This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Constitution > History > Historical Background – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Historical Background Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Consider the following Assertion and Reason based statements:Assertion (A):The President has no discretionary power under any circumstances.Reason (R):The President has a right to be informed of all important matters and deliberations of the Council of Ministers. Choose the correct answer using the options given below: A) Both A and R are individually correct and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are individually correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A. C) A is incorrect but R is correct. D) Both A and R are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A is incorrect but R is correct. 2. This is the fundamental right of every Indian child between the age of 6 and 14- A) Right to Equality. B) Right to Information. C) Right to Freedom of Religion. D) Right to Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Right to Education. 3. Which Indian artist decorated the handwritten copy of the Constitution? A) Mihir Sen. B) S. N .Banerjee. C) Mukesh Bandopadhyaya. D) Nandalal Bose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nandalal Bose. 4. The Constituent Assembly was composed roughly along the lines suggested by the: A) August offer. B) Wavell plan. C) Cabinet mission. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cabinet mission. 5. Which state has bicameral legislature? A) Tamilnadu. B) Uthar pradesh. C) Assam. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uthar pradesh. 6. Consider the following statements:1. There are many articles in the Constitution, which mention that these articles can be amended by a simple law of the Parliament. 2. Admitting new states into union is one such feature of the Constitution which can be amended by passing ordinary laws in the Parliament. The correct statement(s) is/are: A) Only 1. B) Only 2. C) Both 1 and 2. D) Neither 1 nor 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both 1 and 2. 7. Under this act, any Indian can file an information request to a government body and it is compulsory for that body to give the applicant all the details. A) Right to freedom of speech. B) Right to Equality. C) Right to Information. D) Right against exploitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right to Information. 8. Consider the following Assertion and Reasons based statements:Assertion (A):In India, legislature is losing central place to the executive. Reason (R):The Cabinet initiates policies, sets the agenda for governance and carries them through. Choose the correct answer using the options given below: A) Both A and R are individually correct and R is the correct explanation of R. B) Both A and R are individually correct but R is not the correct explanation of R. C) A is correct but R is incorrect. D) Both are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both A and R are individually correct and R is the correct explanation of R. 9. First indian women become un assembly president A) Captain lekshmi. B) Vijaya lekshmi pandit. C) Sarojini naidu. D) Anie beasent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vijaya lekshmi pandit. 10. In which year Simon commission submitted it's report? A) 1927. B) 1919. C) 1930. D) 1926. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1930. 11. Consider the following assertion and reason based statements:Assertion (A):According to the Indian Constitution makers, a Constitution should not be a frozen and unalterable document. Reason(R):It is a document made by human beings and may need revisions, changes and re-examination. Choose the correct answer using the options given below: A) Both A and R are individually correct and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are individually correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A. C) A is correct but R is incorrect. D) Both are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both A and R are individually correct and R is the correct explanation of A. 12. Consider the following statements:1. A public bill can only be introduced by a minister. 2. The Rajya Sabha can delay an ordinary bill passed by the Lok Sabha for indefinite period of time till the bill lapses. 3. The Rajya Sabha can-not delay passing a money bill for more than two weeks. Which of these is/are true? A) 1 and 2. B) 2 and 3. C) 1 and 3. D) Only 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only 1. 13. Consider the following statements:1. The Rajya Sabha has the same powers as Lok Sabha in approving Constitutional Amendment Bill. 2. Only the Rajya Sabha can give the Union parliament power to make laws on matters included in the State. The correct statement(s) is/are: A) Only 1. B) Only 2. C) Both 1 and 2. D) Neither 1 nor 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both 1 and 2. 14. Crps mission came to india in A) 1942. B) 1927. C) 1987. D) 1943. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1942. 15. Consider the following statements:1. In a presidential system, the President is the Head of State as well as the Head of Government. 2. Under this system, the office of Prime Minister is the actual executive authority. The correct statement(s) is/are: A) Only 1. B) Only 2. C) Both 1 and 2. D) Neither 1 nor 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only 1. 16. Consider the following statements:1. The fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution provide that Citizens are protected from being arrested arbitrarily and for no reason. 2. These rights cannot be curtailed under any circumstances. The correct statement(s) is/are: A) Only 1. B) Only 2. C) Both 1 and 2. D) Neither 1 nor 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only 1. 17. Consider the following statements:1. The Parliament can unilaterally alter the boundary of any State or even its name. 2. The Constitution has very powerful emergency provisions, which can turn our federal polity into a highly centralised system when emergency is in force. The correct statement(s) is/are: A) Only 1. B) Only 2. C) Both 1 and 2. D) Neither 1 nor 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both 1 and 2. 18. Under whose leader ship chitaghong armoury done? A) Birsa munda. B) Bhagath sigh. C) Sugdev. D) Surya sen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surya sen. 19. Which of the following is correct with respect to semi-presidential executive system? A) The President is the head of the Government. B) The Prime Minister is the Head of the state. C) The Prime Minister and his council are responsible to the legislature. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Prime Minister and his council are responsible to the legislature. 20. Which statement regarding the tenure of judges of Supreme Court is not correct? A) A Supreme Court judge can be removed only in the condition of misconduct. B) The Judge of the Supreme Court, gives his resignation letter to the Chief Justice. C) On the recommendation of the Parliament, he can be removed by the President. D) The Judge of the Supreme Court can remain in office till the age of 65 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Judge of the Supreme Court, gives his resignation letter to the Chief Justice. 21. Which of the following tool(s) provide some sort of Parliamentary control over executive work? 1. Deliberation and discussion 2. Approval or Refusal of law 3. Financial control 4. No confidence motion Choose the correct answer using the options given below: A) Only 1, 2 and 3. B) Only 1 and 2. C) Only 1, 3 and 4. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. Consider the following statements:1. Persons selected by the UPSC for Indian Administrative Service and Indian Police Service constitute the backbone of the higher level bureaucracy in the States. 2. An IAS or IPS officer is assigned to a particular State, where he or she works under the supervision of the Union Government. The correct statement(s) is/are: A) Only 1. B) Only 2. C) Both 1 and 2. D) Neither 1 nor 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only 1. 23. What is the Fundamental law of the country? A) Constitution. B) Executive. C) Legislature. D) Preamble. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Constitution. 24. What kind of majority is needed in the Parliament for Rescheduling of the constituencies? A) Special majority of Parliament. B) General majority of Parliament. C) Special majority. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) General majority of Parliament. 25. Who of the following was/were in shape and influenced the liberal character of the Indian Constitution? 1. Raja Rammohan Roy 2. Swami Vivekanand 3. Justice Ranade Choose the correct answer using the options given below: A) 1 and 2. B) 2 and 3. C) 1 and 3. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 26. The Constitution of India was first written in which language? A) Gujarati. B) English. C) Hindi. D) Pali. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hindi. 27. Who was the British Governor General who took initiative to strengthen Local Governments in India? A) Lord Rippon. B) Lord Bentinct. C) Lord Hastings. D) Lord Dalhousie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lord Rippon. 28. In which of the following respect the Rajya Sabha has powers with Lok Sabha at par? 1. Constitutional amendments 2. Impeaching the President 3. Removing the Vice President Choose the correct answer using the options given below: A) 1 and 2. B) 2 and 3. C) 1 and 3. D) 1, 2 and 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3. 29. Consider the following statements:1. The Constitution has given the States the option of establishing either a unicameral or bicameral legislature. 2. At present only eight States have a bicameral legislature. The correct statement(s) is/are: A) Only 1. B) Only 2. C) Both 1 and 2. D) Neither 1 nor 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only 1. 30. The president can advance money to meet the unforseen expenses from the? A) The consolidated fund of india. B) The contigency fund. C) Both of above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The contigency fund. 31. Who is got oppertunity to become president, vice president, jief justice of india A) Nota. B) Pattabhi sitharamayya. C) M hidayathulla. D) K r narayanan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) M hidayathulla. 32. Which act abolished board of control and court of directors? A) GOI act 1935. B) GOI act 1858. C) GOI act 1919. D) Independence act 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) GOI act 1858. 33. Who founded ghadar party? A) Annie beasant. B) Lala hardayal. C) Gopala krishna ghokhale. D) Khan abdul gaffar khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lala hardayal. 34. The Indian Constitution was prepared by ..... A) Central Government. B) Supreme Court. C) Parliament. D) The Constituent Assembly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Constituent Assembly. 35. In which of the following Constitutional Amendment Act, it was made clear that the advice of the Council of Ministers will be binding on the President? A) 42nd CAA. B) 43rd CAA. C) 44th CAA. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 44th CAA. 36. Which of the following is the most important feature of Parliamentary system of Government? A) Separation of Powers among various organs of the Government. B) The President is the Head of State while the Prime Minister is the Head of the Government. C) Accountability of the executive to legislature. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accountability of the executive to legislature. 37. Consider the following assertion and reason based statements:Assertion (A):Parliamentary sovereignty is the basis of the Constitutional amendment procedure. Reason (R):The Constitutional process underlines that only elected representatives of the people are empowered to consider and take final decisions on the question of amendments. Choose the correct answer using the options given below: A) Both A and R are individually correct and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are individually correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A. C) A is correct but R is incorrect. D) Both are incorrect Answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both A and R are individually correct and R is the correct explanation of A. 38. In which year Simon commission was set up? A) 1927. B) 1926. C) 1919. D) 1917. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1927. 39. The Local Government finds mention in which of the Constitutional provisions? (a) Fundamental Duties (FDs) A) Fundamental Duties (FDs). B) Fundamental Rights (FRs). C) Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP). 40. Which of the following reason(s) has/have caused into success of the Indian Constitution for decades? 1. The Constitution is itself flexible and admits the necessity of change on occasions. 2. Political practice and judicial rulings have shown maturity and flexibility in implementing the Constitution. The correct statement(s) is/are: A) Only 1. B) Only 2. C) Both 1 and 2. D) Neither 1 nor 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both 1 and 2. 41. Consider the following Assertion and Reason type statements:Assertion (A):The government can implement special schemes and measures for improving the conditions of certain sections of society such as children, women, and the socially and educationally backward classes. Reason (R):Equality of opportunity means that all sections of the society enjoy equal opportunities. Choose the correct answer using the options given below: A) Both A and R are individually correct and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are individually correct but R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is incorrect but R is correct. D) Both A and R are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both A and R are individually correct and R is the correct explanation of A. 42. Consider the following Assertion and Reason type statements:Assertion (A):One of the major functions of a constitution is to set some limits on what a government can impose on its citizens. Reason (R):The most efficient way to put restrictions on the Government powers is to specify the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP). Choose the correct answer using the options given below: A) Both A and R are individually correct and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are individually correct but R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is correct but R is incorrect. D) Both A and R are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A is correct but R is incorrect. 43. First women chief minister of jammu and kashmir A) Anwara taimur. B) Sucheta kripalani. C) Nandini sathpathy. D) Mahabooba mufti. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mahabooba mufti. 44. The speaker of the loksabha can be removed by A) Resolution passed by the parliament. B) Nota. C) Vice president. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resolution passed by the parliament. 45. Consider the following statements:1. Government of India Act, 1919 for the first time had provisions related to Local Governments. 2. During India's freedom movement, Mahatma Gandhi had strongly pleaded for decentralisation of economic and political power. The correct statement(s) is/are: A) Only 1. B) Only 2. C) Both 1 and 2. D) Neither 1 nor 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both 1 and 2. 46. Which committee recommended the inclusion of Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of India? A) Sapru Committee. B) Drafting Committee. C) Swaran Singh Committee. D) Parliamentary Affairs Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sapru Committee. 47. Which of the following Fundamental Rights was called the "soul of the constitution and the very heart of it" by Dr. Ambedkar? A) Right to Equality. B) Right to Freedom. C) Cultural and Educational Rights. D) Right to Constitutional Remedies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Right to Constitutional Remedies. 48. Which act provided the establishment of Reserve Bank of India? A) GOI act 1919. B) GOI act 1858. C) GOI act 1935. D) Independence act 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) GOI act 1935. 49. Consider the following statements regarding the constitution of India 1. Indian federation is not the result of agreement between the units of which it is made of. 2. India was already a union at the time of constituent assembly debates. The correct statement(s) is/are: A) Only 1. B) Only 2. C) Both 1 and 2. D) Neither 1 nor 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both 1 and 2. 50. Consider the following Assertion and Reason based statements:Assertion (A):The Indian Constitution has a pretty strong liberal character. Reason (R):During the freedom movement, Indian leaders learnt the value of individual liberties and freedom that is often taken for granted in current time. Choose the correct answer using the options given below: A) Both A and R are individually correct and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are individually correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A. C) A is correct but R is not correct. D) Both A and R are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both A and R are individually correct and R is the correct explanation of A. 51. If there are 545 members in the Lok Sabha, five members are absent, 50 do not participate in the voting, and how many members will be required to pass a bill from the effective majority in Lok Sabha? A) 276. B) 245. C) 254. D) 270. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 245. 52. The British India has had which kind of Government system? A) Presidential system. B) Semi-Presidential. C) Parliamentary system. D) Both b and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parliamentary system. 53. Which of the following come(s) under the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court? 1. Dispute between two or more states. 2. Give orders to the executive to act. 3. Rendering advice to the President on issues of public importance. Choose the correct answer using the options given below: A) 1 and 2. B) Only 1. C) 1 and 3. D) 1, 2 and 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only 1. 54. Which of the following is/are among important rationale behind the Local Government? 1. It involves the day-to-day life and problems of ordinary citizens. 2. Local knowledge and local interest are essential ingredients for democratic decision making. 3. Necessary for efficient and people-friendly administration. Choose the correct answer using the options given below: A) 1 and 2. B) 1 and 3. C) 2 and 3. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 55. Who can remove the Judge of the Supreme Court? A) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. B) Only President. C) Only Parliament. D) Both the Parliament and the President. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both the Parliament and the President. 56. Consider the following statements:1. In the parliamentary system, the legislature also exercises control over the administration. 2. The administrative officers can act in total independence of the policies adopted by the legislature. The correct statement(s) is/are: A) Only 1. B) Only 2. C) Both 1 and 2. D) Neither 1 nor 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only 1. 57. Which of the following provisions can be passed with the simple majority of the Parliament? A) Removal of Chief Justice of Supreme Court. B) Constitution of State Legislative Council. C) Salaries and allowances of Members of Parliament. D) Fundamental Rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fundamental Rights. 58. Consider the following statements with reference to First Past the Post (FPTP) electoral system:1. Under FPTP system, the winning candidate need not secure a majority of the votes.2. The Indian electoral system is based on the First Past the Post (FPTP).The correct statement(s) is/are: A) Only1. B) Only 2. C) Both 1 and 2. D) Neither 1 nor 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both 1 and 2. 59. Which of the following is correct with respect to Fundamental Rights enshrined in the Constitution? A) In order to change Fundamental Rights, one needs to change only the statutory laws. B) In order to change Fundamental Rights, one needs to amend the Constitution. C) Fundamental Rights cannot be changed in whatsoever manner. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In order to change Fundamental Rights, one needs to amend the Constitution. 60. Which qualification is wrong for being a judge in the Supreme Court? A) He should be a lawyer in the High Court for at least 10 years. B) He should be a respected jurist in the eyes of the Parliament. C) It is compulsory to be a citizen of India. D) He Must be a judge in the High Court for at least 5 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He should be a respected jurist in the eyes of the Parliament. Next →Related QuizzesConstitution QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesHistorical Background Quiz 2Historical Background Quiz 3Historical Background Quiz 4Historical Background Quiz 5 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books