This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Constitution > Development > Constitutional Developement – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Constitutional Developement Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one of the following statements is correct? [IAS 2004] A) The Constituent Assembly of India was elected by the Provincial Assemblies in the year 1946. B) Jawaharlal Nehru; M.A. Jinnah and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were members of the Constituent Assembly of India. C) The First Session of the Constituent Assembly of India was held in January, 1947. D) The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th January, 1950. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Constituent Assembly of India was elected by the Provincial Assemblies in the year 1946. 2. The first attempt at introducing a representative and popular element in administration was made by: A) Indian Councils Act, 1900. B) Indian Councils Act, 1909. C) Government of India Act, 1935. D) Indian Councils Act, 1919. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indian Councils Act, 1909. 3. The first effort at drafting a Dominion Status Constitution for India was made in response to the [CDS 2011] A) Minto-Morley Reforms. B) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms. C) Simon Commission. D) First Round Table Conference. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simon Commission. 4. 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. 5. The amendment procedure laid down in the Constitution of India is on the pattern of? A) Government of India Act, 1935. B) Government of India Act, 1947. C) Constitution of South Africa. D) Constitution of UK. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constitution of South Africa. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. The Constitution of India was adopted by the: [Teachers' Exam 1994] A) Governor General. B) British Parliament. C) Constituent Assembly. D) Parliament of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constituent Assembly. 10. 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. 11. The Crown took the Government of India into its own hands by: A) Charter Act, 1833. B) Government of India Act, 1858. C) Indian Council Act, 1861. D) Government of India Act, 1935. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Government of India Act, 1858. 12. 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. 13. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lucknow. 14. 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. 15. The Constitution of India was promulgated on January 26, 1950 because: A) This day was being celebrated as the Independence Day since 1929. B) It was the wish of the framers of the Constitution. C) The British did not want to leave India earlier than this date. D) It was an auspicious day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This day was being celebrated as the Independence Day since 1929. 16. India became a Sovereign, democratic republic on: A) Aug 15, 1947. B) Jan 30, 1948. C) Jan 26, 1950. D) Nov 26, 1929. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jan 26, 1950. 17. Which of the following proved to be the most short lived of all the British constitutional experiments in India? A) Government of India Act, 1919. B) Indian Council Act, 1909. C) Pitt's India Act, 1784. D) Government of India Act, 1935. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indian Council Act, 1909. 18. Which one of the following made the Indian Legislature bicameral: A) Indian Councils Act, 1909. B) Government of India Act, 1919. C) Government of India Act, 1935. D) Indian Independence Act, 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Government of India Act, 1919. 19. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution? [CDS 1992] A) Rajendra Prasad. B) Tej Bahadur Sapru. C) C. Rajagopalachari. D) B. R. Ambedkar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. R. Ambedkar. 20. 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. Next →Related QuizzesConstitution QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesConstitutional Developement Quiz 2Constitutional Developement Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books