1. Who gave the idea to have a Constitution of India ?
a. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Rajendra Prasad
c. M.N. Roy
d. Sachchidananda Sinha
2. What is promoted by the Constitution of India ?
a. Political Society
b. Political Culture
c. Political Economy
d. Political Contest
3. What was the time period of the East India Company Rule in India ?
a. 1773 -1855 AD
b. 1772 – 1856 AD
c. 1773 -1857 AD
d. 1771 -1860 AD
4. The Regulating Act was passed in the year _________.
a. 1772 AD
b. 1773 AD
c. 1774 AD
d. 1775 AD
5. The Governor of which Presidency was given the charge of all territories of the East India Company in India under the Regulating Act , 1773 ?
a. Bengal
b. Madras
c. Bombay
d. None of the Given
6 Who was the First Governor General of Bengal ?
a. Robert Clive
b. Warren Hastings
c. William Bentick
d. None of the given
7. Where was the Supreme Court established under the Regulating Act of 1773 ?
a. Calcutta
b. Bombay
c. Madras
d .None of the given
8. Who was the First Chief Justice of India ?
a. Lord Macaulay
b. Eijah Impey
c. Lord Morley
d. Lord Chelmsford
9. Which among the following bodies was/were established under the Pitts India Act of 1784 ?
a. Board of Control
b. Court of Directors
c. Both of them
d. None of them
10. After 1784 next Charter of the East India Company was passed by the British Government in which year ?
a. 1790
b. 1792
c. 1793
d. 1795
11. Under which Act the monopoly of East Indian company was abolished in India ?
a. Charter Act of 1793
b. Charter Act of 1813
c. Charter Act of 1833
d. Charter Act of 1853
12. How much grant was provided for education under the Charter Act of 1813 ?
a. Rs.1 lakh
b. Rs 2 lakh
c. Rs 3 lakh
d. Rs 4 lakh
13. The Charter Act of 1813 maintained the monopoly of company in which matter/s ?
a. Trade with China
b. Trade in Tea
c. Both of them
d. None of them
14. Under which act the Governor General of Bengal was made the Governor General of India ?
a. Charter Act of 1793
b. Charter Act of 1813
c. Charter Act of 1833
d. Charter Act of 1853
15. Who was the first Governor General of India ?
a. Robert Clive
b. Warren-Hastings
c. William Bentick
d. None of the given
16. Which presidencies was not deprived of its legislative power by the Charter Act of 1833 AD ?
a. Bombay
b. Calcutta
c. Madras
d. None of the given
17. Who was added as the Law Member (Fourth Member ) the Governor General’s Council ?
a. Wellington
b. Macaulay
c. Bentick
d. None of the given
18. Which area/s of business was /were snatched from the East Indian Company by the Charter Act of 1833 AD?
a. Trade with China
b. Trade in Tea
c. Both of them
d. None of them
19. Which Act created a separate Governor of Bengal ?
a. Charter Act of 1793
b. Charter Act of 1813
c. Charter Act of 1833
d. Charter Act of 1853
20. Under which Charter the recruitment in the Company was made through competitive exams ?
a. Charter Act of 1793
b. Charter Act of 1813
c. Charter Act of 1833
d. Charter Act of 1853
21. In which year the Constituent Assembly was formed ?
a. 1945
b. 1946
c. 1947
d .1948
22. Which among the following is/are correctly matched with respect to the Constituent Assembly of India ?
a. Total Members of the Constituent Assembly – 389
b. Total Members from British India ( Elected )- 296
c. Total Members from Princely States ( Nominated ) – 93
d. All of the above
23. How many members were there from the Chief Commissioner’s Province in the Constituent Assembly of India ?
a. Three
b. Four
c. Five
d. Six
24. Which among the following Chief Commissioner’s Province did not get representation in Constituent Assembly ?
a. Delhi
b. Ajmer–Merwara
c. Coorg and British Baluchistan
d. None of the given
25. When was the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly conducted ?
a. December 05 , 1946
b. December 07 , 1946
c. December 09 , 1946
d. December 11 , 1946
26. The Constituent Assembly took 2 years , 11 months , _____days to finalise the constitution of India ?
a. 16
b. 18
c. 20
d. 22
27. When did the Constituent Assembly reassembled ?
a. August 14 , 1947
b. January 26 , 1950
c. November 26 , 1949
c. January 24, 1947
28. Who moved the Objective Resolution for the Constituent Assembly of India ?
a. Rajendra Prasad
b. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Sardar Patel
d. Sachidanand Sinha
29. Who was the first President of the Constituent Assembly of India ?
a. Rajendra Prasad
b. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Sardar Patel
d. Sachidanand Sinha
30. Who was elected as the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly of India ?
a. Rajendra Prasad
b. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Sardar Patel
d. Sachidanand Sinha
31. Who was elected as the permanent Vice –President of the Constituent Assembly ?
a. H. C. Mukherjee
b. B.N. Rau
c. Rajendra Prasad
d. Jawaharlal Nehru
32. Who was appointed as the advisor to the Constituent Assembly ?
a. H. C. Mukherjee
b. B.N. Rau
c. Rajendra Prasad
d. Jawaharlal Nehru
33. When was the Constitution of India adopted ?
a. January 26, 1950
b. November 26, 1949
c. 15th August , 1947
d. None of the given
34. Who was the head of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution of India ?
a. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
c. Sardar Patel
d. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
35. How many articles were there in the original constitution of India ?
a. 390
b. 395
c. 400
d. 425
36. How many schedules were there in the original constitution of India ?
a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
d.10
37. How many amendments have been made to the constitution of India so far ?
a. 98
b.99
c.100
d. 105
38. How many parts were there in the original constitution of India ?
a. 16
b. 17
c. 18
d. 22
39. How many schedules are there at present in the constitution of India ?
a. 10
b. 11
c. 12
d. None of the given
40. How many parts are there in the constitution of India at present ?
a. 24
b. 25
c. 26
d. 28
41. When was the constitution of India enforced ?
a. December 09 , 1946
b. November 26 ,1949
c. January 26, 1950
d. None of the given
42. What is the date of the commencement of the Constitution of India ?
a. December 09 , 1946
b. November 26 ,1949
c. January 26, 1950
d. None of the given
43. When was the Poorna Swaraj declaration passed in Lahore ?
a. 1928
b. 1929
c. 1930
d. 1931
44. What is the ‘Blue Print’ of the Constitution of India ?
a. The Government of India Act 1935
b. British Constitution
c. The Constitution of United States
d. Irish Constitution
45. Which among the following amended the Government of India Act , 1935?
a. The Independence of India Act
b. The Federal Amendment Act
c. The Constitution of India
d. None of the given
46. Which among the following feature of the Constitution of India was not taken from the British Constitution ?
a. First Past the Post System
b. Parliamentary Form of Government
c. Rule of Law
d. Fundamental Rights
47. Which among the following feature of the Constitution of India was not taken from the British Constitution ?
a. Power of Judicial Review
b. Office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India
c. Single Citizenship
d. Bicameralism
48. Which among the following feature of the Constitution of India was not taken from the Constitution of United States ?
a. Charter of Fundamental Rights
b. Power of Judicial Review
c. Post of President
d. Post of Vice- President
49. Which among the following feature of the Constitution of India was not taken from the Constitution of United States ?
a. Independence of Judiciary
b. Written Constitution
c. Preamble
d. Dual Citizenship
50. Which among the following feature of the Constitution of India was not taken from the Constitution of Irish Republic ?
a. Directive Principles of State Policy
b. Method of Election of President
c. Nomination of Members of Rajya Sabha by President
d. None of the given