PYQ Vault · Paper 1 · Making of the Constitution
Comment on the Constitutional morality in the Indian Constitution in 150 words.
How the answer moves
The flow snapshot — the routes in, the body, the counter-view and the routes out.
Flow snapshot — how the answer moves
Intro routes
Rk} constitutional morality = fidelity to constitutional values, not obedience to text → binds rulers + citizens to procedures, limits, spirit 2 the moral spirit behind the legal text → the values that make a written Constitution actually work
Body flow
core values (justice, liberty, equality, fraternity, secularism, rule of law, dignity) + self-restraint, plurality → Ambedkar: democracy lives on habits of constitutional conduct, not paper guarantees → Baxi: restraint on power-seeking leaders who subvert from within — shields individuals + minorities against majoritarian social morality → judicial use: Navtej Singh Johar → LGBTQ+ dignity; Sabarimala → gender equality vs exclusionary custom → Constitution as living ethical framework
Counter-view
constitutional morality vs popular / social morality → how far may courts place it above community sentiment
Conclusion routes
R!_ keeps democracy faithful to founding promise, not to bias passing majorities R2 moves the Constitution from text to living ethic — its working conscience
Model answer
Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.
