.Explain the features of Constitution of India.
(a)Derivation of the term
(b)Areas of development
(c)Reason for development
Answers
Answer:
The Constitution of India (IAST: Bhāratīya Saṃvidhāna) is the supreme law of India.[3][4] The document lays down the framework demarcating fundamental political code, structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions and sets out fundamental rights, directive principles, and the duties of citizens. It is the longest written constitution of any country on earth.[b][5][6][7] B. R. Ambedkar, chairman of the drafting committee, is widely considered to be its chief architect.[8][9]
Constitution of India
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Original text of the preamble
Original title
भारतीय संविधान (IAST: Bhāratīya Saṃvidhāna)[a]
Jurisdiction
India
Ratified
26 November 1949; 70 years ago
Date effective
26 January 1950; 70 years ago
System
Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Republic
Branches
Three (Executive, Legislature and Judiciary)
Chambers
Two (Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha)
Executive
Prime minister-led cabinet responsible to the lower house of the parliament
Judiciary
Supreme court, high courts and district courts
Federalism
Federal[1]
Electoral college
Yes, for presidential and vice-presidential elections
Entrenchments
2
Amendments
104
Last amended
25 January 2020 (104th)
Citation
Constitution of India (PDF), 9 September 2020, archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2020
Location
Parliament House, New Delhi, India
Author(s)
B. R. Ambedkar
Chairman of the Drafting Committee
Benegal Narsing Rau
Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly
Surendra Nath Mukherjee
Chief Draftsman of the Constituent Assembly[2]
and other members of Constituent Assembly
Signatories
284 members of the Constituent Assembly
Supersedes
Government of India Act 1935
Indian Independence Act 1947