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The demand for a Constituent Assembly

was first made by whom?
(a) MN ROY
(b) Motilal Nehru
(c) J B Kriplani.
(d) J L Nehru
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MN Roy had put forth the idea of a

Constituent Assembly of India in 1934.
Later the INC demanded it.
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The Indian National Congress (INC) made

the demand for a Constituent Assembly
only during which of the following event?
(a) First World War
(b) Second World War
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) None
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D. In 1935, the Indian National Congress

(INC), for the first time, officially
demanded a Constituent Assembly to
frame the Constitution of India.
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When did Brtish first Accepted the

demand of “ Constituent Assembly”?

a) GOI Act 1935

b) August Offer 1940
c) Cripps Plan 1942
d) Wavell Plan 1944
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The demand of CA accepted in principle

by the British Government in what is
known as the ‘August Offer’ of 1940.
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Which of the following statement is/are true about

the composition of the constituent assembly of
India ?
1. Each province and princely states was generally
allotted seats in proportion to their respective
population.
2. The representatives of each principal
community were to be elected indirectly through
the provincial legislatures.
3. It was a partly elected and party nominated
body.
Choose the correct answer using the codes below.
(a) 1&2 only
(b) 2&3 only
(c) 1&3 only
(d) All the above
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• Each province and princely states was

generally allotted seats in proportion to
their respective population.
• The representatives of each principal
community were to be elected
indirectly through the provincial
legislatures.
• It was a partly elected and party
nominated body.
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The constituent assembly was constituted in 1946

under the scheme formulated by the cabinet
mission plan:
1. Each province and princely state was to be
allocated seats in proportion to their respective
population.
2. Princely states could veto the resolutions
passed in the constituents assembly.
3. The representatives of princely states were to
be nominated by the heads of the princely states.
4. Community based representation was to be
abolished in the constituent assembly.
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
(a) 1&3 only
(b) 1,2&4 only
(c) 3 only
(d) All the above
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A
• Each province and princely state was to
be alloted seats in proportion to their
respective population.
• The representatives of princely states
were to be nominated by the heads of
the princely states.
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The composition of Constituent Assembly

was determined as per the provisions of :
(a) August Offer
(b) Cripps Mission
(c) Cabinet Mission
(d) Indian Independence Act
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C
• In August Offer 1940, the British, for
the first time, gave in principle approval
to the creation of a Constituent
Assembly for India but only after the
end of Second World War.
• The Cripps Mission in 1942 repeated
the British proposal. However, actually
the Constituent Assembly was created
and its composition was decided as per
the plan provided by the Cabinet
Mission 1946.
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Who introduced the Objectives Resolution

in the Constituent Assembly, and later
what did it become in the Constitution ?
(a) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, Fundamental
Rights
(b) Dr. B R Ambedkar, Preamble
(c) B N Rau, Fundamental Rights
(d) Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, Preamble
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D The Objectives resolution, as the name

indicates, was the resolution that
underlined the objectives that the
Constitution of India sought to achieve. It
contained the fundamentals and
philosophy of the Constitution. It
contained the ideals of Justice, Liberty,
Equality & Fraternity and the goals of
Sovereignty, Democracy and Republic.
So, it later became the Preamble to the
Constitution of India.
It was introduced by Pandit Jawahar Lal
Nehru.
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When did the Constituent Assembly

pass the objectives resolution
unanimously?
(a)13 December, 1946
(b)22 January, 1947
(c)30 June, 1947
(d)26 November, 1949
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B
On December 13, 1946, Jawaharlal
Nehru moved the historic ‘Objectives
Resolution’ in the Assembly. It laid
down the fundamentals and
philosophy of the constitutional
structure.
This Resolution was unanimously
adopted by the Assembly on January
22, 1947. It influenced the eventual
shaping of the constitution through all
itssubsequent stages. Its modified
version forms the Preamble of the
present Constitution.
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Who presided over the inaugural session

of the Constituent Assembly?
(a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sachidanand Sinha
(d) B.R. Ambedkar
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C
The inaugural session of constituent
assembly was began at 11 a.m. with the
introduction of Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha,
the temporary Chairman
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Who was the oldest member in

Constitutional Assembly of India?
(a) Sachidananda Sinha
(b) J B Kriplani
(c) B N Rau
(d)C R Rajagopalachari
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A
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The instrument of instructions contained

in the Government of India Act, 1935 has
been incorporated in the constitution of
India as:
(a) Fundamental Rights
(b) Directive Principles of State Policy
(c) Fundamental Duties
(d) Emergency Provisions
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B
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By which act/mission/offer the

Constituent Assembly was made a fully
sovereign body
a) Indian Independence Act of 1947
b) Mountbatten Plan
c) Cabinet Mission Plan
d) 3rd June Plan
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A

The Indian Independence Act of 1947 made the

following three changes in
the position of the Assembly:
1. The Assembly was made a fully sovereign body,
which could frame any
Constitution it pleased. The act empowered the
Assembly to abrogate or
alter any law made by the British Parliament in
relation to India.
2. The Assembly also became a legislative body.
3. The Muslim League members (hailing from the
areas7 included in the Pakistan) withdrew from
the Constituent Assembly for India.
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Which of the following is correct?

(a) The Nehru report had advocated the
inclusion of Fundamental Rights in the
Constitution of India.
(b) The Government of India Act, 1935
referred to Fundamental Rights.
(c) The August offer, 1940 included the
Fundamental Rights.
(d) The Cripps Mission, 1942 referred to
Fundamental Rights.
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A
The Nehru Report demanded that the
Fundamental Rights for the people of
India wouldn’t be subjected to forfeiture.
The reports had drowned an inspiration
from the American bill of rights which laid
to the foundation of Fundamental Rights
provision in the Indian Constitution.
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The constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution
of India 26 November, 1949 and it came into effect
on January 26, 1950.
Consider the following statements.
1. Elections for the Constituent Assembly were
held in July 1946
2. The constituent assembly was divided soon
after the partition of country
3. The strength of Constituent Assembly was 292.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 2 only
(d)All of the above
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C
3rd statement is incorrect because the total strength of
constituent assembly was 389. Of these, 296 seats were
to be allotted to British India and 93 seats to the Princely
states.
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Choose the correct statement :

The Constitution of India was :
(a)Adopted on January 26, 1950 and
enacted on November 26, 1949
(b)Adopted on November 26, 1950
and enacted on January 26, 1950
(c)Adopted and enacted on
November 26, 1949
(d)Adopted and enacted on
January 26, 1950
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C.

As written in the last line of the Preamble to the

Constitution of India, the Constitution was ‘adopted’
and ‘enacted’ on November 26, 1949. On this date, it’s
drafting was completed and members of the Constituent
Assembly appended their signatures on the
Constitution, thereby enacting and adopting it formally.
However, to honour a historical commitment of our
freedom fighters, January 26 was chosen as the date of
‘commencement’ of the Constitution. Therefore, the
Constitution of India ‘commenced’ on January 26, 1950
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Choose the correct statements :

1. The Constituent Assembly appointed
a total of 23 committees to deal with
different tasks of constitution making.
2. Most number of committees were
headed by Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
3. The Constitution was adopted and
enacted on 26th of January, 1950.
(a)1 and 2
(b)1 and 3
(c)2 and 3
(d)All of these
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A
The Constituion was adopted and enacted
on 26th of November, 1949 (as written in
the Preamble).
However the Constitution commenced on
26th of January, 1950.
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Who among the following was the

representative of Anglo-Indian
community in Constituent Assembly :
1. Richard Gilbert
2. Mountbatten
3. Frank Anthony
(a)1 and 2
(b)2 and 3
(c)1 only
(d)3 only
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D
• Owing to the special status that India accorded to the
Anglo-Indian community, a seat was reserved for
their representative in Constituent Assembly.
• Going a step further, the Assembly even included a
provision in the Constitution under which the
President of India can nominate two members from
the community to the Lok Sabha.
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Which of the following principles

enshrined/implied in the constitution
were based on a broad consensus
among the national leaders even
before the constituent assembly
started functioning?
1. A welfare state. 2. Parliamentary
democracy.
3. Secular state.
(a)1 and 2
(b)2 and 3
(c)1 and 3
(d)All
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D
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Who among the following was the

Chairman of the States Committee of the
Constituent Assembly?
(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Sardar Patel
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B States Committee (Committee for

Negotiating with States) was chaired by
Jawaharlal Nehru.
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Match the following

A. KM Munshi 1. Union Power
Committee
B. Rajendra Prasad 2. Provincial Committee
C. J L Nehru 3. Business Committee
D. V. Patel 4. Steering Committee
A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 3 1 2 4
(d) 2 3 1 4
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Union Powers Committee – Jawaharlal

Nehru
2. Union Constitution Committee –
Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Provincial Constitution Committee –
Sardar Patel
4. Drafting Committee – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
5. Advisory Committee on Fundamental
Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded
Areas – Sardar Patel.
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This committee had the following sub-committes:

(a) Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee – J.B.
Kripalani
(b) Minorities Sub-Committee – H.C. Mukherjee
(c) North-East Frontier Tribal Areas and Assam
Excluded & Partially Excluded Areas Sub-
Committee – Gopinath Bardoloi
(d) Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas (Other
than those in Assam) Sub-Committee – A.V.
Thakkar
6. Rules of Procedure Committee – Dr. Rajendra
Prasad
7. States Committee (Committee for Negotiating
with States) – Jawaharlal Nehru
8. Steering Committee – Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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List I consists of the provisions borrowed from constitutions of

different countries and List II consists of the names of different
countries. Match List I with List II and select
the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I List II
1. First Past the Post A.British
2. The idea of Residual Powers B.Canada
3. Principles of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity C.French
4. Directive Principles of State Policy D.Irish
Code:
1-2-3-4
(a) C-A-D-B
(b) B-C-D-A
(c) A-B-C-D
(d) D-A-B-C
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C
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The constitution of India borrowed the

scheme of Indian Federation from the
constitution of:
(a) USA
(b) Canada
(c) United Kingdom
(d) Ireland
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B
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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 1930.
(c) It was the wish of the framers of the
Constitution.
(d) The British did not want to leave India
earlier than this date.
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26 January 1950 was specially chosen as

the date of enforcement of the
Constitution because it was on this day
"Purna Swaraj" day was celebrated in
1930. following the event on December
31, 1929, at Lahore Session of Indian
National Congress, when Nehru hoisted
the Tricolour and demanded "Purna
Swaraj".
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Which among the following was not one

of the four Chief Commissioner’s
Provinces under the British rule?
(a) Ajmer
(b) Balochistan
(c) Sindh
(d) Delhi
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C
Under the British rule, apart from eleven
Governor’s Provinces and hundreds of
Princely States, there were four Chief
Commissioner’s Provinces that were
governed by the Chief Commissioners viz.
Ajmer, Balochistan, Delhi and Coorg.
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According to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, which of

the following articles of the Indian
Constitution was to remain a dead-letter?
(a) Article 360
(b) Article 356
(c) Article 352
(d) Article 32
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B
Dr B.R. Ambedkar had referred provisions
related to President Rule as a dead letter
of the constitution
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In the interim government formed in

1946, the Vice President of the executive
council was:
(a) J.L. Nehru
(b) Dr S. Radhakrishnan
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Rajendra Prasad
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A Members of interim government:

• Viceroy and Governor-General of India: The Viscount Wavell
(Britain)
• Commander-in-Chief: Sir Claude Auchinleck (Britain)
• Vice President of the Executive Council: Jawaharlal Nehru
(INC)
• Home Affairs, Information and Broadcasting: Vallabhbhai
Patel (INC)
• Agriculture and Food: Rajendra Prasad (INC)
• Commerce: Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar (All-India Muslim
League)
• Education and Arts: C. Rajagopalachari (INC)
• Defence: Baldev Singh (INC)
• Finance: Liquat Ali Khan (All-India Muslim league)
• Health: Ghazanfar Ali Khan (All-India Muslim League)
• Industries and Supplies: C. Rajagopalachari (INC)
• Labour: Jagjivan Ram (INC)
• Law: Jogendra Nath Mandal (All-India Muslim League)
• Posts and Air: Abdur Rab Nishtar (All-India Muslim League)
• Railways and Communications: Asaf Ali (INC)
• Work, Mines and Power: C.H. Bhabhax (INC)
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