SSC CGL 2016 : Indian Polity & Constitution Quiz

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1. A federal structure for India was first put forward by the :
1. Act of 1909
2. Act of 1919
3. Act of 1935
4. Act of 1947
2. Which of the following exercised the most profound influence in framing the Indian Constitution ?
   
1. British Cnstitution
2. US Constitution 
3. Irish Constitution
4. The Government of India Act, 1935
3. How does the Constitution of India describe India as ?
1. A federation of States and Union Territories
2. A Union of States
3. Bharatvarsh
4. A federated nation
4. The system of judicial review originated in 
1. India
2. Germany
3. Russia
4. U. S. A
5. Preventive detention means _________________
1. detention for interrogation
2. detention after interrogation
3. detention without interrogation
4. detention for cognizable offense
6. What was the basis for constituting the Constituent Assembly of India ?
1. The Resolution of the Indian National Congress
2. The Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
3. The Indian Independence Act, 1947
4. The resolutions of the Provincial / State Legislatures of the Dominion of India
7. From the Constitution of which country the provision of Federation was borrowed while framing the Constitution of India ?
1. USA
2. UK
3. Canada
4. Switzerland
8. Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly established in July 1946 ?
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2. K. M. Munshi
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Abdul Kalam Azad
9. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution ?
1. J. B. Kripalani
2. Rajendra Prasad
3. J. L. Nehru
4. B. R. Ambedkar
10. India is a republic because __________________
1. it is democratic country
2. it is a parliamentary democracy
3. the head of the state is elected for a definite period
4. all of these
11. Who was the Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly of India ?
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
3. Sir B. N. Rao
4. Shri K. M. Munshi
12. Which of the following countries has introduced "direct democracy" ?
1. Russia
2. India
3. France
4. Switzerland
13. Who was the President of the Republic of India who consistently described Indian Secularism as "Sarva Dharma Sambhav" ?
1. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
2. Dr. Zakir Hussai
3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
4. Gaini Zail Singh
14. Which of the following countries have an Unwritten Constitution ?
1. USA
2. UK
3. Pakistan
4. India
15. The Constitution of India was adopted on ?
1. 26 January 1950
2. 26 January 1949
3. 26 November 1949
4. 31st December 1949

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