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Indian Polity And Governance: Constitutional Development of India
- In which of the following Acts, the provision was made for the establishment of Supreme Court at Calcutta?
(A) Regulating Act, 1773
(B) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
(C) Charter Act, 1813
(D) Charter Act, 1833
View Answer(A) Regulating Act, 1773 - By which one of the following Acts was the Federal Court in India created?
(A) Indian Council Act, 1861
(B) Government of India Act, 1909
(C) Government of India Act, 1919
(D) Government of India Act, 1935
View Answer(D) Government of India Act, 1935
- Which Act of British Parliament abolished the East India Company monopoly over trade in India?
(A) Regulating Act
(B) Pitt’s India Act
(C) Charter Act of 1813
(D) None of the above
View Answer(C) Charter Act of 1813 - By which of the following Act, Legislative Council of India received the power to discuss the budget?
(A) Indian Council Act, 1861
(B) Indian Council Act, 1892
(C) Indian Council Act, 1909
(D) Indian Council Act, 1919
View Answer(B) Indian Council Act, 1892
- The Federal Court of India was established in which of the following year?
(A) 1935
(B) 1937
(C) 1946
(D) 1947
View Answer(B) 1937 - In the context of Indian history, the principle of ‘Dyarchy (diarchy)’ refers to______
(A) Division of the central legislature into two houses
(B) Indtroduction of double government i.e., Central and State Governments
(C) Having two sets of rulers; one in London and another in Delhi
(D) Division of the subjects delegated to the provinces into two categories
View Answer(D) Division of the subjects delegated to the provinces into two categories
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- Under which of the following Acts, Dyarchy was introduced at Central level?
(A) Act of 1909
(B) Government of India Act, 1919
(C) Government of India Act, 1935
(D) Indian Independence Act, 1947
View Answer(C) Government of India Act, 1935 - Which of the following Acts setup Dyarchy System at the central level?
(A) Government of India Act, 1935
(B) Government of India Act, 1919
(C) Indian Councils Act, 1909
(D) Indian Councils Act, 1892
View Answer(A) Government of India Act, 1935
- The Act of 1909 was associated with_______
(A) Introduction of separate electorate
(B) Decentralization
(C) Dyarchy
(D) Legislative Councils
View Answer(A) Introduction of separate electorate - Which of the following Acts introduced the ‘Principle of Constitutional Autocracy’?
(A) The Indian Councils Act of 1909
(B) The Government of India Act of 1919
(C) The Government of India Act of 1935
(D) The Indian Independence Act of 1947
View Answer(C) The Government of India Act of 1935
- The Indian Legislature was made bi-cameral for the first time by
(A) Indian Council Act of 1892
(B) Indian Council Act of 1909
(C) The Government of India Act of 1919
(D) The Government of India Act of 1935
View Answer(C) The Government of India Act of 1919 - Which of the following Acts introduced a bi-cameral legislature at the Centre?
(A) 1961 Act
(B) 1917 Act
(C) 1919 Act
(D) 1915 Act
View Answer(C) 1919 Act
- The power of the President to issue ordinance is a relic of _____
(A) G.O.I. Act, 1919
(B) G.O.I. Act, 1935
(C) G.O.I. Act, 1909
(D) Indian Independence Act, 1947
View Answer(B) G.O.I. Act, 1935 - A ‘Federal System’ and ‘diarchy’ at the ‘Centre’ was introduced in India by ______
(A) The Act of 1909
(B) The Act of 1919
(C) The Act of 1935
(D) None of the above
View Answer(C) The Act of 1935
- The provision for the establishment of All India Federation was included in the _____
(A) Government of India Act, 1935
(B) August Offer, 1940
(C) Government of India Act, 1919
(D) Cabinet Mission Proposal, 1946
View Answer(A) Government of India Act, 1935 - Which one of the following Acts provided for a federal polity in India?
(A) Government of India Act, 1909
(B) Government of India Act, 1919
(C) Government of India Act, 1935
(D) India Independence Act, 1947
View Answer(C) Government of India Act, 1935
- The proposal for framing of the Constitution of India by an elected Constituent Assembly was made by ____
(A) Simon Commission
(B) Government of India Act, 1935
(C) Cripps Mission
(D) British Cabinet Delegation
View Answer(C) Cripps Mission - Who among the following persons was not a member of the Cabinet Mission?
(A) William Wood
(B) Pethick Lawrence
(C) Stafford Cripps
(D) A.B. Alexander
View Answer(A) William Wood
- Indian Constituent Assembly was established under______
(A) Government of India Act, 1935
(B) Cripps Mission, 1942
(C) Cabinet Mission, 1946
(D) Indian Independence Act, 1947
View Answer(C) Cabinet Mission, 1946 - In the Interim Government formed in 1946, the Vice-President of the Executive Council was_____
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(C) C. Rajagopalachari
(D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
View Answer(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
- Who gave the idea of a Constituent Assembly firstly for the formation of Constitution for India?
(A) Swaraj Party in 1934
(B) Congress Party in 1936
(C) Muslim League in 1942
(D) All Parties conference in 1946
View Answer(A) Swaraj Party in 1934 - How were the members of Constituent Assembly elected?
(A) Directly by public
(B) Nominated by Congress
(C) Nominated by Indian ruler
(D) By Provincial assemblies
View Answer(D) By Provincial assemblies
- Who was the first elected Chairman of Constituent Assembly?
(A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(B) Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
View Answer(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad - Who chaired the first meeting of Constituent Assembly?
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(B) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
(C) Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha
(D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
View Answer(C) Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha
- Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly of Independent India?
(A) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) C. Rajagopalachari
(D) K. M. Munshi
View Answer(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad - Constituent Assembly of India was established on_____
(A) 10 June, 1946
(B) 9 December, 1946
(C) 26 November, 1949
(D) 26 December, 1949
View Answer(B) 9 December, 1946
- Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) B.R. Ambedkar
(C) B.N. Rao
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
View Answer(A) Jawaharlal Nehru - Who of the following presented the objectives resolution?
(A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(B) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) Dr. C.D. Deshmukh
View Answer(B) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru - How many Sessions of the Indian Constituent Assembly were conducted for the formulation of Indian Constitution?
(A) 7
(B) 9
(C) 12
(D) 15
View Answer(C) 12 - How much time the Constituent Assembly took to frame the Constitution of India?
(A) 2 years, 11 months, 18 days
(B) 2 years, 7 months, 23 days
(C) 3 years, 4 months, 14 days
(D) 3 years, 11 months, 5 days
View Answer(A) 2 years, 11 months, 18 days
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