Indian Polity Making of the Constitution Questions 2023
Q. In which case did the Supreme Court specifically find that the Preamble is NOT a part of the Constitution?
(A) Kesavananda Bharati Case
(B) The Berubari Union Case
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (B) The Berubari Union Case
Q. Which of the following official documents is related with India?
(A) White Paper
(B) Green Paper
(C) Yellow Book
(D) Blue Book
Correct Answer: (A) White Paper
Q. The original Constitution of India was handwritten by :
(A) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
(B) Prem Behari Narain Raizada
(C) Kailash Nath Katju
(D) Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
Correct Answer: (B) Prem Behari Narain Raizada
Q. The National Flag of the Indian Union was adopted on :
(A) 15th August, 1947
(B) 26th November, 1949
(C) 22nd July, 1947
(D) 26th January, 1950
Correct Answer: (C) 22nd July, 1947
Q. The original Constitution of India had how many Articles and Schedules when it came into effect?
(A) 392 Articles and 7 Schedules
(B) 395 Articles and 8 Schedules
(C) 395 Articles and 6 Schedules
(D) 396 Articles and 4 Schedules
Correct Answer: (B) 395 Articles and 8 Schedules
Q. Who among the following gave this statement about the Indian Constitution: ‘Indian Constitution strikes a good balance between extreme rigidity and too much flexibility.’?
(A) B.R. Ambedkar
(B) M.V. Pylee
(C) Alexanderowic
(D) K.C. Wheare
Correct Answer: (B) M.V. Pylee
Q. From which country was the idea of ‘Concurrent List’ in the Indian Constitution borrowed?
(A) Japan
(B) United States
(C) Australia
(D) China
Correct Answer: (C) Australia
Q. At which of its session, did the Congress officially accept the ‘Socialistic Pattern of Society’?
(A) Bombay Session of 1953
(B) Avadi Session of 1955
(C) Calcutta Session of 1957
(D) Nagpur Session of 1959
Correct Answer: (B) Avadi Session of 1955
Q. Which community gets special provision for Central Services in Article 336?
(A) Sikh Community
(B) Muslim Community
(C) Hindu Community
(D) Anglo-Indian Community
Correct Answer: (D) Anglo-Indian Community
Q. Which Article of the Indian Constitution contains special provisions with regard to the State of Maharashtra?
(A) 371
(B) 371 A
(C) 371 B
(D) 371 D
Correct Answer: (A) 371
Q. Which Act granted Statehood to Arunachal Pradesh?
(A) Constitution Act, 1981
(B) Constitution Act, 1987
(C) Government of India Act, 1981
(D) Government of India Act, 1987
Correct Answer: (B) Constitution Act, 1987
Q. As per Constitution of India, the Legislative Assembly of a State consists of not more than 500 and not less than 60 Members, but which one of the following states has 32 Members?
(A) Delhi
(B) Sikkim
(C) Goa
(D) Puducherry
Correct Answer: (B) Sikkim
Q. Which among the following languages was included in the eighth schedule by the Constitution (21st) Amendment Bill on 10 April 1967?
(A) Assamese
(B) Sindhi
(C) Gujarati
(D) Konkani
Correct Answer: (B) Sindhi
Indian Polity Making of the Constitution Questions 2022
Q. Which is the correct sequence in the Preamble of the Constitution of India?
(A) Sovereign, Secular, Socialist, Democratic Republic
(B) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Republic, Democratic
(C) Sovereign, Secular, Socialist, Republic, Democratic
(D) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic
Correct Answer: (D) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic
Q. How many scheduled languages are there in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
(A) 12
(B) 17
(C) 22
(D) 24
Correct Answer: (C) 22
Q. How many members were there in the Constituent Assembly?
(A) 389
(B) 192
(C) 289
(D) 292
Correct Answer: (A) 389
Q. Who was the constitutional advisor of the Constituent Assembly?
(A) B. R. Ambedkar
(B) B. N. Rao
(C) Alladi Krishnaswamy
(D) T. T. Krishnamachari
Correct Answer: (B) B. N. Rao
Q. The Objective Resolution in the Constituent Assembly was moved by :
(A) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) Lord Mountbatten
Correct Answer: (A) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Q. The expression ‘procedure established by law’ in the Constitution of India has been borrowed from :
(A) The Constitution of UK
(B) The Constitution of USA
(C) The French Constitution
(D) The Constitution of Japan
Correct Answer: (D) The Constitution of Japan
Q. Who was the Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Correct Answer: (B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Indian Polity Making of the Constitution Questions 2021
Q. Where was the first Session of the Constituent Assembly held?
(A) Madras
(B) New Delhi
(C) Calcutta
(D) Bombay
Correct Answer: (B) New Delhi
Q. How many Schedules are there in the Constitution of India?
(A) 22
(B) 97
(C) 18
(D) 12
Correct Answer: (D) 12
Q. India is a Republic in the sense that :
(A) it has an elected Head of the state
(B) parliamentary form of government
(C) it has an elected government
(D) it has a Prime Minister
Correct Answer: (A) it has an elected Head of the state
Q. Who was the temporary President in the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly on 9 December, 1946?
(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
(D) B. N. Rau
Correct Answer: (C) Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
Q. The concept of ‘Liberty’ and ‘Fraternity’ in the Indian Constitution was taken from :
(A) Germany
(B) Russia
(C) France
(D) USA
Correct Answer: (C) France
Indian Polity Making of the Constitution Questions 2020
Q. When was the Indian Constitution first adopted?
(A) The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India on 26th January, 1950.
(B) The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India on 26th January, 1949.
(C) The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November, 1949.
(D) The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th November, 1948.
Correct Answer: (C) The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November, 1949.
Q. Sanskrit is the 2nd official language of which state in India?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Himachal Pradesh
Correct Answer: (D) Himachal Pradesh
Q. In India the concept of single citizenship is adopted from :
(A) The French Constitution
(B) The Swiss Constitution
(C) The Constitution of United States of America
(D) The British Constitution
Correct Answer: (D) The British Constitution
Q. Choose the correct statement stated in the Constitution of India :
(A) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Federation of States.
(B) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.
(C) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Quasi federal State.
(D) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Unitary State.
Correct Answer: (B) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.
Q. Which is the longest written constitution in the world?
(A) The Constitution of the United States
(B) The Constitution of India
(C) The Constitution of the Fifth Republic of France
(D) The Constitution of Switzerland
Correct Answer: (B) The Constitution of India
Q. The Preamble of the Indian Constitution was inspired by the Preamble of the Constitution of which country?
(A) U.S. Constitution
(B) Swiss Constitution
(C) British Constitution
(D) Constitution of Canada
Correct Answer: (A) U.S. Constitution
Q. The Constituent Assembly of India took about how long to complete its work?
(A) about one year
(B) about two years
(C) about three years
(D) about four years
Correct Answer: (C) about three years
Indian Polity Making of the Constitution Questions 2019
Q. “Preamble of our Constitution is of extreme importance and the Constitution should be read and interpreted in the light of the grand and noble vision expressed in the Preamble.” Justice Sikri expressed the above opinion in the case of :
(A) In re Kerala Education Bill
(B) A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras
(C) In re Berubari Union
(D) Keshavananda Bharti v. State of Kerala
Correct Answer: (D) Keshavananda Bharti v. State of Kerala
Q. The Indian Independence Act, 1947, came into force on :
(A) 3rd June, 1947
(B) 18th July, 1947
(C) 26th July, 1947
(D) 14th August, 1947
Correct Answer: (B) 18th July, 1947
Q. The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on :
(A) 15th August, 1947
(B) 25th August, 1949
(C) 26th November, 1949
(D) 26th January, 1950
Correct Answer: (C) 26th November, 1949
Indian Polity Making of the Constitution Questions 2018
Q. In which case was it held by the Supreme Court that ‘Preamble is the basic feature of the Constitution’?
(A) In re Keshwananda Bharti
(B) In re Golaknath case
(C) In re Swarn Singh
(D) In re Maneka Gandhi
Correct Answer: (A) In re Keshwananda Bharti
Q. The Indian Constitution has borrowed the ideas of Preamble from the :
(A) Canadian Constitution
(B) Italian Constitution
(C) French Constitution
(D) Constitution of USA
Correct Answer: (D) Constitution of USA
Q. From which of the countries has the Constitution of India adopted fundamental duties?
(A) USA
(B) UK
(C) Erstwhile USSR
(D) Canada
Correct Answer: (C) Erstwhile USSR
Q. The British conceded the demand for partition of India under :
(A) Cripps Mission
(B) Mountbatten Plan, 1947
(C) Simla Pact, 1945
(D) Cabinet Mission Plan
Correct Answer: (B) Mountbatten Plan, 1947
Q. The first Session of the Constituent Assembly was held on :
(A) December 9, 1946
(B) November 26, 1949
(C) August 15, 1947
(D) January 26, 1946
Correct Answer: (A) December 9, 1946
Q. Which of the following was NOT one of the features of Government of India Act, 1935?
(A) Bicameral legislature
(B) Dyarchy at centre and the provinces
(C) Provincial autonomy
(D) All India Federation
Correct Answer: (B) Dyarchy at centre and the provinces
Q. The Government of India Act, 1935 vested the residuary power in the :
(A) British Parliament
(B) State Legislature
(C) Federal Legislature
(D) Governor-General
Correct Answer: (D) Governor-General
Q. Under the Government of India Act, 1935, the Federal Court had :
(A) original jurisdiction only
(B) appellate jurisdiction only
(C) advisory jurisdiction only
(D) All the above
Correct Answer: (D) All the above
Q. For the first time, the system of appeals from India to the Privy Council in England was introduced by the Charter of :
(A) 1608
(B) 1683
(C) 1726
(D) 1833
Correct Answer: (C) 1726
Q. The East India Company was established by the British Crown in the year :
(A) 1600 AD
(B) 1605 AD
(C) 1726 AD
(D) 1857 AD
Correct Answer: (A) 1600 AD
Q. How many languages are currently present in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution?
(A) 16
(B) 18
(C) 20
(D) 22
Correct Answer: (D) 22
Q. India has borrowed the scheme of federation i.e. ‘Union of States’ from which country?
(A) Ireland
(B) Canada
(C) USA
(D) Russia
Correct Answer: (B) Canada
Indian Polity Making of the Constitution Questions 2017
Q. The distribution of power between Centre and the States is based on the scheme provided in :
(A) Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909
(B) Montague-Chelmsford Act, 1919
(C) Government of India Act, 1935
(D) Indian Independence Act, 1947
Correct Answer: (C) Government of India Act, 1935
Q. Which of the following legislation brought the character of Indian Government from ‘Unitary’ to ‘Federal’?
(A) Indian Council Act, 1909
(B) Government of India Act, 1919
(C) Government of India Act, 1935
(D) Indian Independence Act, 1947
Correct Answer: (C) Government of India Act, 1935
Q. From which of the following Constitutions was the Indian Constitution NOT borrowed from?
(A) Constitution of USA
(B) Constitution of Germany
(C) Constitution of Canada
(D) Constitution of China
Correct Answer: (D) Constitution of China
Q. The Chairman of the Constituent Assembly was :
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Jai Prakash Narayan
(C) C. Rajgopalachari
(D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Correct Answer: (D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Q. Which of the following sought to change the character of Indian Government from unitary to federal?
(A) Government of India Act, 1919
(B) Government of India Act, 1935
(C) Indian Council Act, 1909
(D) Indian Independence Act, 1947
Correct Answer: (B) Government of India Act, 1935
Q. The First Commentary to the Constitution of India was written by :
(A) Dr. D. D. Basu
(B) Justice Vivian Bose
(C) Dr. Bijon Kumar Mukherjee
(D) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Correct Answer: (A) Dr. D. D. Basu
Q. The expression ‘socialist’ in the Preamble of the Constitution of India has been added by taking the views of :
(A) Marx and Laski
(B) Marx and Gandhi
(C) Rousseau and Gandhi
(D) Gandhi and Hegel
Correct Answer: (A) Marx and Laski
Q. List I (Union List) in Seventh schedule contains how many items?
(A) 76
(B) 87
(C) 97
(D) 99
Correct Answer: (C) 97
Indian Polity Making of the Constitution Questions 2016
Q. Choose the incorrect sentence among the following:
(A) The objective resolution passed by Pt. Nehru was what became the Preamble of our constitution.
(B) Preamble is enforceable in court of law.
(C) Preamble of Indian constitution has been amended only once in 1976.
(D) Jawahar Lal Nehru was the strongest advocate of socialism.
Correct Answer: (B) Preamble is enforceable in court of law.
Q. The demand for a Constituent Assembly was for the first time authoritatively conceded by the British Government, though in an indirect way, through :
(A) Shimla Conference
(B) August Offer
(C) Wavell Plan
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (B) August Offer
Q. Indian Legislature became ‘bicameral’ through which of the following?
(A) The Morley-Minto Reforms
(B) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
(C) Government of India Act, 1935
(D) Indian Councils Act, 1892
Correct Answer: (B) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
Q. Before 26 November, 1949 which among the following was the governing law of India?
(A) The Cabinet Mission Plan
(B) Government of India Act, 1935
(C) Government of India Act, 1919
(D) Government of India Act, 1909
Correct Answer: (B) Government of India Act, 1935
Q. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was not a member of which of the following committees of the constituent assembly?
(A) Committee on the rules of procedure
(B) Finance and Staff Committee
(C) Ad hoc Committee on National Flag
(D) Order of Business Committee
Correct Answer: (D) Order of Business Committee
Q. Which was the first state established on the basis of linguistic criteria?
(A) U. P.
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala
Correct Answer: (B) Andhra Pradesh
Q. The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India in :
(A) July 1946
(B) July 1950
(C) July 1947
(D) August 1947
Correct Answer: (C) July 1947
Q. Which among the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Schedule Two – Salaries and Allowances
(B) Schedule Five – Scheduled Areas
(C) Schedule Six – Tribal Areas of Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram
(D) Schedule Ten – Panchayats
Correct Answer: (D) Schedule Ten – Panchayats
Q. How many members were there in the Constitutional Assembly?
(A) 389
(B) 395
(C) 405
(D) 379
Correct Answer: (A) 389
Indian Polity Making of the Constitution Questions 2015
Q. Who was the chairman of the Constituent Assembly ?
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(C) C. Rajagopalachari
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Answer: (A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Q. English is the official language of which one of the following States?
(A) Nagaland
(B) Assam
(C) Manipur
(D) Tripura
Correct Answer: (A) Nagaland
Q. Point out the correct statement :
1. Originally the Constitution of India had 14 languages in the 8th schedule.
2. Currently there are 22 languages in the Constitution of India.
(A) 1 correct
(B) 2 not correct
(C) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(D) Both 1 and 2 are incorrect
Correct Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2 are correct
Q. Name the Chairman of the Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee of the Constituent Assembly :
(A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(B) J.B. Kripalani
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) Gopinath Bardoloi
Correct Answer: (B) J.B. Kripalani
Q. Which of the following Union Territories attained statehood in February 1987?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Daman and Diu
(C) Goa
(D) Pondicherry
Correct Answer: (A) Arunachal Pradesh
Q. The drafting committee of the Indian Constitution was formed by the Constituent Assembly on :
(A) 29th August, 1947
(B) 30th August, 1948
(C) 29th August, 1946
(D) 30th August, 1949
Correct Answer: (A) 29th August, 1947
Q. The Constitution of India was enacted by a Constituent Assembly set-up under the recommendation of :
(A) Cabinet Mission Plan
(B) Wavell Plan
(C) Mountbatten Plan
(D) Crips Mission
Correct Answer: (A) Cabinet Mission Plan
Q. In the National Flag which colour is used in the wheel?
(A) Black
(B) White
(C) Navy Blue
(D) Blue
Correct Answer: (D) Blue
Q. Fill in the Blank : The Union Territories are specified in the :
(A) 2nd Schedule
(B) 1st Schedule
(C) 3rd Schedule
(D) 4th Schedule
Correct Answer: (B) 1st Schedule
Indian Polity Making of the Constitution Questions 2014
Q. The Constitution of India describes India as a :
(A) Union of states
(B) Quasi federal
(C) A federation of states and Union territories
(D) Partly unitary and partly federal
Correct Answer: (A) Union of states
Q. Which one of the following chapter provisions has been described as the soul of the Constitution ?
(A) The chapter on Fundamental Rights
(B) The chapter on Directive Principle of State Policy
(C) The Preamble
(D) The provisions regarding Judicial review
Correct Answer: (A) The chapter on Fundamental Rights
Q. The States Reorganisation Commission, set up in 1953 to consider the demand for linguistic states, was headed by :
(A) Saiyid Fazl Ali
(B) K. M. Panniker
(C) H. N. Kunzru
(D) M. C. Mahajan
Correct Answer: (A) Saiyid Fazl Ali
Q. The States re-organisation Act, 1956 divided the entire country into :
(A) 22 states and 9 union territories
(B) 14 states and 9 union territories
(C) 17 states and 7 union territories
(D) Four categories of states
Correct Answer: (B) 14 states and 9 union territories
Q. The Constitution of India provides for :
(A) Single citizenship
(B) Double citizenship
(C) Contains no provision regarding citizenship
(D) Provides multiple citizenship
Correct Answer: (A) Single citizenship
Q. India borrowed the idea of Directive Principle of State Policy from the Constitution of :
(A) The Weimar Republic of Germany
(B) The Republic of Ireland
(C) The South Africa
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (B) The Republic of Ireland
Q. Montagu-Chelmsford report is associated with :
(A) Govt. of India Act, 1918
(B) Govt. of India Act, 1920
(C) Govt. of India Act, 1930
(D) Govt. of India Act, 1919
Correct Answer: (D) Govt. of India Act, 1919
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