Indian Polity and Governance | The Constitutional Development of India

Indian Polity and Governance | The Constitutional Development of India

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1. In which of the following Acts, the provision was made for the establishment of Supreme Court at Calcutta?

Regulating Act, 1773
Pitt's India Act, 1784
Charter Act, 1813
Charter Act, 1833

2. By which one of the following Acts was the Federal Court in India created?

Indian Council Act, 1861
Government of India Act, 1909
Government of India Act, 1919
Government of India Act, 1935

3. Which Act of British Parliament abolished the East India Company monopoly over trade in India?

Regulating Act
Pitt's India Act
Charter Act of 1813
None of the above

4. By which of the following Act, Legislative Council of India received the power to discuss the budget?

Indian Council Act, 1861
Indian Council Act, 1892
Indian Council Act, 1909
Indian Council Act, 1919

5. The Federal Court of India was established in which of the following year?

1935
1937
1946
1947

6. Under which of the following Acts, Dyarchy was introduced at Central level?

Act of 1909
Government of India Act, 1919
Government of India Act, 1935
Indian Independence Act, 1947

7. Which of the following Acts set up Dyarchy System at the central level?

Government of India Act, 1935
Government of India Act, 1919
Indian Councils Act, 1909
Indian Councils Act, 1892

8. The Act of 1909 was associated with

Introduction of separate electorate
Decentralization
Dyarchy
Legislative Councils

9. The power of the President to issue ordinance is a relic of

G.O.I. Act, 1919
G.O.I. Act, 1935
G.O.I. Act, 1909
Indian Independence Act, 1947

10. Which Act for the first time made it possible for Indians to take some share in the administration of their country?

Charter Act, 1833
Charter Act, 1853
Government of India Act, 1858
Indian Councils Act, 1861

11. The distribution of power between Centre and States as in the Constitution of India is based on which of the following plans?

Morely-Minto Reform, 1909
Montagu-Chelmsford Reform, 1919
Government of India Act, 1935
Indian Independence Act, 1947

12. A 'Federal System' and 'diarchy' at the 'Centre' was introduced in India by

The Act of 1909
The Act of 1919
The Act of 1935
None of the above

13. The provision for the establishment of All India Federation was included in the

Government of India Act, 1935
August Offer, 1940
Government of India Act, 1919
Cabinet Mission Proposal, 1946

14. Which one of the following Acts provided for a federal polity in India?

Government of India Act, 1909
Government of India Act, 1919
Government of India Act, 1935
India Independence Act, 1947

15. In the Federation established under the Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the

Federal Legislature
Provincial Legislature
Governor-General
Provincial Governor

16. One amongst the following was not a salient feature of the Government of India Act, 1935.

The Act provided for an All India Federation
Residuary subjects were allocated to provincial Legislatures
It marked the beginning of the Provincial Autonomy
It abolished Diarchy at the Provincial level and introduced it at the Centre

17. Which one of the following Acts led to the separation of Burma from India?

The Indian Councils Act, 1909
Government of India Act, 1919
Government of India Act, 1935
Indian Independence Act, 1947

18. The proposal for framing of the Constitution of India by an elected Constituent Assembly was made by

Simon Commission
Government of India Act, 1935
Cripps Mission
British Cabinet Delegation

19. Indian Constituent Assembly was established under

Government of India Act, 1935
Cripps Mission, 1942
Cabinet Mission, 1946
Indian Independence Act, 1947

20. In the Interim Government formed in 1946, the Vice-President of the Executive Council was

Jawaharlal Nehru
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
C. Rajagopalachari
Dr. Rajendra Prasad

21. Who of the following was not the member of the Interim National Government formed in August 1946 A.D.?

C. Rajagopalachari
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Jagjiwan Ram

22. Who gave the idea of a Constituent Assembly firstly for the formation of Constitution for India?

Swaraj Party in 1934
Congress Party in 1936
Muslim League in 1942
All Parties conference in 1946

23. Member of constituent assembly, who drafted the Constitution of India, were

Nominated by British Parliament
Nominated by Governor- General
Elected by legislative assemblies of various provinces
Elected by Indian National Congress and Muslim League

24. With reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were

Directly elected by the people of those Provinces
Nominated by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League
Elected by the Provincial Legislative Assemblies
Selected by the government for their expertise in constitutional matters

25. How were the members of Constituent Assembly elected?

Directly by public
Nominated by Congress
Nominated by Indian ruler
By Provincial assemblies

26. Who was the first elected Chairman of Constituent Assembly?

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

27. Who chaired the first meeting of Constituent Assembly?

Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

28. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly of Independent India?

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Rajagopalachari
K. M. Munshi

29. Constituent Assembly of India was established on

10 June, 1946
9 December, 1946
26 November, 1949
26 December, 1949

30. The resolution for giving a Constitution to India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on

22 January, 1946
22 January, 1947
20 February, 1947
26 July, 1946

31. Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?

Jawaharlal Nehru
B.R. Ambedkar
B.N. Rao
Mahatma Gandhi

32. Who of the following presented the objectives resolution?

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Dr. C.D. Deshmukh

33. How many Sessions of the Indian Constituent Assembly were conducted for the formulation of Indian Constitution?

7
9
12
15

34. How much time the Constituent Assembly took to frame the Constitution of India?

2 years, 11 months, 18 days
2 years, 7 months, 23 days
3 years, 4 months, 14 days
3 years, 11 months, 5 days

35. Who was the Chairman of the Provincial Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly?

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Sardar Patel

36. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Sachchidanand Sinha
C. Rajagopalachari

37. Who was the Chairman of Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights and Minorities constituted by the Constituent Assembly?

Pandit Nehru
Sardar Patel
B.N. Rao
Ambedkar

38. The Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly under Dr. B. R. Ambedkar had how many other members?

7
6
5
4

39. The Constituent Assembly set up a Drafting Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on

13th December, 1946
22nd January, 1947
3rd June, 1947
29th August, 1947

40. Who was the Constitutional Advisor at the time of the formation of the Constitution?

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B.N. Rao
K.M. Munshi

41. The first draft of the Constitution was prepared by

B.R. Ambedkar
B.N. Rao
K. Santhanam
K.M. Munshi

42. When did the Constituent Assembly adopted the National Flag?

22 July, 1947
23 July, 1947
25 July, 1947
15 August, 1947

43. Who was the Chairman of the National Flag Committee?

C. Rajagopalachari
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
J.B. Kripalani
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

44. When was the third reading the Indian Constituent Assembly started?

17th November, 1949
14th November, 1948
25th November, 1948
25th November, 1949

45. The Constitution of India was completed on

26 January, 1950
26 November, 1949
11 February, 1948
None of the above is correct

46. Indian Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on

26 November, 1949
15 August, 1949
2 October, 1949
15 November, 1949

47. Constitution of India came in force on

26 January, 1950
23 January, 1950
15 August, 1947
26 December, 1949

48. Indian Constitution was adopted by

Constituent Assembly
British Parliament
Governor-General
Indian Parliament

49. The Constitution of India was enacted on 26 November, 1949 by the

Constituent Assembly
Governor-General of India
Parliament of India
British Parliament

50. Constitution Day of India is celebrated on

26th October
26th November
26th January
15th August

51. B.R. Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from

West Bengal
Bombay Presidency
Middle India
Punjab

52. Year of birth and death of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

1886, 1951
1891, 1956
1877, 1961
1889, 1961

53. In which year was 'Jana Gana Mana' adopted as the National Anthem of India?

1948
1949
1950
1951

54. The state emblem was adopted by Govt. of India on

15th August, 1948
2nd October, 1947
26th January, 1948
26th January, 1950

55. Deferment of Adult Franchise for: fifteen years was advocated in Constituent Assembly by

Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Jawaharlal Nehru
Maulana Azad
Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar

56. Who amongst the following advised that the Indian National Congress should be disbanded as a political party after the independence of India?

C. Rajagopalachari
Jai Prakash Narayan
Acharya Kripalani
Mahatma Gandhi

57. "Constituent Assembly was Congress and Congress was India", who said this?

Austin
C.R. Attlee
Winston Churchill
Lord Mountbatten

58. How many women members were there in the Indian Constituent Assembly?

15
13
12
10

59. The States and the Central Government derive power from

The Constitution of India
The President of India
The Prime Minister of India
The Parliament of India

60. In how many provinces was the Congress Ministry formed in the election of the year 1937?

11
9
8
3