General Knowledge Questions on Indian Polity

1. The Constitution of India was adopted on:

(A)January 26, 1950

(B)November 26, 1949

(C)August 15, 1947

(D)August 15, 1950

Answer: November 26, 1949

2. What was the total number of members in the Drafting Committee of Constitution:

(A)7

(B)6

(C)8

(D)10

Answer: 7

3. Constituent Assembly worked by constituting ......... committees:

(A)11

(B)12

(C)13

(D)14

Answer: 13

4. Total schedules in Indian Constitution are:

(A)22

(B)10

(C)16

(D)12

Answer: 12

5. Most important influence on our Constitution was the .........?

(A)Cabinet Mission Plan

(B)Govt. of India Act, 1935

(C)American Constitution

(D)Canadian Constitution

Answer: Govt. of India Act, 1935

6. Who was the chairman of the minority’s commission of the Constituent Assembly?

(A)Abul Kalam Azad

(B)HC Mukherji

(C)Frank Anthony

(D)BN Rao

Answer: HC Mukherji

7. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?

(A)Rajendra Prasad

(B)B. R Ambedkar

(C)K. M Munshi

(D)G Mavlankar

Answer: Rajendra Prasad

8. Who was India’s Constitutional Advisor?

(A)B L Mitter

(B)K M Munshi

(C)A K Iyer

(D)B N Rao

Answer: B N Rao

9. Who was the first Indian judge at the International Court of Justice?

(A)B L Mitter

(B)K M Munshi

(C)A K Iyer

(D)B N Rao

Answer: B N Rao

10. What was the official estimate of expenditure on Constituent Assembly (in Rs):

(A)1 Crore

(B)10 Lakh

(C)50 Lakh

(D)75 Lakh

Answer: 1 Crore

11. Which Indian artist decorated the handwritten Copy of the Constitution?

(A)Mihir Sen

(B)Nandalal Bose

(C)SN Banerji

(D)Mukesh Bandhopadhyaya

Answer: Nandalal Bose

12. Which part of the Constitution deals with Gram Panchayats?

(A)I

(B)II

(C)III

(D)IV

Answer: II

13. Part III of the Constitution deals with:

(A)The Union Territories

(B)The States

(C)Fundamental Rights

(D)Directive Principles

Answer: Fundamental Rights

14. Which part of the Constitution deals with Gram Panchayats:

(A)VII

(B)VIII

(C)IX

(D)IX A

Answer: IX

15. Part XV of the Constitution deals with:

(A)Elections

(B)Tribal areas

(C)Tribunals

(D)Languages

Answer: Elections