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India Constitution Book Back Questions 10th Social Science Lesson 18

10th Social Science Lesson 18

18] India Constitution

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Liberty, Equality and Fraternity were the important slogans during the French Revolution in 1789. They are given importance in the Preamble of our Constitution.

Prem Behari Narain Raizada was the calligrapher of the Indian Constitution. The original constitution was handwritten by him in a flowing italic style.

I. RIGHT TO EQUALITY: Art. 14 – Equality before law; Art. 15 – Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth; Art. 16 – Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment; Art. 17 – Abolition of Untouchability; Art.18 – Abolition of titles except military and academic.

II. RIGHT TO FREEDOM: Art. 19 – Freedom of speech and expression, assembly, association, movement, residence and profession; Art. 20 – Protection in respect of conviction for offences; Art. 21 – Protection of life and personal liberty; Art. 21A – Right to elementary education; Art. 22 – Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases.

III. RIGHT AGAINST EXPLOITATION: Art. 23 – Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour; Art. 24 – Prohibition of employment of children in factories, etc.

IV. RIGHT TO RELIGION: Art. 25 – Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion; Art. 26 – Freedom to manage religious affairs; Art. 27 – Freedom from payment of taxes for promotion of any religion; Art. 28 – Freedom from attending religious instruction or worship in certain educational institutions.

V. CULTURAL & EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS: Art. 29 – Protection of languages, script and culture of minorities; Art. 30 – Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions.

VI. RIGHT CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDIES: Art. 32 – It allows individuals to seek redressal for the violation of their fundamental rights.

Right of Property (Art. 31) was deleted from the list of Fundamental Rights by the 44th Amendment Act, 1978. It is made a legal right under Article 300-A in Part XII of the Constitution.

The 86th Amendment Act of 2002 changed the subject – matter of Article 45 and made elementary education a fundamental right under Article 21 A. The amended directive requires the State to provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of six years.

In 1969, the Tamil Nadu Government appointed a three-member committee under the chairmanship of Dr. P.V. Rajamannar to examine the entire question of Centre-state relations.

The Union List, State List and Concurrent List consisting at present 100, 61 and 52 items respectively. the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 transferred five subjects to Concurrent List from State List, that is, education, forests, weights and measures, protection of wild animals and birds, and administration of justice; constitution and organisation of all courts excepts the Supreme Court and the high courts.

In 2004, the Government of India decided to create new category of languages called as “classical languages”. So far, the six languages are granted the classical languages status namely Tamil (2004) , Sanskrit (205) , Telugu (2008) , Kannada (2008) , Malayalam (2013) and Odia (2014) .

42nd amendment of the Constitution is known as the mini Constitution.

Choose the best answers:

1. Which of the following sequences in right regarding the Preamble?

(a) Republic, democratic, secular, socialist, sovereign

(b) Sovereign, socialist, secular, republic, democratic

(c) Sovereign, republic, secular, socialist, democratic

(d) Sovereign. Socialist, secular, democratic, republic

2. How many times has the Preamble to the Constitution of India amended?

(a) Once

(b) Twice

(c) Thrice

(d) Never

3. A foreigner can acquire India citizenship through

(a) Descent

(b) Registration

(c) Naturalisation

(d) All of the above

4. Find the odd one out:

(a) Right to Equality

(b) Right against Exploitation

(c) Right to Property

(d) Cultural and Educational Rights

5. One of the following is not an instance of an exercise of a fundamental right?

(a) Workers from Karnataka go to Kerala to work on the farms

(b) Christian missions set up a chain up missionary schools

(c) Men and Women government employees got the same salary

(d) Parents property is inherited by their children

6. Which one of the following rights was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the Constitution?

(a) Right to freedom of religion

(b) Right to equality

(c) Rights to Constitutional remedies

(d) Right to property

7. How can the Fundamental Rights be suspended?

(a) If the Supreme Court so desires

(b) If the Prime Minister orders to this effect

(c) If the President orders it during the national emergency

(d) All of the above

8. We borrowed the Fundamental Duties from the

(a) American Constitution

(b) Canadian Constitution

(c) Russian Constitution

(d) Irish Constitution

9. Under which Article financial emergency can be proclaimed?

(a) Article 352

(b) Article 356

(c) Article 360

(d) Article 368

10. Which of the following committees/commissions made recommendations about the Centre-State Relations?

(1) Sarkaria Commission (2) Rajamannar Committee (3) M.N. Venkatachaliah Commission

Select the correct answer form the codes given below:

(a) 1, 2 & 3

(b) 1 & 2

(c) 1 & 3

(d) 2 & 3

Fill in the blanks:

1. The concept of constitution first originated in ____________

2. ______________ was elected as the temporary President of the Constituent Assembly.

3. The Constitution of Indian was adopted on _____________

4. _____________ writs are mentioned in Article 32.

5. Fundamental duties have been given to the citizen of India under Article ___________

Match the following:

1. Citizenship Act – Jawaharlal Nehru

2. The Preamble – 42nd Amendment

3. The mini Constitution – 1955

4. Classical language – 1962

5. National Emergency – Tamil

Answers:

Choose the best answers:

1. Sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic 2. Once 3. Naturalisation

4. Right to Property 5. Men and Women government employees got the same salary.

6. Right to Constitutional remedies 7. If the President orders it during the national emergency

8. Russian Constitution 9. Article 360 10. 1 & 2

Fill in the blanks:

1. USA 2. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha 3. 26th November 1949 4. 5 5. 51A

Match the following:

1.Citizenship Act – 1955

2.The Preamble – Jawaharlal Nehru

3.Te mini Constitution – 42nd amendment

4.Classical language – Tamil

5.National Emergency – 1962

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