Basics of Indian Constitution

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Basics of Indian Constitution: Overview

This topic highlights the basic features of Indian constitution along with its development. It provides a table that contains information related to the sources of Indian constitution. We will also cover a brief description of interim government.

Important Questions on Basics of Indian Constitution

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The idea of Fundamental Rights has been borrowed from the Constitution of _____.

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Who among the following was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly?

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Which of the following form of democracy has been adopted in India?

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Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding secularism in India?
1. It entails the strict separation of religion from politics.
2. It bans parties with religious affiliation from contesting elections.
3. It grants religious liberty to all communities.
4. It accepts personal community laws.
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Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India adopted Hindi in the Devanagari script as the official language of the Union?

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The total membership of the Constituent Assembly was 389, of which ______ were representatives of princely states.

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Features of Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution partly derives its inspiration from the Bill of Rights, enshrined in the Constitution of _____.

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Which of the following is the expanded form of the abbreviation 'Rep' used in the text of the Constitution of India? 

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Which of the following parts of the Constitution of India mentions Fundamental Rights?

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Which of the following writs is a challenge to the legality of a prisoner's detention?

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Article 21A of the Constitution of India provides the Right to _____.  

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As per the Article ______ of the Constitution of India, English is the official language for all the high courts in the country.

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The members of the constituent assembly signed the constitution of India on ______.

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Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India mentions 'Continuance of the rights of citizenship'?

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__________is the draft of legislative proposal before the house.

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Which Article of the Constitution of India envisages that a person shall NOT be qualified to be chosen to fill up a seat in the Parliament unless he is a citizen of India?

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A _____ helps serve as a set of rules and principles that all persons in a country can agree upon as the basis of the way in which they want the country to be governed.

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In which of the following years did the Indian National Congress make the demand for a Constituent Assembly?

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Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India details 'Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth'?

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Which of the following does the Special Marriage Act 1954  NOT support?