Practice Making of indian constitution - indian polity mcq Online Quiz (set-2) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) By which of the following Act the system of Dyarchy was introduced at the centre?
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The Government of India Act 1935 provided for dyarchy at the Centre. Under this act, the executive authority of the centre was vested in the Governor. It ended the system of dyarchy at the provincial level introduced by Government of India Act 1919.
Q-2) The Constituent Assembly which framed the Constitution for Independent India was set up in :
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Q-3) From which of the following country Indian Constitution borrowed the feature ‘The written Constitution’ ?
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The framers of the Indian Constitution adopted the feature of ‘written constitution’ from the USA. The Indian Constitution is the lengthiest written constitution in the world.
The other features borrowed from the US Constitution include:
- An executive head of state known as President,
- Provision of fundamental rights,
- Independence of the judiciary, etc.
Q-4) Constitution of India came into force in
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The Constitution of India was adopted by Constituent Assembly on November 26,1949 and came into force on January 26,1950.
Q-5) When was the first Central Legislative Assembly constituted ?
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The Central Legislative Assembly was a legislature for India created by the Government of India Act 1919 from the former Imperial Legislative Council, implementing the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms. It was formed in 1920.
Q-6) Who of the following has stated that ‘The Constitution has not been set in a right mould of Federalism’?
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A. K. Aiyer was the member of constituent assembly of India from Madras state.
Q-7) Which of the following is/are correctly matched?
- India’s National Song-Vande Mataram
- India s National Flower-Rose
- India’s National Animal-Tiger
- India’s National Bird-Eagle
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Q-8) Universal adult franchise shows that India is a country which is
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India has a democratic set up with all citizens having equal rights.
This could have been farther from the truth if the concept of universal adult suffrage was not adopted.
Article 326 of the Indian Constitution grants universal adult suffrage which is one of the defining features of a democratic setup
Q-9) Who was the first Foreign Minister of free India?
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Q-10) The method of amending the Constitution by popular veto is found in
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Switzerland has made provisions for referendums or popular votes on laws and constitutional decrees or issues on which citizens are asked to approve or reject by a yes or a no. The Swiss Federal Constitution 1891 permits a certain number of citizens to make a request to amend a constitutional article, or even to introduce a new article into the constitution.
Q-11) Which one of the following judgements stated that ‘Secularism’ and ‘Federalism’ are the basic features of the Indian Constitution ?
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In the S.R. Bommai Case v. Union of India (1994), Justice Sawant and Kuldip Singh observed that federalism and secularism was an essential feature of our Constitution and were a part of basic structure. In this case, the Supreme Court discussed at length provisions of Article 356 of the Constitution of India.
Q-12) The term “Greater India” denotes
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Greater India was the historical extent of the culture of India beyond the Indian subcontinent. This particularly concerns the spread of Hinduism in Southeast Asia, introduced by the Indianized kingdoms of the 5th to 15th centuries, but may also refer to the spread of Buddhism from India to Central Asia and China by the Silk Road during the early centuries of the Common Era.
To the west, Greater India overlaps with Greater Persia in the Hindu Kush and Pamir mountains. The term is tied to the geographic uncertainties surrounding the “Indies” during the Age of Exploration.
Q-13) Which of the following Acts gave representation to Indians for the first time in the Legislature?
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Q-14) Which of the following exercised the most profound influence in framing the Indian Constitution?
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The most profound influence was exercised by the Government of India Act of 1935. Such features as the federal scheme, office of governor, power of the federal judiciary, emergency powers etc were drawn from this Act.
The British practice influenced the lawmaking procedures, rule of law, a system of single citizenship, besides, of course, the model of a parliamentary government. The US Constitution inspired details on the independence of the judiciary, judicial review, fundamental rights, and the removal of Supreme Court and High Court judges.
The Irish Constitution was the source of the Directive Principles, method of Presidential elections, and the nomination of members of Rajya Sabha by the President.
Q-15) Who among the following is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?
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Q-16) The Constitution of India was promulgated on January 26, 1950 because:
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Q-17) Which one of the following aimed at providing a federal structure for India?
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Q-18) Which one of the following Acts formally introduced the principles of elections for the first time?
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Q-19) Who among the following was the Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
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Q-20) The first attempt at introducing a representative and popular element in administration was made by :
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