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The following are certain laws. Are they connected with any value? If yes, then what is the underlying value? Give reasons.

A. Both daughters and sons will have share in the family property.


B. There will be different slabs of sales tax on different consumer items.


C. Religious instructions will not be given in any government school.


D. There shall be no begar or forced labour.

A. The underlying value is equality and Justice. It treats children equally and provide them their inheritance right irrespective of their gender.


B. The value is economic justice.


C. The value is Secularism. This shows that government do not promote any specific religion.


D. The value is social Justice. No person should be deprived of basic ammeneties of living.


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2

Which of the options given below cannot be used to complete the following statement?

Democratic countries need a constitution to


i. Check the power of the government.


ii. Protect minorities from majority.


iii. Bring independence from colonial rule.


iv. Ensure that a long-term vision is not lost by momentary passions.


v. Bring social change in peaceful manner.

 3

The following are different positions about reading and understanding Constituent Assembly debates.

i. Which of these statements argues that Constituent Assembly debates are relevant even today? Which statement says that they are not relevant?


ii. With which of these positions do you agree and why?


a. Common people are too busy in earning livelihood and meeting different pressures of life. They can’t understand the legal language of these debates.


b. The conditions and challenges today are different from the time when the Constitution was made. To read the ideas of Constitution makers and use them for our new times is trying to bring past in the present


c. Our ways of understanding the world and the present challenges have not changed totally. Constituent Assembly debates can provide us reasons why certain practises are important. In a period when constitutional practises are being challenged, not knowing the reasons can destroy them.

 4

Explain the difference between the Indian Constitution and western ideas in the light of

A. Understanding of secularism.


B. Articles 370 and 371.


C. Affirmative action.


D. Universal adult franchise.

 5

Which of the following principles of secularism are adopted in the Constitution of India?

A. that state will have nothing to do with religion


B. that state will have close relation with religion


C. that state can discriminate among religions


D. that state will recognise rights of religious groups


E. that state will have limited powers to intervene in affairs of religions