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Provisions of Indian Constitution and their Source

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FROM THE CONSTITUTION OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA CONSTITUTION) Independence of Judiciary Judicial Review President as the Executive Head President as the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces The Vice-President as the ex-officio Chairmen of the Council of states Fundamental Rights Preamble Removal of Supreme Court and High Court Judges FROM THE CONSTITUTION OF UNITED KINGDOM (UK CONSTITUTION) Law Making Procedures Rule of Law System of Single Citizenship Parliamentary System with Ministerial Responsibility FROM THE CONSTITUTION OF CANADA (CANADIAN CONSTITUTION) Federation with a Strong Centre Distribution of Powers between Union and the States and Placing Residuary Powers with the Centre FROM THE CONSTITUION OF IRELAND (IRISH CONSTITUTION) Directive Principles Method of the Election of President Nomination of the Members of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) by the Presi...

National Symbols of India

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National Flag of India:  Adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 24 th of July 1947, the ratio between the length and breadth is 3:2, consists of strips of three/3 colours – Saffron, white and green, from top to bottom, and a wheel of blue colour in the middle having 24 spokes. National Emblem of India: Taken from the Ashokan Pillar in Sarnath. There are four lions standing back to back, mounted on an abacus with a frieze carrying sculptures on high relief of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull and a lion separated by intervening wheels over a bell-shaped lotus. The words “Styamev Jayate” from “Mundaka Upnishad”, meaning “Truth Alone Triumphs” inscribed below in Devanagri Script. National Anthem of India:   The song "Jana-gana-mana" composed  originally in Bengali by Ravindra Nath Tagore, was adopted in Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India  on 24th January 1950. It was first sung on 27...

What is Constitution?

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A constitution means a document having a special legal sanctity which sets out the framework and principal function of the Government. Constitution of a country gives idea about the basic structure of the political system under which its people are to be governed. It defines the power of main organ of the State, demarcates their responsibilities and regulates their relationships with each other and the people. It can also be termed as “Fundamental Law” of a country which reflects people’s faith and aspiration.