Quiz on Indian Constitution

Who was the principal architect of the Indian Constitution?

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Mahatma Gandhi

• B. R. Ambedkar

• Rajendra Prasad

What role did Sir B. N. Rau play in constitution-making?

• President of the Assembly

• Drafting Committee member

• Constitutional Adviser

• Chief Justice of India

How many days did the Drafting Committee meet to complete its task?

• 120 days

• 200 days

• 75 days

• 141 days

According to Ambedkar, what ensures the success of a Constitution?

• Military power

• The political ideology of leaders

• The people and political parties who work it

• The strength of laws alone

Who did Ambedkar thank for putting proposals in legal form?

• K. T. Shah

• S. N. Mukherjee

• H. V. Kamath

• Rajendra Prasad

What does Ambedkar call methods like satyagraha and non-cooperation post-Independence?

• Instruments of democracy

• Grammar of Anarchy

• Civil liberties

• Tools of resistance

Which three principles does Ambedkar stress as vital for democracy?

• Sovereignty, secularism, socialism

• Peace, progress, patriotism

• Liberty, equality, fraternity

• Law, order, governance

What political tendency does Ambedkar warn could lead to dictatorship?

• Political parties

• Free press

• Hero-worship

• Constitutional debates

Which party did Ambedkar credit for order and discipline in the Assembly?

• Socialist Party

• Congress Party

• Communist Party

• Republican Party

What kind of democracy does Ambedkar say cannot last without social democracy?

• Secular democracy

• Political democracy

• Judicial democracy

• Digital democracy