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

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: (d)

On 29 August 1947, the Drafting Committee was appointed with Dr B. R. Ambedkar as the Chairman along with six other members assisted by a constitutional advisor.

These members were

• Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant,
• K M Munshi,
• Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer,
• N Gopala swami Ayengar,
• B L Mitter and
• Md. Saadullah.

A Draft Constitution was prepared by the committee and submitted to the Assembly on 4 November 1947. This is Ambedkar’s second argument rested on the legitimacy of the democratic system.

Answer: (a)

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.