Complete Overview of the adaptations in Chart form
12. Borrowed features of constitution from different countries
From U.K. | ♤ Nominal Head – President (like Queen) ♤ Cabinet System of Ministers ♤ Post of PM ♤ Parliamentary Type of Govt. ♤ Bicameral Parliament ♤ Lower House more powerful ♤ Council of Ministers responsible to Lower House ♤ Speaker in Lok Sabha |
From U.S. | ♤ Written Constitution ♤ Executive head of state known as President and his being the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces ♤ Vice- President as the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha ♤ Fundamental Rights ♤ Supreme Court ♤ Provision of States ♤ Independence of Judiciary and judicial review ♤ Preamble ♤ Removal of Supreme court and High court Judges |
From USSR | ♤ Fundamental Duties ♤ Five year Plan |
From AUSTRALIA | ♤ Concurrent list ♤ Language of the preamble ♤ Provision regarding trade, commerce and intercourse |
From JAPAN | ♤ Law on which the Supreme Court function ♤ Procedure established by law |
From WEIMAR CONSTITUTION OF GERMANY | ♤ Suspension of Fundamental Rights during the emergency |
From CANADA | ♤ Scheme of federation with a strong centre ♤ Distribution of powers between centre and the states and placing. Residuary Powers with the centre |
From IRELAND | ♤ Concept of Directive Principles of States Policy(Ireland borrowed it from SPAIN) ♤ Method of election of President ♤ Nomination of members in the Rajya Sabha by the President. |
13. UPSC Prelims questions
1. Match List I (Item in the Indian Constitution) with List II (Country from which it was derived) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I List II
A. Directive Principles of State Policy 1. Australia
B. Fundamental Rights 2. Canada
C. Concurrent List in Union-State Relations 3. Ireland
D. India as a Union of States with greater powers to the Union 4. United Kingdom
5. United States of America A B C D
(a) 5 4 1 2 (b) 3 5 2 1 (c) 5 4 2 1 (d) 3 5 1 2
2. Consider the following statements:
1. Article 371 A to 371 I were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa.
2. Constitutions of India and the United States of America can envisage a dual policy (The Union and the States) but a single citizenship.
3. A naturalized citizen of India can never be deprived of his citizenship. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1 only