History Quiz, 1 October 2018

Consider the following statements regarding the framing of Indian Constitution:

I. The Indian Constitution, which came into effect on 26 January 1950, has the dubious distinction of being the longest in the world.

II. The Constitution of India was framed between December 1946 and December 1949. During this time its drafts were discussed clause by clause in

the Constituent Assembly of India.

III. While framing of the Indian Constitution, the Constituent Assembly held eleven sessions, with sittings spread over 165 days.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the making of the Constituent Assembly:

I.The members of the Constituent Assembly were not elected on the basis of universal franchise.

II.The Constituent Assembly that came into being was equally represented by the Congress and the Muslim League.

III.The Congress swept the general seats in the provincial elections held in the winter of 1945-46, and the Muslim League captured most of the reserved Muslim seats.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

Which of the following statements is incorrect about the discussions within the Constituent Assembly?

Who among the following had moved the crucial “Objectives Resolution”?

Who among the following had moved the resolution proposing that the National Flag of India be a “horizontal tricolour of saffron, white and dark green in equal proportion”, with a wheel in navy blue at the centre?

Who was the President of Constituent Assembly?

Which among the following is not a scheduled language of India as per the ‘Eighth Schedule’?

In which of the following schedule of the Indian Constitution have mentioned the scheduled languages of India?

Who among the following had not opposed the ‘Idea of separate electorate’?

Who among the following had made a powerful plea for continuing separate electorates?