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upsc-p1-polity-historical-background MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 15 upsc-p1-polity-historical-background questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
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Q1Match 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.
Q2With 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.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. India adapted British parliamentary government while retaining constitutional supremacy and judicial review. The Canadian model is linked with a strong Centre and Union residuary powers. Statement 3 reverses the sources: judicial review is associated with the United States and Directive Principles with Ireland.
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).
Q4Consider 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?
All three statements are correct. The Cabinet Mission scheme provided for indirect election from provincial legislatures by proportional representation using the single transferable vote. Partition reduced the Indian Assembly's strength to 299, and after independence the Assembly additionally served as the Dominion legislature.
Q5Arrange 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.
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6Match List I with List II: List I (Colonial measure) 1. Regulating Act, 1773 2. Charter Act, 1833 3. Government of India Act, 1919 4. Government of India Act, 1935 List II (Feature) a. Provincial autonomy b. Governor-General of India c. Provincial dyarchy d. Supreme Court at Calcutta Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7Arrange the following constitutional developments in chronological order, from earliest to latest: 1. Transfer of Indian administration from the Company to the British Crown 2. Creation of the office of Governor-General of Bengal 3. Introduction of dual control through the Board of Control and Court of Directors 4. The Governor-General of Bengal became the Governor-General of India Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8Consider the following statements about the Government of India Act, 1935: 1. It abolished dyarchy in the provinces and provided for provincial autonomy. 2. It proposed dyarchy at the federal Centre, but that arrangement did not come into operation. 3. The proposed All-India Federation came into operation immediately after the Act was enacted. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Match 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.
10With reference to the development of representative institutions before 1935, consider the following statements: 1. The Indian Councils Act, 1892 allowed members to discuss the budget but not to vote on it. 2. The Indian Councils Act, 1909 introduced joint electorates as a general principle. 3. The Government of India Act, 1919 introduced dyarchy in the provinces. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
11Consider 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?
12Consider 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?
13With 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.
14Arrange the following constitutional developments in chronological order, from earliest to latest: (a) Separate electorates for Muslims were introduced. (b) Dyarchy was introduced in the provinces. (c) The Nehru Report proposed dominion status and fundamental rights. (d) Provincial autonomy was provided for under the Government of India Act, 1935. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
15With 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.