indian constitutional development quiz set 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

A unitary system of government, or unitary state, is a sovereign state governed as a single entity. The central government is supreme and any administrative divisions (sub-national units) exercise only powers that their central government chooses to delegate.

Lower-level governments, if they exist at all, do nothing but implement the policies of the national government.

Answer: (c)

Parliamentary democracy is a representative democracy where the government is appointed by representatives as opposed to a ‘presidential rule’ wherein the President is both head of state and the head of government and is elected by the voters.

Under a parliamentary democracy, the government is exercised by delegation to an executive ministry and subject to ongoing review, checks and balances by the legislative parliament elected by the people. Presidential Democracy is a system where the public elects the president through free and fair elections.

The president serves as both the head of state and head of government controlling most of the executive powers. The president serves for a specific term and cannot exceed that amount of time.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (c)

The Constitution of India was drafted by the constituent assembly and it was set up under the cabinet Mission plan on 16 May 1946.

Dr Rajendra Prasad then became the President of the Constituent Assembly. Tiruvellore Thattai Krishnamachari was a member of the drafting committee.

Harendra Coomar Mookerjee was the Vice-president of the Constituent Assembly of India for drafting the Constitution of India.

Bhimrao Ambedkar was appointed Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee.

Answer: (a)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected the President of Constituent Assembly on 11 December, 1946. On January 26, 1950, the Constitution of independent India was ratified and Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected the nation's first President.

Answer: (a)

According to Article 57 of the Constitution, a President is eligible for re-election to that office.The President shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office.