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The Constitution of India

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How many sessions did the Constituent Assembly hold?

  1. Eleven

  2. Twenty-one

  3. Twenty-eight

  4. Twenty


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  Option 1 is the correct answer.

The Indian Constitution is regarded as

  1. unitary in form and federal in spirit

  2. federal

  3. unitary

  4. federal in form and unitary in spirit


Correct Option: D

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first President of India by the

  1. Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies

  2. State Legislative Assemblies

  3. Lok Sabha and Council of States

  4. Constituent Assembly


Correct Option: D

According to the Preamble to the Indian Constitution, the ultimate power vests with the

  1. President

  2. Prime Minister

  3. President, Prime Minister and rulers of native states

  4. People of India as a whole


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Preamble begins with the words “We the people of India…” Thus, it is clearly indicating the source of all authority of the constitution. Hence, option (4) is the correct answer.

The main function of the 'Constituent Assembly' was

  1. framing the constitution

  2. amending the constitution

  3. enforcing the constitution

  4. interpreting the constitution


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The main function of the 'Constituent Assembly' was framing the constitution.

Some articles of the Constitution of India were enforced even before January 26, 1950. When were they enforced?

  1. December 24, 1949

  2. October 26, 1949

  3. November 26, 1949

  4. December 26, 1949


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: November 26, 1949

Identify the President of the Constituent Assembly with whose signature the Indian Constitution was adopted.

  1. Dr. Ambedkar

  2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

  3. Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

  4. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad


Correct Option: B

The Indian Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on

  1. 26th January, 1950

  2. 26th November, 1949

  3. 15th August, 1947

  4. 2nd October, 1948


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Indian Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on  26th November, 1949

On which of the following dates did the Constitution of India come into force?

  1. 26th November, 1949

  2. 29th August, 1947

  3. 26th January, 1950

  4. 17th October, 1949


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3). 

The Union Constitution Committee, formed by the Constituent Assembly, was headed by

  1. Subhash Chandar Bose

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Sardar Patel

  4. Rajendra Prasad


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Constituent Assembly of India was elected to write the constitution of India and after independence, served as the nation's first parliament. The Union Constitution Committee, formed by the Constituent Assembly, was headed by Jawaharlal Nehru. Jawaharlal Nehru became a leader of the left wing of the Congress when fairly young. 

How much time was taken to frame the Constitution of India?

  1. 2 years, 10 months and 16 days

  2. 2 years, 11 months and 18 days

  3. 3 years, 7 months and 12 days

  4. 3 years, 10 months and 16 days


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option (2) is the correct answer. 

When was the idea of a Constituent Assembly to frame the Constitution for India mooted?

  1. In 1945, with combined conference of all parties

  2. In 1940, under the 'Muslim League Conference'

  3. In 1928, under the 'Swaraj Party' meeting

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The idea of a Constituent Assembly to frame the Constitution for India was mooted in 1928.

Who among the following was responsible for the merger of Princely States into the Indian Dominion?

  1. C. Rajagopalachari

  2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

  3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

  4. Sri Vithalbhai Patel


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and V. P. Menon convinced the rulers of various princely states to accede to India through a combination of factors.

The Constitution Review Commission was headed by

  1. M. N. Venkatachaliah

  2. P. N. Bhagwati

  3. V. Balakrishna Eradi

  4. Nagender Singh


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The National Commission headed by Justice Shri M.N. Venkatachaliah, to review the working of the Constitution, was set up to find out how the Constitution can respond to the changing needs of efficient, smooth and effective system of governance and socio-economic development of modern India within the framework of Parliamentary democracy, and to recommend changes, if any, that are required in the provisions of the Constitution without interfering with its basic structure or features.

The constitutional advisor to the 'Constituent Assembly' was

  1. Sachchidand

  2. B. N. Rau

  3. Goppalaswamy Ayyangar

  4. H. N. Kunzru


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: B. N. Rau

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