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Revision Series | Polity | Making of the Constitution | 14

October 20, 2023
Which of the following was not a part of objective resolution proposed by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru on 13th December 1946?
1. Secular
2. Republic
3. Federal
4. Socialist
5. Justice
Code:
  • (A) 1,2 and 3
  • (B) 2,3 and 5
  • (C) 1, 4 and 5
  • (D) 1,3 and 4
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Answer: D

1.Federal, socialist, secular is not a part of objective resolution

Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect in context of Constituent assembly ?
1. First meeting of Constituent assembly was attended by 299 members
2. On last day of constituent assembly, the Constitution was signed by 294 people.
3. There were two vice President of Constituent assembly.
Code:
  • (A) 1 only
  • (B) 1 and 2 only
  • (C) 2 only
  • (D) 2 and 3 only
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Answer: (B)

  • The oldest member of the Constituent Assembly, Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha was appointed as the temporary chairman of the Assembly meeting that was attended by 211 members.
  • The Constitution was signed by 284 people.
  • H.C. Mukherjee and V.T. Krishnamachari were elected for the position of the Vice-President of the Assembly thus providing the Assembly with two Vice Presidents.
Match the following?
Committee = Chairman
1. Minority Sub Committee = a. JB Kriplani
2. Fundamental right Sub committee = b. Gopinath Bordoloi
3. North- Eastern Frontier and tribal Areas and Excluded Area Sub Committee = c. HC Mukherjee
Code:
  • (A) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
  • (B) 1-b,2-a,3-c
  • (C) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
  • (D) 1-c, 2-a,3-b
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Answer: (D)

  • Fundamental Rights Sub-Committeewith J.B. Kripalani as the Chairman.
  • Minorities Sub-Committeewith H.C. Mukherjee as the Chairman.
  • North-East Frontier Tribal Areas and Assam Excluded & Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee with Gopinath Bardoloi as the Chairman.
  • Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas (Other than those in Assam) Sub-Committee with A.V. Thakkar as the Chairman.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Madras had the highest number of members in constituent assembly among British Provinces.
2. Mysore has the had the highest number of members in constituent assembly among Princely state.
Code:
  • (A) 1 only
  • (B) 2 only
  • (C) Both and 2
  • (D) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (b)

S.NoStateNo. of Members
1.Madras49
2.Bombay21
3.West Bengal19
4.United Provinces55
5.East Punjab12
6.Bihar36
C.P. and Berar17
8.Assam8
9.Orissa9
10.Delhi1
11.Ajmer-Merwara1
12.Coorg1
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The Constituent Assembly met for the first time in Mumbai on 9 December, 1946.  
2. The First Day's proceedings ended after all the 207 members present submitted their credentials and signed the Register.
Code:
  • (A) 1 only
  • (B) 2 only
  • (C) Both 1 and 2
  • (D) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (b)

Who among the following are the two civil servants who assisted the Constituent assembly in framing the Constitution of India ?
  • (A) BN Rau and KM Munshi
  • (B) SN Mukherjee and Alladi Krishaswamy Iyer
  • (C) BN Rau and SN Mukherjee
  • (D) KM Munshi and Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer
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Answer: (C)

Who was in favour of suspending the adult suffrage for 15 years of Constituent assembly?
  • (A) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  • (C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  • (D) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
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Answer: (c)

Who said that “The Constituent Assembly was Congress and Congress was India ?”
  • (A) Grenville Austin
  • (B) Clement Atlee
  • (C) Winston Churchil
  • (D) Lord Mountbatten
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Answer: (a)

Consider the following the statements:
1. The Drafting Committee was set-up in 1946.
2. N Gopalaswamy Ayyangar and Syed Mohammad Saadullah were the members of Drafting Committee.
3. The Drafting Committee took less than six months to prepare its draft.
Which of the following is / are correct?
  • (A) 1 Only
  • (B) 2 & 3 Only
  • (C) 1 & 2 only
  • (D) 1, 2 and 3
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ANSWER: B

  • The drafting committee was the most important committee compared to the other committees of the Constituent Assembly. It was set up on 29th August 1947, by the constituent assembly to scrutinize the draft of the text of the Constitution of India prepared by the Constitutional Adviser in order to give effect to the decision taken by the Constituent Assembly and to submit to the assembly for consideration.
  • The Drafting Committee had seven members that included, Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar, N. Gopalaswami; B.R. Ambedkar, K.M Munshi, Mohammad Saadulla, B.L. Mitter and D.P. Khaitan. At the first meeting that took place on 30th August 1947, B.R Ambedkar was elected as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee. The Drafting Committee took less than six months to prepare its draft.
Which of the following statement is correct ?
1. Elephant was the symbol of Constituent Assembly.
2. The representatives were to be elected from the four constituents – Hindu, Muslim, Sikh & Christian.
Code:
  • (A) 1 only
  • (B) 2 only
  • (C) Both 1 and 2
  • (D) Neither 1 nor 2
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ANSWER: A

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