Morning Star solutions for Total History and Civics [English] Class 9 chapter 14 - Our Constitution [Latest edition]

What is meant by the term Constitution?

On the basis of which plan was the Constituent Assembly constituted?

What is known as the ‘Objectives Resolution’?

By whom and when was the Objective Resolution proposed and passed?

Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent?

When was the Constitution adopted and passed?

When did the Constitution come into force?

State the significance of January 26.

What is known as the Preamble? What is the importance of the opening words of the Preamble?

How is the Indian Republic different from that of the USA?

Explain the significance of the term ‘Sovereign’.

Why was the word ‘SECULAR’, incorporated in the Preamble?

Explain the significance of the term ‘DEMOCRATIC’ in the Preamble.

What is meant by the term ‘JUSTICE’ as an ideal of the Indian Constitution?

Give two examples to indicate that the Preamble to the Constitution has ensured political justice for all.

Mention any two features indicating the significance of the Preamble.

Why did the Muslims League boycott the meetings of the Constituent Assembly?

Who represented the Anglo-Indians in the Constituent Assembly?

Give two objectives of the Indian Republic as set forth in the constitution of India.

What is one main strength of the Indian Constitution?

Why is our Constitution known as the ‘Fundamental Law of the Land’?

Which body framed the Constitution of India?

Name three prominent members of the Constituent Assembly.

Who was elected as Interim President of the Constituent Assembly?

Who was the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly?

Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly’s Drafting Committee?

When was the Constitution of India enacted and adopted?

When did the Constitution of India come into force?

What is the importance of January 26 in India’s struggle for Purna Swaraj (Complete Independence)?

What do you understand by the term ‘Preamble’ to the Constitution?

What do the words “We, the People of India” in the Preamble signify?

The preamble to the Constitution describes India as a Sovereign State. What do you understand by the term ‘Sovereign’?

Mention any two implications of a Democratic government, as promised by the Preamble to the Constitution?

Mention any two steps taken by the Indian Republic in pursuance of its socialist objectives.

The Constitution of India stands for a Secular State. What does ‘Secularism’ mean?

What is the opposite of a Secular State? Name any one State that is not Secular.

Mention any two features illustrating the nature of Indian Polity or State.

Mention any two of the main objects (or ideals) of the Indian Republic as set forth in the Preamble to the Constitution.

Mention what the Preamble says about ‘Equality’.

Mention what the Preamble states about ‘Fraternity’.

Mention the words introduced in the Preamble by the Constitution Forty-second Amendment Act, 1976.

What is the significance of the Preamble to the Constitution?

Is the Preamble a part of the Constitution?

What do we mean when we say that the Preamble is a part of the Constitution of India?

The Preamble to the Constitution describes India as a Socialist State. What does the expression ‘Socialist’ mean here?

In what sense is India a Republic?

With reference to the making of the Indian Constitution explain the following:

When and how were the members of the Constituent Assembly elected?

With reference to the making of the Indian Constitution explain the following:

How was the membership of the Constituent Assembly reduced as a result of the partition of the country?

With reference to the making of the Indian Constitution explain the following:

How do you say that the Constituent Assembly gave adequate representation to all sections of the Indian Society?

With reference to the Objective Resolution explain the following:

When was the Resolution passed by the Constituent Assembly?

With reference to the Objective Resolution explain the following:

What were the main points of the Objective Resolution?

With reference to the Objective Resolution explain the following:

What did the Resolution propose?

With reference to the commencement of the Constitution explains the following:

The changes effected in the administration of the country with the commencement of the Constitution.

With reference to the commencement of the Constitution explains the following:

The clause relating to citizenship was put into effect immediately after the signing of the Constitution.

With reference to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution, answer the following:

What became the basis of incorporating the Preamble in the Indian Constitution?

With reference to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution, answer the following:

Give the significance of ‘We the people’ in the Preamble.

With reference to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution, answer the following:

How have the objectives of the Indian Constitution been emphasised in the Preamble?

With reference to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution, answer the following question:

Explain the significance of the Preamble.

With reference to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution, answer the following question:

What is the significance of the words, ‘Sovereign Socialist Democratic Republic’ as given in the Preamble?

Explain the meaning following term: Liberty

Explain the meaning following term: Fraternity

Explain the meaning following term: Equality

How do you regard the Constitution of India as a real guide for the successive Governments in respect of the following:

The Preamble

How do you regard the Constitution of India as a real guide for the successive Governments in respect of the following:

Incorporation of Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles.

How can you say that the Constituent Assembly of India represented all major and smaller communities of the country?
OR
Briefly comment on the statement that the Constituent Assembly looked like a Mini-India.

The Preamble to the Constitution declares India to be the Secular-Democratic Republic. In this context, answer the following question:

What does the expression ‘Secular’ mean here?

The Preamble to the Constitution declares India to be the Secular-Democratic Republic. In this context, answer the following question:

Do you agree with the view that Indian Constitution promises not only political and social democracy but economic democracy as well?

The Preamble states ‘Justice’ and ‘Liberty’ as the basic objects for which the Indian Republic exists. In this context explain the social, economic, and political dimensions of Justice.

Explain the following term in the context of the Preamble to the Constitution:

Liberty

Explain the following term in the context of the Preamble to the Constitution:

Equality

Explain the following term in the context of the Preamble to the Constitution:

Fraternity

What is the significance of the Preamble to the Constitution?

What do you know about the Composition of the Constituent Assembly which framed the Constitution of India?