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Constitutional design

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many amendments were considered before adopting the Constitution?

a)

Around 500

b)

Around 2000

c)

Around 1550

d)

Around 1000

2.

During negotiations for making the Constitution, the whites agreed to

a)

The principle of majority rule

b)

One person one vote

c)

Accept some basic rights for the poor and the workers

d)

All the above

3.

When did Abdul Kalam Azad die?

a)

1956

b)

1955

c)

1957

d)

1958

4.
a)

(ii)-(D) ; (i)-(B) ; (iii)-(A) ; (iv)-(C)

b)

(i)-(B) ; (ii)-(A) ; (iii)-(D) ; (iv)-(C)

c)

(iv)-(B) ; (i)-(C) ; (iii)-(D) ; (iv)-(A)

d)

(ii)-(D) ; (iv)-(B) ; (iii)-(A) ; (i)-(C)

5.

Which of these was the most salient underlying conflict in the making of a democratic constitution in South Africa?

a)

Between South Africa and its neighbours

b)

Between men and women

c)

Between the white majority and the black minority

d)

Between the coloured minority and the black majority

6.

What is Baldev singh position in union cabinet

a)

finance minister

b)

education minister

c)

defence minister

7.

Which of the following sentences is wrong about Dr B.R. Ambedkar?

a)

He was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee.

b)

He was born in Maharashtra.

c)

He was law minister in post-independence India.

d)

He was the founder of the Republican Party of India

8.

Where was the 1931 session of Indian National Congress held?

a)

Nagpur

b)

Karachi

c)

Calcutta

d)

Delhi

9.

Who among these leaders was a bitter critic of Mahatma Gandhi?

a)

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

b)

Sarojini Naidu

c)

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

d)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

10.

how many years was nelson mandala charged to treason

a)

22 years

b)

25 years

c)

24 years

d)

28 years

11.

The Constitution begins with a short statement of its basic values. What is it called?

a)

Preface

b)

Preamble

c)

Introduction

d)

Article

12.

Name the autobiography of Nelson Mandela.

a)

The Long Walk to Freedom

b)

South Africa Wins Freedom

c)

Walk to Freedom

d)

Our Freedom

13.

Which of the following days is celebrated to mark the enforcement of the constitution?

a)

Republic Day

b)

Gandhi Jayanti

c)

Constitution Enforcement Day

d)

Independence Day

14.

In which way did the system of apartheid discriminate among the South Africans?

a)

Restricted social contacts between the races

b)

Segregation of public facilities

c)

Made Europeans to experience terrible treatment

d)

Created race-specific job categories

15.

Assertion (A): Political institutions of the colonial rule serve as a blueprint for the setting up of Indian constitution


Reason (R): The Indian constitution adopted many institutional details and procedures from colonial laws like the government of India Act 1937

a)

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

b)

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

c)

A is true but R is false

d)

A is false but R is true