indian constitutional development quiz set 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

The Constitution of India was framed by Constituent Assembly that was formed on 9 December 1946. It was formed following negotiations between Indian leaders and members of the 1946 Cabinet Mission to India.

The Indian Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949 and came into force on 26 January 1950

Answer: (c)

Answer: (c)

The Rule of Law is an aspect of the British Constitution that has been emphasised by A V Dicey and it, therefore, can be considered an important part of British Politics.

It involves: the rights of individuals are determined by legal rules and not the arbitrary behaviour of authorities; there can be no punishment unless a court decides there has been a breach of the law; and everyone, regardless of your position in society, is subject to the law.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (c)

The Indian Constitution has borrowed some features from the U.S Constitution.

Those features are:

1. Fundamental rights,
2. Independence of the judiciary,
3. Judicial review,
4. Impeachment of the president,
5. Removal of Supreme Court and High Court judges and
6. Post of Vice-President.

Answer: (d)

India follows representative democracy that is also known as indirect democracy. It is a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy.

Simply put, representative democracy is a system of government in which all eligible citizens vote on representatives to pass laws for them.