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It is a single Constitution for the entire country except for Jammu and Kashmir.
INDIAN CONSTITUTION IS BOTH RIGID AND FLEXIBLE.
FEDERAL SYSTEM :
It means the division of powers between centre and states.
remember the word Federation is nowhere mentioned in the Constitution).
Though India is a federation it also has unitary features.
Fundamental rights:
These are for the promotion of political democracy. T
These are justiciable i.e they are enforceable by the courts for their violation.
Originally 7 fundamental rights were mentioned in the constitution.
Through the 44th amendment Right To Property has been deleted from the list of
Fundamental Rights.
At present only 6 fundamental rights are mentioned.
FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES:
Added through 42nd amendment in the year 1976.
They were added on the recommendations of swaran Singh Committee.
Part IV A was added for accommodating Fundamental Duties.
Originally 10 Fundamental Duties were added.
11th Fundamental Duty was added in the year 2002 through the 86thConstitutional
amendment.
At present 11 fundamental duties are mentioned in part IVA.
SECULAR STATE:
(Equal respect to all religions).
The Constitution does not uphold the any particular religion as the official religion.
The original constitution permitted all the people who are not less than 21 years of
age to vote.
Through the 61st amendment voting age has been reduced from 21 to 18 in the year
1989.
EMERGENCY PROVISIONS:
Provided for 3 types of emergencies.
National Emergency
State Emergency or Presidents Rule
Financial Emergency
During National emergency India from the state of Federation it becomes Unitary.
3 TIER GOVERNMENT:
Through 73rd and 74th amendments 3 tier structures was created.
Panchayati Raj and Municipalities are made the Constitutional bodies.
b.
An independent judiciary
c.
d.
Distribution
of
powers
(Answer: D)
between
the
centre
and
the
states