1. Who first put forward the idea of a Constituent Assembly for India, in 1934?
2. In which year did the INC first demand a Constituent Assembly to frame India's Constitution?
3. In 1938, who declared on behalf of the INC that free India's Constitution must be framed by a Constituent Assembly elected on adult franchise?
4. In which year did the INC pass a resolution reiterating the demand for a Constituent Assembly?
5. Which 1940 offer saw the British Government accept the demand for a Constituent Assembly in principle?
6. Who came to India in 1942 with a draft proposal of the British Government on framing an independent Constitution?
7. Who rejected the Cripps Proposals of 1942 on the ground that India should have two separate Constituent Assemblies?
8. Consider the following statements regarding the Cabinet Mission sent to India:
(I) It rejected the idea of two separate Constituent Assemblies
(II) It put forth a scheme for the Constituent Assembly that more or less satisfied the Muslim League
(III) It consisted of three members
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
9. On which date did the Cabinet Mission publish its plan?
10. In which month and year was the Constituent Assembly constituted under the Cabinet Mission Plan?
11. What was the total strength of the Constituent Assembly as originally fixed under the Cabinet Mission Plan?
12. Of the 296 seats allotted to British India under the Cabinet Mission Plan, how many were drawn from the four Chief Commissioners' provinces?
13. Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, seats were allotted on what population ratio?
14. Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, seats allocated to each British province were to be divided among which three principal communities?
15. Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, community representatives were elected by which voting method?
16. Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, how were representatives of the princely states to be selected for the Constituent Assembly?
17. Consider the following statements regarding the nature of the Constituent Assembly as constituted under the Cabinet Mission Plan:
(I) It was to be a partly elected and partly nominated body
(II) Members were to be indirectly elected by members of the provincial assemblies
(III) The provincial assemblies themselves were elected on the basis of universal adult franchise
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
18. In which months were elections held for the 296 seats allotted to British Indian Provinces?
19. How many seats did the INC win in the July-August 1946 Constituent Assembly elections?
20. Why were the 93 seats allotted to the princely states not filled after the July-August 1946 elections to the Constituent Assembly?
21. Which prominent Indian leader was notably absent from the Constituent Assembly?
22. How many seats did the Muslim League win in the July-August 1946 elections?
23. In the community-wise representation of the Constituent Assembly (1946), which community had the highest strength?
24. On which date did the Constituent Assembly hold its first meeting?
25. Which party boycotted the Constituent Assembly's first meeting on December 9, 1946?
26. How many members attended the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly on December 9, 1946?
27. Who was elected temporary Chairman of the Constituent Assembly as its oldest member?
28. On which date was Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected as the permanent Chairman (President) of the Constituent Assembly?
29. Who was elected as the Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly on January 25, 1947?
30. On which date was V.T. Krishnamachari elected second Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly?
31. Consider the following pairs regarding key office-bearers of the Constituent Assembly:
(I) Temporary Chairman – Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
(II) Permanent Chairman (President) – Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(III) First Vice-President – H.C. Mukherjee
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
32. On which date did Nehru move the Objectives Resolution in the Constituent Assembly?
33. On which date was the Objectives Resolution unanimously adopted by the Constituent Assembly?
34. The modified version of the Objectives Resolution eventually formed which part of the present Constitution?
35. How many total women members did the Constituent Assembly have?
36. Who was the only Muslim-constituency woman member of the Constituent Assembly?
37. Consider the following statements regarding the Objectives Resolution moved by Jawaharlal Nehru:
(I) It laid down the fundamentals and philosophy of the constitutional structure
(II) It declared the firm and solemn resolve to proclaim India as an Independent Sovereign Republic
(III) It was moved on the same day the Constituent Assembly held its first meeting
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
38. With reference to the Objectives Resolution, consider the following provisions:
(I) Adequate safeguards for minorities, backward and tribal areas
(II) Guarantee of justice, social, economic and political, to all people of India
(III) Equality of status of opportunity, and before the law
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as provisions contained in the Objectives Resolution?
39. On which date did representatives of princely states first join the Constituent Assembly?
40. The Indian Independence Act of 1947 made how many changes in the position of the Constituent Assembly?
41. Consider the following statements regarding the changes made by the Indian Independence Act of 1947 to the Constituent Assembly's position:
(I) The Assembly was made a fully sovereign body, empowered to abrogate or alter any law made by the British Parliament in relation to India
(II) The Assembly became a legislative body in addition to being a constituent body
(III) The Muslim League members from areas included in Pakistan joined the Assembly for the first time
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
42. On which date did the Constituent Assembly first meet as the Dominion Legislature?
43. Till which date did the Constituent Assembly's dual functions of constitution-making and ordinary legislation continue?
44. After the Indian Independence Act of 1947, the strength of Indian provinces in the Assembly was reduced from 296 to what?
45. After the Indian Independence Act of 1947, the strength of princely states in the Assembly was reduced from 93 to what?
46. Which province had the highest number of members in the Constituent Assembly as on December 31, 1947?
47. Which of the following was NOT among the six princely states whose representatives joined the Constituent Assembly on April 28, 1947?
48. On which date did the Constituent Assembly adopt the national flag?
49. Consider the following statements regarding functions performed by the Constituent Assembly, apart from making the Constitution:
(I) It ratified India's membership of the Commonwealth in May 1949
(II) It adopted the national anthem on January 24, 1950
(III) It adopted the national song on a date different from the national anthem
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
50. On which date did the Constituent Assembly elect Dr. Rajendra Prasad as the first President of India?
51. How many sessions did the Constituent Assembly hold in all?
52. What was the total duration of the Constituent Assembly's sessions, from its first meeting to the passing of the Constitution?
53. The Constitution-makers of India had gone through the Constitutions of about how many countries?
54. For how many days was the Draft Constitution considered by the Constituent Assembly?
55. What was the total expenditure incurred on making the Constitution of India?
56. On which date did the Constituent Assembly hold its final session?
57. The Constituent Assembly continued as the provisional parliament of India from January 26, 1950 till when?
58. Who chaired the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly, the most important of its committees?
59. The Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas, chaired by Sardar Patel, had how many sub-committees?
60. Which of the following was NOT one of the minor committees of the Constituent Assembly?
61. Consider the following statements regarding the Ad-hoc Committee on the Supreme Court:
(I) It was chaired by S. Varadachari
(II) S. Varadachari was a member of the Constituent Assembly
(III) It was one of the minor committees
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
62. On which date was the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly set up?
63. How many members did the Drafting Committee consist of?
64. In which month and year was the first draft of the Constitution published?
65. How many months were the people of India given to discuss the first draft of the Constitution and propose amendments?
66. In which month and year was the second draft of the Constitution published?
67. For how many days did the Drafting Committee sit in all to prepare its draft?
68. On which date did Ambedkar introduce the final draft of the Constitution for its first reading?
69. For how many days did the Assembly have a general discussion on the final draft during its first reading?
70. On which date did the second reading (clause by clause consideration) of the Draft Constitution begin?
71. On which date did the second reading (clause by clause consideration) of the Draft Constitution end?
72. Consider the following statements regarding the second reading of the Draft Constitution:
(I) As many as 7653 amendments were proposed
(II) All proposed amendments were actually discussed in the Assembly
(III) 2473 amendments were actually discussed
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
73. On which date did the third reading of the Draft Constitution start?
74. On which date was the motion on the Draft Constitution declared as passed?
75. Out of the Constituent Assembly's total 299 members, how many were actually present and signed the Constitution on November 26, 1949?
76. The Constitution as adopted on November 26, 1949, contained how many Articles?
77. The Constitution as adopted on November 26, 1949, contained how many Schedules?
78. With reference to the Preamble of the Constitution, which of the following is correct?
79. Which position did Dr. B.R. Ambedkar hold while piloting the Draft Constitution?
80. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is recognised by which title for his role in the making of the Constitution?
81. On which date did the Government of India decide to celebrate November 26 of every year as "Constitution Day"?
82. Which Articles of the Constitution came into force on November 26, 1949 itself?
83. January 26 was chosen as the date of commencement of the Constitution because of its connection to which historical event?
84. With the commencement of the Constitution, which of the following Acts were repealed?
85. Which Act continued in force even after the Constitution's commencement, despite repeal of the other two Acts?
86. Which American constitutional expert remarked that the Constituent Assembly was "a one-party body in an essentially one-party country" and that "the Assembly was the Congress and the Congress was India"?
87. Which member of the Constituent Assembly coined the term "Drifting Committee"?
88. Which British statesman called the Constituent Assembly "a body of Hindus"?
89. Which British statesman commented that the Constituent Assembly represented "only one major community in India"?
90. How long did the framers of the American Constitution take to complete their work?
91. Which animal was adopted as the symbol (seal) of the Constituent Assembly?
92. Who was appointed as the constitutional advisor (Legal Advisor) to the Constituent Assembly?
93. Who was the calligrapher of the Indian Constitution, having handwritten the original in a flowing italic style?
94. Which Constitutional Amendment Act inserted a new Article 394-A, providing for an authoritative Hindi text of the Constitution?
95. With reference to Article 394-A, which of the following statements is/are correct?
(I) The President shall cause the translation of the Constitution in Hindi to be published under his authority
(II) The Hindi translation of every amendment made in English must also be published
(III) The Hindi translation, once published, is deemed to be the sole authoritative text, superseding the English text
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
96. Consider the following pairs regarding Articles related to the short title, commencement, and repeal of the Constitution:
(I) Article 393 – Short title
(II) Article 394 – Commencement
(III) Article 395 – Repeals
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
