making of indian constitution & its development Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Answer: (a)

With its adoption, the Union of India officially became the modern and contemporary Republic of India and it replaced the Government of India Act 1935 as the country’s fundamental governing document.

The Constitution declares India to be a:

• Sovereign,
• Socialist,
• Secular,
• Democratic Republic,
• Assuring its citizens of justice,
• Equality, and liberty, and
• Endeavours to promote fraternity among them.

Answer: (c)

John Locke's "Two Treatises on Government" of 1689 established two fundamental liberal ideas: economic liberty (meaning the right to have and use the property) and intellectual liberty (including freedom of conscience). According to Locke, the individual was naturally free and only became a political subject out of free choice.

Without the consent of the people, there could not be formed a civil society/ community. Secondly, Locke emphasized that all men were equal. There was a perfect state of equality with all the power being reciprocal and no one having more than the other. This is a fundamental principle of present-day democracy.

From it, flows the democratic principle of universal participation. That no man shall be excluded from the political process.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (d)

At its core, sovereignty is typically taken to mean the possession of absolute authority within a bounded territorial space.

There is essentially an internal and external dimension of sovereignty. Internally, a sovereign government is a fixed authority with a settled population that possesses a monopoly on the use of force.

It is the supreme authority within its territory. Externally, sovereignty is the entry ticket into the society of states.

Answer: (c)

The Indian Constitution borrowed such

• Features as parliamentary form of government,
• The introduction of Speaker and his role,
• The concept of single citizenship, the Rule of law,
• The procedure of lawmaking, etc from England.

The Indian citizenship and nationality law and the Constitution of India provide single citizenship for all of India.