This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Constitution > History > Historical Background – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Historical Background Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Consider the following Assertion and Reasons based statements:Assertion (A):The subject of Local Government including panchayats did not receive adequate importance. Reason (R):The turmoil due to the Partition resulted in a strong unitary inclination in 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 correct explanation of A. C) A is incorrect but R is correct. D) A is correct but R is incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both A and R are individually correct and R is the correct explanation of A. 2. Consider the following statements:1. The Indian Constitution provided adult franchise even when several western Constitution had no such provisions. 2. As early as in 1928 Motilal Nehru Report had advocated for universal adult franchise political rights. 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. 3. Which act is also known as montagu chelmsford reforms? A) GOI act 1858. B) GOI act 1919. C) GOI act 1935. D) Independence act 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) GOI act 1919. 4. Who is known as the father of communal electorate? A) Lord Minto. B) Lord William Bentinck. C) Lord canning. D) Lord Cornwallis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lord Minto. 5. Right to information is ..... A) Fundamental Right. B) Legal rights. C) Neither Fundamental Rights nor legal rights. D) Both Fundamental Rights as well as legal rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fundamental Right. 6. Consider the following statements:1. All minorities can set up their own educational institutions. 2. The government, can, while granting aid to educational institutions, positively discriminate against any educational institution on the basis that it is under the management of minority community. The correct statement(s) is/are: A) Only 1. B) Only 2. C) Both 1 and 2. D) Neither 1 and 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only 1. 7. Consider the following statements:1. The term 'secular' is mentioned nowhere in the Constitution. 2. Secular states are widely seen as treating religion as only a private matter. 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. Which act is also known as Minto Morley reforms? A) Indian councils act 1861. B) Indian councils act 1892. C) Indian councils act 1909. D) GOI act 1935. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indian councils act 1909. 9. The number of articles in our Constitution is ..... A) 468. B) 448. C) 458. D) 428. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 448. 10. Consider the following statements:1. Under proportional representation, even smaller political parties get the representation in central legislature. 2. Under this system, a party gets seats in the legislature in proportion to the votes polled by it. 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. 11. The Fundamental Right of 'Protection of language, culture of minorities' is enshrined under the: A) Cultural and Educational Rights. B) Right to Constitutional Remedies. C) Right to Freedom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural and Educational Rights. 12. Which act attempted to introduce a system of open competition for selection of civil servants? A) Charter act 1793. B) Charter act 1813. C) Charter act 1833. D) Charter act 1853. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charter act 1833. 13. Under which act lord Cornwallis was appointed as the governor general of Bengal? A) Act of 1781. B) Act of 1784. C) Act of 1786. D) Act of 1788. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Act of 1786. 14. Consider the following Assertion and Reasons based statements:Assertion (A):Federalism helps countries to remain united even if the country has enormous cultural diversities within the country. Reason (R):All the countries that had to see a division of the country were not federations. 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 correct explanation of A. C) A is incorrect but R is correct. D) A is correct but R is incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A is correct but R is incorrect. 15. In which year lord canning nominated three Indians to his legislative council A) 1858. B) 1861. C) 1862. D) 1892. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1862. 16. Before the 61st Amendment, what was the age of an Indian citizen eligible to vote in elections? A) 22 years. B) 23 years. C) 21 years. D) 16 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 21 years. 17. The ..... are guidelines to the government A) Fundamental Rights. B) Directive Principles. C) Fundamental Duties. D) Preamble. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directive Principles. 18. The members nominated by lord canning to his legislative council A) Raja of Benaras. B) Maharaja of Patiala. C) Sir Dinkar Rao. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 19. If a bill is neglected in a house of parliament the joint sitting by both of the parties is presided by? A) Presdient. B) Vice president. C) Attorney genral. D) Prime minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Presdient. 20. Consider the following statements:1. Since the independence, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court has always been appointed as the Chief Justice of India. 2. The other Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Court are appointed by the Prime Minister after 'consulting' the CJI. 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: D) Neither 1 nor 2. ← PreviousNext →Related 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