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Std. VIII – Social Science (2022-23)

Ch.1: Indian Constitution WS. No.: 7 (AK)
Name: _________________________ Std. / Sec.: ________ Roll No.: _____ Date: ________
I. Choose the correct option.
1. Which among the following is NOT one of the three components of the government defined in
the Indian Constitution?
a) The Legislature which frames the laws. c) The Executive which enforces laws.
b) The Preamble which makes the laws. d) The Judiciary which interprets the laws.

2. Why was making of the Indian Constitution a Herculean task for the Constituent Assembly?
i) Our country had several communities which spoke different languages, belonged to different
religions, and had distinct cultures.
ii) India was going through great turmoil because of the partition and uncertainty of the Princely
States.
iii) The socio-economic condition of the mass of people appeared to be miserable.
iv) British had threatened to take over India again if the Constitution was not drafted properly.
a) Only i & ii b) Only ii & iii c) Only i, ii, & iii d) Only ii, iii, iv

3. Which of the following rights aims at making India a Secular State?

a) Right to Freedom of Religion c) Right to Equality
b) Right to Education d) Right to Freedom

4. Identify the purpose behind the implementation of Directive Principles of State Policy in the
constitution.
a) to ensure greater social and economic reforms,
b) to serve as a guide to the Indian states and
c) to institute laws and policies that help reduce the poverty of the masses.
d) All of the above

5. The Constitution of India begins with a Preamble. What is INAPPROPRIATE regarding it?
a) It is an introduction and symbolizes the goals and aspirations of Indian people.
b) It declares the nature and basic ideals of the Indian State.
c) It does not permit the people to assess and evaluate the performance of the
government.
c) The summarisation of Constitution helps to understand the intentions of the constitution
makers.

6. Which of these options state the condition under which the Right to Freedom can be restricted
by the government?
a) If the people organize a peaceful procession.
b) If the deeds of people affect the interests of the state or its security.
c) If a person writes an article in the newspaper criticising the policy of the government.
d) If a person wants to buy a house in another state

7. ________ is not a feature of the Indian Parliamentary system.

a) The Constitution guarantees universal adult suffrage for all citizens.
b) A few influential people can acquire especial opportunities to contest elections.
c) President is the nominal head of the State while the Prime Minister is the real head.
d) The elected representatives are accountable to the people.

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 II. Name the following:

1. King of Nepal in October 2002 – King Gyanendra

2. The group which started an uprising in Nepal in October 2020 – Maoist
3. Father of the Indian Constitution / Chairperson of the Drafting Committee – Dr B.R Ambedkar
4. President of the Indian Constituent Assembly – Dr. Rajendra Prasad
5. Deputy Prime Minister of India / First Home Minister of India – Sardar Patel
6. Political party which laid down the demand for an Indian Constituent Assembly – Indian
National Congress
7. Any three members of the First Cabinet of India – Shri Jairamdas Daulatram, Rajkumari
Amrit Kaur, Dr. John Mathai, Shri Jagjivan Ram
8. Period during which the declaration for an independent Constituent Assembly was made –
the Second World War

III. Identify the Fundamental Right that is being violated in the following situations:

1. If the government decides not to promote an officer of the armed forces for being a woman-
Right to Equality
2. If a 13-year-old child works in a factory manufacturing cracker -Right against Exploitation
3. If a group of people are not given permission to open a Gujarati medium school in Maharashtra -
Cultural and Educational Rights
4. If a child of a house help is denied admission in a private school - Right to Education
5. If a person is being forced into begging - Right against Exploitation
6. If a person is stopped from expressing how he feels about a certain issue- Right to Freedom of
Speech and Expression
7. If a person is forced to change his religion- Right to Freedom of Religion

IV. Match Column A with Column B:

1. Fundamental Rights Corresponding Duties
A The constitution gives us the i. It is our duty to allow others also to use the C
freedom of expression. public property.
B. If we have the right to practice the ii. It is our duty to obey the rules and maintain E
religion of our own choice discipline.
C. If we have a right to use a public iii. It is the duty of others to let us also live in D
park, or any other public property peace and not torture us physically or
mentally.
D. If we have the right to live iv. It is our duty to allow others to practice their B
religion.
E. If we have the right to be taught v. It also reminds us and tells us not to hurt the A
feelings of others.

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 2. Features of Meaning of these terms
Indian
Preamble
A Sovereign i A form of government where the head of the state is elected directly E
or indirectly by the people.
B Socialist ii There is no discrimination on the basis of religion. C
C Secular iii The country is independent and is not governed by any external A
authority.
D Democratic iv A country in which all the adult people enjoy the right to choose their D
representative.
E Republic v Everyone is given equal opportunities to access the resources of the B
country.

3. Right to Freedom Limitations / Restrictions

A Freedom of Speech and i Should be peaceful and participants should not carry C
Expression any weapon.
B Freedom to form ii Not allowed to reside too close to aerodrome. E
Associations and Unions
C Freedom to Assemble iii Not allowed to form an association to help terrorist B
activities.
D Freedom to move freely iv Not allowed to run trades like gambling, selling of F
throughout the territory of drugs.
India
E Freedom to reside and v Restriction on the use of language that may instigate A
settle in any part of India people for communal violence.
F Freedom to practise any vi Restriction on the movement of a person/ group to D
profession, occupation, or prevent spread of violence.
business

4. Countries Features borrowed

A Britain i Fundamental Duties C
B USA ii Parliamentary form of government A
C USSR iii Directive Principles of State Policy E
D Japan iv Fundamental Rights B
E Ireland v Laws on which the Supreme Court works D

V. (a) Make a flow chart on Fundamental Duties of the citizens :

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V. (b) Make a flow chart on Fundamental Rights of the citizens : ( Article nos. are just for your
information.)

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