Indian Polity Questions and Answers Part-1

1. The Cabinet Mission to India was headed by :
a) Stafford Cripps
b) A.V. Alexander
c) Lord Pethick Lawrence
d) Hugh Gaitskell

Answer: c

2. The Constitution of India was adopted by the:
a) Governor General
b) British Parliament
c) Constituent Assembly
d) Parliament of India

Answer: c

3. The Constituent Assembly for undivided India first met on
a) 6th December, 1946
b) 9th December, 1946
c) 20th February, 1947
d) 3rd June, 1947

Answer: b

4. When the Constituent Assembly for the Dominion of India reassembled on 31 st October, 1947, its reduced membership was:
a) 299
b) 311
c) 319
d) 331

Answer: a

5. Who among the following was the Constitutional adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India?
a) Dr. B.N. Rao
b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
c) K.M. Munshi
d) M.C. Setalvad

Answer: a

6. The Constitution of India was enacted by a Constituent Assembly set up :
a) under the Indian Independence Act, 1947
b) under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
c) through a resolution of the provisional government
d) by the Indian National Congress

Answer: b

7. The Constituent Assembly which framed the Constitution for Independent India was set up in :
a) 1945
b) 1946
c) 1947
d) 1949

Answer: b

8. Who presided over the inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India?
a) Sachidananda Sinha
b) B. R. Ambedkar
c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
d) P. Upendra

Answer: a

9. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?
a) Rajendra Prasad
b) Tej Bahadur Sapru
c) C. Rajagopalachari
d) B. R. Ambedkar

Answer: d

10. Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly?
a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
b) Acharya J.B. Kriplani
c) Lok Nayak Jayprakash Narayan
d) K.M. Munshi

Answer: c