The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of
India in
(a) July, 1947
(b) August, 1947
(c) July, 1948
(d) July, 1950
Answer: July, 1947
The Constitution of India was enacted by a Constituent Assembly set up
(a) Through a resolution of the provisional government
(b) By the Indian National Congress
(c) Under the Indian Independence Act, 1947
(d) Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
Answer: Under the Indian Independence Act, 1947
A bill in the imperial Legislative Council for compulsory and free
primary education was introduced by
(a) Mohammad Shafi
(b) Feroz Shah Mehta
(c) G.K. Gokhale
(d) Shankaran Nair
Answer: G.K. Gokhale
Who among the folowing was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the
Indian Constution
(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) C. Rajagopalachari
(c) Tej Bahadur Sapru
(d) B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: B.R. Ambedkar
The Constituent Assembly which framed the Consitution for Independent
India was set up in
(a) 1947
(b) 1949
(c) 1945
(d) 1946
Answer: 1949
The Constituent of India was enacted by a Constituent Assembly set up
(a) By the Indian National Congress
(b) Through a resolution of the provisional government
(c) Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
(d) Under the Indian Independence Act, 1947
Answer: Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly
established in July 1946?
(a) K.M. Munshi
(b) J.B. Kripalani
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
What is the special Constitutional position of Jammu and Kashmir ?
(a) Indian laws are not applicable.
(b) It is above Indian Constitution.
(c) It is not of the integral parts of Indian Union.
(d) It has its own Constitution
Answer: It has its own Constitution
On whose recommendation was the Constituent Assembly formed ?
(a) Cabinet Mission Plan
(b) Govt. of India Act, 1935
(c) Mountbatten Plan
(d) Cripp's Mission
Answer: Cabinet Mission Plan
Which of the following Acts gave representation to the Indians for the
first time in legislation ?
(a) Indian Councils Act, 1919
(b) Govt. of India Act, 1935
(c) Indian Councils Act, 1909
(d) Govt of India Act, 1919
Answer: Govt. of India Act, 1935
Which of the following was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the emblem
of Government of India ?
(a) Horse
(b) Words Satyameva Jayate
(c) Four lions
(d) Chariot Wheel
Answer: Four lions
Who presided over the inaugural meeting of the Constituent Asembly of
India ?
(a) Sachchidananda Sinha
(b) P. Upendra
(c) B.R. Ambedkar
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: Sachchidananda Sinha
The idea of the Constitution of India was first of all given by
(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Shri M.N. Roy
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Shri M.N. Roy
The Constitution of India was promulgated on January 26, 1950 because
(a) It was an auspicious day.
(b) This day was being celebrated as the Independence Day since 1929.
(c) It was the wish of the farmers of the Constitution.
(d) The British did not want to leave India earlier than this date.
Answer: This day was being celebrated as the Independence Day since 1929.
The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held in
(a) Bombay
(b) Lahore
(c) Calcutta
(d) New Delhi
Answer: New Delhi
The members of the Constituent Assembly were
(a) Elected by Provincial Assemblies
(b) Only representatives of the princely states.
(c) Elected directly by people.
(d) Nominated by the government.
Answer: Elected by Provincial Assemblies
The Indian Constitution was enforced on
(a) 15th Aug, 1947
(b) 26th Nov, 1949
(c) 26th Jan, 1950
(d) 30th Jan, 1950
Answer: 26th Jan, 1950
The Constitution of India was adopted by the
(a) Parliament of India
(b) Constituent Assembly
(c) Governor General
(d) British Parliament
Answer: Constituent Assembly
How long did the Constituent Assembly take to finally pass the
Constitution ?
(a) About 6 months in 1949
(b) About 2 years since Aug 15, 1947
(c) Exactly a year since Nov 26, 1948
(d) About 3 years since Dec 9, 1946
Answer: About 3 years since Dec 9, 1946
The office of Governor General of India was created by
(a) Government of India Act, 1935
(b) Charter Act, 1833
(c) Charter Act, 1813
(d) Governor of India Act, 1858
Answer: Charter Act, 1833
Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly ?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) C. Rajagopalachari
(c) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
India became a Sovereign, democratic republic on
(a) 47448
(b) 18289
(c) 17394
(d) 17562
Answer: 18289
When did Mr. Attlee, Prime Minister of England, announce the transfer of
power to the Indians ?
(a) February, 1947
(b) June, 1949
(c) August, 1947
(d) June, 1948
Answer: June, 1948
The Constituent Assembly was created by
(a) Simla Confrence, 1945
(b) Cripps Mission
(c) Indian Independence Act
(d) Cabinet Mission Plan
Answer: Cabinet Mission Plan
The Constitution names our country as
(a) Bharat
(b) Aryavarta
(c) Hindustan
(d) India, that is Bharat
Answer: India, that is Bharat
The Crown of England ceased to have any legal or constitutional authority
over India with effect from
(a) 18289
(b) None of these
(c) 18228
(d) 17394
Answer: 18289
The demand for the Constituent Assembly was put forward by the Indian
National Congress in 1936 at its session held at
(a) Kanpur
(b) Lahore
(c) Bombay
(d) Fezpur
Answer: Fezpur
The Constituent Assembly became a sovereign body after
(a) 18289
(b) 18136
(c) 47448
(d) 17394
Answer: 17394
A constitution is
(a) A set of ordinary laws
(b) A set of financial laws.
(c) A set of official laws
(d) The basic structure defining the powers of the state and the rights and
duties of the citizens.
Answer: The basic structure defining the powers of the state and the rights and
duties of the citizens.
The Cabinet Mission to India was headed by
(a) Stafford Cripps
(b) Hugh Gaitskell
(c) A.V. Alexander
(d) Lord Pethick Lawrence
Answer: Lord Pethick Lawrence
Cripps Mission visited India in
(a) 1927
(b) 1946
(c) 1939
(d) 1942
Answer: 1942
Which of the following rights was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as The
Heart and soul of the Constitution ?
(a) Right to Equality
(b) Right to Constitutional Remedies
(c) Right to Freedom of Religion
(d) Right to Property
Answer; Right to Constitutional Remedies
Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the
Constitution ?
(a) B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) B.N. Rao
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
When did the first linguistic state of Andhra come into existence ?
(a) 19633
(b) 19364
(c) 19634
(d) 19450
Answer: 19633
What was the status of Sikkim at the commencement of the Constitution ?
(a) An independent kingdom attached to India by a special treaty
(b) A part C state
(c) A part B state
(d) An independent state
Answer: An independent kingdom attached to India by a special treaty
Who was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha ?
(a) P. Upendra
(b) Hukam Singh
(c) Anantha Sayanam Ayyanagar
(d) Malgoankar
Answer: Anantha Sayanam Ayyanagar
The state of Bombay was bifurcated into Maharashtra and Gujarat on May 1,
in the year
(a) 1959
(b) 1962
(c) 1960
(d) 1958
Answer: 1960
Which of the following is correct regarding the Indian Constitution ?
(a) It is completely based on British Constitution.
(b) It is original
(c) It is made only on the basis of Government of India Act, 1935
(d) It is a mixture of several Constitutions.
Answer: It is a mixture of several Constitutions.
Which of the following Union Territories attained statehood in February,
1987 ?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Daman and Diu
(c) Goa
(d) Pondicherry
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
The 25th Indian state to achieve statehood is
(a) Sikkim
(b) Goa
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Mizoram
Answer: Goa
Chairman of Constitution Drafting Committee at the time of independence
was
(a) Sardar Patel
(b) B.R. Ambedkar
(c) S. Radhakrishnan
(d) J.L. Nehru
Answer: B.R. Ambedkar
The demand for a Constitution made by the people of India without outside
interference was officially asserted by the National Congress in
(a) 1939
(b) 1942
(c) 1935
(d) 1929
Answer: 1935
The Constituent Assembly for undivided India first met on
(a) 6th December, 1946
(b) 3rd June, 1947
(c) 20th February, 1947
(d) 9th December, 1946
Answer: 9th December, 1946
When was the Madras state renamed Tamil Naidu ?
(a) 1968
(b) 1971
(c) 1969
(d) 1970
Answer: 1969
In 1938, who among the following definitely formulated his demand for a
Constituent Assembly elected on the basis of adult franchise ?
(a) C.R. Das
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
The first state to become bifurcated after independence was
(a) Punjab
(b) Assam
(c) Bombay
(d) Bengal
Answer: Bombay
When the Constituent Assembly for the Dominion of India reassembled on
31st October, 1947, its reduced membership was
(a) 331
(b) 299
(c) 311
(d) 319
Answer: 299
For the philosophy underlying our Constitution, the historic Objectives
Resolution was moved in the Constituent Assembly on 22nd January, 1947 by
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer; Jawaharlal Nehru
