What does republic mean in the Indian Constitution?
- India is a Union of States
- The head of state is elected by people
- People have final authority in all the matters
- India has parliamentary system of government
'Republic' is a State in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives. It has an elected head of state rather than a monarch.
How do we consider a Constitution rigid or flexible?
- Based upon the provisions made for its amendment
- Based upon Constitutional Supremacy
- Based upon Parliamentary Supremacy
- Based upon Judicial Review
On the basis of amendments, a constitution can be classified into the categories of rigid and flexible. A rigid constitution is one that can't be amended easily, i.e., the US Constitution. A flexible constitution is one that can be amended easily, i.e., Britain.
Who proposed the theory of the expanding universe?
- Georges Lemaitre
- Galileo Galilei
- Edwin Hubble
- Claudius Ptolemy
American astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered in the 1920s that the Universe is expanding by showing that most galaxies are receding from the Milky Way and the farther away they are, the faster they are receding.
Name of the first Governor-General of Bengal.
- Warren Hastings
- Lord Dalhousie
- WIlliam Bentick
- Lord Cornwallis
The first Governor-General of Bengal was Warren Hastings, the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal.
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
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.