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WorksheetsConstitutional Design
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
When was Nelson Mandela sentenced to Jail?
A. 1960
B. 1964
C. 1963
D. 1961
A preliminary version of a legal document is called ….?
A. Blueprint
B. Version
C. Draft
D. Plan
Which of these was the most salient underlying conflict in the making of a democratic constitution in South Africa?
A. Between the coloured minority and the black majority
B. Between men and women
C. Between South Africa and its neighbours
D. Between the white majority and the black minority
What was the native population, known as the Blacks of Africa in 17th century?
A. One fourth
B. Half
C. Three-forth
D. Two-third
The …… was the umbrella organisation that led the struggle against the policies of segregation
A. African People’s Congress
B. African National Congress
C. Congress of Africa
D. None
What does a constitution do?
A. The Constitution 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.
B. It allows disputes and fights
C. it specifies how the government will be constituted, who will have power to take which decisions;
D. Both A & C
What is called the soul of the Indian Constitution?
A. Legislature
B. Judiciary
C. Executive
D. Preamble
What is meant by Secular?
A. Citizens have complete freedom to follow any religion. But there is no official religion. Government treats all religious beliefs and practices with equal respect.
B. All are equal before the law. The traditional social inequalities have to be ended. The government should ensure equal opportunity for all.
C. There are no unreasonable restrictions on the citizens in what they think, how they wish to express their thoughts and the way they wish to follow up their thoughts in action
D. People have the supreme right to make decisions on internal as well as external matters. No external power can dictate the government of India
Every document presented and every word spoken in the Constituent Assembly has been recorded and preserved. These are called…….?
(a)
Indian constitution adopted many institutional details and procedures from colonial laws like the Government of India Act……?
A. 1935
B. 1934
C. 1931
D. 1930
What do you mean by Sovereign?
A. People have the supreme right to make decisions
B. Head of the state is an elected person
C. People should live like brothers and sisters
D. The government will not favour any religion
Which of these positions is correct in relation to the ‘Sovereign’ status of India?
(a) USA can decide India’s foreign policy
(b) USSR can support the CPI (M) in setting up its government here
(c) The Indian government only can decide its internal and external policies
d) Pakistan can control India’s Armed Forces
Which of these features were accepted by all the Indian leaders much before they sat down to make the Constitution?
(a) Universal adult franchise
(b) Right to freedom
(c) Protection of the rights of minorities
(d) All the above
In which year did Motilal Nehru and others draft a constitution for India?
(a) 1931
(b) 1928
(c) 1929
(d) 1932
“The ambition of the greatest man of our generation has been to wipe every tear from Every eye.” Who was Nehru referring to in his speech?
(a)
which of the following sentences is correct?
(a) All countries that have constitutions are necessarily democratic
(b) All countries that are democratic necessarily have constitutions
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above)
which of these features were accepted by all the Indian leaders much before they satDown to make the Constitution?
(a) Universal adult franchise (b) Right to freedom
(b) Right to freedom
(c) Protection of the rights of minorities
(d) All the above
Drafting Committee was chaired by:
(a)
The Indian constitution is borrowed from
(i) Ideas from French Revolution
(ii) The British Constitution
(iii) The Bill of Rights of the US
(IV) Israeli Constitution
(a) i, ii, iv
(b) i, ii, iii,
(c) ii, iii, iv
(d) i, ii, iv
Which of the following sentences is wrong about Dr B.R. Ambedkar?
(а) 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.
