CIVICS CH 1 – WORKSHEET / CLASS TEST

1. Constitution was adopted on ……………….

2. Constitution came into effect/force on …………….
3. The introduction/Soul of the Indian Constitution is ………………….
4. What is meant by Intra-community and Inter-community domination?
5. What is meant by Universal Adult Franchise?
6. In Bengal, the Christians are being prohibited to enjoy Christmas. What type of
Domination is being practiced here on the minorities?
(a) Intra-community Domination (b) Inter-community domination
7. What kind of role citizens of India play in electing representatives?
(a) Direct (b) Indirect (c) No role
8. Constitution of a nation contains-
(a) Rules (b) Laws (c) Both (a) and (b)
9. Which of the following is not a separate Fundamental Right
(a) Right to Freedom (b) Right to Education (c) Right to Religion
10.Match the following –
Sovereign PM is head of government, President is head of
the State
Secular People choose the leaders to run the government
Federalism Independent rule without any foreign
interference
Parliamentary Form of government Country is governed at 3 levels – national, state
and local level
Representative form of government State does not promote any religion

11.Match the following –

Right to Freedom
Right to Constitutional Remedies
Right to Equality
Right against Exploitation
Cultural and Educational Rights
Untouchability is banned under this right
Prohibits Human trafficking, Child Labour and
Forced labour
Protects the minorities
Cluster of freedoms
Protects the violation of other fundamental rights

12.ASSERTION (A) - The Indian Constitution is the world's lengthiest Constitution

REASON (R) - The makers of the Constitution has included all the elements like the
Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties, Directive Principles, Rules for elections,
functioning of different organs etc.

13.ASSERTION (A) - The Indian Constitution came into force with effect from 26 th Jan
1950.
REASON (R) – 26th Jan is celebrated as the Republic Day.
 14.Assertion (A) : No one can be discriminated on the basis of caste, religion, sex or
gender.
Reasons (R): Article 15 states that a person can’t be discriminated on the basis of
caste, religion, sex or gender.

15.Assertion (A): The Article 17 of the Constitution abolishes Untouchability.

Reasons (R): Untouchability is a punishable crime now

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
3. A is true but R is false
4. A is false but R is true
5. Both A and R are false

16.Which Fundamental Rights are being used or violated in the following situations:
(a) If a 10 year child is working in a factory manufacturing carpets.
(b) If a politician in one state decides to not allow labourers from other states to work in his
state.
(c) If a group of people are not given permission to open a Telugu-medium school in Kerala.
(d) If the government decides not to promote an officer of the armed forces for being a
woman.
(e) Overweight male cabin crew are allowed to get promotion in the national airlines but
their women colleagues who gain weight are penalised.
(f) A director makes a documentary film that criticises the policies of the government.
(g) People displaced by a big dam take out a rally demanding rehabilitation.
(h) Andhra society runs Telugu medium schools outside Andhra Pradesh.
(i) Not paying minimum wages to the labour in the factory.

17. CASE STUDY –

Today most countries in the world have a Constitution. While all democratic countries are
likely to have a Constitution, it is not necessary that all countries that have a Constitution
are democratic. The Constitution serves several purposes. First, it lays out certain ideals
that form the basis of the kind of country that we as citizens aspire to live in. Or, put
another way, a Constitution tells us what the fundamental nature of our society is. A
country is usually made up of different communities of people who share certain beliefs
but may not necessarily agree on all issues.
(A)Define Constitution
(B) Which country has the world’s longest written constitution?
(C) Name all the countries by which the Indian Constitution has been inspired
(D)Is it necessary that all countries which have a constitution will be democratic
countries? Give one example
(E) The purpose of Constitution is –
(i) To lay out certain ideals for citizens of country
 (ii) To tell fundamental nature of society
(iii) Both (i) and (ii) (iv) None of these
(F) The country that has a constitution has to be –
(i) Democratic (ii) Monarchy (iii) Any kind of Government (iv) All of these

18.Answer the questions based on the following pic -

(A) What is being addressed by the first PM Jawaharlal Nehru in the above pic?
(B) President of the Constituent Assembly was …………….
(C) The Constituent Assembly was formed in the year ……………..
(D)The demand to make the Constituent Assembly by Indian National Congress was
made in the year ………………
(E) How many years did Constituent Assembly took to draft the Constitution?

19. Name the personality in the below pic. What is he popularly called as?