CHAPTER 10: THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA — AN INTRODUCTION
1. What is a constitution?
A. A document that lays down the basic principles and laws of a nation
B. A list of all government employees
C. A record of a country’s trade activities
D. A collection of historical stories
Answer: A. A document that lays down the basic principles and laws of a nation
2. On which date did the Constitution of India come into effect?
A. 15 August 1947
B. 26 November 1949
C. 26 January 1950
D. 2 October 1950
Answer: C. 26 January 1950
3. Why do we celebrate Republic Day on 26 January?
A. The Constituent Assembly was first formed on that date.
B. The Constitution of India came into effect on that date.
C. India became independent on that date.
D. The Drafting Committee was appointed on that date.
Answer: B. The Constitution of India came into effect on that date.
4. Where is the original Constitution of India carefully preserved?
A. In a helium-filled glass case in Parliament
B. In the Supreme Court library only
C. In the National Museum in Mumbai
D. In the Prime Minister’s residence
Answer: A. In a helium-filled glass case in Parliament
5. Which gas is used to help preserve the original Constitution?
A. Oxygen
B. Hydrogen
C. Helium
D. Nitrogen
Answer: C. Helium
6. Which three organs of government are described in the Constitution?
A. Legislature, executive and judiciary
B. Police, army and navy
C. Schools, courts and hospitals
D. Parliament, universities and banks
Answer: A. Legislature, executive and judiciary
7. What is one important purpose of checks and balances among the three organs of government?
A. To ensure fairness, responsibility and accountability
B. To give unlimited power to one organ
C. To prevent citizens from questioning the government
D. To remove the need for laws
Answer: A. To ensure fairness, responsibility and accountability
8. Which of the following is included in the Constitution?
A. Rights and duties of citizens
B. Personal diaries of every citizen
C. A list of all private businesses
D. Rules for every family household
Answer: A. Rights and duties of citizens
9. In the chapter’s kabaddi example, what helped settle the dispute between the two teams?
A. The referee’s official rulebook
B. A vote by the audience
C. The decision of the winning team’s coach alone
D. A new rule invented during the match
Answer: A. The referee’s official rulebook
10. What is the Constitution compared to in the chapter?
A. A rulebook for the country
B. A map of every village
C. A textbook about sports
D. A list of government buildings
Answer: A. A rulebook for the country
11. How many parts and schedules does the Constitution of India have, according to the chapter?
A. 22 parts and 8 schedules
B. 25 parts and 12 schedules
C. 30 parts and 10 schedules
D. 12 parts and 25 schedules
Answer: B. 25 parts and 12 schedules
12. How many parts and schedules did the Constitution originally have when it came into effect?
A. 22 parts and 8 schedules
B. 25 parts and 12 schedules
C. 20 parts and 10 schedules
D. 12 parts and 22 schedules
Answer: A. 22 parts and 8 schedules
13. What is the main purpose of the basic rules and principles in a constitution?
A. To determine the type, formation and functioning of government
B. To decide the hobbies of citizens
C. To control every personal choice of citizens
D. To replace all cultural traditions
Answer: A. To determine the type, formation and functioning of government
14. Which values are mentioned as forming the basis of constitutional laws and principles?
A. Equality, justice, fraternity, pluralism and freedom
B. Wealth, power, conquest and privilege
C. Competition, punishment and secrecy
D. Hereditary rule and social division
Answer: A. Equality, justice, fraternity, pluralism and freedom
15. Why was it necessary to plan how India would govern itself during the freedom struggle?
A. India needed rules and principles for governing an independent, diverse country.
B. India wanted to restore British rule.
C. India wanted to abolish every form of government.
D. India needed to create a single language for all citizens.
Answer: A. India needed rules and principles for governing an independent, diverse country.
16. In which year was the Constituent Assembly formed?
A. 1935
B. 1942
C. 1946
D. 1950
Answer: C. 1946
17. How many members did the Constituent Assembly initially have?
A. 299
B. 389
C. 250
D. 500
Answer: B. 389
18. How many members remained in the Constituent Assembly after Partition, according to the chapter?
A. 299
B. 389
C. 250
D. 150
Answer: A. 299
19. How many women were members of the Constituent Assembly, according to the chapter?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 15
D. 25
Answer: C. 15
20. On which date was the Constituent Assembly formed?
A. 9 December 1946
B. 15 August 1947
C. 26 November 1949
D. 26 January 1950
Answer: A. 9 December 1946
21. Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly?
A. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Dr. Sachidananda Sinha
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
22. Who chaired the Drafting Committee that prepared the initial text of the Constitution?
A. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Dr. Sachidananda Sinha
Answer: A. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
23. On which date was the Constitution of India adopted?
A. 9 December 1946
B. 15 August 1947
C. 26 November 1949
D. 26 January 1950
Answer: C. 26 November 1949
24. Approximately how long did the Constituent Assembly take to develop and write the Constitution?
A. Six months
B. One year
C. Almost three years
D. Ten years
Answer: C. Almost three years
25. Which three broad influences shaped the Constitution of India?
A. The freedom movement, India’s civilisational heritage and useful ideas from other countries
B. Only British laws
C. Only ancient Indian texts
D. Only the economic policies of other countries
Answer: A. The freedom movement, India’s civilisational heritage and useful ideas from other countries
26. Which values of the Indian freedom struggle were incorporated into the Constitution?
A. Equality, justice, freedom and fraternity
B. Hereditary privilege and absolute power
C. Social discrimination and inequality
D. Military rule and censorship
Answer: A. Equality, justice, freedom and fraternity
27. Which idea from India’s civilisational heritage means “the world is one family”?
A. Sarve bhavantu sukhinah
B. Vasudhaiva kutumbakam
C. Rajadharma
D. Saptānga
Answer: B. Vasudhaiva kutumbakam
28. What does “sarve bhavantu sukhinah” express in the chapter?
A. An invocation for the well-being of all creatures
B. A demand for military expansion
C. A rule about collecting taxes
D. A principle of hereditary succession
Answer: A. An invocation for the well-being of all creatures
29. Which constitutional feature reflects the emphasis on the duties and role of people in governance in India’s heritage?
A. Fundamental Duties
B. Foreign trade agreements
C. Private property registers
D. Election posters
Answer: A. Fundamental Duties
30. From which country’s Constitution were the ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity adopted?
A. France
B. Ireland
C. Australia
D. United Kingdom
Answer: A. France
31. Which country’s Constitution inspired the Directive Principles of State Policy?
A. Ireland
B. France
C. United States of America
D. Australia
Answer: A. Ireland
32. Which country’s Constitution helped shape the concept of an independent judiciary?
A. United States of America
B. France
C. Ireland
D. Australia
Answer: A. United States of America
33. What does the legislature do?
A. Makes laws
B. Implements laws
C. Decides every court case
D. Conducts all school examinations
Answer: A. Makes laws
34. Which organ of government implements laws?
A. Legislature
B. Executive
C. Judiciary
D. Election Commission
Answer: B. Executive
35. What is the role of the judiciary?
A. To ensure laws are consistent with the Constitution and decide legal disputes
B. To make every law without a legislature
C. To implement all government policies directly
D. To elect the Prime Minister
Answer: A. To ensure laws are consistent with the Constitution and decide legal disputes
36. Which three levels form India’s system of government?
A. Central, state and local
B. Village, district and international
C. Legislative, military and judicial
D. Rural, urban and foreign
Answer: A. Central, state and local
37. What are Directive Principles of State Policy?
A. Guidelines and goals that the government should try to achieve
B. Rights that can always be enforced directly in court in the same way as Fundamental Rights
C. Rules that apply only to private businesses
D. Instructions that remove the need for elections
Answer: A. Guidelines and goals that the government should try to achieve
38. What is an important difference between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles?
A. Fundamental Rights can be enforced through courts, while Directive Principles are guiding goals for government.
B. Directive Principles are always enforceable in court, while Fundamental Rights are not.
C. Both apply only to government employees.
D. Neither is mentioned in the Constitution.
Answer: A. Fundamental Rights can be enforced through courts, while Directive Principles are guiding goals for government.
39. Which Article is associated with equality before the law in the chapter?
A. Article 14
B. Article 21-A
C. Article 41
D. Article 48-A
Answer: A. Article 14
40. Which Article is associated with the right to education in the chapter?
A. Article 14
B. Article 21-A
C. Article 44
D. Article 49
Answer: B. Article 21-A
41. Which of the following is listed as a Fundamental Duty?
A. To value and preserve India’s rich cultural heritage
B. To ignore the Constitution
C. To prevent others from exercising their rights
D. To damage forests and wildlife
Answer: A. To value and preserve India’s rich cultural heritage
42. Which Article is associated with the protection of the environment and wildlife in the chapter’s infographic?
A. Article 38
B. Article 44
C. Article 48-A
D. Article 49
Answer: C. Article 48-A
43. In which year was Part IV-A, containing Fundamental Duties, added to the Constitution?
A. 1950
B. 1962
C. 1976
D. 1992
Answer: C. 1976
44. What is a constitutional amendment?
A. A change made to the Constitution through the prescribed process
B. An ordinary speech delivered in Parliament
C. A decision made by any individual without procedure
D. A new textbook chapter
Answer: A. A change made to the Constitution through the prescribed process
45. In which year was the Panchayati Raj System integrated into the Constitution through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act?
A. 1950
B. 1976
C. 1992
D. 2004
Answer: C. 1992
46. Who handwrote the text of the Constitution of India?
A. Prem Behari Narain Raizada
B. Nandalal Bose
C. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: A. Prem Behari Narain Raizada
47. Who led the team that illustrated the pages of the Constitution?
A. Nandalal Bose
B. Prem Behari Narain Raizada
C. Dr. Sachidananda Sinha
D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: A. Nandalal Bose
48. What is the Preamble of the Constitution?
A. The introductory statement expressing the Constitution’s guiding values and ideals
B. A list of all government employees
C. A record of every law passed by Parliament
D. A list of all states and their capitals
Answer: A. The introductory statement expressing the Constitution’s guiding values and ideals
49. Which two terms were added to the Preamble through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment in 1976?
A. Socialist and Secular
B. Justice and Liberty
C. Equality and Fraternity
D. Sovereign and Republic
Answer: A. Socialist and Secular
50. Why is the Constitution of India described as a living document?
A. It can be amended through a prescribed process to respond to the country’s changing needs.
B. It can never be changed under any circumstances.
C. It contains only historical stories.
D. It applies only to the people who wrote it.
Answer: A. It can be amended through a prescribed process to respond to the country’s changing needs.
