Prototype E mini mock 2: Constitution basics

Five original Part B (General Awareness) questions on the basics of the Constitution of India: the Directive Principles, Union and State law-making, the Emergency, amendments and the Constituent Assembly. Exam marking (+2 for a right answer, −0.50 for a wrong one) and the official pace: Part B has 25 questions in 15 minutes, so 5 questions get 3 minutes.

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5 questions in 3 minutes, the pace of Part B (25 questions in 15 minutes). +2 for a right answer, −0.50 for a wrong one, 0 for a question left blank. If you are not sure, leave it: a wrong guess costs marks.

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Time3 min

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Sample questions with solutions

A few questions like the ones in this test, with the right answer and why.

Question 1
According to the Preamble, on which date did the Constituent Assembly adopt the Constitution of India?
- 26 January 1950
- 26 November 1949Right answer
- 24 January 1950
- 9 December 1946
Explanation
The Preamble ends: "IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION." So the Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949.
Question 2
Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly of India?
- Dr B. R. Ambedkar
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Dr Rajendra PrasadRight answer
- Sardar Patel
Explanation
NCERT names "The President of the Constituent Assembly, Dr. Rajendra Prasad". He presided over the whole Assembly.
Question 3
For how many days in all did the Constituent Assembly meet, over two years and eleven months?
- 299
- 166Right answer
- 284
- 292
Explanation
NCERT: "The Assembly met for one hundred and sixty six days, spread over two years and eleven months."
Question 4
The idea of Residual Powers in the Constitution of India was adapted from the constitution of which country?
- United States
- CanadaRight answer
- Ireland
- Britain
Explanation
NCERT's table lists "The idea of Residual Powers" under the Canadian Constitution, together with a quasi-federal form of government.
Question 5
Article 394 lists the articles that came into force at once, before the rest of the Constitution. Which of these is on that list?
- Article 5Right answer
- Article 12
- Article 36
- Article 352
Explanation
Article 394: "This article and articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 60, 324, 366, 367, 379, 380, 388, 391, 392 and 393 shall come into force at once". Article 5 is citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution.