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The Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution was

(1) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

(2) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(3) Mahatma Gandhi

(4) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India?

(1) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(2) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(3) Dr. B.N. Rau

(4) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

“Persons may change but rules should not change” is the principle of

(1) Absolute Monarchy

(2) Constitutional Government

(3) Unwritten Constitution

(4) Republic

The Constituent Assembly of India was set up under the

(1) Simon Commission proposals

(2) Cripps proposals

(3) Mountbatten plan

(4) Cabinet Mission plan

The two basic principles of the liberal theory of democracy as emphasized by John Locke, are

(1) Universal Adult Franchise and the Right to Property

(2) Representative Democracy and Workers Rights

(3) Popular Sovereignty and constitutional government

(4) Women suffrage and popular sovereignty

‘Cabinet system’ and ‘Collective responsibility are the contributions of

(1) Ireland

(2) United States

(3) India

(4) Britain

Direct Democracy is a system of Government in which

(1) People choose the Civil Servants

(2) People directly elect their Representatives.

(3) People take part directly in the policy-making and administration of the country.

(4) Government officials consult people on various appointments.

In India legal sovereignty is vested with

(1) the President

(2) the Judiciary

(3) the Cabinet

(4) the Constitution

Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly of India?

(1) Dr. Br. Ambedkar

(2) Jawaharlal Nehru

(3) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(4) Shri K. M. Munshi

Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly ?

(1) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(2) C. Rajagopalchari

(3) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(4) Jawaharlal Nehru

What is meant when the Constitution declares India a “Secular State”?

(1) Religious worship is not allowed

(2) Religions are patronized by the State

(3) The state regards religions as a private affair of the citizen and does not discriminate on this basis

(4) None of these

January 26 was selected as the date for the inauguration of the Constitution, because

(1) it was considered to be an auspicious day

(2) on that day the Quit India Movement was started in 1942

(3) the Congress had observed it as the Independence Day in 1930

(4) None of these

The Unitary System of Government possesses which of the following advantages?

(1) Greater adaptability

(2) Strong State

(3) Greater participation by the people

(4) Lesser Chances of authoritarianism

Which one of the following is not an element of the State?

(1) Population

(2) Land

(3) Army

(4) Government

Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?

(1) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

(2) C. Rajagopalachari

(3) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(4) Jawaharlal Nehru

The concept of Sovereign Parliament originated in :

(1) England

(2) India

(3) France

(4) Japan

Who is considered the Architect of the Indian Constitution?

(1) Mahatma Gandhi

(2) B.R. Ambedkar

(3) Jawaharlal Nehru

(4) B.N. Rao

The concurrent list in the Indian Constitution is adopted from the Constitution of

(1) U.S.A.

(2) Canada

(3) Germany

(4) Australia