Indian Polity Quiz

Question 1

Who chaired the Drafting Committee?

Accepted Answer

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Question 2

What was the main aim of the Cripps Mission?

Accepted Answer

Dominion Status for India

Question 3

How long did it take to draft the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

2 years, 11 months

Question 4

True or false: The Supreme Court was established in 1773.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

What was the purpose of the Interim Government?

Accepted Answer

Transition to independence

Question 6

When was the first reading of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

November 1948

Question 7

What was the total membership of the Constituent Assembly?

Accepted Answer

389

Question 8

True or false: The Indian Council Act of 1909 introduced separate representation.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Which act recognized the principle of indirect representation?

Accepted Answer

Indian Council Act, 1909

Question 10

What was the objective of the Drafting Committee?

Accepted Answer

Prepare a Draft Constitution

Question 11

How many articles were in the original Constitution?

Accepted Answer

395

Question 12

Who headed the Cripps Mission in 1942?

Accepted Answer

Sir Stafford Cripps

Question 13

When was the Constituent Assembly formed?

Accepted Answer

1946

Question 14

True or false: The first Governor-General of India was Warren Hastings.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Which act introduced Dyarchy in India?

Accepted Answer

Government of India Act, 1919

Question 16

Which act established separate representation for communities?

Accepted Answer

Indian Council Act, 1909

Question 17

How many parts are in the current Constitution?

Accepted Answer

22

Question 18

When was the Supreme Court set up in Calcutta?

Accepted Answer

1773

Question 19

When did the Constituent Assembly first meet?

Accepted Answer

July 1946

Question 20

Who moved the Objective Resolution?

Accepted Answer

Jawaharlal Nehru

Question 21

What was the result of the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms?

Accepted Answer

Expanded local participation

Question 22

How many members were in the Drafting Committee?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 23

What was the aim of the Cabinet Mission Plan?

Accepted Answer

Transfer power to India

Question 24

When did India gain independence?

Accepted Answer

August 15, 1947

Question 25

Which act provided for the codification of Indian laws?

Accepted Answer

Charter Act of 1853

Question 26

What was the total number of articles in the original Constitution?

Accepted Answer

395

Question 27

True or false: The first reading of the Constitution was on November 9, 1948.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 28

What was the cost of drafting the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Rs 64 lac

Question 29

What year was the Indian Council Act enacted?

Accepted Answer

1909

Question 30

What was the main purpose of the Cabinet Mission in 1946?

Accepted Answer

Transfer of power discussions

Question 31

True or false: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the chairman of the Drafting Committee.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

What did the Charter Act of 1853 do?

Accepted Answer

Opened India to missionaries

Question 33

What was the result of the Mountbatten Plan?

Accepted Answer

Partition of India

Question 34

True or false: The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held in 1946.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 35

How many members were in the Constituent Assembly?

Accepted Answer

389

Question 36

Who was the interim President of the Constituent Assembly?

Accepted Answer

Sachidanand Sinha

Indian Polity Quiz

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Indian Polity Quiz

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