Indian Political Awareness-21

       1.      What was the name of India’s First Legislature:

a.      Parliament

b.      Union Parliament

c.       Constituent Assembly

d.      National Assembly.

       2.      During what period, Constituent Assembly of India worked:

a.      1948-1950

b.      1949-1951

c.       1947-1949

d.      1951-1952

      3.      Who was the first Speaker of free India’s first Legislature (Constituent Assembly)

a.       G. V. Mavalankar

b.      K. M. Munshi

c.       Frank Anthony

d.      Smt. Sarojini Naidu

      4.      After Indian Independence who represented Provisional Parliament:

a.       Lok Sabha

b.      Parliament

c.       Rajya Sabha

d.      Constituent Assembly

      5.      When did India become a fully Sovereign Democratic Republic:

a.      26th Nov. 1949

b.      26th Nov. 1930

c.       26th Jan. 1949

d.      26th Nov. 1951

      6.      After Indian Independence, what was not Provisional Parliament provided:

a.       Directly Elected Body

b.      Indirectly Elected Body

c.       Sovereign Body

d.      None of the above

      7.      In the Provisional Parliament of India, how many members were there:

a.       296

b.      313

c.       318

d.      316

      8.      In India who amended the Constitution through the first Amendment Bill 1951:

a.      Lok Sabha

b.      Rajya Sabha

c.       Provisional Parliament

d.      Parliament

      9.      Who was the first Prime Minister of India at the time of Provisional Parliament:

a.       Jawahar Lal Nehru

b.      Lal Bahadur Shastri

c.       Indira Gandhi

d.      Rajiv Gandhi

      10.  Who was be Deputy Prime Minister of India at the time of Provisional Parliament:

a.      Jawahar Lal Nehru

b.      Sardar Ballabh Bahi Patel

c.       Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

d.      Gulzarilal Nanda

      11.  Which occupation was represented more in the Provisional Parliament:

a.       Agriculturists

b.      Businessmen

c.       Teachers/Academicians

d.      Lawyers

      12.  From which area, more members were represented in the Provisional Parliament:

a.       Rural area

b.      Urban area

c.       Municipalities

d.      Panchayats

      13.  When did the first Lok Sabha function:

a.      1952-1956

b.      1953-1957

c.       1952-1957

d.      None of the above

      14.  Who was the Prime Minister of India in the first Lok Sabha:

a.       Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant

b.      Jawahar Lal Nehru

c.       Abdul Kalam Azad

d.      C. D. Deshmukh

      15.  Who was the Minister of Home Affairs in the first Lok Sabha:

a.       Jagjivan Ram

b.      C. D. Deshmukh

c.       Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant

d.      Abdul Kalam Azad