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Constitutional Design (Class - IX)

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Why was Nelson Mandela imprisoned?

  1. He objected to the European origin people heading the government.
  2. He had broken the laws against public gatherings of coloured people.
  3. He had plotted a coup against the current government.
  4. He opposed the apartheid regime of the country.
  5. He wanted universal adult franchise for the nation.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following had voting rights in South Africa under the 'white' rulers who had initially settled there during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

a. People of European origin
b. People of mixed races
c. People of Indian origin
d. People of African descent

  1. a only
  2. a and b
  3. a, b and c
  4. a, b and d
  5. a, b, c and d
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Nelson Mandela was charged for treason by the South African government.
b. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1956.
c. He was in prison for 20 years.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and b
  5. a, b and c
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which year did South Africa become a democracy?

  1. 1950
  2. 1967
  3. 1975
  4. 1994
  5. 2001
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are correct about the emergence of the new democratic South Africa?

a. A multiracial government was formed.
b. It took the new government two years to draw up the constitution.
c. The whites had to rescind a lot of rights in favour of the blacks.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and b
  5. a, b and c
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which year was the first ever constitution for India drafted?

  1. 1885
  2. 1928
  3. 1931
  4. 1937
  5. 1949
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is incorrect about a constitution?

  1. It is a set of written rules.
  2. All associations need to have a set constitution.
  3. It lays down limits on the powers of a government and outlines the rights of the citizens.
  4. All countries that have constitutions are democratic.
  5. It specifies how the government will be constituted and who will have power to take which decisions.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly that wrote the Indian constitution?

  1. Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
  2. Motilal Nehru
  3. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
  4. Rajendra Prasad
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. The Constituent Assembly that wrote the Indian constitution had 299 members.
b. H. C. Mookherjee was the Chairman of the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly.
c. The members deliberated for 114 days spread over three years before the constitution was drafted.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and b
  5. a and c
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who gave the famous 'A tryst with destiny' speech to the Constituent Assembly at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Rajendra Prasad
  3. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
  4. Jawaharlal Nehru
  5. Sarojini Naidu
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is incorrect about the preamble to the Indian constitution?

  1. It declares the names of the members who drafted the constitution.
  2. It reads like a poem on democracy.
  3. It contains the philosophy on which the entire constitution has been built.
  4. It provides a standard to examine and evaluate any law and action of the government.
  5. It is a short statement of the basic values of the constitution.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the importance of the ‘Constituent Assembly Debates’?

  1. They show the process through which the final draft of the constitution was reached.
  2. They illustrate that the constitution was a difficult draft to draw up.
  3. They are used to teach the constitution to the legislative assembly members.
  4. They provide the rationale behind every provision of the constitution.
  5. They show the views of some of our major leaders on our constitution.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. The Indian constitution is a sacred, static and unalterable law.
b. There are provisions to incorporate changes in the constitution from time to time.
c. The Indian constitution lays down a procedure for choosing persons to govern the country.
d. The Indian constitution puts limits to what the government can do by providing some rights to the citizen that cannot be violated.

  1. a, c and d
  2. b, c and d
  3. c and d
  4. a only
  5. b only
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following guiding values of the constitution and their meanings are paired correctly?

a. Sovereign : People have supreme right to make decisions on internal as well as external matters
b. Socialist : All are equal before the law
c. Secular : No official religion
d. Fraternity : No one should treat a fellow citizen as inferior

  1. a and b
  2. b and c
  3. a, b and c
  4. c and d
  5. a, c and d
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When did the Indian constitution come into effect?

  1. 15th July, 1946
  2. 26th December, 1946
  3. 15th August, 1947
  4. 26th November, 1949
  5. 26th January, 1950
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