Q. With reference to ‘Source of Indian Constitution’, consider the following pairs:
Source                                                                      Features Borrowed
1. Irish Constitution                             Fundamental duties and the ideal of justice
2. Canadian Constitution                            Suspension of Fundamental Rights during Emergency
3. Australian Constitution                            Joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament
4. Soviet Constitution                            Directive Principles of State Policy
How many of the above given pairs are correctly matched

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] Only three

[D] All four

Answer: A
Notes:

Exp) Option a is the correct answer.

Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: The features borrowed from Irish Constitution were Directive Principles of State Policy, nomination of members to Rajya Sabha and method of election of president. The provisions of Fundamental duties and the ideal of justice were borrowed from Soviet Constitution.

Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: The provisions of Suspension of Fundamental Rights during Emergency were borrowed from Weimar Constitution of Germany

Pair 3 is correctly matched: The features borrowed from Australian Constitution were Concurrent List, freedom of trade, commerce and inter-course, and joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament.

Pair 4 is incorrectly matched: The features borrowed from Soviet Constitution were Fundamental duties and the ideal of justice. The provisions of Directive Principles of State Policy were borrowed from Irish Constitution.

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