Indian constitutional amendment procedure is:
- Rigid
- Flexible
- Rigid as well as Flexible
- None
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.
By whom and when did the idea of a constituent assembly was first proposed
- Dr. Sachinand Sinha, 1949
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad, 1949
- Dr. B.R Ambedkar, 1946
- M.N. Roy, 1934
The idea of a constituent assembly was first proposed in 1934 by M.N. Roy. However, the actual constituent assembly was formed in 1946 on the basis of the cabinet mission plan.
Which article if the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability?
- Article 30
- Article 17
- Article 19
- Article 21
Abolition of Untouchability. To make an untouchability law further strong, parliament passed an Untouchability Offenses Act in 1955. However, this act was further amended and also renamed in the year of 1976 as Protection of the Civil Rights Act, 1955.
Which Act abolished the administration system in India?
- Pitt’s India Act of 1784
- Government of India Act of 1858
- Charter Act of 1913
- Regulating Act of 1773
The Regulating Act of 1773 abolished the administration system in India. This was the first step taken by the British government to control and regulate the affairs of the East India Company in India, as well as the first time the Company's political and administrative functions were recognized.
The nature of the Indian Constitution-
- Unitary
- Federal
- Quasi Federal System
- Parliamentary
Indian constitution is federal in form and unitary in spirit. The meaning of the quasi-federal system is both federal and unitary. In Unitary Constitution the supreme governing authority of a state is concentrated in a single place(Central Government). In this constitution, the supreme power is divided between the central and state government, and both governments are independent in their domain.