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upsc-p1-polity-historical-background MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Match List I with List II: List I (Body or office) (a) Union Powers Committee (b) Provincial Constitution Committee (c) Constitutional Adviser (d) Drafting Committee List II (Person) 1. Dr B. R. Ambedkar 2. B. N. Rau 3. Jawaharlal Nehru 4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Jawaharlal Nehru chaired the Union Powers Committee, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel chaired the Provincial Constitution Committee, B. N. Rau served as Constitutional Adviser, and Dr B. R. Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee. Thus the correct matching is (a)-3, (b)-4, (c)-2 and (d)-1.
Q2Match List I with List II: List I (Body or office) 1. Union Powers Committee 2. Provincial Constitution Committee 3. Drafting Committee 4. Rules of Procedure Committee List II (Chairperson) a. Dr Rajendra Prasad b. Dr B. R. Ambedkar c. Jawaharlal Nehru d. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option D is correct. Jawaharlal Nehru chaired the Union Powers Committee, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel chaired the Provincial Constitution Committee, Dr B. R. Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee, and Dr Rajendra Prasad chaired the Rules of Procedure Committee.
Q3Arrange the following stages of Constitution-making in chronological order, from earliest to latest: (a) The Objectives Resolution was moved in the Constituent Assembly. (b) The Objectives Resolution was adopted. (c) The Drafting Committee was appointed. (d) The Draft Constitution was introduced in the Assembly by Dr B. R. Ambedkar. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The Objectives Resolution was moved on 13 December 1946 and adopted on 22 January 1947. The Drafting Committee was appointed on 29 August 1947, and Dr B. R. Ambedkar introduced the Draft Constitution on 4 November 1948. Hence the order is (a)-(b)-(c)-(d).
Q4Arrange the following events in chronological order, from earliest to latest: 1. The Drafting Committee was appointed 2. The Objectives Resolution was adopted 3. Members signed the Constitution 4. The Draft Constitution was introduced in the Assembly by Dr B. R. Ambedkar Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option A is correct. The Objectives Resolution was adopted on 22 January 1947; the Drafting Committee was appointed on 29 August 1947; Dr B. R. Ambedkar introduced the Draft Constitution on 4 November 1948; and members signed the Constitution on 24 January 1950.
Q5With reference to the Government of India Act, 1935, consider the following statements: 1. Its proposed All-India Federation came into operation after the princely states acceded. 2. It abolished dyarchy in the provinces. 3. The Federal Court was established in 1937 under this Act. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 2 and 3 are correct. The Act abolished dyarchy in the provinces, and the Federal Court was established in 1937 under it. The proposed federation never operated because the required accession by princely states did not materialise; hence Statement 1 is incorrect.
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6With reference to the composition of the Constituent Assembly, consider the following statements: 1. Members from the provinces were indirectly elected by members of provincial legislative assemblies through proportional representation by single transferable vote. 2. The Assembly was originally planned with a strength of 389. 3. It was directly elected on universal adult franchise. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7Consider the following statements about the Constituent Assembly: 1. Its members from the provinces were indirectly elected by members of the provincial legislative assemblies through proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. 2. After Partition, the strength of the Indian Constituent Assembly became 299. 3. From 15 August 1947, the Assembly also functioned as the Dominion legislature. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8With reference to sources of the Indian Constitution, consider the following statements: 1. India drew parliamentary government and cabinet responsibility from the British model but did not adopt British parliamentary sovereignty. 2. A strong Centre and residuary powers with the Union are associated with the Canadian model. 3. Judicial review is associated with Ireland, while the Directive Principles are associated with the United States. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
9Consider the following statements: 1. Jawaharlal Nehru moved the Objectives Resolution on 13 December 1946, and the Constituent Assembly adopted it on 22 January 1947. 2. The Objectives Resolution and the final Preamble are the same constitutional text. Which one of the following is correct?
10Consider the following statements: 1. Article 394 brought most provisions of the Constitution into force on 26 January 1950, while certain provisions came into force on 26 November 1949. 2. Article 395 repealed the Indian Independence Act, 1947 and the Government of India Act, 1935. Which one of the following is correct?