indian polity

SSC Quiz on India's Constitutional Development

1.    By which of the following Charter Acts, the Governor General of Bengal became the Governor General of India?
A. The Regulating Act of 1773
B. The Charter Act of 1813
C. The Charter Act of 1833
D. The Charter Act of 1853

2.     Who among the following was the Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
A.B R Ambedkar
B.J B Kripalani
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar

3.    The idea of a Constituent Assembly to form a Constitution of India was first mooted by
A. M N Roy in 1927
B. the Indian National Congress in 1936
C. the Muslim League in 1942
D. the All Parties Conference in 1946

4.    Who acted as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
A. B R Ambedkar
B. C Rajagopalachari
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Jawaharlal Nehru

5.    Who of the following acted as the Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly?
A. VP Menon
B. Dr Rajendra Prasad
C. BN Rao
D. Dr Sachhidanand Sinha

6.    The Government of India Act, 1919 was known as
A. Morley-Minto Reforms
B. Wavell Reforms
C. Ment-Ford Reforms
D. Mountbatten Reforms

7.    The Objectives Resolution, which outlined the philosophy of the India Constitution, was moved in the Constituent Assembly by
A. Dr S Radhkrishanan
B. Dr Rajendra Prasad
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. B R Ambedkar

8.    In the 'Individual Satyagraha', Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second?
A.Dr Rajendra Prasad
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. C Rajagopalachari
D. Vallabhbhai Pate

9.    In the integration of the princely states, the following played a major role
A. Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Vallabhbhai Patel and V P Menon
C. Panikkar and Kunzru
D. S K Dhar and Fazi Ali

10.  Which of the following British Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India?
A. MacDonald
B. Baldwin
C.Chamberlain
D. Churchill

11.  During the Indian Freedom struggle, who of the following raised an army called "Free Indian Legion"?
A. Lala Hardyal
B. Rashbehari Bose
C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. V D Savarkar

12.  Under whose presidency was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1929 wherein a resolution for complete independence from the British was adopted?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C.J awaharlal Nehru
D. Motilal Nehru

13.  Poorna Swaraj Diwas was celebrated on the following day
A. 26 January, 1929
B. 26 January, 1930
C. 26 January, 1949
D. 26 January, 1950

14.  Who among the following formulated the Dickie Bird Plan?
A.Lord Mountbatten
B.Stafford Cripps
C.A V Alexander
D.C Rajagopalachari

15.  Which one of the following movement began with the Dandi March?
A. Home Rule Movement
B. Non-Cooperation Movement
C. Civil Disobedience Movement
D. Quit India Movement

16.  Who is commonly known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?
A. Dr B R Ambedkar
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Jawaharlal Nehru

17.  The Cabinet Mission, Plan for India envisaged a
A. Federation
B. Confederation
C. Unitary form of Government
D. Union of states

18.  Who among the following proposed the creation of a Preamble before the Drafting Committee?
A. B N Rao
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Patel
D. B R Ambedkar

19.  In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court gave a ruling that the Preamble was a part of the Constitution?
A. Golaknath Case
B. Kesavananda Bharti Case
C. Berubari Case
D. Sajjan Singh Case

20.  Which one of the following is not a characteristic of Indian administration?
A. Uniformity
B. Decentralization
C. Dyarchy
D. Independent Judiciary

21.  Which one of these is the primary source of Indian Constitution?
A. British Constitution
B. Irish Constitution
C. Government of India Act, 1935
D. German Constitution

22.  Which one of these features is common to both the Indian Federation and the American Federation?
A. Single Citizenship
B. Dual Judiciary
C. Three Lists in the Constitution
D. A Federal Supreme Court to interpret the constitution

23.  The Constitution of India has borrowed, Fundamental Duties, from which of these Countries' Constitution?
A. USA
B. Erstwhile USSR
C. Canada
D. UK

24.  Who said Preamble is the keynote to the Constitution?
A. Ernest Barker
B. K M Munshi
C.B R Ambedkar
D. D D Basu

25.  The Preamble was proposed before the Drafting Committee by
A. B N Rao
B. B R Ambedkar
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Sardar Patel