(English Medium) ICSE Class 9 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for History and Civics

Is the Preamble a part of the Constitution?

What do we mean when we say that the Preamble is a part of the Constitution of India?

The Preamble to the Constitution describes India as a Socialist State. What does the expression ‘Socialist’ mean here?

In what sense is India a Republic?

How can you say that the Constituent Assembly of India represented all major and smaller communities of the country?
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Briefly comment on the statement that the Constituent Assembly looked like a Mini-India.

Examine the salient features of the Constitution of India with reference to the following:

India is a Secular State.

 ‘Justice’ and ‘Liberty’ as the basic objects for which the Indian Republic exists. In this context explain political dimensions of Justice.

Name one literary and another archaeological source to reconstruct the Age of the Gupta’s.

Who was Fa-hien? What is the title of the book that he wrote about India?

What did Fa-hien write about the City of Pataliputra?

What does Fa-Hien write about the life of the people during the Gupta age?

Where was the Fifth Buddhist Assembly held?

Who presided over the Assembly’s deliberations?

What is meant by the term Constitution?

On the basis of which plan was the Constituent Assembly constituted?

What is known as the ‘Objectives Resolution’?

By whom and when was the Objective Resolution proposed and passed?

Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent?

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?