History & Civics
With reference to the 'Objectives Resolution' explain the following:
(a) Who proposed the 'Resolution'? When was the Resolution passed by the Constituent Assembly? Name the Act that gave legal sanctity to the Constituent Assembly.
(b) State any three points of the 'Objectives Resolution'.
(c) List four principles that Babasaheb Ambedkar incorporated in the Constitution.
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(a) The Resolution was proposed by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru on December 13, 1946.
The Resolution was passed by the Constituent Assembly on January 22, 1947.
The Act that gave legal sanctity to the Constituent Assembly was the Indian Independence Act, 1947. This legal sanction enabled the Constituent Assembly to function after India's independence. The Assembly became a sovereign body.
(b) Three points of the Objectives Resolution are :
- Free India will be nothing but a 'republic'.
- The ideals of social, political and economic democracy would be guaranteed to all people.
- The Republic would grant Fundamental Rights to citizens.
(c) The four principles that Babasaheb Ambedkar incorporated in the Constitution are:
- Made the Indian Constitution workable, flexible and strong enough to hold the country together both in peace and in war.
- Provided special safeguards to the minorities and certain classes, who are socially and educationally backward.
- Incorporated the Right to Constitutional Remedies to ensure that the Fundamental Rights of the individuals are not infringed by the Centre or the State governments.
- Incorporated Directive Principles to ensure social and economic democracy and welfare of the people of India.
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