9th Class Social Science Constitutional Design Question Bank

done Case Based (MCQs) - Constitutional Design Total Questions - 16

• question_answer1)

  Read the given passage and answer the following questions.

  The apartheid system was particularly oppressive for the blacks. They were forbidden from living in white areas. They could work in white areas only if they had a permit. Trains, buses, taxis, hotels, hospitals, schools and colleges, libraries, cinema halls, theatres, beaches swimming pools, public toilets, were all separate for the whites and blacks. This was called segregation. They could not even visit the churches where the whites worshipped. Blacks could not form associations or protest against the terrible treatment. Since 1950, the blacks, coloured and Indians fought against the apartheid system. They launched protest marches and strikes. The African National Congress (ANC) was the umbrella organisation that let the struggle against the policies of segregation. This included many workers’ unions and the Communist Party. Many sensitive whites also joined the ANC to oppose apartheid and played a leading role in this struggle. Several countries denounced apartheid as unjust and racist. But the white racist government continued to rule by detaining, torturing and killing thousands of black and coloured people.

  Apartheid was a system related to

   
  A)
  Gender discrimination done clear
  B)
         Linguistic discrimination done clear
  C)
  Caste discrimination done clear
  D)
  Racial discrimination done clear
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  In which way did the system of apartheid discriminate among the South Africans?
  A)
  Restricted social contacts between the races. done clear
  B)
  Segregation of public facilities. done clear
  C)
  Created race-specific job categories. done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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  One way in which apartheid in South Africa and the caste system in India are similar is that both systems................
  A)
  allowed for educational opportunities. done clear
  B)
  determined roles based on gender. done clear
  C)
  revolved around central religious beliefs. done clear
  D)
  enforced different sets of rules for distinct groups of people. done clear
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  The primary goal of the African National Congress has been to..............
  A)
  create a United Africa done clear
  B)
  rule as the majority political party done clear
  C)
  promote homeland areas for blacks done clear
  D)
  eliminate communist influence done clear
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• question_answer5)

  Read the source and answer the following questions.

  Finally, the manner in which the Constituent Assembly worked gives sanctity to the Constitution. The Constituent Assembly worked in a systematic, open and consensual manner. First some basic principles were decided and agreed upon. Then a Drafting Committee chaired by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar prepared a draft constitution for discussion. Several rounds of thorough discussion took place on the Draft Constitution, clause by clause. More than two thousand amendments were considered. The members deliberated for 114 days spread over three years. Every document presented and every word spoken in the Constituent Assembly has been recorded and preserved. These are called ‘Constituent Assembly Debates’. When printed, these debates are 12 bulky volumes! These debates provide the rationale behind every provision of the Constitution. These are used to interpret the meaning of the Constitution.

  The Constitution of India was passed and adopted by the Constituent Assembly which of the following days?

   
  A)
  24th January, 1949 done clear
  B)
  26th January, 1950 done clear
  C)
  26th November, 1949 done clear
  D)
  26th November, 1950 done clear
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  The members of the Constituent Assembly were
  A)
  Nominated by the Governor-General. done clear
  B)
  Directly elected by the people. done clear
  C)
  Nominated by the Congress. done clear
  D)
  Elected by the Legislatures of various provinces and nominated by the rulers of princely states. done clear
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  Which of the following statements are true regarding the Composition of the Constituent Assembly after partition?
  A)
  The total strength of the Constituent Assembly was 299. done clear
  B)
  The Drafting Committee under the chairmanship of Dr. BR Ambedkar consisted of Eight members. done clear
  C)
  The Chairman of the Union Constituent Committee was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. done clear
  D)
  The representatives were to be elected from the four Constituents Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian. done clear
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  Every document presented and every word spoken in the Constituent Assembly has been recorded and preserved. These are known as..............
  A)
  Constitutional Debates done clear
  B)
  Constituent Assembly Agenda done clear
  C)
  Constitutional Assembly Debates done clear
  D)
  Constituent Assembly Minutes done clear
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• question_answer9)

  Read the given passage and answer the following questions.

  On the 26th of January, 1950 we are going to enter a life of contradictions. In politics we will have equality and in social and economic life we will have inequality. In politics we will be recognising the principle of one man one vote and one vote one value. In our social and economic life, we shall, by reason of our social and economic structure, continue to deny the principle of one man one value. How long shall we continue to live this life of contradictions? How long shall we continue to deny equality in our social and economic life? If we continue to deny it for long, we will do so only by putting our political democracy in peril.

  The speaker of the given lines is

   
  A)
  Jawaharlal Nehru done clear
  B)
  Mahatma Gandhi done clear
  C)
  Shyama Prasad Mukherjee done clear
  D)
  Dr. B.R. Ambedkar done clear
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  Which of the following statement is/are true about the speaker?
  A)
  He was one of the main architects of the Indian Constitution. done clear
  B)
  He worked towards eradicating untouchability and other social inequalities. done clear
  C)
  He had complete faith in democracy. done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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  The speaker in the above lines is a bitter critic of..............
  A)
  Mahatma Gandhi done clear
  B)
  Dr. Rajendra Prasad done clear
  C)
  Jawaharlal Nehru done clear
  D)
  Maulana Abul Kalam Azad done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Which of the following days is celebrated to mark the enforcement of the constitution?
  A)
  Independence day done clear
  B)
  Republic day done clear
  C)
  Constitution Enforcement day done clear
  D)
  Gandhi Jayanti done clear
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• question_answer13)

  Read the given passage and answer the following questions.

  WE THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a

  SOVEREIGN, SOCIALIST, SECULAR*

  DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

  and to secure to all its citizens:

  JUSTICE, social, economic and political;

  LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith.

  and worship;

  EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and

  to promote among them all

  FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the

  individual and the unity and integrity of the

  Nation;

  IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY

  this twenty-sixth day of November, 1946, do

  HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE

  TO OURSELVES THIS

  CONSTITUTION.

  Which of the following is described as the ‘Soul of the Constitution’?

   
  A)
  Fundamental Rights done clear
  B)
  Fundamental Duties done clear
  C)
  Preamble done clear
  D)
  Directive Principles of State Policy done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Preamble has been amended by which Amendment Act?
  A)
  27th Constitutional Amendment Act done clear
  B)
  42nd Constitutional Amendment Act done clear
  C)
  44th Constitutional Amendment Act done clear
  D)
  40th Constitutional Amendment Act done clear
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• question_answer15)
  The terms ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ were added in Preamble in................
  A)
  1973 done clear
  B)
  1975 done clear
  C)
  1976 done clear
  D)
  1977 done clear
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• question_answer16)
  The ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity in the Preamble have been taken from...................
  A)
  French Revolution done clear
  B)
  Russian Revolution done clear
  C)
  American Civil War done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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