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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
2 points
With reference to the Objectives Resolution introduced in the Constituent Assembly, consider the following provisions:
Territories forming the Union shall be autonomous units and exercise all powers and functions of the Government and administration except those assigned to the Union.
All powers and authority of sovereign and independent India shall flow from its Constitution.
All People of India shall be guaranteed and secured equality of status and opportunities along with equality before the law.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Correct
Ans: B
Exp:
The Objectives Resolution 1946 was introduced by Jawaharlal Nehru in the very first session of the Constitution Assembly. The Indian Preamble is based upon these resolutions.
Statement 1 is correct:Territories forming the Union shall be autonomous units and exercise all powers and functions of the Government except those assigned to or vested in the Union. The states thus derive power directly from the constitution.
Statement 2 is incorrect:All powers and authority of sovereign and independent India shall flow from its people based on the doctrine of popular sovereignty.
Statement 3 is correct: As per the resolution, All the People of India shall be guaranteed and secured Social, Economic and Political justice; equality of status and opportunities and equality before law; and fundamental freedoms – of speech, expression, belief, faith, worship, vocation, association and action – subject to law and public morality.
Incorrect
Ans: B
Exp:
The Objectives Resolution 1946 was introduced by Jawaharlal Nehru in the very first session of the Constitution Assembly. The Indian Preamble is based upon these resolutions.
Statement 1 is correct:Territories forming the Union shall be autonomous units and exercise all powers and functions of the Government except those assigned to or vested in the Union. The states thus derive power directly from the constitution.
Statement 2 is incorrect:All powers and authority of sovereign and independent India shall flow from its people based on the doctrine of popular sovereignty.
Statement 3 is correct: As per the resolution, All the People of India shall be guaranteed and secured Social, Economic and Political justice; equality of status and opportunities and equality before law; and fundamental freedoms – of speech, expression, belief, faith, worship, vocation, association and action – subject to law and public morality.
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
2 points
Consider the following functions performed by the Constituent Assembly:
Ratification of India’s membership of the Commonwealth
Adopting the National Flag of India
Adopting the Objectives Resolution on which our Preamble is based
Elected Dr. Rajendra Prasad as the first President of India
Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the above events, starting from the earliest?
Correct
Ans: D
Exp:
Correct chronological order for the functions performed by the Constituent Assembly, is as follows:
Adopting the Objectives Resolution on 22nd January 1947 (moved in the House on 9th December 1946).
Adopting the National Flag (designed by Pingali Venkayya) on 22nd July 1947.
Ratifying India’s membership of the Commonwealth in May 1949.
Electing the first President of India in Dr. Rajendra Prasad on 24th January, 1950.
Incorrect
Ans: D
Exp:
Correct chronological order for the functions performed by the Constituent Assembly, is as follows:
Adopting the Objectives Resolution on 22nd January 1947 (moved in the House on 9th December 1946).
Adopting the National Flag (designed by Pingali Venkayya) on 22nd July 1947.
Ratifying India’s membership of the Commonwealth in May 1949.
Electing the first President of India in Dr. Rajendra Prasad on 24th January, 1950.
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
2 points
Which of the following statements is correct with respect of the Indian Independence Act, 1947?
A treaty should be made by the Constituent Assembly with the British Government to deal with the matters arising from the transfer of power.
The Act passed a resolution of the Partition of the Union of India into two independent dominions- India and Pakistan.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Ans: B
Exp:
Statement 1 is incorrect: The proposal of having a treaty to be made between the Constituent Assembly and the British Government to deal with the matters arising from the transfer of power was made by the Cabinet Mission of 1946.
Statement 2 is correct: The Indian Independence Act of 1947 came into force on July 18, 1947, after it received royal assent. The British parliament passed this resolution which partitioned India into the newly independent dominions of India and Pakistan. As per the Mountbatten Plan, which was formalized in the Indian Independence Act, of 1947, the plan of partition was made.
Incorrect
Ans: B
Exp:
Statement 1 is incorrect: The proposal of having a treaty to be made between the Constituent Assembly and the British Government to deal with the matters arising from the transfer of power was made by the Cabinet Mission of 1946.
Statement 2 is correct: The Indian Independence Act of 1947 came into force on July 18, 1947, after it received royal assent. The British parliament passed this resolution which partitioned India into the newly independent dominions of India and Pakistan. As per the Mountbatten Plan, which was formalized in the Indian Independence Act, of 1947, the plan of partition was made.
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
2 points
Which of the following statements with respect to the composition of the Constituent Assembly is/are correct?
Each Province and Princely state were allotted seats in the Assembly in proportion to their respective population.
Seats allocated to the British province were to be divided among two principal communities— Muslims and General, in proportion to their population
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Ans: A
Exp:
Statement 1 is correct: As per the scheme formulated by the Cabinet Mission Plan for the Constituent Assembly, each province and princely state (or a group of states in case of small states) were to be allotted seats in the Assembly in proportion to their respective population. Roughly, one seat was to be allotted for every million people.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Seats allocated to each British province were to be divided among the three principal communities— Muslims, Sikhs and General (all except Muslims and Sikhs), in proportion to their population.
Incorrect
Ans: A
Exp:
Statement 1 is correct: As per the scheme formulated by the Cabinet Mission Plan for the Constituent Assembly, each province and princely state (or a group of states in case of small states) were to be allotted seats in the Assembly in proportion to their respective population. Roughly, one seat was to be allotted for every million people.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Seats allocated to each British province were to be divided among the three principal communities— Muslims, Sikhs and General (all except Muslims and Sikhs), in proportion to their population.
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
2 points
Which of the following provisions of the Constitution were not enforced on 26th November, 1949?
Fundamental Rights
Citizenship
Union Executive
Elections
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Correct
Ans: B
Exp:
Options 1 and 3 are correct: The Fundamental Rights and Union Executive were enforced on 26th January, 1950.
Options 2 and 4 are incorrect: The provisions for Citizenship and Elections were enforced on 26th November, 1949 itself.
Following other provisions were enforced on 26th November 1949:
Provisional Parliament, Temporary and Transitional provisions, and Short Title contained in Articles 5-9, 60, 324, 366, 367, 379, 380, 388, 391, 392, and 393.
The remaining provisions (including the Fundamental Rights and the Union Executive) of the Constitution came into effect on 26th January 1950.
Incorrect
Ans: B
Exp:
Options 1 and 3 are correct: The Fundamental Rights and Union Executive were enforced on 26th January, 1950.
Options 2 and 4 are incorrect: The provisions for Citizenship and Elections were enforced on 26th November, 1949 itself.
Following other provisions were enforced on 26th November 1949:
Provisional Parliament, Temporary and Transitional provisions, and Short Title contained in Articles 5-9, 60, 324, 366, 367, 379, 380, 388, 391, 392, and 393.
The remaining provisions (including the Fundamental Rights and the Union Executive) of the Constitution came into effect on 26th January 1950.
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