Top 1000+ Solved Indian Polity and Constitution MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which of the following is/are correctly matched? I. India's National Song-Vande Mataram II. India s National Flower-Rose III. India's National Animal-Tiger IV. India's National Bird-Eagle
a. I and IV
b. I, II and III
c. II, III and IV
d. I and III
Q. The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constitutent Assembly of India in:
a. July, 1948
b. July, 1950
c. July, 1947
d. August, 1947
Q. Which of the following are the principal features of the Government of India Act, 1919? 1. Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the provinces. 2. Introduction of the separate communal electorate for Muslims. 3. Devolution of legislative authority by the Centre to the Provinces. 4. Expansion and reconstitution of Central and Provincial Legislatures.
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1, 2 and 4
c. 2, 3 and 4
d. 1, 3 and 4
Q. Which of the following proved to be the most short lived of all the British constitutionalexperiments in India?
a. Government of India Act, 1919
b. Indian Council Act, 1909
c. Pitt's India Act, 1784
d. Government of India Act, 1935
Q. Which one of the following Acts formally introduced the principles of elections for the first time?
a. Indian Councils Act, 1909
b. Government of India Act, 1919
c. Government of India Act, 1935
d. Indian Independence Act, 1947
Q. Which of the following features do not contribute to making the Indian Constitution thebulkiest in the world? I. Various types of emergencies are considered in detail. II. It codifies the rights and privileges of the members of Parliament and State Legislatures. III. It enumerates all types of Indian citizenship and how it can be terminated. IV. It contains not only a list of fundamental rights but also the restrictions to be placed on them.
a. I and II
b. I and IV
c. II and III
d. II, III and IV
Q. Which of the following statements is/are not correct about the Objectives Resolution? I. It was moved by Jawaharlal Nehru in the Constituent Assembly. II. It called for just rights for minorities. III. It formed the basis for the chapter on Fundamental Rights. IV. It called for the establishment of a socialist and secular polity.
a. I and II
b. I, II and III
c. III and IV
d. Only III
Q. Which of the following items is wrongly matched?
a. December 9, 1947-Constituent Assemby's first meeting
b. November 26, 1949-the people of India adopted, enacted and gave to themselves the Constitution
c. January 24,' 1950-the Constitution was finally signed by the members of the Constituent Assembly
d. January 26, 1950-the date of commencement of the Constitution
Q. Which of the following provisions of the Constitution came into force from November 26, 1949 ? I. Provisions relating to citizenship. II. Provisions relating to elections. III. Provisions relating to provisional Parliament. IV. Fundamental Rights.
a. I and II
b. I, III and IV
c. I, II and III
d. None
Q. Which of the following Acts gave representation to Indians for the first time in theLegislature?
a. Indian Councils Act, 1909
b. Indian Councils Act, 1919
c. Government of India Act, 1935
d. None of the above
Q. The Crown took the Government of India into its own hands by :
a. Charter Act, 1833
b. Government of India Act, 1858
c. Indian Council Act, 1861
d. Government of India Act, 1935
Q. Consider the following statements. The Indian Constitution is : (1) unwritten Constitution. (2) written Constitution. (3) largely based on Government of India Act, 1935.
a. 2 and 1 are correct
b. 2 and 3 are correct
c. 1 and 2 are correct
d. 1 and 3 are correct
Q. The Indian Constitution establishes a secular state, meaning: 1. the State treats all religions equally. 2. freedom of faith and worship is allowed to all the people. 3. educational institutions, without exception, are free to impart religious instruction. 4. the State makes no discrimination on the basis of religion in matters of employment.
a. I and II
b. I, II and III
c. II, III and IV
d. I, II and IV
Q. The nationalist demand for a Constituent Assembly was for the first time conceded by the British Government, though indirectly and with reservations in the:
a. Cripps proposals
b. August Offer
c. Cabinet Mission Plan
d. Act of 1935
Q. Which of the following was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the emblem ofGovernment of India?
a. Four lions
b. Chariot wheel
c. Horse
d. Words 'Satyameva Jayate’