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INDIAN CONSTITUTION AT WORK MCQs

Constitutional Framework, Making Of Indian Constitution And Its Development

Total Questions : 371 | Page 32 of 38 pages
Question 311. The state operates through :
  1.    Party President
  2.    President
  3.    Political Party
  4.    Government
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Government
Answer: (d)
A government is a system by which a state or community is governed. It is the means by which state policy is enforced, as well as the mechanism for determining the policy of the state.
A form of Government refers to the set of political systems and institutions that make up the organisation of a specific government.
Question 312. The nationalist demand for a Constituent Assembly was for the first time conceded by the British Government, though indirectly and with reservations in the:
  1.    Cripps proposals
  2.    August Offer
  3.    Act of 1935
  4.    Cabinet Mission Plan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> August Offer
Answer: (b)
Question 313. Who was the first Foreign Minister of free India?
  1.    Jawaharlal Nehru
  2.    Gulzari Lal Nanda
  3.    John Mathai
  4.    Lal Bahadur Shastri
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: (a)
Question 314. From which of the following country Indian Constitution borrowed the feature ‘The written Constitution’ ?
  1.    UK
  2.    Japan
  3.    USSR
  4.    U.S.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> U.S.
Answer: (d)
The framers of the Indian Constitution adopted the feature of ‘written constitution’ from the USA. The Indian Constitution is the lengthiest written constitution in the world.
The other features borrowed from the US Constitution include:
An executive head of state known as President,
Provision of fundamental rights,
Independence of the judiciary, etc.
Question 315. When was our National Anthem first sung and where ?
  1.    24th January, 1950 in Delhi
  2.    27th December, 1911 in Calcutta
  3.    24th January, 1950 in Allahabad
  4.    26th December, 1942 in Calcutta
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 27th December, 1911 in Calcutta
Answer: (b)
Written in highly Sanskritised (Tatsama) Bengali, it is the first of five stanzas of a Brahmo hymn composed and scored by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
It was first sung in Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress on 27 December 1911
Question 316. The idea of the Constitution of India was first of all given by :
  1.    Mahatma Gandhi
  2.    Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  3.    M.N. Roy
  4.    Jawaharlal Nehru
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> M.N. Roy
Answer: (c)
Question 317. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
  1.    B.R. Ambedkar
  2.    J.B. Kripalani
  3.    Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
  4.    Jawaharlal Nehru
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: (d)
Question 318. Consider the following statements. The Indian Constitution is:

  1. Unwritten Constitution.

  2. Written Constitution.

  3. Largely based on Government of India Act, 1935.


  1.    1 and 3 are correct
  2.    2 and 3 are correct
  3.    1 and 2 are correct
  4.    2 and 1 are correct
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2 and 3 are correct
Answer: (b)
Question 319. The Constituent Assembly for undivided India first met on
  1.    3rd June, 1947
  2.    9th December, 1946
  3.    20th February, 1947
  4.    6th December, 1946
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 9th December, 1946
Answer: (b)
Question 320. The Government of India Act, 1935 vested the residuary power in the:
  1.    British Parliament
  2.    Federal Legislature
  3.    Governor-General
  4.    State Legislature
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Governor-General
Answer: (c)

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