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Indian Constitution An Overview

This document contains a worksheet on the Indian Constitution with multiple choice questions and short answer questions. Some of the multiple choice questions cover topics like features of the Indian federation, the source of India's sovereignty, the allocation of powers between central and state governments, and the special constitutional position of Jammu and Kashmir. The short answer questions define key terms in the preamble, explain fundamental rights, discuss the importance of the right to equality, and analyze why democratic countries need constitutions and how they protect against misuse of power.

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Indian Constitution An Overview

This document contains a worksheet on the Indian Constitution with multiple choice questions and short answer questions. Some of the multiple choice questions cover topics like features of the Indian federation, the source of India's sovereignty, the allocation of powers between central and state governments, and the special constitutional position of Jammu and Kashmir. The short answer questions define key terms in the preamble, explain fundamental rights, discuss the importance of the right to equality, and analyze why democratic countries need constitutions and how they protect against misuse of power.

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Gurgaon 2012-13 Name: Subject:SocialScience Class:VIII Worksheet Date:05July2012

Topic:OurConstitution.

MultipleChoiceQuestions
1.WhichofthefollowingisafeaturecommontoboththeIndianFederationandtheAmerican Federation? a) b) c) d) Asinglecitizenship DualJudiciary ThreelistsintheConstitution AFederalSupremeCourttointerprettheConstitution

2.ThereispopularsovereigntyinIndiabecausethePreambletotheConstitutionbeginswiththe words a) b) c) d) DemocraticIndia PeoplesDemocracy SovereigntyofPeople WethepeopleofIndia

3.ThesourceofIndiassovereigntyliesinthe a) b) c) d) President PrimeMinister PeopleofIndia PreambletotheConstitution

4.Inaparliamentaryformofgovernment,realpowersofthestatearevestedinthe a) b) c) d) CouncilofMinistersheadedbythePrimeMinister PresidentasheisofficialHeadofState Government Parliament

5.Indiaoptedforafederalformofgovernmentbecauseof a) b) c) d) Vastterritory Culturalintegration Linguisticandregionaldiversity Administrativeconvenience.

6.WhichofthefollowingdeterminesthattheIndianConstitutionisfederal? a) b) c) d) AwrittenandrigidConstitution AnindependentJudiciary VestingofresiduarypowerswiththeCentre DistributionofpowersbetweentheCentreandStates

7.WhichisnotafunctionoftheConstitution? a) b) c) d) 8.WhoproposedthePreamblebeforetheDraftingCommitteeoftheConstitution? a) b) c) d) JawaharlalNehru B.R.Ambedkar B.N.Rau MahatmaGandhi Itactsasasourceofpowerandauthorityofthegovernment. Itminimizesconfusionandconflictbetweenvariousorgansofgovernment. Itstrengthensthehandsofrulerstoruleaccordingtotheirdiscretion. Itlaysdownthelimitsofgovernmentalauthority.

9.WhoamongthefollowingwastheChairmanoftheDraftingCommitteeoftheIndianConstitution? a) b) c) d) RajendraPrasad TejBahadurSapru C.Rajagopalachari B.R.Ambedkar

10.WhatisthespecialConstitutionalpositionofJammu&Kashmir? a) b) c) d) 11.TheConstitutionofIndiawasadoptedbythe a) b) c) d) GovernorGeneral BritishParliament ConstituentAssembly ParliamentofIndia Indianlawsarenotapplicable. IthasitsownConstitution. ItisnotoneoftheintegralpartsofIndianUnion. ItisaboveIndianConstitution.

12.IndiabecameaSovereign,democraticrepublic a) b) c) d) 2.Answerthefollowingquestions: a.Whatdothefollowingtermsmean? 1)Sovereign2)Socialist3)Secular4)Democraticand5)Republic b.BrieflyexplainanythreefundamentalrightsprovidedtousbytheConstitutionofIndia. c.Whichisthemostimportantfundamentalrightandwhy? d.TheConstitutionguardsusagainstthemisuseofpowerbyourpoliticalleaders.Explainthe statementwiththehelpofanexample. e.WhydoesademocraticcountryneedaConstitution? f.WhichFundamentalRightswillthefollowingsituationsviolate? i. ii. iii. iv. Ifa13yearoldchildisworkinginafactorymanufacturingcarpets. Ifapoliticianinonestatedecidestonotallowlabourersfromotherstatestoworkin hisstate. IfagroupofpeoplearenotgivenpermissiontoopenaTelugumediumschoolinKerala. Ifthegovernmentdecidesnottopromoteanofficerofthearmedforcesbecausesheis awoman. Aug15,1947 Nov26,1929 Jan30,1948 Jan26,1950

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