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Introduction to Indian Polity and Governance Test 12

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  • Question 1
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    Which of the following items is wrongly matched?
    Solution
    The Constituent Assembly held its first meeting on December 9, 1946. The Muslim League boycotted the meeting and insisted on a separate state of Pakistan. The meeting was thus attended by only 211 members. Dr Sachchidan-and Sinha, the oldest member, was elected as the temporary President of the Assembly, following the French practice.
  • Question 2
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    Who among the following had moved the Objective Resolution which formed the basis of the Preamble of the Constitution of India in the Constituent Assembly on 13th December, 1946? 
    Solution
    On December 13, 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru moved the historic ‘Objectives Resolution’ in the Assembly. It laid down the fundamentals and philosophy of the constitutional structure. This Resolution was unanimously adopted by the Assembly on January 22, 1947. It influenced the eventual shaping of the constitution through all its subsequent stages. Its modified version forms the Preamble of the present Constitution.
  • Question 3
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    Who was the head of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?
    Solution
    Among all the committees of the Constituent Assembly, the most important committee was the Drafting Committee set up on August 29, 1947. It was this committee that was entrusted with the task of preparing a draft of the new Constitution. It consisted of seven members. They were:
    1. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Chairman)
    2. N Gopalaswamy Ayyangar
    3. Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar
    4. Dr. K M Munshi
    5. Syed Mohammad Saadullah
    6. N. Madhava Rau (He replaced B.L. Mitter who resigned due to ill-health)
    7. T.T. Krishnamachari (He replaced D.P. Khaitan who died in 1948)
  • Question 4
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    Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly?
    Solution
    Dr. K.M. Munshi was a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly set up on August 29, 1947. Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee was headed by J.B. Kripalani. Sardar Patel was the chairman of the provincial Constitution Committee. But Jay Prakash Narayan was not a member of the Constituent Assembly.
  • Question 5
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    What was the basis for constituting the Constituent Assembly of India?
    Solution
    A Cabinet Mission was sent to India in 1946. While it rejected the idea of two Constituent Assemblies, it put forth a scheme for the Constituent Assembly which more or less satisfied with the Muslim League. The Constituent Assembly was constituted in November 1946 under the scheme formulated by the Cabinet Mission Plan.
  • Question 6
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    The Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly was ________.
    Solution
    On December 11, 1946, Dr. Rajendra Prasad and H.C. Mukherjee were elected as the President and Vice-President of the Assembly respectively. Sir B.N. Rau was appointed as the Constitutional advisor to the Assembly.
  • Question 7
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    Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?
    Solution
    The Preamble to the Indian Constitution is based on the ‘Objectives Resolution’, drafted and moved by Pandit Nehru before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution and adopted by the Constituent Assembly. It has been amended by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act (1976), which added three new words—socialist, secular and integrity.
  • Question 8
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    The Constitution of India was completed on __________.
    Solution
    The third reading of the draft started on November 14, 1949. Dr B R Ambedkar moved a motion —‘the Constitution as settled by the Assembly be passed’. The motion on Draft Constitution was declared as passed on November 26, 1949, and received the signatures of the members and the president. This is also the date mentioned in the Preamble as the date on which the people of India in the Constituent Assembly adopted, enacted and gave to themselves this Constitution.
  • Question 9
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    How many sessions of the Indian Constituent Assembly were conducted for the formulation of Indian Constitution?
    Solution
    In all, the Constituent Assembly had 11 sessions over two years, 11 months and 18 days. The Constitution-makers had gone through the constitutions of about 60 countries, and the Draft Constitution was considered for 114 days. The total expenditure incurred in making the Constitution amounted to 64 lakh.
  • Question 10
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    Who was the Chairman of the Provincial Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
    Solution
    The Constituent Assembly appointed a number of committees to deal with different tasks of constitution-making. Out of these, eight were major committees and the others were minor committees. The names of the major committees and their chairmen are given below :
    1. Union Powers Committee – Jawaharlal Nehru
    2. Union Constitution Committee – Jawaharlal Nehru
    3. Provincial Constitution Committee – Sardar Patel
    4. Drafting Committee – Dr B.R. Ambedkar
    5. Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas – Sardar Patel
    6. Rules of Procedure Committee – Dr Rajendra Prasad
    7. States Committee (Committee for Negotiating with States) – Jawaharlal Nehru
    8. Steering Committee – Dr Rajendra Prasad
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