Indian Constitution Quiz 4

The Supreme Court is a central authority body and is responsible for the protection of citizens Fundamental rights.

The manner of election of the President is provided by Article 55 of the constitution. The President of India is elected by the Members of an Electoral College consisting of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States and Union Territory.

The Supreme Court shall inquire and decide regarding all doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with the election of a president per Article 71(1) of the constitution.

Under Article 356 of the Constitution of India, in the event that a state government is unable to function according to Constitutional provisions, the Union government can take direct control of the state machinery.

The U.K. has an Unwritten Constitution. An unwritten constitution is a type of constitution where the fundamental rules often take the form of customs, usage, precedent and a variety of statutes and legal instruments.

The 3-tier of the Panchayati Raj System consists of Gram Panchayat (village level), Mandal Parishad or Block Samiti or Panchayat Samiti (block level), and Zila Parishad (district level). It was formalized in 1992 by the 73rd amendment to the Indian Constitution.

Zero Hour is the time when Members of Parliament (MPs) can raise Issues of Urgent Public Importance. It is an Indian parliamentary innovation. Zero Hour denotes the time immediately following the Question Hour in both Houses of Parliament. This is about 12 noon which is why it is called Zero Hour.

According to Article 24 of the Constitution of India, no child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed in work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment.

On 26 November 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution of India, and it came into effect on 26 January 1950. The Government of India declared 26 November as Constitution Day on 19 November 2015 by a gazette notification.

Article 32 falls under Part III of the Constitution that includes the fundamental rights of individuals. It is the Right to Constitutional remedies which is considered as 'the heart and soul of the Constitution'. During the Constituent Assembly debate, Dr. B.R Ambedkar had said that Article 32 is the heart and soul of the Constitution.