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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. The Constituent Assembly was set up under the recommendation of : (a) Cripps Proposals (b) C.R. Plan (c) Cabinet Mission Plan (d) Act of 1935. Ans. (c) Cabinet Mission Plan. 2. “I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination...............It is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” Who said ? (a) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru (b) Nelson Mandela (c) Dr. Ambedkar (d) Mahatma Gandhi. Ans. (b) Nelson Mandela 3. Which of the following Constitution inspires democrats all over the world ? (a) Sri Lanka (b) Chile (c) South Africa (d) China. Ans. (c) South Africa. 4. On which date the new national flag of the Republic of South Africa was unfurled ? (a) 26 April 1994 (b) 26 April 2000 (c) 26 April 1950 (d) 15 August 1994. Ans. (a) 26 April 1994. 5. In South Africa which party led the struggle against the policies of segregation ? (a) Indian National Congress (b) African National Congress (c) Nelson Mandela Congress (d) Communist Party of South Africa. Ans. (b) African National Congress. 6. Nelson Mandela remained in jail for :
(a) 18 years (c) 26 years (c) 38 years (d) 28 years. Ans. (d) 28 years. 7. Which National Leader demanded in 1924 that a Round Table Conference should be called to frame a Constituent Assembly of India ? (a) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru (b) Pt. Moti Lal Nehru (c) Mahatma Gandi (d) Dr. Ambedkar. Ans. (b) Pt. Moti Lal Nehru. 8. In 1936 the Indian National Congress demanded a Constituent Assembly to be set up at the session held at : (a) Kanpur (b) Kolkata (c) Delhi (d) Fezpur. Ans. (d) Fezpur. 9. The elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in : (a) Jan. 1945 (b) July 1946 (c) August 1946 (d) Dec. 1946. Ans. (b) July 1946. 10. According to the Cabinet Mission Plan, the Consitituent Assembly was to consist of : (a) 285 Members (b) 380 Members (c) 389 Members (d) 490 Members. Ans. (c) 389 Members. 11. In the Constituent Assembly Election, out of 292 seats of British India, the Congress party secured : (a) 211 Seats (b) 212 Seats (c) 73 Seats (d) 93 Seats.
Ans. (a) 211 Seats. 12. The members of constituent Assembly were : (a) Directly elected (b) Nominated by Congress and Muslim League (c) Indirectly elected (d) Appointed by the Governor-General and Governors. Ans. (c) Indirectly elected. 13. The elections to Constituent Assembly were held on the basis of : (a) Universal Franchise (b) Equal Franchise (c) Communal Franchise (d) No Franchise. Ans. (c) Communal Franchise. 14. The constituent Assembly was not a sovereign body in the beginning but it became a sovereign body after : (a) July 1946 (b) 15th August, 1947 (c) 26 jan., 1950 (d) 9th Dec., 1946. Ans. (b) 15th August, 1947. 15. The first session of Constituent Assembly was held : (a) Form 9th dec. to 23rd Dec., 1946 (b) From 19th Dec. to 31st Dec., 1946 (c) From 29 June, to 9th July, 1947 (d) From 8th Dec. to 22nd Dec., 1946. Ans. (a) Form 9th dec. to 23rd Dec., 1946. 16. Who was the temporary Chairman of the Constituent Assembly ? (a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (b) Dr. Ambedkar (c) Dr.Sachindanand Sindha (d) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Ans. (c) Dr.Sachindanand Sindha.
17. Who was permanent Chairman of the Constituent Assembly ? (a) Dr. Rajendra Prased (b) Dr. Ambedkar (c) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Sardar Patel. Ans. (a) Dr. Rajendra Prased. 18. Who moved the ‘Objective Resolution’ in the Constituent Assembly ? (a) Dr. Ambedkar (b) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Alladi Krishna Swami Ayyar (d) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Ans. (b) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. 19. Who was the First Governor-General of free India ? (a) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (b) C. Rajgopalachari (c) Lord Mountbatten (d) Dr. Amdedkar. Ans. (c) Lord Mountbatten. 20. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee ? (a) Dr. Amdebkar (b) Dr. Rajendera Prasad (c) Pt. Jawahar Lal (d) Sardar Patel. Ans. (a) Dr. Amdebkar. 21. The member of Constituent Assembly proposed 7635 amendments in the draft Constitution. Indicate as to how many amendment resolutions were discussed ? (a) 2409 (b) 2473 (b) 2472 (d) 2410. Ans. (b) 2473. 22. After a great labour, the Constitution was ready on : (a) 26th Dec., 1949 (b) 26th Jan., 1950 (c) 25th Dec., 1949 (d) 26th Nov., 1949.