Constituent Gk interview questions

Who among the following was the Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly?

1. Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
2. Jawahar Lal Nehru
3. J.B. Kripalani
4. B.R. Ambedkar

What was the basis for constituting the Constituent Assembly of India?

1. The resolution of the Provincial/ State legislature of the Dominion of India
2. The Indian Independence Act,1947
3. The Cabinet Mission plan, 1946
4. The resolution of Indian National Congress

The Indian Legislature was made bi-cameral for the first time by

1. The Government of India Act, of 1935
2. The Government of India Act, of 1919
3. Indian Council Act, of 1892
4. Indian Council Act, of 1909

Which of the following acts introduced communal electorate in India?

1. Government of India Act, 1935
2. Indian Council Act, 1909
3. Indian Council Act,1861
4. Indian Council Act, 1892

In the Federation under the Act of 1935 residuary powers were given to the

1. Federal Legislature
2. Provincial Governor
3. Provincial Legislature
4. Governor General

The Constituent Assembly of India started functioning from

1. 1st January, 1947
2. 15th August, 1947
3. 26th January, 1947
4. 9th December, 1946

Members of Constituent Assembly were

1. Nominated by government
2. Represented only by the princely states
3. Elected by provincial assemblies
4. Elected directly by the people

Which was not a member of Cabinet Mission?

1. John Simon
2. A.V. Alexander
3. Stafford Cripps
4. Pathic Lawrance

The monopoly of Indian trade of the East India Company was abolished by the

1. Government of India Act, 1858
2. Charter Act,1833
3. Charter Act, 1813
4. Regulating Act, 1773

The Supreme Court of India was set up by the

1. Pitt’s India Act, 1784
2. Regulating Act,1773
3. Charter Act, 1833
4. Charter Act,1813

The Ex-officio Secretary of NDC is

1. Vice Chairman of Planning Commission
2. Secretary of Planning Commission
3. Secretary of Finance Ministry
4. General Secretary of Lok Sabha

Two independent states of India and Pakistan were created by

1. The Indian Independence Act
2. The Cabinet Mission Plan
3. The Cripps proposal
4. The Simla Conference

Which constitutes the maximum share of power generation in India

1. Hydro power
2. Thermal power
3. Atomic power
4. All the above 

Through which one of the following were commercial activities of East India Company finally put to an end?

1. The Charter Act, 1793
2. The Charter Act,1813
3. The Charter Act,1833
4. The Charter Act,1853

Which of the following vested the Secretary of State for India with supreme control over the Government of India?

1. Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909
2. Indian Council Act, 1861
3. Pitt’s India Act, 1784
4. Government of India Act,1858

Diarchy was first introduced under

1. Government of India Act,1935
2. Simon Commission Plan
3. Mont- Ford Reforms
4. Morley-Minto Reforms

Who was the President of the National Planning committee founded in 1938 on the insistence of Indian National Congress?

1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
3. Pattabhi Sita Ramaiya
4. Dr. Ashok Mehta

Who presided over the first meeting of the Indian Constituent Assembly?

1. H.V. Kamath
2. BR. Ambedkar
3. Sachchidananda Sinha
4. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Who was the first President of the Constituent Assembly of Independent India?

1. K.M. Munshi
2. C. Rajagopalachari
3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
4. Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar

Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly?

1. K.M. Munshi
2. Jay Prakash Narayan
3. Acharya J.B. Kripalini
4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

The Constitution of India was completed on

1. February 11, 1948
2. November 26, 1949
3. January 26, 1950
4. None of these

How many Sessions of the Indian Constituent Assembly were conducted for the formulation of Indian Constitution?

1. 7
2. 11
3. 12
4. 15

Name the body which prepared the constitution of India

1. Constituent Assembly
2. National Congress
3. British Parliament
4. Indian Parliament

Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting committee of the Constitution?

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. B.N. Rau
3. B.R. Ambedkar
4. Jawahar Lal Nehru

In which year did the parliament adopt Indian Constitution?

1. 1947
2. 1948
3. 1949
4. 1950

How many members were initially there in the Constituent Assembly of India?

1. 300
2. 304
3. 308
4. 310

The first definite step to provide parliamentary control over East India Company was taken by

1. The Regulating Act, 1773
2. The Pitt’s India Act, 1784
3. The Charter Act, 1813
4. The Charter Act, of 1793

Which of the following was the biggest source for the Constitution of India?

1. The Indian Independence Act, 1947
2. The Government of India Act, 1919
3. The Government of India Act,1935
4. None of the above

Who among the following was the advisor to the Drafting Committee of Constituent Assembly?

1. Shiva Rao
2. B.N. Rau
3. Sachchidananda sinha
4. B.R. Ambedkar

Who was the Chairman of the Provincial Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly?

1. Sardar Patel
2. B.R. Ambedkar
3. Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
4. Dr. Rajendra Prasad