CBSE Board Class IX, Political Science
Chapter 3 of NCERT Textbook - Democratic Politics I
Constitutional Design
NCERT Answers of Chapter Exercise Questions
QUESTION.1: Here are
some false statements. Identify the mistake in each case and rewrite these
correctly based on what you have read in this chapter.
a. Leaders of the
freedom movement had an open mind about whether the country should be
democratic or not after independence.
b. Members of the
Constituent Assembly of India held the same views on all provisions of the
Constitution.
c. A country that has
a constitution must be a democracy.
d. Constitution cannot
be amended because it is the supreme law of a country.
Answer:
a. This is a false statement. The leaders of
the freedom movement were clear in their mind that their country should be a
democracy.
b. No, this is also a false statement. The
different members had different views on different points, but ultimately they
resolved their differences.
c. No it is not true. All countries that have
a constitution are not necessarily democratic but all countries which are
democratic must have their constitutions.
d. It is a false statement. The Constitution
is amended by two-third majority of the members of the Parliament if any change
was required.
QUESTION.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 black
majority and the coloured minority.
Answer: Between the black
majority and the coloured minority.
QUESTION.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 and
Legislature.
d. Name of the
country.
Answer: Name of the head of
the State.
QUESTION.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. He used this expression because all
the pledges could not be fulfilled all at once, but they will be fulfilled
gradually.
b. The pledge of dedication to the
service of India and her people and to the still larger cause of humanity.
c. He was referring to Mahatma Gandhi.
QUESTION.6: Here are
some of the guiding values of the Constitution and their meaning. Rewrite them
by matching them correctly.
a. Sovereign
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I. Government will not favour any
religion.
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b. Republic
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II. People have the supreme right
to make decisions.
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c. Fraternity
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III. Head of the State is an
elected person.
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d. Secular
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IV. People should live like
brothers and sisters.
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Answer: a-II. b-III. c-IV.
d-I.
QUESTION.10: Read the
following statements about a constitution. Give reasons why each of these is
true or not true.
(a) The authority of
the rules of the constitution is the same as that of any other law.
(b) Constitution lays
down how different organs of the Government will be formed.
(c) Rights of citizens
and limits on the power of the government are laid in the constitution.
(d) A constitution is
about institutions, not about values.
Answer:
(a) This is not a true statement since
the authority of the rules of the Constitution is much more than that of any
other law.
(b) No, it is not correct because our Constitution
lays down how different organs of the Government will be formed.
(c) This is a correct statement since in
our Constitution rights of citizens and limits on the power of the government have
been clearly laid down.
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Board Class 9, Constitutional Design – further study
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