Match the following pairs : Sources Features Borrowed a. The US 1. Impeachment of the president b. Australia 2. Emergency provisions c. British Constitution 3. Joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament. d. Government of India Act of 1935 4. Prerogative writs

Maharashtra State PSC Model Paper 3

Question : 46 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

Match the following pairs :

Sources	Features Borrowed
a. The US	1. Impeachment of the president
b. Australia	2. Emergency provisions
c. British Constitution	3. Joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament.
d. Government of India Act of 1935	4. Prerogative writs

a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4

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Solution:

The correct answer is a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2.

The Constitution of India has borrowed most of its provisions from the Constitutions of various other countries as well as from the Government of India Act of 1935.
The structural part of the Constitution is, to a large extent, derived from the Government of India Act of 1935.
The philosophical part of the Constitution (the Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of State Policy) derive their inspiration from the American and Irish Constitutions, respectively.
The political part of the Constitution (the principle of Cabinet Government and the relations between the Executive and the Legislature) have been largely drawn from the British Constitution.
The other provisions of the Constitution have been drawn from the Constitutions of Canada, Australia, Germany, USSR (now Russia), France, South Africa, Japan and so on.

Important Point

Sources of the Constitution :

Sources	Features Borrowed
1.Government of India Act of 1935	Federal Scheme, Office of the governor, Judiciary, Public Service Commissions, Emergency provisions and administrative details.
2. British Constitution	Parliamentary government, Rule of Law, legislative procedure, single citizenship, cabinet system, prerogative writs, parliamentary privileges and bicameralism.
3. US Constitution	Fundamental rights, independence of the judiciary, judicial review, impeachment of the president, removal of Supreme Court and high court judges and post of vice-president.
4. Irish Constitution	Directive Principles of State Policy, the nomination of members to Rajya Sabha, and method of election of the president.
5. Canadian Constitution	Federation with a strong Centre, vesting of residuary powers in the Centre, appointment of state governors by the Centre, and advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
6. Australian Constitution	Concurrent List, freedom of trade, commerce and inter-course, and joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament.
7. Weimar Constitution of Germany	Suspension of Fundamental Rights during Emergency.
8. Soviet Constitution (USSR, now Russia)	Fundamental duties and the ideal of justice (social, economic and political) in the Preamble.
9. French Constitution	Republic and the ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity in the Preamble.
10. South African Constitution	Procedure for amendment of the Constitution and election of members of Rajya Sabha.
11. Japanese Constitution	The procedure established by Law.

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