CUET History MCQs Unit XV The Making of the Constitution

Question : Gandhiji favoured _______ as the national language.
(a) Hindi
(b) Urdu
(c) Hindustani
(d) Persian

Answer : C

Question : Who was the President of Constituent Assembly?
(a) Jawahar Lai Nehru
(b) bR. Ambedkar
(c) Dr. Rajender Prasad
(d) Sardar Patel

Answer : C

Question. When did the Indian Constitution come into effect?
(a) 26 January 1949
(b) 26 January 1950
(c) 15 August 1947
(d) 26 November 1950

Answer : A

Question. Who gave the speech “A Tryst with Destiny” and when?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi, 15 August 1947
(b) bR Ambedkar, 26 January 1950
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru, 14 August 1947
(d) Rajendra Prasad, 15 August 1947

Answer : C

Question. “We have been suffering, but we are prepared to suffer no more.” Who said this?
(a) bR. Ambedkar
(b) J. Nagappa
(c) K.J. Khanderkar
(d) Subash Chandra Bose

Answer : B

Question : The constitution of India was framed by the constituent Assembly under:
(a) August Offer of 1940
(b) Cripps proposal of 1942
(c) The Cabinet mission Plan of 1946
(d) The Shimla Conference of 1945

Answer : C

Question : Who moved the crucial ‘objectives of the constitution?
(a) J.L. Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Vallabh Bhai Patel
(d) Subhas Chandra Bose

Answer : A

Question : Which of the following was the President of the Constituent Assembly?
(a) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(b) DrBRAmbedkar
(c) Vallabh Bhai Patel
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer : A

Question : Which two civil servants gave vital assistance in preparing the Constitution?
(a) BN Rau and SN Mukherjee
(b) Somnath Lahiri and GB Pant
(c) TA Ramalingam Chettiar and RV Dhulekar
(d) Ms G Durgabai and K Santhanam

Answer : A

Question : The group that initially refused to join the Constituent Assembly, as it was a British creation, was that of
(a) Socialists.
(b) Tribals.
(c) Depressed Classes.
(d) Muslim League.

Answer : A

Question : The First Law Minister of India was
(a) Dr. Rajendera Prasad
(b) Dr. bR.Amedekar.
(c) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Answer : B

Question : Article 29, 30 refer to _______ .
(a) Freedom of Religion
(b) Right to Equality
(c) Cultural and Educational Rights
(d) Freedom of Speech

Answer : C

Question : Who among the following made a powerful plea for continuing separate electorates?
(a) B Pocker
(b) BN Rao
(c) SN Mukherjee
(d) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar

Answer : A

Question. The Indian Constitution was framed between___________
(a) December 1946 and November 1949
(b) December 1947 and November 1950
(c) November 1946 and December 1949
(d) November 1947 and December 1950

Answer : C

Question. Who was appointed as the first law minister of India?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) bR Ambedkar
(c) Rajendra Prasad
(d) Sardar Vallabhai Patel

Answer : B

Question : Which of the following leaders introduced the ‘Objective Resolution’?
(a) DrBRAmbedkar
(b) Vallabh Bhai Patel
(c) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer : D

Question : Which member of the drafting committee among the followings worked behind the scenes playing a significant role in the drafting of several reports and working to reconcile opposing points of view:
(a) Vallabh Bhai Patel
(b) Nehru
(c) Rajendra Prasad
(d) bR. Ambedkar

Answer : A

Question : Who did move the crucial ‘Objectives Resolution’?
(a) Dr. Rajendera Prasad
(b) Dr. S Radhakrishnan.
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
(d) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. 

Answer : D

Question : Under which scheme the Constituent Assembly was formed?
(a) Drafting Committee.
(b) Cabinet Mission Scheme.
(c) Objectives Resolution.
(d) All India States People’s Conference

Answer : B

Question : Under the which act the elections were held in 1937?
(a) Government of India Act of 1919
(b) Government of India Act of 1935
(c) Government of India Act of 1942
(d) Government of India Act of 1944

Answer : B

Question : The Congress had accepted that Hindustani ought to be the national language by the
(a) 1920s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1950s.

Answer : B

Question : __________ felt that this language could unify the Hindus, the Muslims, and people from North and South.
(a) Gandhiji
(b) Srimati Durgabai
(c) N.G Ranga
(d) T.a Ramalingam

Answer : A

Question : Who among the followings felt that rights of the states and felt that the reallocation of power is necessary to strengthen the position of States and Centre?
(a) Gandhiji
(b) K. Santhanam
(c) N.G Ranga
(d) T.a Ramalingam

Answer : B

Question. Which political group viewed the Constituent Assembly as a creation of the British?
(a) The Indian National Congress
(b) The Muslim League
(c) The Liberals
(d) The Socialists

Answer : D

Question. Who were the two significant lawyers who served Dr. bR Ambedkar in the drafting of the Constitution?
(a) K.M Munshi and Krishnaswamy
(b) S.N Mukherjee and Krishnaswamy
(c) bN Rau and S.N Mukherjee
(d) K.M Munshi and bN Rau

Answer : B

Question : The constitution of India came into effect on:
(a) 26th January 1947
(b) 26th January 1950
(c) 26th January 1952
(d) 26th January 1949

Answer : B

Question : Which leader among the following felt that the Constituent Assembly was made according to the British plans as the British would like it?
(a) Somnath Lahiri
(b) Subhas Chandra Bose
(c) S. N. Mukherjee
(d) bN. Rau

Answer : A

Question : Who among the followings wanted the term ‘minority, to be interpreted as the economic term?
(a) N.G Ranga
(b) Jaipal Singh
(c) bN Rao
(d) S. N. Mukherjee

Answer : A

Question : Which group of the following opposed child marriage and demanded that widows be allowed to remarry, they were pleading for social justice?
(a) Social Reformers
(b) Communists
(c) Socialists
(d) Muslim League

Answer : A

Question : The number of members in the Constituent Assembly of Independent India was
(a) 389
(b) 290
(c) 300
(d) 380

Answer : C

Question. “... as an Adibasi, I am not expected to understand the legal intricacies of the Resolution.” Who said this?
(a) Birsa Munda
(b) Alluri Seetha Rama Raju
(c) Jaipal Singh
(d) Tirot Singh

Answer : C

Question : The idea of a Constituent Assembly was put forward for the first time by:
(a) M.N. Roy
(b) Dr. bR. Ambedkar
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Answer : A

Question : Which member of the drafting committee among the followings was the Chief Draughtsman, and could put complex proposals in clear legal language? 
(a) K.M. Munshi
(b) S. N. Mukherjee
(c) bN. Rau
(d) Alladi Krishnaswamy Aiyar

Answer : B

Question : When did the Indian Constitution come into effect?
(a) 26 January 1948
(b) 26 January 1949
(c) 26 January 1950
(d) 26 January 1951

Answer : C

Question : Mahatma Gandhi wanted to make _______ language as the national language.
(a) Hindustani
(b) Hindi
(c) Tamil
(d) Urdu

Answer : A

Question : Who among the followings felt that Hindi should not be pushed aggressively and there should be a mutual adjustment and things should not be forced on people.
(a) T.a Ramalingam
(b) Shri Shankarrao Deo
(c) Srimati Durgabai
(d) N.G Ranga

Answer : A

Question. Which article gave the centre the powers to take over a state administration on the recommendation of the Governor?
(a) Article 360
(b) Article 350
(c) Article 353
(d) Article 356

Answer : D

Question : The number of members of the constitute assembly of Independence India was:
(a) 200
(b) 300
(c) 350
(d) 270

Answer : B

Question : Who among the followings declared that separate electorate act as a poison that will enter the politics of our country.
(a) Subhas Chandra Bose
(b) Vallabh Bhai Patel
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) S. N. Mukherjee

Answer : B

Question : Which of the following leader felt that the use of Hindi language as the language of Constitution?
(a) R.V. Dhulekar
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Jaipal Singh
(d) b Pocker Bahadur

Answer : A

Question : Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?
(a) Vallabh Bhai Patel
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) KM Munshi
(d) Dr BR Ambedkar

Answer : D

Question. While welcoming the Objectives Resolution, who urged that the term minorities be interpreted in economic terms?
(a) N.G. Ranga
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) bR. Ambedkar
(d) Mahatma Gandhi

Answer : A

Question : Which leader among the following demanded separate electorates where he mentioned that separate electorates for Muslims would ensure their electorates?
(a) Abul kalam Azad
(b) Mohamad Ali Jinnah
(c) (b) Pocker Bahadur
(d) bN. Rau

Answer : C

Question : Which social evil was largely opposed during free India?
(a) Caste System
(b) Sati
(c) Child marriage
(d) Illiteracy

Answer : C

Question : Hindustani language is a blend of
(a) Hindi-Urdu
(b) Hindi- Persian
(c) Hindi- Arabic
(d) Hindi- Sanskrit

Answer : A

Question : Which of the following statements are true regarding the composition of the Constituent Assembly?
(a) The representatives were to be elected from the four constituents – Hindu, Muslim, Sikh & Christian.
(b) The total strength of the Constituent Assembly was 389.
(c) The chairman of the Union Constituent Committee was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
(d) The Drafting Committee under the chairmanship of Dr. bR. Ambedkar consisted of eight members.

Answer : D

Question : Which of the following languages Gandhiji favoured as the national language:
(a) Hindi
(b) Urdu
(c) Hindustani
(d) Persian

Answer : C

Question : The group who initially refused to join the Constituent Assembly because they believed that it was a creation of the British, and therefore incapable of being autonomous were
(a) Muslim League
(b) Tribals
(c) Socialists
(d) Harijans

Answer : C

Question : Article 25-28 refer to ________
(a) Freedom of Speech
(b) Freedom of Religion
(c) Freedom of equality
(d) Rights of Education.

Answer : B