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ICSE Class 8 The Indian Constitution — practice questions

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Constitution bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Which organ of governmentRead the answer and worked solution →Features of the ConstitutionRead the answer and worked solution →Tap the wrong word of lawRead the answer and worked solution →Match the Constitution wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Federalism means the existence of:Read the answer and worked solution →The three organs of government are the legislature, the executive and the:Read the answer and worked solution →The legislature refers to:Read the answer and worked solution →The judiciary refers to the system of:Read the answer and worked solution →The Right to Equality is one of the:Read the answer and worked solution →The executive is the smaller group of people responsible for:Read the answer and worked solution →Panchayati Raj in India works as the:Read the answer and worked solution →Indian secularism protects the religious freedom of:Read the answer and worked solution →The Constituent Assembly was convened in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Constituent Assembly drafted the Constitution between:Read the answer and worked solution →A constitution serves, first of all, as a set of:Read the answer and worked solution →Constitutional rules guard against the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Constitution also protects against the domination of:Read the answer and worked solution →The members of the Constituent Assembly approached their task with:Read the answer and worked solution →India has governments at the centre and at the:Read the answer and worked solution →Under universal adult franchise:Read the answer and worked solution →Nepal's earlier Constitution was replaced because it did not reflect:Read the answer and worked solution →In Nepal's recent history, democracy was interrupted when:Read the answer and worked solution →Separation of powers exists because the writers feared:Read the answer and worked solution →A constitution is not only rules but also an agreement on:Read the answer and worked solution →The government of a state, in India's federal set-up, is:Read the answer and worked solution →The vast number of communities in India meant decisions could not be taken:Read the answer and worked solution →The democratic character of India's government rests on the principle of:Read the answer and worked solution →The Indian secular State maintains what relation with religions?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Constitution bingo

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Clues and terms
  1. Clue
    More than one level of government
    Item
    Federalism
  2. Clue
    Our elected representatives
    Item
    Legislature
  3. Clue
    Implements laws, runs the government
    Item
    Executive
  4. Clue
    The system of courts
    Item
    Judiciary
  5. Clue
    Equality is one of these guarantees
    Item
    Rights
  6. Clue
    Protects religious freedom
    Item
    Secularism
  7. Clue
    Panchayati Raj sits at this level
    Item
    Third tier
  8. Clue
    One level of government sits here
    Item
    State
  9. Clue
    The other level, for the whole country
    Item
    Centre
Instructions
Read each call, tap its term on the board. Three in a line is bingo.
_Source: syllabus Civics, Ch 1 'The Indian Constitution' (hess301)_

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Which organ of government

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Items
  1. Item
    Elected MPs
    Category
    Legislature
  2. Item
    Runs the govt
    Category
    Executive
  3. Item
    The courts
    Category
    Judiciary
  4. Item
    Makes the laws
    Category
    Legislature
  5. Item
    Implements laws
    Category
    Executive
Categories
  1. Item
    Legislature
  2. Item
    Executive
  3. Item
    Judiciary
Instructions
Tap a role, then tap the organ it belongs to.
_Source: syllabus Civics, Ch 1 'The Indian Constitution' (hess301)_

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Features of the Constitution

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Questions
  1. Items
    1. Text
      Federalism
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      Secularism
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      Split powers
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      One-man rule
      Matches the category
      No
    5. Text
      No elections
      Matches the category
      No
    6. Text
      Court-free law
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    A key feature of the Constitution
Instructions
Tap every item that fits the category. Leave the rest.
_Source: syllabus Civics, Ch 1 'The Indian Constitution' (hess301)_

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