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Preamble of the Constitution Flashcards

1
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Which was the first constitution to have a preamble?

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American

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What is the identity card of the constitution?

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The preamble as described my N.A. Palkhiwala, an eminent jurist

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When was the objectives resolution moved and accepted?

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Moved - December 13, 1946 and adopted - January 22, 1947

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What is the source of authority of the Constitution?

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According to the Preamble, from the people of India

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What did the 42nd amendment act of 1976 add to the preamble?

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The words socialist, secular and integrity

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What is the nature of Indian state as per the constitution?

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S3RD - Indian is a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic

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What are the objectives of the constitution?

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Justice, liberty, equality and fraternity are the objectives of the Indian Constitution.

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When did India become a sovereign?

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When the const. was adopted on 26th January, 1950. Before IIA, 1947, Indian was a British colony. Until, 1950, it was a British dominion. After 26th Jan, it became a sovereign.

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Until when was pakistan a British dominion?

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1956

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When did India join the UN?

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30th October, 1945

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The ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity have been taken from which constitutiton?

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French

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When was it decided to establish a socialist pattern in Indian society and by whom?

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By the Congress in their Avadi session in 1955.

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Did the constitution have socialist content before the word socialist was added in 1976?

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Yes, It was implied in certain DPSPs. In 1976, it was made explicit.

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What is communistic socialism also called?

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State socialism

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What brand of socialism does India follow?

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Democratic socialism

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What does democratic socialism believe in?

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It holds faith in ‘mixed economy’ where both public and private sectors co-exist side by side.

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What is Indian socialism a blend of?

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Marxism and ghandhism. Leaning heavily towards ghandhian socialism. (Nakara v. Union of India)`

18
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Which articles in the Indian constitution showed the CA’s intent to have India be a secular state despite the word not be mentioned in the document?

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Art. 25-28 wherein it granted the fundamental right to freedom of religion.

19
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What kind of states can be established as per the attitude of the state towards religion?

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  1. Atheistic state - The state is anti-religion and hence condemns all religions.
  2. Theocratic state - Pro-religion. Declares one particular religion as state religion.
  3. Secular state - Neutral.
20
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Where is the term democracy derived from?

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Two greek works ‘demos’ and ‘kratia’ meaning ‘people’ and ‘rule’ respectively.

21
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What are the four devices of direct democracy?

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RIRP - Referendum, Initiative, Recall and Plebiscite

22
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What is indirect democracy also called?

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Representative democracy

23
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What are the kinds of representative democracy?

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Parliamentary and presidential

24
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When was Dr. Ambedkar’s concluding speech in the CA?

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25th November, 1949

25
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How can democratic polity be classified?

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Into two categories - Monarchy and republic

26
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What does the term republic entail?

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  1. That we don’t have a monarch. Our head of state is elected.
  2. That we don’t have a privileged class. Our public office posts are open for all.
27
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What is a combination of social justice and economic justice known as?

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Distributive justice

28
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The ideals of justice in the constitution have been taken from?

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The ideals of justice - social, economic and polity have been taken from the 1917 Russian Revolution

29
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What ensure liberty in the constitution?

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Fundamental rights and their enforceability

30
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Are the fundamental rights absolute?

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No. They are qualified

31
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The ideals of liberty have been taken by?

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The ideals of liberty - though, expression, faith, worship and belief have been taken from the French Revolution (1789-1799)

32
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Which are the two provisions in the constitution that seek to achieve political equality?

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Art 325 - No one can be ineligible to vote on the basis of cast, sex, religion, etc
Art. 256 - Election of lok sabhas and state assemblies to be on the basis of adult suffarge

33
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How does the constitution promote the feeling of fraternity?

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By the system of dingle citizenship and also fundamental duties in 51-A talks about the duty of every Indian to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all people of India transcending religions, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities.

34
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What are the two things fraternity has to ensure as per the Preamble?

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Dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the nation.

35
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Was the word Integrity in the original preamble?

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No. It was added by the 42nd amendment act of 1976.

36
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Which article of the constitution implies the indestructible nature of the Indian union?

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Article 1 of the constitution that described India as a ‘union of states’.

37
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What did K.M. Munshi describe the Preamble as?

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Horoscope of our democratic republic

38
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According to the preamble, what does fraternity have to ensure?

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  1. Dignity of the individual
  2. Unity and integrity of the nation
39
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What is the key to the constitution?

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The preamble according to Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava. He also said it is a jewel set of the constitution.

40
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What did Sir Ernest Baker call the Preamble?

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Called it the ‘key-note’ to the constitution.

41
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Is the preamble justiciable?

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No

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