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 Pinnacle  Polity 
 Polity 
 Constitution 
 Q.1.  Which  of  the  following  is  the 
 Fundamental  Law  of  any  country  which 
 sets  out  the  framework  and  the  principal 
 functions  of  various  organs  of  the 
 government ? 
 SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Customs  (b) International Law 
 (c) Constitution  (d) Ordinance 
 Sol.1.(c)  Constitution  is  a  legal,  political, 
 and  social  instrument.  Legally,  it 
 enshrines  human  rights  and  creates  a 
 predictable  legal  landscape.  Politically,  it 
 establishes,  distributes  and  limits 
 governmental  power.  Socially,  it  re?ects  a 
 shared  identity  or  civic  vision  of  the 
 state.  Indian  constitution  (Adopted  on  26 
 November  1949  and  came  into  force  on 
 26th  January  1950)  is  the  world's  longest 
 written  constitution.  26th  November  is 
 celebrated  every  year  as  Samvidhan 
 Divas  (Law  Day  or  Constitution  Day)  in 
 India. 
 Q.2.  Who  among  the  following 
 personalities  was  appointed  as  the  legal 
 advisor  of  the  Constituent  Assembly  that 
 drafted  the  document  of  the 
 Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) HVR Iyengar  (b) SN Mukherjee 
 (c) BR Ambedkar  (d) BN Rau 
 Sol.2.(d)  BN  Rau.  On  9  December  1946, 
 the  Constituent  Assembly  of  India  met 
 for  the  ?rst  time.  Temporary  President  - 
 Dr.  Sachchidananda  Sinha.  President  of 
 the  Assembly  -  Dr.  Rajendra  Prasad. 
 Vice-President  of  the  Assembly  -  H  C 
 Mukherjee.  The  Constituent  Assembly 
 had a total of 389 members. 
 Q.3.  Which  of  the  following  words  was 
 NOT  a  part  of  the  original  Preamble  of 
 the Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) Democratic  (b) Republic 
 (c) Secular  (d) Sovereign 
 Sol.3.(c)  Secular  -  All  religions  are 
 treated  equally  by  the  government.  It  was 
 added  in  the  Preamble  by  42 
 nd 
 Amendment,  1976.  Democratic  :  the 
 government  is  elected  by  the  people. 
 Republic  :  the  head  of  state  is  an  elected 
 president  .  Sovereign  :  independent  and 
 not  subject  to  the  control  of  any  other 
 country. 
 Q.4.  Which of the following noble ideals 
 is mentioned in the Preamble of the 
 Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Liberty of expression, civil, political, 
 worship and belief 
 (b) Liberty of thought, expression, belief, 
 faith and worship 
 (c) Liberty of belief, ?scal, personal, faith 
 and worship 
 (d) Liberty of opportunity, economic, 
 social, faith and expression 
 Sol.4.(b)  Preamble  basically  gives  ideas  - 
 Source  of  the  Constitution,  Nature  of 
 Indian  State,  Statement  of  its  objectives, 
 Date  of  its  adoption.  Preamble  declares 
 India  to  be  a  sovereign,  socialist,  secular 
 and  democratic  republic.  The  Objective 
 Resolution  of  the  Indian  Constitution 
 contained  the  fundamental  propositions 
 of  the  constitution  and  laid  down  the 
 political  ideas,  which  was  adopted  by  the 
 Constituent  Assembly  on  January  22, 
 1947. 
 Q.5.  Which  of  the  following  is  NOT  a 
 political  philosophy  of  the  Indian 
 Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Sensitive for the historically 
 disadvantaged groups 
 (b) Open to community values 
 (c) Sensitive to the needs of religious and 
 linguistic minorities 
 (d) Non-committal to building a common 
 national identity 
 Sol.5.(d)  The  philosophy  of  the  Indian 
 Constitution  is  based  on  the  principles  of 
 secularism,  democracy,  social  justice, 
 fundamental  rights,  and  directive 
 principles  of  state  policy.  The 
 philosophical  postulates  of  the 
 Constitution  of  India  are  based  on  - 
 Objective  Resolution  of  Pandit  Nehru 
 which  was  moved  in  the  ?rst  session  of 
 the  constituent  assembly  on  13  Dec 
 1946. 
 Q.6.  Which  of  the  following  words  is  NOT 
 mentioned in the Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) Secular  (b) Republic 
 (c) Federalism  (d) Socialist 
 Sol.6.(c)  Federalism  -  A  system  of 
 government  in  which  powers  have  been 
 divided  between  the  centre  and  its 
 constituent  parts  such  as  states  or 
 provinces.  Republic  -  The  head  of  the 
 state  is  elected  by  the  people  of  the 
 country.  Socialist  -  A  democratic 
 socialism  where  both  public  and  private 
 sectors function together towards 
 socialist goals. 
 Q.7.  The original Constitution of India 
 was hand written in English by: 
 SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) HVR Iyenger 
 (b) Prem Behari Narayan Raizada 
 (c) Vasant Krishan Vaidya 
 (d) SN Mukherjee 
 Sol.7.(b)  Prem  Behari  Narayan  Raizada  - 
 The  calligrapher  of  the  Indian 
 Constitution.  The  original  constitution 
 was  handwritten  by  him  in  a  ?owing  italic 
 style. 
 Q.8.  Who  among  the  following 
 personalities  was  the  chief  draftsman  of 
 the  constituent  assembly  that  drafted  the 
 document of the Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) KM Munshi 
 (b) Vasant Krishan Vaidya 
 (c) SN Mukherjee 
 (d) HVR Iyenger 
 Sol.8.(c)  SN  Mukherjee.  The  drafting 
 committee  was  formed  under  the 
 chairmanship  of  Dr  B  R  Ambedkar  by  the 
 Constituent  Assembly  on  29th  August 
 1947.  The  other  six  members  of  the 
 committee  were  K.M.  Munshi, 
 Muhammed  Sadullah,  Alladi 
 Krishnaswamy  Iyer,  N.  Gopalaswami 
 Ayyangar,  Devi  Prasad  Khaitan  and  BL 
 Mitter. 
 Q.9.  Which  of  the  following  is  an 
 incorrect  statement  in  regard  to  the 
 meaning  of  ‘Union  of  States’  in  the  Indian 
 context? 
 SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Country was divided into different 
 states for administrative convenience. 
 (b) The Indian federation was the result 
 of an agreement by sovereign units to 
 join it. 
 (c) Enumerates the power of the centre 
 and states through various lists. 
 (d) Federation not being the result of 
 agreement, no state has a right to 
 secede from it. 
 Sol.9.(b)  Federalism  is  a  system  of 
 government  in  which  the  power  is  divided 
 between  a  central  authority  and  various 
 constituent  units  of  the  country.  Article 
 1(1)  of  the  Constitution  of  India  says  that 
 India,  that  is  Bharat,  shall  be  a  Union  of 
 States.  In  India,  the  component  units 
 have  no  freedom  to  secede  from  the 
 federation.  Dr.  B  R  Ambedkar  called  India 
 as  an  indestructible  Union  of  destructible 
 states  (the  Central  Government  can 
 change the name, boundaries of the 
 states without their permission). 
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 Pinnacle  Polity 
 Polity 
 Constitution 
 Q.1.  Which  of  the  following  is  the 
 Fundamental  Law  of  any  country  which 
 sets  out  the  framework  and  the  principal 
 functions  of  various  organs  of  the 
 government ? 
 SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Customs  (b) International Law 
 (c) Constitution  (d) Ordinance 
 Sol.1.(c)  Constitution  is  a  legal,  political, 
 and  social  instrument.  Legally,  it 
 enshrines  human  rights  and  creates  a 
 predictable  legal  landscape.  Politically,  it 
 establishes,  distributes  and  limits 
 governmental  power.  Socially,  it  re?ects  a 
 shared  identity  or  civic  vision  of  the 
 state.  Indian  constitution  (Adopted  on  26 
 November  1949  and  came  into  force  on 
 26th  January  1950)  is  the  world's  longest 
 written  constitution.  26th  November  is 
 celebrated  every  year  as  Samvidhan 
 Divas  (Law  Day  or  Constitution  Day)  in 
 India. 
 Q.2.  Who  among  the  following 
 personalities  was  appointed  as  the  legal 
 advisor  of  the  Constituent  Assembly  that 
 drafted  the  document  of  the 
 Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) HVR Iyengar  (b) SN Mukherjee 
 (c) BR Ambedkar  (d) BN Rau 
 Sol.2.(d)  BN  Rau.  On  9  December  1946, 
 the  Constituent  Assembly  of  India  met 
 for  the  ?rst  time.  Temporary  President  - 
 Dr.  Sachchidananda  Sinha.  President  of 
 the  Assembly  -  Dr.  Rajendra  Prasad. 
 Vice-President  of  the  Assembly  -  H  C 
 Mukherjee.  The  Constituent  Assembly 
 had a total of 389 members. 
 Q.3.  Which  of  the  following  words  was 
 NOT  a  part  of  the  original  Preamble  of 
 the Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) Democratic  (b) Republic 
 (c) Secular  (d) Sovereign 
 Sol.3.(c)  Secular  -  All  religions  are 
 treated  equally  by  the  government.  It  was 
 added  in  the  Preamble  by  42 
 nd 
 Amendment,  1976.  Democratic  :  the 
 government  is  elected  by  the  people. 
 Republic  :  the  head  of  state  is  an  elected 
 president  .  Sovereign  :  independent  and 
 not  subject  to  the  control  of  any  other 
 country. 
 Q.4.  Which of the following noble ideals 
 is mentioned in the Preamble of the 
 Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Liberty of expression, civil, political, 
 worship and belief 
 (b) Liberty of thought, expression, belief, 
 faith and worship 
 (c) Liberty of belief, ?scal, personal, faith 
 and worship 
 (d) Liberty of opportunity, economic, 
 social, faith and expression 
 Sol.4.(b)  Preamble  basically  gives  ideas  - 
 Source  of  the  Constitution,  Nature  of 
 Indian  State,  Statement  of  its  objectives, 
 Date  of  its  adoption.  Preamble  declares 
 India  to  be  a  sovereign,  socialist,  secular 
 and  democratic  republic.  The  Objective 
 Resolution  of  the  Indian  Constitution 
 contained  the  fundamental  propositions 
 of  the  constitution  and  laid  down  the 
 political  ideas,  which  was  adopted  by  the 
 Constituent  Assembly  on  January  22, 
 1947. 
 Q.5.  Which  of  the  following  is  NOT  a 
 political  philosophy  of  the  Indian 
 Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Sensitive for the historically 
 disadvantaged groups 
 (b) Open to community values 
 (c) Sensitive to the needs of religious and 
 linguistic minorities 
 (d) Non-committal to building a common 
 national identity 
 Sol.5.(d)  The  philosophy  of  the  Indian 
 Constitution  is  based  on  the  principles  of 
 secularism,  democracy,  social  justice, 
 fundamental  rights,  and  directive 
 principles  of  state  policy.  The 
 philosophical  postulates  of  the 
 Constitution  of  India  are  based  on  - 
 Objective  Resolution  of  Pandit  Nehru 
 which  was  moved  in  the  ?rst  session  of 
 the  constituent  assembly  on  13  Dec 
 1946. 
 Q.6.  Which  of  the  following  words  is  NOT 
 mentioned in the Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) Secular  (b) Republic 
 (c) Federalism  (d) Socialist 
 Sol.6.(c)  Federalism  -  A  system  of 
 government  in  which  powers  have  been 
 divided  between  the  centre  and  its 
 constituent  parts  such  as  states  or 
 provinces.  Republic  -  The  head  of  the 
 state  is  elected  by  the  people  of  the 
 country.  Socialist  -  A  democratic 
 socialism  where  both  public  and  private 
 sectors function together towards 
 socialist goals. 
 Q.7.  The original Constitution of India 
 was hand written in English by: 
 SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) HVR Iyenger 
 (b) Prem Behari Narayan Raizada 
 (c) Vasant Krishan Vaidya 
 (d) SN Mukherjee 
 Sol.7.(b)  Prem  Behari  Narayan  Raizada  - 
 The  calligrapher  of  the  Indian 
 Constitution.  The  original  constitution 
 was  handwritten  by  him  in  a  ?owing  italic 
 style. 
 Q.8.  Who  among  the  following 
 personalities  was  the  chief  draftsman  of 
 the  constituent  assembly  that  drafted  the 
 document of the Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) KM Munshi 
 (b) Vasant Krishan Vaidya 
 (c) SN Mukherjee 
 (d) HVR Iyenger 
 Sol.8.(c)  SN  Mukherjee.  The  drafting 
 committee  was  formed  under  the 
 chairmanship  of  Dr  B  R  Ambedkar  by  the 
 Constituent  Assembly  on  29th  August 
 1947.  The  other  six  members  of  the 
 committee  were  K.M.  Munshi, 
 Muhammed  Sadullah,  Alladi 
 Krishnaswamy  Iyer,  N.  Gopalaswami 
 Ayyangar,  Devi  Prasad  Khaitan  and  BL 
 Mitter. 
 Q.9.  Which  of  the  following  is  an 
 incorrect  statement  in  regard  to  the 
 meaning  of  ‘Union  of  States’  in  the  Indian 
 context? 
 SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Country was divided into different 
 states for administrative convenience. 
 (b) The Indian federation was the result 
 of an agreement by sovereign units to 
 join it. 
 (c) Enumerates the power of the centre 
 and states through various lists. 
 (d) Federation not being the result of 
 agreement, no state has a right to 
 secede from it. 
 Sol.9.(b)  Federalism  is  a  system  of 
 government  in  which  the  power  is  divided 
 between  a  central  authority  and  various 
 constituent  units  of  the  country.  Article 
 1(1)  of  the  Constitution  of  India  says  that 
 India,  that  is  Bharat,  shall  be  a  Union  of 
 States.  In  India,  the  component  units 
 have  no  freedom  to  secede  from  the 
 federation.  Dr.  B  R  Ambedkar  called  India 
 as  an  indestructible  Union  of  destructible 
 states  (the  Central  Government  can 
 change the name, boundaries of the 
 states without their permission). 
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 Pinnacle  Polity 
 Q.10.  Who  among  the  following  wrote  in 
 calligraphic  style  the  Hindi  version  of  the 
 original Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) SN Mukherjee 
 (b) Prem Behari Narain Raizada 
 (c) Vasant Krishan Vaidya 
 (d) Nand Lal Bose 
 Sol.10.(c)  Vasant  Krishan  Vaidya.  The 
 original  version  of  the  constitution  was 
 beauti?ed  and  decorated  by  artists  from 
 Shantiniketan  including  Nand  Lal  Bose 
 and Beohar Rammanohar Sinha. 
 Q.11.  The  structural  part  of  the  Indian 
 Constitution  is,  to  a  large  extent,  derived 
 from the Act of _____________. 
 SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) 1909  (b) 1935   (c) 1947    (d) 1919 
 Sol.11.(b)  1935.  Government  of  India 
 Act,  1935  provides  the  establishment  of 
 an  All  India  federation  consisting  of 
 provinces  and  princely  states  as  units.  It 
 divided  the  powers  between  the  centre 
 and  units  in  terms  of  three  lists-  Federal 
 list,  provincial  list  and  the  concurrent  list. 
 Jawaharlal  Nehru  called  it  a  “machine 
 with  strong  brakes  but  no  engine”.  He 
 also called it a “Charter of Slavery”. 
 Q.12.  The  constitution  of  India  was 
 adopted  by  the  Constituent  Assembly  in 
 the year _______. 
 SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) 1947  (b) 1949   (c) 1950   (d) 1948 
 Sol.12.(b)  1949.  The  Constitution  was 
 passed  and  adopted  by  the  assembly  on 
 26th  November  1949,  but  it  came  into 
 force  on  26th  January  1950.  It  took  2 
 years,  11  months,  18  days  to  frame  the 
 Constitution  of  India.  The  original  text  of 
 the  constitution  had  395  Articles,  22 
 parts  and  8  schedules.  In  1934,  the 
 Indian  National  Congress  made  the 
 demand  for  a  Constituent  Assembly.  M  N 
 Roy  ?rst  proposed  the  idea  of  a 
 constituent assembly in 1934. 
 Q.13.  Who moved the Objective Resolution 
 that  was  later  adapted  as  the  Preamble 
 of the Constitution of India? 
 SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Rajendra Prasad       (b) JB Kripalani 
 (c) Jawaharlal Nehru     (d) BR Ambedkar 
 Sol.13.(c)  Jawaharlal  Nehru  introduced 
 the  'Objective  Resolution'  on  13 
 December  1946.  This  resolution 
 enshrined  the  aspirations  and  values  of 
 the  constitution-makers.  Under  this,  the 
 people  of  India  were  guaranteed  social, 
 economic  and  political  justice,  equality 
 and  fundamental  freedoms.  This 
 resolution  was  unanimously  adopted  on 
 22  January  1947  and  the  Preamble  to  the 
 Constitution is based on it. 
 Q.14.  The  Constitution  of  India  is  a 
 sovereign  socialist  secular  democratic 
 republic  with  a  _____________system  of 
 government. 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) unitary  (b) parliamentary 
 (c) monarchical  (d) presidential 
 Sol.14.(b)  Parliamentary  system  is  a 
 form  of  government  where  executives 
 hold  the  power  with  the  majority  support 
 of  the  legislature.  In  a  presidential 
 system,  the  head  of  the  government 
 leads  an  executive  that  is  distinct  from 
 the  legislature.  A  monarchy  is  a  form  of 
 government  in  which  a  person,  the 
 monarch,  is  head  of  state  for  life  or  until 
 abdication.  A  unitary  system  is 
 composed  of  one  central  government 
 that holds all the power. 
 Q.15.  The  ceremony  that  marks  the  end 
 of Republic Day celebrations is ________. 
 SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) the beating retreat ceremony 
 (b) the ?y-past by the Indian Air Force 
 ?ghter aircraft 
 (c) the ‘At Home’ ceremony at 
 Rashtrapati Bhawan 
 (d) the homage ceremony at National 
 War Memorial 
 Sol.15.(a)  Beating  retreat  ceremony  (end 
 of  Republic  Day).  The  republic  day 
 celebrations  are  majorly  divided  into 
 three  parts  (the  Republic  Day  Parade,  the 
 Beating  Retreat,  and  the  Award 
 Distributions).  Republic  Day  marks  the 
 commencement  of  the  Constitution  of 
 India  on  January  26th,  1950  .  The  opening 
 Ceremony  started  with  laying  a  wreath  at 
 the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate. 
 Q.16.  All  the  _______  countries  likely  to 
 have a Constitution. 
 SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) communist  (b) democratic 
 (c) oligarchic  (d) totalitarian 
 Sol.16.(b)  democratic  countries are most 
 likely to have a constitution . All countries 
 that  have  a  constitution  are  not 
 necessarily  democratic.  Democratic  is  a 
 form  of  government  in  which  the  rulers 
 are  elected  by  the  people.  A  Communist 
 is  a  classless  society  with  common 
 ownership.  Oligarchic  -  government  by 
 few.  A  Totalitarian  government  has 
 absolute  power  with  no  opposition 
 (single-party dictatorship). 
 Q.17.  Which is NOT a unitary feature of 
 the Constitution of India? 
 Graduate Level 01/08/2022 ( Shift - 4 ) 
 (a) Bicameral Legislature 
 (b) Integrated Judicial System 
 (c) Single Citizenship 
 (d) Appointment of the Governor by the 
 President 
 Sol.17.(a)  Bicameral  Legislature 
 (legislative  body  with  two  houses).  At  the 
 central  level  (Lok  Sabha  and  Rajya 
 Sabha).  Other  Unitary  features  of  Indian 
 Constitution:  Single  Constitution  for 
 Union  and  States,  Common  All-India 
 Services,  Inequality  of  Representation  in 
 the  Council  of  States,  Centralised 
 Electoral  Machinery,  Special  Powers  of 
 Council of State over State List, etc. 
 Q.18.  Which  of  the  following  is  NOT  a 
 federal feature of the Indian Constitution ? 
 SSC CHSL 27/05/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) Dual Government 
 (b) Division of Powers 
 (c) All India Services 
 (d) Written Constitution 
 Sol.18.(c)  All  India  Services.  Federal 
 Features  of  the  Indian  Constitution  - 
 Division  of  powers,  Supremacy  of  the 
 constitution,  Written  constitution,  Rigid 
 constitution,  Independent  Judiciary, 
 Bi-cameral Legislature. 
 Q.19.  Who  among  the  following 
 described  the  Indian  Constitution  as 
 ‘quasi federal’ ? 
 SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) MV Pylee  (b) Gunnar Myrdal 
 (c) AV Dicey  (d) KC Wheare 
 Sol.19.(d)  K.C.  Wheare.  Different 
 scholars  have  different  opinions  on  the 
 federal  structure  of  India  -  ‘bargaining 
 federalism’  by  Morris  Jones,  ‘co-operative 
 federalism’  by  Granville  Austin, 
 ‘federation  with  a  centralising  tendency’ 
 by Ivor Jennings, etc. 
 Q.20.  With  reference  to  the  Constituent 
 Assembly,  which  of  the  following 
 statements is Correct? 
 SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) The Constituent Assembly rati?ed 
 India’s membership of the 
 Commonwealth in May1947. 
 (b) The Constituent Assembly adopted 
 the National Anthem in January 
 1950. 
 (c) The Constituent Assembly adopted 
 the National Song in January 1948. 
 (d) The Constituent Assembly adopted 
 the National Flag in July 1949. 
 Sol.20.(b)  The  National  Anthem  of  India 
 was  adopted  by  the  constituent 
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 Pinnacle  Polity 
 Polity 
 Constitution 
 Q.1.  Which  of  the  following  is  the 
 Fundamental  Law  of  any  country  which 
 sets  out  the  framework  and  the  principal 
 functions  of  various  organs  of  the 
 government ? 
 SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Customs  (b) International Law 
 (c) Constitution  (d) Ordinance 
 Sol.1.(c)  Constitution  is  a  legal,  political, 
 and  social  instrument.  Legally,  it 
 enshrines  human  rights  and  creates  a 
 predictable  legal  landscape.  Politically,  it 
 establishes,  distributes  and  limits 
 governmental  power.  Socially,  it  re?ects  a 
 shared  identity  or  civic  vision  of  the 
 state.  Indian  constitution  (Adopted  on  26 
 November  1949  and  came  into  force  on 
 26th  January  1950)  is  the  world's  longest 
 written  constitution.  26th  November  is 
 celebrated  every  year  as  Samvidhan 
 Divas  (Law  Day  or  Constitution  Day)  in 
 India. 
 Q.2.  Who  among  the  following 
 personalities  was  appointed  as  the  legal 
 advisor  of  the  Constituent  Assembly  that 
 drafted  the  document  of  the 
 Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) HVR Iyengar  (b) SN Mukherjee 
 (c) BR Ambedkar  (d) BN Rau 
 Sol.2.(d)  BN  Rau.  On  9  December  1946, 
 the  Constituent  Assembly  of  India  met 
 for  the  ?rst  time.  Temporary  President  - 
 Dr.  Sachchidananda  Sinha.  President  of 
 the  Assembly  -  Dr.  Rajendra  Prasad. 
 Vice-President  of  the  Assembly  -  H  C 
 Mukherjee.  The  Constituent  Assembly 
 had a total of 389 members. 
 Q.3.  Which  of  the  following  words  was 
 NOT  a  part  of  the  original  Preamble  of 
 the Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) Democratic  (b) Republic 
 (c) Secular  (d) Sovereign 
 Sol.3.(c)  Secular  -  All  religions  are 
 treated  equally  by  the  government.  It  was 
 added  in  the  Preamble  by  42 
 nd 
 Amendment,  1976.  Democratic  :  the 
 government  is  elected  by  the  people. 
 Republic  :  the  head  of  state  is  an  elected 
 president  .  Sovereign  :  independent  and 
 not  subject  to  the  control  of  any  other 
 country. 
 Q.4.  Which of the following noble ideals 
 is mentioned in the Preamble of the 
 Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Liberty of expression, civil, political, 
 worship and belief 
 (b) Liberty of thought, expression, belief, 
 faith and worship 
 (c) Liberty of belief, ?scal, personal, faith 
 and worship 
 (d) Liberty of opportunity, economic, 
 social, faith and expression 
 Sol.4.(b)  Preamble  basically  gives  ideas  - 
 Source  of  the  Constitution,  Nature  of 
 Indian  State,  Statement  of  its  objectives, 
 Date  of  its  adoption.  Preamble  declares 
 India  to  be  a  sovereign,  socialist,  secular 
 and  democratic  republic.  The  Objective 
 Resolution  of  the  Indian  Constitution 
 contained  the  fundamental  propositions 
 of  the  constitution  and  laid  down  the 
 political  ideas,  which  was  adopted  by  the 
 Constituent  Assembly  on  January  22, 
 1947. 
 Q.5.  Which  of  the  following  is  NOT  a 
 political  philosophy  of  the  Indian 
 Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Sensitive for the historically 
 disadvantaged groups 
 (b) Open to community values 
 (c) Sensitive to the needs of religious and 
 linguistic minorities 
 (d) Non-committal to building a common 
 national identity 
 Sol.5.(d)  The  philosophy  of  the  Indian 
 Constitution  is  based  on  the  principles  of 
 secularism,  democracy,  social  justice, 
 fundamental  rights,  and  directive 
 principles  of  state  policy.  The 
 philosophical  postulates  of  the 
 Constitution  of  India  are  based  on  - 
 Objective  Resolution  of  Pandit  Nehru 
 which  was  moved  in  the  ?rst  session  of 
 the  constituent  assembly  on  13  Dec 
 1946. 
 Q.6.  Which  of  the  following  words  is  NOT 
 mentioned in the Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) Secular  (b) Republic 
 (c) Federalism  (d) Socialist 
 Sol.6.(c)  Federalism  -  A  system  of 
 government  in  which  powers  have  been 
 divided  between  the  centre  and  its 
 constituent  parts  such  as  states  or 
 provinces.  Republic  -  The  head  of  the 
 state  is  elected  by  the  people  of  the 
 country.  Socialist  -  A  democratic 
 socialism  where  both  public  and  private 
 sectors function together towards 
 socialist goals. 
 Q.7.  The original Constitution of India 
 was hand written in English by: 
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 (a) HVR Iyenger 
 (b) Prem Behari Narayan Raizada 
 (c) Vasant Krishan Vaidya 
 (d) SN Mukherjee 
 Sol.7.(b)  Prem  Behari  Narayan  Raizada  - 
 The  calligrapher  of  the  Indian 
 Constitution.  The  original  constitution 
 was  handwritten  by  him  in  a  ?owing  italic 
 style. 
 Q.8.  Who  among  the  following 
 personalities  was  the  chief  draftsman  of 
 the  constituent  assembly  that  drafted  the 
 document of the Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) KM Munshi 
 (b) Vasant Krishan Vaidya 
 (c) SN Mukherjee 
 (d) HVR Iyenger 
 Sol.8.(c)  SN  Mukherjee.  The  drafting 
 committee  was  formed  under  the 
 chairmanship  of  Dr  B  R  Ambedkar  by  the 
 Constituent  Assembly  on  29th  August 
 1947.  The  other  six  members  of  the 
 committee  were  K.M.  Munshi, 
 Muhammed  Sadullah,  Alladi 
 Krishnaswamy  Iyer,  N.  Gopalaswami 
 Ayyangar,  Devi  Prasad  Khaitan  and  BL 
 Mitter. 
 Q.9.  Which  of  the  following  is  an 
 incorrect  statement  in  regard  to  the 
 meaning  of  ‘Union  of  States’  in  the  Indian 
 context? 
 SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Country was divided into different 
 states for administrative convenience. 
 (b) The Indian federation was the result 
 of an agreement by sovereign units to 
 join it. 
 (c) Enumerates the power of the centre 
 and states through various lists. 
 (d) Federation not being the result of 
 agreement, no state has a right to 
 secede from it. 
 Sol.9.(b)  Federalism  is  a  system  of 
 government  in  which  the  power  is  divided 
 between  a  central  authority  and  various 
 constituent  units  of  the  country.  Article 
 1(1)  of  the  Constitution  of  India  says  that 
 India,  that  is  Bharat,  shall  be  a  Union  of 
 States.  In  India,  the  component  units 
 have  no  freedom  to  secede  from  the 
 federation.  Dr.  B  R  Ambedkar  called  India 
 as  an  indestructible  Union  of  destructible 
 states  (the  Central  Government  can 
 change the name, boundaries of the 
 states without their permission). 
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 Q.10.  Who  among  the  following  wrote  in 
 calligraphic  style  the  Hindi  version  of  the 
 original Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) SN Mukherjee 
 (b) Prem Behari Narain Raizada 
 (c) Vasant Krishan Vaidya 
 (d) Nand Lal Bose 
 Sol.10.(c)  Vasant  Krishan  Vaidya.  The 
 original  version  of  the  constitution  was 
 beauti?ed  and  decorated  by  artists  from 
 Shantiniketan  including  Nand  Lal  Bose 
 and Beohar Rammanohar Sinha. 
 Q.11.  The  structural  part  of  the  Indian 
 Constitution  is,  to  a  large  extent,  derived 
 from the Act of _____________. 
 SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) 1909  (b) 1935   (c) 1947    (d) 1919 
 Sol.11.(b)  1935.  Government  of  India 
 Act,  1935  provides  the  establishment  of 
 an  All  India  federation  consisting  of 
 provinces  and  princely  states  as  units.  It 
 divided  the  powers  between  the  centre 
 and  units  in  terms  of  three  lists-  Federal 
 list,  provincial  list  and  the  concurrent  list. 
 Jawaharlal  Nehru  called  it  a  “machine 
 with  strong  brakes  but  no  engine”.  He 
 also called it a “Charter of Slavery”. 
 Q.12.  The  constitution  of  India  was 
 adopted  by  the  Constituent  Assembly  in 
 the year _______. 
 SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) 1947  (b) 1949   (c) 1950   (d) 1948 
 Sol.12.(b)  1949.  The  Constitution  was 
 passed  and  adopted  by  the  assembly  on 
 26th  November  1949,  but  it  came  into 
 force  on  26th  January  1950.  It  took  2 
 years,  11  months,  18  days  to  frame  the 
 Constitution  of  India.  The  original  text  of 
 the  constitution  had  395  Articles,  22 
 parts  and  8  schedules.  In  1934,  the 
 Indian  National  Congress  made  the 
 demand  for  a  Constituent  Assembly.  M  N 
 Roy  ?rst  proposed  the  idea  of  a 
 constituent assembly in 1934. 
 Q.13.  Who moved the Objective Resolution 
 that  was  later  adapted  as  the  Preamble 
 of the Constitution of India? 
 SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Rajendra Prasad       (b) JB Kripalani 
 (c) Jawaharlal Nehru     (d) BR Ambedkar 
 Sol.13.(c)  Jawaharlal  Nehru  introduced 
 the  'Objective  Resolution'  on  13 
 December  1946.  This  resolution 
 enshrined  the  aspirations  and  values  of 
 the  constitution-makers.  Under  this,  the 
 people  of  India  were  guaranteed  social, 
 economic  and  political  justice,  equality 
 and  fundamental  freedoms.  This 
 resolution  was  unanimously  adopted  on 
 22  January  1947  and  the  Preamble  to  the 
 Constitution is based on it. 
 Q.14.  The  Constitution  of  India  is  a 
 sovereign  socialist  secular  democratic 
 republic  with  a  _____________system  of 
 government. 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) unitary  (b) parliamentary 
 (c) monarchical  (d) presidential 
 Sol.14.(b)  Parliamentary  system  is  a 
 form  of  government  where  executives 
 hold  the  power  with  the  majority  support 
 of  the  legislature.  In  a  presidential 
 system,  the  head  of  the  government 
 leads  an  executive  that  is  distinct  from 
 the  legislature.  A  monarchy  is  a  form  of 
 government  in  which  a  person,  the 
 monarch,  is  head  of  state  for  life  or  until 
 abdication.  A  unitary  system  is 
 composed  of  one  central  government 
 that holds all the power. 
 Q.15.  The  ceremony  that  marks  the  end 
 of Republic Day celebrations is ________. 
 SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) the beating retreat ceremony 
 (b) the ?y-past by the Indian Air Force 
 ?ghter aircraft 
 (c) the ‘At Home’ ceremony at 
 Rashtrapati Bhawan 
 (d) the homage ceremony at National 
 War Memorial 
 Sol.15.(a)  Beating  retreat  ceremony  (end 
 of  Republic  Day).  The  republic  day 
 celebrations  are  majorly  divided  into 
 three  parts  (the  Republic  Day  Parade,  the 
 Beating  Retreat,  and  the  Award 
 Distributions).  Republic  Day  marks  the 
 commencement  of  the  Constitution  of 
 India  on  January  26th,  1950  .  The  opening 
 Ceremony  started  with  laying  a  wreath  at 
 the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate. 
 Q.16.  All  the  _______  countries  likely  to 
 have a Constitution. 
 SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) communist  (b) democratic 
 (c) oligarchic  (d) totalitarian 
 Sol.16.(b)  democratic  countries are most 
 likely to have a constitution . All countries 
 that  have  a  constitution  are  not 
 necessarily  democratic.  Democratic  is  a 
 form  of  government  in  which  the  rulers 
 are  elected  by  the  people.  A  Communist 
 is  a  classless  society  with  common 
 ownership.  Oligarchic  -  government  by 
 few.  A  Totalitarian  government  has 
 absolute  power  with  no  opposition 
 (single-party dictatorship). 
 Q.17.  Which is NOT a unitary feature of 
 the Constitution of India? 
 Graduate Level 01/08/2022 ( Shift - 4 ) 
 (a) Bicameral Legislature 
 (b) Integrated Judicial System 
 (c) Single Citizenship 
 (d) Appointment of the Governor by the 
 President 
 Sol.17.(a)  Bicameral  Legislature 
 (legislative  body  with  two  houses).  At  the 
 central  level  (Lok  Sabha  and  Rajya 
 Sabha).  Other  Unitary  features  of  Indian 
 Constitution:  Single  Constitution  for 
 Union  and  States,  Common  All-India 
 Services,  Inequality  of  Representation  in 
 the  Council  of  States,  Centralised 
 Electoral  Machinery,  Special  Powers  of 
 Council of State over State List, etc. 
 Q.18.  Which  of  the  following  is  NOT  a 
 federal feature of the Indian Constitution ? 
 SSC CHSL 27/05/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) Dual Government 
 (b) Division of Powers 
 (c) All India Services 
 (d) Written Constitution 
 Sol.18.(c)  All  India  Services.  Federal 
 Features  of  the  Indian  Constitution  - 
 Division  of  powers,  Supremacy  of  the 
 constitution,  Written  constitution,  Rigid 
 constitution,  Independent  Judiciary, 
 Bi-cameral Legislature. 
 Q.19.  Who  among  the  following 
 described  the  Indian  Constitution  as 
 ‘quasi federal’ ? 
 SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) MV Pylee  (b) Gunnar Myrdal 
 (c) AV Dicey  (d) KC Wheare 
 Sol.19.(d)  K.C.  Wheare.  Different 
 scholars  have  different  opinions  on  the 
 federal  structure  of  India  -  ‘bargaining 
 federalism’  by  Morris  Jones,  ‘co-operative 
 federalism’  by  Granville  Austin, 
 ‘federation  with  a  centralising  tendency’ 
 by Ivor Jennings, etc. 
 Q.20.  With  reference  to  the  Constituent 
 Assembly,  which  of  the  following 
 statements is Correct? 
 SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) The Constituent Assembly rati?ed 
 India’s membership of the 
 Commonwealth in May1947. 
 (b) The Constituent Assembly adopted 
 the National Anthem in January 
 1950. 
 (c) The Constituent Assembly adopted 
 the National Song in January 1948. 
 (d) The Constituent Assembly adopted 
 the National Flag in July 1949. 
 Sol.20.(b)  The  National  Anthem  of  India 
 was  adopted  by  the  constituent 
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 assembly  on  24th  January  1950.  It  was 
 ?rst  sung  on  27  December  1911  in  the 
 Kolkata  session  of  INC.  The  Constituent 
 Assembly  rati?ed  India’s  membership  of 
 the  Commonwealth  in  May  1949.  On  24 
 Jan  1950,  the  Indian  Constituent 
 Assembly  adopted  "Vande  Mataram"  as  a 
 national  song.  On  July  22,  1947,  the 
 Constituent  Assembly  adopted  the 
 Independent Indian National Flag. 
 Q.21.  How  many  female  members  were 
 part  of  the  Constituent  Assembly  that 
 framed the Constitution of India? 
 SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Evening ) 
 (a) 12  (b) 10  (c) 14  (d) 15 
 Sol.21.(d)  15.  The  Constituent  Assembly 
 was  formed  on  6  December  1946.  The 
 idea  for  a  Constituent  Assembly  was 
 proposed in 1934 by M. N. Roy. 
 Q.22.  Who  was  the  chairman  of  the 
 House  Committee  of  the  Constituent 
 Assembly of India ? 
 SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) B Pattabhi Sitaramayy (b) AV Thakkar 
 (c) JB Kripalani                   (d) K.M. Munshi 
 Sol.22.(a)  B  Pattabhi  Sitaramayya  .  In 
 1922,  AV  Thakkar  founded  the  Bhil  Seva 
 Mandal.  JB  Kripalani  was  the  president  of 
 Indian  National  Congress  during 
 Independence.  K  M  Munshi  -  Founder  of 
 Bharatiya  Vidya  Bhavan  (1938),  Member  of 
 the  Constituent  Assembly  of  India, 
 Minister for Agriculture & Food (1952–53) 
 Q.23.  Alladi  Krishnaswami  Ayyar  was  the 
 chairman  of  the  ______  of  the  Constituent 
 Assembly of India. 
 SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) Credential Committee 
 (b) Union Powers Committee 
 (c) Order of Business Committee 
 (d) Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee 
 Sol.23.(a)  Credential  Committee.  Union 
 Powers  Committee  -  Jawaharlal  Nehru, 
 Order  of  Business  Committee  -  K.M. 
 Munshi,  Fundamental  Rights  Sub  - 
 Committee - J.B. Kripalani. 
 Q.24.  The  Constituent  Assembly  was 
 recognised  by  Section  ______  of  the 
 Indian Independence Act, 1947. 
 SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) 6(2)  (b) 10(1)  (c) 12(2)   (d) 8(1) 
 Sol.24.(d) Section 8(1)  . 
 Q.25.  GV  Mavalankar  was  the  Chairman 
 of the ______ of the Constituent Assembly 
 of India. 
 SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) Advisory Committee on Fundamental 
 Rights, Minorities and Tribal and 
 Excluded Areas 
 (b) Committee on the Functions 
 (c) Order of Business Committee 
 (d) Ad hoc Committee on the National 
 Flag 
 Sol.25.(b)  Committee  on  the  Functions. 
 GV  Mavalankar  was  the  ?rst  speaker  of 
 Lok  Sabha.  Advisory  Committee  on 
 Fundamental  Rights,  Minorities  and 
 Tribal  and  Excluded  Areas-  Vallabhbhai 
 Patel.  Ad  hoc  Committee  on  the  National 
 Flag - Rajendra Prasad. 
 Q.26.  When  was  the  Tenth  Session  of  the 
 Constituent Assembly held? 
 SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) 6 - 17 October 1949 
 (b) 14 - 31 July 1947 
 (c) 4 November 1948 - 8 January 1949 
 (d) 16 May - 16 June 1949 
 Sol.26.(a)  6-17  October  1949.  The 
 Constituent  Assembly  took  almost  three 
 years  (two  years,  eleven  months  and 
 eighteen  days)  to  complete  its  historic 
 task  of  drafting  the  Constitution  for 
 Independent  India.  During  this  period,  it 
 held  eleven  sessions  covering  a  total  of 
 165  days.  First  Session  :  9-23  December, 
 1946,  Eleventh  Session  :  14-26 
 November, 1949. 
 Q.27.  Who  among  the  following  became 
 a  part  of  the  Constituent  Assembly  from 
 Madras Constituency in 1946? 
 SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) Ammu Swaminathan 
 (b) Hansa Jivraj Mehta 
 (c) Kamla Chaudhry 
 (d) Begum Aizaz Rasul 
 Sol.27.(a)  Ammu  Swaminathan  .  He  was 
 involved  in  the  Quit  India  Movement  in 
 1942.  Dr.  Rajendra  Prasad  was  elected 
 as  the  president  and  its  vice-president 
 was Harendra Coomar Mookerjee. 
 Q.28.  What  is  the  minimum  age 
 prescribed  by  the  Constitution  of  India 
 for appointment as Governor of a State? 
 SSC MTS 22/10/2021 (Afternoon) 
 (a) 35 years  (b) 21 years 
 (c) 25 years  (d) 30 years 
 Sol.28.(a)  35  years.  Article  153  states 
 that  each  state  will  have  a  Governor. 
 Articles  from  153  to  167  in  Part  VI  of  the 
 constitution  deal  with  the  state 
 executive. 
 Q.29.  The  total  membership  of  the 
 Constituent  Assembly  was  389,  of  which 
 ______  were  representatives  of  princely 
 states. 
 SSC CGL 18/08/21 (Evening) 
 (a) 84  (b) 102  (c) 109   (d) 93 
 Sol.29.(d)  93.  The  total  membership  of 
 the  Constituent  Assembly  was  389,  of 
 which  292  were  representatives  of  the 
 provinces,  93  represented  the  princely 
 states  and  4  were  from  the  chief 
 commissioner  provinces  of  Delhi, 
 Ajmer-Merwara,  Coorg  and  British 
 Baluchistan. 
 Q.30.  The members of the Constituent 
 Assembly  signed  the  Constitution  of 
 India on ______. 
 SSC CHSL 16/04/21 (Afternoon) 
 (a) 26 November 1948 
 (b) 24 January 1950 
 (c) 26 November 1949 
 (d) 24 January 1952 
 Sol.30.(b)  24  January  1950.  On  that  day, 
 the  last  meeting  of  the  Constituent 
 Assembly  was  held  and  the  'Constitution 
 of  India'  (  with  395  Articles,  8  schedules, 
 22  parts)  was  signed  and  accepted  by 
 all. 
 Q.31.  In  1946,  who  among  the  following 
 was  made  the  interim  president  of  the 
 Indian Constituent Assembly? 
 SSC CPO 23/11/2020 (Evening) 
 (a) Sarojini Naidu 
 (b) Sachchidananda Sinha 
 (c) S Subramaniya Iyer 
 (d) Sachindra Nath Sanyal 
 Sol.31.(b)  Sachchidananda  Sinha  .  He 
 was  from  Arrah,  Bihar.  Dr  Rajendra 
 Prasad  was  elected  the  permanent 
 president  of  the  Constituent  Assembly 
 on December 11 ,1946. 
 Q.32.  Who  described  the  preamble  of 
 Indian  Constitution  as  the  'Political 
 horoscope of the Indian Constitution'? 
 SSC CHSL 13/10/2020 (Morning) 
 (a) NA Palkhiwala 
 (b) Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi 
 (c) Thakurdas Bhargav 
 (d) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar 
 Sol.32.(b) Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi 
 Q.33.  When  was  the  ?rst  Constituent 
 Assembly election held in India? 
 SSC CHSL 13/10/2020 (Afternoon) 
 (a)1947  (b)1946  (c)1949  (d)1948 
 Sol.33.(b)  1946.  The  Constituent 
 Assembly  appointed  a  total  of  13 
 committees  to  deal  with  different  tasks 
 of  constitution  making.  Out  of  these,  8 
 were  major  committees  and  the  other 
 were  minor  committees.  The  Provincial 
 Constitution  Committee  was  headed  by 
 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. 
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 Polity 
 Constitution 
 Q.1.  Which  of  the  following  is  the 
 Fundamental  Law  of  any  country  which 
 sets  out  the  framework  and  the  principal 
 functions  of  various  organs  of  the 
 government ? 
 SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Customs  (b) International Law 
 (c) Constitution  (d) Ordinance 
 Sol.1.(c)  Constitution  is  a  legal,  political, 
 and  social  instrument.  Legally,  it 
 enshrines  human  rights  and  creates  a 
 predictable  legal  landscape.  Politically,  it 
 establishes,  distributes  and  limits 
 governmental  power.  Socially,  it  re?ects  a 
 shared  identity  or  civic  vision  of  the 
 state.  Indian  constitution  (Adopted  on  26 
 November  1949  and  came  into  force  on 
 26th  January  1950)  is  the  world's  longest 
 written  constitution.  26th  November  is 
 celebrated  every  year  as  Samvidhan 
 Divas  (Law  Day  or  Constitution  Day)  in 
 India. 
 Q.2.  Who  among  the  following 
 personalities  was  appointed  as  the  legal 
 advisor  of  the  Constituent  Assembly  that 
 drafted  the  document  of  the 
 Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) HVR Iyengar  (b) SN Mukherjee 
 (c) BR Ambedkar  (d) BN Rau 
 Sol.2.(d)  BN  Rau.  On  9  December  1946, 
 the  Constituent  Assembly  of  India  met 
 for  the  ?rst  time.  Temporary  President  - 
 Dr.  Sachchidananda  Sinha.  President  of 
 the  Assembly  -  Dr.  Rajendra  Prasad. 
 Vice-President  of  the  Assembly  -  H  C 
 Mukherjee.  The  Constituent  Assembly 
 had a total of 389 members. 
 Q.3.  Which  of  the  following  words  was 
 NOT  a  part  of  the  original  Preamble  of 
 the Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) Democratic  (b) Republic 
 (c) Secular  (d) Sovereign 
 Sol.3.(c)  Secular  -  All  religions  are 
 treated  equally  by  the  government.  It  was 
 added  in  the  Preamble  by  42 
 nd 
 Amendment,  1976.  Democratic  :  the 
 government  is  elected  by  the  people. 
 Republic  :  the  head  of  state  is  an  elected 
 president  .  Sovereign  :  independent  and 
 not  subject  to  the  control  of  any  other 
 country. 
 Q.4.  Which of the following noble ideals 
 is mentioned in the Preamble of the 
 Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Liberty of expression, civil, political, 
 worship and belief 
 (b) Liberty of thought, expression, belief, 
 faith and worship 
 (c) Liberty of belief, ?scal, personal, faith 
 and worship 
 (d) Liberty of opportunity, economic, 
 social, faith and expression 
 Sol.4.(b)  Preamble  basically  gives  ideas  - 
 Source  of  the  Constitution,  Nature  of 
 Indian  State,  Statement  of  its  objectives, 
 Date  of  its  adoption.  Preamble  declares 
 India  to  be  a  sovereign,  socialist,  secular 
 and  democratic  republic.  The  Objective 
 Resolution  of  the  Indian  Constitution 
 contained  the  fundamental  propositions 
 of  the  constitution  and  laid  down  the 
 political  ideas,  which  was  adopted  by  the 
 Constituent  Assembly  on  January  22, 
 1947. 
 Q.5.  Which  of  the  following  is  NOT  a 
 political  philosophy  of  the  Indian 
 Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Sensitive for the historically 
 disadvantaged groups 
 (b) Open to community values 
 (c) Sensitive to the needs of religious and 
 linguistic minorities 
 (d) Non-committal to building a common 
 national identity 
 Sol.5.(d)  The  philosophy  of  the  Indian 
 Constitution  is  based  on  the  principles  of 
 secularism,  democracy,  social  justice, 
 fundamental  rights,  and  directive 
 principles  of  state  policy.  The 
 philosophical  postulates  of  the 
 Constitution  of  India  are  based  on  - 
 Objective  Resolution  of  Pandit  Nehru 
 which  was  moved  in  the  ?rst  session  of 
 the  constituent  assembly  on  13  Dec 
 1946. 
 Q.6.  Which  of  the  following  words  is  NOT 
 mentioned in the Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) Secular  (b) Republic 
 (c) Federalism  (d) Socialist 
 Sol.6.(c)  Federalism  -  A  system  of 
 government  in  which  powers  have  been 
 divided  between  the  centre  and  its 
 constituent  parts  such  as  states  or 
 provinces.  Republic  -  The  head  of  the 
 state  is  elected  by  the  people  of  the 
 country.  Socialist  -  A  democratic 
 socialism  where  both  public  and  private 
 sectors function together towards 
 socialist goals. 
 Q.7.  The original Constitution of India 
 was hand written in English by: 
 SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) HVR Iyenger 
 (b) Prem Behari Narayan Raizada 
 (c) Vasant Krishan Vaidya 
 (d) SN Mukherjee 
 Sol.7.(b)  Prem  Behari  Narayan  Raizada  - 
 The  calligrapher  of  the  Indian 
 Constitution.  The  original  constitution 
 was  handwritten  by  him  in  a  ?owing  italic 
 style. 
 Q.8.  Who  among  the  following 
 personalities  was  the  chief  draftsman  of 
 the  constituent  assembly  that  drafted  the 
 document of the Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) KM Munshi 
 (b) Vasant Krishan Vaidya 
 (c) SN Mukherjee 
 (d) HVR Iyenger 
 Sol.8.(c)  SN  Mukherjee.  The  drafting 
 committee  was  formed  under  the 
 chairmanship  of  Dr  B  R  Ambedkar  by  the 
 Constituent  Assembly  on  29th  August 
 1947.  The  other  six  members  of  the 
 committee  were  K.M.  Munshi, 
 Muhammed  Sadullah,  Alladi 
 Krishnaswamy  Iyer,  N.  Gopalaswami 
 Ayyangar,  Devi  Prasad  Khaitan  and  BL 
 Mitter. 
 Q.9.  Which  of  the  following  is  an 
 incorrect  statement  in  regard  to  the 
 meaning  of  ‘Union  of  States’  in  the  Indian 
 context? 
 SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Country was divided into different 
 states for administrative convenience. 
 (b) The Indian federation was the result 
 of an agreement by sovereign units to 
 join it. 
 (c) Enumerates the power of the centre 
 and states through various lists. 
 (d) Federation not being the result of 
 agreement, no state has a right to 
 secede from it. 
 Sol.9.(b)  Federalism  is  a  system  of 
 government  in  which  the  power  is  divided 
 between  a  central  authority  and  various 
 constituent  units  of  the  country.  Article 
 1(1)  of  the  Constitution  of  India  says  that 
 India,  that  is  Bharat,  shall  be  a  Union  of 
 States.  In  India,  the  component  units 
 have  no  freedom  to  secede  from  the 
 federation.  Dr.  B  R  Ambedkar  called  India 
 as  an  indestructible  Union  of  destructible 
 states  (the  Central  Government  can 
 change the name, boundaries of the 
 states without their permission). 
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 Q.10.  Who  among  the  following  wrote  in 
 calligraphic  style  the  Hindi  version  of  the 
 original Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) SN Mukherjee 
 (b) Prem Behari Narain Raizada 
 (c) Vasant Krishan Vaidya 
 (d) Nand Lal Bose 
 Sol.10.(c)  Vasant  Krishan  Vaidya.  The 
 original  version  of  the  constitution  was 
 beauti?ed  and  decorated  by  artists  from 
 Shantiniketan  including  Nand  Lal  Bose 
 and Beohar Rammanohar Sinha. 
 Q.11.  The  structural  part  of  the  Indian 
 Constitution  is,  to  a  large  extent,  derived 
 from the Act of _____________. 
 SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) 1909  (b) 1935   (c) 1947    (d) 1919 
 Sol.11.(b)  1935.  Government  of  India 
 Act,  1935  provides  the  establishment  of 
 an  All  India  federation  consisting  of 
 provinces  and  princely  states  as  units.  It 
 divided  the  powers  between  the  centre 
 and  units  in  terms  of  three  lists-  Federal 
 list,  provincial  list  and  the  concurrent  list. 
 Jawaharlal  Nehru  called  it  a  “machine 
 with  strong  brakes  but  no  engine”.  He 
 also called it a “Charter of Slavery”. 
 Q.12.  The  constitution  of  India  was 
 adopted  by  the  Constituent  Assembly  in 
 the year _______. 
 SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) 1947  (b) 1949   (c) 1950   (d) 1948 
 Sol.12.(b)  1949.  The  Constitution  was 
 passed  and  adopted  by  the  assembly  on 
 26th  November  1949,  but  it  came  into 
 force  on  26th  January  1950.  It  took  2 
 years,  11  months,  18  days  to  frame  the 
 Constitution  of  India.  The  original  text  of 
 the  constitution  had  395  Articles,  22 
 parts  and  8  schedules.  In  1934,  the 
 Indian  National  Congress  made  the 
 demand  for  a  Constituent  Assembly.  M  N 
 Roy  ?rst  proposed  the  idea  of  a 
 constituent assembly in 1934. 
 Q.13.  Who moved the Objective Resolution 
 that  was  later  adapted  as  the  Preamble 
 of the Constitution of India? 
 SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Rajendra Prasad       (b) JB Kripalani 
 (c) Jawaharlal Nehru     (d) BR Ambedkar 
 Sol.13.(c)  Jawaharlal  Nehru  introduced 
 the  'Objective  Resolution'  on  13 
 December  1946.  This  resolution 
 enshrined  the  aspirations  and  values  of 
 the  constitution-makers.  Under  this,  the 
 people  of  India  were  guaranteed  social, 
 economic  and  political  justice,  equality 
 and  fundamental  freedoms.  This 
 resolution  was  unanimously  adopted  on 
 22  January  1947  and  the  Preamble  to  the 
 Constitution is based on it. 
 Q.14.  The  Constitution  of  India  is  a 
 sovereign  socialist  secular  democratic 
 republic  with  a  _____________system  of 
 government. 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) unitary  (b) parliamentary 
 (c) monarchical  (d) presidential 
 Sol.14.(b)  Parliamentary  system  is  a 
 form  of  government  where  executives 
 hold  the  power  with  the  majority  support 
 of  the  legislature.  In  a  presidential 
 system,  the  head  of  the  government 
 leads  an  executive  that  is  distinct  from 
 the  legislature.  A  monarchy  is  a  form  of 
 government  in  which  a  person,  the 
 monarch,  is  head  of  state  for  life  or  until 
 abdication.  A  unitary  system  is 
 composed  of  one  central  government 
 that holds all the power. 
 Q.15.  The  ceremony  that  marks  the  end 
 of Republic Day celebrations is ________. 
 SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) the beating retreat ceremony 
 (b) the ?y-past by the Indian Air Force 
 ?ghter aircraft 
 (c) the ‘At Home’ ceremony at 
 Rashtrapati Bhawan 
 (d) the homage ceremony at National 
 War Memorial 
 Sol.15.(a)  Beating  retreat  ceremony  (end 
 of  Republic  Day).  The  republic  day 
 celebrations  are  majorly  divided  into 
 three  parts  (the  Republic  Day  Parade,  the 
 Beating  Retreat,  and  the  Award 
 Distributions).  Republic  Day  marks  the 
 commencement  of  the  Constitution  of 
 India  on  January  26th,  1950  .  The  opening 
 Ceremony  started  with  laying  a  wreath  at 
 the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate. 
 Q.16.  All  the  _______  countries  likely  to 
 have a Constitution. 
 SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) communist  (b) democratic 
 (c) oligarchic  (d) totalitarian 
 Sol.16.(b)  democratic  countries are most 
 likely to have a constitution . All countries 
 that  have  a  constitution  are  not 
 necessarily  democratic.  Democratic  is  a 
 form  of  government  in  which  the  rulers 
 are  elected  by  the  people.  A  Communist 
 is  a  classless  society  with  common 
 ownership.  Oligarchic  -  government  by 
 few.  A  Totalitarian  government  has 
 absolute  power  with  no  opposition 
 (single-party dictatorship). 
 Q.17.  Which is NOT a unitary feature of 
 the Constitution of India? 
 Graduate Level 01/08/2022 ( Shift - 4 ) 
 (a) Bicameral Legislature 
 (b) Integrated Judicial System 
 (c) Single Citizenship 
 (d) Appointment of the Governor by the 
 President 
 Sol.17.(a)  Bicameral  Legislature 
 (legislative  body  with  two  houses).  At  the 
 central  level  (Lok  Sabha  and  Rajya 
 Sabha).  Other  Unitary  features  of  Indian 
 Constitution:  Single  Constitution  for 
 Union  and  States,  Common  All-India 
 Services,  Inequality  of  Representation  in 
 the  Council  of  States,  Centralised 
 Electoral  Machinery,  Special  Powers  of 
 Council of State over State List, etc. 
 Q.18.  Which  of  the  following  is  NOT  a 
 federal feature of the Indian Constitution ? 
 SSC CHSL 27/05/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) Dual Government 
 (b) Division of Powers 
 (c) All India Services 
 (d) Written Constitution 
 Sol.18.(c)  All  India  Services.  Federal 
 Features  of  the  Indian  Constitution  - 
 Division  of  powers,  Supremacy  of  the 
 constitution,  Written  constitution,  Rigid 
 constitution,  Independent  Judiciary, 
 Bi-cameral Legislature. 
 Q.19.  Who  among  the  following 
 described  the  Indian  Constitution  as 
 ‘quasi federal’ ? 
 SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) MV Pylee  (b) Gunnar Myrdal 
 (c) AV Dicey  (d) KC Wheare 
 Sol.19.(d)  K.C.  Wheare.  Different 
 scholars  have  different  opinions  on  the 
 federal  structure  of  India  -  ‘bargaining 
 federalism’  by  Morris  Jones,  ‘co-operative 
 federalism’  by  Granville  Austin, 
 ‘federation  with  a  centralising  tendency’ 
 by Ivor Jennings, etc. 
 Q.20.  With  reference  to  the  Constituent 
 Assembly,  which  of  the  following 
 statements is Correct? 
 SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) The Constituent Assembly rati?ed 
 India’s membership of the 
 Commonwealth in May1947. 
 (b) The Constituent Assembly adopted 
 the National Anthem in January 
 1950. 
 (c) The Constituent Assembly adopted 
 the National Song in January 1948. 
 (d) The Constituent Assembly adopted 
 the National Flag in July 1949. 
 Sol.20.(b)  The  National  Anthem  of  India 
 was  adopted  by  the  constituent 
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 assembly  on  24th  January  1950.  It  was 
 ?rst  sung  on  27  December  1911  in  the 
 Kolkata  session  of  INC.  The  Constituent 
 Assembly  rati?ed  India’s  membership  of 
 the  Commonwealth  in  May  1949.  On  24 
 Jan  1950,  the  Indian  Constituent 
 Assembly  adopted  "Vande  Mataram"  as  a 
 national  song.  On  July  22,  1947,  the 
 Constituent  Assembly  adopted  the 
 Independent Indian National Flag. 
 Q.21.  How  many  female  members  were 
 part  of  the  Constituent  Assembly  that 
 framed the Constitution of India? 
 SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Evening ) 
 (a) 12  (b) 10  (c) 14  (d) 15 
 Sol.21.(d)  15.  The  Constituent  Assembly 
 was  formed  on  6  December  1946.  The 
 idea  for  a  Constituent  Assembly  was 
 proposed in 1934 by M. N. Roy. 
 Q.22.  Who  was  the  chairman  of  the 
 House  Committee  of  the  Constituent 
 Assembly of India ? 
 SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) B Pattabhi Sitaramayy (b) AV Thakkar 
 (c) JB Kripalani                   (d) K.M. Munshi 
 Sol.22.(a)  B  Pattabhi  Sitaramayya  .  In 
 1922,  AV  Thakkar  founded  the  Bhil  Seva 
 Mandal.  JB  Kripalani  was  the  president  of 
 Indian  National  Congress  during 
 Independence.  K  M  Munshi  -  Founder  of 
 Bharatiya  Vidya  Bhavan  (1938),  Member  of 
 the  Constituent  Assembly  of  India, 
 Minister for Agriculture & Food (1952–53) 
 Q.23.  Alladi  Krishnaswami  Ayyar  was  the 
 chairman  of  the  ______  of  the  Constituent 
 Assembly of India. 
 SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) Credential Committee 
 (b) Union Powers Committee 
 (c) Order of Business Committee 
 (d) Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee 
 Sol.23.(a)  Credential  Committee.  Union 
 Powers  Committee  -  Jawaharlal  Nehru, 
 Order  of  Business  Committee  -  K.M. 
 Munshi,  Fundamental  Rights  Sub  - 
 Committee - J.B. Kripalani. 
 Q.24.  The  Constituent  Assembly  was 
 recognised  by  Section  ______  of  the 
 Indian Independence Act, 1947. 
 SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) 6(2)  (b) 10(1)  (c) 12(2)   (d) 8(1) 
 Sol.24.(d) Section 8(1)  . 
 Q.25.  GV  Mavalankar  was  the  Chairman 
 of the ______ of the Constituent Assembly 
 of India. 
 SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) Advisory Committee on Fundamental 
 Rights, Minorities and Tribal and 
 Excluded Areas 
 (b) Committee on the Functions 
 (c) Order of Business Committee 
 (d) Ad hoc Committee on the National 
 Flag 
 Sol.25.(b)  Committee  on  the  Functions. 
 GV  Mavalankar  was  the  ?rst  speaker  of 
 Lok  Sabha.  Advisory  Committee  on 
 Fundamental  Rights,  Minorities  and 
 Tribal  and  Excluded  Areas-  Vallabhbhai 
 Patel.  Ad  hoc  Committee  on  the  National 
 Flag - Rajendra Prasad. 
 Q.26.  When  was  the  Tenth  Session  of  the 
 Constituent Assembly held? 
 SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) 6 - 17 October 1949 
 (b) 14 - 31 July 1947 
 (c) 4 November 1948 - 8 January 1949 
 (d) 16 May - 16 June 1949 
 Sol.26.(a)  6-17  October  1949.  The 
 Constituent  Assembly  took  almost  three 
 years  (two  years,  eleven  months  and 
 eighteen  days)  to  complete  its  historic 
 task  of  drafting  the  Constitution  for 
 Independent  India.  During  this  period,  it 
 held  eleven  sessions  covering  a  total  of 
 165  days.  First  Session  :  9-23  December, 
 1946,  Eleventh  Session  :  14-26 
 November, 1949. 
 Q.27.  Who  among  the  following  became 
 a  part  of  the  Constituent  Assembly  from 
 Madras Constituency in 1946? 
 SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) Ammu Swaminathan 
 (b) Hansa Jivraj Mehta 
 (c) Kamla Chaudhry 
 (d) Begum Aizaz Rasul 
 Sol.27.(a)  Ammu  Swaminathan  .  He  was 
 involved  in  the  Quit  India  Movement  in 
 1942.  Dr.  Rajendra  Prasad  was  elected 
 as  the  president  and  its  vice-president 
 was Harendra Coomar Mookerjee. 
 Q.28.  What  is  the  minimum  age 
 prescribed  by  the  Constitution  of  India 
 for appointment as Governor of a State? 
 SSC MTS 22/10/2021 (Afternoon) 
 (a) 35 years  (b) 21 years 
 (c) 25 years  (d) 30 years 
 Sol.28.(a)  35  years.  Article  153  states 
 that  each  state  will  have  a  Governor. 
 Articles  from  153  to  167  in  Part  VI  of  the 
 constitution  deal  with  the  state 
 executive. 
 Q.29.  The  total  membership  of  the 
 Constituent  Assembly  was  389,  of  which 
 ______  were  representatives  of  princely 
 states. 
 SSC CGL 18/08/21 (Evening) 
 (a) 84  (b) 102  (c) 109   (d) 93 
 Sol.29.(d)  93.  The  total  membership  of 
 the  Constituent  Assembly  was  389,  of 
 which  292  were  representatives  of  the 
 provinces,  93  represented  the  princely 
 states  and  4  were  from  the  chief 
 commissioner  provinces  of  Delhi, 
 Ajmer-Merwara,  Coorg  and  British 
 Baluchistan. 
 Q.30.  The members of the Constituent 
 Assembly  signed  the  Constitution  of 
 India on ______. 
 SSC CHSL 16/04/21 (Afternoon) 
 (a) 26 November 1948 
 (b) 24 January 1950 
 (c) 26 November 1949 
 (d) 24 January 1952 
 Sol.30.(b)  24  January  1950.  On  that  day, 
 the  last  meeting  of  the  Constituent 
 Assembly  was  held  and  the  'Constitution 
 of  India'  (  with  395  Articles,  8  schedules, 
 22  parts)  was  signed  and  accepted  by 
 all. 
 Q.31.  In  1946,  who  among  the  following 
 was  made  the  interim  president  of  the 
 Indian Constituent Assembly? 
 SSC CPO 23/11/2020 (Evening) 
 (a) Sarojini Naidu 
 (b) Sachchidananda Sinha 
 (c) S Subramaniya Iyer 
 (d) Sachindra Nath Sanyal 
 Sol.31.(b)  Sachchidananda  Sinha  .  He 
 was  from  Arrah,  Bihar.  Dr  Rajendra 
 Prasad  was  elected  the  permanent 
 president  of  the  Constituent  Assembly 
 on December 11 ,1946. 
 Q.32.  Who  described  the  preamble  of 
 Indian  Constitution  as  the  'Political 
 horoscope of the Indian Constitution'? 
 SSC CHSL 13/10/2020 (Morning) 
 (a) NA Palkhiwala 
 (b) Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi 
 (c) Thakurdas Bhargav 
 (d) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar 
 Sol.32.(b) Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi 
 Q.33.  When  was  the  ?rst  Constituent 
 Assembly election held in India? 
 SSC CHSL 13/10/2020 (Afternoon) 
 (a)1947  (b)1946  (c)1949  (d)1948 
 Sol.33.(b)  1946.  The  Constituent 
 Assembly  appointed  a  total  of  13 
 committees  to  deal  with  different  tasks 
 of  constitution  making.  Out  of  these,  8 
 were  major  committees  and  the  other 
 were  minor  committees.  The  Provincial 
 Constitution  Committee  was  headed  by 
 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. 
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 Q.34.  In  which  year  did  Motilal  Nehru 
 (Chairman)  and  eight  other  Congress 
 leaders  draft  a  constitution  for  India? 
 SSC CHSL 13/10/2020 (Evening) 
 (a) 1925  (b) 1950   (c) 1928   (d) 1930 
 Sol.34.(c)  1928.  The  Motilal  Nehru 
 Report  1928  was  made  by  a  committee 
 headed  by  Pt.  Motilal  Nehru.  This 
 committee  was  created  when  Lord 
 Birkenhead,  Secretary  of  State  of  India 
 asked  the  Indian  leaders  to  draft  a 
 constitution for the country. 
 Sources of Indian Constitution 
 Q.35.  The  Directive  Principles  of  State 
 Policy  are  an  adaptation  from  which  of 
 the following Constitutions? 
 SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) UK Constitution 
 (b) Irish Constitution 
 (c) USSR Constitution 
 (d) Polish Constitution 
 Sol.35.(b)  Irish  Constitution.  Sources  of 
 Indian  Constitution  :  Ireland  -  Method  of 
 Election  of  President,  the  nomination  of 
 members  to  Rajya  Sabha  by  the 
 President.  Russian  Constitution  - 
 Fundamental  Duties.  Japanese 
 Constitution  -  The  procedure  established 
 by law. 
 Q.36.  From  which  country  has  the 
 concept  of  Martial  Law,  which  restricts 
 Fundamental rights, borrowed? 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) China                              (b) The UK 
 (c) Japan                              (d) The USSR 
 Sol.36.(b)  The  UK.  The  expression 
 ‘martial law’ has not been de?ned 
 anywhere  in  the  Constitution.  It  refers  to 
 the  suspension  of  ordinary  law  and  the 
 government by military tribunals. 
 Q.37.  The  provision  of  fundamental 
 duties  in  the  Indian  Constitution  is 
 inspired by ____________ . 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Morning) 
 (a) the constitution of USA 
 (b) the constitution of France 
 (c) the constitution of Canada 
 (d) the constitution of USSR 
 Sol.37.(d)  The  constitution  of  the  USSR. 
 Sources  of  Indian  Constitution:  United 
 States  of  America  -  Fundamental  Rights, 
 Preamble. 
 Q.38.  The  Fundamental  Rights  in  the 
 Indian  Constitution  are  inspired  by  the 
 'Bill  of  Rights'  of  which  of  the  following 
 countries? 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) The USSR                      (b) Japan 
 (c) Australia                        (d) The USA 
 Sol.38.(d)  The  USA.  Sources  of  the 
 Indian  Constitution:  France  -  Ideals  of 
 Liberty,  Equality  and  Fraternity  in  the 
 Preamble.  Australia  -  Freedom  of  Trade 
 and  Commerce,  Concurrent  List.  South 
 Africa  -  Election  of  Rajya  Sabha 
 members,  Procedure  for  amendment  in 
 the constitution. 
 Q.39.  The  provision  for  the  post  of 
 Vice-President  in  the  Indian  Constitution 
 was taken from _______. 
 SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) France    (b) United States of America 
 (c) Ireland    (d) Japan 
 Sol.39.(b)  United  States  of  America.  US 
 Constitution  -  The  position  of  Vice 
 President,  Judicial  Review,  Independent 
 Judiciary,  removal  of  the  High  court  and 
 Supreme  court  judges,  and  fundamental 
 rights. 
 Q.40.  In  the  Indian  constitution  the 
 concept  of  ‘equality  before  law’  is 
 borrowed from the _____ constitution. 
 SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (1st shift) 
 (a) British (b) Canadian  (c) US (d) Irish 
 Sol.40.(a)  British.  Article  14:  Equality 
 before  the  law.  'Equality  before  law' 
 connotes:  the  absence  of  any  special 
 privileges  in  favour  of  any  person,  the 
 equal  subjection  of  all  persons  to  the 
 ordinary  law  of  the  land  administered  by 
 ordinary  law  courts,  and  no  person  is 
 above the law. 
 Q.41.  India  is  a  parliamentary  democracy 
 based  on  the  Westminster  model  of 
 _________ . 
 SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) the United States of America 
 (b) South Africa 
 (c) France 
 (d) the United Kingdom 
 Sol.41.(d)  The  United  Kingdom. 
 Countries  where  the  Westminster  model 
 is  used  -  Britain,  Canada,  New  Zealand  as 
 well  as  in  many  parts  of  the  Paci?c,  Asia 
 and  Africa.  British  -  Parliamentary  form 
 of  government,  The  idea  of  single 
 citizenship,  The  idea  of  the  Rule  of  law, 
 Writs,  Institution  of  Speaker  and  his  role, 
 Law  making  procedure,  The  Political  Part 
 of the Indian Constitution, Bicameralism. 
 Q.42.  The  concept  of  "Republic"  in  the 
 Indian  Constitution  was  borrowed  from 
 the constitution of which of the following 
 countries ? 
 SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Germany  (b) France 
 (c) Australia  (d) Japan 
 Sol.42.(b)  France  :  Concept  of  Republic, 
 Ideals  of  Liberty,  equality  and  fraternity. 
 Provisions  borrowed  from  other 
 countries:  Suspension  of  fundamental 
 rights during emergency - Germany. 
 Q.43.  The  concept  of  "Amendment  of  the 
 Constitution"  in  the  Indian  Constitution 
 was  borrowed  from  the  constitution  of 
 which of the following countries? 
 SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) South Africa  (b) Germany 
 (c) Canada  (d) Australia 
 Sol.43.(a)  South  Africa.  Article  368  of 
 Part  XX  -  "Constitutional  Amendment". 
 Indian  Constitution  Sources  :  South 
 Africa  -  Election  of  members  of  Rajya 
 Sabha.  Australia  -  Concurrent  List, 
 Provisions  of  Freedom  of  Trade  and 
 Commerce  within  the  country  and 
 between  the  states,  and  the  joint  sitting 
 of both the houses of Parliament. 
 Q.44.  Which  of  the  following  provisions 
 of  the  Indian  constitution  is  borrowed 
 from the  Constitution of Canada? 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Independence of judiciary 
 (b) Concept of Republic 
 (c) Advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme 
 court 
 (d) Concept of concurrent list 
 Sol.44.(c)  Advisory  jurisdiction  of  the 
 Supreme  court.  Borrowed  Features  of 
 Indian  Constitution  from  Canada  - 
 Centrifugal  form  of  federalism  where  the 
 center  is  stronger  than  the  states,  To 
 provide  residuary  powers  to  the  Centre, 
 Supreme  Court’s  advisory  jurisdiction, 
 and  Appointment  of  state  governors  by 
 the Centre. 
 Article, Schedule, Parts and 
 list 
 Q.45.  Match  the  following  subject 
 matters with their concerned Articles. 
 A  B 
 1. Superintendence, 
 direction 
 A) Article 329 and 
 control of elections to 
 be Vested in an 
 Election commission 
 2. Power of 
 parliament to make 
 B) Article 324 provision 
 with respect to election 
 to legislature 
 3. Bar of 
 interference by 
 C) Article 327 courts in 
 electoral matters 
 SSC CGL Tier II  26/10/2023 
 (a) 1-C, 2-B, 3-A               (b) 1-A, 2-C, 3-B 
 (c) 1-A, 2-B, 3-C               (d) 1-B, 2-C, 3-A 
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 Polity 
 Constitution 
 Q.1.  Which  of  the  following  is  the 
 Fundamental  Law  of  any  country  which 
 sets  out  the  framework  and  the  principal 
 functions  of  various  organs  of  the 
 government ? 
 SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Customs  (b) International Law 
 (c) Constitution  (d) Ordinance 
 Sol.1.(c)  Constitution  is  a  legal,  political, 
 and  social  instrument.  Legally,  it 
 enshrines  human  rights  and  creates  a 
 predictable  legal  landscape.  Politically,  it 
 establishes,  distributes  and  limits 
 governmental  power.  Socially,  it  re?ects  a 
 shared  identity  or  civic  vision  of  the 
 state.  Indian  constitution  (Adopted  on  26 
 November  1949  and  came  into  force  on 
 26th  January  1950)  is  the  world's  longest 
 written  constitution.  26th  November  is 
 celebrated  every  year  as  Samvidhan 
 Divas  (Law  Day  or  Constitution  Day)  in 
 India. 
 Q.2.  Who  among  the  following 
 personalities  was  appointed  as  the  legal 
 advisor  of  the  Constituent  Assembly  that 
 drafted  the  document  of  the 
 Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) HVR Iyengar  (b) SN Mukherjee 
 (c) BR Ambedkar  (d) BN Rau 
 Sol.2.(d)  BN  Rau.  On  9  December  1946, 
 the  Constituent  Assembly  of  India  met 
 for  the  ?rst  time.  Temporary  President  - 
 Dr.  Sachchidananda  Sinha.  President  of 
 the  Assembly  -  Dr.  Rajendra  Prasad. 
 Vice-President  of  the  Assembly  -  H  C 
 Mukherjee.  The  Constituent  Assembly 
 had a total of 389 members. 
 Q.3.  Which  of  the  following  words  was 
 NOT  a  part  of  the  original  Preamble  of 
 the Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) Democratic  (b) Republic 
 (c) Secular  (d) Sovereign 
 Sol.3.(c)  Secular  -  All  religions  are 
 treated  equally  by  the  government.  It  was 
 added  in  the  Preamble  by  42 
 nd 
 Amendment,  1976.  Democratic  :  the 
 government  is  elected  by  the  people. 
 Republic  :  the  head  of  state  is  an  elected 
 president  .  Sovereign  :  independent  and 
 not  subject  to  the  control  of  any  other 
 country. 
 Q.4.  Which of the following noble ideals 
 is mentioned in the Preamble of the 
 Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Liberty of expression, civil, political, 
 worship and belief 
 (b) Liberty of thought, expression, belief, 
 faith and worship 
 (c) Liberty of belief, ?scal, personal, faith 
 and worship 
 (d) Liberty of opportunity, economic, 
 social, faith and expression 
 Sol.4.(b)  Preamble  basically  gives  ideas  - 
 Source  of  the  Constitution,  Nature  of 
 Indian  State,  Statement  of  its  objectives, 
 Date  of  its  adoption.  Preamble  declares 
 India  to  be  a  sovereign,  socialist,  secular 
 and  democratic  republic.  The  Objective 
 Resolution  of  the  Indian  Constitution 
 contained  the  fundamental  propositions 
 of  the  constitution  and  laid  down  the 
 political  ideas,  which  was  adopted  by  the 
 Constituent  Assembly  on  January  22, 
 1947. 
 Q.5.  Which  of  the  following  is  NOT  a 
 political  philosophy  of  the  Indian 
 Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Sensitive for the historically 
 disadvantaged groups 
 (b) Open to community values 
 (c) Sensitive to the needs of religious and 
 linguistic minorities 
 (d) Non-committal to building a common 
 national identity 
 Sol.5.(d)  The  philosophy  of  the  Indian 
 Constitution  is  based  on  the  principles  of 
 secularism,  democracy,  social  justice, 
 fundamental  rights,  and  directive 
 principles  of  state  policy.  The 
 philosophical  postulates  of  the 
 Constitution  of  India  are  based  on  - 
 Objective  Resolution  of  Pandit  Nehru 
 which  was  moved  in  the  ?rst  session  of 
 the  constituent  assembly  on  13  Dec 
 1946. 
 Q.6.  Which  of  the  following  words  is  NOT 
 mentioned in the Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) Secular  (b) Republic 
 (c) Federalism  (d) Socialist 
 Sol.6.(c)  Federalism  -  A  system  of 
 government  in  which  powers  have  been 
 divided  between  the  centre  and  its 
 constituent  parts  such  as  states  or 
 provinces.  Republic  -  The  head  of  the 
 state  is  elected  by  the  people  of  the 
 country.  Socialist  -  A  democratic 
 socialism  where  both  public  and  private 
 sectors function together towards 
 socialist goals. 
 Q.7.  The original Constitution of India 
 was hand written in English by: 
 SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) HVR Iyenger 
 (b) Prem Behari Narayan Raizada 
 (c) Vasant Krishan Vaidya 
 (d) SN Mukherjee 
 Sol.7.(b)  Prem  Behari  Narayan  Raizada  - 
 The  calligrapher  of  the  Indian 
 Constitution.  The  original  constitution 
 was  handwritten  by  him  in  a  ?owing  italic 
 style. 
 Q.8.  Who  among  the  following 
 personalities  was  the  chief  draftsman  of 
 the  constituent  assembly  that  drafted  the 
 document of the Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) KM Munshi 
 (b) Vasant Krishan Vaidya 
 (c) SN Mukherjee 
 (d) HVR Iyenger 
 Sol.8.(c)  SN  Mukherjee.  The  drafting 
 committee  was  formed  under  the 
 chairmanship  of  Dr  B  R  Ambedkar  by  the 
 Constituent  Assembly  on  29th  August 
 1947.  The  other  six  members  of  the 
 committee  were  K.M.  Munshi, 
 Muhammed  Sadullah,  Alladi 
 Krishnaswamy  Iyer,  N.  Gopalaswami 
 Ayyangar,  Devi  Prasad  Khaitan  and  BL 
 Mitter. 
 Q.9.  Which  of  the  following  is  an 
 incorrect  statement  in  regard  to  the 
 meaning  of  ‘Union  of  States’  in  the  Indian 
 context? 
 SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) Country was divided into different 
 states for administrative convenience. 
 (b) The Indian federation was the result 
 of an agreement by sovereign units to 
 join it. 
 (c) Enumerates the power of the centre 
 and states through various lists. 
 (d) Federation not being the result of 
 agreement, no state has a right to 
 secede from it. 
 Sol.9.(b)  Federalism  is  a  system  of 
 government  in  which  the  power  is  divided 
 between  a  central  authority  and  various 
 constituent  units  of  the  country.  Article 
 1(1)  of  the  Constitution  of  India  says  that 
 India,  that  is  Bharat,  shall  be  a  Union  of 
 States.  In  India,  the  component  units 
 have  no  freedom  to  secede  from  the 
 federation.  Dr.  B  R  Ambedkar  called  India 
 as  an  indestructible  Union  of  destructible 
 states  (the  Central  Government  can 
 change the name, boundaries of the 
 states without their permission). 
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 Q.10.  Who  among  the  following  wrote  in 
 calligraphic  style  the  Hindi  version  of  the 
 original Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) SN Mukherjee 
 (b) Prem Behari Narain Raizada 
 (c) Vasant Krishan Vaidya 
 (d) Nand Lal Bose 
 Sol.10.(c)  Vasant  Krishan  Vaidya.  The 
 original  version  of  the  constitution  was 
 beauti?ed  and  decorated  by  artists  from 
 Shantiniketan  including  Nand  Lal  Bose 
 and Beohar Rammanohar Sinha. 
 Q.11.  The  structural  part  of  the  Indian 
 Constitution  is,  to  a  large  extent,  derived 
 from the Act of _____________. 
 SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) 1909  (b) 1935   (c) 1947    (d) 1919 
 Sol.11.(b)  1935.  Government  of  India 
 Act,  1935  provides  the  establishment  of 
 an  All  India  federation  consisting  of 
 provinces  and  princely  states  as  units.  It 
 divided  the  powers  between  the  centre 
 and  units  in  terms  of  three  lists-  Federal 
 list,  provincial  list  and  the  concurrent  list. 
 Jawaharlal  Nehru  called  it  a  “machine 
 with  strong  brakes  but  no  engine”.  He 
 also called it a “Charter of Slavery”. 
 Q.12.  The  constitution  of  India  was 
 adopted  by  the  Constituent  Assembly  in 
 the year _______. 
 SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) 1947  (b) 1949   (c) 1950   (d) 1948 
 Sol.12.(b)  1949.  The  Constitution  was 
 passed  and  adopted  by  the  assembly  on 
 26th  November  1949,  but  it  came  into 
 force  on  26th  January  1950.  It  took  2 
 years,  11  months,  18  days  to  frame  the 
 Constitution  of  India.  The  original  text  of 
 the  constitution  had  395  Articles,  22 
 parts  and  8  schedules.  In  1934,  the 
 Indian  National  Congress  made  the 
 demand  for  a  Constituent  Assembly.  M  N 
 Roy  ?rst  proposed  the  idea  of  a 
 constituent assembly in 1934. 
 Q.13.  Who moved the Objective Resolution 
 that  was  later  adapted  as  the  Preamble 
 of the Constitution of India? 
 SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Rajendra Prasad       (b) JB Kripalani 
 (c) Jawaharlal Nehru     (d) BR Ambedkar 
 Sol.13.(c)  Jawaharlal  Nehru  introduced 
 the  'Objective  Resolution'  on  13 
 December  1946.  This  resolution 
 enshrined  the  aspirations  and  values  of 
 the  constitution-makers.  Under  this,  the 
 people  of  India  were  guaranteed  social, 
 economic  and  political  justice,  equality 
 and  fundamental  freedoms.  This 
 resolution  was  unanimously  adopted  on 
 22  January  1947  and  the  Preamble  to  the 
 Constitution is based on it. 
 Q.14.  The  Constitution  of  India  is  a 
 sovereign  socialist  secular  democratic 
 republic  with  a  _____________system  of 
 government. 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) unitary  (b) parliamentary 
 (c) monarchical  (d) presidential 
 Sol.14.(b)  Parliamentary  system  is  a 
 form  of  government  where  executives 
 hold  the  power  with  the  majority  support 
 of  the  legislature.  In  a  presidential 
 system,  the  head  of  the  government 
 leads  an  executive  that  is  distinct  from 
 the  legislature.  A  monarchy  is  a  form  of 
 government  in  which  a  person,  the 
 monarch,  is  head  of  state  for  life  or  until 
 abdication.  A  unitary  system  is 
 composed  of  one  central  government 
 that holds all the power. 
 Q.15.  The  ceremony  that  marks  the  end 
 of Republic Day celebrations is ________. 
 SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) the beating retreat ceremony 
 (b) the ?y-past by the Indian Air Force 
 ?ghter aircraft 
 (c) the ‘At Home’ ceremony at 
 Rashtrapati Bhawan 
 (d) the homage ceremony at National 
 War Memorial 
 Sol.15.(a)  Beating  retreat  ceremony  (end 
 of  Republic  Day).  The  republic  day 
 celebrations  are  majorly  divided  into 
 three  parts  (the  Republic  Day  Parade,  the 
 Beating  Retreat,  and  the  Award 
 Distributions).  Republic  Day  marks  the 
 commencement  of  the  Constitution  of 
 India  on  January  26th,  1950  .  The  opening 
 Ceremony  started  with  laying  a  wreath  at 
 the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate. 
 Q.16.  All  the  _______  countries  likely  to 
 have a Constitution. 
 SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) communist  (b) democratic 
 (c) oligarchic  (d) totalitarian 
 Sol.16.(b)  democratic  countries are most 
 likely to have a constitution . All countries 
 that  have  a  constitution  are  not 
 necessarily  democratic.  Democratic  is  a 
 form  of  government  in  which  the  rulers 
 are  elected  by  the  people.  A  Communist 
 is  a  classless  society  with  common 
 ownership.  Oligarchic  -  government  by 
 few.  A  Totalitarian  government  has 
 absolute  power  with  no  opposition 
 (single-party dictatorship). 
 Q.17.  Which is NOT a unitary feature of 
 the Constitution of India? 
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 (a) Bicameral Legislature 
 (b) Integrated Judicial System 
 (c) Single Citizenship 
 (d) Appointment of the Governor by the 
 President 
 Sol.17.(a)  Bicameral  Legislature 
 (legislative  body  with  two  houses).  At  the 
 central  level  (Lok  Sabha  and  Rajya 
 Sabha).  Other  Unitary  features  of  Indian 
 Constitution:  Single  Constitution  for 
 Union  and  States,  Common  All-India 
 Services,  Inequality  of  Representation  in 
 the  Council  of  States,  Centralised 
 Electoral  Machinery,  Special  Powers  of 
 Council of State over State List, etc. 
 Q.18.  Which  of  the  following  is  NOT  a 
 federal feature of the Indian Constitution ? 
 SSC CHSL 27/05/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) Dual Government 
 (b) Division of Powers 
 (c) All India Services 
 (d) Written Constitution 
 Sol.18.(c)  All  India  Services.  Federal 
 Features  of  the  Indian  Constitution  - 
 Division  of  powers,  Supremacy  of  the 
 constitution,  Written  constitution,  Rigid 
 constitution,  Independent  Judiciary, 
 Bi-cameral Legislature. 
 Q.19.  Who  among  the  following 
 described  the  Indian  Constitution  as 
 ‘quasi federal’ ? 
 SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) MV Pylee  (b) Gunnar Myrdal 
 (c) AV Dicey  (d) KC Wheare 
 Sol.19.(d)  K.C.  Wheare.  Different 
 scholars  have  different  opinions  on  the 
 federal  structure  of  India  -  ‘bargaining 
 federalism’  by  Morris  Jones,  ‘co-operative 
 federalism’  by  Granville  Austin, 
 ‘federation  with  a  centralising  tendency’ 
 by Ivor Jennings, etc. 
 Q.20.  With  reference  to  the  Constituent 
 Assembly,  which  of  the  following 
 statements is Correct? 
 SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) The Constituent Assembly rati?ed 
 India’s membership of the 
 Commonwealth in May1947. 
 (b) The Constituent Assembly adopted 
 the National Anthem in January 
 1950. 
 (c) The Constituent Assembly adopted 
 the National Song in January 1948. 
 (d) The Constituent Assembly adopted 
 the National Flag in July 1949. 
 Sol.20.(b)  The  National  Anthem  of  India 
 was  adopted  by  the  constituent 
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 assembly  on  24th  January  1950.  It  was 
 ?rst  sung  on  27  December  1911  in  the 
 Kolkata  session  of  INC.  The  Constituent 
 Assembly  rati?ed  India’s  membership  of 
 the  Commonwealth  in  May  1949.  On  24 
 Jan  1950,  the  Indian  Constituent 
 Assembly  adopted  "Vande  Mataram"  as  a 
 national  song.  On  July  22,  1947,  the 
 Constituent  Assembly  adopted  the 
 Independent Indian National Flag. 
 Q.21.  How  many  female  members  were 
 part  of  the  Constituent  Assembly  that 
 framed the Constitution of India? 
 SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Evening ) 
 (a) 12  (b) 10  (c) 14  (d) 15 
 Sol.21.(d)  15.  The  Constituent  Assembly 
 was  formed  on  6  December  1946.  The 
 idea  for  a  Constituent  Assembly  was 
 proposed in 1934 by M. N. Roy. 
 Q.22.  Who  was  the  chairman  of  the 
 House  Committee  of  the  Constituent 
 Assembly of India ? 
 SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) B Pattabhi Sitaramayy (b) AV Thakkar 
 (c) JB Kripalani                   (d) K.M. Munshi 
 Sol.22.(a)  B  Pattabhi  Sitaramayya  .  In 
 1922,  AV  Thakkar  founded  the  Bhil  Seva 
 Mandal.  JB  Kripalani  was  the  president  of 
 Indian  National  Congress  during 
 Independence.  K  M  Munshi  -  Founder  of 
 Bharatiya  Vidya  Bhavan  (1938),  Member  of 
 the  Constituent  Assembly  of  India, 
 Minister for Agriculture & Food (1952–53) 
 Q.23.  Alladi  Krishnaswami  Ayyar  was  the 
 chairman  of  the  ______  of  the  Constituent 
 Assembly of India. 
 SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) Credential Committee 
 (b) Union Powers Committee 
 (c) Order of Business Committee 
 (d) Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee 
 Sol.23.(a)  Credential  Committee.  Union 
 Powers  Committee  -  Jawaharlal  Nehru, 
 Order  of  Business  Committee  -  K.M. 
 Munshi,  Fundamental  Rights  Sub  - 
 Committee - J.B. Kripalani. 
 Q.24.  The  Constituent  Assembly  was 
 recognised  by  Section  ______  of  the 
 Indian Independence Act, 1947. 
 SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) 6(2)  (b) 10(1)  (c) 12(2)   (d) 8(1) 
 Sol.24.(d) Section 8(1)  . 
 Q.25.  GV  Mavalankar  was  the  Chairman 
 of the ______ of the Constituent Assembly 
 of India. 
 SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) Advisory Committee on Fundamental 
 Rights, Minorities and Tribal and 
 Excluded Areas 
 (b) Committee on the Functions 
 (c) Order of Business Committee 
 (d) Ad hoc Committee on the National 
 Flag 
 Sol.25.(b)  Committee  on  the  Functions. 
 GV  Mavalankar  was  the  ?rst  speaker  of 
 Lok  Sabha.  Advisory  Committee  on 
 Fundamental  Rights,  Minorities  and 
 Tribal  and  Excluded  Areas-  Vallabhbhai 
 Patel.  Ad  hoc  Committee  on  the  National 
 Flag - Rajendra Prasad. 
 Q.26.  When  was  the  Tenth  Session  of  the 
 Constituent Assembly held? 
 SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) 6 - 17 October 1949 
 (b) 14 - 31 July 1947 
 (c) 4 November 1948 - 8 January 1949 
 (d) 16 May - 16 June 1949 
 Sol.26.(a)  6-17  October  1949.  The 
 Constituent  Assembly  took  almost  three 
 years  (two  years,  eleven  months  and 
 eighteen  days)  to  complete  its  historic 
 task  of  drafting  the  Constitution  for 
 Independent  India.  During  this  period,  it 
 held  eleven  sessions  covering  a  total  of 
 165  days.  First  Session  :  9-23  December, 
 1946,  Eleventh  Session  :  14-26 
 November, 1949. 
 Q.27.  Who  among  the  following  became 
 a  part  of  the  Constituent  Assembly  from 
 Madras Constituency in 1946? 
 SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) Ammu Swaminathan 
 (b) Hansa Jivraj Mehta 
 (c) Kamla Chaudhry 
 (d) Begum Aizaz Rasul 
 Sol.27.(a)  Ammu  Swaminathan  .  He  was 
 involved  in  the  Quit  India  Movement  in 
 1942.  Dr.  Rajendra  Prasad  was  elected 
 as  the  president  and  its  vice-president 
 was Harendra Coomar Mookerjee. 
 Q.28.  What  is  the  minimum  age 
 prescribed  by  the  Constitution  of  India 
 for appointment as Governor of a State? 
 SSC MTS 22/10/2021 (Afternoon) 
 (a) 35 years  (b) 21 years 
 (c) 25 years  (d) 30 years 
 Sol.28.(a)  35  years.  Article  153  states 
 that  each  state  will  have  a  Governor. 
 Articles  from  153  to  167  in  Part  VI  of  the 
 constitution  deal  with  the  state 
 executive. 
 Q.29.  The  total  membership  of  the 
 Constituent  Assembly  was  389,  of  which 
 ______  were  representatives  of  princely 
 states. 
 SSC CGL 18/08/21 (Evening) 
 (a) 84  (b) 102  (c) 109   (d) 93 
 Sol.29.(d)  93.  The  total  membership  of 
 the  Constituent  Assembly  was  389,  of 
 which  292  were  representatives  of  the 
 provinces,  93  represented  the  princely 
 states  and  4  were  from  the  chief 
 commissioner  provinces  of  Delhi, 
 Ajmer-Merwara,  Coorg  and  British 
 Baluchistan. 
 Q.30.  The members of the Constituent 
 Assembly  signed  the  Constitution  of 
 India on ______. 
 SSC CHSL 16/04/21 (Afternoon) 
 (a) 26 November 1948 
 (b) 24 January 1950 
 (c) 26 November 1949 
 (d) 24 January 1952 
 Sol.30.(b)  24  January  1950.  On  that  day, 
 the  last  meeting  of  the  Constituent 
 Assembly  was  held  and  the  'Constitution 
 of  India'  (  with  395  Articles,  8  schedules, 
 22  parts)  was  signed  and  accepted  by 
 all. 
 Q.31.  In  1946,  who  among  the  following 
 was  made  the  interim  president  of  the 
 Indian Constituent Assembly? 
 SSC CPO 23/11/2020 (Evening) 
 (a) Sarojini Naidu 
 (b) Sachchidananda Sinha 
 (c) S Subramaniya Iyer 
 (d) Sachindra Nath Sanyal 
 Sol.31.(b)  Sachchidananda  Sinha  .  He 
 was  from  Arrah,  Bihar.  Dr  Rajendra 
 Prasad  was  elected  the  permanent 
 president  of  the  Constituent  Assembly 
 on December 11 ,1946. 
 Q.32.  Who  described  the  preamble  of 
 Indian  Constitution  as  the  'Political 
 horoscope of the Indian Constitution'? 
 SSC CHSL 13/10/2020 (Morning) 
 (a) NA Palkhiwala 
 (b) Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi 
 (c) Thakurdas Bhargav 
 (d) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar 
 Sol.32.(b) Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi 
 Q.33.  When  was  the  ?rst  Constituent 
 Assembly election held in India? 
 SSC CHSL 13/10/2020 (Afternoon) 
 (a)1947  (b)1946  (c)1949  (d)1948 
 Sol.33.(b)  1946.  The  Constituent 
 Assembly  appointed  a  total  of  13 
 committees  to  deal  with  different  tasks 
 of  constitution  making.  Out  of  these,  8 
 were  major  committees  and  the  other 
 were  minor  committees.  The  Provincial 
 Constitution  Committee  was  headed  by 
 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. 
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 Q.34.  In  which  year  did  Motilal  Nehru 
 (Chairman)  and  eight  other  Congress 
 leaders  draft  a  constitution  for  India? 
 SSC CHSL 13/10/2020 (Evening) 
 (a) 1925  (b) 1950   (c) 1928   (d) 1930 
 Sol.34.(c)  1928.  The  Motilal  Nehru 
 Report  1928  was  made  by  a  committee 
 headed  by  Pt.  Motilal  Nehru.  This 
 committee  was  created  when  Lord 
 Birkenhead,  Secretary  of  State  of  India 
 asked  the  Indian  leaders  to  draft  a 
 constitution for the country. 
 Sources of Indian Constitution 
 Q.35.  The  Directive  Principles  of  State 
 Policy  are  an  adaptation  from  which  of 
 the following Constitutions? 
 SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) UK Constitution 
 (b) Irish Constitution 
 (c) USSR Constitution 
 (d) Polish Constitution 
 Sol.35.(b)  Irish  Constitution.  Sources  of 
 Indian  Constitution  :  Ireland  -  Method  of 
 Election  of  President,  the  nomination  of 
 members  to  Rajya  Sabha  by  the 
 President.  Russian  Constitution  - 
 Fundamental  Duties.  Japanese 
 Constitution  -  The  procedure  established 
 by law. 
 Q.36.  From  which  country  has  the 
 concept  of  Martial  Law,  which  restricts 
 Fundamental rights, borrowed? 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) China                              (b) The UK 
 (c) Japan                              (d) The USSR 
 Sol.36.(b)  The  UK.  The  expression 
 ‘martial law’ has not been de?ned 
 anywhere  in  the  Constitution.  It  refers  to 
 the  suspension  of  ordinary  law  and  the 
 government by military tribunals. 
 Q.37.  The  provision  of  fundamental 
 duties  in  the  Indian  Constitution  is 
 inspired by ____________ . 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Morning) 
 (a) the constitution of USA 
 (b) the constitution of France 
 (c) the constitution of Canada 
 (d) the constitution of USSR 
 Sol.37.(d)  The  constitution  of  the  USSR. 
 Sources  of  Indian  Constitution:  United 
 States  of  America  -  Fundamental  Rights, 
 Preamble. 
 Q.38.  The  Fundamental  Rights  in  the 
 Indian  Constitution  are  inspired  by  the 
 'Bill  of  Rights'  of  which  of  the  following 
 countries? 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) The USSR                      (b) Japan 
 (c) Australia                        (d) The USA 
 Sol.38.(d)  The  USA.  Sources  of  the 
 Indian  Constitution:  France  -  Ideals  of 
 Liberty,  Equality  and  Fraternity  in  the 
 Preamble.  Australia  -  Freedom  of  Trade 
 and  Commerce,  Concurrent  List.  South 
 Africa  -  Election  of  Rajya  Sabha 
 members,  Procedure  for  amendment  in 
 the constitution. 
 Q.39.  The  provision  for  the  post  of 
 Vice-President  in  the  Indian  Constitution 
 was taken from _______. 
 SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) France    (b) United States of America 
 (c) Ireland    (d) Japan 
 Sol.39.(b)  United  States  of  America.  US 
 Constitution  -  The  position  of  Vice 
 President,  Judicial  Review,  Independent 
 Judiciary,  removal  of  the  High  court  and 
 Supreme  court  judges,  and  fundamental 
 rights. 
 Q.40.  In  the  Indian  constitution  the 
 concept  of  ‘equality  before  law’  is 
 borrowed from the _____ constitution. 
 SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (1st shift) 
 (a) British (b) Canadian  (c) US (d) Irish 
 Sol.40.(a)  British.  Article  14:  Equality 
 before  the  law.  'Equality  before  law' 
 connotes:  the  absence  of  any  special 
 privileges  in  favour  of  any  person,  the 
 equal  subjection  of  all  persons  to  the 
 ordinary  law  of  the  land  administered  by 
 ordinary  law  courts,  and  no  person  is 
 above the law. 
 Q.41.  India  is  a  parliamentary  democracy 
 based  on  the  Westminster  model  of 
 _________ . 
 SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (3rd shift) 
 (a) the United States of America 
 (b) South Africa 
 (c) France 
 (d) the United Kingdom 
 Sol.41.(d)  The  United  Kingdom. 
 Countries  where  the  Westminster  model 
 is  used  -  Britain,  Canada,  New  Zealand  as 
 well  as  in  many  parts  of  the  Paci?c,  Asia 
 and  Africa.  British  -  Parliamentary  form 
 of  government,  The  idea  of  single 
 citizenship,  The  idea  of  the  Rule  of  law, 
 Writs,  Institution  of  Speaker  and  his  role, 
 Law  making  procedure,  The  Political  Part 
 of the Indian Constitution, Bicameralism. 
 Q.42.  The  concept  of  "Republic"  in  the 
 Indian  Constitution  was  borrowed  from 
 the constitution of which of the following 
 countries ? 
 SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Germany  (b) France 
 (c) Australia  (d) Japan 
 Sol.42.(b)  France  :  Concept  of  Republic, 
 Ideals  of  Liberty,  equality  and  fraternity. 
 Provisions  borrowed  from  other 
 countries:  Suspension  of  fundamental 
 rights during emergency - Germany. 
 Q.43.  The  concept  of  "Amendment  of  the 
 Constitution"  in  the  Indian  Constitution 
 was  borrowed  from  the  constitution  of 
 which of the following countries? 
 SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) South Africa  (b) Germany 
 (c) Canada  (d) Australia 
 Sol.43.(a)  South  Africa.  Article  368  of 
 Part  XX  -  "Constitutional  Amendment". 
 Indian  Constitution  Sources  :  South 
 Africa  -  Election  of  members  of  Rajya 
 Sabha.  Australia  -  Concurrent  List, 
 Provisions  of  Freedom  of  Trade  and 
 Commerce  within  the  country  and 
 between  the  states,  and  the  joint  sitting 
 of both the houses of Parliament. 
 Q.44.  Which  of  the  following  provisions 
 of  the  Indian  constitution  is  borrowed 
 from the  Constitution of Canada? 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Independence of judiciary 
 (b) Concept of Republic 
 (c) Advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme 
 court 
 (d) Concept of concurrent list 
 Sol.44.(c)  Advisory  jurisdiction  of  the 
 Supreme  court.  Borrowed  Features  of 
 Indian  Constitution  from  Canada  - 
 Centrifugal  form  of  federalism  where  the 
 center  is  stronger  than  the  states,  To 
 provide  residuary  powers  to  the  Centre, 
 Supreme  Court’s  advisory  jurisdiction, 
 and  Appointment  of  state  governors  by 
 the Centre. 
 Article, Schedule, Parts and 
 list 
 Q.45.  Match  the  following  subject 
 matters with their concerned Articles. 
 A  B 
 1. Superintendence, 
 direction 
 A) Article 329 and 
 control of elections to 
 be Vested in an 
 Election commission 
 2. Power of 
 parliament to make 
 B) Article 324 provision 
 with respect to election 
 to legislature 
 3. Bar of 
 interference by 
 C) Article 327 courts in 
 electoral matters 
 SSC CGL Tier II  26/10/2023 
 (a) 1-C, 2-B, 3-A               (b) 1-A, 2-C, 3-B 
 (c) 1-A, 2-B, 3-C               (d) 1-B, 2-C, 3-A 
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 Sol.45.(d)  1-B,  2-C,  3-A.  Article  325  -  No 
 person  to  be  ineligible  for  inclusion  in,  or 
 to  claim  to  be  included  in  a  special, 
 electoral  roll  on  grounds  of  religion,  race, 
 caste  or  sex.  Article  328  -  Power  of 
 Legislature  of  a  State  to  make  provision 
 with  respect  to  elections  to  such 
 Legislature. 
 Q.46.  Which  Article  deals  with  the 
 election of the Vice President? 
 SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Morning) 
 (a) Article 66                          (b) Article 74 
 (c) Article 70                          (d) Article 52 
 Sol.46.(a)  Article  66.  The  post  of  Vice 
 President  of  India  is  taken  from  the  US 
 Constitution.  Article  64  -  The  Vice 
 President  to  be  ex  o?cio  Chairman  of 
 the  Council  of  States.  Article  70  - 
 Discharge  of  President's  functions  in 
 other contingencies. 
 Q.47.  Which  article  allows  the  state  to 
 make  provisions  for  the  upliftment  of 
 certain  categories  of  people  like  socially 
 and  culturally  backward  classes  and 
 Scheduled caste and Scheduled Tribes? 
 SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Article 15                    (b) Article 14 
 (c) Article 16                     (d) Article 17 
 Sol.47.(a)  Article  15.  Article  17- 
 “Untouchability”  is  abolished  and  its 
 practice in any form is forbidden. 
 Q.48.  Which  Article  of  the  Constitution 
 of  India  mentions  that  “there  shall  be  a 
 Public  Service  Commission  for  the  Union 
 and  a  Public  Service  Commission  for 
 each State” ? 
 SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Morning) 
 (a) 315 (4)                            (b) 315 (1) 
 (c) 315 (3)                            (d) 315 (2) 
 Sol.48.(b)  Article  315  (1).  Article  315  (2) 
 -  Two  or  more  States  may  agree  that 
 there  shall  be  one  Public  Service 
 Commission  for  that  group  of  States. 
 Article  315  (3)  -  Any  such  law  as 
 aforesaid  may  contain  such  incidental 
 and  consequential  provisions  as  may  be 
 necessary  or  desirable  for  giving  effect 
 to  the  purposes  of  the  law.  Article  315  (4) 
 -  UPSC  can,  if  requested  by  a  state 
 government,  conduct  examinations  and 
 interviews  to  select  candidates  for  state 
 government jobs. 
 Q.49.  Which of the following articles 
 provides  for  ‘equal  justice  and  free  legal 
 aid’? 
 SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Article 43 B                 (b) Article 48 A 
 (c) Article 39 A                 (d) Article 43 A 
 Sol.49.(c)  Article  39  A.  Part  IV  -  Directive 
 Principles  of  State  Policy  (Articles 
 36-51).  Article  50  -  Separation  of  judiciary 
 from  executive.  Article  43  A  - 
 Participation  of  workers  in  management 
 of  industries.  Article  51  -  Promotion  of 
 international peace and security. 
 Q.50.  Which  of  the  following  Articles  of 
 the  Indian  Constitution  mentions  that  all 
 executive  actions  of  the  Government  of 
 India  shall  be  expressed  to  be  taken  in 
 the name of the President? 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Article 67                      (b) Article 77 
 (c) Article 81                      (d) Article 48 
 Sol.50.(b)  Article  77.  Other  Article  of  the 
 Constitution:  Article  67  -  Term  of  o?ce  of 
 Vice  President.  Article  81  -  Composition 
 of  the  House  of  the  People.  Article  48  - 
 The  organisation  of  agriculture  and 
 animal  husbandry.  Article  48A  - 
 Protection  and  improvement  of 
 environment  and  safeguarding  of  forests 
 and wildlife. 
 Q.51.  Which  of  the  following  Articles  of 
 the  Constitution  of  India  provides  that 
 the  Governor  appoints  the  Chief  Minister 
 and  later,  the  Chief  Minister  recommends 
 the  appointment  of  ministers  to  the 
 Governor? 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Article 163                     (b) Article 165 
 (c) Article 164                     (d) Article 167 
 Sol.51.(c)  Article  164.  Other 
 Appointments  by  Governor:  State 
 Election  Commissioner  (Article  243  K), 
 Vice-Chancellors  of  the  universities  in  the 
 state  (University  Grants  Commission 
 (UGC)  Regulations,  2018),  Advocate 
 General  for  the  State  (Article  165)  etc. 
 Article  163  -  Council  of  Ministers  to  aid 
 and advise the Governor of the State. 
 Q.52.  Which  of  the  following  Articles  of 
 the  Indian  Constitution  empowers  the 
 Parliament  to  restrict  or  abrogate  the 
 fundamental  rights  of  the  members  of 
 the  armed  forces,  paramilitary  forces, 
 police  forces,  intelligence  agencies  and 
 analogous forces ? 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Article 33                   (b) Article 31 
 (c) Article 37                   (d) Article 35 
 Sol.52.(a)  Article  33.  Fundamental  rights 
 are  included  in  Part  III  (Article  12-35)  of 
 the  Constitution.  It  is  borrowed  from  the 
 Constitution  of  the  United  States  of 
 America.  It  is  described  as  the  Magna 
 Carta  of  India.  Article  35  -  Power  to  make 
 laws  to  give  effect  to  certain  speci?ed 
 fundamental  rights  shall  vest  only  in  the 
 Parliament  and  not  in  the  state 
 legislatures. 
 Q.53.  Which  Article  of  the  Indian 
 Constitution  provides  for  equal 
 opportunity  for  all  citizens  in  the  matter 
 of employment under the state ? 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Article 17                   (b) Article 15 
 (c) Article 18                   (d) Article 16 
 Sol.53.(d)  Article  16  -  It  comes  under 
 Right  to  Equality  (Article  14  to  18)  in  the 
 Part  III  (fundamental  rights)  of  the 
 Constitution.  Article  18  -  Abolition  of 
 titles. 
 Q.54.  As  per  Article  361  of  the 
 Constitution  of  India,  who  among  the 
 following  shall  NOT  be  answerable  to  any 
 court  for  the  exercise  and  performance 
 of  the  powers  and  duties  of  his/her 
 o?ce? 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Secretary                (b) Chief Minister 
 (c) Prime Minister      (d) Governor 
 Sol.54.(d)  Governor.  Article  361  -  The 
 President,  or  the  Governor  or  Rajpramukh 
 of  a  State,  shall  not  be  answerable  to  any 
 court  for  the  exercise  and  performance 
 of  the  powers  and  duties  of  his  o?ce  or 
 for  any  act  done  or  purporting  to  be  done 
 by him in the exercise and performance. 
 Q.55.  Which  schedule  of  the  Constitution 
 of  India  contains  provisions  for 
 disquali?cation  of  legislators  on  the 
 ground of defection? 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Schedule-X                   (b) Schedule-XI 
 (c) Schedule-VIII               (d) Schedule-IX 
 Sol.55.(a)  Schedule-X:  Popularly  known 
 as  the  Anti-Defection  Act,  was  included 
 in  the  Constitution  via  the  52nd 
 Amendment  Act,  1985.  Schedule-IX  (laws 
 that  are  immune  from  judicial  review)  -  It 
 was  added  by  the  First  Amendment  Act, 
 1951. 
 Q.56.  Which  Article  of  the  Constitution  of 
 India  states  that  the  Prime  Minister  is 
 appointed by the President of India ? 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Morning) 
 (a) Article 74                     (b) Article 76 
 (c) Article 73                     (d) Article 75 
 Sol.56.(d)  Article  75:  Other  provision  - 
 Council  of  Ministers  (COM)  shall  be 
 appointed  by  the  President  on  the  advice 
 of  the  Prime  Minister;  Total  number  of 
 COM,  including  Prime  minister  shall  not 
 exceed  ?fteen  percent  of  the  total 
 number  of  members  of  the  House  of  the 
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