1. The Constitution of India was enacted by a Constituent Assembly set up :

• A. under the Indian Independence Act, 1947
• B. under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
• C. through a resolution of the provisional government
• D. by the Indian National Congress

Correct Answer: under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946

2. The Constituent Assembly which framed the constitution for Independent India was set up in :

• A. 1945
• B. 1946
• C. 1947
• D. 1949

Correct Answer: 1946

3. Who presided over the inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India?

• A. Sachidananda Sinha
• B. B.R. Ambedkar
• C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
• D. P. Upendra

Correct Answer: Sachidananda Sinha

4. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian constitution?

• A. Rajendra Prasad
• B. Tej Bahadur Sapru
• C. C. Rajagopalachari
• D. B. R. Ambedkar

Correct Answer: B. R. Ambedkar

5. How long did the Constituent Assembly take to finally pass the Constitution?

• A. about 6 months in 1949
• B. exactly a year since Nov 26, 1948
• C. about 2 years since Aug 15, 1947
• D. about 3 years since Dec 9, 1946

Correct Answer: about 3 years since Dec 9, 1946

6. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?

• A. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
• B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
• C. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
• D. C. Rajagopalachari

Correct Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

7. The demand for the Constituent Assembly was put forward by the Indian National Congress in 1936 at its session held at :

• A. Kanpur
• B. Bombay
• C. Lucknow
• D. Lahore

Correct Answer: Lucknow

8. The Cabinet Mission to India was headed by :

• A. Stafford Cripps
• B. A.V. Alexander
• C. Lord Pethick Lawrence
• D. Hugh Gaitskell

Correct Answer: Lord Pethick Lawrence

9. The Constitution of India was adopted by the :

• A. Governor General
• B. British Parliament
• C. Constituent Assembly
• D. Parliament of India

Correct Answer: Constituent Assembly

10. The Constituent Assembly for undivided India first met on

• A. 6th December, 1946
• B. 9th December, 1946
• C. 20th February, 1947
• D. 3rd June, 1947

Correct Answer: 9th December, 1946

11. 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 Ayyar

Correct Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

12. Who among the following was the Constitutional adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India?

• A. Dr.B.N. Rao
• B. Dr.B.R. Ambedkar
• C. K.M. Munshi
• D. M.C. Setalvad

Correct Answer: Dr.B.N. Rao

13. The Constituent Assembly arrived at decisions on the various provisions of the Constitution?

• A. by a majority vote
• B. by a two-thirds majority
• C. by consensus
• D. unanimously

Correct Answer: by consensus

14. The most profound influence on the drafting of the Indian Constitution was exercised by the :

• A. U.S. Constitution
• B. British Constitution
• C. Government of India Act, 1935
• D. French ideals of Liberty and Fraternity

Correct Answer: Government of India Act, 1935

15. The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India in :

• A. July, 1948
• B. July, 1950
• C. July, 1947
• D. August, 1947

Correct Answer: July, 1947

16. The Constitution of India was promulgated on January 26, 1950 because :

• A. this day was being celebrated as the Independence Day since 1929
• B. it was the wish of the framers of Constitution
• C. the British did not want to leave India earlier than this date
• D. it was an auspicious day

Correct Answer: this day was being celebrated as the Independence Day since 1929

17. The idea of the constitution of India was first of all given by :

• A. Mahatma Gandhi
• B. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
• C. Jawaharlal Nehru
• D. M.N. Roy

Correct Answer: M.N. Roy

18. Which one of the following made the Indian Legislature bicameral :

• A. Indian Councils Act, 1900
• B. Indian Councils Act, 1909
• C. Government of India Act, 1935
• D. Indian Independence Act, 1947

Correct Answer: Government of India Act, 1919

19. The first attempt at introducing a representative and popular element in administration was made by :

• A. Indian Councils Act, 1900
• B. Indian Councils Act, 1909
• C. Government of India Act, 1935
• D. Indian councils Act, 1919

Correct Answer: Indian Councils Act, 1909

20. The Government of India Act, 1935 vested the residuary power in the :

• A. British Parliament
• B. Federal Legislature
• C. State Legislature
• D. Governor - General

Correct Answer: Governor - General

21. Which of the following was not one of the features of Government of India Act, 1935?

• A. Provincial autonomy
• B. Diarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces
• C. Bicameral Legislature
• D. All India federation

Correct Answer: Diarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces

22. Which one of the following aimed at providing a federal structure for India?

• A. Indian council Act, 1909
• B. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms Act, 1919
• C. Charter Act, 1831
• D. Government of India Act, 1935

Correct Answer: Government of India Act, 1935

23. What was the main stipulation of Government of India Act, 1935?

• A. A federation was suggested
• B. Unitary form of government was recommended
• C. Complete independence was guaranteed
• D. Diarchy was made applicable at provincial level

Correct Answer: Complete independence was guaranteed

24. Which one among the following statements regarding the Government of India Act, 1935 is not correct?

• A. Provincial autonomy came into existence
• B. Bicameral legislatures were provided in six provinces
• C. The principles of communal electorates and weightages were further extended
• D. The states were compelled to enter the federation

Correct Answer: The states were compelled to enter the federation

25. The first attempt to introduce a representative and popular element in the Governance of India was made through

• A. Indian Council Act, 1861
• B. Indian Council Act, 1892
• C. Indian Council Act, 1909
• D. Government of India Act, 1919

Correct Answer: Indian Council Act, 1861

26. Which of the following Acts introduced communal electorate in India?

• A. Indian Council Act, 1861
• B. Indian Council Act, 1892
• C. Indian Council Act, 1909
• D. Government of India Act, 1935

Correct Answer: Indian Council Act, 1909

27. The Indian Legislature was made bi-cameral for the first time by

• A. Indian Council Act, 1892
• B. Indian Council Act, 1909
• C. The Government of India Act, 1919
• D. The Government of India Act, 1935

Correct Answer: The Government of India Act, 1919

28. The first definite step to provide parliamentary control over East India Company was taken by

• A. the Regulating Act, 1773
• B. the Pitts India Act, 1784
• C. the Charter Act, 1793
• D. the Charter Act, 1813

Correct Answer: the Regulating Act, 1773

29. Through which one of the following were commercial activities of the East India Company finally put to an end?

• A. The Charter Act of 1793
• B. The Charter Act of 1813
• C. The Charter Act of 1833
• D. The Charter Act of 1853

Correct Answer: The Charter Act of 1833

30. Which of the following vested the Secretary of State for India with supreme control over the Government of India?

• A. Pitt's India Act, 1784
• B. Government of India Act, 1858
• C. Indian Council Act, 1861
• D. Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909

Correct Answer: Government of India Act, 1858

31. Dyarchy was first introduced under

• A. Morley-Minto Reforms
• B. Mont-Ford Reforms
• C. Simon Commission Plan
• D. Government of India Act, 1935

Correct Answer: Mont-Ford Reforms

32. The distribution of powers between the Centre and States in the Indian Constitution is based on the scheme provided in the

• A. Morley Minto Reforms, 1909
• B. Montague Chelmsford Act, 1919
• C. Government of India Act, 1935
• D. Indian Independence Act, 1947

Correct Answer: Government of India Act, 1935

33. Article 40 of the Constitution of India advices the state to work for

• A. Uniform civil code
• B. Organisation of Village Panchayats
• C. Constitution of municipalities
• D. Living wages for workers

Correct Answer: Organisation of Village Panchayats

34. Which of the following Act provided for the establishment of Reserve Bank of India?

• A. Government of India Act, 1919
• B. Government of India Act, 1935
• C. Indian Independence Act, 1947
• D. RBI Act, 1935

Correct Answer: Government of India Act, 1935

35. By which of the following Act, the first step taken by the British Government to control and regulate the affairs of East India Company in India.

• A. Regulating Act, 1773
• B. Pitt's India Act, 1784
• C. Charter Act, 1833
• D. Government of India Act, 1861

Correct Answer: Regulating Act, 1773

36. The Cabinet Mission Plan for India envisaged

• A. Federation
• B. Confederation
• C. Unitary form of Government
• D. Union of States

Correct Answer: Federation

37. Which among the following acts for the first time allowed Indians, at theoretically, entry to higher posts in British Indian administration?

• A. Charter Act 1813
• B. Charter Act 1833
• C. Charles Wood's Education 1854
• D. Indian Councils Act 1861

Correct Answer: Indian Councils Act 1861

38. 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

Correct Answer: August Offer

39. The Constituent Assembly that finally framed India's Constitution was setup

• A. under the Indian Independence Act
• B. under the Government of India Act, 1935
• C. under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
• D. by the Queen's Proclamation

Correct Answer: under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946

40. The members of the Constituent Assembly were

• A. directly elected by the people
• B. all nominated by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League
• C. indirectly elected by the Provincial Assemblies
• D. all nominated by the British Government

Correct Answer: indirectly elected by the Provincial Assemblies

41. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly?

• A. BR Ambedkar
• B. JB Kripalani
• C. Jawaharlal Nehru
• D. Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar

Correct Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

42. Who was the head of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?

• A. Sachidanand Sinha
• B. BN Rao
• C. Jawaharlal Nehru
• D. BR Ambedkar

Correct Answer: BR Ambedkar

43. What was the basis for Constituting the Constituent Assembly of India?

• A. The resolution of Indian National Congress
• B. The Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
• C. The Indian Independence Act, 1947
• D. The resolution of the Provincial/State legislature of the Dominion of India

Correct Answer: The Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946

44. Who presided over the first meeting of the Indian Constituent Assembly?

• A. Dr Rajendra Prasad
• B. Sachchidananda Sinha
• C. BR Ambedkar
• D. HV Kamath

Correct Answer: Sachchidananda Sinha

45. The Constituent Assembly of India started functioning from

• A. 9th December, 1946
• B. 1st January, 1947
• C. 26th January, 1947
• D. 15th August, 1947

Correct Answer: 9th December, 1946

46. Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly?

• A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
• B. Acharya JB Kripalani
• C. Jay Prakash Narayan
• D. KM Munshi

Correct Answer: Jay Prakash Narayan

47. The Constitution of India was completed on

• A. 11th February, 1948
• B. 26th November, 1949
• C. 26th January, 1950
• D. None of the above

Correct Answer: 26th November, 1949

48. To produce the Constitution, the Constituent Assembly took

• A. 2 years 11 months and 18 days
• B. 3 years 10 months and 10 days
• C. 4 years 11 months and 11 days
• D. 5 years 5 months and 5 days

Correct Answer: 2 years 11 months and 18 days

49. The Constituent Assembly set up a Drafting Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr BR Ambedkar on

• A. 13th December, 1946
• B. 22nd January, 1947
• C. 3rd June, 1947
• D. 29th August, 1947

Correct Answer: 29th August, 1947

50. The Constitution is declared to have been adopted and enacted by the

• A. Constituent Assembly
• B. People of India
• C. Indian Parliament
• D. British Parliament

Correct Answer: People of India