Short Question And Answer
Question – How much time did it take to make the Indian Constitution?
Answer -
two years, eleven months, eighteen days
Question – When was the Indian Constitution prepared?
Answer -
26 November, 1949
Question – When was the Indian Constitution implemented?
Answer -
26 January, 1950
Question – Who was the temporary President of the Constituent Assembly?
Answer -
Dr Sachchidanand Sinha
Question – Who was the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly?
Answer -
Dr Rajendra Prasad
Question - Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
Answer -
Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar
Question – How many articles were there in the original Constitution?
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395
Question – When was the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly held?
Answer -
9 December 1946
Question : How many members were there in the Constituent Assembly and how many members were left after the boycott of the Muslim League?
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There were 389 members in total, after the Muslim League there were 299 members left
Question : How many meetings of the Constituent Assembly were held in total?
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166 meetings
Question - Who presented the objective resolution in the Constituent Assembly meeting?
Answer -
Nehru ji presented the objective resolution in the third meeting of the Constituent Assembly (13 December 1946)
Question – What is meant by objective resolution?
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Nehru ji presented the objective resolution in the Constituent Assembly. The outline of the future constitution was presented in the objective resolution.
Question – What is meant by the Preamble of the Constitution?
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The preamble of the constitution tells that India is a socialist, democratic, secular, republican nation. The preamble of the constitution is the essence of the constitution. It is also considered as the soul of the constitution.
Question – What did the Cripps Mission say regarding the Constitution of India?
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The Cripps Mission said that the Indian Union would be established through a Constitution which would be framed by the Constituent Assembly.
Question - Which country's constitution is called Peace Constitution?
Answer -
Japan
Question – What is meant by universal adult franchise?
Answer -
India has given the right to vote to all its citizens who have attained the age of 18 years. This is called universal adult suffrage.
👉Earlier this age was 21 years, it was reduced to 18 years
Long Question And Answer
Question – What is called Constitution?
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- Constitution is a written document which contains rules, regulations and laws related to how the government of the country will be run.
- The constitution contains detailed information about the form of governance, powers of the government, rights of the people, duties of the people, institutions of the country, various organs of the government and their functions, administration, etc.
Question- Why do we need a Constitution?
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- to create harmony in society
- to maintain law and order
- to establish a just society
- to run the government
- To prevent misuse of government powers
Question - Which British Cabinet Committee proposed the creation of the Indian Constitution? Explain this plan in detail?
Answer -
British Cabinet Committee – Selection of members by the Cabinet Mission - - British Provinces (292) + Native Princely States (93) + Chief Commissioners (4) = 389 members.
- Division of seats in each province among the three major communities—Muslim, Sikh and General.
- Members of each community elected their representatives to the provincial legislatures.
- The method of election of representatives of the native princely states was decided in their consultation etc.
Question - Why is the Indian Constitution called a bag of borrowings (flower bouquet)
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Discuss in detail the sources of the Indian Constitution?
Answer -
- About 75% of the Indian Constitution is derived from the Government of India Act 1935
- Provisions in the Indian constitution have been taken from other countries as well, that is why the Indian constitution is also called a borrowed bag
1. Provisions taken from the Constitution of Britain -
- The decision of victory in the election is based on the highest number of votes
- Parliamentary form of government
- the idea of the rule of law
- law making method
2. Provisions taken from the Constitution of France -
- Freedom
- Equality
- The principle of fraternity
3. Provisions taken from the Constitution of Ireland -
- Directive Principles of State Policy
4. Provisions taken from the US Constitution -
- Fundamental Rights
- power of judicial review
- Independence of the Judiciary
5. Provisions taken from the Constitution of Ireland -
- Directive Principles of State Policy
6. Constitution of South Africa
- Procedure for amending the Constitution
7. Constitution of Canada
- federalism with a strong central government
Question: Tell the main features of the Indian Constitution?
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- The Indian constitution is the largest written constitution in the world
- The Indian constitution is neither too flexible nor too rigid
- The Indian constitution makes the country a secular nation
- The Indian constitution is the most successful constitution in the world
- According to the Indian constitution, the people have fundamental rights
- According to the Indian constitution, India has a parliamentary system of government
- According to the Indian constitution there is a provision for single citizenship in India
- The Indian constitution can be amended as per the need
Question - Constitution plays an important role in building a civilized society ? Explain in detail?
Answer -
- In any society, citizens need various types of rights for their all-round development such as equality, freedom, justice etc.
- All these rights and values are provided to the society by the constitution only, hence the constitution plays an important role in the formation of any civilized society.
