Indian Polity

A – The concept of “A Union of States in the Indian Constitution” has been derived from: (a) The American Declaration of Independence (b) The Australian Constitution (c) The British North-American Act (d) The Swiss Constitution U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017 Ans. (c) Explanation – The concept of “A union of States” in the Indian constitution has been derived

A – The idea of the Preamble has been borrowed in Indian Constitution from the Constitution of- (a) Italy (b) Canada (c) France (d) U.S.A. U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015 Ans. (d) Explanation – The idea of the Preamble was borrowed from the Constitution of United States. Whereas the language of Preamble was borrowed from the constitution of Australia.

Q – How many women members were there in the Indian Constituent Assembly? (a) 15 (b) 13 (c) 12 (d) 10 U.P.P.S.C.(R.I.) 2014 Ans. (a) Explanation – The total number of women members in the Constituent Assembly was 15. They were- (1) Ammu Swaminathan (2) Annie Mascarene, (3) Sarojini Naidu, (4) Dakshayani Velayudan, (5) G. Durgabai Deshmukh,

Q – ‘It is an agreement by free will to be terminated by free will’ The above statement of Pt. Nehru refers to which of the following? (a) India’s Association with the Commonwealth of Nations (b) Treaty of Panchsheel (c) Shimla Agreement (d) None of the above U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2017 Ans. (a) Explanation – The above

Q – Who in the begining, presented the idea of Indian Constituent Assembly in pre independence days? (a) M.N. Roy (b) B.R. Ambedkar (c) Ani Beasent (d) Jawaharlal Nehru U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2017 Ans. (a) Explanation – The idea of the constituent assembly was put forward for the first time by M.N. Roy in the year 1934. The