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INDIAN CONSTITUTION AT WORK MCQs

Constitutional Framework, Making Of Indian Constitution And Its Development

Total Questions : 371 | Page 35 of 38 pages

Question 341. Match List - I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
List I
List II
(Terms)
(Meanings)
A. First Vice-president of Constituent Assembly
1. V. T. Krishnamachari
B. Originally the only Congress Member of Draft Committee
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Member of Constituent Assembly representing Rajasthan’s Princely States
3. K. M. Munshi
D. Chairman of Union Constitution Committee
4. H. C. Mukherjee
Codes: A B C D

3 4 1 2
1 2 3 4
1 4 2 3
4 3 1 2

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> 4 3 1 2
Answer: (d)
H.C. Mukherjee was the first vice president of the constituent assembly.
K.M. Munshi was originally the only Congress member of the draft committee.
V.T. Krishnamachari was the member of the Constituent Assembly representing Rajasthan’s princely states.
Jawaharlal Nehru was the chairman of the Union Constitution Committee.

Question 342. Which of the following are the principal features of Government of India Act, 1919?

Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the provinces.

Introduction of the separate communal electorate for Muslims.

Devolution of legislative authority by the Centre to the Provinces.

Expansion and reconstitution of Central and Provincial Legislatures.

1, 3 and 4
1, 2 and 4
2, 3 and 4
1, 2 and 3

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> 1, 3 and 4
Answer: (a)

Question 343. The first attempt at introducing a representative and popular element in administration was made by:

Indian Councils Act, 1919
Indian Councils Act, 1909
Government of India Act, 1935
Indian Councils Act, 1900

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Indian Councils Act, 1909
Answer: (b)

Question 344. The convention that “once a speaker always a speaker” is followed in

USA
India
UK
France

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> UK
Answer: (c)
The British Speaker is elected at the beginning of the Parliament by and from among the members of the House of Commons.
If the Speaker of outgoing Parliament is still a member of the house and is willing to be re-elected, he can do so. usually, he is reelected as many times as he wants. A change of party does not make any difference. He is elected unanimously by the house. So in Great Britain, there goes a saying,
“Once a speaker always a speaker.”

Question 345. Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly established in July 1946?

J.B. Kripalani
Mahatma Gandhi
K.M. Munshi
Vallabhbhai Patel

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: (b)

Question 346. Which of the following Acts gave representation to Indians for the first time in the Legislature?

Indian Councils Act, 1909
Indian Councils Act, 1919
None of the above
Government of India Act, 1935

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> Government of India Act, 1935
Answer: (d)

Question 347. Which one of the following made the Indian Legislature bicameral:

Indian Councils Act, 1909
Government of India Act, 1919
Indian Independence Act, 1947
Government of India Act, 1935

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Government of India Act, 1919
Answer: (b)

Question 348.

Assertion (A): The Constitution of India has become the longest one.

Reason (R): The Chapter on Fundamental Rights has been borrowed from the model of the American Constitution.

Choose the correct answer using the code given below codes :

(A) is false, But (R) is true
(A) is true, But (R) is false
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Both (A) and (R) are correct, But (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> Both (A) and (R) are correct, But (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Answer: (d)

Question 349. The method of amending the Constitution by popular veto is found in

Switzerland
India
Britain
Russia

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> Switzerland
Answer: (a)Switzerland has made provisions for referendums or popular votes on laws and constitutional decrees or issues on which citizens are asked to approve or reject by a yes or a no. The Swiss Federal Constitution 1891 permits a certain number of citizens to make a request to amend a constitutional article, or even to introduce a new article into the constitution.

Question 350. Who among the following was not a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution of India?

M.K Gandhi
Krishnaswamy Iyer
B.R. Ambedkar
K.M. Munshi

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> M.K Gandhi
Answer: (a)
The Drafting Committee for framing the constitution was appointed on 29th August 1947.
The committee comprised of a chairman and six other members. The committee members were:-
Dr B. R. Ambedkar(Chairman),
K M Munshi,
Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer,
N Gopalaswami Ayengar,
B L Mitter,
Md. Saadullah and
D P Khaitan.