Question

Discuss any three salient features of the constitution of India?

Answer 1

Hint:
 The constitution of India can be defined as the supreme law of the government on which the country is based. It provides the basic structure and framework that should be followed to govern the country.

Complete solution:
The constitution of India was adopted on 26th November 1949 and it came Into effect on 26th January 1950. Constitution day is celebrated on 26 November every year. This day is also called “ National Law Day”. On this day several constitutional-related activities are celebrated in schools, a pledge for equality, and a special parliamentary session takes place on this day. The feature of the Bicameral parliament is borrowed from the United Kingdom. Bicameral legislature means lower house and upper house. The lower house is called Lok Sabha and the Upper house is called Rajya Sabha. The features of fundamental rights are borrowed from the U.S.A. In the Indian constitution, there are a total of 6 fundamental rights namely the Right to equality, Right to freedom, Right against exploitation, Right to freedom of religion, Cultural and educational rights, and Right to constitutional remedies. The right to constitutional remedies is also called as “ Heart and soul of the Indian constitution”. The provision of emergency is taken from Germany. There are a total of three types of emergency namely National Emergency mentioned in Article 352, State emergency mentioned in article 356, and financial emergency 360.

Additional Information – The national emergency and the state emergency have been imposed in India but the financial emergency is never imposed in the country.

Note:
There are many other features that are borrowed from different sources such as the Directive principle of states policy is borrowed from Ireland, the preamble is borrowed from the U.S.A, and the office of Vice President is also borrowed from the U.S.A.