Practice Quiz set 3 - indian polity mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) When the Constituent Assembly for the Dominion of India reassembled on 31 st October, 1947, its reduced membership was
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Q-2) How many members of the constituent assembly signed the Constitution of India?
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There were 284 members of the Constituent Assembly who signed the Constitution of India.
The Constitution was drafted by the Constituent Assembly, which was elected by the elected members of the provincial assemblies.
Q-3) The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held in :
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Q-4) Which of the following countries has introduced “direct democracy”?
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Direct democracy is a form of democracy in which people vote on policy initiatives directly, as opposed to a representative democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives.
Many countries that are representative democracies allow for three forms of political action that provide limited direct democracy: referendum (plebiscite), initiative, and recall.
Referendums can include the ability to hold a binding vote on whether a given law should be rejected. This effectively grants the populace which holds suffrage a veto on a law adopted by the elected legislature (one nation to use this system is Switzerland).
Q-5) In India, the concept of single citizenship is adopted from
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The Indian Constitution borrowed such
- Features as parliamentary form of government,
- The introduction of Speaker and his role,
- The concept of single citizenship, the Rule of law,
- The procedure of lawmaking, etc from England.
The Indian citizenship and nationality law and the Constitution of India provide single citizenship for all of India.
Q-6) Who among the following proposed the suggestion for a Constituent Assembly first in 1935?
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The idea of Constituent Assembly of India was first put forward by Manabendra Nath Roy or MN Roy in 1934. In 1935, it became the official demand of the Indian National Congress.
It was accepted in August 1940 in the August Offer; however, it was constituted under the Cabinet Mission plan of 1946. The constituent assembly drafted the constitution of India.
Q-7) The concurrent list in the Indian Constitution is adopted from the Constitution of
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The Constitution of India borrowed the following features from Australia:
- Concurrent list,
- Language of the preamble,
- Provisions regarding trade, and
- Commerce and intercourse.
Q-8) Name of the country from which the constitutional features of procedures for amendment was borrowed by India.
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The makers of the Indian constitution borrowed the feature of amendment procedures from South Africa. The procedure of amendment in the constitution is laid down in Part XX (Article 368) of the Constitution of India.
Besides, the provision of indirect election of members of the Rajya Sabha was also borrowed from the South African constitution.
Q-9) Which of the following statements is/are not correct about the Objectives Resolution?
- It was moved by Jawaharlal Nehru in the Constituent Assembly.
- It called for just rights for minorities.
- It formed the basis for the chapter on Fundamental Rights.
- It called for the establishment of a socialist and secular polity.
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Q-10) Who presided over the inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India?
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