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‘Damanpur’ is ruled by its king based on a set of rules written down by the priest and ministers. He also has divided his kingdom into 16 provinces to which he appoints his officers as governors. Can we say this is democratic country? Is it a constitutional country? Give reasons for your answer.

No.

Explanation - We cannot say that Damanpur is a democratic country because democracy actually means that the place is ruled by the people itself, not by any king or queen. The rules that are written down by the priests are not a right but it is an order. And in a democracy the order, rule, regulations are made for the people with a consent of keeping them free not bounded. A democracy is run by the people, for the people and of the people. Rules here are not constitution. The place in a democracy should be ruled by the people themselves with the help of elected representatives.


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Which of the following statement is correct?

a. Constitution determines the relationship between people and government.


b. Democratic countries generally contain a Constitution.


c. To make a Constitution to a diverse country like India is not an easy task.


d. All are correct


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Match the following leaders with their roles in the making of the Constitution:



















a. Motilal Nehru



i) President of the Constituent Assembly



b. B. R. Ambedkar



ii) Member of the Constituent Assembly



c. Rajendra Prasad



iii) Chairman of the Drafting Committee



d. Sarojini Naidu



iv) Prepared a Constitution for India in 1928



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Read again the extracts from Nehru’s speech and answer the following:

a. What pledge did he want the makers of the Indian Constitution to take?


b. “The ambition of the greatest man of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye.” Who was he referring to?


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Here are some of the guiding values of the Constitution and their meaning.

Rewrite them by matching them correctly.