Civics - Class 9

Q60. Who was Dr. B.R. Ambedkar? How did he play a key role in the making of Indian constitution? 

Or

What was the role of Dr B.R. Ambedkar in drafting of the Constitution?

 

Q61. What advantages did Indian constitution makers have unlike South Africa? 

 

Q62. Here are some of the guiding values of the Constitution and their meaning. Rewrite them by matching them correctly.

a Sovereign          i Government will not favour any religion.

b Republic            ii People have the supreme right to make decisions.

c Fraternity          iii Head of the state is an elected person.

d Secular             iv People should live like brothers and sisters.

 

Q63. Read the following extract from a conduct book for ‘married women’, published in 1912. ‘God has made the female species delicate and fragile

both physically and emotionally, pitiably incapable of self-defence. They are destined thus by God to remain in male protection – of father, husband and son – all their lives. Women should, therefore, not despair, but feel obliged that they can dedicate themselves to the service of men’. Do you think the values expressed in this para reflected the values underlying our constitution? Or does this go against the constitutional values?

 

Q64. Match the following leaders with their roles in the making of the Constitution:

a Motilal Nehru         i President of the Constituent Assembly

b B.R. Ambedkar      ii Member of the Constituent Assembly

c Rajendra Prasad    iii Chairman of the Drafting Committee

d Sarojini Naidu       iv Prepared a Constitution for India in 1

 

Q65. What are called ‘Constituent Assembly Debates’? Why are they important?

Or

What are constituent assembly debates?

 

Q66. What does segregation mean in South Africa?

 

Q67. What compromises were made by white minority and black majority in South Africa? 

 

Q68. Mention any three changes that were brought about in the Constitution of South Africa after 1994.

 

Q69. Constitution making is not unique to South Africa. How?