Constitution Of India

Question 1

The Idea to have a Constitution is given by

Answer 1

MN Roy

Question 2

Part 1 (Articles 1 - 4)

Answer 2

Deals with territory of India, formation of new states, alterations of names and areas of existing states

Question 3

Part 2 ( 5 to 11)

Answer 3

Deals with various provision related to citizenship
Art 5 to 8 deals how a person became citizen of India

Question 4

Part 3 ( 12 to 35)

Answer 4

Fundamental Rights
From United States Constitution
Originally 7 in no.
Right to property is now legal rights 300A in part XII (44th Amd 1978)

Question 5

Part 4 ( Articles 36 to 51)

Answer 5

Directive principles of state policy
( from Irish Constitution Ireland)
BR Ambedkar - novel feature of the Constitution

Question 6

Part 4A (article 51A)

Answer 6

Added by 42nd Amendment 1976
From Soviet Union
On recommendations of Swaran Singh Committee
Fundamentals Duties , 11 in total
(K) Provide opportunities for education
6 to 14 yrs, 86th Amd 2002

Question 7

Part V ( 52 - 151)
Part VI ( 152 - 237)
Part VIII ( 239 - 241)

Answer 7

Deals with -Government at Union level
-Govt. At State level
- Union territories

Question 8

First Linguistic States?

Dhar Commission_ JVP committee

Answer 8

Oct 1953 Andhra Pradesh
JAIPUR Session 1948

Question 9

Fazl Ali Commission

Answer 9

Dec 1953 also known as State reorganisation commission accepted language as the basis of reorganisation of state

One Language One state theory is rejected by SR act 1956 & 7th Amd
1st Nov 1956 - 14 states & 6 UT created

Question 10

Reorganisation of states
1956 - 14 states & 6 UT
In
1953
1956
1960
1963
1966
1970
1971
1974
1986
1987
2000,
Telangana
Jammu & Kashmir
Two UT Dama diu & dadra nagar haveli

Answer 10

1953 -Andhra pradesh
1956- Kerala - Karnataka
1960-Bombay bifurcated into Gujarat
& Maharashtra
1963- Nagaland
1966 -Haryana was carved out of Punjab, Chandigarh _UT
1971 - Manipur , Tripura & Meghalaya
1974 - Sikkim associate State 35th amd
1975 - Sikkim state 36th amd
1986 Mizoram & Arunachal pradesh
1987 Goa from Maharashtra
2000 - Chhattisgarh from eastern Madhya pradesh
, Uttarakhand from Uttar Pradesh
& Jharkhand from Bihar
31 st Oct 2019 J&K
26 Jan 2020 Daman diu dadra nagar haveli merged into single UT

Question 11

By which Amd Delhi was given as status of National capital ?

Answer 11

69th Constitutional Amendment Act
1991

Question 12

Which part consist only one article?

Answer 12

Part XX, art 368 deals with amendment of the Constitution