PREAMBLE AND EVOLUTION OF
INDIAN CONSTITUTION
1 .Who is the person fondly known as the Chief Architect of the Indian Constitution?
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
2 .First attempt in world to constitute a Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution was made by?
America.
3 .The first attempt by Indians to write a Constitution to India was done by a Committee headed by Motilal Nehru, which is known as?
Nehru Report.
4 .The idea of the Constitution of India was flashed for the first time by?
M. N. Roy.
5 .The plan of setting up of a Constituent Assembly to draw up the future Constitution for India was given by?
The Cabinet Mission Plan.
6 .The members of the Constituent Assembly were?
Elected by Provincial Assemblies.
7 .Which of the following word was added into the Preamble of the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976?
Socialist.
8 .From which Constitution was a concept of a 5- year plan borrowed into our Constitution?
USSR.
9 .The procedure of Amendment to the Constitution is borrowed from the Constitution Of?
South Africa.
10 .Which country is the best example for the Federal and Unitary Governments?
America and Britain.
Grama.
12 .During Medieval India, which kings first established ‘Local Self Government’?
Cholas.
13 .The East India Company was established in the year?
1600.
14 .Which Charter empowered the British Governors of Presidencies to make Bye-Laws, Rules, Regulations in conformity with the British laws?
Charter of 1726.
15 .Who started Dual Government in Bengal?
Robert Clive.
16 .Who is the first Governor General of Bengal?
Warren Hastings.
17 .Which is the first written document in the Constitutional History of India?
The Regulating Act, 1773.
18 .Which Act created for the first time in India ‘Government of India’?
Charter Act of 1833.
19 .Which Act created for the first ‘The Supreme Court’?
The Regulating Act, 1773.
20 .First Law Commission was appointed in India for codification of laws under the Chairmanship of?
Lord Macaulay.
21 .Which Act made the beginning of a Parliamentary System in India?
Charter Act of 1853.
22 .Under which of the following Act, the Crown of England took the affairs of the Government of India into its own hands?
Government of India Act, 1858.
23 .Which Act for the first time gave an opportunity for Indians to enter into the sphere of Legislature?
Indian Councils Act, 1861.
24 .Which Act made the beginning of Electoral System in India?
Government of India Act, 1858.
25 .Which of the following Act made the Indian Legislature Bi-cameral for the first time?
Government of India Act, 1919.
26 .The famous Dandi March laid by Gandhiji was against?
Salt Tax.
27 .Which proposal was referred as ‘Post Dated Cheque’?
The Cripps Proposal.
28 .Indian National Congress started ‘Quit India Movement’ after the failure of?
Cripps Mission.
29 .Gandhiji gave a call to all Indians ‘Do or Die’, which is popularly known as?
Quit India Movement.
30 .Which Plan rejected the demand for the independent Pakistan?
Cabinet Mission Plan.
31 .Partition of British India into two independent nations India and Pakistan was done according to?
Mountbatten Plan.
32 .The Federal features of the Indian Government was introduced by the?
Government of India Act, 1935.
33 .Which feature was borrowed by the Indian Constitution from the British Constitution?
Law making procedure, Parliamentary System of Government, Rule of law.
34 .The Constitution supports?
Rule of Law.
35 .In Britain, Parliament is supreme; accordingly which among the following is supreme in India?
Constitution.
36 .The Government of India Act 1935 provided for?
Establishment of Federal Court, Diarchy at Center, Provincial autonomy.
37 .The Act of 1935 abolished?
Diarchy in the Provinces.
38 .The Constitution of India was enacted by a Constituent Assembly set up?
Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946.
39 .The Constituent Assembly of India was created as per the proposal of?
Cabinet Mission.
40 .In which year did the Cripps Mission come to India?
1942.
41 .The Constituent Assembly set up under the Cabinet Mission Plan had a strength of?
389.
42 .The strength of the Constituent Assembly, after the withdrawal of the Muslim League, was reduced to?
299.
43 .How many Committees were set up by the Constituent Assembly for framing the Constitution?
13.
44 .Who of the following acted as the Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly?
B. N. Rau.
45 .Demand for a Constitution, framed by a Constituent Assembly was made by?
Gandhiji.
46 .The idea of a Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution for India was first mooted by?
Swaraj Party in 1928.
47 .Who started with presentation of the ‘Objective Resolution’ on 22?
Jawaharlal Nehru.
48 .When was the ‘Objective Resolution’ moved and adopted?
13.12.1946 and 22.01.1947.
49 .The Members of the Constituent Assembly were?
Elected by Provincial Assemblies.
50 .The Constituent Assembly of India held its first meeting on?
09.12.1946.
51 .Which one of the following acted as the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly?
Sachidananda Sinha.
52 .The Constituent Assembly elected on 11?
Rajendra Prasad.
53 .Who elected the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
B. R. Ambedkar.
54 .The Chairman of the Drafting Committee to prepare a Draft Constitution of India was?
B. R. Ambedkar.
55 .The name of Dr Ambedkar is associated with which of the following?
Chairman-Drafting Committee.
56 .Who among the following was member of the Drafting Committee?
Ambedkar, Gopalachari Ayyangar, Alladi Krishnaswami.
57 .Many Provisions in our Constitution have been borrowed from the Government of India Act?
1919.
58 .The Government of India Act 1919 introduced a system of diarchy in the provinces?
Double government.
59 .When was the Constituent Assembly established to form the Constitution?
06.12.1946.
60 .The Constitution of India was adopted on?
26.11.1949.
61 .The Constitution of India came into force on?
26.01.1950.
62 .The Constitution of India contains (Articles, Parts, Schedules)?
444, 24, 12.
63 .How much time did the Constituent Assembly take to prepare the Constitution of India?
02Y, 11M, 18D.
64 .Who had given the idea of a Constitution for India of all?
M. N. Roy.
65 .The Constitution of India is?
written and bulky document.
66 .The Constitution framed by a Committee consisting of the people representatives is called as?
Written Constitution.
67 .Constitution which provides for a series of semi-autonomous states joined together as a nation is?
Federal Constitution.
68 .Centralization of power is an important feature in?
Federal Constitution.
69 .The Constitution which can be amended by simple act of the legislature is known as?
Flexible Constitution.
70 .Which one of the following provisions of the Constitution came into force soon after its adoption on 26?
Provisional Parliament, Provisions relating to Citizenship, Elections.
71 .India has been described under Article 1 of the Constitution as a?
Union of States.
72 .The Constitution of India is?
Partly rigid and partly flexible.
73 .The Constitution of India describes India as?
A Union of States.
74 .The Indian Constitution is recognized as?
Federal in form and Unitary in spirit.
75 .The feature common of both Indian and American Federation is?
Supreme Court to interpret Constitution.
76 .The Indian Constitution came into force on 26?
Republic Day.
77 .January 26th was selected as the date for the inauguration of the Constitution because?
Congress had observed it as the Independence Day in 1930.
78 .26th November, 1949 is a significant day in our constitutional history because?
The Constitution was adopted on this day.
79 .Which one of the following exercised the most profound influence on the Indian Constitution?
The GoI Act, 1935.
80 .The Parliamentary system of Government in India is based on the pattern of?
Great Britain.
81 .To whom does the People of India gave the Constitution to?
Themselves.
82 .The beginning word ‘WE’ in the Preamble refers to the?
Citizens of India.
83 .The important test to identify the basic features of the Indian Constitution is?
Preamble.
84 .The Preamble to the Constitution contain?
Fraternity, Democratic, Sovereignty.
85 .India is a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic?
Preamble.
86 .The Preamble to the Constitution declares India as?
Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic.
87 .The Preamble of Indian Constitution has been amended so far?
Once.
88 .The Preamble was amended by the?
42nd Amendment, 1976.
89 .‘Fraternity’ means?
spirit of brotherhood.
90 .The words ‘Socialist Secular’ were?
Added by the 42nd Amendment.
91 .‘Liberty’ in our Preamble does not include Freedom of?
Action.
92 .Which among the following is an aid to the Statutory Interpretation?
Preamble.
93 .Which of the key to open the minds of the makers of the Constitution?
Preamble.
94 .If the Head of the State is an elected functionary for a fixed term, it is known as ____State?
Republic.
95 .The Preamble to the Indian Constitution is borrowed from the?
Objective Resolution.
96 .Objective Resolution was silent as to the concept of ____ which was inserted into the Preamble by the Constituent Assembly?
Democratic.
97 .Universal Adult Franchise shows that India is a _______ country?
Democratic.
98 .Who proposed Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?
Jawaharlal Nehru.
99 .The Preamble of our Constitution reads?
We, the people of India in our Constituent Assembly adopt, enact and give to.
100 .India is called a ‘Republic’ because?
The Head of the State in India (President) is an elected head for a fixed period.
101 .‘Sovereignty’ in a democracy rests with the?
People.
102 .The Preamble secures Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity to?
All citizens.
103 .The Preamble of the Constitution indicates?
The source of the Indian Constitution.
104 .It is not the objective enshrined in the Preamble?
Secure shelter and proper livelihood to all.
105 .The idea of social, economic and political justice has been taken from _____ Revolution?
French.
106 .The concept of equality and fraternity has been taken from _____ Revolution?
Russian.
107 .Which of the following is described as the ‘Soul of the Constitution’?
Preamble.
108 .Which one of the following is not treated as part of the Constitution?
Fundamental Duties.
109 .Democracy of India rests on the fact that?
People have the right to choose and change the government.
110 .The word ‘Democracy’ is derived from the Greek words?
Demos and Kratos.
111 .India opted for a Federal form of government because of?
Linguistic and Regional Diversity.
112 .What is the chief (ultimate) source of political power (authority) in India?
People.
113 .A Flexible Constitution?
can be amended easily.
114 .The Judiciary acts as an guardian of the Constitution in a?
Federal government.
115 .India is a Secular State because?
It is described so in the preamble of the Constitution.
116 .Our Constitution has laid emphasis on securing social, economic and political justice to all the citizens of the country?
Welfare State.
117 .Modern States are generally considered as?
Welfare States.
118 .A State which does not promote or interfere in the affairs of religion is referred to as?
Secular.
119 .The Constitution is a?
Dynamic Law.
120 .The Constitution of India provides?
Single citizenship.
121 .The Constitution provides?
Powers, Responsibilities, Limitations.
122 .The fundamental organs of the State are established by?
Constitution.
123 .Detailed provisions regarding acquisition and termination of Indian citizenship are contained in?
Act passed by the Parliament in 1955.
124 .Which of the following is not a condition for becoming an Indian citizen?
Acquiring property.
125 .A person can lose citizenship through?
Deprivation, Termination, and Renunciation.
126 .The aims and objectives of the Constitution have been enshrined in?
The Preamble.
127 .The Office of the Governor General of India was for the first time created under?
Regulating Act, 1773.
128 .According to the Act of 1858, the territory was divided into?
Provinces.
129 .When did the British Crown assume sovereignty over India from East India Company?
1858.
130 .Morley-Minto Reforms were implemented by the Indian Councils Act?
1909.
131 .Which of the following is also known as the Act of 1919?
Montague-Chelmsford Reform Act.
132 .Under which of the following Act was Provincial Autonomy introduced in India?
Government of India Act, 1935.
133 .Who made the Constitution of India?
The Constituent Assembly.
134 .A Constituent Assembly is convened to?
Frame the Constitution of the country.
135 .The Constituent Assembly was set up to under the?
Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946.
136 .Which party was not associated with the Constituent Assembly of India?
The Communist Party.
137 .The Republic of India established by the Constitution is?
Sovereign, Socialist, Secular.
138 .The mind and ideals of the framers of the Constitution are reflected in the?
Preamble.
139 .In our Constitution, what justice is not given to the citizens?
Technical.
140 .The present Five-year Plan (2002-2007) is?
11th.
141 .‘Amend’ means?
remove the difficulties.
142 .‘Enact’ means?
pass a law.
143 .Who advocated ‘Grama Swarajya’ for the growth of the villages?
Gandhiji.
144 .‘Poornaswarajya’ was declared as the goal of the Congress on December 1929 in the?
Lahore Session.
145 .The Constitution declared India as a Republic on ________?
26.01.1950.
146 .Who has given the following statement: “Democracy means a Government of the people, by the people and for the people”?
Abraham Lincoln.
147 .Which one of the following features was borrowed by the framers of the Constitution from the US Constitution?
Removal of Judges of the Supreme Court, Judicial Review, Fundamental Rights.
148 .The ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity enshrined in the Preamble of the Constitution were adopted under inspiration from?
The French Revolution.
149 ._______is the chief force of political power in India?
The People.
150 .The Constitution describes the Indian Union as?
India i.e. Bharat.
151 .The Constitution of India describes India as?
Union of States.
152 .The two persons who played a vital role in the integration of Princely States were?
Sardar Patel and V. P. Menon.
153 .The States were reorganized on linguistic basis in?
1956.
154 .Which State enjoys the distinction of being the first linguistic State of India?
Andhra Pradesh.
155 .The Indian Federal system is modeled on the Federal system of?
Canada.
156 .India is known as Parliamentary Democracy because?
Executive is responsible to the Parliament.
157 .The Indian State is regarded as federal because the Indian Constitution provides for?
Sharing of power between Center and States.
158 .In which Case did Supreme Court hold that the Preamble was a part of the Constitution?
Keshavananda Bharti Case.
159 .In which Case did Supreme Court hold that Preamble was not a part of the Constitution?
Berubari Case.
160 .The Ninth Schedule?
was added to the Constitution by the 1st Amendment.
161 .Which Schedule details the boundaries of the States and the Union Territories?
I.
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