What does republic mean in the Indian Constitution?
- India is a Union of States
- The head of state is elected by people
- People have final authority in all the matters
- India has parliamentary system of government
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'Republic' is a State in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives. It has an elected head of state rather than a monarch.
Who introduced the term state for the first time?
- Karl Marx
- Machiavelli
- Rousseau
- Jean Bodin
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The term ‘State’ in its modern sense was first used by Machiavelli. The State consists of four elements. These are (a) the people; (b) the territory; (c) the government and (d) sovereignty.
Which article of the Indian Constitution describes it as rigid and flexible?
- Article 332
- Article 368
- Article 300
- Article 312
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Article 368 of the Indian Constitution provides for two types of amendments.
1. By a special majority of Parliament.
2. By a special majority of the Parliament with the ratification by half of the total states.
Who proposed the steady-state theory?
- Hermann Bondi
- Thomas Gold
- Sir James Jeans
- Fred Hoyle
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The steady-state theory was first proposed by Sir James Jeans in the 1920s, but it was reformulated by Fred Hoyle, Thomas Gold, and Hermann Bondi in 1948.
When was Objective Resolution moved and by who?
- 26 December 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru
- 13 December 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru
- 26 November 1946, Dr. B R Ambedkar
- 9 December 1946, Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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On 13 December 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru moved the ‘Objective Resolution’. Objective Resolution enshrined the aspirations and values of the constitution-makers.
