21)Statement I : The Constitution of India is a liberal constitution.
Statement II : It provides Fundamental Rights to individuals.
Answer: Option A
Explanation
Liberal constitution is the one which helps in protecting the liberty of the individual. Indian constitution guarantees individual liberty through fundamental rights.
Liberty means the unrestricted freedom of the individual to do anything he likes to do. But this sort of unrestricted liberty is lethal for the society. It is important to note that Indian constitution checks the liberty through fundamental duties.
So, both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I.
Hence option A is correct.
22)Assertion (A) : Indian Constitution is quasi-federal.
Reason (R): Indian constitution is neither federal nor unitary.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
Answer: Option C
Explanation
Indian Constitution is neither purely federal nor unitary, but it is a combination of both. So it can be termed as quasi-federal constitution.
Throughout the Constitution, emphasis is laid on the fact that India is a single united nation. India is described as a Union of States constituted into sovereign, secular, socialist and democratic republic.
So, both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I.
Hence option A is correct.
24)Which one of the following is the most important element of the State?
Answer: Option C
Explanation
Sovereignty' is the most important element of the State. The word ‘sovereignty” means supreme and final legal authority above and beyond which no legal power exists.
The concept of “sovereignty” was developed in conjunction with the rise of the modern state. The term Sovereignty is derived from the Latin word superanus which means supreme.
Democracy is India rests on the fact that People have rights to choose and change the Government. In other words the very definition of democracy is 'a government by the
people in which the supreme power is vested in the people and
exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system'
