CBSE Class 9 Political Science Constitutional Design MCQs

Question: Which of these is a provision that a democratic constitution does not have ?

a) Name of the head of the state.

b) Powers of the head of the state.

c) Powers of the legislature.

d) Name of the country.

Answer: Name of the head of the state.

Question: Which of these was the most salient underlying conflict in the making of a democratic constitution in South Africa?

a) Between the white minority and the black majority.

b) Between South Africa and its neighbors.

c) Between men and women.

d) Between the colored minority and the black majority.

Answer: Between the white minority and the black majority.

Question: Which among the following is not a feature of the Indian Constitution?

a) Double citizenship

b) Parliamentary form of government

c) Federal form of government

d) A written constitution

Answer: Double citizenship

Question: India is a secular state because

a) all of the above

b) there is no state religion

c) every citizen has the right to adopt and practice any religion

d) no discrimination can be made among citizens on the basis of religion

Answer: all of the above

Question: The Constitution of India is

a) partly flexible and partly rigid

b) flexible

c) rigid

d) none of these

Answer: partly flexible and partly rigid

Question: The Preamble to the Constitution of India declares India to be a

a) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic

b) Sovereign, Democratic Republic

c) Sovereign, Socialist, Democratic, Republic

d) None of the above

Answer: Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic

Question: Mahatma Gandhis vision about the Indian Constitution was published in which magazine?

a) Young India

b) Discovery of India

c) New India

d) Indian Gazette

Answer: Young India

Question: The first captain of the National Hockey Team who was also the member of the Constituent Assembly was?

a) Jaipal Singh

b) Baldev Singh

c) Somnath Lahiri

d) K. M. Munshi

Answer: Jaipal Singh

Question: When did the Constituent Assembly adopt the Constitution of India?

a) 26th November, 1949

b) 15th August, 1947

c) 26th January, 1950

d) 26th January, 1930

Answer: 26th November, 1949

Question: How many members did the Constituent Assembly of India have?

a) 299

b) 199

c) 399

d) 279

Answer: 299

Question: Who prepared the Constitution for India in 1928?

a) Motilal Nehru

b) B. R. Ambedkar

c) Dr Rajendra Prasad

d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: Motilal Nehru

Question: When did the Indian Constitution come into force?

a) 26th January, 1950

b) 26th November, 1949

c) 15th August, 1947

d) 26th January, 1930

Answer: 26th January, 1950

Question: Which of the following days is celebrated to mark the enforcement of the Indian Constitution?

a) Republic Day

b) Independence Day

c) Gandhi Jayanti

d) Constitution Enforcement Day

Answer: Republic Day

Question: Who was the President of the Indian Constituent Assembly?

a) Dr Rajendra Prasad

b) Motilal Nehru

c) Sarojini Naidu

d) B. R. Ambedkar

Answer: Dr Rajendra Prasad

Question: Who was the chairman of the Drafting Committee for making the Constitution of India?

a) Dr B. R. Ambedkar

b) Rajendra Prasad

c) Baldev Singh

d) H. C. Mukherjee

Answer: Dr B. R. Ambedkar

Question: Who amongst the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly of India?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Dr Rajendra Prasad

c) Dr B. R. Ambedkar

d) H. C. Mukherjee

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi