Q40. The Preamble to the Constitution of India is primarily based on which resolution drafted and introduced by Jawaharlal Nehru?
[RRB NTPC (UG), CBT-I, 15 June 2026, Shift 1]
(A) Fundamental Rights Resolution
(B) Objectives Resolution
(C) Directive Principles Resolution
(D) Fundamental Duties Resolution
Answer: (B) Objectives Resolution
Explanation: The Objectives Resolution was moved by Jawaharlal Nehru on 13 December 1946 and adopted on 22 January 1947. Its vision of an independent republic, justice, liberty and equality influenced the Preamble subsequently adopted by the Constituent Assembly.
Q39. The Constituent Assembly of India was formed according to the proposals of which mission?
[MP Police Sub-Inspector, 17 January 2026, Shift 2]
(A) Mountbatten Plan
(B) Cripps Mission
(C) Cabinet Mission
(D) Rajagopalachari Plan
Answer: (C) Cabinet Mission
Explanation: The Cabinet Mission of 1946 proposed the framework for establishing the Constituent Assembly. Provincial legislatures indirectly elected representatives, while princely-state representation followed a different procedure. The Mountbatten Plan of 1947 addressed transfer of power and partition, not the original Assembly framework.
Q38. Who chaired the Constituent Assembly, supervised constitution-making, and later became India’s first President?
[Delhi Police Constable (Executive), 5 January 2026, Shift 3]
(A) Rajendra Prasad
(B) B. R. Ambedkar
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Sardar Patel
Answer: (A) Rajendra Prasad
Explanation: Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the elected permanent President of the Constituent Assembly on 11 December 1946. He presided over its constitutional deliberations and later served as India’s first President when the Constitution commenced on 26 January 1950.
Q37. How long did the Constituent Assembly take to finalise and adopt the Constitution?
[DSSSB TGT (Social Science), 10 November 2025, Shift 3]
(A) 3 years, 2 months, 10 days
(B) 2 years, 11 months, 18 days
(C) 1 year, 6 months, 12 days
(D) 4 years exactly
Answer: (B) 2 years, 11 months, 18 days
Explanation: The Constituent Assembly first met on 9 December 1946 and adopted the Constitution on 26 November 1949. This interval is traditionally recorded as two years, eleven months and eighteen days. The Constitution entered into force later, on 26 January 1950.
Q36. From where did the Constituent Assembly of India derive its authority to frame the Constitution?
[DSSSB TGT (Social Science), 8 November 2025, Shift 1]
(A) The people of India
(B) The Governor-General of that time
(C) A direct general election held for the purpose
(D) The British Parliament
Answer: (A) The people of India
Explanation: The Preamble locates constitutional authority in the people through its opening words, “We, the People of India.” Although the Assembly was indirectly elected under the Cabinet Mission arrangement, the final Constitution was adopted in the name of India’s people.
Q35. In which year was the Constituent Assembly of India founded?
[MP Excise Constable, 12 September 2025, Shift 2]
(A) 1946
(B) 1947
(C) 1945
(D) 1949
Answer: (A) 1946
Explanation: The Constituent Assembly originated in 1946 under the Cabinet Mission Plan. Its first meeting took place on 9 December that year. It continued deliberating after independence and eventually approved the Constitution on 26 November 1949, before commencement in 1950.
Q34. Which of the following correctly matches a person with a leadership role in the Constituent Assembly?
[SSC Stenographer, 6 August 2025, Shift 3]
(A) G. V. Mavalankar — Committee on the Functions of the Constituent Assembly
(B) B. R. Ambedkar — Committee on the Functions of the Assembly
(C) N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar — Order of Business Committee
(D) K. M. Munshi — Committee on Fundamental Rights
Answer: (A) G. V. Mavalankar — Committee on the Functions of the Constituent Assembly
Explanation: G. V. Mavalankar chaired the committee concerned with the functions of the Constituent Assembly. B. R. Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee, while the Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee was chaired by J. B. Kripalani. Committee-chairperson associations are important constitutional-history facts.
Q33. On which date did the Constituent Assembly establish the Drafting Committee chaired by B. R. Ambedkar?
[Gujarat Police Sub-Inspector, 13 April 2025]
(A) 13 December 1946
(B) 22 January 1947
(C) 3 June 1947
(D) 29 August 1947
Answer: (D) 29 August 1947
Explanation: On 29 August 1947, the Constituent Assembly constituted a seven-member Drafting Committee, with Dr. B. R. Ambedkar as its chairman. It studied committee reports and constitutional proposals and developed the draft that was later debated in the Assembly.
Q32. The national executive of which political party called for dissolution of the Constituent Assembly and its re-election on adult suffrage?
[RPSC RAS Preliminary Examination, 2 February 2025]
(A) Hindu Mahasabha
(B) Socialist Party
(C) Swaraj Party
(D) Muslim League
Answer: (B) Socialist Party
Explanation: The Socialist Party challenged the Assembly’s representative basis and sought a fresh election through universal adult suffrage. Members of the existing body had been chosen indirectly through provincial legislatures operating under limited-franchise arrangements, an important issue in contemporary debates.
Q31. How many members were there in the Constituent Assembly on 31 December 1947?
[SSC GD Constable, 11 February 2025, Shift 3]
(A) 334
(B) 299
(C) 200
(D) 195
Answer: (B) 299
Explanation: The Constituent Assembly was originally allotted 389 seats. Following Partition, its total strength fell to 299, comprising 229 representatives from provinces and 70 from princely states. This post-Partition composition is the figure relevant to the date in the question.