The Making of the Constitution Test - 1

The correct answer is 26 November 1949.

Key PointsThe constitution

• Indian constitution was prepared by the learned members of the Constituent Assembly.
• The constitution was framed between December 1946 to December, 1949.
• Each clause of the constitution was discussed by the Constituent Assembly. All in all, eleven sessions of Constituent Assembly were held and 165 sittings took place.
• Different committees and sub-committees carried out the work of revising and refining the drafts of the constitution.
• The Constituent Assembly had 299 members.
• The assembly adopted the constitution on 26 November 1949, but it came into effect on January 26, 1950.

The correct answer is Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.

Key PointsObjective Resolution of the Indian Constitution

• Jawaharlal Nehru proposed the Objective Resolution to the Constitution of India on 13th December 1946 which laid down the principles of the constitution.
• The Objective Resolution provides the philosophy of the constitution.
• The Resolution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 22 January 1947.

The correct answer is Muslim League.

Key PointsThe meeting of the Constituent Assembly​

• The Constituent Assembly met for the first time on 9 December 1946, reassembling on 14 August 1947 as a sovereign body and successor to the British parliament's authority in India.
  • As a result of the partition, under the Mountbatten plan, a separate Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was established on 3 June 1947.
• Muslim League did not participate in the meeting of the Constituent Assembly. These meetings were held before the partition of India.

The correct answer is B.N. Rao

Key Points

​There were two civil servants who gave vital assistance to these leaders,

• one among them was B.N. Rao, who worked as constitutional advisor to Constitutional Assembly and;
• another was S.N. Mukherjee who put up complex proposal in clear legal language.

The correct answer is Vallabh Bhai Patel.

Key PointsThe Dominant Voices in the Constituent Assembly:

• Out of all 300 members of the constituent assembly, a few members like Pt Nehru, Vallabh Bhai Patel, Rajendra Prasad, BR Ambedkar, ICM Munshi and Alladi Krishna Swamy Aiyar had a remarkable contribution.
• Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabh Bhai Patel, and Rajendra Prasad were representatives of the National Congress.
• Pt Jawaharlal Nehru moved crucial “objectives resolution” as well as proposal of National Flag.
• While Vallabh Bhai Patel played an important role in negotiating with princely states, merging these princely states with India.
  • He drafted several reports and worked for reconciling the opposing point of view

The correct answer is ​​Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabh Bhai Patel, and Rajendra Prasad.

Key PointsRepresentatives of the Indian National Congress

• Out of all 300 members of the constituent assembly, few members like Pt Nehru, Vallabh Bhai Patel, Rajendra Prasad, BR Ambedkar, ICM Munshi, and Alladi Krishna Swamy Aiyar had a remarkable contribution.
• Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabh Bhai Patel, and Rajendra Prasad were representatives of the National Congress.
• Dr BR Ambedkar joined the cabinet on the advice of Gandhiji and worked as a law minister.
  • He was the chairman of drafting committee of the constitution.
  • KM Munshi and Alladi Krishnaswamy Aiyar were two lawyers who played important role in the drafting of the Constitution.
• There were two civil servants who gave vital assistance to these leaders, one among them was B.N. Rao, who worked as a constitutional advisor to the government of India, and another was S.N. Mukherjee who put up the complex proposal in clear legal language.

The correct answer is All of the above.

Key PointsObjective Resolution 

• Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru moved the objective resolution in the Constituent Assembly.
• Objective Resolution was a historic resolution that defined the ideals of the constitution of free Indians.
• It proclaimed India as an independent sovereign Republic. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
• It guaranteed justice, equality, and freedom to all citizens of India. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
• It assured that safeguards shall be provided for all the minorities, backward and tribal areas. Hence, statement 3 is correct.

The correct answer is October, 1946.

• Muslim League boycotted the Interim Government as Jawaharlal Nehru was invited to form the government.
• 26th October 1946 five members of the Muslim League joined after the request of Lord Wavell.
• On 2nd September 1946, the Interim Government of India was formed to oversee the transition of the country from a British colony to an independent republic.
• Congress appointees redesigned to make room for the League nominees (Two seats were already vacant while Mr. Sarat Bose, Syed Ali Zahir, and Sir Shafat Ahmed Khan resigned).
• Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was the Vice President of the Executive Council, External Affairs, and Commonwealth Relations of Interim Government.
• Viscount Wavell was the president of the Executive Council (Viceroy and Governor-General of India) till February 1947. Then Lord Mountbatten (from February 1947) replaced him.

The correct answer is Hindi.

Key PointsA language of the constitution

• R.V. Dhulekar favored the use of the Hindi language as a language of constitution-making.
• He argued that Hindi must be declared a national language, not an official language.
• He criticized those who protested that the Hindi language was being forced on the nation.

The correct answer is Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. 

Key PointsDrafting Committee of the constitution

• The task of preparing the new constitution was assigned to the drafting committee. On August 29, 1947, a drafting committee was formed under the chairmanship of Dr. B R Ambedkar.
• The Drafting Committee had seven members: Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar, N. Gopalaswami; B.R. Ambedkar, K.M Munshi, Mohammad Saadulla, B.L. Mitter, and D.P. Khaitan. At its first meeting on 30th August 1947.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 

• He was the first man in India who pursued a doctorate.
• Dr. Ambedkar stood as a sign of struggle for social justice.
• He was the Principal Architect of the Indian Constitution, a scholar par excellence, a jurist, an idealistic, an emancipator, and a real nationalist.
• He led several social movements to secure and safeguard the human rights of the oppressed and miserable sectors of society.