Framing the Constitution

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This includes Objectives Resolution, Drafting Committee, and Constituent Assembly.

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Indian Constitution comes into force on

26 Jan 1946 15 Aug 1947 26 Jan 1950 15 Aug 1950

When was the rough sketch of the constitution passed by the constituent Assembly?

26 Dec. 1948 26 Jan. 1950 26 Nov. 1949 26 Dec. 1946

How many sessions of the constituent Assembly were held?

8 9 10 11

When did the Gandhi ji broke salt law?

12-Mar-30 12-Feb-30 06-Feb-30 06-Apr-30

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the making of the Constituent Assembly?

The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected on the basis of the provincial elections of 1946. The Assembly had representatives of the princely states. The Muslim League and the Congress had equal representatives in the Constituent Assembly. The total membership of the Constituent Assembly was 300.

Which two civil servants gave vital assistance in preparing the Constitution?

BN Rau and SN Mukherjee Somnath Lahiri and GB Pant TA Ramalingam Chettiar and RV Dhulekar Ms G Durgabai and K Santhanam

Which of the following leaders introduced the ‘Objective Resolution’?

Dr BR Ambedkar

Vallabh Bhai Patel

Dr Rajendra Prasad

Jawaharlal Nehru

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R): Assertion (A): Granting of the right to vote to every adult Indian was one of the central features of the Indian Constitution. Reason (R): In countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom women got the right to vote after a long drawn struggle.

(A) is correct but (R) is not correct. (R) is correct but (A) is not correct. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Consider the following statements:

1. The members of the Constituent Assembly were indirectly elected.

2. Govind Ballabh Pant opposed a separate electorate.

3. Shri Shankar Rao accepted Hindustani as the national language.

4. N G Ranga counted tribals among minorities.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

1, 2, 3, 4

2, 3, 4, 1

2, 3, 1, 4

2, 4, 1, 3

Consider the following statements:

1. Mahatma Gandhi gave Objective Resolution.

2. An interim government was made in 1946 under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru.

3. K Sanathanam from Madras strongly favored the rights of states.

4. Mahatma Gandhi wanted to keep Hindi as the national language.

Which of the given statements is NOT correct?

1, 4

2, 3

3, 4

2, 4

Consider the following statements regarding the demand for separate electorates.

(i) B R Ambedkar made a powerful plea for continuing separate electorates after partition.

(ii) Govind Ballabh Pant declared that demand for separate electorates was not only harmful for the nation but also for the minorities.

(iii) Begum Aizaas Rasul, for instance, felt that separate electorates were self-destructive since they isolated the minorities from the majority.

Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct?

I and II

I and III

II and III

II only

Which of the following was the President of the Constituent Assembly?

Dr Rajendra Prasad

Dr BR Ambedkar

Vallabh Bhai Patel

Jawaharlal Nehru

Which of the following languages Gandhiji favoured as the national language:

Hindi

Urdu

English

Persian

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Framing the Constitution
Questions: 13
Contributed by:
Diego