Question 10 - NCERT Questions - Chapter 2 Class 9 Political Science - Constitutional Design - Political Science

Read the following statements about a constitution. Give reasons why each of these is true or not true.

a The authority of the rules of the constitution is the same as that of any other law.

Answer

The given statement is not true

Explanation

• The given statement is not true because the constitution is the supreme law . The law is very much different from any other law.

b Constitution lays down how different organs of the government will be formed.

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Answer

The given statement is true

Explanation

The given statement is true because it has laid down the powers and roles of legislative, judiciary and executive

c Rights of citizens and limits on the power of the government are laid down in the constitution.

Answer

The given statement is true

Explanation

The given statement is true because the constitution has provided fundamental rights to every Indian citizen and has limited the powers of the government through different institutions .

d A constitution is about institutions, not about values

Answer

The given statement is not true .

Explanation

• Our constitution is about the values on which the institutions work . The preamble is the best example of it as it summarizes all the values of our constitution .

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