CBSE Class 12 History Framing The Constitution MCQs Set 02

Question. Which social evil was largely opposed during free India?
(a) Caste System
(b) Sati
(c) Child marriage
(d) Illiteracy

Answer : C

Question. Which group of the following opposed child marriage and demanded that widows be allowed to remarry, they were pleading for social justice?
(a) Social Reformers
(b) Communists
(c) Socialists
(d) Muslim League

Answer : A

Question. Who among the followings declared that separate electorate act as a poison that will enter the politics of our country.
(a) Subhas Chandra Bose
(b) Vallabh Bhai Patel
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) S. N. Mukherjee

Answer : B

Question. Who among the followings wanted the term ‘minority, to be interpreted as the economic term?
(a) N.G Ranga
(b) Jaipal Singh
(c) B.N Rao
(d) S. N. Mukherjee

Answer : A

ASSERTION AND REASON BASED MCQs :

Question. Assertion (A): Mahatma Gandhi thought Hindustani would be the ideal language of communication between diverse communities.
Reason (R): It could unify Hindus and Muslims and the people of the North and the South.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.

Answer : A

Question. Assertion (A): Durgabai informed the House that the opposition in the south against Hindi was very strong.
Reason (R): On the call of Mahatma Gandhi, she carried on Hindi propaganda in the south.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.

Answer : B

Question. Assertion (A): B. Pocker Bahadur from Madras made a powerful plea for continuing separate electorates.
Reason (R): According to him only separate electorates would ensure that Muslims had a meaningful voice in the governance of the country.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.

Answer : A

Question. Assertion (A): 82 percent of the members of the Constituent Assembly were also members of Congress.
Reason (R): The Constituent Assembly that came into being was dominated by one party: the Congress.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.

Answer : B

Question. Article 25-28 refer to …………… .
(A) Freedom of Speech
(B) Freedom of Religion
(C) Freedom of equality
(D) Rights of Education.

Answer: b

Question. Hindustani language is a blend of
(A) Hindi-Urdu
(B) Hindi- Persian
(C) Hindi- Arabic
(D) Hindi- Sanskrit

Answer: a

Question. Which of the following leader felt that the use of Hindi language as the language of Constitution?
(A) R.V. Dhulekar
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Jaipal Singh
(D) B. Pocker Bahadur

Answer: d

ASSERTION AND REASON BASED MCQs :

Question. Assertion (A): The objective Resolution proclaimed India to be the Independent Sovereign Republic.
Reason (R): Citizens were to be guaranteed Justice, Equality, and Liberty. Citizens would not be discriminated against on grounds of religion, caste, or sex. All will be equal before the law and have equal opportunities to progress.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true.

Answer: a

Question. Assertion (A): The discussions within the Constituent Assembly were also influenced by the opinions expressed by the public.
Reason (R): Congress swept the general seats in the provincial elections, and the Muslim League captured most of the reserved Muslim seats.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true.

Answer: b

Question. Assertion (A): To create a sense of collective participation the public was also asked to send in their views on what needed to be done.
Reason (R): Many of the linguistic minorities wanted the protection of their mother tongue, religious minorities asked for special safeguards, while Dalits demanded an end to all caste
oppression and reservation of seats in government bodies.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true.

Answer: a

Question. Assertion (A): On the advice of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Ambedkar was asked at Independence to join the Union Cabinet as law minister.
Reason (R): Dr. Ambedkar refused to take the responsibility of guiding the Draft Constitution through the Assembly.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true.

Answer: c

CASE-BASED MCQs :

Question. Read the passage carefully and answer any three of the questions that follow.
“The British element is gone, but they have Left the mischief behind”
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel said:
It is no use saying that we ask for separate electorates because it is good for us. We have heard it long enough. We have heard it for years, and as a result of this agitation we are now a separate nation … Can you show me one free country where there are separate electorates? If so, I shall be prepared to accept it. But in this unfortunate country, if this separate electorate is going to be persisted in, even after the division of the country, woe betide the country; it is not worth living in. Therefore, I say, it is not for my good alone, it is for
your own good that I say it, forget the past. One day, we may be united … The British element is gone, but they have left the mischief behind. We do not want to perpetuate that mischief. (Hear, hear). When the British introduced this element, they had not expected that they will have to go so soon. They wanted it for their easy administration. That is all right. But they have left the legacy behind. Are we to get out of it or not?

Question. What did he say while making an appeal to abolish separate electorates?
(a) It was like a poison in the political system.
(b) It will boost economy of the country.
(c) It was like a drop in ocean for Purna Swaraj.
(d) None of these.

Answer : A

Question. According to Patel, whose mischief it was to provide for separate electorates?
(a) British
(b) Princely states
(c) Muslim League
(d) Indian National Congress

Answer : A

Question. What did Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel say in opposition to the provision of separate electorates?
(a) There was no chance of British leaving India.
(b) There was no need to continue demand for complete freedom.
(c) There was no way to submit to the demands of the British.
(d) There was no provision of separate electorates in any free country of the world.

Answer : D

Question. What were the evil-effects of the separate electorates?
(a) The provision of separate electorates was not good for the country.
(b) The provision of separate electorates will lead to the partition of the country.
(c) The provision of separate electorates has brought woes to the people.
(d) All of these.

Answer : D