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RACE 2025 SST

Constitutional Design PRACTICE SHEET

SECTION-A SECTION-B
Objective Type Questions (1  5 = 5) Very Short Answer Type Questions (2  5 = 10)
1. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee 6. Why is the Preamble called the soul of the Indian
of the Constitution of India? Constitution?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel 7. What is the significance of the phrase 'We the
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru people of India' in the Preamble?
(D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
8. What do you mean by 'Constitution'?
2. The concept of 'checks and balances' in the Indian
9. What do you mean by the term 'sovereign'?
Constitution ensures:
(A) Separation of powers among the three organs
10. Why is South Africa called a 'rainbow nation'
of the government
today?
(B) Equal representation of states in the Rajya
Sabha SECTION-C
(C) Protection of minority rights Short Answer Type Questions (3  5 = 15)
(D) Freedom of speech and expression 11. What is meant by apartheid? How was it
oppressive for the blacks?
3. Which terms were added in Preamble through the
42nd Constitutional Amendment in 1976? 12. What are the three main ideals enshrined in the
(A) Socialist; Secular; Equality Preamble of the Indian Constitution?
(B) Socialist; Secular; Fraternity
(C) Socialist; Secular; Integrity 13. What problems existed in the making of the South
(D) Secular; Integrity; Fraternity African constitution? What compromises were
made?
4. What is the offence called when a person attempts
to overthrow the government of the state to which 14. Indian Constitution is both rigid and flexible."
they owe allegiance? Explain.
(A) Treason
(B) Protest 15. How has the Indian Constitution embodied the
(C) Patriotism basic values into its intuitional arrangements?
(D) Terror Explain.

SECTION-D
5. What was the name of the prison where Nelson
Long Answer Type Questions (5  2 = 10)
Mandela spent his imprisonment?
16. Explain with five facts the transition from
(A) Ribbon island
Apartheid to democracy and multi-racial
(B) Robben island
government take place in South Africa.
(C) Rincon island
(D) Cayman Island
17. Explain the major factors which contributed to the
making of our Constitution.
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ANSWER KEY
1. (D) 10. (Hints & solution)
2. (A) 11. (Hints & solution)
3. (C) 12. (Hints & solution)
4. (A) 13. (Hints & solution)
5. (B) 14. (Hints & solution)
6. (Hints & solution) 15. (Hints & solution)
7. (Hints & solution) 16. (Hints & solution)
8. (Hints & solution) 17. (Hints & solution)
9. (Hints & solution)
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HINT AND SOLUTIONS

1. (D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 11. Apartheid was the name of a system of racial
discrimination unique to South Africa. The white
2. (A) Separation of powers among the three organs Europeans imposed this system on South Africa.
of the government The system of apartheid divided the people and
labelled them according to their skin colour.
3. (C) Socialist; Secular; Integrity • Many 'whites' had settled in South Africa and
became the local rulers.
4. (A) Treason • The system of public toilets, were all separate
for the whites and blacks.
5. (B) Robben island • This was called segregation.
• They could not even visit the churches where
6. Because it contains the philosophy on which the the whites worshipped.
entire constitution has been built. It provides a • Blacks could not form associations or protest
standard to examine and evaluate any law and the terrible treatment.
action of government, to find out whether it is good
or bad. It is the soul of the Indian Constitution. 12. The ideals written in the Preamble of the
Constitution are as under:
7. The preamble is an introductory part of the
• Justice: Every citizen of India will have
Constitution. It is called the key of the
social, economic and political justice.
Constitution. "We the people of India" means the
• Liberty: Every citizen will have the liberty
Constitution has been drawn up and enacted by
of thought, expression, belief, faith and
the people through their representatives, and not
worship.
handed down to them by a king or any outside
• Equality: Every citizen will be provided with
powers.
the equality of status and opportunity.
8. The constitution of a country is a set of written
13. Problems existed during the making of the South
rules that are accepted by all people living
African constitution because both the black
together in a country. Constitution is the supreme
majority and the white minority had their own
law that determines the relationship among people
fears and anxieties.
living in a territory (called citizens) and also the
• The black majority wanted their constitution
relationship between the people and government.
to be based on the democratic principle of
majority rule. They also wanted substantial,
9. It means people have supreme right to make
social and economic rights.
decisions on internal as well as external matters.
No external power can dictate the government of • The white minority, on the other hand,
India. wanted to protect its privileges and property.
• Ultimately both agreed to compromise. The
10. There is no social or any discrimination based on whites agreed to the principle of majority rule
skin colour in free South Africa, today. Blacks, and that of one person, one vote.
whites and coloured people, men and women, live • The blacks agreed that majority rule would
as free citizens, in total harmony. This is why they not be absolute. They agreed that the majority
call South Africa a 'rainbow nation'. would not take away the property of the
white minority
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14. The Indian Constitution is neither wholly rigid nor • The leaders of the nation agreed that
wholly flexible. everybody should become part of the
• This is called rigid because some ideals in the solution, whatever they might have done or
constitution like equality, secularism, represented in the past.
democracy, sovereignty etc. cannot be • The apartheid government came to an end,
changed. This is because the rulers could not paving way for the formation of a multi-racial
misuse their powers. government.
• On the other hand, it is also called flexible
because there is a provision for amendments. 17. The major factors which contributed to the making
Some of the articles can be changed if the
of our Constitution are as follows:
people demand so.
• National Movement: Our national movement
• That is, there are some rules that can be
was not merely a struggle against a foreign
amended by a simple majority while some
rule. It was also a struggle to rejuvenate our
need two-third majority. So it is, called partly
country, and to transform our society and
rigid and partly flexible.
politics.
15. The Indian Constitution is a detailed document. It • Role of Leaders: Leaders like Motilal Nehru,
needs to be amended to keep it updated. It has Jawaharlal Nehru and others had played very
provisions to incorporate changes from time-to- important role in making of Indian
time. These changes are called constitutional Constitution. In 1928, Motilal Nehru Drafted
amendments. a Constitution for India.
• It lays down the procedure for choosing • Role of British Rule: The familiarity with
persons to govern the country. political institutions of colonial rule also
• It defines "who will have how much power to helped develop an agreement over the
take a particular decisions'. institutional design.
• It also limits the powers of the government • British Rule and the Legislative Institutions:
by providing some rights to the citizens The experience gained by Indians in the
which cannot be violated. working of the legislative institutions proved
to be very useful for the country in setting up
16. Following are five facts about South Africa's its own institutions.
transition from apartheid to democracy and multi- • World Event or Revolutions: Many of our
racial government.
leaders were inspired by the ideals of French
• After two years of discussion and debate
Revolution, the practice of Parliamentary
leaders of South Africa came out with one of
democracy in Britain and the Bill of Rights in
the finest Constitutions the world has ever had.
USA. So they incorporated some good points
• The new Constitution gave to its citizens the
of the Constitutions of these countries in the
most extensive rights available in any country.
Indian Constitution.
• Together, they decided that in the search for a
solution to the problems, nobody should be
excluded; no one should be treated as a demon.

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