NTSE QUESTIONS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN CLASS IX

Question 1.
The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India on
(a) 26 January 1950
(b) 26 November 1949
(c) 26 January 1949
(d) 15 August 1947

Question 2.
Which of the following sentences is wrong about Dr B.R. Ambedkar?
(а) He was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee.
(b) He was born in Maharashtra.
(c) He was law minister in post-independence India.
(d) He was the founder of the Republican Party of India.

Question 3.
Who among the following was not the member of the Constituent Assembly?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) T.T. Krishnamachari
(d) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

Question 4.
Nelson Mandela remained in the jail for
(a) 28 years
(b) 29 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 31 years

Question 5.
Apartheid in South Africa was discrimination on the basis of
(a) gender
(b) religion
(c) race
(d) economic status

Question 6.
How many members had the Constituent Assembly that wrote the Indian
Constitution?
(a) 200
(b) 299
(c) 198
(d) 190

Question 7.
Which of the following terms is not included in the Preamble to the Indian
Constitution?
(a) Liberty
(b) Equality
(c) Secular
(d) Religion

Question 8.
The Indian Constitution came into effect on
(a) 26 January 1949
(b) 26 January 1950
(c) 26 January 1952
(d) 26 November 1950

Question 9.
On what charges was Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment?
(a) For treason
(b) For breaking the laws
(c) For corruption charges
(d) for possessing illegal property

ROBBEN ISLAND ,POLLSMOOR PRISON AND VICTOR VERSTER PRISON .

Question 10.
In which way did the system of apartheid discriminate among the South
Africans?
(a) Restricted social contacts between the races
(b) Segregation of public facilities
(c) Created race-specific job categories
(d) All the above
Question 11.
why did the white regime decide to change its policies?
(a) Increase in protests and struggles
(b) Government realised that repression was becoming difficult
(c) Rise of sympathetic attitude in government for the blacks
(d) Both (a) and (b)

Question 12.
when did South Africa become a democratic country?
(a) 26 April, 1995
(b) 26 April, 1994
(c) 24 March, 1994
(d) 27 April, 1996

Question 13.
Name the autobiography of Nelson Mandela.
(a) The Long Walk to Freedom
(b) South Africa Wins Freedom
(c) Walk to Freedom
(d) Our Freedom

Question 14.
what did the white minority want from the new Constitution?
(a) Protect its privileges and property
(b) A separate country for themselves
(c) Reservation in legislature
(d) some special rights

Question 15.
which of the following sentences is correct?
(a) All countries that have constitutions are necessarily democratic
(b) All countries that are democratic necessarily have constitutions
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above)

Question 16.
Where was the 1931 session of Indian National Congress held?
(a) Nagpur
(b) Karachi
(c) Calcutta
(d) Delhi

Question 17.
According to which Act were the elections held to provincial legislatures in
India in 1937?
(a) Government of India Act, 1935
(b) Government of India Act, 1919
(c) Government of India Act, 1909
(d) None of the above

SOME PROVINCIAL AUTONOMY WAS GRANTED

Question 18.
which revolution in the world inspired the Indians to set up a socialist
economy?
(a) French Revolution
(b) Turkish Revolution
(c) Russian Revolution
(d) American War of Independence

Question 19.
when did the Assembly adopt the Constitution?
(a) 26 November, 1949
(b) 26 December, 1949
(c) 26 January, 1950
(d) 26 January, 1949

Question 20.
How many amendments were considered before adopting the Constitution?
(a) Around 500
(b) Around 2000 ( more than 2000)
(c) Around 1550
(d) Around 1000

Question 21.
Who among these leaders was a bitter critic of Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Question 22.
The Constitution begins with a short statement of its basic values. What is it
called?
(a) Preface
(b) Preamble
(c) Introduction
(d) Article

Question 23.
which of these countries is/are examples of a Republic?
(a) USA
(b) India
(c) South Africa
(d) All the above

Question 24.
which of these positions is correct in relation to the ‘Sovereign’ status of
India?
(a) USA can decide India’s foreign policy
(b) USSR can support the CPI (M) in setting up its government here
(c) The Indian government only can decide its internal and external policies
(d) Pakistan can control India’s Armed Forces

Question 25.
which of the following days is celebrated to mark the enforcement of the
constitution?
(a) Republic Day
(b) Independence Day
(c) Gandhi Jayanti
(d) Constitution Enforcement Day

Question 26.
The Constituent Assembly met for how many days?
(a) 114
(b) 280
(c) 365
(d) 150

Question 27 ( SOME IMPORTANT LEADERS)

Vallabhbhai Patel (1875-1950)- born: Gujarat. Minister of Home, Information

and Broadcasting in the Interim Government. Lawyer and leader of Bardoli
peasant satyagraha. Played a decisive role in the integration of the Indian
princely states. Later: Deputy Prime Minister.

Abul Kalam Azad (1888-1958) born: Saudi Arabia. Educationist, author and
theologian; scholar of Arabic. Congress leader, active in the national
movement. Opposed Muslim separatist politics. Later: Education Minister in
the first union cabinet.

T.T.Krishnamachari (1899-1974) born: Tamil Nadu. Member, Drafting

Committee. Entrepreneur and Congress leader. Later: Finance Minister in the
Union Cabinet.

Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) born: Bihar. President of the Constituent

Assembly. Lawyer, known for his role in the Champaran satyagraha. Three
times the president of Congress. Later: the first President of India.

Jaipal Singh Jaipal SinghJaipal Singh (1903-1970) born: Jharkhand A sportsman

and educationist. Captain of the first national Hockey team. Founder
President of Adivasi Maha Sabha. Later: founder of Jharkhand Party.

H. C. Mookherjee (1887-1956) born: Bengal. Vice-Chairman of the Constituent

Assembly. Reputed author and educationist. Congress leader. Member of All
India Christian Council and Bengal Legislative Assembly. Later: Governor of
West Bengal.

G. Durgabai Deshmukh (1909-1981) born: Andhra Pradesh. Advocate and

public activist for women’s emancipation. Founder of Andhra Mahila Sabha.
Congress leader. Later: Founder Chairperson of Central Social Welfare Board.
Baldev Singh ( 1901-1961) born: Haryana. A successful entrepreneur and
leader of the Panthic Akali Party in the Punjab Assembly. A nominee of the
Congress in the Constituent Assembly. Later: Defence Minister in the Union
Cabinet

Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi (1887-1971) born:Gujarat. Advocate, historian

and linguist. Congress leader and Gandhian. Later: Minister in the Union
Cabinet. Founder of the Swatantra Party.

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar AmbedkarAmbedkar (1891-1956) born: Madhya

Pradesh. Chairman of the Drafting Committee. Social revolutionary thinker
and agitator against caste divisions and caste based inequalities. Later: Law
minister in the first cabinet of post-independence India. Founder of
Republican Party of India.

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee MukherjeeMukherjee (1901-1953) born: West

Bengal. Minister for Industry and Supply in the Interim Government.
Educationist and lawyer. Active in Hindu Mahasabha. Later: Founder President
of Bharatiya Jansangh.

Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) born: Uttar Pradesh. Prime Minister of the

interim government. Lawyer and Congress leader. Advocate of socialism,
democracy and anti-imperialism. Later: First Prime Minister of India.

Sarojini Naidu ojini Naiduojini Naidu (1879-1949) born: Andhra Pradesh. Poet,
writer and political activist. Among the foremost women leaders in the
Congress. Later: Governor of Uttar Pradesh.

Somnath L Somnath LSomnath Lahiri (1901-1984) born: West Bengal. Writer

and editor. Leader of the Communist Party of India. Later: Member of West
Bengal Legislative Assembly.

Match the Following:

Column A Column B

a. Captain of the first national hockey

1. Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi
team

2. Jawaharlal Nehru b. Leader of the Communist Party of India

3. Somnath Lahiri c. Three times the president of Congress

4. Baldev singh d. Founder of the Swatantra Party

e. Education Minister in the first union

5. Jaipal Singh
cabinet

6. Rajendra Prasad f. Defence Minister in the union cabinet

g. Advocate of socialism, democracy and

7. Abul Kalam Azad
anti-imperialism

Answer:
Column A Column B

1. Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi d. Founder of the Swatantra Party

g. Advocate of socialism, democracy and

2. Jawaharlal Nehru
anti-imperialism

3. Somnath Lahiri b. Leader of the Communist Party of India

4. Baldev singh f. Defence Minister in the union cabinet

a. Captain of the first national hockey

5. Jaipal Singh
team

6. Rajendra Prasad c. Three times the president of Congress

e. Education Minister in the first union

7. Abul Kalam Azad
cabinet
 Electoral Politics
Question 1.
How many seats are reserved in the Lok Sabha for the
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes?
(a) 47,60
(b) 60,50
(c) 84, 47
(d) 100,50

Question 2.
Our country is divided into
(a) 500 constituencies
(b) 543 constituencies
(c) 550 constituencies
(d) 552 constituencies

Question 3.
The number of Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh is
(a) 80
(b) 82
(c) 84
(d) 90

Question 4.
The number of Lok Sabha constituencies in Delhi is
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 7
Question 5.
The minimum age required for being a voter is:
(a) 25 years
(b) 21 years
(c) 18 years
(d) 15 years

Question 6.
Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(a) The Chief Justice of India
(b) The Prime Minister of India
(c) The President of India
(d) The Law Minister of India

Question 7.
Who led the ‘Nyaya Yudh’?
(a) Chaudhary Charan Singh
(b) Chaudhary Devi Lal
(c) Ajit Singh
(d) None of these

Question 8.
Which of these is not a feature of Indian democracy?
(a) India has the largest number of voters in the world
(b) India’s Election Commission is very powerful
(c) In India, everyone above the age of 18 has a right to vote
(d) In India, the losing parties refuse to accept the electoral
verdict

Question 9.
What is meant by the term ‘constituency’?
(a) Place where the copy of constitution is kept
(b) A particular area from where voters elect a representative to
the Lok Sabha / Vidhan Sabha
(c) A body of voters
(d) None of the above
Question 10.
In India, elections for which of these bodies are held after every
five years?
(a) Rajya Sabha
(b) Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha
(c) Vidhan Parishad
(d) Only Lok Sabha

Question 11.
What is an election held for only one constituency to fill the
vacancy caused due to the death or resignation of a member
called?
(a) By-election
(b) Mid-term election
(c) General election
(d) None of these

Question 12.
Constituencies called ‘wards’ are made for the election to
(a) Parliament
(b) State Legislative Assembly
(c) State Legislative Council
(d) Panchayats and municipal bodies

Question 13.
Which of these is not a part of the district and local level bodies?
(a) Panchayats
(b) Municipalities
(c) Corporations
(d) Lok Sabha

Question 14.
for voting, the voter has to show which of these as identity proof?
(a) Ration card
(b) Driving license
(c) Election Photo Identity Card
(d) None of these
Question 15.
What is the details the candidates have to give in the legal
declaration before contesting the elections?
(a) Serious criminal cases pending against them
(b) Details of assets and liabilities of the candidate and his or her
family
(c) Educational qualification of the candidate
(d) All the above

Question 16.
Name the body which conducts the elections in India
(a) Supreme Court
(b) Parliament
(c) Cabinet
(d) Election Commission

Question 17.
When on election duty, under whose control does the
government officers work?
(a) Central Government
(b) Election Commission
(c) District Magistrate
(d) District Court

Question 18.
What does the term ‘incumbent’ mean?
(a) The current holder of a political office
(b) The candidate contesting the election
(c) The outgoing candidate of the dissolved House
(d) None of the above
Question 19.
The Election Commission is:
(a) An elected body
(b) An appointed body
(c) An independent body
(d) both (b) and (c)

Question 20.
What is the age of a person who can contest election for the Lok
Sabha in India?
(a) 25 years
(b) 30 years
(c) 35 years
(d) 40 years

Question 21.
Voter’s List is also known as:
(a) Election Number
(b) Voter Identity Card
(c) Electoral Roll
(d) None of these

Question 22.
Which of the following statements is against the democratic
process of elections?
(a) Parties and candidates should be free to contest elections
(b) Elections must be held regularly immediately after the term is
over
(c) The right to vote should be given to the selected people only
(d) Elections should be conducted in a free and fair manner
Question 23.
Reserved Constituencies ensures
(a) Right to equality
(b) Proper representation to all religious groups
(c) Proper representation to the weaker sections of society
(d) None of these

Question 24.
Who has given the slogan ‘Garibi Hatao’?
(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) Rajiv Gandhi
(c) Sonia Gandhi
(d) Pt. Nehru