This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Constitution > History > Historical Background – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Historical Background Quiz 7 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Consider the following statements:1. The Constitution forbids employment of children below the age of 16 years in dangerous jobs like factories and mines. 2. Forced labour or Begar is a criminal act as per the Constitutional provisions. 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. 2. Match the Column:1) First Governor-General of Bengal-(a) Lord Canning2) First Viceroy of India-(b)Lord Warren Hastings3) First Governor-General of India-(c)Lord William Bentick A) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b. B) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c. C) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b. D) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c. 3. Chairman of union constituitional commitee? A) Br ambedkar. B) Jawaharlal nehru. C) John mathai. D) Annie beasent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jawaharlal nehru. 4. Consider the following statements:1. In separate electorate system, for electing a representative from a particular community, only those voters would be eligible who belong to that community. 2. Under reserved constituency system, all voters in a constituency are eligible to vote but the candidates must belong to only a particular community or social section for which the seat is reserved. 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. 5. Which act provided the spread of Western education in India? A) Charter act 1793. B) Charter act 1813. C) Charter act 1833. D) Charter act 1853. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charter act 1813. 6. Consider the following Assertion and Reason type statements:Assertion (A):Constitutions are often subverted by small groups, who wish to enhance their own power. Reason (R):Well-crafted constitutions fragment power in society intelligently so that no single group can subvert the constitution. 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: B) Both A and R are individually correct but R is not the correct explanation of A. 7. Consider the following statements:1. A bill proposed by a minister is described as Government Bill. 2. Under the Indian Parliamentary system, no member other than Government can propose a law 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: A) Only 1. 8. The first temporary 2-day President of the Constituent Assembly was- A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. B) Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha. C) Dr. B.R.Ambedkar. D) Jawaharlal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha. 9. Consider the following statements:1. A person can only be arrested under one and only one circumstance that if he has committed some crime.2. The Constitution allows for arrest of a person, if law authorities have apprehension about his intentions or actions that may destabilise the law and order situations.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. Consider the following statements:1. The Election Commissioners are appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Council of Ministers. 2. The Constitution ensures the security of the tenure of the CEC and Election Commissioners. 3. The Election Commissioners can be removed by the President if both Houses of Parliament make such a recommendation with a special majority. 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. 11. Consider the following statements:1. No country from the first world had to adopt a new Constitution even at the face of adversity. 2. Since its adoption, the Indian Constitution continues to serve its purpose without any major change. 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. 12. Who is the first viceroy of India? A) Warren Hastings. B) Lord William Bentinck. C) Lord canning. D) Lord Cornwallis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lord canning. 13. In 1939 subhash chandra bose become president of india by defeating A) Pattabhi sitharamayya. B) Vijayalekshmi pandit. C) Lokamanya tilak. D) A o hume. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pattabhi sitharamayya. 14. Under which act portfolio system was introduced? A) Indian councils act 1892. B) Indian councils act 1861. C) Indian councils act 1909. D) Government of India act 1919. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indian councils act 1861. 15. The PIL has become an important tool of justice for the downtrodders and the underprivileged. What is the correct full name of PIL? A) People Interests Litigation. B) Public Interests Litigation. C) People Informatory Litigation. D) Public Informatory Litigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Public Interests Litigation. 16. Which of the following function(s) is/are performed by the Parliament? 1. Judicial functions 2. Electoral functions 3. Constituent functions 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. 17. Which of the following Constitutional Amendment brought down the age to vote to 18 from erstwhile 21? A) 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act. B) 44th Constitutional Amendment Act. C) 72nd Constitutional Amendment Act. D) 61st Constitutional Amendment Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 61st Constitutional Amendment Act. 18. Consider the following statements:1. The Indian Constitution is born out of a fullfledged referendum, where all the people vote on the desirability of a constitution. 2. The Indian Constitution reflected the broad national consensus at the time of its enactment. 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. 19. Which of the following is/are among essential feature(s) of a federalism? 1. Dual citizenship 2. Written Constitution 3. Independent judiciary Choose the correct answer using the options given below: A) Only 1 and 2. B) Only 1 and 3. C) Only 2 and 3. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 20. Consider the following Assertion and Reason type statements:Assertion (A):In representative democracy, the citizens have a limited role in taking major decisions and in running the administration.Reason (R):A representative democracy is one where the citizens directly participate in the dayto-day decision-making and in the running of the government.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. D) Both A and R are incorrect. 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