SRBSGCIC20A
SETH RAM BAHADUR SINGH GUJARATI COLLEGE, KOCHI
INTERNAL EXAMINATION FEB 2025
Course: BBA (HONS) Batch: 2024
Semester: II Academic Year: 2024-25
MG2VACBBA100 –CODE & SUBJECT - INDIAN CONSTITUTION
Time:1hr Max.Mark:35
Answer all Multiple-Choice Questions (one mark each)
1. Who is known as Father of Indian Constitution?
A) Mahatma Gandhi B) B.R. Ambedkar C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Sardar Patel
2. When was the Constituent Assembly of India formed?
A) 1945 B) 1946 C) 1947 D) 1949
3. How many members initially constituted the Constituent Assembly?
A) 299 B) 389 C) 250 D) 400
4. When was the Constitution of India adopted?
A) 15th August 1947 B) 26th January 1950 C) 26th November 1949 D) 2nd October 1950
5. When did the Indian Constitution come into effect?
A) 15th August 1947 B) 26th November 1949 C) 26th January 1950 D) 2nd October 1950
6. Who was the chairman of the Drafting Committee?
A) Rajendra Prasad B) B.R. Ambedkar C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Sardar Patel
7. Which act served as the basis for the Indian Constitution?
A) Government of India Act, 1919 B) Government of India Act, 1935 C) Indian Independence
Act, 1947 D) None of the above
8. How many schedules were there in the original Indian Constitution?
A) 8 B) 10 C) 12 D) 14
9. Which was the last princely state to join India?
A) Junagadh B) Hyderabad C) Jammu & Kashmir D) Sikkim
10. Who was the first President of independent India?
A) B.R. Ambedkar B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Sardar Patel
11. The Indian Constitution was influenced by which country’s Constitution in its Directive
Principles of State Policy?
A) USA B) Ireland C) Britain D) France
12. The idea of the Preamble was borrowed from which country?
A) USA B) UK C) Canada D) Australia
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13. How many articles were there in the original Constitution?
A) 365 B) 395 C) 400 D) 450
14. Which among the following words was added to the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment?
A) Sovereign B) Secular C) Republic D) Socialist
15. Who was the Prime Minister of the interim government before independence?
A) Sardar Patel B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) C. Rajagopalachari D) Mahatma Gandhi
16. How long did the Constituent Assembly take to frame the Indian Constitution?
A) 1 year 10 months 18 days B) 2 years 11 months 18 days C) 3 years 2 months 5 days D) 4 years
17. From which country's Constitution was the concept of Fundamental Rights borrowed?
A) Britain B) USA C) Germany D) France
18. Who proposed the Objective Resolution in the Constituent Assembly?
A) B.R. Ambedkar B) Rajendra Prasad C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Sardar Patel
19. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with Fundamental Rights?
A) Part I B) Part II C) Part III D) Part IV
20. The concept of the President of India as a nominal executive was borrowed from which country?
A) UK B) USA C) Canada D) Australia
21. What is the significance of the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?
A) It is just a decorative introduction B) It is not a part of the Constitution C) It states the
objectives and philosophy of the Constitution D) It provides legal definitions of fundamental
rights
22. The Preamble declares India as a __________.
A) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic B) Sovereign, Secular, Democratic,
Republic C) Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic D) Sovereign, Democratic, Republic
23. Which amendment added the words ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ to the Preamble?
A) 42nd Amendment, 1976 B) 44th Amendment, 1978 C) 73rd Amendment, 1992 D) 1st
Amendment, 1951
24. The idea of the Preamble of the Indian Constitution was inspired by the Constitution of which
country?
A) USA B) UK C) Canada D) France
25. Who drafted the Preamble of the Indian Constitution?
A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Sardar Patel
26. The Preamble mentions which form of justice?
A) Social B) Economic C) Political D) All of the above
27. Which of the following words is NOT mentioned in the Preamble?
A) Liberty B) Equality C) Fraternity D) Federalism
28. The term ‘Republic’ in the Preamble means:
A) India has a king as the head of state B) The President of India is elected C) India has no
sovereignty D) Parliament is supreme
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29. The Preamble was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on:
A) 26th November 1949 B) 15th August 1947 C) 26th January 1950 D) 2nd October 1947
30. The Preamble ensures the dignity of the individual and unity and integrity of the:
A) Nation B) Government C) Constitution D) Parliament
31. In which case did the Supreme Court rule that the Preamble is a part of the Constitution?
A) A.K. Gopalan Case B) Kesavananda Bharati Case C) Golaknath Case D) Minerva Mills Case
32. The word ‘Sovereign’ in the Preamble means:
A) India is a colony of another country B) India is independent in its internal and external matters
C) India follows the US Constitution D) India is dependent on the UN for governance
33. Which part of the Indian Constitution is called its ‘soul’ or ‘key’?
A) Fundamental Rights B) Directive Principles C) Preamble D) Citizenship
34. Who called the Preamble the ‘Identity Card of the Constitution’?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) B.R. Ambedkar C) N.A. Palkhivala D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
35. How many times has the Preamble been amended?
A) Once B) Twice C) Three times D) Never
(1x35=35 marks)
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