IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE REMEMBER FOR RAILWAY EXAM
1. The Constitution of India was adopted on -26th November 1949
2. The Constituent Assembly of India started functioning from - 9th December , 1946
3. The Constituent Assembly took time to frame the Constitution of India – 2 years 11 months 18 days
4. The Concept of written constitution, first born was – USA
5. The Constitution of India is – Partly rigid, partly flexible
6. The word “Secularism” was inserted in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution by – 42nd Amendment
7. The Preamble to the constitution declares India as – A sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
8. The item “Education” belongs to the – Concurrent List
9. How many languages have recongnised by the Constitution – 22 Language in 8 th schedule
10. The number of Union Territories in India is – 7 Union Territories
11. Part of the Indian Constitution deals with “Fundamental Rights - Part III Indian Constitution
12. Constitutional Amendment deleted the Right to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights – 44th Amendment(insert ARTICLE 300-A)
13. Articles of Indian Constitution guarantees freedom to press – Article 19
14. Sikkim was made an integral part of India under the – 36th Amendment
15. The power to curve out a new State is vested in – The Parliament
16. The Constitutional States has been given to Panchayats under -Article 243
17. In year Fundamental Duties of citizens were introduced by 42nd Amendment – 1976
18. The vacancy of the office of the President of India must be filled up within – 6 months
19. The power of the President to issue ordinance is a relic of - Government of India Act of 1935
20. Rashtrapati Bhawan was designed by - Edwin Lutyens
21. A Presidential Ordinance can remain in force – For six months
22. In Article of the Constitution of India can be the President of India be impeached – Article 61
23. In India, the President is elected by – Single Transferable Vote
24. The first woman to become the Prime Minister of a country – Sirimavo Bhandharnaike
25. The Father of Indian economic reform - Manmohan Singh
