Constitution Flashcards
1
Q
How much time was taken to frame the constitution of India?
a. 3 year 6 month and 23 days
b. 2 years 11 month 17 days
c. 4 years 3 months and 29 days
d. 1 year 10 month 15 days
A
b. 2 yrs 11 month 17 Days
2
Q
Which of the following is unitary feature of Indian constitution?
a.Distribution of power
b. written constitution
c. rigidity
d. single citizenship
A
d. Single Citizenship
3
Q
Which of the following is not correct about constitution of India?
a.It suits the requirement of India
b.It reflects the historical social political and economic condition of India people
c.It is a document of social relevance
d.The original constitution contain 395 articles in 25 parts and 12 schedule
A
d.The original constitution contain 395 articles in 25 parts and 12 schedule
4
Q
In the preamble ____________ assures the dignity of an individual and the unity and the interiority of the nation?
a. Fraternity
b.Liberty
c.Justice
d.Equality
A
a. FRATERNITY
5
Q
Who is considered as the source of authority for the constitution of India?
a. Supreme court
b.Government
c. people
d. president
A
c. Peaple
6
Q
Indian constitution is a unique blend of ____ and flexibility?
a. Confirmty
b. Rigidity
c. Durability
d.Uniformity
A
b. Rigidity
7
Q
Which of the following words in the preamble to the constitution describe India as a country having complete political freedom and being supreme authority?
a. Sovereign
b. Democratic
c. socialist
d. Secular
A
a. Sovereign
8
Q
Which of the following known justice able in nature in Indian constitution?
a. Equality of law and equal protection of law
b. Protection with respect to conviction of offences
c.Equal justice and free legal aid
d.Freedom to manage religious affairs
A
c. Equal justice and free legal Aid - Article 39A
9
Q
The election of the constituent assembly in India were held in ______ ?
a. July 1946
b. August 1945
c. November 1946
d. January 1945
A
a. July 1946
10
Q
The preamble to the constitution of India is based on the objective resolution moved by Jawaharlal Nehru in the constitution assembly on ______
a. 4 November 1946
b. 13 December 1946
c. 29 August 1947
d. 14 February 1945
A
b. 13 DECEMBER 1946
11
Q
Federalism is one of the key feature of Indian constitution under which
a. The head of the government is also head of the state
b. State row their authority from the parliament
c. All persons in India are governed by law and policies made by judiciary only
d. States are agent of the federal government
A
d. States are agent of the federal government
12
Q
Which of the following words is not included in the preamble of the constitution?
a. Sovereign
b. Justice
c. Fraternity
d. Capitalist
A
d. Capitalist
13
Q
In which year did the constituent assembly of India adopted the national anthem?
a. 1950
b. 1947
c. 1952
d. 1949
A
a. 1950
14
Q
Which of the following is observed as a constitution Day of India?
a. 26 November
b. 28 November
c. 27 November
d. 29 November
A
a. 26 November
15
Q
When the constitution of India was being drafted the constitution as assembly had to take into account in the unrest the India was going through which of the following issue was not relevant in the scenario?
a. The social economic condition of the people was very favourable
b. The principal states were uncertain about their future
c. The country was made up of many different communities
d. The partition of India and Pakistan was confirmed
A
a. The social economic condition of the people was very favourable
16
Q
As of December 1947 the constituent assembly that wrote the constitution of India had _______member ?
a. 230
b. 275
c. 245
d. 299
A
d. 299
17
Q
Which of the following statement is true?
a. The constituent assembly elected Dr B.R Ambedkar as its permanent chairman on 11th December 1946.
b. The constitution of India was hand written in English and Hindi
c. The constitution of India was framed by constitution assembly setup under the hunter commission
d. 26 August is observed as sanvidhan Divas in India
A
b. The constitution of India was handwritten and in English and Hindi
18
Q
The constitution of country serves many purpose which of the following may not be one?
a. It saws as a set of rules and principles on which country can be governed
b. It agreees on certain ideals the country should be uphold
c. It else also the fundamental nature of our society
d. It includes the country should uphold a President form of government
A
d. It includes the country should uphold a President form of government
19
Q
About 300 members of the confusion assembly made periodically for ____ to write the constitution of India
a. 4 years
b. 3 year
c. 5 year
d. 2 year
A
b. 3 yrs
20
Q
In which year the constituent assembly was converted into a provisional parliament?
a. 1949
b. 1953
c. 1947
d. 1950
A
d. 1950
21
Q
Who had written the original constitution of India?
a. Nandalal Boss
b. Dr Sachin Dayananda Sinha
c. Behore Ram Manohar Sinha
d. Prem Bihari Narayan raizada
A
d. d. Prem Bihari Narayan raizada
22
Q
According to the constitution of India which of the following statement is correct?
a. The legislature is a small group of people
b. The executive refers to over electric representative
c. The legislature executive at the same judiciary should exercise same power
d. The judiciary refers to the system of course in country
A
d. The judiciary refers to the system of courts in the country
23
Q
Who among the following was appointed as a defence minister in interim government in 1946?
a. Ballabhbhai Patel
b. Ashraf Ali
c. Baldev Singh
d.rajgopal achari
A
c. Baldev Singh
24
Q
In which year Simon commission come to India?
a. 1923
b. 1919
c. 1928
d. 1925
A
c. 1928
25
How how many years did the constitution assembly approximately take to draft the constitution?
a. Three
b. Five
c. Two
d. One
a. Three
26
When did the constituent assembly adopted the constitution of India?
a. 15 August 1948
b. 10 January 1950
c. 26 January 1949
d. 24 March 1946
c. 26 January 1949
27
Which state among the following had the highest membership in the constitution assembly of India as on 31st December 1947?
a East Punjab
b. United provinces
c. Madras
d. Bombay
b. United provinces
28
How many member represented the Indian princely state in the constitution assembly 1946?
a. 81
b. 75
c. 62
d. 93
d. 93
29
Vah mang the following headed the fundamental rights sub committee in the constitution assembly in 1946?
a. JB kripalani
b. Gopinath bardoi
c. Km Munshi
d. GV mavalankar
a. JB Kripalani
30
Vah among the following was the secretary of the constituent assembly?
a. Daw Rajendra Prasad
b. HVR IYENGAR
c. Hussain imam
d. Hc mookherjee
b. HVR IYENGAR
31
Who among the following leader presented the objective resolution in the constitution assembly on 13 December 1946?.
a. Dr BR Ambedkar
b. SN MUKHARJI
c. Subhash Chandra Bose
d. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Jawaharlal nehru
32
In which of the following years was interim Government of India form for the newly elected a constitution assembly?
a. 1940
b. 1946
c. 1943
d. 1945
b. 1946
33
With reference to the first cabinet of free India which of the following pairs is correct?
a. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur - education
b Rajendra Prasad - commerce
c. Shyam Prasad mukharji - industry and supply
d. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad -finance
c. Shyam Prasad mukharji industry and supply
34
The constitution of India has adopted on 26 months contain or PREAMBLE 395 article and _____schedules?
a. 7
b. 9
c. 6
d. 8
d. 8
35
Constitution assembly of India was formed in ________?
a. 1946
b. 1947
c. 1948
d. 1945
a. 1946
36
The famous Kesavananda bharti 1973 case was associated in which of the following issue?
a. Creation of Goa as a state
b. Amenability of the preamble
c. Appointment of the judge of the supreme court
d. Abolition of directive principle of State policy
b. Amenability of the preamble
37
In the content of interim Government 1946 of India who among the following holding the portfolio of finance?
a. Jogendra nath mandal
b. Jagjivan Ram
c. Liyakat Ali Khan
d. John Mathai
c. Liaquat Ali Khan
38
The constitution assembly with has been elected for the framing of constitution held in its first meeting on?
a. 9 December 1947
b. 9 December 1946
c. 15 December 1947
d. 15 August 1947
b. 9 December 1946
39
In the constitution assembly of India who among the following was the chairperson of fundamental rights sub committee?
a. JB KRIPALANI
b. KM Munshi
c. APJ Abdul Kalam
d. Vallabhbhai Patel
a. JB Kripalani
40
The Government of India act 1919 in envisaged a bicameral legislature for the first time in India under British rule it fixed that tenure of council of state as ____ years
a. Seven
b. Five
c. Four
d. Six
b. Five
41
Who among the following was appointed as the first law minister of independent India in 1947?
a. Lokmanya Tilak
b. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
c. Lal Bahadur Shastri
d. BR Ambedkar
d. B.R Ambedkar
42
Who among the following was the founding chairman of Central social welfare board?
a. Sarojini Naidu
b. Somnath Lahiri
c. Shyama Prasad mukharji
d. Durga Bhai Deshmukh
d. Durga Bhai Deshmukh
43
Vah Manga the following was elected as the permanent chairman of constitution assembly in 1946?
a. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
b. Dr Rajendra Prasad Prasad
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Lal Bahadur Shastri
b. Dr Rajendra Prasad
44
The whole Edifice of Indian constitution and the structure of the political system to protect and promote constitution value is important in the ________
a. State list
b. Union list
c. Indian value system
d. Preamble
d. Preamble
45
Vah mang the following was the minister of home, information and broadcasting in interim government formed in 1946?
a. TT Krishnamachaari
b. VallabhBhai JhaverBhai Patel
c. Abdul Kalam Azad
d. Rajendra Prasad
b. VallabhBhai JhaverBhai patel
46
When was the objective resolution adopted unanimously by the constituent Assembly
a. 15 August 1949
b. 22 January 1947
c. 31 August 1950
d. 26 January 1948
b. 22 January 1947
47
When was the fifth session of constitution assembly held?
a. 27-30 January 1948
b. 14 30 August 1947
c. 9- 23 December 1946
d 14- 31 July 1947
b. 14 - 30 August 1947
48
In 1946 who among the following was made the interim president of Indian constitution assembly?
a. Sarojini Naidu
b. SachhidaNanda Sinha
c. S Subramanya Iyer
d. Sachindra nath sanyal
b. SachhidaNanda Sinha
49
The inaugural session of the supreme court of India took place on ______
a. 28 January 1950
b. 29th January 1950
c. 31st January 1950
d. 26 January 1950
a. 28 January 1950
50
Who was the first law of minister of independent India?
a. Abdul Kalam Azad
b. Dr BR Ambedkar
c. Sardar Patel
d. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Dr BR ambedkar
51
The state Does not uphold any religion as they official religion ofnthe state and practices equal respect to all religions . What is the quality called?
a. Sovereignty
b. Secularism
c. Democracy
d. Republic
b. Secularism
52
Indian constitution day is celebrated on
a. January 26
b. November 26
c. August 15
d. Mai 19
b. 26 November
53
Q.1. Which of the following is the
Fundamental Law of any country which
sets out the framework and the principal
functions of various organs of the
government ?
SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (3rd Shift)
(a) Customs (b) International Law
(c) Constitution (d) Ordinance
Sol.1.(c) Constitution is a legal, political,
and social instrument. Legally, it
enshrines human rights and creates a
predictable legal landscape. Politically, it
establishes, distributes and limits
governmental power. Socially, it reflects a
shared identity or civic vision of the
state. Indian constitution (Adopted on 26
November 1949 and came into force on
26th January 1950) is the world's longest
written constitution. 26th November is
celebrated every year as Samvidhan
Divas (Law Day or Constitution Day) in
India.
54
Who among the following
personalities was appointed as the legal
advisor of the Constituent Assembly that
drafted the document of the
Constitution?
SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (4th shift)
(a) HVR Iyengar (b) SN Mukherjee
(c) BR Ambedkar (d) BN Rau
Sol.2.(d) BN Rau. On 9 December 1946,
the Constituent Assembly of India met
for the first time. Temporary President -
Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha. President of
the Assembly - Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
Vice-President of the Assembly - H C
Mukherjee. The Constituent Assembly
had a total of 389 members.
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Q.3. Which of the following words was
NOT a part of the original Preamble of
the Indian Constitution?
SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (4th shift)
(a) Democratic (b) Republic
(c) Secular (d) Sovereign
Sol.3.(c) Secular - All religions are
treated equally by the government. It was
added in the Preamble by 42nd
Amendment, 1976. Democratic : the
government is elected by the people.
Republic : the head of state is an elected
president. Sovereign : independent and
not subject to the control of any other
country.
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Which of the following noble ideals
is mentioned in the Preamble of theIndian Constitution?
SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (2nd shift)
(a) Liberty of expression, civil, political,
worship and belief
(b) Liberty of thought, expression, belief,
faith and worship
(c) Liberty of belief, fiscal, personal, faith
and worship
(d) Liberty of opportunity, economic,
social, faith and expression
Sol.4.(b) Preamble basically gives ideas -
Source of the Constitution, Nature of
Indian State, Statement of its objectives,
Date of its adoption. Preamble declares
India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular
and democratic republic. The Objective
Resolution of the Indian Constitution
contained the fundamental propositions
of the constitution and laid down the
political ideas, which was adopted by the
Constituent Assembly on January 22,
1947.
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Q.5. Which of the following is NOT a
political philosophy of the Indian
Constitution?
SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (2nd shift)
(a) Sensitive for the historically
disadvantaged groups
(b) Open to community values
(c) Sensitive to the needs of religious and
linguistic minorities
(d) Non-committal to building a common
national identity
Sol.5.(d) The philosophy of the Indian
Constitution is based on the principles of
secularism, democracy, social justice,
fundamental rights, and directive
principles of state policy. The
philosophical postulates of the
Constitution of India are based on -
Objective Resolution of Pandit Nehru
which was moved in the first session of
the constituent assembly on 13 Dec
1946.
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Q.6. Which of the following words is NOT
mentioned in the Indian Constitution?
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(a) Secular (b) Republic
(c) Federalism (d) Socialist
Sol.6.(c) Federalism - A system of
government in which powers have been
divided between the centre and its
constituent parts such as states or
provinces. Republic - The head of the
state is elected by the people of the
country. Socialist - A democratic
socialism where both public and private
sectors function together towards
socialist goals.
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Q.7. The original Constitution of India
was hand written in English by:
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(a) HVR Iyenger
(b) Prem Behari Narayan Raizada
(c) Vasant Krishan Vaidya
(d) SN Mukherjee
Sol.7.(b) Prem Behari Narayan Raizada -
The calligrapher of the Indian
Constitution. The original constitution
was handwritten by him in a flowing italic
style.
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Who among the following
personalities was the chief draftsman of
the constituent assembly that drafted the
document of the Constitution?
SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (3rd shift)
(a) KM Munshi
(b) Vasant Krishan Vaidya
(c) SN Mukherjee
(d) HVR Iyenger
Sol.8.(c) SN Mukherjee. The drafting
committee was formed under the
chairmanship of Dr B R Ambedkar by the
Constituent Assembly on 29th August
1947. The other six members of the
committee were K.M. Munshi,
Muhammed Sadullah, Alladi
Krishnaswamy Iyer, N. Gopalaswami
Ayyangar, Devi Prasad Khaitan and BL
Mitter.
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Q.9. Which of the following is an
incorrect statement in regard to the
meaning of ‘Union of States’ in the Indian
context?
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(a) Country was divided into different
states for administrative convenience.
(b) The Indian federation was the result
of an agreement by sovereign units to
join it.
(c) Enumerates the power of the centre
and states through various lists.
(d) Federation not being the result of
agreement, no state has a right to
secede from it.
Sol.9.(b) Federalism is a system of
government in which the power is divided
between a central authority and various
constituent units of the country. Article
1(1) of the Constitution of India says that
India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of
States. In India, the component units
have no freedom to secede from the
federation. Dr. B R Ambedkar called India
as an indestructible Union of destructible
states (the Central Government can
change the name, boundaries of the
states without their permission).
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Q.10. Who among the following wrote in
calligraphic style the Hindi version of the
original Indian Constitution?
SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (2nd shift)
(a) SN Mukherjee
(b) Prem Behari Narain Raizada
(c) Vasant Krishan Vaidya
(d) Nand Lal Bose
Sol.10.(c) Vasant Krishan Vaidya. The
original version of the constitution was
beautified and decorated by artists from
Shantiniketan including Nand Lal Bose
and Beohar Rammanohar Sinha
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Q.11. The structural part of the Indian
Constitution is, to a large extent, derived
from the Act of _____________.
SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (4th shift)
(a) 1909 (b) 1935 (c) 1947 (d) 1919
Sol.11.(b) 1935. Government of India
Act, 1935 provides the establishment of
an All India federation consisting of
provinces and princely states as units. It
divided the powers between the centre
and units in terms of three lists- Federal
list, provincial list and the concurrent list.
Jawaharlal Nehru called it a “machine
with strong brakes but no engine”. He
also called it a “Charter of Slavery”.
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Q.12. The constitution of India was
adopted by the Constituent Assembly in
the year _______.
SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening)
(a) 1947 (b) 1949 (c) 1950 (d) 1948
Sol.12.(b) 1949. The Constitution was
passed and adopted by the assembly on
26th November 1949, but it came into
force on 26th January 1950. It took 2
years, 11 months, 18 days to frame the
Constitution of India. The original text of
the constitution had 395 Articles, 22
parts and 8 schedules. In 1934, the
Indian National Congress made the
demand for a Constituent Assembly. M N
Roy first proposed the idea of a
constituent assembly in 1934.
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Q.13. Who moved the Objective Resolution
that was later adapted as the Preamble
of the Constitution of India?
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(a) Rajendra Prasad (b) JB Kripalani
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) BR Ambedkar
Sol.13.(c) Jawaharlal Nehru introduced
the 'Objective Resolution' on 13
December 1946. This resolution
enshrined the aspirations and values of
the constitution-makers. Under this, the
people of India were guaranteed social,
economic and political justice, equality
and fundamental freedoms. This
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Q.14. The Constitution of India is a
sovereign socialist secular democratic
republic with a _____________system of
government.
SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (4th Shift)
(a) unitary (b) parliamentary
(c) monarchical (d) presidential
Sol.14.(b) Parliamentary system is a
form of government where executives
hold the power with the majority support
of the legislature. In a presidential
system, the head of the government
leads an executive that is distinct from
the legislature. A monarchy is a form of
government in which a person, the
monarch, is head of state for life or until
abdication. A unitary system is
composed of one central government
that holds all the power.
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Q.15. The ceremony that marks the end
of Republic Day celebrations is ________.
SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (3rd Shift)
(a) the beating retreat ceremony
(b) the fly-past by the Indian Air Force
fighter aircraft
(c) the ‘At Home’ ceremony at
Rashtrapati Bhawan
(d) the homage ceremony at National
War Memorial
Sol.15.(a) Beating retreat ceremony (end
of Republic Day). The republic day
celebrations are majorly divided into
three parts (the Republic Day Parade, the
Beating Retreat, and the Award
Distributions). Republic Day marks the
commencement of the Constitution of
India on January 26th, 1950. The opening
Ceremony started with laying a wreath at
the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate.
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Q.16. All the _______ countries likely to
have a Constitution.
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(a) communist (b) democratic
(c) oligarchic (d) totalitarian
Sol.16.(b) democratic countries are most
likely to have a constitution . All countries
that have a constitution are not
necessarily democratic. Democratic is a
form of government in which the rulers
are elected by the people. A Communist
is a classless society with common
ownership. Oligarchic - government by
few. A Totalitarian government has
absolute power with no opposition
(single-party dictatorship).
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Q.17. Which is NOT a unitary feature of the Constitution of India?
Graduate Level 01/08/2022 ( Shift - 4 )
(a) Bicameral Legislature
(b) Integrated Judicial System
(c) Single Citizenship
(d) Appointment of the Governor by the
President
Sol.17.(a) Bicameral Legislature
(legislative body with two houses). At the
central level (Lok Sabha and Rajya
Sabha). Other Unitary features of Indian
Constitution: Single Constitution for
Union and States, Common All-India
Services, Inequality of Representation in
the Council of States, Centralised
Electoral Machinery, Special Powers of
Council of State over State List, etc.
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Q.18. Which of the following is NOT a
federal feature of the Indian Constitution ?
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(a) Dual Government
(b) Division of Powers
(c) All India Services
(d) Written Constitution
Sol.18.(c) All India Services. Federal
Features of the Indian Constitution -
Division of powers, Supremacy of the
constitution, Written constitution, Rigid
constitution, Independent Judiciary,
Bi-cameral Legislature.
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Q.19. Who among the following
described the Indian Constitution as
‘quasi federal’ ?
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(a) MV Pylee (b) Gunnar Myrdal
(c) AV Dicey (d) KC Wheare
Sol.19.(d) K.C. Wheare. Different
scholars have different opinions on the
federal structure of India - ‘bargaining
federalism’ by Morris Jones, ‘co-operative
federalism’ by Granville Austin,
‘federation with a centralising tendency’
by Ivor Jennings, etc.
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Q.20. With reference to the Constituent
Assembly, which of the following
statements is Correct?
SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Afternoon)
(a) The Constituent Assembly ratified
India’s membership of the
Commonwealth in May1947.
(b) The Constituent Assembly adopted
the National Anthem in January
1950.
(c) The Constituent Assembly adopted
the National Song in January 1948.
(d) The Constituent Assembly adopted
the National Flag in July 1949.
Sol.20.(b) The National Anthem of India
was adopted by the constituent assembly on 24th January 1950. It was
first sung on 27 December 1911 in the
Kolkata session of INC. The Constituent
Assembly ratified India’s membership of
the Commonwealth in May 1949. On 24
Jan 1950, the Indian Constituent
Assembly adopted "Vande Mataram" as a
national song. On July 22, 1947, the
Constituent Assembly adopted the
Independent Indian National Flag.
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Q.21. How many female members were
part of the Constituent Assembly that
framed the Constitution of India?
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(a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 15
Sol.21.(d) 15. The Constituent Assembly
was formed on 6 December 1946. The
idea for a Constituent Assembly was
proposed in 1934 by M. N. Roy.
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Q.22. Who was the chairman of the
House Committee of the Constituent
Assembly of India ?
SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Afternoon)
(a) B Pattabhi Sitaramayy (b) AV Thakkar
(c) JB Kripalani (d) K.M. Munshi
Sol.22.(a) B Pattabhi Sitaramayya. In
1922, AV Thakkar founded the Bhil Seva
Mandal. JB Kripalani was the president of
Indian National Congress during
Independence. K M Munshi - Founder of
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (1938), Member of
the Constituent Assembly of India,
Minister for Agriculture & Food (1952–53)
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Q.23. Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar was the
chairman of the ______ of the Constituent
Assembly of India.
SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Morning)
(a) Credential Committee
(b) Union Powers Committee
(c) Order of Business Committee
(d) Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee
Sol.23.(a) Credential Committee. Union
Powers Committee - Jawaharlal Nehru,
Order of Business Committee - K.M.
Munshi, Fundamental Rights Sub -
Committee - J.B. Kripalani.
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Q.24. The Constituent Assembly was
recognised by Section ______ of the
Indian Independence Act, 1947.
SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Afternoon)
(a) 6(2) (b) 10(1) (c) 12(2) (d) 8(1)
Sol.24.(d) Section 8(1) .
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Q.25. GV Mavalankar was the Chairman
of the ______ of the Constituent Assembly
of India.
SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Morning)
(a) Advisory Committee on FundamentalRights, Minorities and Tribal and
Excluded Areas
(b) Committee on the Functions
(c) Order of Business Committee
(d) Ad hoc Committee on the National
Flag
Sol.25.(b) Committee on the Functions.
GV Mavalankar was the first speaker of
Lok Sabha. Advisory Committee on
Fundamental Rights, Minorities and
Tribal and Excluded Areas- Vallabhbhai
Patel. Ad hoc Committee on the National
Flag - Rajendra Prasad.
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Q.26. When was the Tenth Session of the
Constituent Assembly held?
SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Evening)
(a) 6 - 17 October 1949
(b) 14 - 31 July 1947
(c) 4 November 1948 - 8 January 1949
(d) 16 May - 16 June 1949
Sol.26.(a) 6-17 October 1949. The
Constituent Assembly took almost three
years (two years, eleven months and
eighteen days) to complete its historic
task of drafting the Constitution for
Independent India. During this period, it
held eleven sessions covering a total of
165 days. First Session : 9-23 December,
1946, Eleventh Session : 14-26
November, 1949.
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Q.27. Who among the following became
a part of the Constituent Assembly from
Madras Constituency in 1946?
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(a) Ammu Swaminathan
(b) Hansa Jivraj Mehta
(c) Kamla Chaudhry
(d) Begum Aizaz Rasul
Sol.27.(a) Ammu Swaminathan. He was
involved in the Quit India Movement in
1942. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected
as the president and its vice-president
was Harendra Coomar Mookerjee.
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Q.28. What is the minimum age
prescribed by the Constitution of India
for appointment as Governor of a State?
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(a) 35 years (b) 21 years
(c) 25 years (d) 30 years
Sol.28.(a) 35 years. Article 153 states
that each state will have a Governor.
Articles from 153 to 167 in Part VI of the
constitution deal with the state
executive.
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Q.29. The total membership of the
Constituent Assembly was 389, of which
______ were representatives of princely
states.SSC CGL 18/08/21 (Evening)
(a) 84 (b) 102 (c) 109 (d) 93
Sol.29.(d) 93. The total membership of
the Constituent Assembly was 389, of
which 292 were representatives of the
provinces, 93 represented the princely
states and 4 were from the chief
commissioner provinces of Delhi,
Ajmer-Merwara, Coorg and British
Baluchistan.
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Q.30. The members of the Constituent
Assembly signed the Constitution of
India on ______.
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(a) 26 November 1948
(b) 24 January 1950
(c) 26 November 1949
(d) 24 January 1952
Sol.30.(b) 24 January 1950. On that day,
the last meeting of the Constituent
Assembly was held and the 'Constitution
of India' ( with 395 Articles, 8 schedules,
22 parts) was signed and accepted by
all.
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Q.31. In 1946, who among the following
was made the interim president of the
Indian Constituent Assembly?
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(a) Sarojini Naidu
(b) Sachchidananda Sinha
(c) S Subramaniya Iyer
(d) Sachindra Nath Sanyal
Sol.31.(b) Sachchidananda Sinha. He
was from Arrah, Bihar. Dr Rajendra
Prasad was elected the permanent
president of the Constituent Assembly
on December 11 ,1946.
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Q.32. Who described the preamble of
Indian Constitution as the 'Political
horoscope of the Indian Constitution'?
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(a) NA Palkhiwala
(b) Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi
(c) Thakurdas Bhargav
(d) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Sol.32.(b) Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi
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Q.33. When was the first Constituent
Assembly election held in India?
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(a)1947 (b)1946 (c)1949 (d)1948
Sol.33.(b) 1946. The Constituent
Assembly appointed a total of 13
committees to deal with different tasks
of constitution making. Out of these, 8
were major committees and the other
were minor committees. The Provincial
Constitution Committee was headed by
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
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Q.34. In which year did Motilal Nehru
(Chairman) and eight other Congress
leaders draft a constitution for India?
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(a) 1925 (b) 1950 (c) 1928 (d) 1930
Sol.34.(c) 1928. The Motilal Nehru
Report 1928 was made by a committee
headed by Pt. Motilal Nehru. This
committee was created when Lord
Birkenhead, Secretary of State of India
asked the Indian leaders to draft a
constitution for the country
