SSC CGL Polity – Making of the Constitution & Historical Background – Level 2 · Exam Level · Tier I Sprint

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SSC CGL Polity – Making of the Constitution & Historical Background – Level 2 · Exam Level · Tier I Sprint – 15 questions, subject: Indian Polity & Governance. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Chronological orderArrange the following events in chronological order:
1. Constitution adopted
2. Objectives Resolution moved
3. National Anthem adopted
4. National Flag adopted

Correct Answer: D [2 – 4 – 1 – 3]

Explanation:

13 Dec 1946 → 22 Jul 1947 → 26 Nov 1949 → 24 Jan 1950.

2.  
Match the followingMatch the committee with its chairman:
P. Union Powers Committee Q. Provincial Constitution Committee R. Rules of Procedure Committee S. Drafting Committee
1. Dr Rajendra Prasad 2. Dr B. R. Ambedkar 3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 4. Jawaharlal Nehru

Correct Answer: C [P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2]

Explanation:

N-U (Nehru), P-P (Patel), P-P (Prasad – procedure), A-D (Ambedkar).

3.  
Who calligraphed the Hindi version of the original Constitution?

Correct Answer: A [Vasant Krishan Vaidya]

Explanation:

Raizada wrote the English text; Nandalal Bose and Beohar Rammanohar Sinha decorated the pages; Vaidya wrote the Hindi text.

4.  
Separate electorate for Muslims was introduced by the:

Correct Answer: B [Indian Councils Act, 1909]

Explanation:

Morley–Minto reforms (1909): MM = 09.

5.  
Odd one outwho was NOT a member of the Drafting Committee?

Correct Answer: C [Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]

Explanation:

Patel chaired the Provincial Constitution and Advisory Committees; the other three were Drafting Committee members.

6.  
True/False drillConsider the following statements:
I. The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held on 9 December 1946.
II. The Objectives Resolution was adopted on 13 December 1946.
III. The Drafting Committee was set up on 29 August 1947.
IV. The Constitution was adopted on 26 January 1950.
How many of the above statements are correct?

Correct Answer: D [Only two]

Explanation:

I and III are correct. The Resolution was MOVED on 13 Dec 1946 (adopted 22 Jan 1947); the Constitution was ADOPTED on 26 Nov 1949.

7.  
Art 394 brought a few Articles into force on the day the Constitution was adopted. Which pair is among them?

Correct Answer: A [Arts 366 and 367 (definitions and interpretation)]

Explanation:

Art 394 lists Arts 5–9, 60, 324, 366, 367, 379, 380, 388, 391–393; the others waited for 26 Jan 1950.

8.  
Odd one outwho was NOT a member of the Cabinet Mission (1946)?

Correct Answer: B [Lord Linlithgow]

Explanation:

Please Come Along: Pethick-Lawrence, Cripps, Alexander.

9.  
Assertion–ReasonAssertion (A): The Constituent Assembly was not a directly elected body.
Reason (R): Its members from the provinces were elected by the members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Indirect election by provincial assemblies is exactly why it was not directly elected.

10.  
The Draft Constitution prepared by the Drafting Committee was published in:

Correct Answer: C [February 1948]

Explanation:

Drafting Committee set up Aug 1947; draft published Feb 1948; Constitution adopted 26 Nov 1949.

11.  
Which Act ended the East India Company's monopoly of trade in India (except in tea and trade with China)?

Correct Answer: B [Charter Act, 1813]

Explanation:

Charter Act Clock: 1813 – trade monopoly ends.

12.  
Who replaced D. P. Khaitan in the Drafting Committee after his death?

Correct Answer: D [T. T. Krishnamachari]

Explanation:

T. T. Krishnamachari replaced Khaitan; Madhava Rau replaced B.

13.  
The Constituent Assembly took how long to frame the Constitution?

Correct Answer: A [2 years, 11 months and 18 days]

Explanation:

9 Dec 1946 to 26 Nov 1949, counting both days.

14.  
Who first put forward the idea of a Constituent Assembly for India (1934)?

Correct Answer: C [M. N. Roy]

Explanation:

M. N. Roy (1934); the Congress made it an official demand in 1935.

15.  
Spot My Mistake“The Objectives Resolution was moved by Nehru on 13 December 1946 and adopted on 26 November 1949.” What is the correct date of adoption of the Resolution?

Correct Answer: D [22 January 1947]

Explanation:

The Resolution was adopted on 22 Jan 1947; 26 Nov 1949 is the adoption of the whole Constitution.

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