1. What does our constitution contain?

Answer Our Constitution contains our national goals such as democracy, secularism. These goals are
kept in mind while framing laws.
2. What is Right against Exploitation?
Answer Under this Right the Constitution prohibits trafficking, forced labour and children working
under 14 years of age.
3. What is Right to Equality?
Answer Right to Equality means that all persons are equal before the law.
4. What do you mean by federalism?
Answer The term federalism refers to the existence of more than one level of government in the
country.
5. What is human trafficking?
Answer Human trafficking is the practice of the illegal buying and selling of different commodities
across national borders. In the content of fundamental rights, it refers to illegal trade in human beings,
particularly women and children.
6. What does the word ‘State’ refer to?
Answer The word ‘State’ refers to a political institution that represents a sovereign people who occupy
a definite territory.
7. What do you mean by a secular state?
Answer A secular state does not officially promote any one religion as the state religion.
8. What caused fear among the members of the Constituent Assembly?
Answer They feared that the executive might become too strong and ignore its responsibility to the
legislature.
9. Why do the people of Nepal not want to adhere to their previous Constitution?
Answer The previous Constitution does not reflect the ideals of the country that want Nepal to be, and
that they have fought for.
10. What do you mean by 'Right to Constitutional Remedies'?
Answer This Fundamental Right allows citizens to move to the court if they believe that any of their
Fundamental Rights has been violated by the state.
1. Why did Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar urge Scheduled Castes to join the government as well as the civil
services?
Answer Dr. Ambedkar was an important member of the Constituent Assembly. He believed that his
participation in the Assembly helped the Scheduled Castes get some safeguards in the draft
Constitution. But he also stated that although the laws might exist, scheduled castes still had reason to
fear because the administration of these laws were in the hands of upper caste Hindu officers.
Therefore, he urged scheduled castes to join the government as well as the civil services. It would give
them a chance to play their role in law-making.
2. Explain 'Parliamentary form of government'?
Answer In a parliamentary system, the head of state is normally a different person from the head of
government. It is a system of democratic governance of a state in which the executive branch derives
its democratic legitimacy from, and is held accountable to, the legislature. The executive and legislative
branches are thus interconnected.
3. What is a Constitution? What purposes does it serve?
Answer A Constitution is a written document containing certain rules. It serves several purposes. It
tells us what the fundamental nature of our society is. A country is usually made up of different
communities of people who share certain beliefs but they may not necessarily agree on all issues. A
Constitution helps serve as a set of rules and principles that all persons in a country can agree upon as
the basis of the way in which they want the country to be governed.The second important purpose of a
Constitution is to define the nature of a country’s political system. In countries that have adopted a
democratic form of government, the Constitution lays out certain important guidelines that govern
decision-making within these societies.
4. Who do you mean by federal form of government? Why is it important
Answer Our Constitution provides for a federal form of government. This means that the responsibility
of governing our country has been divided into the central government and the state governments.
Panchayati Raj is the third tier of government.India is a vast country. Different communities of people
live here. Hence, a system of government needed to be devised that did not involve only persons silting
in the capital city of New Delhi and making decisions for everyone. Instead, it was necessary to have
another level of government in the states so that decisions could be made for that particular area. In this
way, it will be easier to make positive efforts for the development of the country as well as the states.
• At the time the Constitution was being written, the country was going through considerable turmoil.
The partition of the country was imminent, some of the Princely States remained undivided about their
future.
• The socio-economic condition of the vast mass of people appeared dismal. (d) Poverty was another
major challenge.
5. What were the challenges before the members of the Constituent Assembly?
Answer The following were the challenges before the members of the Constituent Assembly:
• The country was made up of several different communities who spoke different languages, practised
different religions and had distinct cultures.
6. What is meant by 'separation of power'? Why do you think it is important?
Answer According to the Constitution, there are three organs of the State – the legislature, the
executive and the judiciary. In order to prevent the misure of power by anyone branch of the State, the
Constitution says that each of these organs should exercise different powers. This is known as
separation of powers.
7. Describe Right to Equality in detail.
Answer Our Constitution states that all persons are equal before the law. This means that all persons
shall be equally protected by the laws of the country. The Constitution also states that no citizen can be
discriminated against on the basis of their religion, caste or sex. Every person has an access to all
public places such as hotels, playgrounds, shops, etc. The state cannot discriminate against anyone in
matters of employment.
8. What were the different adverse situations that the Constitution makers had to face while drafting the
constitution?
Answer • The country was made up of several different communities who spoke different languages,
belonged to different religions, and had distinct cultures.
• When the Constitution was being written, India was going through considerable turmoil because of its
partition.
• Some of the Princely States remained undecided about their future and the socio-economic condition
of the vast mass of people appeared dismal.
2. Describe the key features of the Indian Constitution.
Answer The key features of the Indian Constitution are given below:
• Federalism: Our Constitution has provided for a federal form of government. This means that we
have government at the state level and at the centre. Panchayati Raj is the third tier of government.
• Parliamentary form of Government: The different tiers of government consists of representatives who
are elected by the people. The Constitution of India guarantees universal adult franchise for all citizens.
This means that people of India have a direct role in electing their representatives. At the same time,
every citizen of the country, irrespective of his/ her social background, can also contest in elections.
These representatives are accountable to the people.
• Separation of Powers: There are three organs of the state— the legislature, the executive and the
judiciary. In order to prevent the misuse of power by any one branch of the state, the Constitution says
that each of these organs should exercise different powers. In this way, each organ acts as a check on
the other organs of the state and this establishes a balance of power between the three.
• Fundamental Rights: Fundamental Rights are called the conscience of the Indian Constitution. These
Rights protect against the absolute exercise of power by the state. The Constitution thus guarantees the
rights of individuals against the state as well as against other individuals.
• Secularism: It is an important feature of our Constitution. A secular state is one in which the state
does not officially promote any one religion as the state religion.