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NCERT Solution: Constitutional Design

Who was the first one to draft a constitution for India?

In 1928, Moti Lal Nehru and eight other congress leaders drafted a constitution for India

What resolution was made in 1931, Karachi Session?

How independent India’s constitution should look like.

What is the name of the autobiography written by Nelson Mandela?

The Long March to Freedom

What was the name of the party which won freedom in South Africa?

African National Congress

Here are some false statements. Identify the mistake in each case and rewrite these correctly based on what you have read in this chapter.

Here are some false statements. Identify the mistake in each case and rewrite these correctly based on what you have read in this chapter.
(a) Leaders of the freedom movement had an open mind about whether the country should be democratic or not after independence.
(b) Members of the Constituent Assembly of India held the same views on all provisions of the Constitution.
(c) A country that has a constitution must be a democracy.
(d) Constitution cannot be amended because it is the supreme law of a country.

Answer

(a) Leaders of the freedom movement had a consensus that the country should be a democratic nation after independence.
(b) Members of the Constituent Assembly of India held the same views on the basic principles of the constitution.
(c) A country that is a democracy must have a constitution.
(d) Constitution can be amended to keep up with the changes in aspirations of the society.

Which of these was the most salient underlying conflict in the making of a democratic constitution in South Africa?

Which of these was the most salient underlying conflict in the making of a democratic constitution in South Africa?
(a) Between South Africa and its neighbours
(b) Between men and women
(c) Between the white majority and the black minority
(d) Between the coloured minority and the black majority
ANS (d) Between the coloured minority and the black majority

Which of these is a provision that a democratic constitution does not have?

Which of these is a provision that a democratic constitution does not have?
(a) Powers of the head of the state
(b) Name of the head of the state
(c) Powers of the legislature
(d) Name of the country
ANS (b) Name of the head of the state

Match the following leaders with their roles in the making of the Constitution:

(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) Β.R. Ambedkar
(c) Rajendra Prasad
(d) Sarojini Naidu

(i) President of the Constituent Assembly
(ii) Member of the Constituent Assembly
(iii) Chairman of the Drafting Committee
(iv) Prepared a Constitution for India in 1928

Answer

(a) Motilal Nehru	(iv) Prepared a Constitution for India in 1928
(b) B.R. Ambedkar	(iii) Chairman of the Drafting Committee
(c) Rajendra Prasad	(i) President of the Constituent Assembly
(d) Sarojini Naidu	(ii) Member of the Constituent Assembly