Polity: SOME IMPORTANT FACTS OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION
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Polity: SOME IMPORTANT FACTS OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION
The original Constitution of India was handwritten by Prem Behari Narayan Raizada in a flowing italic style with beautiful calligraphy. Each page was beautified and decorated by artists from Shanti Niketan.
The original copies of the Indian Constitution, written in Hindi and English, are kept in special helium - filled cases in the Library of the Parliament of India.
With 25 parts containing 448 articles and 12 schedules, the Indian Constitution is the longest written Constitution of any sovereign country in the world.
The Constituent Assembly, which first met on December 9, 1946, took precisely 2 years, 11 months and 18 days to come up with the final draft.
When the draft was prepared and put for debate and discussion, over 2000 amendments were made, before it was finalised.
The drafting of the Constitution was finally complete on 26th November, 1949. But, it was legally enforced only after two months on 26th January, 1950. Which came to be known as the Republic Day.
The handwritten Constitution was signed on 24th January, 1950, by 284 members of the Constituent Assembly, which included 15 women. It came into force two days later on 26th January.
Our Constitution makers took inspiration from various other Constitutions while drafting the one for our country, which is why the Indian Constitution is often called a bag of borrowings.
The concept of Five Year Plans (FYP) was taken from the USSR, and the Directive Principles (socio-economic rights) were taken from Ireland.
The ideals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity in our Preamble have been taken from the French Revolution, which is also the French motto.
The Preamble to our Constitution was inspired by the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America, which also starts with "We the people".
The fundamental rights recognized by our Constitution have also been adopted from the American Constitution. The Indian Constitution recognizes nine fundamental rights as the basic human rights of all its citizens.
Interestingly, in the beginning, the Right to Propertywas also one of the fundamental rights. The Article 31 of our constitution said that, "No person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law." However, the 44th Amendment, in 1978, deleted it.
The Indian Constitution has also been hailed as one of the world's best Constitution because in 62 years of its adoption, it had been amended only 94 times. As of now, our Constitution has undergone a total of 100 amendments.
Where was the first session of the Constituent Assembly held - New Delhi
Which proclamation of National Emergency automatically suspends - Right to freedom
Who decides the number of Judges in a High Court – President
Which country has the briefest Constitution in the world – USA
Who is competent to prescribe conditions as for acquiring Indian citizenship – Parliament
Which committee was assigned to recommend reforms in the insurance sector - Malhotra committee
During the proclamation of National Emergency which articles cannot be suspended - Articles 20 and 21
Which is at the apex of the-three tier system of Panchayati Raj - Zila Parishad
Under which ministry, central pollution control bureau works - Environment and Forest
The year of the “Shimla pact” between India and Pakistan is – 1972
When was the Lokpal bill passed in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha with more strict provisions – 2013
Where was the system of shadow cabinet started from - Great Britain
Which are the two forms of democracy - Direct and Indirect
Who supported the concept of “public desire” – Rousseau
Sovereign parliament is a contribution of – England
“Oh! Disrespectable democracy! I love you” whose statement is this – Carpenter
Who played an important role during “reign of terror” in France – Robespierre
Who was propound the principles of Panchsheel - Jawaharlal Nehru
Which of the followings recommended three language formula - Kothari Commission
Which of the followings was a popular slogan of French revolution - Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
To whom, the Union Public Service Commission presents its report – President
How type of right is Right to Information - Fundamental right
Meghnad Saha is known for his contribution in which field – Physics
What is the minimum age for election/appointment as member of the Rajya Sabha - 30 years
What is the minimum age for being the member of the Parliament - 25 years
What is the maximum number of elected members in a State Assembly – 500
By whom are Zonal Council provided - By Parliamentary Act
By whom was an inter-State Council set up in 1990 under Article 263 of the Constitution – President
How many votes are entitled for members of the UN Economic and Social Council - One vote
On which date India became a Sovereign, democratic republic - 26-Jan-50
The Ninth Schedule was added by which Amendment – First
To which duties is the system of value-added taxation applicable - Excise duties
By whom is the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected - All the members of Lok Sabha
Which first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India - Sucheta Kripalani
Which tax is levied by the Union and collected and appropriated by the States - Stamp Duties
With which amendment act has Panchayati Raj received constitutional status - 73rd
By whom was the Constitution of India adopted - Constituent Assembly
