CBSE Class 12 (Arts) Framing the Constitution: The Beginning of a New Era — practice questions
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Practice CBSE Class 12 (Arts) Framing the Constitution: The Beginning of a New Era in the app →On which date did Nehru introduce the Objectives Resolution in the Assembly?Who chaired the Drafting Committee of the Constitution of India?Who was elected president of the Constituent Assembly of India?Which party boycotted the Constituent Assembly while pressing for Pakistan?About what share of Constituent Assembly members were also Congress members?Who, as Chief Draughtsman, turned complex proposals into clear legal language?How many sessions did the Constituent Assembly hold, sitting over 165 days?Which member worked mostly behind the scenes, reconciling opposing views and drafting reports?On whose advice was Ambedkar asked to join the Union Cabinet as law minister?The Oath of the Tennis Court, recalled by Nehru, belongs to which country's revolution?What did Nehru say any system of government in India must fit in with?Which Communist member said the Assembly was working British plans as the British wished?Who called separate electorates a poison that had entered the body politic?Who argued that separate electorates would be suicidal to minorities themselves?According to Pant, around what must all loyalties in a democracy be centred?Whom did the socialist N.G. Ranga call the real minorities of the country?Which gifted orator represented the tribals in the Constituent Assembly?Which step did the Assembly recommend for the lowest castes?J. Nagappa said the Depressed Castes formed roughly what share of the population?Which Madras member demanded immediate removal of social disabilities rather than safeguards?Which member from Bombay demanded justice for women, not reserved seats or privileges?Which three lists of subjects did the Draft Constitution provide for?Which Article let the Centre take over a state administration on the Governor's recommendation?Under the fiscal scheme, which proceeds were retained wholly by the Centre?Which member from Madras most eloquently defended the rights of the states?Which member said that the Centre should be made as strong as possible?After Partition, the Constitution showed a bias towards the rights of whom?How did Gandhi describe the ideal Hindustani?By the 1930s, which language had the Congress accepted as the national language?Hindustani was a blend of which two languages?Which Congressman from the United Provinces made an aggressive plea for Hindi in the Assembly?Whose intervention restored peace after Dhulekar's remarks broke up the House?What compromise did the Language Committee reach about Hindi?For how long would English continue for official purposes under the compromise?Under the compromise, what could each province choose for its official work?In the US and UK, who were first granted the vote?Which Articles of the Constitution give cultural and educational rights?How is Indian secularism described in terms of State and religion?On what date did the Assembly hold its last meeting and sign the Constitution?On what date was the Constitution of India passed and adopted by the Assembly?When did the Assembly hold its first session in New Delhi?On which date did the Constitution of India come into force?The signed Constitution had how many articles, schedules and parts?What was the total expenditure of drafting the Constitution?Who chaired the Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee?Who led the Union Power Committee?Who was chairman of the Rules of Procedure Committee?When did the Cabinet Mission Plan lay down the Assembly's structure?Which Viceroy made the August Offer of 1940 allowing Indians to draft their own constitution?Who presided over the Congress session at Lucknow in April 1936?How many of the 296 British Indian seats did the Congress win in the 1946 elections?When was the Drafting Committee appointed under Ambedkar?When was the Objectives Resolution unanimously adopted?The Objectives Resolution later became which part of the Constitution?When was the National Flag adopted by the Assembly?Roughly what fraction of the subcontinent's area was under princely rulers in the Raj?Which phrase began Nehru's midnight speech of 14 August 1947?