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Making Of The Constitution Flashcards

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the demand that India’s political destiny should be determined by Indians themselves was put forward by _____ in _____

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Gandhi, 1922

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The idea of a constituent assembly for India was first put forward by ____ in _____

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MN Roy in 1934

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MN Roy was a pioneer of ______ movement in India.

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Communist

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MN Roy was an advocate of _____.

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Radical democratism

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INC officially demanded a constituent assembly to frame the Constitution of India in?

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1935

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Who and when, on behalf of the INC, declared that the Constitution of free India must be framed without outside interference by a constituent assembly elected on the basis of universal adult franchise.

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Nehru, 1938

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Who reiterated Nehru’s demand in 1939?

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Working Committee of the INC

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The demand for a constituent assembly was finally accepted by the British in?

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The August Offer of 1940

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What was the Cripps Mission?

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1942 - Sir Stafford Cripps came to India with a draft proposal of the British government on the framing of an independent Constitution to be adapted after the WWII.

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10
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The Cripps proposals were rejected by?

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The Muslim League

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The Constituent Assembly was constituted in?

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November 1946

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12
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The Constituent Assembly was constituted under the scheme formulated by?

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The Cabinet Mission Plan

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The total strength of the Constituent Assembly was?

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389

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What was the strength of British Indian Provinces in the Constituent Assembly?

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296

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What was the strength of the Princely States in the Constituent Assembly?

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93

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How many seats in the Constituent Assembly were drawn from the Eleven Governor’s Provinces?

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292

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17
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How many seats in the Constituent Assembly were drawn from the Commissioner’s provinces?

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4

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18
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Each province and princely state was allocated seats on the basis of

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proportion to respective population

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19
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One seat was allotted for every

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million

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20
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Voting for the seats in the Constituent Assembly was by the method of?

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proportional representation by means of single transferable vote

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21
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The representatives of the Princely states were to be

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nominated by the heads of the Princely States

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The Constituent Assembly was a _____ body.

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partly elected and partly nominated

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Members of the Constituent Assembly were ______ by the members of the _______.

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indirectly elected, provincial assemblies

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24
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The elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in?

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July to August 1946

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How many seats were won by INC in the Constituent Assembly?
208
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How many seats were won by the Muslim League in the Constituent Assembly?
73
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The seats allocated to the Princely States in the Constituent Assembly were
not filled as they decided to stay away from the Constituent Assembly
28
The Constituent Assembly held its first meeting on?
December 9, 1946
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Who was elected as the temporary President of the Constituent Assembly?
Dr. Sachidanand Sharma, the oldest member of the Constituent Assembly
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Who were elected as the President and VP of the Constituent Assembly?
Dr. Rajendra Prasad and HC Mukherjee
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Who was appointed as the Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly?
Sir BN Rau
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When and by whom was the Objectives Resolution moved in the Constituent Assembly?
December 13, 1946, by Nehru
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The Objectives Resolution laid down the
fundamentals and philosophy of the Constitution
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The Objectives Resolution was unanimously adopted by the Constituent Assembly on?
January 22, 1947
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The modified version of the Objectives Resolution forms the _____.
Preamble to the Constitution
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After the acceptance of ____, representatives of Princely States joined the Constituent Assembly.
Mountbatten Plan for Partition of India
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The Members of the Muslim League from the Indian dominion also joined the Constituent Assembly after
the acceptance of the Mountbatten Plan to Partition India
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What changes were made in the position of the Constituent Assembly by the Indian Independence Act 1947?
the Constituent Assembly was made a full sovereign body, a legislative body and the Muslim League members from Pakistan withdrew from the Constituent Assembly
39
After the Indian Independence Act, the strength of the Constituent Assembly was?
299
40
The strength of the Indian Provinces in the Constituent Assembly, after the Indian Independence Act was?
229
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The strength of the Princely States in the Constituent Assembly, after the Indian Independence Act was?
70
42
Indian membership in the commonwealth was ratified by ______ in _____.
Constituent Assembly in May 1949.
43
The National Flag was adopted on?
July 22 1947
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The National Anthem was adopted on?
January 24 1950
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The National Song was adopted on?
January 24, 1950
46
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first President of India on?
January 24, 1950
47
The Constituent Assembly held its final session on?
January 24, 1950
48
The Constituent Assembly continued as the provisional government of India from ____ till ____.
January 26 1950 till the formation of the new Parliament after general election in 1951-52.
49
The committee on Union Powers was headed by?
Nehru
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The committee on Union Constitution was headed by?
Nehru
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the committee on Provincial Constitution was headed by?
Sardar Patel
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The Drafting Committee was headed by?
Dr. BR. Ambedkar
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Advisory committee on FR and minorities was headed by?
Sardar Patel
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The subcommittee on FR was headed by?
JB Kripalani
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The subcommittee on minorities was headed by?
HC Mukherjee
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The committee on rules of procedure was headed by?
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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The Committee for Negotiating with States was headed by?
Nehru
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The steering committee was headed by?
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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The Drafting Committee was set up on?
August 29, 1947
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The Drafting committee was entrusted with the task of?
preparing a draft of the Constitution
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List the members of the Drafting Committee?
Ambedkar, Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer, Gopalapatnam Ayyangar, KM Munshi, Madhavi Rau, Syed Mohammad Saadullah and TT Krishnamachari
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The Drafting Committee published the first draft of the constitution on?
February 1948
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A second draft of the Constitution was published on?
October 1948
64
The final draft of the Constitution was introduced on?
November 4, 1948
65
The second reading of the final draft of the Constitution was held between?
November 15, 1948 and October 17, 1949
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The third reading of the final draft of the Constitution started on?
November 14, 1949
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The final draft of the Constitution was passed on?
November 26, 1949
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What provisions of the Constitution came into force with immediate effect, on November 26, 1949?
citizenship, elections, provisional Parliament, temporary and transitional provisions and short title
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The major part of the constitution came into force on?
January 26, 1950
70
January 26, 1950 is referred to in the Constitution as the date of?
commencement
71
January 26 was specifically chosen as the date of commencement due to
it was on this day in 1930 that Poorna Swaraj day was celebrated.
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Which acts were repealed with the commencement of the Indian Constitution?
Indian Independence Act of 1947 and the GOI Act, 1935

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