Making Of Constitution Set 4

Q1. Muslim League secured how many seats in the elections?

208 73 15 93

Q2. Remaining seats after Muslim League boycott were:

208 296 299 389

Q3. Labour department in Interim Government was headed by:

Jagjivan Ram Rajendra Prasad John Mathai Liaquat Ali Khan

Q4. Who became Governor-General after February 1947?

Lord Wavell Lord Mountbatten Stafford Cripps Clement Attlee

Q5. Law portfolio in the Interim Government was held by:

Jogendra Nath Mandal Liaquat Ali Khan C. Rajagopalachari Abdur Rab Nishtar

Q6. Members of the Constituent Assembly were:

Fully elected Fully nominated Partly elected and partly nominated Selected by British Parliament

Q7. Industries and Supplies portfolio was given to:

John Mathai Jagjivan Ram Rajendra Prasad Liaquat Ali Khan

Q8. Defence portfolio was held by:

Sardar Patel Baldev Singh Nehru Rajagopalachari

Q9. Railways and Communication (Post & Air) was handled by:

John Mathai Jogendra Nath Mandal Abdur Rab Nishtar Ibrahim Chundrigar

Q10. Home Affairs, Information and Broadcasting portfolio was held by:

Rajendra Prasad Baldev Singh Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jagjivan Ram

Q11. Health portfolio in the Interim Government was held by:

Ghazanfar Ali Khan Jagjivan Ram Rajendra Prasad Baldev Singh

Q12. Education and Arts portfolio was handled by:

Rajendra Prasad C. Rajagopalachari Abdur Rab Nishtar Baldev Singh

Q13. Who served as Vice President of the Interim Government and handled External Affairs?

Sardar Patel Jawaharlal Nehru Rajendra Prasad Liaquat Ali Khan

Q14. Who served as Viceroy during formation of the Interim Government?

Lord Mountbatten Lord Linlithgow Viscount Wavell Lord Curzon

Q15. How many seats were won by the Indian National Congress in the Constituent Assembly elections?

73 208 299 15

Q16. Seats in British provinces were divided among which communities?

Hindu, Muslim, Christian Muslim, Sikh and General Hindu, Sikh and Christian Muslim, General and Anglo-Indian

Q17. Commerce portfolio in the Interim Government was held by:

Liaquat Ali Khan Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar Abdur Rab Nishtar John Mathai

Q18. The Interim Government of India was formed on:

15 August 1947 2 September 1946 26 January 1950 16 August 1946

Q19. One seat in the Constituent Assembly was allotted for approximately:

5 lakh population 10 lakh population 1 million population 2 million population

Q20. Number of seats won by Independents was:

73 15 208 299

Q21. Commander-in-Chief of the Interim Government period was:

Lord Mountbatten Sir Claude Auchinleck Lord Wavell Baldev Singh

Q22. The Interim Government continued until:

Cabinet Mission arrival Partition announcement India’s Independence (15 August 1947) First General Election

Q23. The method of election to the Constituent Assembly was based on:

First Past the Post System Direct Voting Proportional Representation with Single Transferable Vote Separate Electorates

Q24. Finance portfolio in Interim Government was held by:

Liaquat Ali Khan Abdur Rab Nishtar Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar Jogendra Nath Mandal

Q25. Elections to the Constituent Assembly were held during:

January–March 1946 July–August 1946 September–October 1946 December 1946

Q26. Agriculture and Food department was handled by:

Rajendra Prasad C. Rajagopalachari Jagjivan Ram John Mathai