This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Constitution > History > Historical Background – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Historical Background Quiz 13 (11 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Under which act the governor general of India changed to viceroy of India? A) GOI act 1858. B) GOI act 1919. C) GOI act 1935. D) Independence act 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) GOI act 1858. 2. What was the main purpose behind bringing Panchayati Raj system in India? A) To prevent criminalization of politics. B) Development of villages. C) Decentralisation of the political power to the general people. D) To reduce election expenses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decentralisation of the political power to the general people. 3. Consider the following statements:1. All amendments to the Constitution are initiated only in the Parliament. 2. To amend some features like the delimitation of boundaries of legislative assemblies, an outside agency-like a constitution commission or a separate body-is required for amending 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: A) Only 1. 4. Who among the following allocates ranks and portfolios to the ministers in the Council of Ministers? A) President. B) Prime Minister. C) The Cabinet Secretary. D) Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prime Minister. 5. Consider the following statements:1. The legislature is not involved in the process of appointment of judges. 2. The judges have a fixed tenure. Under exceptional circumstances only they can be removed earlier than their tenure. 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. 6. In which year the regulating act was passed? A) 1770. B) 1765. C) 1772. D) 1773. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1773. 7. Consider the following statements:1. The Rajya Sabha gives equal representation to all the States of the country irrespective of their size or population. 2. The number of members to be elected from each State in the Rajya Sabha has been fixed by the fourth schedule of 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: B) Only 2. 8. Consider the following Assertion and Reason based statements:Assertion (A):Rajya Sabha can criticise the government but cannot remove it. Reason (R):The Council of Ministers is responsible to the Parliament. 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: C) A is correct but R is incorrect. 9. Consider the following statements:1. A flexible Constitution is susceptible to subversion by interests group and therefore, successful constitutions are always rigid. 2. Due to its greater flexibility, the Indian Constitution has been described as 'a living' document. 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: B) Only 2. 10. Azad hind fauj was founded by? A) Chanhdra shekhar azad. B) Bhagat singh. C) Abul kalam azad. D) Subhash chandra bose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subhash chandra bose. 11. Which country has the lengthiest Constitution in the world? A) United States. B) France. C) India. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesConstitution QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesHistorical Background Quiz 1Historical Background Quiz 2Historical Background Quiz 3Historical Background Quiz 4Historical Background Quiz 5Historical Background Quiz 6Historical Background Quiz 7Historical Background Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books