Making of the Indian Constitution

Author:Jammu and Kashmir Board
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Making of the Indian Constitution: Overview

The topic discusses the making of the Indian Constitution that had the advantage of consensus being evolved during the freedom struggle. It also includes a brief description of leaders who played an important role in making the constitution.

Important Questions on Making of the Indian Constitution

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Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Constitutional Design>Making of the Indian Constitution> Q 1

Answer the following questions:

  1. Name the assembly members who were not with Congress while drafting the Indian Constitution.
     
  2. Name the members of the assembly from different social groups while drafting the Indian Constitution.
     
  3. Name the members of the assembly that believed in different ideologies while drafting the Indian Constitution.

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Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Constitutional Design>Making of the Indian Constitution> Q 2

Constitution lays down how different organs of the government will be formed.

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Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Constitutional Design>Making of the Indian Constitution> Q 3

The authority of the rules of the constitution is the same as that of any other law.

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Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Constitutional Design>Making of the Indian Constitution> Q 4

Here is an opinion about what made India a democracy. How much importance would you give to this factor?

Freedom struggle challenged the colonial exploitation and denial of different freedoms to Indians. Free India could not be anything but democratic.

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Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Constitutional Design>Making of the Indian Constitution> Q 5

Here is an opinion about what made India a democracy. How much importance would you give to this factor?

"Democracy in India is a gift of the British rulers. We received training to work with representative legislative institutions under the British rule."

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Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Constitutional Design>Making of the Indian Constitution> Q 6

Identify the mistake in these statements and rewrite them correctly based on what you have read in the chapter of 'Constitutional Design.'

  • The leader of the freedom movement had an open mind about whether the country should be democratic or not after independence.
  • Members of the Constituent Assembly of India held the same views on all provisions of the Constitution.
  • A country that has a constitution must be a democracy.
  • The constitution cannot be amended because it is the supreme law of a country.