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1. What’s the name of a system of racial discrimination.

(a) Administration

(b) White Supremacy

(c) Apartheid(Answer of this MCQ)

(d) Discrimination

 

2. Discrimination on the basis of skin color was a unique to __

(a) South Africa(Answer of this MCQ)

(b) India

(c) Pakistan

(d) America

 

3. Non-white people in South Africa was divided into ____ categories

(a) 2(Answer of this MCQ)

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d) 5

 

4. School colleges public toilets were all separated for the white and black this was called ________

(a) White rule

(b) Government system

(c) System of white

(d) Segregation policy(Answer of this MCQ)

 

5. which of the following is not faced by the non-white people

(a) They cannot work in white area without permit

(b) The non-white had voting rights(Answer of this MCQ)

(c) Blacks could not form Association or protest against the terrible treatment

(d) Not allowed to live in white area

 

6. Full form of ANC

(a) Africa nationalism conference

(b) Africa nationalism Congress

(c) African National Congress(Answer of this MCQ)

(d) African National Conference

 

7. Nelson Mandela served _ years in prison

(a) 26

(b) 28(Answer of this MCQ)

(c) 30

(d) 31

 

8. Nelson Mandela was arrested and imprisoned because of ____

(a) treason(Answer of this MCQ)

(b) nationalism

(c) violent clashes

(d) murder case

 

9. What was the name of the jail Nelson Mandela spent his imprisonment.

(a) Ribbon island

(b) Robben island(Answer of this MCQ)

(c) Rincon island

(d) None of the above

 

10. Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment in ____

(a) 1945

(b) 1964(Answer of this MCQ)

(c) 1965

(d) 1943

 

11. When South Africa become a democratic country

(a) 26 April 1992

(b) 26 April 1994(Answer of this MCQ)

(c) 26 April 1996

(d) 26 April 1998

 

12. Who become the first President of democratic government of South Africa

(a) Robert Mugabe

(b) Nelson Mandela(Answer of this MCQ)

(c) James Smith

(d) Whitesmith

 

13. What was the name of the autobiography of Nelson Mandela

(a) Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

(b) South African story

(c) Long walk to go

(d) Long Walk to Freedom(Answer of this MCQ)

 

14. _____ is a Supreme law that determine the relationship among the citizen and also between the citizen and government.

(a) Democratic rights

(b) Fundamental rights

(c) Constitution(Answer of this MCQ)

(d) writs

 

15. Which of the following is not the function of constitution

(a) It specifies how the government will be constituted

(b) It does not lay down limits on the power of the government(Answer of this MCQ)

(c) Express the aspiration of the people about creating a good society

(d) Tell us the right of the citizen

 

16. When India become independent

(a) 15 August 1946

(b) 15 August 1947(Answer of this MCQ)

(c) 26 Nov 1949

(d) 26 Jan 1950

 

17. When was the constitution of India drafted at first?

(a) 1947

(b) 1946

(c) 1928(Answer of this MCQ)

(d) 1930

 

18. Motilal Nehru and eight other Congress leader had drafted a constitution of India in _______ of the Indian National Congress(1931).

(a) Karachi resolution(Answer of this MCQ)

(b) Lahore resolution

(c) Ahmedabad resolution

(d) None of these

 

19. Which of the following is not the circumstances that time of making of the Indian constitution?

(a) refugee problem

(b) Partition of the country on the religious basis

(c) India was still colony of the America(Answer of this MCQ)

(d) Merger of Prince the states

 

20. That drafting of the document called the constitution was done by an assembly of elected representatives called the_______

(a) Constitution assembly

(b) Constituent assembly(Answer of this MCQ)

(c) Representative assembly

(d) Assembly of constitution

 

21. Who was the first the Deputy Prime Minister of India

(a) JP Nagar

(b) Vallabhbhai Patel(Answer of this MCQ)

(c) Abul Kalam Azad

(d) Eddie Krishnamachari

 

22. Who was the first education minister of first union cabinet of India

(a) JP Nagar

(b) Vallabhbhai Patel

(c) Abul Kalam Azad(Answer of this MCQ)

(d) Eddie Krishnamachari

 

23. First meeting constituent assembly was held in ______

(a) Dec 1946(Answer of this MCQ)

(b) Dec 1948

(c) Dec 1947

(d) Aug 1947

 

24. Who was the president of constituent assembly?

(a) Dr Rajender Prasad(Answer of this MCQ)

(b) Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar

(c) Jaipal Singh

(d) HC Mukherjee

 

25. When constituent assembly adopt the constitution?

(a) 29 Nov 1946

(b) 26 Nov 1948

(c) 26 Nov 1949(Answer of this MCQ)

(d) 26 Jan 1950

 

26. When Indian constitution came into force?

(a) 29 Nov 1946

(b) 26 Nov 1948

(c) 26 Nov 1949

(d) 26 Jan 1950(Answer of this MCQ)

 

27. Constituent assembly that wrote the Indian Constitution had_____ members

(a) 389

(b) 284

(c) 299(Answer of this MCQ)

(d) 254

 

28. Who was the law minister in first cabinet?

(a) Dr Rajender Prasad

(b) Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar(Answer of this MCQ)

(c) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

(d) HC Mukherjee

 

29. When the election of Constituent assembly held.

(a) 1946(Answer of this MCQ)

(b) 1945

(c) 1943

(d) 1947

 

30. First Defense Minister of independent India

(a) Dr Rajender Prasad

(b) Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar

(c) Baldev Singh chokker(Answer of this MCQ)

(d) HC Mukherjee

 

31. Who was the first president independent of India.

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Dr Rajender Prasad(Answer of this MCQ)

(c) Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar

(d) Baldev Singh choker

 

32. Who was the chairman of drafting committee.

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Dr Rajender Prasad

(c) Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar(Answer of this MCQ)

(d) Baldev Singh chokker

 

33. ___is an introductory statement in a constitution which states the reason and the guiding value of constitution

(a) Republic

(b) Constitution

(c) Preamble(Answer of this MCQ)

(d) we the people of India

 

34. Which of the following is not the part of preamble.

(a) Democratic

(b) Republic

(c) federalism(Answer of this MCQ)

(d) Justice

 

35. Every document presented and every word spoken in constituent assembly has been recorded and preserved these are called constituent assembly debates when printed this debate are __bulky volumes

(a) 15

(b) 16

(c) 12(Answer of this MCQ)

(d) 18

 

36. The preliminary version of legal document is called_______

(a) version

(b) blueprint

(c) incomplete document

(d) draft(Answer of this MCQ)

 

37. Who was the finance minister in the first Union Cabinet

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Dr Rajender Prasad

(c) Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar

(d) T.T. Krishnamachari(Answer of this MCQ)

 

38. A distinct section of the document called ____

(a) draft

(b) clause(Answer of this MCQ)

(c) amendment

(d) version

 

39. The constitution change made by the supreme legislative body in a country is called _____

(a) Constitutional amendments(Answer of this MCQ)

(b) Change

(c) constitution changes

(d) None of the above

 

40. What is a Republic

(a) form of a government where people enjoy equal political right and elect their government

(b) Complete freedom to follow any religion equally no official religion of a country

(c) head of the state is elected person not hereditary(Answer of this MCQ)

(d) Citizen cannot be discriminated on the ground of caste religion and gender government should work for the Welfare of all the citizen

 

41. What is Secular?

(a) form of a government where people enjoy equal political right and elect their government

(b) Complete freedom to follow any religion equally no official religion of a country(Answer of this MCQ)

(c) head of the state is elected person not hereditary

(d) Citizen cannot be discriminated on the ground of caste religion and gender government should work for the Welfare of all the citizen

 

42. what is Democratic?

(a) form of a government where people enjoy equal political right and elect their government(Answer of this MCQ)

(b) Complete freedom to follow any religion equally no official religion of a country

(c) head of the state is elected person not hereditary

(d) Citizen cannot be discriminated on the ground of caste religion and gender government should work for the Welfare of all the citizen

 

43. What is Socialist?

(a) Wealth is generated socially and should be shared equally by society. Government should regulate the ownership of land and industry to reduce socio-economic inequalities(Answer of this MCQ)

(b) People have supreme right to make decisions on internal as well as external matters. No external power can dictate the government of India.

(c) head of the state is elected person not hereditary

(d) Citizen cannot be discriminated on the ground of caste religion and gender government should work for the Welfare of all the citizen

 

44. What is SOVEREIGN?

(a) Wealth is generated socially and should be shared equally by society. Government should regulate the ownership of land and industry to reduce socio-economic inequalities

(b) People have supreme right to make decisions on internal as well as external matters. No external power can dictate the government of India.(Answer of this MCQ)

(c) head of the state is elected person not hereditary

(d) Citizen cannot be discriminated on the ground of caste religion and gender government should work for the Welfare of all the citizen

 

45. What is Fraternity

(a) Wealth is generated socially and should be shared equally by society. Government should regulate the ownership of land and industry to reduce socio-economic inequalities

(b) People have supreme right to make decisions on internal as well as external matters. No external power can dictate the government of India.

(c) All of us should behave as if we are members of the same family. No one should treat a fellow citizen a inferior.(Answer of this MCQ)

(d) Citizen cannot be discriminated on the ground of caste religion and gender government should work for the Welfare of all the citizen

 

46. Which of these is a provision that a democratic constitution does not have?

(a) Powers of the head of the state

(b) Name of the head of the state(Answer of this MCQ)

(c) Powers of the legislature

(d) Name of the country

 

47. Which of these was the most salient underlying conflict in the making of a democratic constitution in South Africa?

(a) Between South Africa and its neighbours

(b) Between men and women

(c) Between the white majority and the black minority

(d) Between the White minority and the black majority(Answer of this MCQ)

 

48. what is Tryst?

(a) Power

(b) Rule

(c) clause

(d) A meeting(Answer of this MCQ)

 

49. The most fundamental principles underlying one’s thoughts and actions.


(a) Treason

(b) Philosophy(Answer of this MCQ)

(c) clause

(d) Preamble

 

50. The offence of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance.

(a) Treason(Answer of this MCQ)

(b) Philosophy

(c) clause

(d) Preamble

 

51. assertion: India is democratic country

Reason: India is secular country

(a) A is correct but R is wrong.

(b) A is wrong but R is correct.

(c) Both A and R Are False.

(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.(Answer of this MCQ)

 

Assertion: South African black government follow apartheid system.

Reason: White government was racist.

(a) A is correct but R is wrong.

(b) A is wrong but R is correct.(Answer of this MCQ)

(c) Both A and R Are False.

(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

 

Assertion: In 1928, Motilal Nehru and eight other Congress leaders drafted a constitution for India.

Reason: The offence of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance is called Treason

(a) A is correct but R is wrong.

(b) A is wrong but R is correct.

(c) Both A and R Are False.

(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.(Answer of this MCQ)

 

Assertion: Democratic constitution does not have the name of the head of states

Reason: Leaders keep changing in democratic country.

(a) A is correct but R is wrong.

(b) A is wrong but R is correct.

(c) Both A and R Are False.

(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.(Answer of this MCQ)

(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

 

Assertion: First Prime minister of independent India was JL Nehru

Reason: First law minister of independent India was Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

(a) A is correct but R is wrong.

(b) A is wrong but R is correct.

(c) Both A and R Are False.

(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.(Answer of this MCQ)