SOLVED QUESTIONS

Multiple Choice Questions 5. The (Constitution of India was

(a) 26" November |950 adopted on:
.Acomprehensive legal document that enshrines the (b) 26hNovember |949
basic laws to govem a country is knOwn as: (c) 26h January 1949
(a) Preamble (b) Constitution (d) 26h January 1950
(c) Republic day (d) Mission Ans. (b)
Ans. (b) 6. The Constitution of India came into force on:
2. Constitution is bound on: (a) 26" January 1949
(a) all the citizens (b) 26h January
January 1947
(b) only Hinducommunity (c) 26h January 1950
(c) Muslims and Hindu community only (d) 26" January 1948
(d) Sikhs and Christian community only Ans. (c)
Ans. (a) 7. Time taken to complete the constitution of India
was:
3. Which of the following was sent to India in 1946
with the objective of setting up a (a) 2years
in free India? self-government (b) 2 years and 11 months
(a) Cabinet Mission (c) 2years, 11 months and 18 days
(b) Cripps Mission (d) 3years (approx)
(c) Both of these Ans. (C)
(d) None of these 8. The body which framed the Constitution of India
was:
Ans. (a)
(a) The Constituent Assembly
4. The Constituent Assembly was constituted under
Cabinet Mission Plan in: (b) The Cabinet Mission
(c) Both of these
(a) 1940 (b) 1945 (d) None of these
(c) 1946 (d) 1947
Ans. (a)
Ans. (c)
 AnswerQuestions
9. Originally. the
Constituent Assembly has 389 s Short constitution.
members out of which: term
Native states. 292 from
Chief 16) Define the comprehensive legal
document
(a) 93 from Indian Provinces. 4 from Provinces. A constitution is a laws to goven the
Commissioner Ans. the basic
that declares
Commissioner. 93 from bound on all the citizens. It protets
(b) 4 from Chief cOuntry. It is
Provinces, 292 from India Native
states. of the citizens by restraining the
the interests arbitrary decisions
93 from Indian Native government from taking
(c) 292 from Provinces. Commissioner Province.
states, 2 from Chief Mission come to India and what
from Indian Native Why did Cabinet
17. did
(d) 292 from Provinces, 93 Commissioner
it recommend?
obie.
states and 4 from Chief came to India with the
Ans. Cabinet Mission It recommended
setting up self-government in India. to draw up the
Provinces.
Ans. (d) to constitute aConstituent Assembly
India. 389 members of Constitution of free India.
10. After the Partition of
Constituent Assembly was reduced to: the dav for
(b) 299 18. Why was 26th January chosenofasIndia?
(a) 290
(d) 298
enforcement of the Constitution
(c) 289 day for enforcement
Ans. 26th January was chosen as the
Ans. (b) of the Constitution of India to honour the pledoe
Session
Drafting
11. The Constituent Assembly set upofaIndia of pooma swaraj taken at Lahore Congressto celebrate
Committee to draft the Constitution on:
on December 1929. It was here decided
(a) 26 January 1950 26 January 1930 onwards as independence da,.
intended to
(b) 26th November 1949 19. State why the Constitution makers
(c) 29n August 1947 establish a secular state in India.
establish a
(d) 9th December 1946 Ans. The Constitution makers intended to
Ans. (c) secular state in India because India is a country of
12. The President of the Constituent Assembly was:
many religions, and secularism brings communai
(a) Dr.B. R. Ambedkar harmony.
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad 20. What is the main feature of the Republican form
(c) Frank Anthony of government?
(d) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Ans. The main feature of the the Republican form of
government is the power vested in the hands of
Ans. (b) elected representative (Head of the State). for a
13. The chairman of the Drafting Committee was: fixed period of time with no hereditary rights.
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad 21. Why is Constitution important for a democratic
(b) Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel country? Give one reason.
(c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Ans. As we know democracy means government for he
(d) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru people, by the people, of the people. It signifies
Ans. (c) value of the people in the country. So to run the
14. First meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held Country in a proper way a set of rules and regulaions
are a must, which are laid by the Constitution.
under the Presidentship of:
(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 22. Give the names of any three members of the
(b) Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha Constituent Assembly-one each of the Sikhs, the
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad Muslims and the Christians.
(d) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Ans. The Sikhs -Hukam Singh and Ujal Singh
Ans. (b) The Muslims-Mohammed Sadulah and Maulana
Abdul Kalam Azad
15. How many members were in drafting committee
including chairrnan? The Christians-John Mathai and Joseph D'Souza
(a) 11 (b) 7 23. Give the total number of seats in the Constituent
(c) 26 (d) 5 Assembly. How many seats were alloted to the
Ans. (b) princely states, Muslims and Sikhs?
 and SaiyedMonammed Sadullah respectively, (c)
Dr BRAmbedkar was from the depressed class.
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel and
Dr Rajendra Prasad were among the
other
prominent members of the Assembly.
Who was the Chairman of the DraftingCommittee
and who were its other members?
Ans. Dr BR Ambedkar was the Chairman of the
Drafting Committee. The other members were
NGopalaswami lyengar, Alladi Krishnaswamy Iver.
KM Munshi and Saiyed Mohammed Sadullah.
27. What is the importance of the opening words of the
Preamble? 30. The
Ans. The opening words of the preamble 'We, the people Const
of India,' showthat the authority of the Government follow
of India is derived from the people. The source of (a)
its authority is its people. (b)
28. How can you say that women also contributed to
the framing of the Constitution of India? (c)

Ans. The presence of some of the prominent women

Ans. (a)
members like Vijaya LakshmiPandit, G Durgabai.
Sarojini Naidu and Rajkumari Amrit Kaur in the
Constituent Assembly justifies that women also
contributed to framing the Constitution of India.
 (iü) It was constituted in 1946 under the Constitution, as this date
provision of Cabinet Mission Plan to had been
IndependencecelebrateDad
annually in India as
work as an interim legislature and to ever since the
write Indian Constitution. famous
complete independence resolution
(iiü) The Constituent Assembly of undivided
India consisted of 389 members296
of
passed by the Indian Nationalthe country
Lahore Session in December 1929, at its
regarding
Congres
representatives from British India and
93 representatives from Indian native
Independence Day was The
January 1930. From 1930 celebrated on f26tirsht
states. onwards, every
the nationalists renewed their
(iv) After the partition, its members January. pledge on year26th,
were reduced to 299 as the members
32. The Constitution of India is introduced to
belonging to Muslim League left the through a Preamble. In this connection,
Indian Constituent Assembly. exnlat.
(b) Refer to Ans. 21. (a) the meaning of the term
Preamble.
(c) (i) Dr BR Ambedkar was the Chairman (b) its significance.
of the Drafting Committee which was Ans. (a) (i) The Constitution of
constituted on 29th August 1947 by the by a Preamble. It is anIndia is precededto
Constituent Assembly. the Constitution. introduction
(iü) Under the Chairmanship of Dr (ii) The Preamble sets out the
BR Ambedkar, the Constitution
was drafted and introduced in the
objectives which the Constitutionmainis
intended to achieve and promote.
Constituent Assembly, which later (b) The Preamble to the
Constitution has special
came into force on 26th January 1950. significance or importance as it serves several
31. When the Constituent Assembly started the work Purposes as under.
of drafting the Constitution, Pt Jawaharlal Nehru (i)) The use of the words We, the people of
proposed the 0bjectives Resolution'. In this India', shows that the authority of the
context, answer the following questions. Government of India is derived from
(a) When did Pt Jawaharlal Nehru propose the the people.
Objectives Resolution? (ü) The Preamble serves as a kev
(b) When was the Objectives Resolution' to understand the spirit of the
passed by the Constituent Assembly? Constitution.
(c (iii)) It outlines the basic structure of
Mention the objectives highlighted in this the state. It indicates the sovereign.
Resolution.
(d) Why was 26th January deemed to be an
secular, socialist and democratic basis
of the Constitution.
appropriate day for the promulgation of the (iv) Itpoints out what the people expect the
Constitution?
Government of India to accomplish.
Ans. (a) Pt Jawaharlal Nehru proposed the Objectives
() It serves as a guiding principle to the
Resolution' on December 13, 1946. courts which perform the most difficult
(b) The Objectives Resolution' was passed by the task of interpreting the Constitution.
Constituent Assembly on January 22 1947. 33. With reference to the working of the Constituet
(c) The following objectives were highlighted in Assembly, explain the following.
the Resolution.
(a) Working of the Drafting Committee
(i) Free India would be nothing but a (b) Passage of the Constitution
'republic'. Ans. (a) On 29th August 1947 the Constituent Assembly
(ü) The ideals of social, political and
economnic set up the Drafting Committee.
democracy Would be
(i) Dr BR Ambedkar was appointed as the
guaranteed to all people. Chairman of the Committee and gven
(iüü) The republic wouldgrant Fundamental the task of drafting the Constitution.
Rights to the citizens. (ii) The Draft Constitution was submitted
(iv) The state would safeguard the rights
of minorities and backward classes. to the President of the Assembly on
(d) The 26th January was deemed to be an 21st February 948. Criticism and
Suggestions for amending the Dralt
appropriate day for the promulgation of the Constitution were received.

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