Q. Consider the following pairs of features of the Indian Constitution and the countries from which they were borrowed:
Feature Source /Borrowed From
1. Cabinet system United States Constitution
2. Vesting of residual powers with the Centre Canadian Constitution
3. Advisory jurisdictions of the Supreme court French Constitution
4. Freedom of trade, commerce and inter-course Japanese Constitution
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
Exp) Option a is the correct answer. The Constitution of India has borrowed many features from other countries.
Pair 1 is incorrectly matched. Cabinet system is derived from the British constitution.
Pair 2 is correctly matched. Vesting of residual powers in the Centre are derived from the Canadian constitution.
Pair 3 is incorrectly matched. Advisory jurisdiction of Supreme court is derived from the Canadian constitution.
Pair 4 is incorrectly matched. Features borrowed from Australian Constitution: Concurrent List, freedom of trade, commerce and inter-course, and joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament.
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• Other features borrowed from British constitution – Parliamentary government, Rule of Law, legislative procedure, single citizenship, cabinet system, prerogative writs, parliamentary privileges and bicameralism • US Constitution – Fundamental rights, independence of judiciary, judicial review, impeachment of the president, removal of Supreme Court and high court judges and post of vice-president. • French Constitution – Republic and the ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity in the Preamble. • Other features borrowed from Canada – Federation with a strong Centre, vesting of residuary powers in the Centre, appointment of state governors by the Centre, and advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
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