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SALIENT FEATURES OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION

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ü Indian

ü It

Constitution is a written Constitution.

is the largest Constitution. It is because ü It

incorporated all the experiences gathered from the working of the all the known

constitutions in the World. ü To

avoid all defects and loopholes that might be anticipated from the light of

other constitutions c onstitutions.. ü To

minimize uncertainty.

ü Majority

of the provisions were borrowed from the GOI (Government of India)

act 1935 193 5 because people were familiar familiar with the existing system. ü It

is explained in detail manner otherwise the new democracy may be jeopardized

(make vulnerable, risk). ü Vastness

of the country.

ü Multifarious ü The

challenges challenges in the country. c ountry.

division division of powers between bet ween the union and states state s is so exhaustive.

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KALYAN SIR: SALIENT FEATURES OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION

ü It

is a single Constitution for the entire country except for Jammu and Kashmir.

INDIAN CONSTITUTION IS BOTH RIGID AND FLEXIBLE.

ü It

is rigid, means there a special procedure for amending the Constitution.

ü It

is flexible, means that with an ordinary procedure some areas in the constitution can

be amended.

FEDERAL SYSTEM : ü It ü

means the division of powers between centre and states.

remember the word “Federation” is nowhere mentioned in the Constitution).

ü Though

India is a federation it also has unitary features.

PARLIAMENTARY FORM OF GOVERNMENT: ü

This forms talks about the presence of nominal ( Dejure) and real (defacto)

executives. ü Majority

party rule.

ü Collective

responsibility to the Lok Sabha.

ü Leadership ü The

of the Prime Minister (Chief Minister at the state level).

dissolution of Lok Sabha. (This type of government is present at both central

and state levels).

Fundamental rights: ü These

are for the promotion of political democracy. T

ü These

are justiciable i.e they are enforceable by the courts for their violation.

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ü Originally ü Through

7 fundamental rights were mentioned in the constitution.

the 44th amendment ‘Right To Property’ has been deleted from the list

of Fundamental Rights. ü At

present only 6 fundamental rights are mentioned.

DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY (DPSP): ü They

seek to establish welfare state in India.

ü These

are non-justiciable. (Cannot be challenged in the court of law)

(*In the Minerva Mills case of 1980 the Supreme Court held that the Indian Constitution is founded on the bedrock of the balance between the Fundamental Rights and DPSP).

FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES: ü Added ü They ü Part

through 42nd amendment in the year 1976.

were added on the recommendations of swaran Singh Committee.

IV A was added for accommodating Fundamental Duties.

ü Originally ü

10 Fundamental Duties were added.

11th Fundamental Duty was added in the year 2002 through the 86th Constitutional amendment.

ü At

present 11 fundamental duties are mentioned in part IVA.

SECULAR STATE: ü (Equal ü The

respect to all religions).

Constitution does not uphold the any particular religion as the official religion.


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UNIVERSAL ADULT FRANCHISE: ü All

adults are permitted to vote.

ü The

original constitution permitted all the people who are not less than 21 years

of age to vote. the 61st amendment voting age has been reduced from 21 to 18 in the

ü Through

year 1989.

EMERGENCY PROVISIONS: ü Provided ü National ü State

for 3 types of emergencies. Emergency

Emergency or President’s Rule

ü Financial ü During

Emergency

National emergency India from the state of Federation it becomes Unitary.

3 TIER GOVERNMENT: ü Through

73rd and 74th amendments 3 tier structures was created.

ü Panchayati

Raj and Municipalities are made the Constitutional bodies.

Which of the following determines that the Indian Constitution is federal? a.

A written and a rigid constitution

b.

An independent judiciary

c.

Vesting of the residuary powers with the centre


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d.

Distribution of powers between the centre and the states

(Answer: D)

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2 Comments

vishnumurthy

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a question asked in upsc recently human rights are 1)interrelated 2)indivisible 3)interdependent select the correct option A)1,2,3 B)1 AND 3 ONLY C)1 AND 2 ONLY D)2 AND 3 ONLY •

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Shashank Singh

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i think it sholud be option B ...because every c itizen of India w hile belongs to other religion hav ing the sam e rights to fallow h is religion as others...... •

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