of India
On August 29, 2013 By Vijay Jaiswal Category: Indian Constitution
Q.4 -Who was the chairman of the Constituent Assembly? Who was the
Chairman of the Drafting Committee?
Ans. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the Chairman of Constituent Assembly. Dr. B.R.
Ambedkar was the Chairman of Drafting Committee.
Ans. India is a sovereign state. It means the state in India is the supreme authority over
all men and all associations within the country and is absolutely free from any outside
control.
India is democratic. It means that in India all governments are formed on the basis of
popular support.
India is republic. It means all offices of the state from the highest to the lowest are held
on the basis of merit and no office of the state is held on the basis of hereditary right.
Ans. Though India is a federation, the principle of dual citizenship has not been
accepted in the constitution. All Indians are accepted as the citizens of India. There is no
citizenship of the states.
Ans. Art 19 of the constitution grants six freedoms to the citizens They are right to
freedom of
(I) expression, (2) to assemble peaceably and without arms (3) to form association, (4) to
move freely in India, (5) to five anywhere in India and (6) to adopt any profession or
business.
Ans. Indian secularism means that the state does not have any established religion, that
people are free to practice and profess any religion and that the state does not show any
preference to any religion.
India there are three liststhe Union list, the State list and the Concurrent list. The
residues belong to the centre.
Ans. The union government may issue directive to the state government for the
protection of the Railways and Ports and also on subjects considered important in the
national interest.