Some Important Questions & Answers on Indian Constitution

1.     When was the Indian Regulation Act came into existence?

Ans. 1773

2.     When was the Pitts India Act introduced?

Ans. 1784

3.     The separation of judiciary from administration was introduced for the 1^st time by which Act?

Ans. Indian Regulation Act

4.     The post of the Governor General was established through which Act?

Ans. Govt. of India Act, 1858

5.     The East India Company was abolished by which Act?

Ans. Govt. of India Act, 1858

6.     Which types of powers introduced by Govt. of India Act, 1935

Ans. Reserved and Transferred

7.     The Peel Committee was set up in which year?

Ans. 1916

8.     Diarchy was introduced in the provinces in which year?

Ans. 1919

9.     In which year was formation of regional party come into existence?

Ans. 1921

10.  When was the 1^st meeting of Constituent Assembly held in Delhi?

Ans. 9^th December, 1946

11.  Who was the ‘temporary’ or ‘inaugurate’ president of Constituent Assembly?

Ans. Sachidananda Sinha

12. When was Rajendra Prasad elected as permanent president of Constituent Assembly?

Ans. 11^th December, 1946

13. How many members were there in Constituent Assembly?

Ans. 389

14.  How many members were there in Constituent Assembly from Princely States?

Ans. 93

15.  How many members were there in Constituent Assembly from Commissioner’s Provinces?

Ans. 4

16.  By how many committees were The Constituent Assembly worked through?

Ans. 22 Committees

17. Who was the Constitutional Advisor of Constituent Assembly?

Ans. Sri Benegal Narsing Rao

18. Who introduced the Objective Resolution of Preamble?

Ans. Pandit Jawhar Lal Nehru

19.  J.L. Nehru introduced Objective Resolution in which year?

Ans. 13^th December, 1946

20.  When was the Objective Resolution adopted by Constituent Assembly?

Ans. 22^nd January, 1947

21.  When was the Drafting Committee set up?

Ans. 29^th August, 1947

22.  Who was the Chairman of Drafting Committee?

Ans. Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

23.  Who was the only Muslim Member of Drafting Committee?

Ans. Sir Syed Muhammed Saadulla

24. How many members were there in Drafting Committee?

Ans. 7

25.  When did the Drafting Committee start to prepare Constitution?

Ans. 4^th November, 1947

26.  When did the Drafting Committee finish the draft of Constitution?

Ans. 21^st February, 1948

27.  Indian Constituent was actually ready/adopted in which year?

Ans. 26^th November, 1949

28.  Indian Constituent was come into force in India in which year?

Ans. 26^th January, 1950

29. What is the chief recommendation of Peel Committee?

Ans. To set up a federal structure

30.   India got her independence through which act?

Ans. Indian Independence Act

31.  Mount Batten Plan is known as:

Ans. June 3^rd Plan

32. How many articles were there in our Constitution?

Ans. 395

33. How many articles are there in our Constitution?

Ans. 448

34.  How many schedules were there in our Constitution?

Ans. 8

35. How many schedules are there in our Constitution?

Ans. 12

36. How many parts were there in our Constitution?

Ans. 22

37.  How many parts are there in our Constitution?

Ans. 24

38.  How long time was it taken to prepare the Constitution?

Ans. 2 years 11 months and 17 days

39.  What was the expenditure amount to prepare the Constitution?

Ans. Nearly 64 Lakhs

40.  When did Cabinet Mission come to India?

Ans. 1946

41. How many members were there in Cabinet Mission?

Ans. 3

42.Who were the members of Cabinet Mission?

           Ans. Sir Stafford Cripps, A.V. Alexander and Pathik Lawrence

43.Who was the Chairman of Cabinet Mission?

           Ans. Sir Pathik Lawrence

44.Through which Plan did India get her freedom (independence)?

           Ans. Mountbatten Plan

45.Morley-Minto Reforms Act was come into existence in which year?

           Ans. 1909

46.In which year did the Montague Chelmsford Report come into existence?

           Ans. 1919