Q 1 What is the
constitution?
Ans. Constitution is such a
book of written rules that all the people living in a country collectively
believe. The constitution is the supreme law that determines the relationship
between the people (called citizens) living in a territory, as well as the relationship
between the people and the government.
Q 2 Who led the struggle
against white supremacy and apartheid in South Africa?
Ans. Nelson Mandela
Q 3 South Africa's white
government prosecuted Nelson Mandela for treason, sentencing him to life imprisonment
and was imprisoned in which of the most dreaded prisons in South Africa for
almost 28 years?
Ans. Robben Island
Q 4 Apartheid politics had
divided the people of South Africa into how many parts on the basis of the
color of their skin?
Ans. black and white
Q 5 The skin color of the
local people of South Africa is black. What is the share of those in the
population who were called 'blacks'?
Ans. three fourth
Q 6 Did black people have
the right to vote in South Africa?
Ans. No.
Q 7 Whose autobiography is
'The Long Walk to Freedom'?
Ans. Nelson Mandela
Q 8 When were discriminatory
laws withdrawn in South Africa and the ban on political parties and
restrictions on the media were lifted and Nelson Mandela was freed after being
imprisoned for 28 years.
Ans. at midnight on 26 April
1994
Q 9 When the new flag was
hoisted in the Republic of South Africa and it became a new democratic country
in the world?
Ans. at midnight on 26 April
1994
Q 10 Who became the first
President of the new South Africa?
Ans. Nelson Mandela
Q 11 Durban beach is a
geographical part of which country?
Ans. South Africa.
Q 12 Which country is
currently called "Rainbow Country"?
Ans. South Africa.
Q 13 Write the full name of
ANC.
Ans. African National
Congress (ANC)
Q 14 Who is the first Home
Minister of India, the leader of the Bardoli Kisan Satyagraha, the "Iron
Man of India" who played a decisive role in the merger of Indian princely
states and the first Deputy Prime Minister of India?
Ans. Vallabhbhai Jhavarbhai
Patel.
Q 15 Who was the member of
Indian Constitution Drafting Committee, poetess, writer and leading woman
leader and political activist of Congress, who later also became the Governor
of Uttar Pradesh?
Ans. Sarojini Naidu.
Q 16 Which member of the
Indian Constitution Drafting Committee was born in Saudi Arabia, who became an
educationist, writer and scholar of theology, scholar of Arabic language,
Congress leader who played a leading role in the national movement, opposed Muslim
separatist politics and later became India's first education minister?
Ans. Abul Kalam Azad.
Q 17 Which members of the
Drafting Committee of the Constitution of India became the Finance Minister in
the Union Cabinet?
Ans. TT Krishnamachari.
Q 18 Which member of the
Indian Constitution Drafting Committee was born in the state of Bihar in 1884,
who became a lawyer, prominent participant of Champaran Satyagraha, three times
Congress President and President of the Constituent Assembly and later the
first President of India?
Ans. Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
Q 19 Which member of the
Indian Constitution Draft Committee was born in 1903 in the state of Jharkhand,
who has been a sportsperson, educationist, first captain of the Indian hockey
team, founder president of Adivasi Mahasabha and later founder of Jharkhand
Party?
Ans. Jaipal Singh.
Q 20 Which member of the
Indian Constitution Drafting Committee was born in Bengal in 1887, who was the
Vice President of the Constituent Assembly, noted writer, educationist, Congress
leader, member of All India Christian Council and Bengal Legislative Assembly
and later Governor of Bengal?
Ans. HC Mukherjee.
Q 21 Which member of the
Indian Constitution Draft Committee was born in Andhra Pradesh in 1909, who has
been a lawyer, women's emancipation activist, founder of Andhra Mahila Sabha,
active Congress leader and later the founder chairman of the Central Social
Welfare Board?
Ans. Yes. Durgabai Deshmukh.
Q 22 Which member of the
Indian Constitution Drafting Committee was born in Haryana in 1901, a
successful entrepreneur, leader of the Panthaka Akali Party in the Punjab
Legislative Assembly, a Congress nominated member of the Constituent Assembly
and later Defense Minister in the Union Cabinet?
Ans. Baldev Singh.
Q 23 Which member of the
Indian Constitution Drafting Committee was born in Gujarat in 1887, who was
also a lawyer, historian, linguist, Gandhian Congress leader, founder of the
Swatantra Party and later a minister in the Union Cabinet?
Ans. Kanhaiyalal Maniklal
Munshi.
Q 24 Which member of the
Indian Constitution Draft Committee was born in West Bengal in 1901, who has
been an educationist, lawyer, active member of the Hindu Mahasabha, Minister of
Industries and Supplies in the Interim Government and later the founder of the Bharatiya
Jana Sangh?
Ans. Syama Prasad Mukherjee.
Q 25 Which member of the
Indian Constitution Drafting Committee was born in Madhya Pradesh in 1891, who
was the chairman of the drafting committee, social revolutionary thinker,
leading agitator against caste division and discrimination, founder of the
Republican Party of India and later Law Minister in the first government of
independent India?
Ans. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.
Q 26 Which member of the
Indian Constitution Drafting Committee was born in Uttar Pradesh in 1889, who
has been a lawyer, Congress leader, advocate of socialism, democracy and
anti-imperialism, Prime Minister of the Interim Government and later the first
Prime Minister of India?
Ans. Jawaharlal Nehru.
Q 27 Which member of the
Indian Constitution Drafting Committee was born in West Bengal in 1901, who has
also been a writer, editor, leader of the Communist Party of India and later a
member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly?
Ans. Somnath Lahiri.
Q 28 Who was the President
of the Indian National Congress in the year 1928?
Ans. Motilal Nehru.
Q 29 Where was the Congress
session held in the year 1931?
Ans. Karachi
Q 30 The provisions of which
law were adopted in the Indian Constitution almost as it is from the old
system?
Ans. Government of India Act
of 1935.
Q 31 What is the assembly of
elected people's representatives who work to write the huge document called the
constitution called?
Ans. constituent Assembly.
Q 32 When were the elections
for the Constituent Assembly of India held?
Ans. In July 1946.
Q 33 When was the first
meeting of the Constituent Assembly held?
Ans. December 1946
Q 34 When did India become
independent and the country was divided into two parts - India and Pakistan?
Ans. 15 August 1947
Q 35 What was the impact of the
Indo-Pak partition on the Constituent Assembly?
Ans. The Constituent
Assembly was also divided into two parts – the Constituent Assembly of India
and the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan.
Q 36 How many members were
there in the Constituent Assembly that wrote the Indian Constitution?
Ans. 299 members
Q 37 When did the
Constituent Assembly of India complete its work of constitution making? OR When
was the constitution of India prepared?
Ans. 26 November 1949
Q 38 How much time did it
take to prepare the Indian Constitution?
Ans. The Constituent
Assembly completed the Constitution of India in 2 years 11 months 18 days on 26
November 1949 and dedicated it to the nation.
Q 39 When did the Indian
Constitution come into force?
Ans. 26 January 1950
Q 40 Which day do we
celebrate every year on 26 January to remember the day of 26 January 1950?
Ans. Republic Day.
Q 41 What is Universal adult
franchise?
Ans. All citizens of 18
years of age and above have the right to vote.
Q 42 Some of you might be
surprised to find that there is not a big name in the list of makers of the
Indian Constitution, who were not members of the Constituent Assembly. But many
members of the Constituent Assembly were followers of his ideas and he himself
is considered the leader of the Indian freedom struggle. Who were they?
Ans. Mahatma Gandhi
Q 43 Who wrote the magazine
"Young India" (English language weekly newspaper) published in 1931?
Ans. Mahatma Gandhi
Q 44 Which country's
constitution was written on the principle of 'one person one vote'?
Ans. South Africa.
Q 45 Who gave the famous
speech in the Constituent Assembly at the midnight of 15 August 1947?
Ans. Jawaharlal Nehru
Q 46 Whose statement is
'tryst with destiny'?
Ans. Jawaharlal Nehru's.
Q 47 The first statement of
the constitution in which a country clearly states the basic values and
concepts of its constitution, what is it called?
Ans. preamble of the
constitution
Q 48 The inspiration of the
Preamble in the Indian Constitution has been taken from the constitution of
which country?
Ans. From the Preamble to
the US Constitution.
Q 49 What are the opening
words of the first line in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution?
Ans. We, the people of
India, to India...
Q 50 What is written in the
Preamble of the Indian Constitution?
Ans. We, the people of
India, having made India a sovereign, socialist,
To constitute a secular*
democratic republic and to secure to all its citizens social, economic and
political justice, freedom of thought, expression, belief, religion and
worship, equality of status and opportunity,
Resolved in this Constituent
Assembly to achieve the dignity of the individual and to promote among them the
fraternity that ensures the unity and integrity of the nation, this Constituent
Assembly this day, this day of November 26, 1949 AD (Miti Margashirsha Shukla
Saptami, Samvat Two Thousand Six Vikrami) do hereby adopt, enact and dedicate
to ourselves this Constitution.
Q 51 When were the words
"socialist" and "secular" added to the Preamble of the
Indian Constitution?
Ans. In 1976 by the 42nd
Constitutional Amendment.
Q 52 What is the system of
racial segregation and poor treatment of black people between 1948 and 1989 by
the government of South Africa called?
Ans. Apartheid
Q 53 What is the change made
in the constitution of a country by the supreme legislative body of that
country called?
Ans. constitutional
amendment
Q 54 What is the assembly of
people's representatives, which works to write the constitution, called?
Ans. constituent Assembly
Q 55 What is the initial
form of a legal document called?
Ans. Format
Q 56 What are the most basic
ideas that give direction to any thinking and work?
Ans. Visit
Q 57 What is the crime of
trying to overthrow the government of the country called?
Ans. treason
Q 58 Clause by clause
several rounds of intense discussion took place on the draft constitution. More
than two thousand amendments were considered. The members deliberated for 114
days over three years. Every document presented and every word spoken in the
Constituent Assembly has been recorded and preserved. What are they called?
Ans. 'Constituent Assembly
Debates'
Q 59 How many articles,
parts and schedules are there in the Indian Constitution at present?
Ans. At present there are
395 articles, 25 parts and 12 schedules in the Indian Constitution.
Q 60 What are the salient
features of the Indian Constitution?
Ans. World's most
comprehensive written constitution, flexible and rigid, mix of federalism and
unitary, single citizenship, parliamentary system, full sovereign state,
provision of independent judiciary, supremacy of constitution, election of head
of state democratically, provision of parliamentary sovereignty and secular
state, fundamental duties, policy directive principles and determined to
establish welfare state.
Q 61 Which country's
constitution is called the unwritten constitution?
Ans. to the constitution of
Britain.
Q 62 What are the sources of
Indian Constitution?
Ans.
Fundamental Rights from
the Constitution of the United States of America, Provision of the President as
the Head of State Executive and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Vice
President, Judicial Review, Supremacy of the Constitution, Independence of the
Judiciary, Elected President and his impeachment, Supreme and High Courts
Method of removal of judges and financial emergency
Parliamentary system from
the constitution of Britain, single citizenship, law-making process,
parliamentary system with the responsibility of ministers, provisions related
to Writ in the court
Directive Principles of
State Policy from the Constitution of Ireland, the system of the President's
Electoral College, the nomination of persons of repute in the field of
literature, art, science and social service by the President in the Rajya
Sabha.
Language of the Preamble
to the Constitution of Australia, provision of concurrent list, relation
between center and state and division of powers, parliamentary privileges
Provisions related to
emergency from the constitution of Germany (provisions related to restrictions
on fundamental rights at the time of emergency)
Federal features from the
Constitution of Canada, residuary powers to be passed by the Centre,
appointment of State Governors by the Centre, advisory adjudication of the
Supreme Court, election of members of the Rajya Sabha
Constitution of South
Africa provision of constitution amendment process, provision regarding
election of Rajya Sabha members
Provisions of Fundamental
Duties from the Constitution of the Soviet Union (Russia), Planning Commission,
provisions related to social, economic and political justice
Procedure established by
law from the Constitution of Japan
Provision of Directive
Principles in the context of social policies of the Constitution from the
Constitution of Switzerland
Republic system, ordinance
rules, regulation orders, ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity in the
preamble from the constitution of France
Note - The Indian
Constitution is also called "Bag of Borrowings".