Indian Polity
(The Constitutional Development of
India)
MCQ
1.In
which of the following Acts, the provision was made for the establishment of
Supreme Court at Calcutta?
(A) Regulating Act, 1773
(B) Pitt’s India Act, 1784 (C) Charter Act, 1813 (D)Charter Act, 1833
2.Which
Act of British Parliament abolished the East India Company monopoly over trade
in India?
(A)
Regulating Act (B) Pitt’s India Act (C) Charter Act of 1813 (D) None of the
above
3.By
which one of the following Acts was the Federal Court in India created?
(A)Indian
Council Act, 1861 (B)Government of India Act, 1909 (C)Government of India Act,
1919 (D)Government
of India Act, 1935.
4.The
Federal Court of India was established in which of the following year?
(A) 1935 (B) 1937 (C) 1946
(D) 1947.
5.By
which of the following Act, Legislative Council of India received the power to
discuss the budget?
(A)Indian
Council Act, 1861 (B)Indian
Council Act, 1892 (C)Indian Council Act, 1909 (D)Indian Council
Act, 1919.
6. Under
which of the following Acts, Dyarchy was introduced at Central level?
(A)Act of
1909 (B)Government of India Act, 1919 (C)Government of India Act, 1935 (D)Indian
Independence Act, 1947
7.In the
context of Indian history, the principle of ‘Dyarchy (diarchy)’ refers to
(A)Division
of the central legislature into two houses (B)Introduction of double government
i.e., Central and State Governments (C)Having two sets of rulers; one in London
and another in Delhi (D)Division
of the subjects delegated to the provinces into two categories.
8.The Act
of 1909 was associated with
(A)Introduction of separate electorate
(B)Decentralization (C)Dyarchy (D)Legislative Councils.
9.Which
of the following Acts set up Dyarchy System at the central level?
(A)Government of India Act, 1935
(B)Government of India Act, 1919 (C)Indian Councils Act, 1909 (D)Indian Councils Act, 1892.
10.The
Indian Legislature was made bi-cameral for the first time by
(A)Indian
Council Act of 1892 (B)Indian Council Act of 1909 (C)The Government of India Act of 1919 (D)The
Government of India Act of 1935.
11.Which
of the following Acts introduced the ‘Principle of Constitutional Autocracy’?
(A)The
Indian Councils Act of 1909 (B)The Government of India Act of 1919 (C)The Government of India Act
of 1935 (D)The Indian Independence Act of 1947.
12.The
power of the President to issue ordinance is a relic of
(A)G.O.I.
Act, 1919 (B)G.O.I.
Act, 1935 (C)G.O.I. Act, 1909 (D)Indian Independence Act, 1947.
13. Which
of the following Acts introduced a bi-cameral legislature at the Centre?
(A)1961
Act (B)1917 Act (C)1919
Act (D)1915 Act.
14.The
distribution of power between Centre and States as in the Constitution of India
is based on which of the following plans?
(A)Morley-Minto
Reform, 1909 (B)Montagu-Chelmsford Reform, 1919 (C)Government of India Act, 1935 (D)Indian
Independence Act, 1947.
15.Which
Act for the first time made it possible for Indians to take some share in the
administration of their country?
(A)Charter Act, 1833
(B)Charter Act, 1853 (C)Government of India Act, 1858 (D)Indian Councils Act,
1861.
16.The
provision for the establishment of All India Federation was included in the
(A)Government of India Act, 1935
(B)August Offer, 1940 (C)Government of India Act, 1919 (D)Cabinet Mission
Proposal, 1946.
17.A
‘Federal System’ and ‘diarchy’ at the ‘Centre’ was introduced in India by
(A)The
Act of 1909 (B)The Act of 1919 (C)The Act of 1935 (D)None of the above.
18.In the
Federation established under the Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to
the
(A)Federal
Legislature (B)Provincial Legislature (C)Viceroy (D)Provincial Governor.
19.Which
one of the following Acts provided for a federal polity in India?
(A)Government
of India Act, 1909 (B)Government of India Act, 1919 (C)Government of India Act, 1935
(D)India Independence Act, 1947.
20.One
amongst the following was not a salient feature of the Government of India Act,
1935.
(A)The
Act provided for All-India Federation (B)Residuary subjects were allocated to provincial
Legislatures (C)It marked the beginning of the Provincial
Autonomy (D)It abolished Diarchy at the Provincial level and introduced it at
the Centre.
21.Which
one of the following is not an important and permanent constituent in the
Constitutional History of India as adopted in the Government of India Act,
1935?
(A)A written Constitution for the
country (B)Elected representation responsible to the
Legislature (C)Envisaging a scheme of Federation (D)Nomination of official
members to the Legislature.
22.Which
one of the following Acts led to the separation of Burma from India?
(A)The
Indian Councils Act, 1909 (B)Government of India Act, 1919 (C)Government of India Act, 1935
(D)Indian Independence Act, 1947.
23. Why
is the Government of India Act, 1935 important?
(A)It is the main source of the
Constitution of India (B)It
gave Independence to India (C)It envisages partition of India (D)It abolished
the Native States.
24.The
objective of Ilbert Bill in reference to colonial rule in India was
(A)To bring Indians and Europeans at
equal status as far as the penal jurisdiction of courts was concerned
(B)To put
a strict restriction on local press because they were considered anti to
colonial rulers
(C)To
conduct Administrative Service Exams in India to encourage Indians to
participate in it
(D)To
amend the Arms Act for weapon permit to Indians
25.The
proposal for framing of the Constitution of India by an elected Constituent
Assembly was made by
(A)Simon
Commission (B)Government of India Act, 1935 (C)Cripps Mission (D)British Cabinet
Delegation.
26.Who
among the following persons was not a member of the Cabinet Mission?
(A)William Wood
(B)Pethick Lawrence (C)Stafford Cripps (D)A.B. Alexander.
27. As
per Cabinet Mission plan, in the constituent assembly to decide allotted
members seat in each province, one representative was in ratio to which
population?
(A)8 lakh
(B)10 lakh
(C)12 lakh (D)15 lakh.
28.In the
Interim Government formed in 1946, the Vice-President of the Executive Council
was
(A)Jawaharlal Nehru
(B)Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (C)C. Rajagopalachari (D)Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
29.Indian
Constituent Assembly was established under
(A)Government
of India Act, 1935 (B)Cripps Mission, 1942 (C)Cabinet Mission, 1946 (D)Indian
Independence Act, 1947.
30. Who
gave the idea of a Constituent Assembly firstly for the formation of
Constitution for India?
(A)Swaraj Party in 1934
(B)Congress Party in 1936 (C)Muslim League in 1942 (D)All Parties conference in
1946.
31.Who of
the following was not the member of the Interim National Government formed in
August 1946 A.D.?
(A)C.
Rajagopalachari (B)Dr. Rajendra Prasad (C)Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (D)Jagjiwan Ram.
32.Member
of constituent assembly, who drafted the Constitution of India, were
(A)Nominated
by British Parliament (B)Nominated by Governor- General (C)Elected by legislative
assemblies of various provinces (D)Elected by Indian National
Congress and Muslim League.
33.Which
one among the following is an incorrect statement about the Constituent
Assembly?
(A)It
worked with the help of a large number of committees, the most important among
them being the Drafting Committee
(B)Minority
communities like Christians, Anglo-Indians and Parsis were adequately
represented in the Assembly
(C)It was elected on the basis of
universal adult franchise
(D)Its
electoral process was based on the sixth schedule of the Act of 1935 which
allowed for a restricted franchise based on tax, property and educational
qualification
34.How
were the members of Constituent Assembly elected?
(A)Directly
by public (B)Nominated by Congress (C)Nominated by Indian ruler (D)By Provincial assemblies.
35.With
reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the
Provinces were
(A)Directly
elected by the people of those Provinces
(B)Nominated
by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League
(C)Elected by the Provincial
Legislative Assemblies
(D)Selected
by the government for their expertise in constitutional matters
36.Who
chaired the first meeting of Constituent Assembly?
(A)Dr.
Rajendra Prasad (B)Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar (C)Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha (D)Maulana Abul
Kalam Azad.
37.Who
was the first elected Chairman of Constituent Assembly?
(A)Dr.
B.R. Ambedkar (B)Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha (C)Dr. Rajendra Prasad (D)Dr. S.
Radhakrishnan.
38.Constituent
Assembly of India was established on
(A)10
June, 1946 (B)9
December, 1946 (C)26 November, 1949 (D)26 December, 1949.
39. Who
was the President of the Constituent Assembly of Independent India?
(A)Dr.
Bhimrao Ambedkar (B)Dr.
Rajendra Prasad (C)C. Rajagopalachari (D)K. M. Munshi
40.Who
proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?
(A)Jawaharlal Nehru
(B)B.R. Ambedkar (C)B.N. Rao (D)Mahatma Gandhi.
41.The
resolution for giving a Constitution to India was adopted by the Constituent
Assembly on
(A)22
January, 1946 (B)22
January, 1947 (C)20 February, 1947 (D)26 July, 1946.
42.How
many Sessions of the Indian Constituent Assembly were conducted for the
formulation of Indian Constitution?
(A) 7 (B)
9 (C) 12
(D) 15
43.Who of
the following presented the objectives resolution?
(A)Dr.
B.R. Ambedkar (B)Pt.
Jawaharlal Nehru (C)Dr. Rajendra Prasad (D)Dr. C.D. Deshmukh.
44.Who
among the following was the chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the
Constituent Assembly?
(A)B.R.
Ambedkar (B)J.B. Kripalani (C)Jawaharlal Nehru (D)Alladi Krishnaswami Iyer.
45.How
much time the Constituent Assembly took to frame the Constitution of India?
(A)2 years, 11 months, 18 days
(B)2 years, 7 months, 23 days (C)3 years, 4 months, 14 days (D)3 years, 11
months, 5 days.
46.Who
was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?
(A)Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
(B)Dr. Rajendra Prasad (C)Sachchidanand Sinha (D)C. Rajagopalachari.
47.Who
was the Chairman of the Provincial Constitution Committee of the Constituent
Assembly?
(A)Dr.
B.R. Ambedkar (B)Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (C)Dr. Rajendra Prasad (D)Sardar Patel.
48.The
Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly under Dr. B. R. Ambedkar had how
many other members?
(A)7 (B)6 (C)5 (D)4.
49.Who
was the Chairman of Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights and Minorities
constituted by the Constituent Assembly?
(A)Pandit
Nehru (B)Sardar
Patel (C)B.N. Rao (D)Ambedkar.
50. The Constituent
Assembly set up a Drafting Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. B.R.
Ambedkar on
(A)13th
December, 1946 (B)22nd January, 1947 (C)3rd June, 1947 (D)29th August, 1947.
51.Who
amongst the following was not a member of the Drafting Committee of the
Constitution?
(A)Mohammad
Sadullah (B)K.M. Munshi (C)A.K. Iyer (D)Jawaharlal Nehru.
52. The
first draft of the Constitution was prepared by
(A)B.R.
Ambedkar (B)B.N. Rao
(C)K. Santhanam (D)K.M. Munshi.
53.Who
was the Constitutional Advisor at the time of the formation of the
Constitution?
(A)Dr.
B.R. Ambedkar (B)Dr. Rajendra Prasad (C)B.N. Rao (D)K.M. Munshi.
54.Who
was the Chairman of the National Flag Committee?
(A)C.
Rajagopalachari (B)Dr.
Rajendra Prasad (C)J.B. Kripalani (D)Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
55.When
did the Constituent Assembly adopted the National Flag?
(A)22 July, 1947
(B)23 July, 1947 (C)25 July, 1947 (D)15 August, 1947.
56. The
Constitution of India was completed on
(A)January
26, 1950 (B)November
26, 1949 (C)February 11, 1948 (D)None of the above is correct.
57. When
was the third reading of the Indian Constituent Assembly started?
(A)17th November, 1949
(B)14th November, 1948 (C)25th November, 1948 (D)25th November, 1949.
58.Constitution
of India came in force on
(A)26 January, 1950
(B)23 January, 1950 (C)15 August, 1947 (D)26 December, 1949.
59.Indian
Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on
(A)26 November, 1949
(B)15 August, 1949 (C)2 October, 1949 (D)15 November, 1949.
60.Indian
Constitution was adopted by
(A)Constituent Assembly
(B)British Parliament (C)Governor-General (D)Indian Parliament.
61.
January 26 was selected as the date for the inauguration of the Constitution,
because
(A)The Congress had observed it as the
Independence Day in 1930
(B) On
that day the Quit India Movement was started in 1942
(C) It
was considered to be an auspicious day
(D) None
of the above
62.Constitution
Day of India is celebrated on
(A)26th
October (B)26th
November (C)26th January (D)15th August.
63.The
Constitution of India was enacted on 26 November, 1949 by the
(A)Constituent Assembly
(B)Governor-General of India (C)Parliament of India (D) British
Parliament
64.Year
of birth and death of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
(A)1886,
1951 (B)1891, 1956
(C) 1877, 1961 (D) 1889, 1961
65.B.R.
Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from
(A)West
Bengal (B)Bombay
Presidency (C)Middle India (D)Punjab.
66.The
state emblem was adopted by Govt. of India on
(A)15th
August, 1948 (B)2nd October, 1947 (C)26th January, 1948 (D)26th January, 1950.
67.In
which year was ‘Jana Gana Mana’ adopted as the National Anthem of India?
(A) 1948 (B)
1949 (C) 1950
(D) 1951
68.Who
amongst the following advised that the Indian National Congress should be
disbanded as a political party after the independence of India?
(A)C.
Rajagopalachari (B)Jai Prakash Narayan (C)Acharya Kriplani (D)Mahatma Gandhi.
69.Deferment
of Adult Franchise for fifteen years was advocated in Constituent Assembly by
(A)Dr.
Rajendra Prasad (B)Jawaharlal Nehru (C)Maulana Azad (D)Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar.
70.
“Constituent Assembly was Congress and Congress was India”, who said this?
(A)Austin
(B)C.R. Attlee (C)Winston Churchill (D)Lord Mountbatten.
71. “In
their nationalist reaction, the Founding Fathers of Indian Constitution tended
to minimize the importance of minority interests and emotions”. This view is
credited to
(A)Morris
Jones (B)Hardgrave Junior (C)Alexandrovitz (D)Ivor Jennings.
72.The
States and the Central Government derive power from
(A)The Constitution of India
(B)The President of India (C)The Prime Minister of India (D)The Parliament of
India.
73.How
many women members were there in the Indian Constituent Assembly?
(A)15 (B)13 (C)12
(D)10.
74.Which
of the following is/are the principal feature(s) of the Government of India
Act, 1919?
1.The
introduction of dyarchy in the executive Government of the provinces.
2.The
introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims.
3.Devolution
of legislative authority by the centre to the provinces.
Select
the correct answer using the codes given below.
(A) Only
1 (B) Only 2 and 3 (C)
Only 1 and 3 (D) 1, 2 and 3
75.In how
many provinces was the Congress Ministry formed in the election of the year
1937?
(A) 11 (B)
9 (C) 8
(D) 3
76. In
relation to formation of the Constitution of India, which of the following
sentences is/are correct?
1.Resolution
of objectives by Nehru affected the making of the Constitution.
2.Preamble
fulfills various important objectives/aims.
3.Peoples
of India ordered/ directed the Constitution.
4.Head of
the state is elected by the people directly.
Code
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 1, 3 and 4 (C) 2, 3 and 4 (D) All of these
77.Which
of the following statements is/are not true in relation to Constituent
Assembly?
1.
Assembly was not based on adult suffrage.
2. The
assembly was a result of direct election.
3.
Assembly was a multiparty body.
4. Assembly
worked through various committees.
Choose
the correct answer by using the code given below.
Code
(A)1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3 (C) 1 and 4 (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
78.
Consider the following statements.
1. The
design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on
22nd July, 1947.
2. The
wheel in National Flag has 21 spokes.
3. The
ratio of the width of the National Flag to its length is 3 : 4.
Which of
the above statements is/ are correct?
(A) 1 and
2 (B) Only 1
(C) 2 and 3 (D) Only 2
79. Who
among the following were the members of the drafting committee of the
Constitution?
1. N.
Gopalaswami
2.
Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Alladi
Krishnaswami Iyer
4. Sardar
Patel
Select
the correct answer using the codes given below.
(A) 1, 3
and 4 (B) 1 and 4 (C)
1 and 3 (D) 2, 3 and 4
80. Match
List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below
the lists.
List-I List-II
(a) Establishment
of Board of Control 1. Regulating
Act, 1773
(b)
Establishment of Supreme Court 2.
Pitt’s India Act, 1784
(c)
Permission to English Missionaries to work in India 3. Charter Act, 1813
(d)
Appointment of Law Member in Governor-General Council 4. Charter Act, 1833
Code :
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(A) 1, 2,
3, 4
(B) 2, 1, 3, 4
(C) 1, 2,
4, 3
(D) 2, 4,
1, 3
81.
Consider the following statements.
1. The
discussions in the Third Round Table Conference eventually led to the passing
of the Government of India Act, 1935.
2. The
Government of India Act, 1935 provided for the establishment of an All India
Federation to be based on a Union of the Provinces of British India and the
Princely States.
Which of
the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(A) Only
1 (B) Only 2 (C)
Both 1 and 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2
82. Match
List-X with List-Y and select the correct answer using the code given below the
lists.
List-X
List-Y
(a) First
Vice-President of Constituent Assembly 1.
V.T. Krishnamachari
(b)
Originally the only Congress Member of Drafting Committee
2.Jawaharlal Nehru
(c)
Member of Constituent Assembly representing Rajasthan’s Princely State
3. K.M. Munshi
(d)
Chairman of Union Constitution Committee 4.
H.C. Mukherjee
Code :
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(A) 1, 4,
2, 3
(B) 4, 3, 1, 2
(C) 1, 2,
3, 4
(D) 3, 4,
1, 2
83.
Assertion (A) : According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim
members in the Executive Council was to be equal.
Reason
(R) : Wavell thought that this arrangement would have avoided the partition of
India. Code
(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
84.
Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer by using the
codes given below.
Assertion
(A) : India is a democratic country.
Reason
(R) : India has a constitution of its own.
Code :
(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
85. Here
are two statements.
Assertion
(A): The Constitution of India provides for all necessities of the country.
Reason
(R) : It is known or called as ‘Adopted’ Constitution.
In
relation to aforesaid which one is true?
(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
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