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1 Which body framed the Constitution of Independent India ?
A Drafting Committee
B Constituent Assembly
C Union Constitution Committee
D A Working Committee

Answer: Option [A]

The Constituent Assembly was responsible for framing the Constitution of India. It also acted as the main legislative body for the country from 1946 to 1950. It comprised elected representatives and nominated members of princely states.

2 The constituent Assembly was set up in :
A 1945
B 1946
C 1947
D 1949

Answer: Option [B]

The constituent Assembly was set up in 1946. The Constituent Assembly met for the first time on 9 December 1946, reassembling on 14 August 1947 as a sovereign body and successor to the British parliament's authority in India. As a result of the partition, under the Mountbatten plan, a separate Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was established on 3 June 1947.

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3 Who among the following was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution ?
A Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
B Sachidananda Sinha
C B.R. Ambedkar
D Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Answer: Option [C]

Dr. B.R.Ambedkar was the chairman of the drafting committee of the Indian Constitution. On 29 August 1947, the Constituent Assembly set up a Drafting Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar to prepare a Draft Constitution for India. While deliberating upon the draft Constitution, the Assembly moved, discussed and disposed of as many as 2,473 amendments out of a total of 7,635 tabled.

4 Who among the following was the president of the Constituent Assembly ?
A Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
C Lal Bahadur Shastri
D P. Upendra

Answer: Option [A]

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the president of the Constituent Assembly. Dr Sachidanand Sinha was the first president of the Constituent Assembly. Later, Dr Rajendra Prasad was elected its president.

5 The Constitution of India was adopted by the
A Governor General
B Constituent Assembly
C British Parliament
D None of these above

Answer: Option [B]

The Constitution of India was adopted by the constituent assembly. On 26 November 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted to the Constitution of India, and it came into effect on 26 January 1950.

6 Who among the following was the Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly ?
A B. R. Ambedkar
B Jawaharlal Nehru
C J. B. Kripalani
D Rajendra Prasad

Answer: Option [B]

The correct answer is B. R. Ambedkar. One of these committees, the Union Constitution Committee was headed by Jawahar Lal Nehru, the chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly.

7 Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution ?
A Jawaharlal Nehru
B B.R. Ambedkar
C B.N Rao
D Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: Option [A]

Jawaharlal Nehru proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution. It laid down the fundamentals, ideology, and philosophy of constitutional structure. It was adopted by Constituent Assembly. The Preamble is an introduction to the Constitution of India which contains the summary and essence of the objectives of the Constitution.

8 Who among the following was the Chairman of Steering Committee of the Constituent Assembly ?
A B. R. Ambedkar
B Rajendra Prasad
C J. B. Kripalani
D Tej Bahadur Sapru

Answer: Option [B]

Rajendra Prasad was the Chairman of Steering Committee of the Constituent Assembly. The Union Constituent Assembly appointed a number of committees to deal with different tasks of constitution-making

9 Who among the following was the Chairman of States Committee of the Constituent Assembly ?
A Rajendra Prasad
B Lal Bahadur Shastri
C Jawaharlal Nehru
D B.N. Rao

Answer: Option [C]

Jawaharlal Nehru was the Chairman of States Committee of the Constituent Assembly. The Constituent Assembly appointed a number of committees to deal with different tasks of constitution-making. Out of these, eight were major committees and the others were minor committees.

10 Who among the following was the Chairman of Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee of the Constituent Assembly ?
A J.B. Kripalani
B Rajendra Prasad
C B.R. Ambedkar
D Gopinath Bardoloi

Answer: Option [A]

J.B. Kripalani was the Chairman of Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee of the Constituent Assembly.

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