Constitutional Design Flashcards
First draft of Indian Constitution (?) by Motilal Nehru and eight other congressmen
1928
Elections for electing Constitutional Assembly members
July 1946
What did our leaders like about France?
Ideals of French Revolution
What did our leaders like about US?
Bill of Rights
What did our leaders like about Britain?
Parliamentary democracy
What did our leaders like about Russia?
Socialist revolution
First meeting of Constituent Assembly
December 1946
How many members were there in the Indian Constituent Assembly?
299
When was the Constitution adopted and when did it come into effect?
Adopted on: 26 November 1949
Came into effect on: 26 January 1950
How many days did the members deliberate over the constitution?
144 days spread over 3 years
When did Jawaharlal Nehru give his famous speech and what was its name?
At midnight 15 August 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru gave his speech titled ‘A Tryst With Destiny’
How many key words of the Constitution and what are they?
10 Keywords: ‘We, the people of India’ ; ‘Republic’ ; ‘Justice’ ; ‘Sovereign’ ; ‘Socialist’ ; ‘Liberty’ ; ‘Secular’ ‘ ‘Equality’ ; ‘Democratic’ ; ‘Fraternity’.
