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#1. Consider the following statements with reference to the composition of Constituent Assembly:
1.The representatives of princely states were nominated by their respective legislative assemblies.
2. Provinces and Princely states were allotted seats with respect to their strategic and economic importance.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is incorrect. The Constituent Assembly was constituted in November 1946 under the scheme formulated by the Cabinet Mission Plan. The representatives of princely states were to be nominatedby the heads of the princely states and not nominatedby their legislative assemblies. The representatives of provinces, on the other hand, were elected by members of that provincial legislative assembly.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Each province and princely state (or group of states in case of small states) were to be allotted seats in proportion to their respective population. Roughly, one seat was to be allotted for every million population.
#2. Consider the following pairs of committees of the Constituent Assemble and their chairpersons:
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
The Constituent Assembly had appointed a number of committees to deal with different tasks of constitutionmaking. Some of the important committees were as follow
Union Powers Committee – Jawaharlal Nehru
Union Constitution Committee – Jawaharlal Nehru Provincial Constitution Committee – Sardar Patel
Draft ing Committee – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas – Sardar Patel.
Rules of Procedure Committee – Dr. Rajendra Prasad
States Committee (Committee for Negotiating with
States) – Jawaharlal Nehru
Steering Committee – Dr. Rajendra Prasad
#3. Which of the following functions were performed by the Constituent Assembly of India?
1. Ratified India’s Commonwealth membership.
2. Elected first President of India.
3. Appointed India’s fi rst Prime Minister till the formation of new parliament in 1952.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
The Constituent Assembly was in charge of making of the Constitution and enacting of ordinary laws. Along with that it also –
Ratified the India’s membership of the Commonwealth in May 1949.
Adopted the national fl ag on July 22, 1947.
Adopted the national anthem on January 24, 1950.
Adopted the national song on January 24, 1950.
Elected Dr. Rajendra Prasad as the first President of
India on January 24, 1950.
The first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was not appointed by the Constituent Assembly. Nehru was a member of the interim government from 1946. The members of the interim Government were members of the Viceroy’s Executive Council. On 15th August, 1947, Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor-General of the new Dominion of India. He swore in Jawaharlal Nehru as the first Prime Minister of India.
#4. Consider the following statements:
1. The Constituent Assembly of India was formed under the scheme formulated by the Cripps Mission.
2. The Constituent assembly generally followed the policy of consensus and accommodation with respect to draft ing of the Constitution.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is incorrect. The Constituent Assembly was constituted in November 1946 under the scheme formulated by the Cabinet Mission Plan (1946).
Statement 2 is correct. The entire process of the draft ing of the Constitution was marked by two features distinctive to an Indian style of politics — consensus and accommodation. The member followed a policy of consensus decision making and a policy of accommodation generally.
#5. Which of the following statement is not correct regarding the Objectives Resolution?
On December 13, 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru moved the historic Objectives Resolution in the Assembly. Option (b), (c) and (d) are correct – Objective
Resolution laid down the fundamentals and philosophy of the constitutional structure. Words like Justice, equality,freedom and world peace are mentioned in Objectives
Resolution. Its modifi ed version is the Preamble of the Indian Constitution.
#6. The demand for Constituent Assembly was accepted for the first time by the British Government through
In 1935, the Indian National Congress (INC), for the first time, offi cially demanded a Constituent Assembly to frame the Constitution of India. The demand was fi nally
accepted in principle by the British Government in
what is known as the ‘August Off er’ of 1940.
#7. Consider the following pairs with reference to the First Cabinet of Independent India (1947):
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?
Pair 1 is incorrect. Home Affairs was under the charge of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (not Jawaharlal Nehru). Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister and in charge of External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations; Scientifi c Research.
Pair 2 is correct. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was in charge of Home; Information and Broadcasting; States.
Pair 3 is correct. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was given the Health portfolio.
Pair 4 is incorrect. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was
given the charge of Education while Dr Rajendra Prasad had Food and agriculture portfolio.
#8. Consider the following statements:
1. Daman and Diu were acquired by India from the Portuguese by police action.
2. Sikkim was added to India through referendum.
3. Puducherry was administered by India as an ‘acquired territory’ till 1962.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is correct. Goa along with Daman and Diu were acquired by India from the Portuguese by means of a police action in 1961. They were constituted as a union territory by the 12th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1962. Later, in 1987, Goa was conferred a statehood. Consequently, Daman and Diu was made a separate union territory.
Statement 2 is correct. Sikkim was added to India through a referendum held in 1975. In 1974, Sikkim expressed its desire for greater association with India. Accordingly, the 35th Constitutional Amendment Act (1974) was enacted conferring on Sikkim the status of an ‘associate state’ of the Indian Union. In a referendum held in 1975, people of Sikkim voted for the abolition of the institution of Chogyal and Sikkim becoming an integral part of India. Consequently, the 36th Constitutional Amendment Act (1975) was enacted to make Sikkim a full-fl edged state of the Indian Union (the 22nd state).
Statement 3 is correct. The French handed over Puducherry (comprising Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam) to India in 1954. Subsequently, it was administered as an ‘acquired territory’, till 1962 when it was made a union territory by the 14th Constitutional
Amendment Act.
#9. Consider the following statements with respect to the Constituent Assembly:
1. Tiger was adopted as the symbol of the constituent assembly.
2. B.N. Rau was appointed as the constitutional advisor to the Constituent Assembly.
3. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was the chief draft sman of the constitution in the Constituent Assembly.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is incorrect. Elephant (and not tiger) was adopted as the symbol (seal) of the Constituent Assembly.
Statement 2 is correct. Sir B.N. Rau was appointed as the constitutional advisor (Legal advisor) to the Constituent Assembly.
Statement 3 is incorrect. S.N. Mukerjee (and not Dr. B. R Ambedkar) was the chief draft sman of the constitution in the Constituent Assembly. B.R Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Draft ing Committee.
#10. Consider the following statements:
1. Communist Party did not win any seats in the elections to the Constituent Assembly of India in 1946.
2. Unionist Party was the second largest party after Indian National Congress in the Constituent Assembly of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected by the provincial assemblies by a single, transferablevote system of proportional representation. The total membership of the Constituent Assembly was 389 of which 292 were representatives of the provinces, 93 represented the princely states and four were from the chief commissioner provinces of Delhi, Ajmer-Merwara, Coorg and British Baluchistan.
Statement 1 is incorrect.
The Congress Party held a large majority in the Constituent Assembly (69 percent of the seats), and the Muslim League held nearly all the seats reserved in the Assembly for Muslims. There were also members of smaller parties, such as the Scheduled Caste Federation, the Communist Party of India and the Unionist Party. Communist Party of India got 1 seat in the Constituent Assembly.
Statement 2 is incorrect.
Muslim League with 73 seats was the second largest party aft er Indian National Congress (208 seats) in the Constituent Assembly of India. Unionist Party got only 1 seat in the Constituent Assembly of India
#11. In July 1946, the Indian National Congress appointed an ‘Experts Committee’. With reference to this Experts Committee of Congress, consider the following statements:
1. It was appointed to prepare material for the Constituent Assembly.
2. It recommended the draft of the Objectives Resolution.
3. Krishna Kriplani was the chairman of this committee.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Even before the elections to the Assembly had concluded, the Congress Party had one eye on the Constituent Assembly. The Congress Working Committee on 9 July 1946, appointed an Experts Committee to undertake preliminary constitution-making work. The Committee consisted of Jawaharlal Nehru (Chairman), K.M. Munshi, N Gopalsawmi Ayyangar, K.T. Shah, D.R. Gadgil, Humayun Kabir and K Santhanam. Evidently, the Congress Party consciously included individuals who were not Congres members.
Statement 1 is correct. While elections to the Constituent Assembly were still in progress, on July 8, 1946, the Congress Party (Indian National Congress) appointed an Experts Committee for the purpose of preparing material for the Constituent Assembly.
Statement 2 is correct. The Experts Committee recommended procedures for the election of the Assembly’s top functionaries and the setting up of important Assembly committees. But the most signifi cant part of the recommendations was a section titled ‘Declaration of Objectives’ – the very fi rst version of what would later become the Objectives Resolution.
Statement 3 is incorrect. Jawaharlal Nehru was the Chairman of the Committee. Later, on the Chairman’s proposal, it was resolved that Krishna Kriplani be coopted as a member and convener of the committee.
#12. Consider the following statements with reference to the composition of Constituent Assembly:
1. The seats in each Provinces were distributed only among the Muslims and general, in proportion to their respective populations.
2. The representatives of the princely states were elected by the method of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
The Constituent Assembly of India came into existence asper the provisions of Cabinet Mission Plan of May 1946. The Assembly was to have proportional representation from existing provincial legislatures and from various princely states.
Statement 1 is incorrect. Each Province and each Indian State or group of States were allotted the total no. of seats proportional to their respective population roughly in the ratio of 1:1000000. The seats in each Province were distributed among the three main communities,n Muslims, Sikh and general, in proportion to their respective populations.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The representatives of the princely states were to be nominated by the heads of the princely states.
#13. With reference to the Communal Award, consider the following statements:
1. It was introduced on the recommendations of Simon Commission.
2. It introduced separate electorates for Sikhs, Indian Christians, and Anglo-Indians for the fi rst time.
3. It led to the signing of Poona Pact which gave reserved seats to the depressed classes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The Communal Award, also known as the MacDonald Award, was a scheme for representation of the minorities. It was announced in August 1932 by Ramsay MacDonald, the British Prime Minister.
Statement 1 is incorrect. The Communal Award was based on the fi ndings of the Indian Franchise Committee (also called the Lothian Committee) and not on the recommendation of Simon Commission. Simon Commission rejected the proposal of a separate electorate for the depressed classes; however, it retained the concept of reserving seats.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The Indian Councils Act 1909 established a distinct electorate for Muslims, which was later expanded to include Sikhs, Indian Christians, Anglo-Indians, and Europeans by the Government of India Act 1919 (not by Communal Award). The Communal Award not only continued separate electorates for the Muslims, Sikhs, Indian Christians, Anglo-Indians and Europeans but also extended it to the depressed classes (Scheduled Castes).
Statement 3 is correct. Mahatma Gandhi was distressed over this extension of the principle of communal representation to the depressed classes and undertook fast unto death in Yerawada Jail (Poona) to get the award modified. This led to an agreement between the leaders of the Congress and the depressed classes which is known as Poona Pact. The pact retained the Hindu joint electorate and gave reserved seats to the depressed classes.
#14. With reference to the Objectives resolution introduced in the first session of the Constitution Assembly, consider the following statements:
1. It declared India as a Sovereign Republic.
2. The territories included in India will retain the status of autonomous units along with residuary powers.
3. It guaranteed to all people of India equality of status of opportunity.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The ‘Objectives Resolution’ was moved by Jawaharlal Nehru in the Constituent Assembly in December, 1946. It laid down the fundamentals and philosophy of the constitutional structure. This Resolution was unanimously adopted by the Assembly on January 22, 1947. Its modifi ed version forms the Preamble of the present Constitution.
Statement 1 is correct. Under the Objectives resolution, the Constituent Assembly declared its fi rm and solemn resolve to proclaim India as an Independent Sovereign
Republic and to draw up for her future governance a constitution
Statement 2 is correct. The territories (comprising British India, the territories that now form the Indian States) shall retain the status of autonomous units together with residuary powers. They will exercise all powers and functions of Government and administration except such powers and functions as are vested in or assigned to the Union.
Statement 3 is correct. It guaranteed and secured to all the people of India justice, social, economic and political; equality of status of opportunity, and before the law; freedom of thought, expression, belief, faith, worship, vocation, association and action, subject to law and public morality.
#15. Which among the following provisions of the Constitution came into force on the date of adoption of the Constitution?
1. Superintendence, direction and control of elections to be vested in the Election Commission of India.
2. Proclamation of the National Emergency.
3. Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution.
4. There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advise the President.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Statement 1 and Statement 3 are correct – As Constitution was adopted on 26th November 1949, some provisions of the Constitution pertaining to citizenship, elections, provisional parliament, temporary and transitional provisions, and short title contained in Articles 5 (Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution), 6, 7, 8, 9, 60, 324 (Election Commission of India), 366, 367, 379, 380, 388, 391, 392 and 393 came
into force on that date itself.
Statement 2 and Statement 4 are incorrect – The remaining provisions (the major part) of the Constitution came into force on January 26, 1950. This day is referred to as the ‘date of its commencement’, and celebrated as the Republic Day. Thus Article 352 (Proclamation of the National Emergency) and Article 74 (There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advise the President) came into force on date of commencement of the Constitution i.e. 26th January 1950.
