Indian
Polity MCQ’s – Constituent Assembly
1. The Constituent Assembly was set up under the
recommendations of
a) Crips Mission
b) Cabinet Mission Plan
c) Wevell Plan
d) Mountbotten Plan
2. The First meeting of constituent assembly was held in New
delhi on
a) 9th december 1946.
b) 12th December 1944
c) 23rd March 1932
d) 21st May 1921
Answer: a
3. Who was the temporary chairman of the Constituent
Assembly?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Krupalani
c) Alladi Krishna Swami Ayyar
d) Dr.Sachidananda Sinha
Answer: d
4. Who was elected as the president of the constituent
assembley On 11th December 1946?
a) Dr. Rajendraprasad
b) Dr. Sachidananda Sinha
c) Dr. B.R.Ambedkar
d) H.C.Mukarjee
Answer: a
5. How many readings were held on the constitution in the
constituent assembly?
a) 5
b) 4
c) 3
d) 2
Answer: c
6. The constituent Assembly set up a Drafting Committee under
the chairmanship of
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Rajendra Prasad
c) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
d) Krupalani
Answer: c
7. The constituent Assembly set up a Drafting Committee on
a) 29th August, 1947
b) 22nd May, 1947
c) 2nd June, 1947
d) 4th October, 1947
Answer: a
8. The First session of the constituent Assembly took place
from 9 to 23rd December
a) 1946
b) 1943
c) 1947
d) 1944
Answer: a
9. The Second session of the constituent Assembly took place
from 20 to 25 January
a) 1946
b) 1945
c) 1947
d) 1948
Answer: c
10. The Third session of the contituent Assembly took place
from 28 April to 2 May
a) 1949
b) 1946
c) 1947
d) 1948
Answer: c
11. The eleventh session of the constituent Assembly took
place from 14 th 26th November
a) 1948
b) 1947
c) 1946
d) 1949
Answer: d
12. The objectives resolution moved by the Pandit Jawaharlal
Nehru was unanimously adopted by the constituent Assembly on
a) 22nd January, 1947
b) 10th February, 1947
c) 19th May, 1947
d) 29th July, 1947
Answer: a
13. Who was the chairman of Drafting committee?
a) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
b) Dr.Rajendra Prasd
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) B.Pattabhi Sitaramaiah
Answer: a
14. Who was the chairman of Union powers committee, union
constitution committee and states committee?
a) Alladi Krishna Swamy Ayyar
b) Krupalani
c) Mukarjee
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: d
15. Who was the chairman of Minorities sub- committee?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) B.R.Ambedkar
c) H.C.Mukarjee
d) Vallabhai Patel
Answer: c
16. Who was the chairman of house committee?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Vallabhai Patel
c) B.Pattabhisita Ramaiah
d) B.R.Ambedkar
Answer: c
17. Who was the chairman of Business committee?
a) B.R.Ambedkar
b) K.M.Munshi
c) Vallabhai Patel
d) H.C.Mukarjee
Answer: b
18. How many members were elected through provincial
legislatives assembly.
a) 292
b) 235
c) 283
d) 250
Answer: a
19. How many members were from princely states?
a) 89
b) 99
c) 76
d) 93
Answer: d
20. How many members in the constituent assembly represented
the chief commissioners provinces?
a) 8
b) 4
c) 7
d) 9
Answer: b
21. What was the total number of members in the constituent
assembly?
a) 345
b) 312
c) 389
d) 349
Answer: c
22. As the result of the separate assembly for Pakistan the
numbers of members of Assembly was reduced to
a) 310
b) 256
c) 299
d) 309
Answer: c
23. Who was elected as vice president of the constituent
assembly on 13th December 1946?
a) Pattabhisitaramaiah
b) Munshi
c) H.c Mukarjee
d) Krupalani
Answer: c
24. Which of the following was sung in the last session of
the constituent assembly?
a) Vandematharam
b) Jana gana mana
c) a and b
d) Sarejahaseaccha
Answer: C
