Making of Constitution NDA Questions

Making of Constitution MCQ Questions

1.
The idea of a Constituent Assembly to frame India's constitution was first put forward, as early as 1934, by:
A.
B.R. Ambedkar
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
M.N. Roy
D.
Jawaharlal Nehru
ANSWER :
C. M.N. Roy
2.
The Indian National Congress officially demanded a Constituent Assembly, elected on the basis of adult franchise, to frame India's constitution in:
A.
1935
B.
1929
C.
1942
D.
1946
ANSWER :
A. 1935
3.
Which British initiative of 1940 first accepted, in principle, that Indians should frame their own future constitution?
A.
The Cabinet Mission Plan (1946)
B.
The August Offer (1940)
C.
The Cripps Mission (1942)
D.
The Simon Commission (1928)
ANSWER :
B. The August Offer (1940)
4.
The 1942 British mission that first proposed setting up an elected body to draft a new Indian constitution after the war was headed by:
A.
Sir Stafford Cripps
B.
Lord Pethick-Lawrence
C.
Lord Wavell
D.
Lord Mountbatten
ANSWER :
A. Sir Stafford Cripps
5.
The Constituent Assembly of India was ultimately constituted in accordance with the proposals of the:
A.
Cabinet Mission Plan (1946)
B.
Indian Independence Act, 1947
C.
Government of India Act, 1935
D.
Simon Commission Report (1930)
ANSWER :
A. Cabinet Mission Plan (1946)
6.
The Cabinet Mission of 1946, whose plan led to the formation of the Constituent Assembly, consisted of members of the:
A.
Muslim League
B.
British Cabinet
C.
Indian National Congress
D.
Indian Civil Service
ANSWER :
B. British Cabinet