The Constitution of India

Exercise

A. Fill in the blanks.

1. The Constituent Assembly framed the

constitution of India.

2. The Indian Constitution was adopted on

26 November,1949.

3. 26 January is celebrated as the Republic

Day in India.

4. The Preamble is the introductory

statement to Constitution.

5. The Constitution of India is regarded as

an /nstrument of social change.

B. Match the following.

Feature Meaning
1 a. Fair and equal distribution of
Democ wealth. [2]
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2 b. State headed by an elected
Sociali representative of thepeople. [5]
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3 c. Government, of the people, by the

Secularpeople and for the people. [1]
4 d. No discrimination on basis of
Soverei religion. [3]
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5 e. Free from foreign interference
Republi and control. [4]
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 1. The Drafting Committee was headed by

a. Sardar VallabhbhaiPatel. [)
b. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. [ ]
c. Dr. Rajendra Prasad. []
d. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. [)

2. The word was added in the

Preamble by the 42nd Amendment Act in
1976.
a. Sovereign. []
b. Democratic. []
c.Republic. []
d. Socialist. []

3. The is the head of the Indian

State.
a. Prime Minister. ]
b. Speaker. []
c. President. []
d. Citizen. []

4. is responsible for making laws

to accomplish the goals of the
Constitution.
a. Constituent Assembly. []
b. Drafting Committee. []
c. President.[]
d. Government. (/

5. is one of the objectives of the

Constitution of India.
a. Democracy. ]
b. Secularism. []
c. Liberty. (V1
d. Sovereignty. []
D. Answer the following questions in brief.

1. Name any five members of the

Constituent Assembly.
Name of five members of the
Constituent Assembly are Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Maulana
Abul Kalam Azad, and Sarojini Naidu.

2. When was the first meeting of the

Constituent Assembly held?
= The first meeting of the Constituent
Assembly was held on 9 December, 1946.

3. What was the function of the Drafting

Committee?
= The Drafting Committee, under the
leadership of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar,
was responsible for the compilation for the
individual accounts and drafting the
Constitution of India.

4. How long did it take to create the

Constitution of India?
= It took 2 years, 11 months, and 18 days
to create the Constitution of India.

5. Why is the Constitution regarded as an

"'instrument of social change'?
= The Constitution of India establishes a
just social order by elimination of
inequality and injustice. It is, thus, regarded
as an 'instrument of social change!
E. Answer the following questions in
details.

1. What is a Constitution? What is the

significance of the Preamble to the Indian
Constitution?
= A constitution is a legal document based
on which a country is governed. It clearly
defines the organisation, powers and
functions of the government and also
contains the rights and duties of its
citizens.

The Preamble is the introductory

statement to the Constitution. It conveys
the values, visions and objectives of the
Constitution. The Preamble is considered
as the key to the constitution.'

2. What was the role of the Constituent

Assembly in creating the Constitution of
India?
= The Constituent Assembly of India
comprised elected representatives from
various regions, political parties,
occupations, religions, castes and classes
of India.

The Constituent Assembly was divided

into several small committees responsible
for different tasks, for instance, the
National Flag Committee, the Fundamental
Rights Committee, Committee of Rules of
Procedures.

The Constituent Assembly worked

intensely on the constitution for 2 years,
11 months, and 18 days and created the
lengthiest constitution of the world. The
constitution was adopted on 26 November
1949. It came into effect nationwide on the
26 January 1950.
3. Explain the characteristics of nature of
the state of India, as stated in the
Preamble.
= The Preamble states the nature of the
state of India, as well as the primary
objectives of the constitution. The nature
of the state as specified in the Preamble to
the Indian Constitution is a sovereign,
socialist, secular, democratic, and
republican country.

Sovereign State : The Indian state is a

sovereign state, which means that it is an
independent country and is governed by its
OWn people.

Socialist State: The Indian state is a

socialist state, which means that it
ensures a fair and equal distribution of the
country's wealth among all its people.

Secular State: India is a secular state with

no official religion. People are free to
follow any religion.

Democratic State : The Government of

India is a government 'of the people, by the
people and for the people'. The
government is elected by the people of the
country and is accountable to them.

Republic State : The Indian state is a

republic state, which means that the head
of the state is an elected representative of
the people, and not a monarch or dictator.
4. Explain the objectives of the
Constitution of India.
= The Constitution of India works towards
securing justice, liberty, equality, and
fraternity to all its citizens.

Justice : The Constitution secures social,

economic and political justice to all the
citizens of India. It means conferring an
equal status to every individual,
irrespective of the caste, creed, religion,
race, sex,wealth, and social status.

Liberty : People of India have the liberty

and freedom of speech, though and
expression. They are also free to follow
their individual faiths and beliefs.

Equality: The Constitution of India

recognises that all citizens of India are
equal in the eye of law. They will be
protected by the laws of the land. It
enforces that the state of India cannot
discriminate between people on the basis
of caste, class, religion, sex, status
(economic, social or political), or domicile.

Fraternity : Fraternity is the feeling of

oneness and brotherhood among different
sections of the society.
5. How do the objectives stated in the
Preamble ensure the growth and
development of the nation?
= The Constitution of India works towards
the realisation of the objectives mentioned
in the Preamble. To accomplish its goals,
the government of India is responsible for
making appropriate laws.

The Constitution of India establishes a just

social order by elimination of inequality
and injustice. It is, thus, regarded as an
instrument of socialchange.'

However, these ideals enumerated by the

people of India. Hence, we must vow to
strive towards securing the justice, liberty,
equality, and fraternity for the people of our
country.