1. According to Granville Austin, which of the following was/were the most significant contributions of India to constitution-making? [UPSC CAPF 2015]
(a) Majority Rule and Minority Rights
(b) Consensus and Accommodation
(c) Social revolution and Political Freedom
(d) Asymmetrical Federal Structure
2. Which of the following statements regarding the Constituent Assembly are correct? [UPSC CAPF 2016]
1. It was not based on adult franchise.
2. It resulted from direct election.
3. It was a multi-party body.
4. It worked through several committees
Select correct answer using code given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
3. Which of the following statements about the Constitution of India is/are correct? [UPSC CAPF 2018]
1. The Objectives Resolution was moved by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
2. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar served as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee in his capacity as the Law Minister
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
4. Which one of the following statements about the Constitution of India is correct? [UPSC CAPF 2018]
(a) It was framed between December 1946 and December 1949.
(b) The drafts of the Constitution were discussed in public meetings.
(c) It is the shortest document of a Constitution in the world.
(d) It came fully into operation immediately after the drafting was completed in December 1949.
5. Who among the following warned his colleagues that the Constituent Assembly was British made and was “working the British plan as the British should like it to be worked out”? [UPSC CAPF 2021]
(a) Somnath Lahiri
(b) B. R. Ambedkar
(c) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
(d) B. N. Rau
6. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly ? [UPSC CAPF 2020]
(a) B. R. Ambedkar
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Alladi Krishnaswami Aiyar
(d) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan