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