The Indian Constitution is the supreme law of India. It was adopted on November 26, 1949, and came into effect on January 26, 1950. It is the longest-written constitution in the world and has 448 articles in 25 parts, 12 schedules, and 5 appendices. The Constitution declares India as a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic and provides for a federal system of government with a parliamentary form of democracy. The Constitution guarantees fundamental rights to all citizens, such as the right to equality, freedom of speech and expression, freedom of religion, and the right to life and liberty. It also provides for the protection of minority rights and cultural and educational rights. The Constitution also outlines the duties and responsibilities of citizens.
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Q : How much time did it take for the Constituent Assembly to frame the entire Indian Constitution?
(A) 2 years 7 months 23 days
(B) 2 years 11 months 18 days
(C) 2 years 11 months 14 days
(D) 2 years 11 months 23 days
Who among the following is competent to notify the limits of a municipality in a state?
(A) Governor of the concerned state
(B) President of India
(C) Chief Minister of the concerned state
(D) State Legislature
Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?
(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(B) B. N. Rao
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
The correct answer is Jawaharlal Nehru. Jawaharlal Nehru proposed the creation of the Preamble before the drafting committee of the Constitution and then it was adopted by the Constituent Assembly. It laid down the ideologies, fundamentals, and philosophy behind the Constitutional structure.
How many articles and schedules were there in the constitution finally passed by the Constituent Assembly?
(A) 375 Articles, 7 Schedules
(B) 387 Articles, 7 Schedules
(C) 395 Articles, 8 Schedules
(D) 395 Articles, 10 Schedules
In its final form, the Draft Constitution contains 395 articles and 8 Schedules. The total number of amendments to the Draft Constitution tabled was approximately 7,635. Of them, the total number of amendments actually moved in the house were 2,473.
What was the number of members in the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
(A) 5
(B) 7
(C) 9
(D) 11
In which case did the Supreme Court propound the principle of the basic structure of the constitution?
(A) Balwant Rai Mehta Vs. State of Punjab
(B) Ashok Mehta vs. State of Kerala
(C) Kesavananda Bharati Vs. State of Kerala
(D) None of these
It was the Kesavananda Bharati case that brought this doctrine into the limelight. It held that the “basic structure of the Indian Constitution could not be abrogated even by a constitutional amendment”. The judgement listed some basic structures of the constitution as: Supremacy of the Constitution.
Write the name of the members of the Constituent Assembly by which the Constitution of India was enacted.
(A) Nominated by the Governor General
(B) Nominated by political parties
(C) Nominated by the Legislative Assemblies of various provinces
(D) People
The Constituent Assembly took almost three years (two years, eleven months and seventeen days to be precise) 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. Of these, 114 days were spent on the consideration of the Draft Constitution. As to its composition, members were chosen by indirect election by the members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies, according to the scheme recommended by the Cabinet Mission. The arrangement was: 292 members were elected through the Provincial Legislative Assemblies 93 members represented the Indian Princely States; and 4 members represented the Chief Commissioners' Provinces. The total membership of the Assembly thus was to be 389. However, as a result of the partition under the Mountbatten Plan of 3 June 1947, a separate Constituent Assembly was set up for Pakistan, and representatives of some Provinces ceased to be members of the Assembly. As a result, the membership of the Assembly was reduced to 299.
Who presented the Objective Resolution in the Constituent Assembly?
(A) Satchidanand Sinha
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(D) Acharya J. B. kriplani
In which schedule of the constitution the details regarding the disqualification of elected members on the basis of defection are given?
(A) 8th
(B) 9th
(C) 10th
(D) 11th
The Tenth Schedule was inserted in the Constitution in 1985 by the 52nd Amendment Act.
It deals with the Anti defection law i.e, provisions as to disqualification on the ground of defection.
Decision on questions as to disqualification on the ground of detection:-
If any question arises as to whether a member of a House has become subject to disqualification under this Schedule, the question shall be referred for the decision of the Chairman or, as the case may be, the Speaker of such House and his decision shall be final Provided that where the question which has arisen is as to whether the Chairman or the Speaker of a House has become subject to such disqualification, the question shall be referred for the decision of such member of the House as the House may elect in this behalf and his decision shall be final.
Who among the following first presented the idea of a Constituent Assembly for the creation of a Constituent Assembly for India?
(A) Swaraj Party 1924
(B) Congress Party 1936
(C) Muslim League in 1942
(D) All Party Conference 1946
The idea of a constituent assembly was first proposed in 1934 by M.N. Roy. However, the actual constituent assembly was formed in 1946 on the basis of the cabinet mission plan.
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