Indian Constitution Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams

In 1938, Jawaharlal Nehru, on behalf of the INC declared that 'the Constitution of free India must be framed, without outside interference, by a Constituent Assembly elected on the basis of the adult franchise'.

Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards are titled under Article 18(1) of 'the Constitution of India. 2. Padma Awards, which were instituted in the year 1954, were suspended only once.

All people, irrespective of race, religion, caste, or sex, have been given the right to move the Supreme Court and the High Courts to enforce their fundamental rights. Seven categories of Fundamental Rights are covered by Articles 12-35. Part III of the Indian Constitution talks about Fundamental Rights.

Article 1 says “India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.” This particular article of the Constitution is a crucial statement as it lays down what our nation will be called. The draft of Article 1 was adopted on September 18, 1949, which was moved by the chairman of the Drafting Committee, Dr. Ambedkar.

The 93rd Amendment Act, which was passed in 2005, is the Constitutional Amendment Act that allowed reservation in admissions for students belonging to scheduled castes/tribes and other backward classes in India.

Draft Article 227 (Article 250, Constitution of India, 1950) was debated on 13 June 1949. It permitted the Parliament to make laws on subjects in the State List during an Emergency. There was no substantive debate on this Article. Draft Article 227 was adopted on 13th June 1949.

If the President resigns, the Vice-President informs the Speaker of Lok Sabha about the President's resignation. In draft article 45, 1948, it was mentioned the President may hand over his resignation to the Vice-President and the Speaker of Lok Sabha. It was accepted in 1950 without amendment as article 56.

New elections were held for the West Punjab and East Bengal (which became part of Pakistan, although East Bengal later seceded to become Bangladesh); the membership of the Constituent Assembly was 299 after the reorganization, and it met on 31 December 1947.

Articles 36-51 under Part IV of the Indian Constitution deal with Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP). They are borrowed from the Constitution of Ireland, which had copied it from the Spanish Constitution.