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RRB NTPC Indian Polity and Governance — practice questions

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Who was appointed as the chairman of the Drafting Committee?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was elected as the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly?Read the answer and worked solution →On which date was the Constitution of India adopted by the Assembly?Read the answer and worked solution →On which date did the Constitution of India come into legal effect?Read the answer and worked solution →Who served as the constitutional advisor to the Constituent Assembly?Read the answer and worked solution →In December 1946, who presided as the temporary president of the Assembly?Read the answer and worked solution →On which date did the Constituent Assembly hold its very first meeting?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was the calligrapher of the original hand-written Indian Constitution?Read the answer and worked solution →Under which Part of the Indian Constitution are Directive Principles located?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Part of the Indian Constitution guarantees Fundamental Rights to citizens?Read the answer and worked solution →How many Articles did the original Constitution contain at adoption?Read the answer and worked solution →How many Schedules were originally in the Constitution of India?Read the answer and worked solution →Under the Constitution, who appoints the Governor of an Indian State?Read the answer and worked solution →What constituent parts comprise the Parliament of India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which title designates the Lower House of the Indian Parliament?Read the answer and worked solution →Which chamber of Parliament is known as the Council of States?Read the answer and worked solution →Which house of the Parliament of India is never subject to dissolution?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the standard constitutional term duration of the Lok Sabha?Read the answer and worked solution →For what duration is each elected member of the Rajya Sabha chosen?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the minimum age to be eligible for membership in the Rajya Sabha?Read the answer and worked solution →How old must an Indian citizen be to contest an election for the Lok Sabha?Read the answer and worked solution →What fraction of Rajya Sabha members retire after completing every two years?Read the answer and worked solution →How many members are nominated by the President of India to the Rajya Sabha?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the current total number of elective members in the Lok Sabha?Read the answer and worked solution →What official name designates the new Parliament building inaugurated in 2023?Read the answer and worked solution →What official name was conferred upon the Old Parliament House in New Delhi?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the supreme legal document of the Indian Republic?Read the answer and worked solution →Which British Act provided the primary basis for the Constitution?Read the answer and worked solution →The Constitution declares India to be which type of republic?Read the answer and worked solution →What was the 1928 Lucknow constitutional draft committee report called?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Who was appointed as the chairman of the Drafting Committee?

  1. B.R. Ambedkar
  2. Rajendra Prasad
  3. Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. Vallabhbhai Patel
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Correct answer: A. B.R. Ambedkar

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar chaired the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly.

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Who was elected as the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly?

  1. Sir B.N. Rau
  2. Rajendra Prasad
  3. Dr. K.M. Munshi
  4. Abul Kalam Azad
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Correct answer: B. Rajendra Prasad

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected permanent president of the Constituent Assembly.

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On which date was the Constitution of India adopted by the Assembly?

  1. 15 August 1947
  2. 26 January 1950
  3. 26 November 1949
  4. 30 January 1948
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Correct answer: C. 26 November 1949

The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution on 26 November 1949.

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