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

Answer: (b)

Indian Penal Code is the main criminal code of India. It is a comprehensive code, intended to cover all substantive aspects of criminal law. It was drafted in 1860 and came into force in colonial India during the British Raj in 1862. It has since been amended several times and is now supplemented by other criminal provisions.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (a)

Answer: (b)

The state has four essential elements:

• Population,
• Territory,
• Government and sovereignty.

Absence of any of these elements denies to it the status of statehood.

Answer: (a)

Although the last article of the Constitution is Article 395, the total number, as of March 2012 is 448.

New articles added through amendments have been inserted in the relevant location in the original constitution. In order not to disturb the original numbering, the news articles are inserted with alphanumeric enumerations.

For example, Article 21A pertaining to Right to Education was inserted by the 86th Amendment Act