2. Making of the constitution

Question 1

Who was elected as the temporary President of constitutient assembly

Answer 1

Dr Sachchidanand Sinha

Question 2

Who was elected as the President of constitutient assembly

Answer 2

Dr Rajendra Prasad

Question 3

Vice presidents of Constituent assembly

Answer 3

HC Mukherjee and VT Krishnamachari

Question 4

Who stated “first and foremost a social document” about constitution

Answer 4

Granville Austin

Question 5

Who is the author of The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation

Answer 5

Granville Austin

Question 6

Father Of Management in Kerala

Answer 6

M.V pyles

Question 7

Objective resolution was proposed by?

Answer 7

Jwaharlal Nehru

Question 8

Objective resolution was adopted by the constituent assembly on?

Answer 8

22 January 1947

Question 9

Features borrowed for GOI act 1935

Answer 9

Federal Scheme, Office of the governor, Judiciary, Public Service Commissions, Emergency Provisions, and administrative details

Question 10

Features borrowed from Brit Constitution

Answer 10

Parliamentary form of government, Rule of Law, Legislative procedure, single citizenships, cabinet system, prerogative writs, parliamentary privileges, and bicameralism

Question 11

Features borrowed from US Constitution

Answer 11

Fundamental rights
Independence of judiciary
Judicial review
Impeachment of the president
Removal of judges and post of vice president

Question 12

Features borrowed from Irish Constitution.

Answer 12

DPSP
Nomination of RS members
And method of election of president.

Question 13

Features borrowed from Australian constitution.

Answer 13

Concurrent List
freedom of trade
commerce
and intercourse a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament.

Question 14

Features borrowed from German Constitution.

Answer 14

Suspension of Fundamental Rights during Emergency.

Question 15

Features borrowed from USSR or Russia

Answer 15

Fundamental duties and the ideal of justice (social, economic, and political) in the Preamble.

Question 16

Features borrowed from French Constitution

Answer 16

Republic and the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity in the Preamble.

Question 17

Features borrowed from South African constitution

Answer 17

Procedure for amendment of constitution
Election of RS members

Question 18

Features borrowed from Japanese constitution

Answer 18

Procedure established by law

Question 19

Which amendment added Socialist, Secular and Integrity to preamble ?

Answer 19

42nd Constitutional Amendment

Question 20

Type of Government adopted by India?

Answer 20

Parliamentary and Fedral

Question 21

Features of parliamentary form of Government of India

Answer 21

Nominal and Real executives
Majority party rule
Harmony between legislature and executive
Wide representation

Question 22

Key judgments of Keshavnanda bharti case 1973

Answer 22

1. Supremacy of the Constitution
2. Separation of powers between the legislature, executive and the judiciary

Question 23

Key judgements from Indira Nehru Gandhi Case

Answer 23

1. India as a sovereign democratic republic
2. Equality of status and opportunity of an individual,
3. secularism and freedom of conscience and religion and rule of law.

Question 24

Key judgements for Minvera Mills Case

Answer 24

1. Harmony and balance between fundamental rights and directive principles
2. limited power of the parliament to amend and the constitution
3. judicial review.

Question 25

Key Judgements from ST Bommai Case 1994

Answer 25

Federalism Secularism Democracy Unity and Integrity of the nation Social justice Judicial review

Question 26

Key judgements from IR Coelho Case 2007

Answer 26

Rule of law Separation of powers 3. Judicial review 4. Principle of equality

Question 27

Key judgements from Namit Sharma Case 2013

Answer 27

1. Freedom and dignity of the individual

Question 28

Terms describing India in preamble

Answer 28

Sovereign, Democratic, Republic, Fraternity, Justice, Equality, Liberty, Socialist, Secular and Integrity

Question 29

Only democracy with no written constitution

Answer 29

Britain

Question 30

Unitary features of the constitution

Answer 30

Integrated judicial system, single citizenship, Centralised electoral machinery, Special powers of state over state list, All India services, Inequality of representation of state councils

Question 31

Fedral features of indian constitution

Answer 31

Division of powers, Supremacy of constitution, Written constitution, Rigid constitution, Bi-Cameral Legislation

Question 32

Who described Indian constitution as Quasi-Fedral

Answer 32

KC Wheare 'bargaining federalism' by Morris Jones, 'co-operative federalism' by Granville Austin, "federation with a centralizing tendency' by Ivor Jennings

Question 33

The constituent assembly ratified India's membership of The Commonwealth on?

Answer 33

May 1949

Question 34

How many females were part of the constituent assembly?

Answer 34

15 females

Question 35

Who was chairman of House committee of the Constituent Assembly of Indian

Answer 35

B Pattabhi Sitaramayya

Question 36

Who was chairman of Union Powers Committee?

Answer 36

JL Nehru

Question 37

Who was chairman of Order if business committee ?

Answer 37

KM Munshi

Question 38

Who was Chairman of Credentials Committee of Constituent Assembly?

Answer 38

Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar

Question 39

Who alwas chairman of Fundamental right sub- committee

Answer 39

JB Kriplani

Question 40

The constituent assembly was recognised under which section of Indian independence act?

Answer 40

Section 8(1)

Question 41

Chairman of Advisory committee on Fundamental rights. Minorities and tribal and excluded areas?

Answer 41

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Question 42

Chairman of The Committee on the function of Constitutient Assembly?

Answer 42

GV Mavalankar ( 1st Speaker)

Question 43

Who was elected as member of Constituent Assembly from Madras Presidency

Answer 43

Ammu Swaminathan

Question 44

Drafting committee of Constituent assembly members?

Answer 44

7 total Chairman - BR Ambedkar Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar N. Gopalaswami KM Munshi Muhammad Saadulla BL Mitter DP khaitan