explain the views of doctor BR Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi while drafting the Indian Constitution and also tell where they conflict each other. Constitutional Design class 9
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Answer:
a. Leaders of the freedom movement had a consensus that after independence, India will be a democratic nation.
b. Members of the constituent assembly of India held the same views on the basic principles of the constitution.
c. A democratic country country must have a constitution.
d. A constitution can be amended to keep up with the needs of the citizens.
2. Which of these was the most salient underlying conflict in the making of a democratic constitution in South Africa?
a. Between South Africa and its neighbours
b. Between men and women
c. Between the white majority and the black minority
d. Between the coloured minority and the black majority
Answer:
d. Between the coloured minority and the black majority
3. Which of these is a provision that a democratic constitution does not have?
a. Powers of the head of the state
b. Name of the head of the state
c. Powers of the legislature
d. Name of the country
Answer:
b. Name of the head of the state
4. Match the following leaders with their roles in the making of the Constitution:
a. Motilal Nehru i President of the Constituent Assembly
b. B.R. Ambedkar ii Member of the Constituent Assembly
c. Rajendra Prasad iii Chairman of the Drafting Committee
d. Sarojini Naidu iv Prepared a Constitution for India in 1928
Answer:
a. Motilal Nehru iv Prepared a Constitution for India in 1928
b. B.R. Ambedkar iii Chairman of the Drafting Committee
c. Rajendra Prasad i President of the Constituent Assembly
d. Sarojini Naidu ii Member of the Constituent Assembly
5. Read again the extracts from Nehru’s speech ‘Tryst with Destiny’ and answer the following:
a. Why did Nehru use the expression “not wholly or in full measure” in the first sentence?
b. What pledge did he want the makers of the Indian Constitution to take?
c. “The ambition of the greatest man of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye”. Who was he referring to?
Answer:
a. Because he wanted it to be a progressive process.
b. He wanted makers of the Indian constitution should be committed to the service of India and her people.
c. He was referring to Mahatma Gandhi.
6. Here are some of the guiding values of the Constitution and their meaning. Rewrite them by matching them correctly.
a. Sovereign i Government will not favour any religion.
b. Republic ii People have the supreme right to make decisions.
c. Fraternity iii Head of the state is an elected person.
d. Secular iv People should live like brothers and sisters.
Answer:
a. Sovereign ii People have the supreme right to make decisions.
b. Republic iii Head of the state is an elected person.
c. Fraternity iv People should live like