1. Which of the following is NOT a Constitutional body ?

Finance Commission

NITI Aayog

National Commision for Scheduled Tribes

Election Commission

Answer: NITI Aayog

Explanation:

NITI AYOG(former Planning commission) has never been passed as an act of Parliament nor it has been mentioned anywhere in the Constitution and thus it is definitely neither a statutory nor a constitutional body.


2. Which of the following adjectives is NOT a part of the Preamble ?

Liberty

Tolerant

Sovereign

Secular

Answer: Tolerant

Explanation:

Preamble declares India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic.


3. How many members were there in the drafting committee of Indian Constitution ?

5

7

3

10

Answer: 7

Explanation:

The drafting committee of Indian constitution has 7 members as Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (K M Munshi, Ex- Home Minister, Bombay). N Gopalaswami Ayyangar (Ex-Prime Minister, J&K and later member of Nehru Cabinet). This committee was appointed on 29 August 1947.


4. Who among the following was not a part of the Constituent Assembly responsible to draft the constitution ?

Mahatma Gandhi

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Jawaharlal Nehru

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation:

Mahatma Gandhi was not a part of the Constituent Assembly responsible to draft the constitution.


5. When was the first Constituent Assembly election held in India ?

1947

1946

1949

1948

Answer: 1946

Explanation:

The first Constituent Assembly election was held in 1946 in India.


6. When was the first Constituent Assembly election held in India ?

1947

1946

1949

1948

Answer: 1946

Explanation:

The first Constituent Assembly election was held in 1946 in India.


7. In 1946, who among the following was made the interim president of the Indian Constituent Assembly ?

Sarojini Naidu

Sachchidananda Sinha

S Subramaniya Iyer

Sachindra Nath Sanyal

Answer: Sachchidananda Sinha

Explanation:

constituent assembly during 1946 was Dr Sachhinadand Sinha. He was from Arrah,Bihar. He was by profession a lawyer. Dr Rajendra Prasad was elected the permanent president of the Constituent Assembly 2 days later on December 11 1946.


8. Who described the preamble of Indian Constitution as the ' Political horoscope of the Indian Constitution' ?

NA Palkhiwala

Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi

Thakurdas Bhargav

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

Answer: Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi

Explanation:

Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi described the preamble of Indian Constitution as the ' Political horoscope of the Indian Constitution' because it defined the establishment of governance in the country.


9. In 1967, which of the following languages was included in the list of state languages of the Indian Constitution ?

Bengali

Sindhi

Telugu

Tamil

Answer: Sindhi

Explanation:

14 languages were initially included in the Constitution.


10. Who headed the Provincial Constitution Committee ?

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

V.P. Menon

Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Explanation:

The Constituent Assembly appointed a total of 13 committees to deal with different tasks of constitution-making. Out of these, eight were major committees and the others were minor committees. And the Provincial Constitution Committee was headed by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

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