This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Constitution > Development > Constitutional Developement – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Constitutional Developement Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. The Government of India Act, 1935 vested the residuary power in the: A) British Parliament. B) Federal Legislature. C) State Legislature. D) Governor-General. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Governor-General. 5. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946. 6. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) About 3 years since Dec 9, 1946. 7. When did Mr. Attlee, Prime Minister of England, announce the transfer of power to the Indians? A) February, 1947. B) August, 1947. C) June, 1948. D) June, 1949. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) June, 1948. 8. What was the main stipulation of Government of India Act, 1935? A) A federation was suggested. B) Unitary form of government was recommended. C) Complete independence guaranteed. D) Dyarchy was made applicable at provincial level. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete independence guaranteed. 9. 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. 10. 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) Cripps proposals. B) August Offer. C) Cabinet Mission Plan. D) Act of 1935. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) August Offer. 11. Which one of the following Acts formally introduced the principles of elections for the first time? 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: A) Indian Councils Act, 1909. 12. When the Constituent Assembly for the Dominion of India reassembled on 31 st October, 1947, its reduced membership was: A) 299. B) 311. C) 319. D) 331. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 299. 13. 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) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. B) Jawaharlal Nehru. C) K.M. Munshi. D) B.N. Rau. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B.N. Rau. 14. Who among the following was the Constitutional adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India? [CDS 1995] A) Dr. B.N. Rao. B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. C) K.M. Munshi. D) M.C. Setalvad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dr. B.N. Rao. 15. 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. 16. The office of Governor General of India was created by: [Asstt Grade 1991] A) Charter Act, 1813. B) Charter Act, 1833. C) Government of India Act, 1858. D) Government of India Act, 1935. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Government of India Act, 1858. 17. Which of the following is correct regarding the Indian Constitution? A) It is completely based on British Constitution. B) It is made only on the basis of Government of India Act, 1935. C) It is a mixture of several Constitutions. D) It is original. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a mixture of several Constitutions. 18. 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. 19. The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held in: A) Bombay. B) Calcutta. C) Lahore. D) New Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) New Delhi. 20. The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constitutent Assembly of India in: A) July, 1948. B) July, 1950. C) July, 1947. D) August, 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) July, 1947. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesConstitution QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesConstitutional Developement Quiz 1Constitutional Developement Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books