1 – The Constituent Assembly commenced its business with Dr Rajendra Prasad as its
(a) Chairman
(b) Speaker
(c) President
(d) Dy. Speaker
2. Which of the following statements is not true in case of M.N. Roy?
(a) He prepared a model constitution for free India.
(b) Sovereign power was to be vested in the people.
(c) People’s committees to be set up in villages, towns and cities.
(d) He did not concede the right of secession to its constituent units.
Show Answer3. The Constitution is declared to have been adopted and enacted by the
(a) Constituent Assembly
(b) People of India
(c) Indian Parliament
(d) British Parliament
Show Answer4. The Constitution of India came into force on
(a) 15 Aug 1947
(b) 26 Jan 1950
(c) 26 Jan 1947
(d) 15 Aug 1950
Show Answer5. The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on
(a) 11 Dec 1946
(b) 15 Aug 1957
(c) 26 Nov 1950
(d) 26 Nov 1949
Show Answer6. The greatest impact on the Constitution of India was left by
(a) Government of India Act, 1935
(b) Constitution of USA
(c) Constitution of UK
(d) Constitution of Canada
Show Answer7. The most short-lived of all the Britain’s Constitutional experiments in India was the
(a) Indian Councils Act of 1861
(b) Indian Councils Act of 1892
(c) Indian Councils Act of 1909
(d) Govt. of India Act of 1919
Show Answer8. Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy’s authority over his executive council by substituting ‘Portfolio’ or departmental system for corporate functioning?
(a) Indian Councils Act, 1861
(b) Government of India Act, 1858
(c) Indian Council Act, 1892
(d) Indian Council Act, 1909
Show Answer9. Who presided over inaugural session of the Constituent Assembly?
(a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sachidanand Sinha
(d) B. R. Ambedkar
Show Answer10. The real intention of British to include the princely states in Federal Union proposed by the Indian Act of 1935 was to
(a) Exercise more and direct political and administrative control over the princely states
(b) Involve the princes actively in the administration of the colony
(c) Finally effect the complete and administrative take-over of all the princely states by the British
(d) Use the princes to counter-balance the anti-imperialist doctrines of the nationalist leaders
Show Answer11. Time taken by Constituent Assembly to prepare the Indian Constitution was
(a) 3 years 7 months
(b) 2 years 11 months 18 days
(c) 2 years 10 months 11 days
(d) 3 years 2 months 18 days
Show Answer12. Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly
(a) B. R. Ambedkar
(b) J. L. Nehru
(c) K. M. Munshi
(d) S. N. Sinha
Show Answer13. Indian Constitution has adopted many provisions from the Constitutions of other countries. Indian Constitution is termed as for this.
(a) Lifted constitution
(b) Cluster of provisions
(c) A bag of borrowings
(d) None of above
Show Answer14. Which of the following subjects is not included in the 11th Schedule of Indian Constitution?
(a) Drinking Water
(b) Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
(c) Libraries
(d) Markets and Fairs
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