SIDDAGANGA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TUMKUR

INDIAN CONSTITUTION (CC05)

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1. Which one of these is the primary source of Indian constitution

a) British constitution
b) Irish constitution
c) Government of India Act 1935

d) US constitution

2. The constitution of India came into force / effect on

a) January 26, 1950
b) January 26, 1949
c) January 1, 1950

d) November 26, 1949

3. The source of authority of Indian constitution is

a) The Government of India
b) the people of India
c) The President
d) The Parliament

4. 26th November 1949 is a significant day in our constitutional history

because
a) The constitution was adopted on that day
b) India took pledge of complete independence on that day
c) India became republic on that day
d) The first amendment to the constitution was passed on that day

5. The constitution of India is / One of the salient features of our constitution is

a) Rigid
b) Very rigid
c) flexible
d) Partly rigid and partly flexible

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 6. In which year was the first constitution amendment act passed?
a) 1951
b) 1952
c) 1953
d) 1950

7. The constitution of India was adopted on / preamble declares that the constitution
of India was adopted on /The date of adaption and enactment of Indian
constitution is
a) November 26, 1949
b) August 15, 1947
c) January 26, 1949

d) January 26, 1950

8. When did constitution came into force

a) 1946
b) 1948
c) 1949
d) 1950

9. Who made the constitution of India / The constitution of India has been framed
by
a) Constituent assembly
b) Indian parliament
c) British parliament
d) The queen of England

10. The union constitution committee under the chairmanship of Nehru

Consisted
a) 7 members

b) 10 members
c) 12 members
d) 15 members

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 11. Who is called the architect of Indian constitution? / Who was the chairman of the
drafting committee? / Founder father of Indian constitution is
a) Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Dr B R Ambedkar

d) Dr Rajendra Prasad

12. The name Dr B R Ambedkar is associated with which of the following?

a) Chairman-drafting Committee
b) Chairman constituent assembly
c) Lahore session
d) Indian National Congress

13. How much money was spent on preparing the constitution of India
a) 7 Crores
b) 8 Crores
c) 6.4 Crores
d) 1 Crore

14. The preamble of Indian Constitution Indicates

a) The reservation of Backward classes
b) Amendments
c) The sources of Indian constitution
d) The powers of the parliament

15. One of the objectives of the constitution is to achieve

a) Law and order
b) Justice
c) Political stability
d) Social Control

16. How much time did the constituent assembly take to prepare the
constitution of India / For how many years, months and dates did the
constituent assembly work on the framing of constitution of India

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 a) 2years 11 months 19 days
b) 5 years 11 months 19 days
c) 4 years 10 months 17 days
c) 3 years 11 months 7 days

17. The constitution of India does not mention the post of

a) Deputy Prime Minister
b) Deputy speaker of the Loka Sabha
c) The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

d) The Deputy speaker of the state legislative assemblies

18. Who was the Prime minister of England when India got Independence
a) Winston Churchill
b) Clement Atlee
c) Margaret Thacher
d) Lord Mountbatten

19. The method of amending the rigid constitution is by

a) Simple majority
b) Special majority
c) cannot be amended

d) None of these

20. The Chairman of the constituent assembly was & was the
chairman of the drafting committee
a) Dr Rajendra Prasad & Dr B R Ambedkar
b) Dr B R Ambedkar& Dr Rajendra Prasad
c) Pt Jawaharlal Nehru & M K Gandhi
d) Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel & Dr Rajendra Prasad

21. Our constitution was adopted & Came into effect on

a) 26th Nov 1949; 26th Jan 1950
b) 26th Jan 1949; 26th Jan 1959
c) 26th Feb 1946; 26th Jan 1949

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 d) 15th Jan 1949; 15th Jan 1950

22. The credit of developing preamble of the constitution goes to

a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Pandith Nehru
c) Ambedkar
d) Sardar Patel

23. The preamble to the constitution is based on the objective resolutions by

a) Ambedkar
b) Gandhiji
c) Nehru
d) Patel

24. Which one was originally contained in the preamble

a) Democratic state
b) Socialist State
c) Republican state
d) Sovereign state

25. Republican state stands for

a) Hereditary head of state

b) The rotating head of state

c) Elected head of state
d) None

26. Which one is not the feature of Indian preamble?

a) Introductory
b) Integral
c) Key point of constitution
d) Legal

27. The preamble of the constitution does not contain

a) Democratic
b) adult franchise

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 c) Sovereignty
d) Fraternity

28. The concept of constitution was first originated in

a) Britain
b) USA
c) Switzerland

d) France

29. The parliamentary form of Government first evolved in / parliamentary

system in India is based on the pattern of
a) USA
b) Greece
c) France
d) Great Britain / United Kingdom

30. The constitution of India describes India as a

a) Dominion of Free states
b) Quasi federation
c) Union of states
d) federation of Independent states

31. In which year did the cabinet mission came to India

a) 1942
b) 1946
c) 1947

d) 1949

32. The cabinet mission plan was announce on

a) April 16, 1946
b) July 17, 1946
c) May 16, 1946
d) June 16, 1946

33. Under the cabinet mission plan the constituent assembly was to consist
a) 500 members

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 b) 400 members
c) 349 members
d) 389 members

34. Objective resolution was moved by __________.

a) Dr. Babu Rajendra Prasad

b) Dr. B. R Ambedkar
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) B.N Rao

35. Separate electorate for Muslims was introduced in

a) Indian Council Act 1909

b) Indian Council Act 1861

c) Government of India Act 1858

d) Government of India Act. 1935

36. The last session of the constituent assembly was held on

a) 14 - 26 July 1948

b) 14 – 26 November 1949

c) 14- 26 August 1949

d) 14-26 September 1948

37. The formation of interim government set up on September 2, 1946 was put
forward by
a) Cabinet mission
b) Cripps mission
c) Wavel plan

d) None of these

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 38. The constituent assembly was set up under the
a) Government of India Act 1919
b) Government of India Act 1935

c) Cabinet mission plan of act 1946

d) Indian Independence act 1947

39. The act of 1935 abolished

a) diarchy in the provinces
b) provincial autonomy

c) diarchy at the center

d) None

40. Which of the following was the original due date announced by Mr. Clement
Atlee then prime minister of England for transfer of power to Indians
a) June 1948
b) June 1949
c) August 15, 1947

d) February 20, 1947

41. Which plan finalized the partition of India

a) Cabinet Mission

b) Mountbatten Plan
c) Cripps mission
d) none

42. The constituent assembly met for the first time on

a) December 7, 1949
b) December 10, 1946
c) December 9, 1947
d) December 9, 1946

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 43. Which wing of the union government has power to amend the constitution
a) Executive

b) Judiciary
c) Parliament

d) Press

44. The procedure for amending the Indian constitution is

a) Partly rigid and partly flexible
b) Very rigid
c) Very flexible
d) Occasionally done

45. The constitution is flexible that it

a) Cannot be amended easily
b) Can be amended only after undergoing a special procedure
c) Can be amended easily

d) does not allow frequent changes

46. Who was the first President of the Constituent assembly

a) Dr Rajendra Prasad
b) Sachidanand Sinha

c) Nehru
d) V Patel

47. Who was the second President of the Constituent assembly

a) Dr Rajendra Prasad
b) Dr B R Ambedkar
c) Nehru
d) V Patel

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 48. Which article of Indian constitution deal with union judiciary
a) Article 123
b) Article 118
c) Articles 124-147
d) None

49. Dr Ambedkar said the article should be normally remain as dead let and
become only in the last resort
a) 352
b) 355
c) 356
d) 357

50. How many articles included while making the Indian constitution / Indian
constitution has
a) 300
b) 368
c) 395
d) 448

51. In the final form of the constitution adopted by the constituent assembly, how
many articles and schedules were there
a) 397 articles and 7 schedules
b) 395 articles and 4 schedules
c) 400 articles and 10 schedules
d) 395 articles and 8 schedules

52. Indian constitution has

a) 12 schedules
b) 7 schedules
c) 9 schedules

d) 10 schedules

53. The Constitution of India is

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 a) One of the briefest constitution
c) A medium sized constitution
b) One of the bulkiest constitution
d) an evolved constitution
54. The famous Dandi March done by Gandhiji was against
a) British rules
b) Salt tax
c) Sati system
d) Untouchability

55. British parliament passed the Indian Independence act on

a) 15th August 1947
b) 18th July 1947
c) 26th January 1950
d) 14th August 1947

56. The first written part of the Indian constitution was

a) The regulating act, 1773
b) The Charter act 1813
c) Pitt’s India act 1784
d) The Indian council act 1892

57. The Indian council act 1909 is called as

a) Montague and Chelmesford reforms
b) Minto Morley reforms
c) Cripps mission act
d) British act

58. Which act transferred the administration from East India Company to
Crown?
a) The Charter act 1853

b) The Charter act 1813

c) The Charter act 1833
d) The act of 1858

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 59. Who interprets constitution?
a) Supreme Court
b) Parliament
c) President

d) Prime Minister

60. The ultimate source of authority of India is

a) The government
b) The constitution
c) the people
d) The parliament

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