indian constitutional development quiz set 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

The Constitution was enacted/adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949 and came into effect on 26 January 1950.

The date 26 January was chosen to commemorate the Purna Swaraj declaration of independence of 1930. With its adoption, the Union of India officially became the modern and contemporary Republic of India and it replaced the Government of India Act 1935 as the country’s fundamental governing document.

Answer: (a)

Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Democracy allows eligible citizens to participate equally in creation of laws and enables the free and equal practice of political selfdetermination. So the political aspect can be considered to the most important.

Answer: (a)

B. R. Ambedkar was the chief architect of the Indian Consti-tution. Granville Austin has described the Indian Constitution drafted by Ambedkar as 'first and foremost a social document'. ... 'The majority of India's constitutional provisions are either directly arrived at furthering the aim of social revolution or attempt to foster this revolution by establishing conditions necessary for its achievement.”

Answer: (b)

Cabinet Mission Plan gave the idea of Constituent Assembly for India. In 1946, British Prime Minister Clement Attlee formulated a Cabinet Mission to India.

‘Rajaji’ formula was formulated by C. Rajagopalchari to solve the political dead-lock between All India Muslim League and Indian-National Congress. Wavell plan (1945) was talks between these two political parties.

Answer: (d)

The basic principles of federalism are the distribution of powers between the Centre and the States.

Answer: (d)

The first temporary 2-day president of the Constituent Assembly was Dr Sachidanand Sinha.

Later, Rajendra Prasad was elected president of the Constituent Assembly.