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Indian Polity & Constitution Practice Test: Constitutional Development of India
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26 November 1949: The Constitution of India was passed and adopted by the assembly.

24 January 1950: Last meeting of Constituent Assembly. The Constitution was signed and accepted (with 395 Articles, 8 Schedules, and 22 Parts).

26 January 1950: The Constitution came into force.

Indian Polity & Constitution Practice Test: Constitutional Development of India
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1. Consider the following with reference to the provisions of ’Government of India Act, 1935’:
1. Establishment of an all-Indian Federation
2. Provincial autonomy, with a Government responsible to an elected Legislature
3. Redistribution of Provinces and the creation of two new provinces Which of these were embodied in the Government of India Act, 1935?
2. Which was not a member of Cabinet Mission ?
3. How many Sessions of the Indian Constituent Assembly were conducted for the formulation of Indian Constitution?
4. Which of the following was /were the main feature(s) of the Government of India Act, 1919?
1. Introduction of separate electorates for Muslims
2. Devolution of legislative authority by the centre
3. Expansion and reconstitution of Central and Provincial Legislatures. Select the correct answer using the codes given below: Codes
5. The Constitution of India came into force on
6. In which year did the Parliament adopt Indian Constitution?
7. Which of the following Acts was described by Jawaharlal Nehru as ‘Charter of Slavery’ ?
8. Assertion (A) : The Government of India Act, 1858 transferred the governance of India from the East India Company to the Crown. Reason (R) : The East India Company was unwilling to administer India any more. Codes
9. Who was the President of the National Planning Committee founded in 1938 on the insistence of Indian National Congress?
10. The Supreme Court of India was set up by the
11. Which of the following vested the Secretary of State for India with supreme control over the Government of India?
12. The Montague-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of
13. Two independent states of India and Pakistan were created by
14. The first attempt to introduce a representative and popular element in the governance of India was made through
15. Which of the following is correct?
16. The instrument of instructions contained in the Government of India Act, 1935 has been inco rporated in the Constitution of India in the year 1950 as
17. Match List-I (Act) with List-II (Largely based on) and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II
A. Indian Council Act, 1909 1.Mountbatten Plan
B. Government of India Act, 1919 2.Simon Commission Report and Joint Select Committee Recommendation
C. Government of India Act, 1935 3.Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
D. Indian Independence Act, 1947 4.Morley-Minto Reforms Codes A B C D
18. Which of the following acts introduced communal electorate in India?
19. Consider the following statements: with reference to the provisions of Morley-Minto Reform Act in the Colonial India
1. The Morley-Minto Reform Act raised the number of additional numbers of the Central Legislature.
2. It introduced the principle of communal representation in the Legislature.
3. It empowered the Legislation to discuss the budget and to move resolutions on it. Which of these statements are correct ?
20. In the Federation under the Act of 1935 residuary powers were given to the
21. Which of the following was the biggest source for the Constitution of India?
22. By virtue of which Act, Diarchy was introduced in India?
23. Diarchy was first introduced under
24. Consider the following statements: The objective of the Montague- Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 was
1. To give power to the local government
2. To establish dyarchy in the provinces
3. The extension of provincial government Which of these statements are correct ?
25. The first definite step to provide parliamentary control over East India Company was taken by