Who played an important role in merging the princely states into the Indian Union?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
The formation of Constituent Assembly was suggested by whom?
(a) Simon Commission
(b) Cabinet Mission Plan
(c) Mountbatten Plan
(d) Cripps Mission
How many members were there in the Constituent Assembly?
(a) 296
(b) 389
(c) 400
(d) 450
Most of the members of the Constituent Assembly belonged to which party?
(a) Muslim League
(b) Indian National Congress
(c) Samajwadi Party
(d) Communist Party of India
Who introduced the objective resolution?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(d) Sardar Patel
Who supported separate electorate?
(a) B. Poker Bahadur
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Govind Vallabh Pant
Who opposed separate electorate and said, "It will permanently alienate the minorities"?
(a) Govind Vallabh Pant
(b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Who described the demand for separate electorate as "the cause of bloodshed and partition"?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) N.G. Ranga
Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
What suggestions were given for the rights of Dalit castes?
(a) Abolition of untouchability
(b) Permission to enter temples
(c) Reservation in legislature and jobs
(d) All of the above
What did Dalit leader J. Nagappa say in the Constituent Assembly?
(a) "We know how to get our point across."
(b) “We want separate electorates.”
(c) "We should stay away from society."
(d) “We only want protection.”
In how many lists was the distribution of powers done in the Constitution?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
What type of Centre did Dr. Ambedkar support?
(a) A strong and integrated centre
(b) Decentralised centre
(c) Centre based on autonomous provinces
(d) Centre based only on states
Who demanded in the Constituent Assembly to make Hindi the language for constitution making?
(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) R.V. Dhulekar
(d) T.A. Ramalingam Chettiar
What did the Language Committee of the Constituent Assembly declare Hindi to be?
(a) National language
(b) Official Language
(c) Mother tongue
(d) Language of the people
According to the Language Committee of the Constituent Assembly, for how many years will the use of English continue in government work?
(a) 10 years
(b) 15 years
(c) 20 years
(d) 25 years
What was the purpose of calling Hindi the "official language"?
(a) To calm down the opposition to Hindi
(b) Complete implementation of Hindi
(c) Removal of regional languages
(d) Preventing linguistic debate in the Constituent Assembly
R.V. Dhulekar criticized making which language the national language?
(a) Urdu
(b) English
(c) Hindustani
(d) Sanskrit
In which area was there most opposition to the promotion of Hindi?
(a) North India
(b) South India
(c) North-East India
(d) West India
Who supported the promotion of Hindi in South India?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Mrs. G. Durgabai
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) R.V. Dhulekar
According to Mrs. Durgabai, what could be the result of weakening the Hindustani language?
(a) Strengthening of linguistic unity
(b) creating anxiety and fear among different linguistic groups
(c) Establishment of dominance of Hindi
(d) Greater support for regional languages
Which member said that "Working aggressively will not benefit Hindi"?
(a) Shankarrao Dev
(b) R.V. Dhulekar
(c) T.A. Ramalingam Chettiar
(d) Sardar Patel
Which member, following the Congress and Mahatma Gandhi, accepted Hindustani as the national language?
(a) Shankarrao Dev
(b) R.V. Dhulekar
(c) Sardar Patel
(d) T.A. Ramalingam Chettiar
Who said that the question of national language is "an assault on the common culture of India"?
(a) Sardar Patel
(b) Mrs. G. Durgabai
(c) R.V. Dhulekar
(d) Shankarrao Dev
