The minimum age required to become the prime minister of India is
1.25 years
2.30 years
3.40 years
4.35 years
"The Muslim majority provinces would be permitted to form a separate state and set up a separate assembly for framing a constitution for their state". This declaration formed part of the
1.Cripps Mission
2.Wavell Plan
3.Cabinet Mission
4.June 3 Plan
During the Indian Freedom struggle, who of the following raised an army called" free Indian Legion"?
1.Lala Hardyal
2.Rashbehari Bose
3.Subhash Chandra Boes
4.V D Savarkar
For the Karachi Session of Indian National Congress in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme?
1.Mahatama Gandhi
2.Pt Jawaharlal Nehru
3.Dr Rajendra Prasad
4.Dr BR Ambedkar
In the inrim government formed in 1946, the Vice-President of the Executive Council was
1.Jawaharlal Nehru
2.Dr S Radhakrishanan
3.C Rajagopalchari
4.Dr Rajendra Prasad
In the integration of the princely states, the following played a major role
1.Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Petal
2.Vallabhbhai Petal and V B Menon
3.Panikkar and kunzru
4.S K Dhar and Fezl Ali
Mainstream Nationalism in India
1.was characterized by Chauvinism
2.aimed at restoration of the Hindu state
3.had national socialism as its ultimate goal
4.aimed at emancipation from colonial rule
Of the Councils Act of 1909, the Legislative Council Members at the centre were
1.officials 37, non-officials 32
2.officials 38, non-officials 31
3.officials 39, non-officials 30
4.officials 36, non-officials 33
One of the following groups sought mere reforms in social, economic and political life
1.the moderate congressmen
2.the exteremist congressmen
3.the revolutionaries in india
4.the Swarajists
Poorna Swaraj Diwas was celebrated on the following day
1.26th January, 1929
2.26th January, 1930
3.26th January, 1949
4.26th January, 1950
Since when the Governor General came to be called the Viceroy of India
1.The Act of 1858
2.The Act of 1853
3.The Act of 1861
4.The Act of 1892
The Constitution of india is republican because it
1.provides for an elected parliament
2.provides for adult franchise
3.contains a bill of rights
4.has no hereditary elements
The Design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India in
1.July, 1948
2.July, 1950
3.July, 1947
4.August, 1947
The emphasis from teaching to learning can be shifted by
1.adopting child - centered pedagogy
2.encouraging rote learning
3.adoptinf forntal education
4.focusing on examination results
The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held in
1.New Delhi
2.Mumbai
3.Kolkata
4.Lahore
The Government of India Act, 1919 was known as
1.Morley-Minto Reforms
2.Wavell Reforms
3.Ment-Ford�Reforms
4.Mountbatten Reforms
The Government of india Act, 1935 had
1.451 Clauses and 15 Schedules
2.401 Clauses and 15 Schedules
3.301 Clauses and 15 Schedules
4.421 Clauses and 15 Schedules
The idea of a Constituent Assembly to frame a constitution for India was first mooted by
1.M N Roy in 1927
2.the Indian National Congress in 1936
3.the Muslim League in 1942
4.the All Parties Conference in 1946
The Law Commission headed by Lord Macaulay to codify Indian laws was appointed in which of the following years?
1.1813
2.1833
3.1853
4.1861
The members of the state legislative assemblies are elected for a period of
1.2 years
2.6 years
3.5 years
4.3 years
The members of the state legislature exercise control over the council of the ministers through
1.questions and supplementary questions
2.criticism of its policies
3.adjournment motion
4.All of the above
The members of the State Public Service Commission are appointed by the
1.chief minister
2.chief justice
3.governor
4.vice-president
The nationalist demand of the Constituent Assembly was for the first time conceded by the British Government, though indirectly and with reservations in the
1.Cripps proposals
2.August offer
3.Cabinet Mission Plan
4.An All India Federation
The new committee system constitutes an improvement over the earlier committee system in so far as
1.it assures representation to all the political parties in proportion to their strength in the Parliament
2.it enables the Parliament to examine the grants of all the ministries and departments in detail
3.it enables the Parliament to accept the demands of various ministries without scrutiny
4.None of the above
The oath of office is conducted to the president by
1.the speaker of Lok Sabha
2.the chief justice of India
3.the vice-president of India
4.None of the above
The objective of the Morley-Minto Reforms was
1.extension of provincial assemblies
2.to give more powers to local government
3.to abolish the post of secretary of the state for India
4.to establish diarchy in provinces
The Objectives Resolution, which outlined the philosophy of the Indian Constitution, was moved in the Constituent Assembly by
1.Dr S Radhakrishnan
2.Dr Rajendra Prasad
3.Jawaherlal Nehru
4.B R Ambedkar
The office of the prime minister of India
1.rests on coronations
2.is created by the Parliament
3.is created by the constitution
4.All of the above
The preamble to our constitution includes all the following except
1.adult franchise
2.equality of status
3.fraternity
4.justice
The president can assign any of the functions of the union government to the state government
1.in consultation with the chief justice of India
2.in consultation with the state governor
3.in his discretion
4.in consultation with the government of the state
The president can be removed from his office before the expiry of his normal term only on the recommendation of
1.the Supreme Court
2.the chief justice of India
3.council of ministers
4.the two Houses of Parliament
The residuary powers, under the Act of 1935, were placed under
1.The Government General of India
2.The Central Government
3.The Provincial Legislatures
4.The Central Legislature
Under Whose presidency was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1929 wherein a resolution for complete independence from the British was adopted?
1.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2.Gopal Krishna Gokhale
3.Jawaharlal Nehru
4.Motilal Nehru
Which Act had introduced the dyarchical system in the indian provinces?
1.The Indian Councils Act, 1892
2.The Indian Councils Act, 1902
3.The Government of India Act, 1919
4.The Government of India Act, 1935
Which of the following British Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India?
1.MacDonald
2.Baldwin
3.Chamberlain
4.Churchill
Which of the following exercised the most profound influence in framing the Indian Constitution?
1.British Constitution
2.US Constitution
3.Irish Constitution
4.The Government of India Act, 1935
Which one of the following acts provided for a federal form of government for India?
1.Indian Council Act, 1909
2.Government of India Act, 1935
3.Government of India Act, 1919
4.Indian Independence Act, 1947
Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935?
1.Dyarchy at the centre as well as in the Provinces
2.A bicameral legislature
3.Provincial autonomy
4.An All India Federation
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the formation of the following as full states of the Indian Union?
1.Sikkim- Arunachal-Nagaland-Haryana
2.Nagaland-Haryana-Sikkim-Arunachal
3.Sikkim-Haryana-Nagaland-Arunachal
4.Nagaland-Arunachal-Sikkim-Haryana
Which one of the following movement began with the Dandi March?
1.Home Rule Movement
2.Non-Cooperation Movement
3.Civil Disobedience Movement
4.Quit India Movement
Who acted as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
1.BR Ambedker
2.C Rajagopalachari
3.Rajendra Prasad
4.Jawaharlal Nehru
Who among the following formulated the Dickie Bird Plan?
1.Lord Mountbatten
2.Stafford Cripps
3.A V Alexander
4.C Rajagopalchari
Who among the following was the Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
1.B R Ambedkar
2.J B Kripalani
3.Jawaharlal Nehru
4.Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyer
Who is commonly known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?
1.Dr B R Ambedkar
2.Mahatma Gandhi
3.Vallabhbhai Patel
4.Jawaharlal Nehru
Who of the following acted as the constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly?
1.VP Menon
2.Dr Rajendra Prasad
3.BN Rau
4.Dr Sachhidanand Sinha
Who wrote the book-"The Story of the Integration of the Indian States"?
1.BN Rau
2.C Rajagopalchari
3.Krishna Menon
4.V P Menon