1. Who was the constitutional advisor to the Constituent Assembly of India?
a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
b) K.M. Munshi
c) B.N. Rau
d) Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
2. The “Objective Resolution” moved by Jawaharlal Nehru in the Constituent Assembly formed the basis of which part of the Constitution?
a) Preamble
b) Fundamental Rights
c) Directive Principles of State Policy
d) Citizenship
3. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly of India?
a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
b) C. Rajagopalachari
c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
d) K.M. Munshi
4. The Drafting Committee of the Constitution had how many members?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
5. The idea of the Constituent Assembly was first proposed by—
a) Mahatma Gandhi in Young India (1931)
b) Motilal Nehru in 1928
c) M.N. Roy in 1934
d) Jawaharlal Nehru in 1936
6. Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly?
a) Rajendra Prasad
b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
7. The Constituent Assembly was formed under the framework of which plan?
a) August Offer
b) Cabinet Mission Plan
c) Mountbatten Plan
d) Cripps Mission
8. How many sessions of the Constituent Assembly were held before the adoption of the Constitution?
a) 9
b) 10
c) 11
d) 12
9. The total number of members in the Constituent Assembly after the partition of India was—
a) 299
b) 385
c) 296
d) 310
10. The Draft Constitution was considered for how many days in the Constituent Assembly?
a) 114 days
b) 120 days
c) 141 days
d) 165 days
11. The ‘Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities, and Tribal and Excluded Areas’ was headed by—
a) Vallabhbhai Patel
b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c) K.M. Munshi
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
12. From which country did the Indian Constitution borrow the concept of Fundamental Rights?
a) USA
b) UK
c) France
d) Ireland
13. The “Union Powers Committee” of the Constituent Assembly was chaired by—
a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) B.R. Ambedkar
d) Vallabhbhai Patel
14. The Indian Constitution was finally adopted on—
a) 15th August 1947
b) 26th November 1949
c) 26th January 1950
d) 9th December 1946
15. Out of the total expenditure of ₹64 lakh on the Constituent Assembly, the largest share went to—
a) Printing and Publications
b) Travel and Accommodation
c) Salaries of Members
d) Secretariat Expenses
16. Which provision in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from the Weimar Constitution of Germany?
a) Fundamental Rights
b) Suspension of Fundamental Rights during Emergency
c) Directive Principles of State Policy
d) Preamble
17. The term ‘Republic’ in the Preamble denotes—
a) Head of the State is elected
b) Sovereignty of the people
c) Absence of hereditary monarchy
d) Both (a) and (c)
18. The Indian Constitution was written by hand in which language(s)?
a) English only
b) Hindi only
c) English and Hindi
d) Sanskrit and Hindi
19. Who among the following signed the Constitution first?
a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
d) K.M. Munshi
20. The idea of “Concurrent List” in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from—
a) USA
b) Australia
c) Canada
d) Ireland
21. The “State Reorganization Commission” was constituted in which year to reorganize states on a linguistic basis?
a) 1949
b) 1953
c) 1956
d) 1958
22. Which committee recommended the inclusion of Fundamental Duties in the Constitution?
a) Sarkaria Committee
b) Swaran Singh Committee
c) Rajamannar Committee
d) Balwantrai Mehta Committee
23. The provision for amendment of the Constitution was mainly borrowed from—
a) United States
b) South Africa
c) Canada
d) USSR
24. The Constituent Assembly adopted the National Flag on—
a) 22nd July 1947
b) 26th January 1950
c) 15th August 1947
d) 9th December 1946
25. The motion for the adoption of the Constitution was moved by—
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
d) Vallabhbhai Patel
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