Indian Polity MCQs on The Constitutional Development of India
Que- 61. January 26 was selected as the date for the inauguration of the Constitution, because
(A) The Congress had observed it as the Independence Day in 1930
(B) On that day the Quit India Movement was started in 1942
(C) It was considered to be an auspicious day
(D) None of the above
Que- 62. Constitution Day of India is celebrated on ___?
(A) 26th October
(B) 26th November
(C) 26th January
(D) 15th August
Que- 63. The Constitution of India was enacted on 26 November, 1949 by the __.
(A) Constituent Assembly
(B) Governor-General of India
(C) Parliament of India
(D) British Parliament
Que- 64. Year of birth and death of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
(A) 1886, 1951
(B) 1891, 1956
(C) 1877, 1961
(D) 1889, 1961
Que- 65. B.R. Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from __?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Bombay Presidency
(C) Middle India
(D) Punjab
Que- 66. The state emblem was adopted by Govt. of India on __?
(A) 15th August, 1948
(B) 2nd October, 1947
(C) 26th January, 1948
(D) 26th January, 1950
Que- 67. In which year was ‘Jana Gana Mana’ adopted as the National Anthem of India?
(A) 1948
(B) 1949
(C) 1950
(D) 1951
Que- 68. Who amongst the following advised that the Indian National Congress should be disbanded as a political party after the independence of India?
(A) C. Rajagopalachari
(B) Jai Prakash Narayan
(C) Acharya Kripalani
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
Que- 69. Deferment of Adult Franchise for fifteen years was advocated in Constituent Assembly by ___.
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Maulana Azad
(D) Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
Que- 70. “Constituent Assembly was Congress and Congress was India”, who said this?
(A) Austin.
(B) C.R. Attlee.
(C) Winston Churchill.
(D) Lord Mountbatten.
Que- 71. “In their nationalist reaction, the Founding Fathers of Indian Constitution tended to minimize the importance of minority interests and emotions”. This view is credited to __?
(A) Morris Jones.
(B) Hardgrave Junior.
(C) Alexandrovitz.
(D) Ivor Jennings.
Que- 72. The States and the Central Government derive power from ___?
(A) The Constitution of India.
(B) The President of India.
(C) The Prime Minister of India.
(D) The Parliament of India.
Que- 73. How many women members were there in the Indian Constituent Assembly?
(A) 15
(B) 13
(C) 12
(D) 10
Que- 74. Which of the following is/are the principal feature(s) of the Government of India Act, 1919?
1. The introduction of dyarchy in the executive Government of the provinces.
2. The introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims.
3. Devolution of legislative authority by the centre to the provinces.
Select the correct answer given below.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 1 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Que- 75. In how many provinces was the Congress Ministry formed in the election of the year 1937?
(A) 11
(B) 9
(C) 8
(D) 3
