STD 7 Social Science Chapter 10 Our Constitution - Questions and Answers | Teaching Manual 


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Chapter 10: Our Constitution - Questions and Answers
1. On which day did the Indian Constitution officially come into force?
Answer: The Indian Constitution officially came into force on 26 January 1950.

2. What is a republic?
Answer: Republic is a system in which the head of the state is an elected person.

3. Why did our Constitution insists that the President of the country Shall be an elected person?
Answer: Because India is a republic.

4. Who is the first President of Independent India? Find out.
Answer: Dr Rajendra Prasad

5. What is a constitution?
Answer: Constitution is an authentic document containing the basic ideas, principles, and laws of a country. The laws governing a country originate from its constitution. Every country is ruled on the basis of its constitution.

6. What are the components of the content of the Indian Constitution?
Answer:
• Preamble
• 395 Articles
• 12 Schedules
• 22 Parts
• 98 Amendments (till May 2013)

7. How many days were spent framing the Constitution of India?
Answer: It took two years, eleven months and seventeen days to frame the Indian Constitution.

8. Mention the stages in the formation of the Indian Constitution.
Answer: The framing of the Indian Constitution started with the formation of the Constituent Assembly. The Constituent Assembly began functioning by forming various committees. The Constitution Drafting Committee was one among them. lt was responsible for preparing the draft constitution. Dr B R Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Committee. The committee headed by Dr Ambedkar prepared a draft of the Constitution. It was done based on the reports submitted by different committees. After detailed discussions and debates, the Constituent Assembly approved the Constitution.on: November 1949.

9. When was the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly held for the formation of the Indian constitution?
Answer: The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was on 9 December 1946.

10. Who was the chairman of the Constituent Assembly?
Answer: Dr Rajendra Prasad was elected as the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly.

11. Who was the chairman of the drafting committee of the constituent assembly?
Answer: Dr BR Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Committee.

12. Who is known as the architect of the Indian Constitution?
Answer: Dr. B R Ambedkar

13. Which day is observed as Constitution Day?
Answer: 26 November

14. When did our Constitution come into force?
Answer: 26 January 1950.

15. Who prepared the preamble of Our constitution?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, prepared the Preamble

16. What is described as the essence and key of the Constitution?
Answer: The preamble of the constitution is described as the essence and key of the Constitution

17. Write a short note on the preamble.
Answer: The Preamble reflects the basic ideas and values of our Constitution. Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, prepared the Preamble in his poetic style. It is described as the essence and key of the Constitution. The Preamble clearly states and proclaims the objectives and goals of the Constitution.

18. The Preamble of the Constitution includes certain ideas that were put forward by our leaders during the freedom struggle. Identify them.
Answer: The preamble declares India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic. The objectives stated by the Preamble are to secure justice, liberty, equality for all citizens and promote fraternity to maintain the unity and integrity of the nation.

19. Explain the five basic goals mentioned in the preamble?
Answer:
i. SOVEREIGNTY
The complete power to take decisions on external and internal matters.
ii. SOCIALISM
Social justice is ensured by minimizing social, economic, and political inequalities in society.
iii. SECULARISM
The citizen's right to profess and propagate the religion of their preference. The state does not favour any religion. The state has no official religion.
iv. DEMOCRACY
The government is run by representatives elected by the people.
v. REPUBLIC
The head of the state is decided through the election.

20. What are the main features of the Indian Constitution?
Answer:
• Parliamentary system
• Fundamental rights
• Fundamental duties
• Directive principles
• The rule of law
• Federal system
• Written Constitution
• Independent Judicial System.

21. What is known as the Parliament?
Answer: People elect their representatives through a universal adult franchise to govern the country. The elected members function as a council of people's representatives. This council of representatives is known as the Parliament.

22. What is the parliamentary system?
Answer: A parliamentary system is a form of government formed by elected representatives.

23. What is the major function of the Parliament?
Answer: Lawmaking is the major function of the Parliament.

24. How is the parliamentary system different from the presidential system?
Answer: In a parliamentary system, The Prime Minister and other ministers can continue in power till they enjoy the majority in the Parliament. The parliamentary system ensures the people's authority and control over the rulers through the elected representatives. On the contrary, in the presidential system, the people directly elect the head of the state. United States of America and France are examples.

25. What are the six fundamental rights guaranteed by the Indian Constitution?
Answer:
• Right to equality
• Right to freedom
• Right against exploitation
• Right to freedom of religion
• Cultural and educational rights
• Right to constitutional remedies.

26. Write a short note on fundamental rights?
Answer: The Fundamental Rights are guaranteed by the Indian Constitution for the success of democracy and the comprehensive development of citizens. The governments have the responsibility to ensure these rights to their citizens. If the Fundamental Rights are violated, the citizen has the right to approach either the High Courts or the Supreme Court. The Constitution entrust the courts to issue certain writs to protect the rights of the citizen in such circumstances.

27. Under which Article right to education is declared as a fundamental right?
Answer: Education is included in Article 21(a) of the Constitution.

28. What are fundamental duties?
Answer: Fundamental Duties are the duties of each and every citizen towards the nation, that are to be performed compulsorily.

29. The Fundamental Duties are included in your textbooks. Analyse them and prepare a note.
Answer: Society will progress smoothly only when every citizen performs his duties while enjoying his rights. The rights and duties are like the two sides of a coin. The rights cannot exist without the duties. There are eleven fundamental duties. . The Fundamental Duties insists that citizens should respect the constitution and government institutions, protect the environment, and preserve the great Indian cultural heritage.

30. What is known as the Directive Principles of State Policy?
Answer: Some principles are laid down in our Constitution as directions for the policymakers and rulers to ensure social justice. They are known as the Directive Principles of State Policy.

31. Write some directive principles included in the constitution?
Answer:
• equal wages for equal work for all, irrespective of gender.
• protection of the environment by conserving forests and wildlife.
• conservation of all monuments of national and historical importance.
• welfare of citizens by building up a system based on economic, social and political justice.

32. How far are the Directive Principles useful in ensuring the welfare of Indians?
Answer: The Directive Principles should be followed for the welfare of the people and the development of the state. While framing laws and policies governments are trying to implement them. You have seen that a person can approach the judiciary if his/her Fundamental Rights are violated. But one cannot approach the court to enforce the Directive Principles. They are put into practice through the willpower of the government and the people.

33. What is the rule of law?
Answer: It means that in a democracy nobody is above the law and that all are subject to the law.

34. From which constitution does India borrow the rule of law?
Answer: The Rule of Law was developed in its civilized and modern form based on the British Constitution

35. What is the federal system?
Answer: A system of government in which powers are shared with the central, state, and local governments. This is known as the Federal system.

36. What is known as the Unitary system?
Answer: Contrary to the Federal system, if all the power is vested in the central government, it is known as the Unitary System.

37. Which is the world’s longest written constitution?
Answer: Indian Constitution.

38. What means unwritten constitution?
Answer: Unwritten constitution means a document that is not written in the form of a text.

39. What is the main duty of the judiciary?
Answer: The main duty of the judiciary is to legally protect the people and punish the guilty.

40. Write the names of some of the countries where written and unwritten constitutions exist.
Answer:
i. Written constitution
• India
• USA
• France
• Australia
• Brazil
• South Africa
ii. Unwritten constitution
• Britain
• Israel
• New Zealand

41. Which is the highest court in India?
Answer: Supreme court

42. Which is the highest court in a state?
Answer: High court

43. Which is the lowest court that deals with civil cases?
Answer: Munsiff Court

44. Which is the lowest court that deals with criminal cases?
Answer: Magistrate Court

45. Conduct an interview with a lawyer to know more about courts. Prepare a questionnaire for the interview.
Answer:
1) Which court hears cases for the first time?
2) How do court proceedings start?
3) What are the steps in court proceedings?
4) Who can remove a judge?
5) How to become a judge of a court?

46. What is known as a constitutional amendment?
Answer: Additions and deletions made in the Constitution is Known as a constitutional amendment

47. Who has the power to modify the Constitution?
Answer: The Parliament has the power to modify the Constitution as per the need of the time. But the basic principles of the Constitution can never be changed.

48. How far are the constitutional amendments effective in incorporating periodical changes?
Answer: The constitutional amendments were effective in incorporating periodical changes. The right to Education became a Fundamental Right through a constitutional amendment made by the Parliament in 2002. The Right to Property was a Fundamental Right in the beginning. But, it was deleted from the list through the 44th amendment Like this, amendments helped to solve many problems.

Let us Asses

1. ‘The Preamble is the key to the Constitution.’  Elucidate.
Answer: The Preamble reflects the basic ideas and values of our Constitution. The Preamble clearly states and proclaims the objectives and goals of the Constitution. The preamble declares India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic. The objectives stated by the Preamble are to secure justice, liberty, equality for all citizens and promote fraternity to maintain the unity and integrity of the nation.

2. Read the following statements and mark the right answer from among the options given.
A. The Constitution is the supreme law of India.
B. New legislation should not be against the Constitution.
I. Only B is true
II. Only A is true
III. Neither A nor B is true.
IV. Both A and B are true.
Answer: 
IV. Both A and B are true

3. Present the process of the framing of the Constitution in the form of a timeline.
Answer:
• The framing of the Indian Constitution started with the formation of the Constituent Assembly.
• The Constituent Assembly began functioning by forming various committees.
• The Constitution Drafting Committee was one among them. It was responsible for preparing the draft constitution. Dr B R Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Committee.
• The committee headed by Dr Ambedkar prepared a draft of the Constitution. It was done based on the reports submitted by different committees.
• After detailed discussions and debates the Constituent Assembly approved the Constitution on 26th November 1949

4. What does the concept of republic refer to?
Answer: Republic is a system in which the head of the state is an elected person

5. It is desirable to make changes in the Constitution in accordance with the needs of society. Justify your opinion.
Answer: Yes, it is desirable to make changes in the Constitution in accordance with the needs of society. The constitutional amendments were effective in incorporating periodical changes. The right to Education became a Fundamental Right through a constitutional amendment made by the Parliament in 2002. The Right to Property was a Fundamental Right in the beginning. But, it was deleted from the list through the 44th amendment. Like this, amendments helped to solve many problems.

6. Prepare a note on the structure of our judiciary.
Answer: There is an independent judiciary in our country to protect the citizen's rights. The judiciary in India has a pyramidal structure with the Supreme Court (SC) at the top. High Courts are below the SC, and the district and sub courts are present below the high court. Munsiff Court and Magistrate Court are below the sub Court.

7. Match the persons with their roles.
A. Dr B R Ambedkar - Chairman of the Constituent Assembly
B. Dr Rajendra Prasad -  Prepared the Preamble of the Constitution
C. Dr Sachidananda Sinha - Chairman of the Drafting Committee
D. Jawaharlal Nehru - Acting Chairman of the Constituent Assembly
Answer:
A. Dr B R Ambedkar - Chairman of the Drafting Committee
B. Dr Rajendra Prasad - Chairman of the Constituent Assembly
C. Dr Sachidananda Sinha - Acting Chairman of the Constituent Assembly
D. Jawaharlal Nehru - Prepared the Preamble of the Constitution





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