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1. In which year did the Parliament adopt Indian Constitution?
(A) 1947
(B) 1949
(C) 1950
(D) 1952
2. The Constitution of India came into force on ______.
(A) December 9, 1946
(B) January 26, 1949
(C) January 26, 1950
(D) November 26, 1951
3. The Montagu-Chelmsford report formed the basis of ______.
(A) The Indian Council Act, 1909
(B) The Government of India Act, 1919
(C) The Government of India Act, 1935
(D) The Indian Independence Act, 1947
4.The first definite step to provide Parliamentary control over East India
Company was taken by ______.
(A) The Regulating Act, 1773
(B) The Pitt's India Act, 1784
(C) The Charter Act, 1793
(D) The Charter Act, 1813
5. Which of the following Acts was described by Jawaharlal Nehru as 'Charter
of Slavery'?
(A) Regulating Act of 1773
(B) Pitt's India Act of 1784
(C) Government of India Act, 1919
(D) Government of India Act, 1935
6.The first attempt to introduce a representative and popular element in the
governance of India was made through ______.
(A) Indian Council, Act, 1861
(B) Indian Council, Act, 1892
(C) Indian Council, Act, 1909
(D) Government of India Act, 1919
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7. Which of the following acts introduced communal electorate in India?
(A) Indian Council, Act; 1861
(B) Indian Council, Act; 1892
(C) Indian Council, Act; 1909
(D) Government of India Act; 1935
8. Which one among the following was not a feature of the provincial executive
according to the Government of India Act, 1935?
(A) The executive authority of the province was vested in the Governor
(B) There was a Council of Ministers to advise the Governor
(C) Dyarchy established by the Government of India Act, 1919 was abolished at the
provincial level
(D) The Governor could be removed by a vote of no-confidence of the provincial
legislature
9. Which of the following is not one of the grounds for disqualification for
being elected as a Member of Parliament?
1. If the person holds an office of profit under the State Government.
2. If the person has voluntarily acquired citizenship of a foreign State.
3. If the person has/had been detained under the Preventive Detention Law.
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) Only 2
(D) Only 3
10. Assertion
(A): The Government of India Act of 1858 transferred the Governance of India from
the East India Company to the Crown. Reason (R): The East India Company was
unwilling to administer India any more.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true, but R is false
(D) A is false, but R is true
11. Which of the following vested the Secretary of State for India with supreme
control over the Government of India?
(A) The Charter Act, 1853
(B) Government of India Act, 1858
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(C) Indian Council Act, 1861
(D) Morely-Minto Reforms, 1909
12. Dyarchy in provinces of British India was introduced under ______.
(A) Morely-Minto Reforms
(B) Mont-Ford Reforms
(C) Simon Commission Plan
(D) Government of India act, 1935
13. Which of the following was/were the main feature(s) of the Government of
India Act, 1919?
1. Introduction of separate electorates for Muslims.
2. Devolution of legislative authority by the centre.
3. Expansion and reconstitution of the Central and Provincial Legislatives. Select the
correct answer using the cods given below.
(A) Only 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) Only 3
(D) 2 and 3
14. Consider the following acts.
1. The Regulating Act
2. Pitt's India Act
3. The Charter Act
4. Indian Council Act
What is the correct chronological sequence of these acts?
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) 2, 1, 3, 4
(C) 4, 3, 2, 1
(D) 3, 4, 2, 1
15. The Constituent Assembly of India started functioning from ______.
(A) 9th December, 1946
(B) 1st January, 1947
(C) 26th January, 1947
(D) 15th August, 1947
16. How many members were initially there in the Constituent Assembly of
India?
(A) 389
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(B) 380
(C) 395
(D) 392
18. The number of members included in the Constitution Drafting Committee
was ______.
(A) Seven
(B) Nine
(C) Eleven
(D) Thirteen
19. Who presided over the first meeting of the Indian Constituent Assembly?
(A) Dr. Rajendra prasad
(B) Sachchidananda Sinha
(C) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(D) H.V. Kamath
20. In the Constituent Assembly, union powers committee was headed by
______. (A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Sardar Patel
(C) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(D) J. B. Kripalani
21. Consider the following statements. The objective of the
Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 was ______.
1. To give power to the local government.
2. To establish dyarchy in the provinces.
3. The extension of provincial government. Which of these statements are correct?
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
22. Match the following.
List I (Chairman)
A. KM Munshi
B. Rajendra Prasad
C. Jawahar Lal Nehru
D. BR Ambedkar
List II (Committee)
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1. Powers Committee
2. Drafting Committee
3. Business Committee
4. Steering Committee
(A) A-3, B-4, C-1,
D-2 (B) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
(C) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
(D)A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
24. The most essential feature of a Federal government is ______. (A) Division of a
Power between the Federal and State Government (B) Supremacy of Parliament (C)
Supremacy of Judiciary (D) Single Citizenship
25. Which of the following are features of parliamentary form of government in India?
(A) Presence of nominal and real executives (B) Collective responsibility of the
executive to the legislative (C) Majority Party Rule (D) All off these
26. The English Crown is an example of ______. (A) Real executive (B) Quasi-real
executive (C) Nominal executive (D) Nominated executive
27. The declaration that Democracy is a Government of the people, by the people,
for the people; was made by ______. (A) Abraham Lincon (B) George Washington
(C) Theodre Roosevelt (D) Winston Churchill
28. The most essential feature of the Parliamentary form of Government is the
______. (A) Sovereignty of the Parliament (B) Written Constitution (C) accountability
of the executive to the legislature
(D) Independent Judiciary
29. What is Gandhi's definition of 'Ram Raj'? (A) Sovereignty of the people based on
pure moral authority (B) The rule as it was during the time of Rama (C) The greatest
good of all (D) The absolute power concentrated in the hands of a king
31. The cardinal features of political system in India are ______. 1. It is a democratic
republic. 2. It has a parliamentary form of Government. 3. The supreme power vests
in the people of India. 4. Independent Judiciary (A) 1 and 2
(B) 1, 2 and 3 (C) 2, 3 and 4 (D) All of these
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32. What is/are the major difference(s) between a written and an unwritten
constitution? 1. A written constitution is the formal source of all constitutional laws in
the country and the unwritten constitution is not the formal source. 2. A written
constitution is entirely codified whereas an unwritten constitution is not. Select the
correct answer using the codes given below. (A) Only 1
(B) Only 2 (C) Both 1 and 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2
33. Statement I: The Constitution of India is a liberal Constitution. Statement II: It
provides Fundamental Rights to individuals. (A) Both the statements are true and
statement II is the correct explanation of statement I (B) Both the statements are true
but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I (C) Statement I is true,
but statement II is false (D) Statement I is false, but statement II is true
34. Which of the following statements about democracy are correct? 1. Democracy is
a government of the people, for the people and by the people.
