CGL MAINS: POLITY ONE LINERS

1. When was the Constituent Assembly convened ?

Answer: 1946

2. When was the first session of the Constituent Assembly held ?

Answer:9 December, 1946

3. Under which Plan was the Constituent Assembly constituted ?

Answer:Cabinet Mission Plan

4. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly ?

Answer:Dr. Rajandra Prasad

5. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee ?

Answer:B R. Ambedkar

6. When was the drafting of the Indian Constitution completed and adopted ?

Answer:26 November, 1949

7. When was the Constitution of India put into effect ?

Answer:26 January ,1950

8. Since when India became a Republic ?

Answer:26 January, 1950

9. Who was the first President of the Indian Union ?

Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

10. Who was the first Vice- President of the Indian Union ?

Answer:Radhakrishnan

11. Who was the first Prime Minister of the Indian Union ?

Answer:Jawaharlal Nehru

12. Who was the last Governor- General (Viceroy) of British India ?

Answer:Lord Mountbatten

13. Who was the first Governor- General of the Indian Dominion (Independent India) ?

Answer:Lord Mountbatten

14. Who adopted the National Flag of India ?

Answer:The Constituent Assembly (July 1947)

15. Who set forth the main objectives of the Constituent Assembly in the form of the Objective Resolution ?

Answer:Jawaharlal Nehru

16. How many Fundamental Rights have been guaranteed by the Indian Constitution ?

Answer:6(six)

17. Who appoints the Prime minister of India ?

Answer:The President of India

18. How is the President of India elected ?

Answer: By Electoral College

19. Who presides over the session of the Lok Sabha?

Answer: The Speaker

20. Can President's rule be imposed on the Central like that in the states?

Answer: No