Constitutional Design

Quiz
Q1. The Constituent Assembly was set up under the recommendations of:
(A) Cripps proposals (B) C.R. Plan
(C) Cabinet Mission Plan (D) Act of 1935

Q2. “I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination ............. It
is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”
(A) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru (B) Nelson Mandela
(C) Dr. Ambedkar (D) Mahatma Gandhi

Q3. Which of the following Constitution inspires democrats all over the world?
(A) Sri Lanka (B) Chile
(C) South Africa (D) China

Q4. On which date the new national flag of the Republic or South Africa was unfurled?
(A) 26 April, 1994 (B) 26 April, 2000
(C) 26 April, 1950 (D) 15 August 1994

Q5. In South Africa which party led the struggle against the policies of segregation?
(A) Indian National Congress (B) African National Congress
(C) Nelson Mandela Congress (D) Communist Party of South Africa

Q6. Nelson Mandela remained in jail for:

(A) 18 years (B) 26 years
(C) 38 years (D) 28 years

Q7. In 1936 the Indian National Congress demanded a Constituent Assembly to be set up at
session held at:
(A) Kanpur (B) Kolkata
(C) Delhi (D) Fezpur

Q8. The elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in:

(A) January 1945 (B) July 1946
(C) August 1946 (D) December 1946

Q9. According to the Cabinet Mission Plan, the Constituent Assembly was to consist of:
(A) 285 Members (B) 380 Members
(C) 389 Members (D) 490 Members

Q10. In the Constituent Assembly Elections, out of 292 seats of British India, the Congress party
secured:
(A) 208 Seats (B) 212 Seats
(C) 73 Seats (D) 93 Seats

Q11. The members of Constituent Assembly were:

(A) Directly elected
(B) Nominated by Congress and Muslim League
(C) Indirectly elected
(D) Appointed by the Governor-General and Governors.

Q12. The elections of Constituent Assembly were held on the basis of:
(A) Universal Franchise (B) Equal Franchise

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 (C) Communal Franchise (D) No Franchise

Q13. The Constituent Assembly was not a sovereign body in the beginning but in became a
sovereign body after:
(A) July 1946 (B) 15th August 1947
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(C) 26 January 1950 (D) 9th December 1946

Q14. The first session of Constituent Assembly was held:

(A) From 9th December’ to 23rd December 1946
(B) From 19th December to 31st December 1946
(C) From 29th June to 9th July 1947
(D) From 8th December to 22nd December 1946

Q15. Who was the temporary Chairman of the Constituent Assembly?

(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (B) Dr. Ambedkar
(C) Dr. Sachindanand Sindha (D) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

Q16. Who was permanent Chairman of the Constituent Assembly?

(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (B) Dr. Ambedkar
(C) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru (D) Sardar Patel

Q17. Who moved the ‘Objective Resolution’ in the Constituent Assembly?

(A) Dr. Ambedkar (B) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Alladi Krishna Swami Ayyar (D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Q18. Who was the First Governor-General of free India?

(A) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (B) C. Rajgopalachari
(C) Lord Mountbatten (D) Dr. Ambedkar

Q19. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee?

(A) Dr. Ambedkar (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Pt. Jawahar lal (D) Sardar Patel

Q20. The members of Constituent Assembly proposed 7635 amendments in the draft Constitution.
Indicate as to how many amendment resolutions were discussed?
(A) 2409 (B) 2473
(C) 2472 (D) 2410

Q21. After a great labour, the Constitution was ready on:

(A) 26th December 1949 (B) 26th January 1950
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(C) 25 December 1949 (D) 26th November 1949

Q22. How much time did it take to make the Indian Constitution?
(A) 1 year, 11 months and 18 days (B) 2 years, 10 months and 18 days
(C) 2 years, 11 months and 18 days (D) 2 year, 6 months and 18 days

Q23. The Indian Constitution was enforced on:

(A) 15th August 1947 (B) 26th January 1950
(C) 9th December 1950 (D) 26th November 1949

Q24. The Constitution of India was adopted by:

(A) The British Parliament (B) The Governor General
(C) The Constituent Assembly (D) Parliament of India

Q25. The Constitution of India was adopted on:

(A) 26th January 1950 (B) 25th January 1950
(C) 26th November 1949 (D) 25th November 1949

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Q26. Indian Constitution was framed by:
(A) British Monarch (B) British Parliament
(C) Constituent Assembly (D) Indian Parliament

Q27. How many committees were set up by constituent Assembly for framing the Constitution of
India?
(A) 13 (B) 10
(C) 18 (D) 12

Q28. At the time of appointment of Simon Commission, who was the Vicroy of India?
(A) Lord Curzon (B) Lord Morley
(C) Lord Irwin (D) Lord Minto

Q29. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of Independent India?

(A) C. Rajagopalachari (B) Warren Hastings
(C) Lord Dalhousie (D) Lord Mountbatten

Q30. The National Anthem was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on:
(A) July 31, 1947 (B) November 26, 1949
(C) July 22, 1947 (D) January 24, 1950

Q31. When was American Constitution framed?

(A) 1787 (B) 1789
(C) 1791 (D) 1887

Q32. Constitution of ______ is the shortest one.

(A) Britain (B) USA
(C) Canada (D) India

Q33. Constitution of ______ is the lengthiest one.

(A) India (B) Russia
(C) China (D) Pakistan

Q34. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned in the year.

(A) 1934 (B) 1944
(C) 1954 (D) 1964

Q35. Nelson Mandela was set free from Jail in the year.
(A) 1974 (B) 1984
(C) 1994 (D) 1996

Q36. Whose autobiography is named as ‘The Long Walk of Freedom’?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) J L Nehru
(C) Nelson Mandela (D) B R Ambedkar

Q37. How many articles are there in the Indian Constitution at present?
(A) 444 (B) 450
(C) 448 (D) 395

Q38. Match the following

A B
(I) B R Ambedkar a. member of constituent assembly
(II) Dr Rajendra Prasad b. chairman of drafting committee
(III) K M Munshi c. president of constituent assembly
(IV) Motilal Nehru d. framed constitution in 1928

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 (A) I a, II b, III c, IV d (B) I b, II c, III a, IV d
(C) I d, II c, III b, IV a (D) I b, II c, III d, IV a

Q39. Who among the following was not the member of Constituent Assembly?
(A) J L Nehru (B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) B R Ambedkar (D) Sarojini Naidu

Q40. We need the Constitution because.

(A) it generates a degree of trust and co-ordination among its citizens
(B) it specifies how the government will be constituted
(C) it expresses the aspiration of the people
(D) all the above

Q41. What was the number of members of Constituent Assembly initially?

(A) 389 (B) 299
(C) 308 (D) 383
Q42. How many amendments have taken place in our constitution till now?
(A) 92 (B) 95
(C) 97 (D) 115

Q43. Constitution of which country has more influence on our constitution?

(A) Britain (B) USA
(C) France (D) none of these
Q44. Which of these was the most salient underlying conflict in the making of democratic
constitution in South Africa?
(A) Between South Africa and its neighbours
(B) Between men and women
(C) Between the white majority and the black minority
(D) Between the white minority and the black majority

Q45. What do you mean by the apartheid?

(A) Racial discrimination (B) Non-cooperation
(C) Religious persecution (D) Economic exploitation

Q46. In which country of the world the polity of apartheid was followed between 1948 to 1994?
(A) Canada (B) USA
(C) South America (D) South Africa
Q47. Who was the leader who opposed this policy of the apartheid?
(A) Nelson Mandela (B) Lenin
(C) John Kennedy (D) Abraham Lincoln
Q48. Who was the national leader who tried to draft the Constitution of India as far back as 1928?
(A) Pt. Moti Lal Nehru (B) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai (D) Dr. Rajinder Prasad
Q49. The Indian Constitution adopted some institutional details and procedures from the following
Constitution laws.
(A) The Government of India Act of 1904 (B) The Government of India Act of 1914
(C) The Government of India Act of 1935 (D) The Government of India Act of 1947

Q50. The Constituent Assembly was left with how many members after the partition of the country?
(A) 389 members (B) 299 members
(C) 199 members (D) 212 members

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