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    Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment for treason against South Africa for his opposition to apartheid. Apartheid was the official policy of discrimination and segregation against non-white racial groups in South Africa. The system of apartheid discriminated among South Africans by restricting social contacts between races, segregating public facilities, and creating race-specific job categories. The Constituent Assembly of India framed and adopted the Constitution of India on November 26, 1949.

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    Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment for treason against South Africa for his opposition to apartheid. Apartheid was the official policy of discrimination and segregation against non-white racial groups in South Africa. The system of apartheid discriminated among South Africans by restricting social contacts between races, segregating public facilities, and creating race-specific job categories. The Constituent Assembly of India framed and adopted the Constitution of India on November 26, 1949.

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    Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment for treason against South Africa for his opposition to apartheid. Apartheid was the official policy of discrimination and segregation against non-white racial groups in South Africa. The system of apartheid discriminated among South Africans by restricting social contacts between races, segregating public facilities, and creating race-specific job categories. The Constituent Assembly of India framed and adopted the Constitution of India on November 26, 1949.

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    Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment for treason against South Africa for his opposition to apartheid. Apartheid was the official policy of discrimination and segregation against non-white racial groups in South Africa. The system of apartheid discriminated among South Africans by restricting social contacts between races, segregating public facilities, and creating race-specific job categories. The Constituent Assembly of India framed and adopted the Constitution of India on November 26, 1949.

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    CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN

    WORKSHEET- 1

    QN QUESTION MA
    RKS
    01 On what charges was Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment? 01
    (a) For treason (b) For breaking the laws
    (c) For corruption charges (d) for possessing illegal property

    02 What is apartheid? 01
    (a) Election in proportion to population (b) Official policy of discrimination against the
    Blacks

    (c) Equality among all (d) None of the above

    03 In which way did the system of apartheid discriminate among the South Africans? 01
    (a) Restricted social contacts between the races (b) Segregation of public facilities

    (c) Created race-specific job categories (d) All the above

    04 When did Motilal Nehru draft a Constitution for India? 01


    (a) 1927 (b) 1926 (c) 1929 (d) 1928

    05 Where was the 1931 session of Indian National Congress held? 01


    (a) Nagpur (b) Karachi (c) Calcutta (d) Delhi

    06 Which of these features were accepted by all the Indian leaders much before they 01
    sat down to make the Constitution?
    (a) Universal adult franchise (b) Right to freedom

    (c) Protection of the rights of minorities (d) All the above


    07 According to which Act were the elections held to provincial legislatures in India in 01
    1937?

    (a) Government of India Act, 1935 (b) Government of India Act, 1919
    (c) Government of India Act, 1909 (d) None of the above

    08 Which of these inspired our leaders while framing the Constitution? 01


    (a) Ideals of the French Revolution (b) Parliamentary democracy in Britain

    (c) Bill of Rights in US (d) All the above


    09 Which revolution in the world inspired the Indians to set up a socialist economy? 01
    (a) French Revolution (b) Turkish Revolution
    (c) Russian Revolution (d) American War of Independence
    10 Name the body which framed the Constitution of India? 01
    (a) General Assembly (b) Constituent Assembly (c) Constitutional Assembly (d)
    People’s Assembly
    11 When did the Assembly adopt the Constitution? 01
    (a) 26 November, 1949 (b) 26 December, 1949 (c) 26 January, 1950 (d) 26 January,
    1949
    12 Who was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly? 01
    (a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (d) Abul Kalam
    Azad
    13 Who prepared the draft of a constitution for India in 1928? 01
    (a) Motilal Nehru (b) B. R. Ambedkar (c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
    14 Who gave the tryst with destiny speech? 01
    15 In politics we will have equality and in social and economic life we will have 01
    inequality. Who said this?
    Which constitution in the world was the first to have a Preamble? 01
    16
    17 What is a constitution? Why do we need a constitution? 03
    18 Why should we accept the constitution made by the constituent assembly more than 03
    70 years ago?
    19 Describe the composition of the constituent assembly. What was the procedure 03
    adopted to make the Constitution?
    20 Describe the political institutions of colonial rule that helped to develop an 03
    agreement over the institutional design of the constitution.
    21 Explain the major factors which contributed to the making of our constitution. 05
    22 What was Mahatma Gandhi’s contribution to the constitution of India? 05

    23 Explain five important keywords of the preamble. 05


    CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN
    WORKSHEET- 2

    QN QUESTION MA
    RKS
    01 How many amendments were considered before adopting the Constitution? 01
    (a) Around 500 (b) Around 2000 (c) Around 1550 (d) Around 1000

    02 Who said the following? 01


    “I shall work for an India in which the poorest shall feel that it is their country .....
    InWhich all communities shall live in perfect harmony?”
    (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (d) Sarojini Naidu

    03 Who among these leaders was a bitter critic of Mahatma Gandhi? 01


    (a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (b) Sarojini Naidu
    (c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

    04 “The ambition of the greatest man of our generation has been to wipe every tear 01
    from Every eye.” Who was Nehru referring to in his speech?
    (a) Abdul Ghaffar Khan (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (d) Vallabhbhai
    Patel

    05 The Constitution begins with a short statement of its basic values. What is it 01
    called?
    (a) Preface (b) Preamble (c) Introduction (d) Article

    06 Which of these countries is/are examples of a Republic? 01


    (a) USA (b) India (c) South Africa (d) All the above

    07 What kind of ‘Justice’ does our Preamble provide? 01


    (a) Economic Justice (b) Political Justice (C) Social Justice (d) All the above
    08 Which of these positions is correct in relation to the ‘Sovereign’ status of 01
    India?
    (a) USA can decide India’s foreign policy

    (b) USSR can support the CPI (M) in setting up its government here

    (c) The Indian government only can decide its internal and external policies

    (d) Pakistan can control India’s Armed Forces

    09 Who was the chairman of the Constituent Assembly? 01


    (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (c) B.R. Ambedkar (d) Mahatma
    Gandhi
    10 Which of the following days is celebrated to mark the enforcement of the 01
    constitution?
    (a) Republic Day (b) Independence Day (c) Gandhi Jayanti (d) Constitution
    Enforcement Day

    11 The Indian constitution has borrowed from 01


    (i) Ideas from French Revolution (ii) The British Constitution

    (iii) The Bill of Rights of the US (IV) Israeli Constitution

    (a) i, ii, iv (b) i, ii, iii, (c) ii, iii, iv (d) i, ii, iv

    12 The Constituent Assembly met for how many days? 01


    (a) 114 (b) 280 (c) 365 (d) 150

    13 Who was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian constitution? 01
    (a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) C. Rajgopalachari (d) Dr. Rajendra
    Prasad
    14 When did the Indian constitution come into force? 01
    (a) 26th Nov, 1949 (b) 15th August, 1947 (c) 26th Jan, 1950 (d) 26th Jan, 1930

    15 Who prepared the draft of a constitution for India in 1928? 01


    (a) Motilal Nehru (b) B. R. Ambedkar (c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
    When was the Constitution of India adopted? 01
    16 (a) 26th Nov, 1949 (b) 26th Jan, 1949 (c) 26th Jan, 1950 (d) 26th Nov, 1950
    17 Explain the vision of Mahatma Gandhi about a free and independent India. 03
    18 Who was Dr. B R Ambedkar? How did he play a key role in the making of the Indian 03
    constitution?
    19 Why does a democratic country like India need a constitution? 03
    20 What is the necessity of preserving the constituent assembly debates? 03
    21 Describe the main features of Preamble of the Indian constitution. 05

    22 What were the advantages and disadvantages of the constituent assembly? 05

    23 Write a note on the Guiding Values of he Indian constitution. 05

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