I.Choose the best answer:-
1. The firstsession of the constituent Assembly was presided Dr.S.P.Sinha.
2. Our constitutioncame into existence on 26th Jan 1950.
3. The preambledeclares India as a ______ country. Democratic.
4. The people ofIndia are given complete authority by the Indian Constitution.
5. In aparliamentary system, the executive is collectively responsible to the Legislature.
II.FILL IN THE BLANKS:-
The first presidentof Indian was Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
2. The chiefarchitect of the Indian constitution was Dr.BR.Ambedkar.
3. An introductionto our constitution is found in the Preamble.
4. A secular statedoes not have a religion of its own.
5. Directiveprinciples aim at the establishment of the welfare state.
III.MATCH IT:-
1. ConstituentAssembly — 9th Dec 1946
2. Draftingcommittee —- 29th Aug 1947
3. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar—- Chairman of committee
4. Republic day—- 26th Jan 1950
5. Right againstexploitation — Prohibition of forced labour.
IV.ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:-
1.Write a note eon B.R. Ambedkar
The Draftingcommittee was consisted on 29th Aug 1947 under the chairmanship of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar.
He was a brilliantconstitutional expert and chief architect of Indian constitution.
2.What does the preamble declare our country to be?
The preambledeclares India as a Sovereign, Socialists, Secular, democratic Republic.
Justice, Liberty,Equality and Fraternity are the objectives of the constitution.
3.Why do we say India is a secular state?.
· Ina secular state, the people are not discrimination on the basis of religion.
· Allcitizens enjoy freedom of worship.
· Thestate does not have a religion of its own.
· Allreligions in our country have the same status and support from the state.
4.What is meant by constitutional Remedies?
Right toconstitutional remedies enables the citizen to approach the Supreme Courtdirectly when there is violation of fundamental rights.
5.What does universal; Adult franchise mean?
The constitution ofIndia has introduced Universal Adult franchise.
All the citizensabove the age of 18 years irrespective of their caste, color, religion, sex, literacy,wealth etc. are entitled to participate in elections.
V.ANSWER IN DETAIL:-
1.What does popular sovereignty mean?
v Theconstitution gives complete authority to the people of India.
v Thepopular sovereignty or complete authority of the people is reaffirmed inseveral places in the constitution, particularly in the chapter election.
v Thecentral and state governments derive their authority from the people.
v Theyare ultimately responsible to the people through the legislature.
v Hence,people are sovereign.
v Thisis the principle of popular sovereignty.
2.Write in detail on the fundamental rights guaranteed to a citizen.
Rightto equality:
All are equalbefore law.
Rightto freedom:
Freedom of speechand expression, right to life, personal liberty etc.
Rightsto freedom of Religion:
It guaranteed thecitizen freedom to follow any religion.
Culturaland Educational right:
It gives rights toall citizens to reserve their language, script and culture.
Rightsto constitutional Remedies:
This enables thecitizen to approach the Supreme Court directly when there is violation of
fundamental rights.
3.What are the fundamental duties? Mention any 5 of them.
v TheIndian constitution contains certain duties to be performed by all the citizensof India.
v Theseduties are called such as fundamental duties.
v Toabide by the constitution and its ideals, to respect the
v Nationalflag, the National anthem etc.
v Touphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.
v Topromote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood.
v Tovalue and preserve the rich heritage of our culture.
v Tostrive towards Excellence in all spheres.