INDIAN CONSTITUTION 1. Who is the person fondly known as the Chief Architect of the Indian Constitution? (a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (c) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Sri M. K. Gandhi 2. First attempt in world to constitute a Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution was made by (a) Russia (b) France (c) Britain (d) America 3. The first attempt by Indians to write a Constitution to India was done by a Committee headed by Motilal Nehru, which is known as (a) Swaraj Report (b) Nehru Report (c) The White Paper (d) None of these 4. The idea of the Constitution of India was flashed for the first time by (a) B. R. Ambedkar (b) M. N. Roy (c) M. K. Gandhi (d) None of these
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INDIAN CONSTITUTION 5. The plan of setting up of a Constituent Assembly to draw up the future Constitution for India was given by (a) The Cabinet Mission Plan (b) Independence Act, 1947 (c) Wavell Plan (d) None of these 6. The members of the Constituent Assembly were (a) Elected by Provincial Assemblies (b) Elected directly by the people (c) Nominated by the Government (d) Represented by the Princely States 7. Which of the following word was added into the Preamble of the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976? (a) Federal (b) Sovereign (c) Socialist (d) Republic
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INDIAN CONSTITUTION 8. From which Constitution was a concept of a 5-year plan borrowed into our Constitution? (a) Ireland (b) USA (c) UK (d) USSR 9. The procedure of Amendment to the Constitution is borrowed from the Constitution of (a) USA (b) South Africa (c) Australia (d) Britain 10. Which country is the best example for the Federal and Unitary Governments? (a) America and Britain (b) Britain and America (c) India and Russia (d) Canada and Australia 11. Which of the following is not a Democratic Institution of the Rig Vedic era? (a) Vidatha (b) Samithi (c) Grama (d) Sabha
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INDIAN CONSTITUTION 12. During Medieval India, which kings first established Local Self Government? (a) Nolambas (b) Pallavas (c) Rayas of Vijayanagara (d) Cholas 13. The East India Company was established in the year (a) 1857 (b) 1600 (c) 1755 (d) 1873 14. Which Charter empowered the British Governors of Presidencies to make Bye-Laws, Rules, Regulations in conformity with the British laws? (a) Charter of 1726 (b) Charter of 1683 (c) Charter of 1677 (d) Charter of 1600
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INDIAN CONSTITUTION 15. Who started Dual Government in Bengal? (a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Warren Hastings (c) Robert Clive (d) Lord Dalhousie 16. Who is the first Governor General of Bengal? (a) Lord Cubbon (b) Lord Cornwallis (c) Lord Hastings (d) Warren Hastings 17. Which is the first written document in the Constitutional History of India? (a) The Regulating Act, 1773 (b) The Pitts India Act, 1784 (c) The Charter Act of 1793 (d) The Charter Act of 1813 18. Which Act created for the first time in India Government of India? (a) Charter Act of 1813 (b) Charter Act of 1833 (c) Charter Act of 1793 (d) The Act of 1786
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INDIAN CONSTITUTION 19. Which Act created for the first The Supreme Court? (a) The Act of 1786 (b) The Pitts India Act, 1784 (c) The Amending Act, 1781 (d) The Regulating Act, 1773 20. First Law Commission was appointed in India for codification of laws under the Chairmanship of (a) Lord Sinha (b) Lord Hastings (c) Lord Macaulay (d) Lord Wellesley 21. Which Act made the beginning of a Parliamentary System in India? (a) Charter Act of 1853 (b) Charter Act of 1833 (c) Charter Act of 1813 (d) The Act of 1786 22. Under which of the following Act, the Crown of England took the affairs of the Government of India into its own hands? (a) Government of India Act, 1935 (b) Government of India Act, 1858 (c) Indian Councils Act, 1861 (d) Indian Councils Act, 1909
Sanidad vs. Comelec G.R. No. L-44640 October 12, 1976 Petitioners: Pablo C. Sanidad, Pablito V. Sanidad Respondents: Honorable Commission On Elections and Honorable National Treasurer Facts