This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Constitution > Development > Constitutional Developement – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Constitutional Developement Quiz 1 (43 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The first attempt at introducing a representative and popular element in administration was made by: A) Indian Councils Act, 1909. B) Indian Councils Act, 1919. C) Government of India Act, 1935. D) Indian Councils Act, 1900. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indian Councils Act, 1909. 2. The first effort at drafting a Dominion Status Constitution for India was made in response to the [CDS 2011] A) Simon Commission. B) Minto-Morley Reforms. C) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms. D) First Round Table Conference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simon Commission. 3. Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly established in July 1946? [UTI 1993] A) Vallabhbhai Patel. B) Mahatma Gandhi. C) K.M. Munshi. D) J.B. Kripalani. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mahatma Gandhi. 4. The amendment procedure laid down in the Constitution of India is on the pattern of? A) Constitution of UK. B) Government of India Act, 1947. C) Constitution of South Africa. D) Government of India Act, 1935. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constitution of South Africa. 5. Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly? [CDS 2009] A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. B) Acharya J.B. Kriplani. C) Lok Nayak Jayprakash Narayan. D) K.M. Munshi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lok Nayak Jayprakash Narayan. 6. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly? [IAS 2005] A) B.R. Ambedkar. B) J.B. Kripalani. C) Jawaharlal Nehru. D) Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jawaharlal Nehru. 7. The most profound influence on the drafting of the Indian Constitution was exercised by the A) U.S. Constitution. B) British Constitution. C) Government of India Act, 1935. D) French ideals of Liberty and Fraternity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Government of India Act, 1935. 8. The Constitution of India was adopted by the: [Teachers' Exam 1994] A) Parliament of India. B) Governor General. C) Constituent Assembly. D) British Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constituent Assembly. 9. Which of the following items is wrongly matched? A) December 9, 1947-Constituent Assemby's first meeting. B) November 26, 1949-the people of India adopted, enacted and gave to themselves the Constitution. C) January 24, ' 1950-the Constitution was finally signed by the members of the Constituent Assembly. D) January 26, 1950-the date of commencement of the Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) December 9, 1947-Constituent Assemby's first meeting. 10. The Crown took the Government of India into its own hands by: A) Government of India Act, 1935. B) Government of India Act, 1858. C) Charter Act, 1833. D) Indian Council Act, 1861. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Government of India Act, 1858. 11. The Constitution of India divided the states of India in categories A. B. C. and D in the year 1950. In this context which of the following statements is correct? [CDS 2011] A) The Chief Commissioner was the executive head of category A states. The Rajpramukh was the executive head of category B states. The Governor was the executive head of categories C and D states. B) The Pajpramukh was the executive head of category A states. The Chief Commissioner was the executive head of categories Band C states. The Governor was the executive head of the category D states. C) The Governor was the executive head of category A states. The Rajpramukh was the executive head of category B states. The Chief Commissioner was the executive head of categories C and D states. D) The Governor was the executive head of category A states. The Chief Commissioner was the executive head of category B states. The Rajpramukh was the executive head of categories C and D states. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Governor was the executive head of category A states. The Rajpramukh was the executive head of category B states. The Chief Commissioner was the executive head of categories C and D states. 12. The demand for the Constituent Assembly was put forward by the Indian National Congress in 1936 at its session held at: A) Bombay. B) Kanpur. C) Lucknow. D) Lahore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lucknow. 13. Which of the following Acts gave representation to Indians for the first time in the Legislature? A) Indian Councils Act, 1909. B) Indian Councils Act, 1919. C) Government of India Act, 1935. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Government of India Act, 1935. 14. The Constitution of India was promulgated on January 26, 1950 because: A) This day was being celebrated as the Independence Day since 1929. B) The British did not want to leave India earlier than this date. C) It was the wish of the framers of the Constitution. D) It was an auspicious day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This day was being celebrated as the Independence Day since 1929. 15. India became a Sovereign, democratic republic on: A) Aug 15, 1947. B) Jan 30, 1948. C) Nov 26, 1929. D) Jan 26, 1950. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jan 26, 1950. 16. Which of the following proved to be the most short lived of all the British constitutional experiments in India? A) Government of India Act, 1935. B) Government of India Act, 1919. C) Indian Council Act, 1909. D) Pitt's India Act, 1784. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indian Council Act, 1909. 17. Which one of the following made the Indian Legislature bicameral: A) Government of India Act, 1935. B) Indian Independence Act, 1947. C) Indian Councils Act, 1909. D) Government of India Act, 1919. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Government of India Act, 1919. 18. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution? [CDS 1992] A) Tej Bahadur Sapru. B) Rajendra Prasad. C) B. R. Ambedkar. D) C. Rajagopalachari. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. R. Ambedkar. 19. Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution? [UDC 1994] A) Jawaharlal Nehru. B) B.R. Ambedkar. C) B.N. Rao. D) Mahatma Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jawaharlal Nehru. 20. Which of the following was not one of the features of Government of India Act, 1935? A) Provincial autonomy. B) Dyarchy of centre. C) Bicameral Legislature. D) All India federation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bicameral Legislature. 21. Who was the first Foreign Minister of free India? [NDA 2008] A) Jawaharlal Nehru. B) Gulzari Lal Nanda. C) Lal Bahadur Shastri. D) John Mathai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jawaharlal Nehru. 22. Which one among the following is a fundamental duty of citizens under the Constitution of India? [CDS 2012] A) To provide friendly cooperation to the people of the neighbouring countries. B) To protect monuments of national importance. C) To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so. D) To know more and more about the history of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so. 23. The Government of India Act, 1935 vested the residuary power in the: A) State Legislature. B) British Parliament. C) Governor-General. D) Federal Legislature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Governor-General. 24. The Constitution of India was enacted by a Constituent Assembly set up: A) Through a resolution of the provisional government. B) Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946. C) Under the Indian Independence Act, 1947. D) By the Indian National Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946. 25. How long did the Constituent Assembly take to finally pass the Constitution? A) About 2 years since Aug 15, 1947. B) About 6 months in 1949. C) About 3 years since Dec 9, 1946. D) Exactly a year since Nov 26, 1948. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About 3 years since Dec 9, 1946. 26. When did Mr. Attlee, Prime Minister of England, announce the transfer of power to the Indians? A) June, 1949. B) June, 1948. C) February, 1947. D) August, 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) June, 1948. 27. What was the main stipulation of Government of India Act, 1935? A) Dyarchy was made applicable at provincial level. B) A federation was suggested. C) Complete independence guaranteed. D) Unitary form of government was recommended. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete independence guaranteed. 28. The idea of the Constitution of India was first of all given by: A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. C) Jawaharlal Nehru. D) M.N. Roy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) M.N. Roy. 29. The nationalist demand for a Constituent Assembly was for the first time conceded by the British Government, though indirectly and with reservations in the: A) Act of 1935. B) Cripps proposals. C) Cabinet Mission Plan. D) August Offer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) August Offer. 30. Which one of the following Acts formally introduced the principles of elections for the first time? A) Government of India Act, 1935. B) Indian Independence Act, 1947. C) Indian Councils Act, 1909. D) Government of India Act, 1919. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indian Councils Act, 1909. 31. When the Constituent Assembly for the Dominion of India reassembled on 31 st October, 1947, its reduced membership was: A) 299. B) 319. C) 331. D) 311. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 299. 32. Under whom among the following was the first draft of the Constitution of India prepared in October 1947 by the advisory branch of the office of the Constituent Assembly? [IAS 2006] A) K.M. Munshi. B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. C) B.N. Rau. D) Jawaharlal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B.N. Rau. 33. Who among the following was the Constitutional adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India? [CDS 1995] A) Dr. B.N. Rao. B) M.C. Setalvad. C) K.M. Munshi. D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dr. B.N. Rao. 34. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 9th December, 1946. 35. The office of Governor General of India was created by: [Asstt Grade 1991] A) Charter Act, 1833. B) Government of India Act, 1935. C) Government of India Act, 1858. D) Charter Act, 1813. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Government of India Act, 1858. 36. Which of the following is correct regarding the Indian Constitution? A) It is a mixture of several Constitutions. B) It is made only on the basis of Government of India Act, 1935. C) It is original. D) It is completely based on British Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a mixture of several Constitutions. 37. The Cabinet Mission to India was headed by: [Asstt Grade 1992] A) Stafford Cripps. B) A.V. Alexander. C) Lord Pethick Lawrence. D) Hugh Gaitskell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lord Pethick Lawrence. 38. The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held in: A) Calcutta. B) New Delhi. C) Lahore. D) Bombay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New Delhi. 39. The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constitutent Assembly of India in: A) July, 1950. B) August, 1947. C) July, 1947. D) July, 1948. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) July, 1947. 40. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sachidananda Sinha. 41. The Constituent Assembly which framed the Constitution for Independent India was set up in: A) 1949. B) 1946. C) 1947. D) 1945. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1946. 42. Which one of the following aimed at providing a federal structure for India? A) Charter Act, 1831. B) Government of India Act, 1935. C) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms Act, 1919. D) Indian Council Act, 1909. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Government of India Act, 1935. 43. The Constituent Assembly arrived at decisions on the various provisions of the Constitution: A) By a two-thirds majority. B) By a majority vote. C) By consensus. D) Unanimously. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By consensus. Related QuizzesConstitution QuizzesIndian Polity Quizzes 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books