Know About the Constitution of India:
It is a key topic for General Knowledge/General Awareness
which has more weightage in UPSC, State PCS and other exams. The Questions and
Answer on Making of the Constitution dedicated to the initiative of Government
of India to Know Your Constitution (KYC) and Constitutional Day (26th
November).
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Questions-Answers on Making of the Indian Constitution:
Que. Who gave the idea of a constituent assembly of India
for the first time? / The idea of a constituent assembly of India for the first
time given by. / The idea of a constitution of India was first given by.
Answer:
M.N. Roy first suggested the idea of a constituent assembly
in 1934. He was a pioneer of the Communist movement in India and an advocate of
radical democratism. However, the cabinet mission plan served as the foundation
for the actual constituent assembly’s formation in 1946.
Que. When did the Cabinet Mission come to India? / When was
the Cabinet Mission was sent to India?
Answer:
Britain was sent Cabinet Mission to India in February 1946. It
was arrived on 24th Mar, 1946 in India and published its plan on May 16, 1946. This
mission consisted of Lord Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and A. V.
Alexander.
Que. What was the purpose of sending a Cabinet Mission to
India?
Answer:
Clement Attlee (British Prime Minister) decided to send a Cabinet
Mission to India in 1946 for the transfer of powers from the British Indian
government to Indian leaders.
Que. What was the objective of the Cabinet Mission plan?
Answer:
The major objective of the Cabinet Mission plan-
- To obtain an agreement with the Indian leaders over the
creation of India’s constitution. - To create a body that will write constitutions (the
Constituent Assembly of India). - With the support of the major Indian parties, to establish
an Executive Council.
Que. When was the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly
held?
Answer:
The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held on 9
December 1946, the Muslim League members had boycotted, demanding partition.
Que. Who was the first chairman of the Constituent Assembly?
Answer:
Dr Sachidanand Sinha was the first president of the
Constituent Assembly. Later, Dr Rajendra Prasad was elected its president and H.C.
Mookherjee was the Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly of India for
drafting the Constitution of India before Partition of India.
Que. Who proposed objective resolution in the Constituent
Assembly of India?
Answer:
The objective resolution was proposed on 13 December 1946 by
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in the Constituent Assembly of India. It
provided the philosophy and guiding principles for framing the Constitution and
later took the form of Preamble of the Constitution of India.
Que. Who was the chairman of the drafting committee of the
Constituent Assembly?
Answer:
The Drafting Committee, which was established on August 29,
1947 of
the Constituent Assembly of India. The chairman of the drafting committee was Dr B
R Ambedkar.
Drafting Committee Consists of Seven Members. They were:
- Dr B R Ambedkar (Chairman)
- N Gopalaswamy Ayyangar
- Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar
- Dr K M Munshi
- Syed Mohammad Saadullah
- N Madhava Rau (He replaced B L Mitter who resigned due to
ill-health) - T T Krishnamachari (He replaced D P Khaitan who died in
1948).
Que. Who was the constitutional advisor of the Constituent
Assembly?
Answer:
Sir Benegal Narsing Rau (B. N. Rao) was appointed as the
advisor to the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly.
Que. Who is the father of the Indian Constitution?
Answer:
B. R. Ambedkar (Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar/ Babasaheb) is
known as the father of the Indian Constitution. He was the chief architect of
the Constitution of India.
Que. When was the first session of the Constituent Assembly
held?
Answer:
Formation of the constituent Assembly (6 Dec, 1946) and the
first meeting of the Assembly (9 Dec, 1946)-The Constituent Assembly which is a
body of popularly elected representatives assembled for the purpose of drafting
or adopting the Constitution, met for the first time on 9 December 1946.
Que. When was constitution of India adopted?
Answer:
On November 26, 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India
adopted the Constitution of India, contained a Preamble, 395 Articles and 8
Schedules.
Que. When was constitution of India enacted/enforced/implemented?
Answer:
The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent
Assembly on 26th November, 1949 and came into force on 26th January, 1950. Republic
Day of India is celebrated on January 26 to mark the day when the Constitution
of India came into effect.
Que. Why is 26 November celebrated as Constitution Day?
Answer:
Since 2015, November 26 has been designated as Constitution
Day to mark the adoption of the Indian Constitution by the Constituent Assembly
on 26 November, 1949. Constitution Day also known as ‘Samvidhan Divas’.
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