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SSC CGL Constitution Structure — practice questions

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The Constituent Assembly held its first sitting on:Read the answer and worked solution →The Assembly reassembled for a divided India on:Read the answer and worked solution →Members of the Constituent Assembly were chosen by:Read the answer and worked solution →Those Provincial Assemblies had been set up under the Government of India Act of:Read the answer and worked solution →The composition of the Assembly followed a plan proposed by the:Read the answer and worked solution →Seats were allotted in proportion to population, roughly one for every:Read the answer and worked solution →How many members were the Provinces to elect?Read the answer and worked solution →The Princely States were allotted a minimum of:Read the answer and worked solution →Seats in each Province were divided among general, Muslims and:Read the answer and worked solution →Representatives were elected by proportional representation with a single:Read the answer and worked solution →After Partition, the membership of the Assembly fell to:Read the answer and worked solution →The Partition plan under which this happened was dated:Read the answer and worked solution →The Constitution was adopted on:Read the answer and worked solution →How many members signed the Constitution as finally passed?Read the answer and worked solution →The members appended their signatures on:Read the answer and worked solution →The Constitution came into force on:Read the answer and worked solution →Who is shown presiding over the drafting discussions?Read the answer and worked solution →The First Past the Post system was adapted from the constitution of:Read the answer and worked solution →The Directive Principles of State Policy were adapted from:Read the answer and worked solution →The idea of Residual Powers was taken from the constitution of:Read the answer and worked solution →A federal system with a strong central government is described as:Read the answer and worked solution →Place the constitutional datesRead the answer and worked solution →Match each borrowing to its sourceRead the answer and worked solution →Count the Assembly numbersRead the answer and worked solution →True or false on the ConstitutionRead the answer and worked solution →Order the making of the ConstitutionRead the answer and worked solution →Fill the gaps on the AssemblyRead the answer and worked solution →Quick picks on the ConstitutionRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not fitRead the answer and worked solution →

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The Constituent Assembly held its first sitting on:

  1. 9 December 1946
  2. 9 December 1947
  3. 9 November 1946
  4. 9 November 1947
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Correct answer: A. 9 December 1946

1. The Assembly was elected for undivided India. 2. It held its first sitting on 9 December 1946. 3. So the correct answer is 9 December 1946. _Source: syllabus Political Science, 'Indian Constitution at Work', Ch 1 'Constitution: Why and How?'_

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The Assembly reassembled for a divided India on:

  1. 14 October 1946
  2. 14 August 1947
  3. 14 August 1946
  4. 14 October 1947
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Correct answer: B. 14 August 1947

1. Partition changed the membership of the Assembly. 2. It reassembled as Constituent Assembly for divided India on 14 August 1947. 3. So the correct answer is 14 August 1947. _Source: syllabus Political Science, 'Indian Constitution at Work', Ch 1 'Constitution: Why and How?'_

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Members of the Constituent Assembly were chosen by:

  1. Indirect election
  2. Indirect elevation
  3. Indirect selection
  4. Indirect extension
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Correct answer: A. Indirect election

1. The people did not vote for them directly. 2. Its members were chosen by indirect election. 3. So the correct answer is indirect election. _Source: syllabus Political Science, 'Indian Constitution at Work', Ch 1 'Constitution: Why and How?'_

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