Indian Constitution Questions and Answers

Q.1 Distribution of power between Union and state govt policy borrowed from which nation?
Ans: -  Canada

Q.2 The idea of ‘Single Citizenship’ taken from which country?
Ans: - Britain

Q.3 By which legislation India and Pakistan were divided as two independent nations?
Answer: Indian Independence Act 1947

Q.4 Currently there are how many fundamental rights are recognized by the Indian constitution?
Answer: There are six fundamental rights- 
1) Right to equality 
2) Right to freedom 
3) Right against exploitation 
4) Right to freedom of religion 
5) Cultural and educational rights 
6) Right to constitutional remedies

Q.5 Indian constitutional rights were inspired by which historical documents?
Answer: France’s Declaration of the Rights of Man and United States Bill of Rights

Q.6 Why 26 November is observed as Indian Constitution Day or Samvidhan Divas?
Answer: Constitution Day which is also known as Samvidhan Divas is celebrated on 26 November each year to commemorate the adoption of Indian Constitution. On this day in 1949 the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution of India that came into effect on 26 January 1950. Government of India declared 26 November as Constitution Day on November 2015 on a occasion of B. R. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary.

Q.7 Who is empowered by the Indian Constitution to appoint the Attorney General of India?
Answer: President of India

Q.8 Who is the only person holding the right of appointment of Chief Justice of India?
Answer: President of India


Q.9 By which procedure the President of India may be removed before the expiry of the term?
Answer: Impeachment

Q.10 Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
Answer: President of India

Q.11 Who appoints Vice President of India?
Answer: The Electoral College of India

Q.12 Who is the inaugural Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964)

 Q.13 Who is the first Deputy Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1947-1950)

Q.14 Who is the first President of India?
Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Q.15 Who is the famous writer of ‘Introduction to the Constitution of India’?
Answer: Durga Das Basu

Q.16 Who said this famous quote that “Constitution is not a mere lawyers document, it is a vehicle of Life, and its spirit is always the spirit of Age.”?
Answer: Dr. Bhima Rao Ambedkar

Q.17 Who was the British Prime Minister during India’s Independence?
Answer: Clement Atlee


Q.18 What was the Mountbatten Plan?
Answer: The Mountbatten Plan was an agreement between Lord Mountbatten and Indian National Congress, Muslim League and Sikh community

Q.19 Who was the Governor General during India’s Independence?
Answer: Lord Mountbatten

Q.20 Who is empowered to appoint the Judges of Supreme Court?
Answer: President on advice of the Chief Justice

Q.21 Who appoints the members of Council of Ministers?
Answer: President on advice of the Prime Minister

Q.22 Who appoints the Comptroller and Auditor General(CAG)?
Answer: President appoints the Comptroller and Auditor General of India
 Q.23 Who appoints the Chairman and other members of the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission)?
Answer: President

Q.24 Who can proclaim a Financial Emergency?
Answer: President can proclaim a financial emergency

Q.25 How long the National Emergency can be imposed?
Answer: Six months. May be extended by six months on Parliamentary approval.

Q.26 When the Preamble of Constitution of India adopted by the constituent assembly?
Ans: - 26th Nov, 1949

Q.27 How long it took to drafting the Constitution of India?
Ans: - 3 years

Q.28 When the last session of constituent assembly was held?
Answer: 24 January 1950

Q.29 Who was the legal advisor to the constitution’s Drafting Committee?
Answer: B. N. Rau


Q.30 Under which commission the first constituent assembly election was held?
Answer: Cabinet Mission Plan 1946

Q.31 How many members were there in Constituent Assembly?
Answer: 389

Q.32 Constituent Assembly is based on which structure?
Answer: Unicameral
Q,34 26th January was chosen as Republic day to commemorate –
Ans: The Purna Swaraj Declaration in 1930

Q.35 Which day is observed as Republic Day every year?
Ans: 26th January

Q.36 How long earlier the World War II had ended before the Indian Constitution came into effect in 1950?
Answer: World War II had ended 5 years earlier in 1945

Q.37 Who was the chairman of the Minorities Committee?
Ans: Harendra Kumar Mukherjee

Q.38 Who was elected the president of Constituent Assembly after Sachchidanand Sinha?
Ans: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Q.39 What are the two major languages, the original constitution written in?
Ans: The original constitution written in Hindi and English