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WorksheetsUNDERSTANDING LAWS
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
Rule of Law means
one law favouring a particular group
one law favouring many groups
many laws favouring many groups
one law for all the citizens
According to the Rowlatt Act
Indians were tried in court
Indians could be arrested without a warrant
Indians were given fair and just treatment like the British
only the British were tried by these special laws
Identify the building
The Mall of India
Parliament House
Rashtrapati Bhawan
Red Fort
Colonial law was arbitrary
Agree
Disagree
The institution that drafted the Constitution of India was called the
Constituent Assembly
National Assembly
Parliament
The Chairman of the Constituent Assembly was
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Constitution of India was adopted by Constituent Assembly on-
25 Oct 1998
25 Oct 1949
26 JAN 1950
26 Nov 1949
THE HEAD OF THE RULING PARTY IN THE _____________BECOMES THE PRIME MINISTER
DISTRICT
VIDHAN SABHA
LOK SABHA
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Which is the law-making body for the country?
The Executive
The Judiciary
The Parliament
Domestic Violence:
Injury or harm caused by an adult male against women
Process of development
To control
Revolt against the government
Who introduced the Rule of Law in India?
The Indian Constitution introduced the Rule of Law in India.
Rule of Law means law is supreme and not the arbitrary will of any individual.
Foreign rulers and ambassadors are not subject to the jurisdiction of the law of India
Parliament is the law making body in India.
Rule of Law means.
Law is Supreme
Everybody is equal before the law
Absence of arbitrary power
All the above
During colonial rule Indians were
given the same treatment as the British in the courts of law
not given the same treatment as the British in the courts of law
the courts were different for the two communities
not judged in a court
An example of an arbitrary act introduced by the colonial government is the
Domestic Violence Act
Sedition Act
Legislative Act
Non violent Act
Unpopular and controversial laws are criticized by the people.
True
False
THE PARLIAMENT OF INDIA CONSISTS OF________________
PRESIDENT,GOVERNOR,CHIEF MINISTER
LOK SABHA,RAJYA SABHA,PRESIDENT
SARPANCH,COLLECTOR,SHO
NONE OF THE THREE
The court has the power to modify or cancel laws if it is against the spirit of the Constitution
True
False
When the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act came into effect?
The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act came into effect in 2006.
There is no such act
It was there ever since the Constitution came into existence
Which institution is responsible to pass the laws?
Judiciary
Executive
Parliament
Prime Minister
The Hindu Succession Amendment Act gave _____ the right to inherit an equal share of family property.
mothers and daughters
mothers , daughters and sons
sons only
mothers and sons
The role of citizens is very important in making new laws at every stage of the process. What are the mediums through which voice of people can be heard through?
local meetings
radio broadcasts
TV reports
all of the above
In many ways, Indians played a major role in the evolution of the law during the colonial period. Now in independent India, every year the representatives pass many new laws for our country. What does the Hindu Succession Amendment Act 2005 says?
along with sons and daughters, father can also get an equal share of family property
grand parents, sons, daughters, and their mothers can get an equal share of family property
sons, daughters, and their mothers can get an equal share of family property
all of the above
The common law system - a system of law based on recorded judicial precedents - came to India with the British East India Company. Historians believe that colonial law was arbitrary. One example of the arbitrariness as part of British law is the Sedition Act of 1870. What was the Sedition Act of 1870?
Any British person protesting or criticising the British government could be arrested without due trial.
Any person protesting or criticising the British government could be arrested without due trial.
Any Indian protesting or criticising the British government could be arrested with due trial.
Any male person protesting or criticising the British government could be arrested with due trial.
In December 2002, the Standing Committee submitted its recommendations to the Rajya Sabha and these were also tabled in the Lok Sabha. The Committee’s report accepted most of the demands of the women’s groups. Finally a new bill, was reintroduced in Parliament in 2005. After being passed in both houses of Parliament, it was sent to the President for his assent. Which year, The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, was came in?
2004
2006
2007
2010
The most important provision among these was that all people are _______before the law.
Unequal
Equal
Discriminated
Injustice
