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Question
How is the Indian Republic different from that of the USA?
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Solution
In the United States, the President is directly elected by the people whereas, in the Indian Republic, the President is indirectly elected, by the elected representatives of the people.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. 1946 | (a) India became independent. |
| 2. 1947 | (b) The Constitution of India was passed. |
| 3. 1949 | (c) The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held. |
| 4. 1950 | (d) The Constitution of India was amended. |
| 5. 1976 | (e) India became a sovereign, democratic, Republic. |
Answer the following question briefly:
Why did the framers of the Constitution decide to promote fraternity among the people of India?
Why is our Constitution known as the ‘Fundamental Law of the Land’?
Who was elected as Interim President of the Constituent Assembly?
What is the opposite of a Secular State? Name any one State that is not Secular.
Mention the words introduced in the Preamble by the Constitution Forty-second Amendment Act, 1976.
Explain the significance of the term ‘DEMOCRATIC’ in the Preamble.
Give two objectives of the Indian Republic as set forth in the constitution of India.
The preamble to the Constitution describes India as a Sovereign State. What do you understand by the term ‘Sovereign’?
With reference to the commencement of the Constitution explains the following:
The clause relating to citizenship was put into effect immediately after the signing of the Constitution.
