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constitutional design

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY?

a)

MOTILAL NEHRU

b)

DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD

c)

SAROJINI NAIDU

d)

B. R. AMBEDKAR

2.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DAYS IS CELEBRATED TO MARK THE REINFORCEMENT OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION?

a)

REPUBLIC DAY

b)

INDEPENDENCE DAY

c)

GANDHI JAYANTI

d)

CONSTITUTIONAL ENFORCEMENT

3.

WHEN DID THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION COME INTO FORCE?

a)

26 NOVEMBER 1949

b)

15 AUGUST 1947

c)

26 JANUARY 1950

d)

26 JANUARY 1930

4.

THE PREAMBLE TO TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA DECLARES TO BE A

a)

SOVEREIGN, DEMOCRATIC, REPUBLIC

b)

SOVEREIGN, SOCIALIST, DEMOCRATIC, REPUBLIC

c)

SOVEREIGN, SOCIALIST, SECULAR, DEMOCRATIC, REPUBLIC

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

5.

INDIA IS A SECULAR STATE BECAUSE

a)

THERE IS NO STATE RELIGION

b)

EVERY CITIZEN HAS THE RIGHT TO ADOPT AND PRACTICE ANY RELIGION

c)

NO DISCRIMINATION CAN BE MADE AMONG CITIZENS ON THE BASIS OF RELIGION

d)

ALL THE ABOVE

6.

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA IS

a)

FLEXIBLE

b)

RIGID

c)

PARTLY FLEXIBLE AND PARTLY RIGID

d)

NONE OF THESE

7.

THE TERM 'SECULAR' AS MENTIONED IN THE PREAMBLE STANDS FOR

a)

EQUAL STATUS OF ALL

b)

RULE OF THE PEOPLE

c)

QUALITY OF WEALTH

d)

EQUAL RESPECT FOR ALL RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES

8.

THERE WERE ............................... MEMBERS IN THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY.

a)

289

b)

396

c)

299

d)

245

9.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE OF THE CONSTITUTION WAS

a)

DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD

b)

JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU

c)

SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJEE

d)

DR. BHIMRAO RAMJI AMBEDKAR

10.

WHAT DOES "FRATERNITY" MEANS?

a)

FEELING OF NEIGHBOURHOOD

b)

FEELING OF BROTHERHOOD

c)

FEELING OF SENSIBILITY

d)

FEELING OF RIGHTS

11.

Who amongst the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly of India?

a)

Dr Rajendra Prasad

b)

Dr B. R. Ambedkar

c)

H. C. Mukherjee

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

12.

Who was the chairman of the Drafting Committee for making the Constitution of India?

a)

Dr, Rajendra Prasad

b)

Baldev Singh

c)

H. C. Mukherjee

d)

Dr B. R. Ambedkar

13.

Who was the chairman of the Drafting Committee for making the Constitution of India?

a)

Dr, Rajendra Prasad

b)

Baldev Singh

c)

H. C. Mukherjee

d)

Dr B. R. Ambedkar

14.

Who was the President of the Indian Constituent Assembly?

a)

Motilal Nehru

b)

Dr Rajendra Prasad

c)

Sarojini Naidu

d)

B. R. Ambedkar

15.

Which of the following days is celebrated to mark the enforcement of the Indian Constitution?

a)

a)Republic Day

b)

b) Independence Day

c)

c) Gandhi Jayanti

d)

d) Constitution Enforcement Day

16.

When did the Indian Constitution come into force?

a)

a) 26th November, 1949

b)

b) 15th August, 1947

c)

c) 26th January, 1950

d)

d) 26th January, 1930

17.

Who prepared the Constitution for India in 1928?

a)

a) Motilal Nehru

b)

b) B. R. Ambedkar

c)

c) Dr Rajendra Prasad

d)

d) Jawaharlal Nehru

18.

The Preamble to the Constitution of India declares India to be a

a)

а) Sovereign, Democratic Republic

b)

(b) Sovereign, Socialist, Democratic, Republic

c)

(c) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic

d)

(d) None of the above

19.

The Constitution of India is:

a)

a) flexible

b)

(b) rigid

c)

(c) partly flexible and partly rigid

d)

(d) none of these

20.

India is a secular state because

a)

(а) there is no state religion

b)

(b) every citizen has the right to adopt and practice any religion

c)

(c) no discrimination can be made among citizens on the basis of religion

d)

d) all of the above

21.

Here are some of the guiding values of the Constitution and their meaning. choose the correct option

(a) Sovereign (i) Government will not favor any religion

(b) Republic (ii) People have the supreme right to make

decisions

(c) Fraternity (iii) Head of the state is an elected person

(d) Secular (iv) People should live like brothers and

sisters

a)

a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i

b)

a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-ii

c)

a-ii, b-iv, c-iii, d-ii

d)

a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii

22.

The official policy of racial separation of ill treatment of blacks followed by the government of South Africa was called (a)   .

23.

Name the autobiography of Nelson Mandela.

(a)  

24.

An introductory statement in a constitution which states the reasons and guiding values of the constitution is (a)  

25.

Who among the following was the governor of Uttar Pradesh?

a)

Somnath Lahiri

b)

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

c)

Sarojini Naidu

d)

Kanhaiyalal

26.

Which of the following does the constitution do?

a)

It generates a degree of trust and coordination that is necessary for different kind of people to live together.

b)

It specifies how the government will be constituted, who will have power to take which decisions.

c)

It lays down limits on the powers of the government and tells us what the rights of the citizens are.

d)

It expresses the aspirations of the people about creating a good society.

27.

The britishers let whom decide whether they wanted to merge with India or with Pakistan or remain independent?

a)

Rulers of princely states

b)

Common man

c)

Both

28.

What were the major difficulties faced while making the constitution?

a)

to give fundamental rights to all the citizens of India.

b)

there has to be equality for all castes,creeds and races.

c)

Merging princely states and it's citizens.

d)

Economic problem

29.

In which year government of India act was adopted?

a)

1937

b)

1936

c)

1935

d)

1938

30.

While making the constitution our leaders were inspired by which of the following countries?

a)

The practice of parliamentary democracy in Britain

b)

Bill of Rights in the US

c)

Socialist revolution in Russia

d)

All of them

31.

Why do we need a constitution?

a)

A constitution is a set of rules and principles that all the citizens in a country can agree as the basic way and proportion in which they want the country to be ruled.

b)

The Constitution of the country gives a way to the citizens to live freely as they are being provided their fundamental rights.

c)

To allow the unlimited power of the ruling government so that the government may misuse its power.

d)

It was also necessary to make sure that every Indian citizen would suffer discrimination, injustice based on his caste, creed, and religion.

32.

Are all the countries having constitution,democratic?

a)

Yes

b)

No

33.

Which national leader first tried to draft a Constitution for India?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Motilal Nehru

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

BR Ambedkar

34.

The Constituent Assembly represented to Whom?

a)

Indian National Congress

b)

Muslim League

c)

The People of India

d)

Princely States

35.

Young India was a

a)

Political party

b)

Extremist group

c)

Magazine

d)

Moderate group

36.

Constituent Assembly met for how many days?

(a)  

37.

The Constitution of India is:

a)

a) flexible

b)

(b) rigid

c)

(c) partly flexible and partly rigid

d)

(d) none of these

38.

India is a secular state because:-

a)

(а) there is no state religion

b)

(b) every citizen has the right to adopt and practice any religion

c)

(c) no discrimination can be made among citizens on the basis of religion

d)

d) all of the above

39.

Which country has the world's longest written constitution ?

a)

Russia

b)

India

c)

USA

d)

France