Indian polity important points

INDIAN POLITY

IMPORTANT POINTS

1. The Constitution of India was adopted on – 26th

November 1949

2. The Constituent Assembly of India started functioning

from :‐ 9th December , 1946

3. The Constituent Assembly took time to frame the

Constitution of India – 2 years 11 months 18 days

4. The concept of written constitution, first born was – USA

5. The constitution of India is – Partly rigid, partly

flexible

6. The word “Secularism” was inserted in the Preamble of

the Indian Constitution by – 42nd Amendment

7. The Preamble to the constitution declares India as – A

sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic

8. The item “Education” belongs to the – Concurrent List

9. How many languages have recongnised by the

Constitution? – 22

10. The number of Union Territories in India is – 7

11. Part of the Indian Constitution deals with “Fundamental

Rights‐ Part III

12. Constitutional Amendment deleted the Right to Property

from the list of Fundamental Rights – 44th Amendment

13. Articles of Indian Constitution guarantees freedom to

press – Article 19

14. In year Fundamental Duties of citizens were introduced

by 42nd Amendment – 1976

15. Rashtrapati Bhawan was designed by ‐ Edwin Lutyens

16. A Presidential Ordinance can remain in force – For six

months

17. In Article of the Constitution of India can be the

President of India be impeached – Article 61

18. In India, the President is elected by – Single

Transferable Vote

19. The first woman to become the Prime Minister of a

country – Sirimavo Bhandharnaike

20. The Father of Indian economic reform ‐ Manmohan

Singh