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INDIAN CONSTITUTION AT WORK MCQs

Constitutional Framework, Making Of Indian Constitution And Its Development

Total Questions : 371 | Page 34 of 38 pages
Question 331. Direct Democracy is a system of Government in which
  1.    People directly elect their Representatives.
  2.    Government officials consult people on various appointments.
  3.    People choose the Civil Servants
  4.    People take part directly in the policy making and administration of the country.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> People take part directly in the policy making and administration of the country.
Answer: (d)
In general, the term "direct democracy" usually refers to citizens making policy and law decisions in person, without going through representatives and legislatures.
Direct democracy is a form of democracy in which people vote on policy initiatives directly, as opposed to a representative democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives.
Question 332. What is the basis of classification of governments as unitary and federal?
  1.    Relationship between executive and judiciary
  2.    Relationship between the legislature, executive and judicial wings of government
  3.    Relationship between legislature and executive
  4.    Relationship between the Centre and States
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Relationship between the Centre and States
Answer: (d)The basic principles of federalism are the distribution of powers between the Centre and the States.
Question 333. Which is the most important system in Democracy ?
  1.    Political
  2.    Governmental
  3.    Social
  4.    Economic
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Political
Answer: (a)Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Democracy allows eligible citizens to participate equally in creation of laws and enables the free and equal practice of political selfdetermination. So the political aspect can be considered to the most important.
Question 334. Which of the following gave the idea of the Constituent Assembly for India?
  1.    Wavell Plan
  2.    Cabinet Mission Plan
  3.    Simon Commission
  4.    Rajaji Formula
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Cabinet Mission Plan
Answer: (b)
Cabinet Mission Plan gave the idea of Constituent Assembly for India. In 1946, British Prime Minister Clement Attlee formulated a Cabinet Mission to India.
‘Rajaji’ formula was formulated by C. Rajagopalchari to solve the political dead-lock between All India Muslim League and Indian-National Congress. Wavell plan (1945) was talks between these two political parties.
Question 335. Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?
  1.    Jawaharlal Nehru
  2.    B.R. Ambedkar
  3.    Mahatma Gandhi
  4.    B.N. Rao
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: (a)
Question 336. The Constitution of India was adopted on
  1.    26 January, 1949
  2.    31 December, 1949
  3.    26 January, 1950
  4.    26 November, 1949
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 26 November, 1949
Answer: (d)
The Constitution was enacted/adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949 and came into effect on 26 January 1950.
The date 26 January was chosen to commemorate the Purna Swaraj declaration of independence of 1930. With its adoption, the Union of India officially became the modern and contemporary Republic of India and it replaced the Government of India Act 1935 as the country’s fundamental governing document.
Question 337. Consider the following statements. The Indian Constitution is :

  1. Unwritten Constitution.

  2. Written Constitution.

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


  1.    2 and 1 are correct
  2.    2 and 3 are correct
  3.    1 and 3 are correct
  4.    1 and 2 are correct
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2 and 3 are correct
Answer: (b)
Question 338. The office of Governor General of India was created by:
  1.    Government of India Act, 1935
  2.    Charter Act, 1833
  3.    Government of India Act, 1858
  4.    Charter Act, 1813
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Government of India Act, 1858
Answer: (c)
Question 339. Where do we find the ideals of Indian democracy in the Constitution ?
  1.    Part III
  2.    Part I
  3.    The Preamble
  4.    Part IV
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> The Preamble
Answer: (c)The Preamble to the Constitution of India is ‘Declaration of Independence’ statement & a brief introductory that sets out the guiding principles & purpose of the document as well as Indian democracy. It describes the state as a “sovereign democratic republic”. The first part of the preamble “We, the people of India” and, its last part “give to ourselves this Constitution” clearly indicate the democratic spirit.
Question 340. Consider the following statements about the judicial system introduced by the British in India:

  1. It judicially unified India.

  2. The British established a new system of law through the process of enactment and relevant interpretation of customary laws.

  3. In general the British tended to avoid the customary laws of India.


Which of the statements given above are correct?
  1.    1, 2 and 3
  2.    1 and 3 only
  3.    1 and 2 only
  4.    2 and 3 only
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1 and 2 only
Answer: (c)
In general the British observed customary laws of India.

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