Answer: Option [C]The correct answer is Canada. From Canada we have borrowed the scheme of federation. Influenced by the Constitution of Canada, India is also known as a 'Union of States' and not as 'United States of India' like U.S.A.
Answer: Option [B]The correct answer is UK. The Indian Constitution system mostly resembles the system of constitution prevalent in the United Kingdom. It is so because India remained the colony of Britain for a long period and the laws so enacted and formulated during British India were adopted as it is with little modification.
Answer: Option [C]The correct answer is French revolution. The ideas of the French Revolution, coined in the phrases "Liberty", "Equality" and "Fraternity", triggered an enormous enthusiasm all over Europe. No revolution has changed the course of history more than the one that started on July 14, 1789 with the storming of the Bastille.
Answer: Option [D]The correct answer is preamble of the constitution. The Preamble establishes India as a Secular State. The word 'Secular' was added by the Constitution (forty-second Amendment)Act, 1976. Even before the Amendment, operation of the concept of secularism was visible in the Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles.
Answer: Option [C]The correct answer is Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister. This is because of the following reasons:
- The Prime Minister is the chief spokesperson of the Executive as well as the leader of the Lok Sabha
- The Prime Minister holds the power to dismiss and appoint ministers and can ask a blundering minister to resign
- The Prime Minister directs as well as defends the policies of the Executive
- The Prime Minister is responsible for intervening in the controversial matters and settling the debate
- The Prime Minister’s resignation automatically dismisses the whole cabinet.