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प्रश्न
In what sense is India a Republic?
India as a Republic.
What is meant by saying that India is a Republic?
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उत्तर
A republic is a country where the head of state is elected and not hereditary and where the government is run by elected representatives. It upholds the principles of equality, liberty, and fraternity.
In India, the President is the elected head of state, chosen by an electoral college for a term of five years. Likewise, MPs and MLAs are elected by the people through regular elections.
Since India does not have a monarch and its key leaders are elected by the people, it fully satisfies the essential conditions of a republican form of government.
Hence, India is rightly called a Republic.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Match the contents of Column A with those of Column B
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Pt Jawaharlal Nehru | (a) Chairman of the Drafting Committee. |
| 2. B. R. Ambedkar | (b) First Prime Minister of India |
| 3. Frank Anthony | (c) Representative of the Parsees. |
| 4. Dr. H. P. Modi | (d) Representative of the Anglo-Indian community. |
| 5. A state where the head of the state is an elected person. | (e) Sovereign |
| 6. A state where the government is run by the elected members of the people. | (f) Socialist |
| 7. A state which is independent of external interference. | (g) Secular |
| 8. A state where there is no discrimination against any religion. | (h) Democratic |
| 9. A state which lays emphasis on economic and social equality. | (i) Republic |
Tick mark (✓) the correct statement or (X) if it is wrong.
Before independence, our country was governed according to our Constitution.
What is known as the Preamble? What is the importance of the opening words of the Preamble?
How is the Indian Republic different from that of the USA?
What do you understand by the term ‘Preamble’ to the Constitution?
The preamble to the Constitution describes India as a Sovereign State. What do you understand by the term ‘Sovereign’?
Mention any two implications of a Democratic government, as promised by the Preamble to the Constitution?
With reference to the making of the Indian Constitution explain the following:
How do you say that the Constituent Assembly gave adequate representation to all sections of the Indian Society?
With reference to the Objective Resolution explain the following:
What did the Resolution propose?
With reference to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution, answer the following question:
Explain the significance of the Preamble.
