This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Constitution > History > Historical Background – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Historical Background Quiz 1 (20 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 Education. C) Right to Information. D) Right to Freedom of Religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) Kerala. B) Assam. C) Uthar pradesh. D) Tamilnadu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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 Equality. B) Right to Information. C) Right to freedom of speech. D) Right against exploitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Right to Information. 8. Who is known as the chief architect of the Indian Constitution? A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. B) Jawaharlal Nehru. C) Mahatma Gandhi. D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. In which year Simon commission submitted it's report? A) 1930. B) 1919. C) 1926. D) 1927. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1930. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. Crps mission came to india in A) 1987. B) 1943. C) 1942. D) 1927. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1942. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. Under whose leader ship chitaghong armoury done? A) Bhagath sigh. B) Sugdev. C) Surya sen. D) Birsa munda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surya sen. 20. 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. Next →Related QuizzesConstitution QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesHistorical Background Quiz 2Historical Background Quiz 3Historical Background Quiz 4Historical Background Quiz 5Historical Background Quiz 6Historical Background Quiz 7Historical Background Quiz 8Historical Background Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books