races and men and women, on democratic values, social justice and human rights. The party that ruled through oppression
and brutal killings and the party that led the freedom struggle sat together to draw up a common constitution. After two years of
discussion and debate they came out with one of the finest constitutions the world has ever had. This constitution gave to its
citizens the most extensive rights available in any country. Together, they decided that in the search for a solution to the
problems, nobody should be excluded, no one should be treated as a demon. They agreed that everybody should become part of
the solution, whatever they might have done or represented in the past. The preamble to the South African Constitution sums up
this spirit. The South African constitution inspires democrats all over the world.

1. Which of these did not form a part of the changed attitude of the South African government?
a. Ban on political parties and media was lifted
b. Nelson Mandela was freed from imprisonment
c. More discriminatory laws were passed
d. Discriminatory laws were repealed
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2. Complete the following sentence: The white regime decided to change its policies because ________.
a. Rise of sympathetic attitude in government for the blacks
b. Both (Protests and struggles increased) and (Government realised that repression was becoming difficult)
c. Government realised that repression was becoming difficult
d. Protests and struggles increased
3. The black population wanted ________ in the new ________.
a. A black President, Constitution
b. Whites should be turned out of the country, Preamble
c. Apartheid for the whites, Preamble
d. Substantial social and economic rights, Constitution
4. During negotiations for making the Constitution, the whites agreed to which conditions?
a. Accept some basic rights for the poor and the workers
b. The principle of majority rule
c. One person one vote
d. All of these
5. The government formed in Africa post-apartheid was a ________ government.
a. multi-racial
b. multi-talented

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c. multi-layered
d. multi-faceted
6. Assertion (A): The African Constitution is one of the finest constitutions in the world.
Reason (R): It took many years of deliberations for making this constitution.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
7. Which of these positions is correct in relation to the Sovereign status of India?
a. Pakistan can control India’s Armed Forces
b. USSR can support the CPI (M) in setting up its government here
c. USA can decide India’s foreign policy
d. The Indian government only can decide its internal and external policies
8. Which of the following values, not mentioned in preamble?
a. Liberty
b. Peace
c. Secular
d. Equality
9. Mention the main leader of South Africa who opposed Apartheid.
a. Abraham Lincon
b. Carl Lewis
c. Nelson Mandela
d. BenJohanson
10. Assertion (A): The oppressor and the oppressed together drew up a common constitution in Africa.
Reason (R): To find a solution to the problems, nobody should be excluded, no one should be treated as a demon.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
11. Assertion (A): Constituent Assembly Debates has been recorded and preserved.
Reason (R): It is used to interpret the meaning of the Constitution.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
12. State True or False:
i. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was a lawyer and leader of Bardoli peasant satyagraha.
a. True
b. False
ii. G. Durgabai Deshmukh was the founder of Andhra Mahila Sabha.
a. True
b. False
13. Fill in the blanks:
a. ________ was the founder of Andhra Mahila Sabha.
b. The Preamble of the Indian Constitution is called ________.
14. Match the following :

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(a) Non-whites were treated, inferiors (i) 26th April 1994
(b) Spent 28 years in South Africa's prison (ii) African NC
(c) The launched protest, marches and strikes in South Africa (iii) Apartheid

(d) Apartheid government came to an end (iv) Nelson Mandela

15. On which day did South Africa gain independence from the rule of the white minority?
16. When was the Constitution of India enforced?
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17. Write about the preamble of the American Constitution.
18. What do you know about Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar?
19. Write an unusual achievement of the Indian Constitution.
20. Highlight the salient features of the Constitution of India.

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Class 09 - Social Science

POL Constitutional Design Test 01

Solution

1. (c) More discriminatory laws were passed

Explanation: More discriminatory laws were passed
2. (b) Both (Protests and struggles increased) and (Government realised that repression was becoming difficult)
Explanation: Both (Protests and struggles increased) and (Government realised that repression was becoming difficult)
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3. (d) Substantial social and economic rights, Constitution
Explanation: Substantial social and economic rights, Constitution
4. (d) All of these
Explanation: All of these
5. (a) multi-racial
Explanation: The apartheid government came to an end, paving way for the formation of a multi-racial government.
6. (c) A is true but R is false.
Explanation: After two years of discussion and debate, they came out with one of the finest constitutions the world has
ever had. This constitution gave its citizens the most extensive rights available in any country.
7. (d) The Indian government only can decide its internal and external policies
Explanation: The Indian government only can decide its internal and external policies.
8. (b) Peace
Explanation: The following are the values mentioned in the preamble:
Sovereignty, Socialism, Secularism, Democratic and republic nature of India, Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
9. (c) Nelson Mandela
Explanation:
Nelson Mandela and seven other leaders were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964, for daring to oppose the
apartheid regime in his country.
He spent the next 28 years in Robben Island, South Africa’s most dreaded prison.
He was released after 28 years from jail, and at midnight of the 26th of April 1994, South Africa got
independence. He became the first President of independent South Africa.
10. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation: In South Africa, the Black leaders appealed to fellow blacks to forgive the whites for their atrocities. The
party that ruled through oppression and brutal killings and the party that led the freedom struggle sat together to draw up
a common constitution. They decided that in the search for a solution to the problems, nobody should be excluded, no
one should be treated as a demon. They agreed that everybody should become part of the solution, whatever they might
have done or represented in the past. The reason precisely describes the mindset of the black leaders who forgave their
oppressors.
11. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation: The members deliberated for 114 days spread over three years. Every document presented and every word
spoken in the Constituent Assembly has been recorded and preserved. These are called ‘Constituent Assembly Debates’.
When printed, these debates are 12 bulky volumes! These debates provide the rationale behind every provision of the
Constitution. These are used to interpret the meaning of the Constitution. The reason explains the motive behind
preserving the debates.

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12. State True or False:
i. (a) True
ii. (a) True
13. Fill in the blanks:
a. G Durgabai Deshmukh
b. Soul of the Constitution
14. (a) - (iii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i)
15. South Africa gained independence from the rule of the white minority on 26th April, 1994.
16. The Assembly adopted the Constitution on 26 November, 1949 but it came into effect on January 26, 1950. To mark this
day, we celebrate January 26 as Republic Day every year.
17. The Preamble to the United States Constitution is a brief introductory statement of the Constitution's fundamental
purposes and guiding principles. It states in general terms, and courts have referred to it as reliable evidence of the
Founding Fathers' intentions regarding the Constitution's meaning and what they hoped the Constitution would achieve.
It reads as -
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility,
provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our
Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
18. A. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956).
B. He was born in Madhya Pradesh.
C. He was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution.
D. He was a social revolutionary thinker and agitator against caste divisions and caste based inequalities.
E. Later, he became Law minister in the first cabinet of post-independence India.
F. He was the founder of the Republican Party of India.
G. In his early career, he was an economist, professor, and lawyer.
H. His later life was marked by his political activities; he became involved in campaigning and negotiations for India's
independence, publishing journals, advocating political rights and social freedom for Dalits, and contributing
significantly to the establishment of the state of India.
I. In 1956, he converted to Buddhism, initiating mass conversions of Dalits.
19. A. In some other countries, the Constitution exists as a mere piece of paper. No one actually follows it. The experience of
our Constitution is different.
B. Over the last half of century, several groups have questioned some provisions of the constitution.
C. But no large social group or political party has ever questioned the legitimacy of the constitution itself.
D. This is an unusual achievement for any constitution.
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20. The salient features of the Constitution of India are:
i. India has the biggest Constitution in the world with a number of articles, schedules, and parts.
ii. Every part of the Constitution can be amended by Parliament except its ‘basic structure’. Any law which violates the
basic structure of the Constitution is declared unconstitutional and invalid by the court.
iii. The Constitution provides certain fundamental rights to the citizens which are legally enforceable by the court of law.
iv. It provides certain, “Directive Principles of State Policy”, which are not legally enforceable by the court of law.
These principles promote social and economic democracy and aim to establish India as a welfare state.
v. It provides for the universal adult franchise as a basis of elections to the Lok Sabha and the state legislative
assemblies.
vi. It declares India a socialist,democratic and secular state.

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