MCQS ON INDIAN CONSTITUTION SET 1

1. Who was the chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

c) Jawaharlal Nehru

d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

2. When did the Constituent Assembly convene for the first time?

a) January 26, 1947

b) December 9, 1946

c) August 15, 1947

d) January 30, 1948

3. How many members were there in the Constituent Assembly?

a) 350

b) 389

c) 435

d) 500

4. Who was the chairman of the drafting committee of the Indian Constitution?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) B.R. Ambedkar

c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

5. Who proposed the idea of a Constituent Assembly to draft the Indian Constitution?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

d) M.N. Roy

6. Who was the first president of India?

a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

d) B.R. Ambedkar

7. Who moved the famous Objective Resolution in the Constituent Assembly?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

c) B.R. Ambedkar

d) Dr. Rajendra Pra

8. What was the objective of the Constituent Assembly?

a) To draft a new constitution for India

b) To amend the Government of India Act 1935

c) To make India a republic

d) To declare India's independence from British rule

9. How long did it take for the Constituent Assembly to finalize the Indian Constitution?

a) 1 year

b) 2 years

c) 3 years

d) 4 years

10. Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

c) B.R. Ambedkar

d) Jawaharlal Nehru

11. Who was the first person to propose the idea of a federal structure in the Indian Constitution?

a) B.R. Ambedkar

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

d) K.M. Munshi

12. What was the role of the drafting committee in the Constituent Assembly?

a) To draft the entire Constitution

b) To review and finalize the draft Constitution

c) To propose amendments to the draft Constitution

d) To prepare a report on the progress of the Constitution-making process

13. Who among the following was known as the "Father of the Indian Constitution"?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) B.R. Ambedkar

d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

14. Which article of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to equality?

a) Article 14

b) Article 15

c) Article 16

d) Article 17

15. Who moved the resolution for the adoption of the Indian Constitution in the Constituent Assembly?

a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) B.R. Ambedkar

d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

16. Which of the following is not a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution?

a) Right to equality

b) Right to freedom of speech and expression

c) Right to property

d) Right to education

17. Who among the following was the first female president of the Constituent Assembly?

a) Sarojini Naidu

b) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

c) Sucheta Kripalani

d) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

18. Which article of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to freedom of religion?

a) Article 25

b) Article 26

c) Article 27

d) Article 28

19. Who among the following was not a member of the drafting committee of the Indian Constitution?

a) B.R. Ambedkar

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

d) All of the above were members of the drafting committee

20. Which article of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to education?

a) Article 21

b) Article 45

c) Article 51A

d) None of the above

21. Who among the following was known as the "Socrates of India"?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

c) B.R. Ambedkar

d) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

22. Which article of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to life and personal liberty?

a) Article 19

b) Article 21

c) Article 25

d) Article 32

23. Who among the following was the chairman of the minority rights sub-committee of the Constituent Assembly?

a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

b) B.R. Ambedkar

c) Jawaharlal Nehru

d) H.C. Mukherjee

24. Which article of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to freedom of speech and expression?

a) Article 19

b) Article 21

c) Article 25

d) Article 32

25. Who moved the amendment to the Indian Constitution to include the word "socialist" and "secular" in the preamble?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Indira Gandhi

c) B.R. Ambedkar

d) Rajiv Gandhi

26. Who among the following was the chairman of the drafting committee of the Indian Constitution?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

c) B.R. Ambedkar

d) Rajendra Prasad

27. Which article of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to constitutional remedies?

a) Article 32

b) Article 33

c) Article 34

d) Article 35

28. Who among the following was the chairman of the sub-committee on fundamental rights of the Constituent Assembly?

a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) B.R. Ambedkar

d) Rajendra Prasad

29. Which article of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to equality before the law and equal protection of the law?

a) Article 14

b) Article 15

c) Article 16

d) Article 17

30. Who among the following was the first president of independent India?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Answer Keys: 

1. d) C. Rajagopalachari

2. c) 1947

3. b) 299

4. a) Jawaharlal Nehru

5. b) Preamble

6. a) Fundamental Rights

7. c) Lok Sabha

8. d) 11 months, 18 days

9. b) 389

10. c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

11. b) 1950

12. a) Fundamental Duties

13. c) B.R. Ambedkar

14. a) Article 14

15. a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

16. c) Right to property

17. a) Sarojini Naidu

18. a) Article 25

19. b) Jawaharlal Nehru

20. b) Article 45

21. d) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

22. b) Article 21

23. d) H.C. Mukherjee

24. a) Article 19

25. b) Indira Gandhi

26. c) B.R. Ambedkar

27. a) Article 32

28. c) B.R. Ambedkar

29. a) Article 14

30. b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad