INDIAN CONSTITUTION MCQS SET 01

INDIAN CONSTITUTION MCQS SET 01

1) The Constitution of India was enacted by a constituent Assembly set up :
A) under the Indian Independence Act, 1947
B) under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
C) through a resolution of the provisional government
D) by the Indian National congress
Answer:  under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
   
2) The constituent Assembly which framed the constitution for Independent India was set up in :
A) 1945
B) 1946
C) 1947
D) 1949 
Answer:  1946
   
3) Who presided over the inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India?
A) Sachidananda sinha
B) B.R. Ambedkar
C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D) P. Upendra
Answer:  Sachidananda sinha
   
4) Who among the following was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian constitution ?
A) Rajendra Prasad
B) Tej Bahadur Sapru
C) C. Rajagopalachari
D) B. R. Ambedkar
Answer:  B. R. Ambedkar
   
5) How long did the constituent Assembly take to finally pass the Constitution ?
A) about 6 months in 1949
B) exactly a year since Nov 26, 1948
C) about 2 years since Aug 15, 1947
D) about 3 years since Dec 9, 1946
Answer:  about 3 years since Dec 9, 1946

6) Who was the President of the constituent assembly ?
A) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D) C. Rajagopalachari
Answer:  Dr. Rajendra Prasad
   
7) The demand for the Constituent Assembly was put forward by the Indian National congress in 1936 at its session held at :
A) Kanpur
B) Bombay
C) Lucknow
D) Lahore
Answer:  Lucknow
   
8) The Cabinet Mission to India was headed by :
A) Stafford Cripps
B) A.V. Alexander
C) Lord Pethick Lawrence
D) Hugh Gaitskell
Answer:  Lord Pethick Lawrence
   
9) The Constitution of India was adopted by the :
A) Governor General
B) British Parliament
C) Constituent Assembly
D) Parliament of India
Answer:  Constituent Assembly
   
10) The Constituent Assembly for undivided India first met on
A) 6th December, 1946
B) 9th December, 1946
C) 20th February, 1947
D) 3rd June, 1947
Answer:  9th December, 1946