Indian Constitution Quiz 4

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.

Judicial review is the power of the courts of a country to examine the actions of the legislative, executive, and administrative arms of the government and to determine whether such actions are consistent with the constitution.

Between 1952 and 2020, 2 additional members of the Anglo-Indian community were nominated by the President of India, which was abolished in January 2020 by the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019. Provision for the nomination of two Anglo-Indians to Lok Sabha was made under Article 331 of the Constitution.

The president can declare three types of emergencies: national, state and financial, under articles 352, 356 and 360 in addition to promulgating ordinances under article 123.

If approved by the Parliament, President's rule can continue for 6 months. It can be extended for a maximum of 3 years with the approval of the Parliament done every 6 months.

The highest-ranking civil servant is the Cabinet Secretary. They are ex-officio Chairman of the Civil Services Board; the chief of the Indian Administrative Service and head of all civil services under the rules of business of the Government of India.

In 2017, a 9 Judge Bench of the Supreme Court delivered a unanimous verdict in Justice KS Puttaswamy vs Union of India and other connected matters, affirming that the Constitution of India guarantees to each individual a fundamental right to privacy under Articles 14, 19 and 21.

The original text of the Constitution contained 395 articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules. It came into effect on January 26, 1950, the day that India celebrates each year as Republic Day. Currently, the Constitution of India comprises 470 articles in 25 parts and 12 schedules. There are 104 amendments have been made in the Indian constitution till the date.

According to Article 250, when the proclamation of emergency (Article 352) is in operation in the country, the Union Legislature has the power to make law for any State on any subject.

The Fundamental Rights are enshrined in Part III of the Constitution (Articles 12-35). Fundamental Rights are not given to Political sufferers. Political sufferers are those people who are victims of political manipulations, political games, political strategies, etc. Fundamental rights are available to both citizens and foreigners except enemy aliens.