CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN
Chapter 2
1) Which of the following is NOT a feature of a democratic constitution?
(a) It is supreme and all other laws must be consistent with it.
(b) It guarantees fundamental rights to all citizens.
(c) It establishes a system of checks and balances.
(d) It is unchangeable.
Ans: (d) It is unchangeable.
2) The Constituent Assembly of India was elected in which year?
(a) 1946
(b) 1947
(c) 1948
(d) 1949
Ans: (a) 1946
3) How many members were there in the Constituent Assembly of India?
(a) 299
(b) 315
(c) 389
(d) 445
Ans: (c) 389
4) Who chaired the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?
(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Rajendra Prasad
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans: (a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
5) How many years did it take to draft the Indian Constitution?
(a) 2 years
(b) 3 years
(c) 4 years
(d) 5 years
Ans: (c) 4 years
6) When was the Indian Constitution adopted?
(a) November 19, 1946
(b) January 26, 1950
(c) August 15, 1947
(d) October 26, 1950
Ans: (b) January 26, 1950
7) Which of the following is NOT a fundamental right guaranteed by the Indian Constitution?
(a) Right to equality
(b) Right to freedom
(c) Right to property
(d) Right to social justice
Ans: (c) Right to property
8) The Indian Constitution is based on which of the following principles?
(a) Sovereignty, socialism, and secularism
(b) Sovereignty, democracy, and secularism
(c) Sovereignty, federalism, and secularism
(d) Sovereignty, democracy, and socialism
Ans: (c) Sovereignty, federalism, and secularism
9) Which of the following is NOT a feature of a federal system?
(a) Division of power between the central and state governments
(b) Supremacy of the central government
(c) Written constitution
(d) Independent judiciary
Ans: (b) Supremacy of the central government
10) The Indian Constitution is based on which type of government?
(a) Parliamentary democracy
(b) Presidential democracy
(c) Direct democracy
(d) Indirect democracy
Ans: (a) Parliamentary democracy
11) What is the role of the Supreme Court of India?
(a) To interpret the Constitution and protect fundamental rights
(b) To make laws
(c) To implement laws
(d) To administer justice
Ans: (a) To interpret the Constitution and protect fundamental rights
12) Which of the following is NOT a challenge faced by democracies?
(a) Protecting individual rights
(b) Ensuring social justice
(c) Combating corruption
(d) Maintaining social order
Ans: (d) Maintaining social order
13) How can citizens participate in a democracy?
(a) By voting in elections
(b) By joining political parties
(c) By participating in social movements
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d) All of the above
14) Why is it important to participate in a democracy?
(a) To ensure that our voices are heard
(b) To hold the government accountable
(c) To make a difference in our communities
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d) All of the above
15) What is the meaning of 'apartheid'?
(a) A system of racial segregation and discrimination
(b) A system of political repression
(c) A system of economic inequality
(d) A system of religious intolerance
Ans: (a) A system of racial segregation and discrimination
16) When did South Africa become a democracy?
(a) 1990
(b) 1991
(c) 1992
(d) 1994
Ans: (d) 1994
17)Who was the first black president of South Africa?
(a) Nelson Mandela
(b) Thabo Mbeki
(c) Jacob Zuma
(d) Cyril Ramaphosa
Ans: (a) Nelson Mandela
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