Making of Constitution NDA Questions

Making of Constitution MCQ Questions

13.
After the partition of India in 1947, the membership of the Constituent Assembly was reduced to approximately:
A.
299
B.
389
C.
250
D.
350
ANSWER :
A. 299
14.
Elections to the Constituent Assembly of India were largely completed by:
A.
July–August 1946
B.
January 1946
C.
August 1947
D.
December 1946
ANSWER :
A. July–August 1946
15.
The long-standing demand for a Constituent Assembly elected on the basis of adult franchise, to frame India's own constitution, was primarily championed by the:
A.
Hindu Mahasabha
B.
Muslim League
C.
Communist Party of India
D.
Indian National Congress
ANSWER :
D. Indian National Congress
16.
Members of the Constituent Assembly representing British Indian provinces were elected indirectly by:
A.
The Viceroy's nomination
B.
Members of the respective provincial legislative assemblies
C.
Direct vote of all adult citizens
D.
Members of the Central Legislative Assembly only
ANSWER :
B. Members of the respective provincial legislative assemblies
17.
Seats allotted to each British Indian province in the Constituent Assembly were distributed among three communities: General, Sikh, and:
A.
Muslim
B.
Anglo-Indian
C.
Christian
D.
Parsi
ANSWER :
A. Muslim
18.
Representatives of the princely states to the Constituent Assembly were selected mainly through:
A.
Nomination or negotiation, as decided by the states themselves under the Cabinet Mission scheme
B.
Selection by the British Viceroy alone
C.
Selection by the Indian National Congress
D.
Direct popular elections in each princely state
ANSWER :
A. Nomination or negotiation, as decided by the states themselves under the Cabinet Mission scheme