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2. Making of the constitution Flashcards

1
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Who was elected as the temporary President of constitutient assembly

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Dr Sachchidanand Sinha

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Who was elected as the President of constitutient assembly

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Dr Rajendra Prasad

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3
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Vice presidents of Constituent assembly

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HC Mukherjee and VT Krishnamachari

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4
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Who stated “first and foremost a social document” about constitution

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Granville Austin

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5
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Who is the author of The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation

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Granville Austin

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6
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Father Of Management in Kerala

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M.V pyles

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7
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Objective resolution was proposed by?

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Jwaharlal Nehru

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8
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Objective resolution was adopted by the constituent assembly on?

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22 January 1947

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9
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Features borrowed for GOI act 1935

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Federal Scheme, Office of the governor, Judiciary, Public Service Commissions, Emergency Provisions, and administrative details

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Features borrowed from Brit Constitution

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Parliamentary form of government, Rule of Law, Legislative procedure, single citizenships, cabinet system, prerogative writs, parliamentary privileges, and bicameralism

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Features borrowed from US Constitution

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Fundamental rights
Independence of judiciary
Judicial review
Impeachment of the president
Removal of judges and post of vice president

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12
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Features borrowed from Irish Constitution.

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DPSP
Nomination of RS members
And method of election of president.

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13
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Features borrowed from Australian constitution.

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Concurrent List
freedom of trade
commerce
and intercourse a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament.

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Features borrowed from German Constitution.

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Suspension of Fundamental Rights during Emergency.

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Features borrowed from USSR or Russia

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Fundamental duties and the ideal of justice (social, economic, and political) in the Preamble.

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Features borrowed from French Constitution

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Republic and the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity in the Preamble.

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17
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Features borrowed from South African constitution

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Procedure for amendment of constitution
Election of RS members

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18
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Features borrowed from Japanese constitution

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Procedure established by law

19
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Which amendment added Socialist, Secular and Integrity to preamble ?

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42nd Constitutional Amendment

20
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Type of Government adopted by India?

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Parliamentary and Fedral

21
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Features of parliamentary form of Government of India

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Nominal and Real executives
Majority party rule
Harmony between legislature and executive
Wide representation

22
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Key judgments of Keshavnanda bharti case 1973

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  1. Supremacy of the Constitution
  2. Separation of powers between the legislature, executive and the judiciary
23
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Key judgements from Indira Nehru Gandhi Case

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  1. India as a sovereign democratic republic
  2. Equality of status and opportunity of an individual,
  3. secularism and freedom of conscience and religion and rule of law.
24
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Key judgements for Minvera Mills Case

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  1. Harmony and balance between fundamental rights and directive principles
  2. limited power of the parliament to amend and the constitution
  3. judicial review.
25
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Key Judgements from ST Bommai Case 1994

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Federalism
Secularism
Democracy
Unity and Integrity of the nation
Social justice
Judicial review

26
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Key judgements from IR Coelho Case 2007

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Rule of law
Separation of powers
3. Judicial review
4. Principle of equality

27
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Key judgements from Namit Sharma Case 2013

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  1. Freedom and dignity of the individual
28
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Terms describing India in preamble

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Sovereign, Democratic, Republic, Fraternity, Justice, Equality, Liberty, Socialist, Secular and Integrity

29
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Only democracy with no written constitution

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Britain

30
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Unitary features of the constitution

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Integrated judicial system, single citizenship, Centralised electoral machinery, Special powers of state over state list, All India services, Inequality of representation of state councils

31
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Fedral features of indian constitution

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Division of powers, Supremacy of constitution, Written constitution, Rigid constitution, Bi-Cameral Legislation

32
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Who described Indian constitution as Quasi-Fedral

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KC Wheare

‘bargaining federalism’ by Morris Jones, ‘co-operative federalism’ by Granville Austin,
“federation with a centralizing tendency’ by Ivor Jennings

33
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The constituent assembly ratified India’s membership of The Commonwealth on?

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May 1949

34
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How many females were part of the constituent assembly?

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15 females

35
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Who was chairman of House committee of the Constituent Assembly of Indian

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B Pattabhi Sitaramayya

36
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Who was chairman of Union Powers Committee?

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JL Nehru

37
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Who was chairman of Order if business committee ?

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KM Munshi

38
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Who was Chairman of Credentials Committee of Constituent Assembly?

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Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar

39
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Who alwas chairman of Fundamental right sub- committee

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JB Kriplani

40
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The constituent assembly was recognised under which section of Indian independence act?

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Section 8(1)

41
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Chairman of Advisory committee on Fundamental rights. Minorities and tribal and excluded areas?

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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

42
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Chairman of The Committee on the function of Constitutient Assembly?

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GV Mavalankar ( 1st Speaker)

43
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Who was elected as member of Constituent Assembly from Madras Presidency

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Ammu Swaminathan

44
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Drafting committee of Constituent assembly members?

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7 total
Chairman - BR Ambedkar
Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
N. Gopalaswami
KM Munshi
Muhammad Saadulla
BL Mitter
DP khaitan

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