Constitutional Design

National Talent Search Examination or NTSE scholastic aptitude test subject Constitutional Design sample paper with answer key for 2020 exam.

Chapter – Constitutional Design (Polity)

Q1.

The official policy of racial separation and ill treatment of blacks followed by the South African government was called-
       (A)  Aparting              (B) Apartheid                (C)     Discrimination     (D) Colonisation

Q2.

An assembly of people’s representatives that writes a constitution for a country is-
       (A)  Constituent Assembly                              (B)     National Assembly    
       (C)  Provincial Assembly                                 (D)     People’s Assembly

Q3.

Supreme law of a country, containing fundamental rules on  which a country would be governed is called-
       (A)  Fundamental rights                                 (B)     Federalism         
       (C)  Constitution                                            (D)     None

Q4.

An introductory statement in a constitution which states guiding values of the constitution is called-
       (A)  Preface                (B) Preamble                (C)     Prefix                  (D) Prefab

Q5.

The offence of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance is-
(A)  Treason               (B) Treasonous             (C)     Treasure             (D) Tryst

Q6.

Which of these is a provision that a democratic constitution does not have-
(A)  Powers of the head of the state                 (B)     Name of the head of the state
(C)  Powers of legislature                                (D)     Name of the country

Q7.

Who of the following prepared a constitution for India in 1928-
       (A)  Sarojini Naidu      (B) C.R. Das                 (C)     Moti Lal Nehru     (D) M.A. Jinnah

Q8.

The  proposed constitution of India of 1928 was called-
       (A)  The Government of India Act, 1928
       (B)  The People’s Representation Act, 1928     
       (C)  The Nehru Report                                   
       (D)  The Simon Commission Report

Q9.

Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment in-
(A)  1964                   (B) 1965                       (C)     1966                   (D) 1968

Q10.

Nelson Mandela was released from the jail in-
       (A)  1989                   (B) 1990                       (C)     1992                   (D) 1988

Q11.

Nelson Mandela was released from the jail in-
       (A)  1989                   (B) 1990                       (C)     1992                   (D) 1988

Q12.

The apartheid white government in South Africa came to an end in –
       (A)  1989                   (B) 1990                       (C)     1992                   (D) 1994

Q13.

The new Republic of SAouth Africa came into existence on-
(A)  26 April, 1994      (B) 30 April, 1992         (C) 26 Jan, 1989                 (D) 29 Dec, 1996

Q14.

The first President of the Republic of South Africa was-
(A)  Albert Luthuli                                         (B)     D.F. Malan         
(C)  F.W.de Klerk                                           (D)     Nelson Mandela

Q15.

Elections to the Indian Constituent Assembly were held in-
       (A)  July, 1944           (B) June, 1946             (C)     July, 1946           (D) Dec, 1946

Q16.

Elections to the Indian Constituent Assembly were held in-
       (A)  Dec, 1946            (B) July, 1948              (C)     Dec,1948             (D) None

Q17.

The  Constituent Assembly that wrote the Constitution of India had-
       (A)  299 members                                         (B)     389 members     
       (C)  289 members                                          (D)     399 members

Q18.

The  President of the  Constituent Assembly Dr. Rajendra Prasad was born in Bihar in –
(A)  1888                   (B) 1889                       (C)     1884                   (D) 1891

Q19.

The members of the Indian Constuent Assembly delibered for-
(A)  214 days             (B) 141 days                 (C)     114 days             (D) 190 days

Q20.

The Chairman of the drafting Committee of the Constuent Assembly Dr. B.R. ambedkar was born in –
       (A)  1891                   (B) 1889                       (C)     1888                   (D) 1890

Q21.

The  Constituent Assembly adopted the Indian Constitution on-
       (A)  26 Nov, 1949       (B) 26 Dec, 1949           (C) 26 Jan, 1950                 (D) 25 Nov, 1949

Q22.

The Indian Constitutions come into effect on –
       (A)  26 Nov, 1949       (B) 26 Dec, 1949           (C) 26 Jan, 1950                 (D) 25 Nov, 1949

Q23.

The   Constituent Assembly Debates are  –
(A)  10 bulky volumes                                    (B) 12 bulky volumes          
(C)  14 bulky volumes                                    (D) 25 bulky volumes

Q24.

The Indian Constituent  Assembly was formed on the recommendations of
(A)  The Cripps Mission                                  (B)     The Simon Commission                          
(C)  The Hunter Commission                          (D)     The Cabinet Mission

Q25.

The Indian Constituent  Assembly was formed on the recommendations of
       (A)  The Cripps Mission                                  (B)     The Simon Commission                          
       (C)  The Hunter Commission                          (D)     The Cabinet Mission

Q26.

Who among the following members of the Constituent Assembly was the first woman Governor of an Indian state-
(A)  Sucheta Kirplani                                    (B)     Durga Bai Deshmukh
(C)  Sarojini Naidu                                         (D)     Amrit Kaur

Q27.

Who among the following members of the Constituent Assembly was the first woman Governor of an Indian state-
(A)  389 members                                          (B)     405 members
(C)  299 members                                          (D)     380 members

Q28.

Who among the following was the Vice President of the Indian Constituent Assembly
(A)  H.C. Mukherjee                                      (B)     Baldev Singh
(C)  Vallabhbai Patel                                      (D)     Abul Kalam Azad

Q29.

Fro which of the following country the Indian Constitution adopted the idea of the Parliamentary democracy-
(A)  Britain                (B) France                    (C)     America               (D) Russia

Q30.

Who among the following was not a member of the constituent Assmbly-
(A)  T. T. Krishnamachari                              (B)     K.M. Munshi
(C)  Shyama Pd. Mukherjee                            (D)     Mahatma Gandhi

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