MAKING OF THE CONSTITUTION

1. The Idea of a constituent assembly for India was put forward firm time in
1934 by:

a) B G Tilak
b) M K Gandhi
c) M N Roy
d) Motilal Nehru

2. In Which year, did the Indian National Congress(INC) for the first time
demand a Constituent Assembly?

a) 1934
b) 1935
c) 1936
d) 1937

3. In which year, did the British Government accept the demand for
framing of a constituent assembly for the first time?

a) 1939
b) 1940
c) 1945
d) 1946

4. On which date Constituent Assembly was constituted under the

scheme formulated by the Cabinet Mission Plan?

a) November 1945
b) December 1945
c) November 1946
d) December 1946

5. What was the total strength of the Constituent Assembly in 1946?

a) 292
b) 296
c) 389
d) 412

6. Roughly one seat of the Constituent Assembly was allotted to how

many populations?

a) 1 Lakh
b) 10 Lakh
c) 50 Lakh
d) 1 Crore

7. Members of the Constituent Assembly were

a) All elected
b) All Nominated
c) Partly elected and Partly nominated
d) None
8. How many seats were won by Muslim League in the Constituent
Assembly election?

a) 15
b) 73
c) 93
d) 208

9. Which of the following was not a member of the Constituent

Assembly?

a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

b) M K Gandhi
c) H C Mukherjee
d) Dr. Sachchidanad Sinha

10. Which of the following was elected as the temporary president of the
Constituent Assembly?

a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
c) H C Mukherjee
d) Dr. Sachchidanad Sinha
11. Which of the following was elected as the president of the Constituent
Assembly?

a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
c) H C Mukherjee
d) Dr. Sachchidanad Sinha

12. Which one of the following was/were elected as Vice-President of the

Constituent Assembly?

a) H C Mukherjee
b) V T Krishnamachari
c) Both
d) None

13. On which day did the Constituent Assembly hold its first meeting?

a) November 9, 1946
b) December 9, 1946
c) November 9, 1947
d) December 9, 1947

14. How many members attended the first meeting of the Constituent
Assembly?

a) 296
b) 211
c) 208
d) 312

15. On Which date historic “Objectives Resolution” was moved in

assembly by Jawaharlal Nehru?

a) November 9, 1946
b) December 10, 1946
c) November 12, 1946
d) December 13, 1946
16. On Which date historic “Objectives Resolution” was adopted by the
Constituent Assembly?

a) December 13, 1946

b) December 22, 1946
c) January 12, 1947
d) January 22, 1947.

17. The Mountbatten Plan is also called the partition plan, on which date
Mountbatten Plan was accepted by both Muslim League and Congress.

a) June 3, 1946
b) June 13, 1946
c) June 3, 1947
d) June 30, 1947

18. After the partition, what was the total strength(seats) of the
Constituent Assembly?

a) 399
b) 299
c) 296
d) 229

19. Match the following events regarding Constituent Assembly.

List-I(Event)

I. India’s membership in the Commonwealth

II. National Flag
III. National Anthem
IV. National Song

List-II(Adoption Date)

A. January 24, 1950

B. January 24, 1950
C. July 22, 1947
D. May 1949

I II III IV
a) AB C D
b) BA D. C
c) CD A B
d) DC B A

20. Match the following events regarding Constituent Assembly.

List-I(Event)

I. Election date of Dr. Rajendra Prasad as first President of India

II. Final Session of Constituent Assembly
III. Setup of Drafting Committee
IV. Published Date of First Draft of The Constitution

List-II(Adoption Date)

A. January 24, 1950

B. January 24, 1950
C. February 1948
D. August 29, 1947

a) AB C D
b) BA D. C
c) CD A B
d) DC B A

21. Drafting Committee had how many members?

a) 5
b) 7
c) 11
d) 13

22. Match the following events regarding Constituent Committees.

List-I(Committees)

I. Union Powers, Constitutional, and States Committee

II. Provincial Constitution Committee
III. Drafting Committee
IV. Rules of Procedure and Steering Committee

List II (Headed by)

A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

B. Dr. B R Ambedkar
C. Sardar Patel
D. Jawaharlal Nehru

I II III IV
a) AB C D
b) BA D. C
c) CD A B
d) DC B A

23. Which of the following was head of the North-East Frontier Tribal
Areas committee?

a) J. B Kripalani
b) H C Mukherjee
c) Gobinath Bardoloi
d) Jawaharlal Nehru

24. Which of the following was the head of the Minorities Sub-
committee?

a) J. B Kripalani
b) H C Mukherjee
c) Gobinath Bardoloi
d) Jawaharlal Nehru

25. Which of the following was the head of the Fundamental Sub-
Committee?

a) J. B Kripalani
b) H C Mukherjee
c) Gobinath Bardoloi
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
26. Total how many major committees were in the Constituent
Assembly?

a) 5
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9

27. How many minor committees were in the Constituent Assembly?

a) 5
b) 7
c) 9
d) 13

28. Which of the following is not a major committee?

a) Finance and Staff Committee

b) Advisory Committee
c) Steering Committee
d) State Committee

29. Draft of the Constitution was passed and adopted by Constituent

Assembly on which date?

a) November 24, 1949

b) November 26, 1949
c) January 24, 1950
d) January 26, 1950

30. Who is the father of the Indian Constitution?

a) M N Roy
b) Moti Lal Nehru
c) Dr. B R Ambedkar
d) Dr. Rajendra prasad

31. First Time “Purna Swaraj” day was celebrated on which date?

a) November 26, 1929

b) January 26, 1929
c) November 26, 1930
d) January 26, 1930

32. Who coined the new name of Drafting Committees as “Drifting

Committee” for longer time-consuming drafting.

a) Jawahar Lal Nehru

b) Sardar Patel
c) Naziruddin Ahmed
d) Granville Austin
33. Who gave the statement that “ The constituent Assembly was a one-
party body in a
essentially one-party country”

a) Naziruddin Ahmed
b) Granville Austin
c) Lord Viscount Simon
d) Winston Churchill

34. Who gave the statement that the constituent assembly is “a body of
Hindus”

a) Naziruddin Ahmed
b) Granville Austin
c) Lord Viscount Simon
d) Winston Churchill

35. Who gave the statement that the constituent assembly represented
“only one major community in India”

a) Naziruddin Ahmed
b) Granville Austin
c) Lord Viscount Simon
d) Winston Churchill
36. What was the symbol of the Constituent Assembly?
a) Lotus
b) Rising Sun
c) Elephant
d) Tiger

37. The Constitutional advisor to the Constituent Assembly was

a) Sachidanand Sinha
b) K.M. Munshi
c) B.N. Rao
d) T.T. Krishnamachari

38. Who among the following were the members of the drafting committee of
the Constitution?

(i) N. Gopalaswami
(ii) Jawaharlal Nehru
(iii) Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
(iv) Sardar Patel

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Codes:
a) (i), (iii) and (iv)
b) (i) and (iv)
c) (i) and (iii)
d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

39. On which of the following dates, did the Constituent Assembly of India
adopt the National Flag?

a) 22 January 1950
b) 24 January 1950
c) 22 July 1947
d) 22 July 1947
40. Consider the following events and arrange these in correct
chronological order starting from the earliest to the last activity-

(I) Appointment of the Drafting Committee

(II) The Indian constitution was adopted and enacted.
(III) Date of commencement of India Constitution
(IV) The Constitution Assembly first met

Select the correct answer from the code given below-

Code-
a) IV, I, II, III
b) I, II, IV, III
c) IV, I, III, II
d) III, II, I, IV

41. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?

( Provisions) (Sources)
a) Fundamental Rights- USA
b) Directive Principles of State Policy - Ireland
c) Residual Powers of Center- Australia
d) Emergency Powers - Germany

42. On which of the following dates, did the Constituent Assembly of India
adopt the National Flag?
a) 22 January 1950
b) 24 January 1950
c) 22 July 1947
d) 22 July 1948
43. Arrange the following events in chronological order and select the
correct answer from the codes given below:

I. Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession.

II. The Constitution of India was enforced,
III. Accession to India ratified by the sovereign constituent assembly of
Jammu and Kashmir.
IV. New constitutions of the state and Jammu and Kashmir came into
force.

Codes:
a) I, III, IV, II
b) III, IV, I, II
c) I, II, III, IV
d) IV, III, II, I

44. The Constitutional advisor to the Constituent Assembly was

a) Sachidanand Sinha
b) K.M. Munshi
c) B.N. Rao
d) T.T. Krishnamachari

45. Who among the following were the members of the drafting committee
of the Constitution?

(i) N. Gopalaswami
(ii) Jawaharlal Nehru
(iii) Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
(iv) Sardar Patel

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Codes:
a) (i), (iii) and (iv)
b) (i) and (iv)
c) (i) and (iii)
d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)