INDIAN DEMOCRACY ( PART - III)

 1. When was 42 nd constitutional amendment amended?

Ans: On 18 December 1976, the 42 constitutioned amendment amended.

2. How is the house of house of people better known in India as?

Ans: The house of the people is better known in India as Lok Sabha.

3. How is the Council of states better known in India as?

Ans: The Council of states is better known in India as Rajya Sabha.

4. Who is the Head of England?

Ans: The King or the Queen.

5. What is the most powerful in parliamentary democratic system of England?

Ans: The Parliament.

6. How does India stand in the World?

Ans: India stand in the world as a distinguished parliamentary democratic country.

7. Discuss how the ideals of the Indian Constitution have been manifested in its Preamble?

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Write in detail about what is meant by sovereign, socialist, secular, Democratic and Republic.

Ans: In the Preamble of Indian constitution, several ideals are manifested. They are as follows:

A) Sovereign: India is a Sovereign state.It is neither externally subordinate to any foreign power nor is directed by any other force internally.

B) Socialist: India is a socialist state. This word was incorporated in the Preamble through the 42 constitutional amendment in 1976. It signifies that there shall not be inequality among the people of India in regards to their income, status and standard of living. All the ways and means of production would be nationalised.

C) Secular: India is a secular state. In India there shall not be any official or state religion. In the eyes of the government all religions are equal and as such there shall not be any dissemination among the religions.

D) Democratic: India is a democratic state. In India the administration is governed by the elected representatives of the people. The people shall administer the country for themselves and the administration shall be responsible to the people.

E) Republic: India is a Republic. In India , the Head of the state ( The President) is elected by the people.

In addition to these, it has been mentioned in the Preamble that the people of India shall establish justice, liberty , equality and fraternity in the country.

8.Discuss the objective resolutions put forward by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in relation to the Indian Constitution.

Ans: The objective resolutions put forward by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in relation to the Indian Constitution are:

a) The Constituent Assembly is determined to declare India as Independent Sovereign Republic.

b) A union of states shall be constituted with the British- ruled Indian territory and the erstwhile princely kingdoms willing to join the Indian territory.

c) Social, Economic and Political justice, equality, religious liberty, freedom of expressing thought and opinion of the Indian people will be duly recognised.

d) There shall be measures to safeguard the interests of the Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe , backward classes and the Minority people of India.

e) Importance shall be given to safeguard the freedom , sovereignty and integrity of the country.

f) India shall extend full cooperation for the sake of cordial international relations, world peace and welfare of the people.

g) The people of India shall be the source of all powers. The government of the sovereign state and its constituent parts shall obtain their power from the people.

h) The indigenous princely states desiring to join the Indian union shall enjoy the status of its constituent province through self - governance with the residuary powers.

9. Write about federal characteristics of Indian Constitution.

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What are the characteristics of Indian federation?

Ans: The characteristics of Indian federation are:

a) Duel Polity 

b) Written Constitution

c) Division of Powers 

d) Independent Judiciary

e) Bicameralism 

Also see:

INDIAN DEMOCRACY PART - I

INDIAN DEMOCRACY PART - II