Constitutional Design - Civics (Political Science) - MCQ
1. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.
Who said the above statement:
A) Mahatama Gandhi
B) Vallabh bhai Vallab Patel
C) Nelson Mandela
D) Abul Kalam Azad
2. Nelson Mandela and seven other leaders were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964 for daring to
oppose the _________ regime in his country.
A) atrocities
B) apartheid
C) racial discrimination
D) oppressive
3. _________________ was the name of a system of racial discrimination unique to South Africa. The white Europeans imposed this system on South Africa.
A) Discrimination
B) Patriotic
C) Black rule
D) Apartheid
4. Apartheid government came to an end on ____________
A) 24 April 1994
B) 26 April 1995
C) 24 April 1995
D) 26 April 1994
5. The whites agreed to the _____________________ rule and that of one person one vote.
They also agreed to accept some basic rights for the poor and the workers. The blacks agreed that majority rule would not be absolute.
A) principle of minority
B) principle of majority
C) principle of rightful majority
D) principle of majority for everyone
6 __________________ is the supreme law that determines the relationship among people living in
a territory (called citizens) and also the relationship between the people and government.
A) Constituent Assembly
B) Government
C) Constitution
D) Apartheid
7. Constitution specifies how the government will be composed, who will have power to take which decisions;
A) True
B) False
8. All countries that have constitutions are necessarily democratic.
A) True
B) False
9. The British had left it to the rulers of the princely states to decide whether they wanted to merge with India or with Pakistan or remain independent.
A) True
B) False
10. As far back as in 1928, ______________ and eight other Congress leaders drafted a constitution for India.
A) Jawahar Lal Nehru
B) Abul Kalam Azad
C) T.T.Krishnamachari
D) Motilal Nehru
11. ________, 1935 was adapted from the colonial law.
A) British Act
B) India Act
C) South Africa Act
D) Colonial Act
12. The drafting of the document called the constitution was done by an assembly of elected representatives called the ______________.
A) Constituent Assembly
B) Constitution Assembly
C) Representative Assembly
D) Drafting Assembly
13. The Assembly adopted the Constitution on __________ but it came into effect on 26
January 1950.
A) 26 November 1948
B) 26 November 1949
C) 26 November 1947
D) 28 November 1949
14. Elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in ___________.
A) July 1947
B) August 1947
C) July 1946
D) August 1946
15. ________ played a decisive role in the integration of the Indian princely states. He was also one the Deputy Prime Minister's of India.
A) Abul Kalam Azad
B) Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel
C) T.T.Krishnamachari
D) Rajendra Prasad
16. He was Education Minister in the first union cabinet.
A) Abul Kalam Azad
B) H. C. Mookherjee
C) T.T.Krishnamachari
D) Jaipal Singh
17. He was the President of the Constituent Assembly and was the first President of India.
A) Baldev Singh
B) Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel
C) G. Durgabai Deshmukh
D) Rajendra Prasad
18. The Constituent Assembly worked in a systematic, but not in an open and consensual manner.
A) True
B) False
19. The members deliberated for 114 days spread over three years. Every document presented and every word spoken in the Constituent Assembly has been recorded and preserved. These are called ______________.
A) Constituent Assembly Amendments
B) Constituent Assembly Drafts
C) Constituent Assembly Debates
D) Constituent Assembly Notes
20. Mahatma Gandhi wanted a constitution which will release India from all thralldom.
A) True
B) False
21. He was an Advoate, historian and linguist. He was the founder of Swatantra Party.
A) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
B) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
C) G. Durgabai Deshmukh
D) Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi
22. Dr. Ambedkar, who played a key role in the making of the Constitution but he had a different understanding of how inequalities could be removed. He often bitterly criticised Mahatma Gandhi and his vision.
A) True
B) False
23 Who was the founder of Republican Party of India.
A) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
B) Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi
C) Sarojini Naidu
D) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
24. The Constitution begins with a short statement of its basic values. This is called the ____________ to the constitution.
A) Initial statement
B) Prelude
C) Debate
D) Preamble
25. A change in the constitution made by the supreme legislative body in a country.
A) Constitutional Change Order
B) Constitutional amendment
C) Constitutional Debate
D) Constitutional Confirmation
26. The offence of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance
A) Treason
B) Tryst
C) Constitutional Crime
D) First offence
27. A meeting or meeting place that has been agreed upon.
A) Agreeable
B) Try Place
C) Tryst
D) Twist