1. In which of the following Acts, the provision was made for the
establishment of Supreme Court at Calcutta? [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]
 (A) Regulating Act, 1773
 (B) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
 (C) Charter Act, 1813
 (D) Charter Act, 1833

 2. By which one of the following Acts was the Federal Court in India created? [UPPCS (Pre) 2014]
 (A) Indian Council Act, 1861
 (B) Government of India Act, 1909
 (C) Government of India Act, 1919
 (D) Government of India Act, 1935

 3. Which Act of British Parliament abolished the East India Company monopoly over trade in India? [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2016]
 (A) Regulating Act
 (B) Pitt’s India Act
 (C) Charter Act of 1813
 (D) None of the above

 4. By which of the following Act,Legislative Council of India received the power to discuss the budget? [UPPCS (Pre) 2003]
 (A) Indian Council Act, 1861
 (B) Indian Council Act, 1892
 (C) Indian Council Act, 1909
 (D) Indian Council Act, 1919

 5. The Federal Court of India was established in which of the following year? [UPPCS (Mains) 2015]
 (A) 1935
(B) 1937
 (C) 1946
(D) 1947

 6. In the context of Indian history, the principle of ‘Dyarchy (diarchy)’ refers to [IAS (Pre) 2017]
 (A) Division of the central legisla-ture into two houses
 (B) Indtroduction of double gov-ernment i.e., Central and State Governments
 (C) Having two sets of rulers; one in London and another in Delhi
 (D) Division of the subjects delegated to the provinces into two categories

 7. Under which of the following Acts, Dyarchy was introduced at Central level? [UPPCS (Pre) 2008]
 (A) Act of 1909
 (B) Government of India Act, 1919
 (C) Government of India Act, 1935
 (D) Indian Independence Act, 1947

 8. Which of the following Acts set up Dyarchy System at the central level? [UPPSC (RI) 2014]
 (A) Government of India Act, 1935
 (B) Government of India Act, 1919
 (C) Indian Councils Act, 1909
 (D) Indian Councils Act, 1892

 9. The Act of 1909 was associated with [MPPCS (Pre) 2017]
 (A) Introduction of separate electorate
 (B) Decentralization
 (C) Dyarchy
 (D) Legislative Councils

 10. Which of the following Acts intro- duced the ‘Principle of Constitu- tional Autocracy’? [MPPCS (Pre) 2017]
 (A) The Indian Councils Act of 1909
 (B) The Government of India Act of 1919
 (C) The Government of India Act of 1935
 (D) The Indian Independence Act of 1947

 11. The Indian Legislature was made bi-cameral for the first time by [UPPCS (Mains) 2008]
 (A) Indian Council Act of 1892
 (B) Indian Council Act of 1909
 (C) The Government of India Act of 1919
 (D) The Government of India Act of 1935

 12. Which of the following Acts introduced a bi-cameral legislature at the Centre? [MPPCS (Pre) 2013]
 (A) 1961 Act
 (B) 1917 Act
 (C) 1919 Act
 (D) 1915 Act

 13. The power of the President to issue ordinance is a relic of [UPPCS (Mains) 2008]
 (A) G.O.I. Act, 1919
 (B) G.O.I. Act, 1935
 (C) G.O.I. Act, 1909
 (D) Indian Independence Act, 1947

 14. Which Act for the first time made it possible for Indians to take some share in the administration of their country? [UPPCS (Pre) 2012]
 (A) Charter Act, 1833
 (B) Charter Act, 1853
 (C) Government of India Act, 1858
 (D) Indian Councils Act, 1861

 15. The distribution of power between Centre and States as in the Constitution of India is based on which of the following plans? [IAS (Pre) 2012]
 (A) Morely-Minto Reform, 1909
 (B) Montagu-Chelmsford Reform,1919
 (C) Government of India Act, 1935
 (D) Indian Independence Act, 1947

 16. A ‘Federal System’ and ‘diarchy’ at the ‘Centre’ was introduced in India by [UPPCS (Mains) 2013]
 (A) The Act of 1909
 (B) The Act of 1919
 (C) The Act of 1935
 (D) None of the above

17. The provision for the establishment of All India Federation was included in the [UPPCS (Mains) 2012]
 (A) Government of India Act, 1935
 (B) August Offer, 1940
 (C) Government of India Act, 1919
 (D) Cabinet Mission Proposal, 1946

 18. Which one of the following Acts provided for a federal polity in India? [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2010]
 (A) Government of India Act, 1909
 (B) Government of India Act, 1919
 (C) Government of India Act, 1935
 (D) India Independence Act, 1947

 19. In the Federation established under the Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the [UPPCS (Mains) 2008]
 (A) Federal Legislature
 (B) Provincial Legislature
 (C) Governor-General
 (D) Provincial Governor

 20. Which one of the following is not an important and permanent constituent in the Constitutional History of India as adopted in the Government of India Act, 1935? [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]
 (A) A written Constitution for the country
 (B) Elected representation respon-sible to the Legislature
 (C) Envisaging a scheme of Federa-tion
 (D) Nomination of official members to the Legislature

 21. One amongst the following was not a salient feature of the Government of India Act, 1935.
 (A) The Act provided for an All India Federation
 (B) Residuary subjects were allocated to provincial Legislatures
 (C) It marked the beginning of the Provincial Autonomy
 (D) It abolished Diarchy at the Provincial level and introduced it at the Centre

 22. Why is the Government of India Act, 1935 important? [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]
 (A) It is the main source of the Constitution of India
 (B) It gave Independence to India
 (C) It envisages partition of India
 (D) It abolished the Native States

 23. Which one of the following Acts led to the separation of Burma from India? [UPPCS (Mains) 2011]
 (A) The Indian Councils Act, 1909
 (B) Government of India Act, 1919
 (C) Government of India Act, 1935
 (D) Indian Independence Act, 1947

 24. The proposal for framing of the Constitution of India by an elected Constituent Assembly was made by [UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2008]
 (A) Simon Commission
 (B) Government of India Act, 1935
 (C) Cripps Mission
 (D) British Cabinet Delegation

 25. The objective of Ilbert Bill in reference to colonial rule in India was [IAS (Pre) 2003]
 (A) To bring Indians and Europeans at equal status as far as the penal jurisdiction of courts was concerned
 (B) To put a strict restriction on local press because they were considered anti to colonial rulers
 (C) To conduct Administrative Service Exams in India to encourage Indians to participate in it
 (D) To amend the Arms Act for weapon permit to Indians

 26. As per Cabinet Mission plan, in the constituent assembly to decide alloted members seat in each province, one representative was in ratio to which population? [UPPCS (Pre) 2003]
 (A) 8 lakh
(B) 10 lakh
 (C) 12 lakh
(D) 15 lakh

 27. Who among the following persons was not a member of the Cabinet Mission? [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]
 (A) William Wood
 (B) Pethick Lawrence
 (C) Stafford Cripps
 (D) A.B. Alexander

 28. Indian Constituent Assembly was established under [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2012 UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009]
 (A) Government of India Act, 1935
 (B) Cripps Mission, 1942
 (C) Cabinet Mission, 1946
 (D) Indian Independence Act, 1947

 29. In the Interim Government formed in 1946, the Vice-President of the Executive Council was [IAS (Pre) 1995]
 (A) Jawaharlal Nehru
 (B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
 (C) C. Rajagopalachari
 (D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

 30. Who of the following was not the member of the Interim National Government formed in August 1946 A.D.? [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]
 (A) C. Rajagopalachari
 (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
 (C) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
 (D) Jagjiwan Ram

 31. Who gave the idea of a Constituent Assembly firstly for the formation of Constitution for India? [IAS (Pre) 1996]
 (A) Swaraj Party in 1934
 (B) Congress Party in 1936
 (C) Muslim League in 1942
 (D) All Parties conference in 1946

 32. Which one among the following is an incorrect statement about the Constituent Assembly? [MPPCS (Pre) 2012]
 (A) It worked with the help of a large number of committees, the most important among them being the Drafting Committee
 (B) Minority communities like Christians, Anglo-Indians and Parsis were adequately repre-sented in the Assembly
 (C) It was elected on the basis of universal adult franchise
 (D) Its electoral process was based on the sixth schedule of the Act of 1935 which allowed for a restricted franchise based on
tax, property and educational qualification

 33. Member of constituent assembly, who drafted the Constitution of India, were [IAS (Pre) 2002]
 (A) Nominated by British Parliament
 (B) Nominated by Governor-General
 (C) Elected by legislative assem-blies of various provinces
 (D) Elected by Indian National Congress and Muslim League

 34. With reference to Indian History,the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were [IAS (Pre) 2013]
 (A) Directly elected by the people of those Provinces
 (B) Nominated by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League
 (C) Elected by the Provincial Legislative Assemblies
 (D) Selected by the government for their expertise in constitutional matters.

35. How were the members of Constituent Assembly elected? [UPPCS (Pre) 1993]
 (A) Directly by public
 (B) Nominated by Congress
 (C) Nominated by Indian ruler
 (D) By Provincial assemblies

 36. Who was the first elected Chairman of Constituent Assembly [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2005 Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Pre) 2007]
 (A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
 (B) Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha
 (C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
 (D) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

 37. Who chaired the first meeting of Constituent Assembly? [UPPCS (Pre) 1990, 2013]
 (A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
 (B) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
 (C) Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha
 (D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

 38. Who was the President of the Con- stituent Assembly of Independent India? [MPPCS (Pre) 2010]
 (A) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
 (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
 (C) C. Rajagopalachari
 (D) K. M. Munshi

 39. Constituent Assembly of India was established on [UPPCS(Pre) 1990, 1995, 2011]
 (A) 10 June, 1946
 (B) 9 December, 1946
 (C) 26 November, 1949
 (D) 26 December, 1949

 40. The resolution for giving a Constitution to India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on [UPPCS (Pre) 1998]
 (A) 22 January, 1946
 (B) 22 January, 1947
 (C) 20 February, 1947
 (D) 26 July, 1946

 41. Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution? [Uttarakhand PCS (Mains) 2006]
 (A) Jawaharlal Nehru
 (B) B.R. Ambedkar
 (C) B.N. Rao
 (D) Mahatma Gandhi

 42. Who of the following presented theobjectives resolution? [UPPCS (Mains) 2007]
 (A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
 (B) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
 (C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
 (D) Dr. C.D. Deshmukh

 43. How many Sessions of the Indian Constituent Assembly were condu-cted for the formulation of Indian Constitution? [UPPCS (Mains) 2005]
(A) 7 
(B) 9
(C) 12 
(D) 15

 44. How much time the Constituent Assembly took to frame the Constit- ution of India? [UPPCS (Mains) 2007]
 (A) 2 years, 11 months, 18 days
 (B) 2 years, 7 months, 23 days
 (C) 3 years, 4 months, 14 days
 (D) 3 years, 11 months, 5 days

 45. Who among the following was the chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly? [IAS (Pre) 2005]
 (A) B.R. Ambedkar
 (B) J.B. Kripalani
 (C) Jawaharlal Nehru
 (D) Alladi Krishnaswami Iyer

 46. Who was the Chairman of the Provincial Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly? [UPPCS (Mains) 2008]
 (A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
 (B) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
 (C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
 (D) Sardar Patel

 47. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution? [IAS (Pre) 2009 Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2003, MPPCS (Pre) 2000Gujarat PSC (Pre) 2018UPRO/ARO (Mains) 2014]
 (A) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
 (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
 (C) Sachchidanand Sinha
 (D) C. Rajagopalachari

 48. Who was the Chairman of Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights and Minorities constituted by the Constituent Assembly [MPPCS (Pre) 2014]
 (A) Pandit Nehru
 (B) Sardar Patel
 (C) B.N. Rao
 (D) Ambedkar

 49. The Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly under Dr. B. R. Ambedkar had how many other members? [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]
 (A) 7
 (B) 6
 (C) 5
 (D) 4

 50. Who amongst the following was not a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution? [UPPCS (Mains) 2012]
 (A) Mohammad Sadullah
 (B) K.M. Munshi
 (C) A.K. Iyer
 (D) Jawaharlal Nehru


Answer Sheet
1. (A) 2. (D) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (D) 7. (C) 8. (A) 9. (A) 10. (C)
11. (C) 12. (C) 13. (B) 14. (A) 15. (C) 16. (C) 17. (A) 18. (C) 19. (C)
20. (A) 21. (B) 22. (A) 23. (C) 24. (C) 25. (A) 26. (B) 27. (A) 28. (C) 
29. (A) 30. (C) 31. (A) 32. (C) 33. (C) 34. (C) 35. (D) 36. (C) 37. (C)
38. (B) 39. (B) 40. (B) 41. (A) 42. (B) 43. (C) 44. (A) 45. (C) 46. (D) 
47. (A) 48. (B) 49. (B) 50. (D)

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