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Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over?Read the answer and worked solution →How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted by the Government of India till December 2023?Read the answer and worked solution →Under which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India, has the Supreme Court of India placed the Right to Privacy?Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the definition of a constitutionRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: what a constitution doesRead the answer and worked solution →Order the making of India's ConstitutionRead the answer and worked solution →Dates of the Constituent AssemblyRead the answer and worked solution →Before or after Partition?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false: how the Assembly was chosenRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the first function of a constitutionRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →Tap every function of a constitution the chapter namesRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: date or body with what it marksRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →Rule, body, or date?Read the answer and worked solution →Reading the definitions backRead the answer and worked solution →A new law is passed but nothing changes until officials act on it. Which organ of government implements laws?Read the answer and worked solution →In the USA one person is both head of state and head of government. What kind of executive is this?Read the answer and worked solution →A country has both a president with real daily powers and a prime minister. France and Russia are examples. What is this system?Read the answer and worked solution →In Germany the president is ceremonial and real power sits with a different office. Who heads the German government?Read the answer and worked solution →A voter asks whether she can vote for the President of India directly. What is the answer?Read the answer and worked solution →The President of India serves a fixed term. How long is it?Read the answer and worked solution →Parliament wants to remove a sitting President. What is the only ground for impeachment?Read the answer and worked solution →A bill passed by Parliament reaches the President, who neither signs nor returns it for years. What is this informal power called?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1986 the Indian Post Office amendment bill was never signed and lapsed with a change of government. Which President sat on it?Read the answer and worked solution →Who presides over the Rajya Sabha as its ex-officio Chairman?Read the answer and worked solution →When President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed died in office, who acted as President until a new one was elected?Read the answer and worked solution →A person who is not an MP is sworn in as a minister. What must they do to stay in office?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over?

  1. Rajagopalachari
  2. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  3. T.T. Krishnamachari
  4. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
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Correct answer: D. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha

Answer: D. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha served as Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly. On December 9, 1946 (the first session of the Constituent Assembly), Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha was elected Provisional President. He was the oldest member present and presided per French parliamentary convention. He was a senior lawyer from Bihar with extensive legislative experience. On December 11, 1946, Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly, a position he held throughout the framing of the Constitution. **Distractors fail:** (A) C. Rajagopalachari became Governor-General later but was not Provisional President. (B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee, not the Assembly itself. (C) T.T. Krishnamachari was a Drafting Committee member. Source: syllabus Indian Constitution at Work Ch 1 (The Constitution) / Constituent Assembly Debates Vol I.

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How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted by the Government of India till December 2023?

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. Four
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Correct answer: D. Four

Answer: D. Four Delimitation Commissions have been constituted in India till December 2023. Delimitation Commissions are quasi-judicial bodies set up to redraw the boundaries of Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly constituencies based on census data. The four commissions to date: (1) 1952 — first commission under the Delimitation Commission Act 1952. (2) 1962 — second commission after 1961 Census. (3) 1972 — third commission after 1971 Census. (4) 2002 — fourth commission under the Delimitation Act 2002, work completed in 2008. A fifth commission was constituted in 2020 specifically for the UT of Jammu and Kashmir and Northeast states (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland), but this is a regional limited-scope commission rather than a national one. The standard count cited in official sources up to December 2023 remains four. Source: syllabus Indian Constitution at Work Ch 3 (Election and Representation) / Election Commission of India.

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Under which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India, has the Supreme Court of India placed the Right to Privacy?

  1. Article 15
  2. Article 16
  3. Article 19
  4. Article 21
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Correct answer: D. Article 21

Answer: D. The Supreme Court placed the Right to Privacy under ARTICLE 21 of the Constitution. In the landmark K.S. Puttaswamy vs Union of India (2017) judgment, a 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court unanimously held that the Right to Privacy is a fundamental right protected as an INTRINSIC part of Article 21 (right to life and personal liberty) and as a component of the freedoms guaranteed by Part III of the Constitution. The judgment overruled earlier views (M.P. Sharma 1954, Kharak Singh 1962) that had denied privacy as a fundamental right. Privacy was held to flow primarily from the dignity, autonomy and personal liberty protected by Article 21. Distractors: (A) Article 15 is non-discrimination (B) Article 16 is equality in public employment (C) Article 19 is freedoms of speech/movement etc but not the primary anchor for privacy. Source: syllabus Indian Constitution at Work Ch 2 (Rights in the Indian Constitution) / Puttaswamy judgment 2017.

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