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Polity 1 - Constituent Assmebly And Making Of The Constitution Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 organs of the government?

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Legislative , judiciary and executive.

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2
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Define polity

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System of governance and government

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3
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Constitution is the ___________ law of the land

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Fundamental

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4
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Who was the first person to demand a separate constituent assembly for India and in which year?

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Manavendra Nath Roy in the year 1934

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5
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M N Roy was all the founder of ?

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International communist society

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6
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M N Roy was a great ______ and radical ________.

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Socialist and radical humanist

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7
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What did the British government do?

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It announced the appointment of Constitution assembly.

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8
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The Constituent assembly was announced under whose proposal?

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Cripps proposal

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9
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Which Indian political party rejected cripps proposal ?

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Muslim league

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10
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When did the Cabinet Mission Plan arrive in India?

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24th March 1946

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11
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Who were Members of the cabinet mission plan?

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Sir Pethick Lawrence ( head)
Stafford Cripps
A V Alexander

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12
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When was the constituent assembly established as a part of cabinet mission plan?

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16th may 1946

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13
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When were the elections for the constituent assembly held?

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July to August 1946

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14
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What was the total strength of the constituent assembly?

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389 members

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15
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How were the different members elected?

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292 members were elected indirectly by the system of proportional representation by the elected members of the provincial assemblies
93 members were nominated from the princely states
4 members were chosen from Chief Commissioner areas

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16
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Which was the only party in India that did not participate in the elections to the Constituent assembly?

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The communist party of India

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17
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How many seats did the INC win?

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208 seats

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18
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How many seats were secured by the Muslim league?

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73 seats

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19
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Due to partition of the country how many seats were left with the Indian constituent assembly

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299

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20
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When was the first meeting of the constituent assembly held?

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9th December 1946

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21
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How many members were present on the first day?

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211 members were present

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22
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Who was elected as the provisional president on the first meeting of constituent assembly

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Dr Sachidananda Sinha

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23
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Who was elected as the President of the CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ?

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Dr Rajendra Prasad was elected as the president of the constituent assembly on 11th December 1946

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24
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Who was elected as the Vice President of the constituent assembly?

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H C Mukherjee

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25
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Later who became the Vice President of the constituent assembly?

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V T Krishnamachari

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26
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Who proposed the Objectives Resolution?

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Jawaharlal Nehru on 13th December 1946

27
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What was the objectives resolution?

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Basis of the philosophical foundation to the Constitution of India called as “preamble “

28
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When was the objectives resolution approved?

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22nd January 1947

29
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Who was the Chief Advisor to constituent assembly

A

Benegal Narsingha Rau

30
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Who was Benegal Narasingha Rau

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He was an eminent jurist.

31
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Who was the first Indian to become a member of the International court of justice?

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Sri Benegal Narasingha Rau

32
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Which eminent personality was also a member of the drafting comment of the constitution of Burma

A

Benegal Narasingha Rau

33
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How many committees were there in the constituent assembly

A

22 main committees
15 minor committees
7 sub committees

34
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Which the most important committee?

A

The drafting committee

35
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Who were the members of the drafting committee?

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Dr B R Ambedkar was the Chairman of the drafting committee

The other members were

  1. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar
  2. Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar
  3. K M Munshi
  4. Mohammad Saadullah
  5. N Madhav Rau ( replaced BL Mitter)
  6. T T Krishnamachari ( replaced D P Khaitan who died in 1948)
36
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When was the drafting committee constituted on?

A

29th August 1947

37
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How many drafts did the drafting committee prepare?

38
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Which draft was adopted?

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The second draft

39
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When was the final draft of the constitution adopted and enacted on?

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26th November 1949

40
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When did the constitution come into force on?

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26th January 1950

41
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Why was 26th January chosen ?

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The Poorna Swaraj declaration made by INC session in Lahore 1929 declared January 26th 1930 onwards as Poorna Swaraj day hence it was adopted as a matter of sentiment.

42
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When was the last session of the INC held?

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26 November 1949.

43
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How many members were present in the last unofficial day of constituent assembly

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284 members were present on the last unofficial day i.e 24 January 1950 who signed the document

44
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Who was elected as the First President of India on 24 January 1950

A

Dr Rajendra Prasad

45
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Which body acted as the temporary electoral college for the election of the president?

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The constituent assembly

46
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After which event did most members of the princely states and those from the Muslim league , who were absent till then ,take part in the constituent assembly?

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After the acceptance of the Mountbatten plan of 3rd June 1947 for the partition of the country

47
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What changes were brought about in the position of the Indian constituent assembly by the Indian independence act of 1947?

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  1. The constituent assembly was made a fully sovereign body which could draft any constitution that it wanted and make amendments or changes to any of the laws made by the British Parliament wrt India.
  2. The constituent assembly also became a legislative body i.e whenever it did not meet as a body to draft the constitution it met as a legislative body to make laws for the country.
  3. Muslim league members hailing from areas included in Pakistan withdrew from CA.
48
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Who was the first speaker of the constituent assembly?

A

G V Mavlankar

49
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When did the constituent assembly first meet as a legislative body?

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17th November 1947

50
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How many days did it take to draft the Indian constitution?

A

2 years 11 months and 17 days

51
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Session stats?

A

Total number of sessions -11

1st session - 9th to 23rd december 1946

last session - 14th to 26th November 1949

Total number of working days - 165

52
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What was the total expenditure incurred?

A

64 lakh rupees

53
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Member state?

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Nominated members - 15
Dalit members - 33
Women members - 15

54
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Name some important nominated members of CA

A

Benegal Narasingha Rau
H V Kamath
K T Shaw
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

55
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How many source constitutions were referred to?

56
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Who was the secretary to the constituent assembly?

A

H B Iyengar

57
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Calligrapher

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Prem Behari Narayan Reizda

58
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Artist?

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Nandan Lal Bose

59
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Original copy of the constitution contains how many pages

60
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What was the emblem of CA

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Elephant , however, it was subsequently changed to Lion capital of Sarnath

61
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What was the composition of the constitution when it was adopted on 26th November 1949

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395 articles
22 parts
8 schedules

62
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Which articles came into force on 26 November 1949 itself?

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5,6,7,8
324
366,367
379,380
388
391,392,393
63
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Who were the two prominent members who did not take part in the constituent assembly

A

MK Gandhi and MA Jinnah

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