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Constituent Assembly MCQ

25 MCQ questions with answers and explanations

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Q1. Who was the Chairman of the Union Power Committee of Constituent Assembly of India?

  1. ASardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  2. BDr. B. R. Ambedkar
  3. CSir Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
  4. DPt. Jawaharlal Nehru
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Answer: D) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

Q2. What was the basis for constituting the Constituent Assembly of India?

  1. AThe resolution of Indian National Congress
  2. BThe Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
  3. CThe Indian Independence Act, 1947
  4. DThe resolution of the Provincial/State legislature of the Dominion of India
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Answer: B) The Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946

Q3. The Constitution of India was adopted on ____

  1. A26th January 1950
  2. B26th January 1949
  3. C26th November 1949
  4. D15th August 1947
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Answer: C) 26th November 1949

Q4. Who presided over the first meeting of the Indian Constituent Assembly?

  1. ADr. Rajendra Prasad
  2. BSachchidananda Sinha
  3. CB. R. Ambedkar
  4. DH. V. Kamath
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Answer: B) Sachchidananda Sinha

Q5. Who among the following was the advisor to the Drafting Committee of Constituent Assembly?

  1. AB. Shiva Rao
  2. BB. R. Ambedkar
  3. CSachchidananda Sinha
  4. DB. N. Rau
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Answer: D) B. N. Rau

Q6. The Constituent Assembly of India started functioning from____

  1. A9th December 1946
  2. B1st January 1947
  3. C26th January 1947
  4. D15th August 1947
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Answer: A) 9th December 1946

Q7. 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 Dec 13 1946?

  1. AB. R. Ambedkar
  2. BRajendra Prasad
  3. CSardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  4. DJawahar Lal Nehru
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Answer: D) Jawahar Lal Nehru

Q8. Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly?

  1. ASardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  2. BAcharya J. B. Kripalani
  3. CJay Prakash Narayan
  4. DK. M. Munshi
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Answer: C) Jay Prakash Narayan

Q9. The Constitution of India was completed on ____

  1. AFebruary 11 1948
  2. BNovember 26 1949
  3. CJanuary 26 1950
  4. DNone of these
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Answer: B) November 26 1949

Q10. How many Sessions of the Indian Constituent Assembly were conducted for the formulation of Indian Constitution?

  1. A7
  2. B11
  3. C12
  4. D15
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Answer: B) 11

Q11. The first day session of Indian Constituent Assembly was chaired by_____

  1. ADr. Rajendra Prasad
  2. BDr. B. R. Ambedkar
  3. CPandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
  4. DDr. Sachchidananda Sinha
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Answer: D) Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha

Q12. How much time the Constituent Assembly took to frame the Constutution of India?

  1. A2 years 7 months 23 days
  2. B2 years 11 months 18 days
  3. C3 years 4 months 14 days
  4. D3 years 11 months 5 days
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Answer: B) 2 years 11 months 18 days

Q13. The Constituent Assembly set up a Drafting Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar on:

  1. A13th December 1946
  2. B22nd January 1947
  3. C3rd June 1947
  4. D29th August 1947
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Answer: D) 29th August 1947

Q14. Who was the Chairman of the Provincial Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly?

  1. ADr. B. R. Abedkar
  2. BPt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
  3. CDr. Rajendra Prasad
  4. DSardar Patel
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Answer: D) Sardar Patel

Q15. The number of members included in the Constitution Draffting Committee was_____

  1. ASeven
  2. BNine
  3. CEleven
  4. DThirteen
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Answer: A) Seven

Q16. The first Session of the Constitutional Assembly was held on_____

  1. ANovember 26th 1946
  2. BDecember 9th 1946
  3. CAugust 16th 1947
  4. DJanuary 26th 1948
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Answer: B) December 9th 1946

Q17. Who proposed the Preamble before the Draffting Committee of the Constitution?

  1. AJawahar Lal Nehru
  2. BB. R. Ambedkar
  3. CB. N. Rau
  4. DMahatma Gandhi
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Answer: A) Jawahar Lal Nehru

Q18. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly of Independent India?

  1. ADr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
  2. BDr. Rajendra Prasad
  3. CC. Rajagopalachari
  4. DK. M. Munshi
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Answer: B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Q19. Deferment of adult franchise for fifteen years was advocated in Constituent Assembly by _____

  1. ADr. Rajendra Prasad
  2. BJawahar Lal Nehru
  3. CMaulana Azad
  4. DDr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
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Answer: C) Maulana Azad

Q20. Members of Constituent Assembly were _______

  1. AElected by provincial assemblies
  2. BElected directly by the people
  3. CNominated by government
  4. DRepresented only by the princely state
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Answer: A) Elected by provincial assemblies

Q21. Who amongst the following, was the chairperson of the Drafting Committee set up by the Constituent Assembly?

  1. AJawahar Lal Nehru
  2. BDr. Rajendra Prasad
  3. CDr. B. R. Ambedkar
  4. DNone of these
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Answer: C) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Q22. During which of the following periods did the Constituent Assembly delibrate upon and finalise the Constitution of India?

  1. ANovember, 1946 - November, 1949
  2. BNovember, 1947 - November, 1949
  3. CDecember, 1946 - November, 1949
  4. DDecember, 1947 - November, 1949
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Answer: C) December, 1946 - November, 1949

Q23. How many members were initially there in the Constituent Assembly of India?

  1. A300
  2. B304
  3. C308
  4. D310
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Answer: A) 300

Q24. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly?

  1. AB. R. Ambedkar
  2. BJ. B. Kripalani
  3. CJawahar Lal Nehru
  4. DAlladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
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Answer: C) Jawahar Lal Nehru

Q25. Who was the first nominated Chairman of the Constituent Assembly?

  1. AT. T. Krishnamachari
  2. BV. T. Krishnamachari
  3. CH. C. Mukherjee
  4. DFrank Anthony
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Answer: C) H. C. Mukherjee

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