Schedules, Sources & Miscellaneous Polity

Question 1

How many schedules does the Indian Constitution currently have?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

12 — Currently 12 schedules. ‌​‍Originally 8; 9th (1st Amendment), 10th (52nd), 11th (73rd), 12th (74th) added later.

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8

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10

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14

Question 2

The 7th Schedule contains:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Union, State, Concurrent Lists — 7th Schedule divides legislative powers: Union List, State List, Concurrent List.‌​‍

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Official languages

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Anti-defection law

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Panchayat subjects

Question 3

How many languages are in the 8th Schedule?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

22 — 22 languages are in the 8th Schedule (originally 14; 8 added through amendments).‌​‍

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14

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18

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24

Question 4

The concept of DPSP was borrowed from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ireland — Directive Principles were borrowed from the Irish Constitution.‌​‍

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UK

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USA

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France

Question 5

The concept of Emergency was borrowed from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Germany (Weimar) — Emergency provisions were borrowed from the Weimar Constitution of Germany.‌​‍

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USA

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France

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Japan

Question 6

Federal structure was borrowed from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Canada — The idea of a federation with a strong centre was borrowed from Canada.‌​‍

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USA

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Australia

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Switzerland

Question 7

Concurrent List subjects can be legislated by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Both Centre and States — Concurrent List subjects can be legislated by both Parliament and State Legislatures. ‌​‍In case of conflict, Central law prevails.

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Centre only

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States only

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Local bodies

Question 8

The Residual powers belong to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Centre (Union) — Residual powers (subjects not in any list) belong to the Centre/Union Government — unlike USA where they go to states.‌​‍

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States

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Both

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Judiciary

Question 9

The 9th Schedule was added to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Protect laws from judicial review — 9th Schedule (1st Amendment, 1951) protects listed laws from being challenged as unconstitutional.‌​‍

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List official languages

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Define anti-defection

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List Panchayat powers

Question 10

The idea of Concurrent List was borrowed from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Australia — The Concurrent List concept was borrowed from Australia.‌​‍

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USA

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Canada

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Ireland

Question 11

Procedure of Constitutional Amendment is in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Article 368 — Article 368 describes the procedure for amending the Constitution.‌​‍

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Article 352

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Article 356

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Article 370

Question 12

The election procedure of the President was borrowed from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ireland — The method of electing the President (proportional representation by single transferable vote) was borrowed from Ireland.‌​‍

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USA

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UK

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France

Question 13

The Union List currently has approximately:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

100 subjects — Union List has ~100 subjects (originally 97). ‌​‍Defence, foreign affairs, banking, railways, etc.

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50 subjects

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75 subjects

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125 subjects

Question 14

The idea of 'Republic' was borrowed from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

France — The concept of Republic, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity was borrowed from French Revolution/Constitution.‌​‍

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UK

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USA

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Australia

Question 15

The Preamble was amended by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

42nd Amendment — 42nd Amendment (1976) added 'Socialist', 'Secular', and 'Integrity' to the Preamble.‌​‍

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1st Amendment

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24th Amendment

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44th Amendment

Schedules, Sources & Miscellaneous Polity