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Class IX – Constitutional Design

Very Short Answer Questions

Answer should not exceed 30 words

1. What is a constitution?

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Ans. A constitution is a set of rules according to which the government is run. It also determines the relationship between the people and the government.

2. What are the two important functions of constitution?

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Ans. (i) It specifies how the government will be constituted, who will have power to take which decisions.

(ii) It lays down limits on the powers of the government.

3. State any one contribution of Vallabhbhai Patel.

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Ans. Patel played a decisive role in the integration of the Indian princely states.

4. What is a constituent assembly?

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Ans. It is an assembly of people’s representative, who draft the constitution for a country.

5. When was the Constitution of India adopted by the Constituent Assembly and when did it come into effect?

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Ans. The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution on 26 November, 1949 and it came into effect on 26 January, 1950.

6. Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly?

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Ans. Dr. Rajendra Prasad.

7. Name any two ideas of Gandhi, which were incorporated in the Indian Constitution.

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Ans. (1) Abolition of Untouchability

(2) Granting of Fundamental Rights to all the Indian citizens, irrespective of caste, creed, sex and religion.

Correct the following statements and rewrite

1. Judiciary lays down limits on the powers of the government

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Ans. Constitution lays down limits on the powers of the government.

2. The practice of inserting Preamble to the Constitution has been inspired by Great Britain.

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Ans. The practice of inserting Preamble to the Constitution has been inspired by Great Britain.

3. The Indian Constitution has been drawn up by the Indian National Congress

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Ans. The Indian Constitution has been drawn up by the representatives of the Indian people.

4. India is a democratic as the head of the state is elected.

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Ans. India is a republic as the head of the state is elected.

5. Indian Constitution is a short document.

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Ans. Indian Constitution is a very long and detailed document.