Free Printable Constitutional Design, Grade: 9

1.

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

a)

(а) He was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee.

b)

(b) He was born in Maharashtra.

c)

(c) He was law minister in post-independence India.

d)

(d) He was the founder of the Republican Party of India.

2.

Who among the following was not the member of the Constituent Assembly?

a)

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

b)

(b) Rajendra Prasad

c)

(c) T.T. Krishnamachari

d)

(d) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

3.

How many members had the Constituent Assembly that wrote the Indian Constitution?

a)

(a) 200

b)

(b) 199

c)

(c) 198

d)

(d) 299

4.

The Indian Constitution came into effect on

a)

(a) 26 January 1949

b)

(b) 26 January 1950

c)

(c) 26 January 1952

d)

(d) 26 November 1950

5.

which of the following sentences is correct?

a)

(a) All countries that have constitutions are necessarily democratic

b)

(b) All countries that are democratic necessarily have constitutions

c)

(c) Both (a) and (b)

d)

(d) None of the above)

6.

when did the Assembly adopt the Constitution?

a)

(a) 26 November, 1949

b)

(b) 26 December, 1949

c)

(c) 26 January, 1950

d)

(d) 26 January, 1949

7.

Which of these positions is correct in relation to the ‘Sovereign’ status of India?

a)

(a) USA can decide India’s foreign policy

b)

(b) USSR can support the CPI (M) in setting up its government here

c)

(c) The Indian government only can decide its internal and external policies

d)

(d) Pakistan can control India’s Armed Forces

8.

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

a)

(a) Preface

b)

(b) Preamble

c)

(c) Introduction

d)

(d) Article

e)

(e) Forward

9.

How many amendments were considered before adopting the Constitution?

(

a)

a) Around 500

b)

(b) Around 2000

c)

(c) Around 1550

d)

(d) Around 1000

10.

Which of these features were accepted by all the Indian leaders much before they sat down to make the Constitution?

a)

(a) Universal adult franchise

b)

(b) Right to freedom

c)

(c) Protection of the rights of minorities

d)

(d) All the above

11.

Which of these inspired our leaders while framing the Constitution?

a)

(a) Ideals of the French Revolution

b)

(b) Parliamentary democracy in Britain

c)

(c) Bill of Rights in US

d)

(d) All the above

12.

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

a)

(a) Restricted social contacts between the races

b)

(b) Segregation of public facilities

c)

(c) Created race-specific job categories

d)

(d) All the above

13.

In which year did Motilal Nehru and others draft a constitution for India?

a)

(a) 1931

b)

(b) 1928

c)

d)

(d) 1932

14.

When did the Assembly adopt the Constitution?

a)

(a) 26 November, 1949

b)

(b) 26 December, 1949

c)

(c) 26 January, 1950

d)

(d) 26 January, 1949

15.

Name the autobiography of Nelson Mandela.

a)

(a) South Africa Wins Freedom

b)

(B) Walk to Freedom

c)

(C) The Long Walk to Freedom

d)

(d) Our Freedom

16.

Trains, buses, taxis, hotels, hospitals, schools and colleges, libraries, cinema halls, theatres, beaches, swimming pools, public toilets, were all separate for the whites and blacks. This was called….?

a)

A. Apartheid

b)

B. Segregation

c)

C. Racism

d)

D. Casteism

17.

All countries that have constitutions….

a)

A. Are not necessarily democratic

b)

B. Are necessarily democratic

c)

C. They can only have a condition if they are democratic

d)

D. None

18.

What is called the soul of the Indian Constitution?

a)

A. Legislature

b)

B. Judiciary

c)

C. Executive

d)

D. Preamble

Constitutional Design, Grade: 9

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 7mins

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