Who introduced the term state for the first time?
- Karl Marx
- Machiavelli
- Rousseau
- Jean Bodin
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The term ‘State’ in its modern sense was first used by Machiavelli. The State consists of four elements. These are (a) the people; (b) the territory; (c) the government and (d) sovereignty.
How much time did the framing of the Constitution take?
- 2 years 11 months
- 3 years
- 2 years 11 months 18 days
- 2 years 10 months
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From 9th December 1946 to 26th November 1949, the constitution of India was framed which came into force after two months of completion, that is on 26th January 1950, celebrated as the republic day of India.
Who has the power to create new states?
- Parliament of India
- Chief Justice of India
- Governor
- State legislatures
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Article 3 assigns to Parliament the power to enact legislation for the formation of new States. Parliament may create new States in a number of ways, namely by (i) separating the territory from any State, (ii) uniting two or more States, (iii) uniting parts of States, and (iv) uniting any territory to a part of any State.
Indian constitutional amendment procedure is:
- Rigid
- Flexible
- Rigid as well as Flexible
- None
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Indian constitution is more flexible than rigid. For example, most of its provisions can be amended by a two-thirds majority in the parliament. However, in order to amend some of the provisions like the election of the president, powers and functions, the extent of Centre-State relations, etc. apart from two-thirds majority in both houses of the parliament, the bill must be passed by at least half of the total state legislatures.
When was Objective Resolution moved and by who?
- 26 December 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru
- 13 December 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru
- 26 November 1946, Dr. B R Ambedkar
- 9 December 1946, Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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On 13 December 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru moved the ‘Objective Resolution’. Objective Resolution enshrined the aspirations and values of the constitution-makers.