At what time the Constitution of India was prepared?
(A) 2 years, 11 months and 18 days
(B) 2 years, 10 months and 18 days
(C) 2 years, 9 months and 11 days
(D) 2 years, 11 months and 11 days
The Republic is governed in terms of the Constitution of India which was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November, 1949 and came into force on 26th January, 1950. The Constitution provides for a Parliamentary form of government which is federal in structure with certain unitary features.
Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
(A) Dr. B R Ambedkar
(B) Dr. B. N. Rao
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) None of these
The chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India was Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. It consisted of eight members.
What was the number of members of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
(A) 5
(B) 7
(C) 4
(D) 8
The Drafting Committee consisted of 7 members. It was set up on August 29, 1947. The committee was responsible for preparing the draft of the Indian Constitution.
Who was elected as the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly?
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(B) Dr. B R Ambedkar
(C) Dr. B. N. Rao
(D) None of these
Dr Rajendra Prasad was the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly.
When did Sikkim become the 22nd state of India?
(A) January 25, 1971 AD
(B) January 21, 1972 AD
(C) 26 April, 1975 AD
(D) 22 April, 1976 AD
On 16 May 1975, Sikkim became the 22nd state of the Indian Union, and the monarchy was abolished. To enable the incorporation of the new state, the Indian Parliament amended the Indian Constitution.
When was Goa given the status of 25th state?
(A) January 25, 1971 AD
(B) 20 February, 1987 AD
(C) May 30, 1987 AD
(D) January 21, 1972 E.
Dayanand Bandodkar was elected as the first Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu. Goa became India's 25th state on 30th May 1987.
What is the name of the committee planning for democratic decentralization?
(A) Mahadevan Committee
(B) Ashok Mehta Committee
(C) Kothari Committee
(D) Balwantrai Mehta Committee
The 1957 Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was the benchmark in the country's history of democratic decentralization, which gave birth to the very basics of the Panchayati Raj system in India.
Who said in the Constituent Assembly that the Directive Principles of Government Policy "are like a check payable in a bank, which the bank pays at its convenience"?
(A) K.M. Accountant
(B) B.R. ambedkar
(C) Austin
(D) KT Shah
KT Shah states that the Directive Principles of State Policy is a check that is paid at the convenience of the bank. Prof. K.T. Shah was an economist of repute also along with being a member of the Constituent Assembly.
Whose provision is there in Article 360 of the Constitution?
(A) Invoking Financial Emergency
(B) About Finance Commission
(C) About the Attorney General of India
(D) None of these
Article 360 of the Indian Constitution empowers the President to invoke financial emergency. Grounds of declaration – If the President is satisfied that a situation has arisen due to which the financial stability or credit of India or any part of its territory is threatened.
In which part of the constitution is the welfare state's concept enshrined?
(A) In Directive Principles of State Policy
(B) Fundamental Rights
(C) Introduction
(D) All of these
Part XVIII (Article 352-360) of the Constitution of India talks about the Emergency Provisions. In particular, Article 360 talks about the Financial Emergency. It is one of the three types of emergency provisions embedded in the Indian Constitution.
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