INDIAN POLITY MCQs DISCUSSION PART - 2
The nationalist demand for a Constituent Assembly was for the first time conceded by
the British Government, though indirectly and with reservations in the:
(a) Cripps proposals
(b) August Offer
(c) Cabinet Mission Plan
(d) Act of 1935
Ans: (b)
32. Which of the following was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the emblem of
Government of India?
(a) Four lions
(b) Chariot wheel
(c) Horse
(d) Words 'Satyameva Jayate’
Ans: (a)
33. The office of Governor General of India was created by: [Asstt Grade 1991]
(a) Charter Act, 1813
(b) Charter Act, 1833
(c) Government of India Act, 1858
(d) Government of India Act, 1935
Ans: (c)
34. Who among the following is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?
(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Vallabhbhai PateI
Ans: (a)
35. When did Mr. Attlee, Prime Minister of England, announce the transfer of power to the
Indians?
(a) February, 1947
(b) August, 1947
(c) June, 1948
(d) June, 1949
Ans: (c)
36. Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution? [UDC
1994]
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) B.R. Ambedkar
(c) B.N. Rao
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans: (a)
37. Which of the following is correct regarding the Indian Constitution?
(a) It is completely based on British Constitution
(b) It is made only on the basis of Government of India Act, 1935
(c) It is a mixture of several Constitutions
(d) It is original
Ans: (c)
38. Match the following:
A. Govt. of India Act, 1919 1. Provincial autonomy
B. Govt. of India Act, 1935 2. Separate Electorate
C. Minto-Morley Reforms 3. Dyarchy
D. Cabinet Mission Plan 4. Constituent Assembly
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 3 1 2 4
Ans: (d)
39. The amendment procedure laid down in the Constitution of India is on the pattern of?
(a) Government of India Act, 1935
(b) Government of India Act, 1947
(c) Constitution of South Africa
(d) Constitution of UK
Ans: (c)
40. The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held in :
(a) Bombay
(b) Calcutta
(c) Lahore
(d) New Delhi
Ans: (d)
41. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of
the Constituent Assembly? [IAS 2005]
(a) B.R. Ambedkar
(b) J.B. Kripalani
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
Ans: (c)
42. Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly? [CDS 2009]
(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Acharya J.B. Kriplani
(c) Lok Nayak Jayprakash Narayan
(d) K.M. Munshi
Ans: (c)
43. Which among the following is/are the feature (s) of a Federal State? [NDA 2008]
1. The powers of the Central and the State (Constituent Unit) Governments are clearly laid
down
2. It has an unwritten Constitution. Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)
44. Who was the first Foreign Minister of free India? [NDA 2008]
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Gulzari Lal Nanda
(c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(d) John Mathai
Ans: (a)
45. Under whom among the following was the first draft of the Constitution of India
prepared in October 1947 by the advisory branch of the office of the Constituent
Assembly? [IAS 2006]
(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) K.M. Munshi
(d) B.N. Rau
Ans: (d)
46. Which one among the following is a fundamental duty of citizens under the Constitution
of India? [CDS 2012]
(a) To provide friendly cooperation to the people of the neighbouring countries
(b) To protect monuments of national importance
(c) To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so
(d) To know more and more about the history of India
Ans: (c)
47. The first effort at drafting a Dominion Status Constitution for India was made in
response to the [CDS 2011]
(a) Minto-Morley Reforms
(b) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
(c) Simon Commission
(d) First Round Table Conference
Ans: (c)
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