Class 1

Question 1

Government of India Act, 1935

Answer 1

Maximum influence over the Constitution

Question 2

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Answer 2

Indian Constitution has been framed after ransacking all the known Constitutions of the world

Question 3

Government of India Act of 1935

Answer 3

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

Question 4

British Constitution

Answer 4

Parliamentary government, Rule of Law, legislative procedure, single citizenship, cabinet system, prerogative writs, parliamentary privileges and bicameralism

Question 5

US Constitution

Answer 5

Fundamental rights, independence of judiciary, judicial review, impeachment of the president, removal of Supreme Court and high court judges and post of vice-president

Question 6

Irish Constitution

Answer 6

Directive Principles of State Policy, nomination of members to Rajya Sabha and method of election of president

Question 7

Canadian Constitution

Answer 7

Federation with a strong Centre, vesting of residuary powers in the Centre, appointment of state governors by the Centre, and advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

Question 8

Australian Constitution

Answer 8

Concurrent List, freedom of trade, commerce and inter-course, and joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament

Question 9

Weimar Constitution of Germany

Answer 9

Suspension of Fundamental Rights during Emergency

Question 10

Soviet Constitution (USSR, now Russia)

Answer 10

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

Question 11

French Constitution

Answer 11

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

Question 12

South African Constitution

Answer 12

Procedure for amendment of the Constitution and election of members of Rajya Sabha

Question 13

Japanese Constitution

Answer 13

Procedure established by Law

Question 14

French Constitution

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Basic structure of constitution

Answer 15

● Lengthiest Written Constitution
● Drawn from Various Sources
● Blend of Rigidity and Flexibility
● Federal System with Unitary Bias
● Parliamentary Form of Government
● Balance of Parliamentary Sovereignty and Judicial Supremacy
● Integrated and Independent Judiciary

Question 16

Comparison

Answer 16

● American Constitution – 7 Articles originally
● Australian Constitution – 128 Articles originally
● Chinese Constitution – 138 Articles originally
● Canadian Constitution – 147 Articles originally

Question 17

Why lengthiest written Constitution ?

Answer 17

● Geographical extent
● Historical context
● Single Constitution for Center and States
● Contains detailed administrative provisions for Center and States – Legislative, Executive and
Financial
● Principles and administrative procedures of governance
● Incorporates experiences of different constitutions of the world
● Codified Conventions
● Detailed provisions for SC/ST/Backward Classes

● To ensure social welfare – Directive Principles have been incorporated
● Detailed administrative procedures. Ex: Removal of Judges, Process for Citizenship, Removal of
President etc.
● Special provisions for states

Question 18

Lengthiest Written Constitution of the World

Answer 18

● Incorporate everything in the Constitution
● To prevent jeopardising the working of the Constitution

Question 19

Even if it’s the lengthiest written Constitution

Answer 19

● Many matters of administration
● Le to the Legislature and the Executive

Question 20

Role of Conventions

Answer 20

● For the gap le between the Constitution and the law
● Lengthiest Written Constitution
● Drawn from Various Sources
● Blend of Rigidity and Flexibility
● Federal System with Unitary Bias
● Parliamentary Form of Government
● Balance of Parliamentary Sovereignty and Judicial Supremacy
● Integrated and Independent Judiciary

Question 21

Drawn from Various Sources

Answer 21

● Provisions borrowed from different Constitutions of the world
● Also – 250 provisions of Government of India Act, 1935 – borrowed